Me thinks they doth protest too much.
When you start a show late and have to explain to listeners which vast corporate network owns a station there may be some problems. Nice of Dave to say they would be screening calls though.
posted by Stuart at 6:22 AM
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I don't hate Dave Navarro, but God is he stupid. The conversation about coffee was boring and endless. He did make a crack about not following the corporate mandated schedule which almost redeemed him--but then he tried to do the Dicky-interrupting-Liz thing and failed miserably. Sigh.
I don't listen to morning talk radio...until I heard Dicky Barrett.
I, on purpose, would listen on the way to work, and then listen at my desk when I hit the office. I actually patronized Carl's Jr. because "they keep us on the air, and stuff". Never before have I been motivated to do such a thing.
I'm deeply saddened that LA and OC have been deprived of Dicky's voice, accent, anecdotes, calls from his Mother, guests, and the best music on morning radio. Dickie actually played songs I listen to. I've never ever experienced that before with the exception of KUSC.
The Mighty Morning Show, was truly groundbreaking. I even recommended it to my friends in Chicago and Boston. Yet again, something I have never done before.
Anyone with that kind of influence should be kept as an asset to the company. Dicky made cash flow into the Indie treasure chest; cash filling the pockets; the very definition of asset.
I am tempted never again to patronize Carl's Jr. until the return of Dicky Barrett!
I turned it off. I am not going to listen to Indie (what a joke!) 103.1 again. I actually have SIRIUS and would listen to Indie because I loved the MMS. I hope someone out there is listening and picks Dicky up...
The letter I sent to Michael Steel this morning when I learned that Dickie was fired. Sigh...
Dear Mr. Steele,
It appeared the true spirit of radio was finally restored by Indie 103.1. I believe this was achieved inadvertently through a convergence of creative forces; primarily great non-corporate, non-playlisted music, as well as genuine and interesting radio people (not "personalities") like Steve Jones and Dickie Barret.
Like many others I'd become disgusted with status quo radio having watched good stations with a mind of their own fade into the corporate woodwork. Then lo' and behold, out of the ether came a radio station that changed my life in a subtle and extremely positive way when i stumbled across Jonesy's Jukebox. That was the beginning of the last couple of years worth of sublime radio listening.
I suspect Indie could have saved radio, but it's now clear to me that corporate "know-how" and compassionless capitalism have once again screwed up something great. It should only be a matter of time before your bumper stickers are at Taco Bell and you can buy an Indie 103.1 shirt right next to the Fall Out Boy merchandise at Hot Topic. If I wanted lemming radio in a corporate copy-cat format I could listen to any other station in Los Angeles.
You and the other individuals responsible for firing Dickie Barret are sell-outs. If you have any sense you'll bring him back and let him do what he does better than anyone in the LA radio market; make radio worth listening to. Hell, I even listened through the static of your station's weak signal.
If the show doesn't come back I'm washing my hands of Indie 103.1 and its advertisers for having the gall to clearly misrepresent itself as "Indie." Your actions are anything but committed to Independent radio. The only committment you've shown is to censorship (on an abortion issue no less) and Morrisey's crappy new pop song.
With Heavy Heart and Sincere Vitriol,
Jason Stinnett
Commerce
PS: Indie and NPR were the only reasons I have not went to satellite radio. If Dickie goes satellite I'm there and sincerely doubt I'll be the only one. That should go over real big with your advertisers. Sell out.
I feel like someone died. Losing Dicky Barrett's Mighty Morning Show in Los Angeles is a tragedy for all of us who love music, and it is a pity that we listeners are getting such a shoddy explanation from the station on why Dicky's gone. This show mattered to so many of us. The quality and breadth of the music, the quirky Boston humor, the generous nature of Dicky's delivery...I love the guy, and will give up on Indie without him. Thank you, Dicky, for all you did to bring radio back to life here. You work was so very much appreciated and we will be there for whatever your next move is. Stay on the air somewhere, there are so many of us out here who absolutely love what you do.
Your pal, Lindy
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