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[thome]

Ain't no secret....

That I'm a Dave O'ite and a long time Talk Radio listener.This is good
Radio .....

It all must not be Politics ,Sex, I am enjoying the Politics of Sex...

Stern would be so how big was it.....lol

[hambon4lif]

Originally posted by ThrillsNSpills
this show isn't going to last.

Well....it's good to see you have your own 'Lou' over here.....

[bantonelli]

Re: Ain't no secret....

Originally posted by thome
That I'm a Dave O'ite and a long time Talk Radio listener.This is good
Radio .....

It all must not be Politics ,Sex, I am enjoying the Politics of Sex...

Stern would be so how big was it.....lol

Exactly.

[ThrillsNSpills]

I don't want to be pessimistic ladies.
I am a huge Dave fan.

People don't want to think in the morning. They want to laugh so they can transition from the pain of morning and commuting to a better frame of mind.
Listening to bulemia stories and rape and drugs and alcohol topics (which the religious right is boiling over about, guaranteed)
isn't going to do it unless there is a concerted effort to be compelling. He's got to hold people who aren't rabid fans, period.

The average listener doesn't have an attention span for this in the morning. Which I hate to say and I'm not saying Howard is the end all/be all.
He couldn't keep his best lineup but he knew how to keep people glued when he was really funny.

There's a lot about the show that is good but it's a hard thing to plug into unless it becomes more compelling.
Radio is a fickle audience.
(now disagree if you want, but at least you're thinkin.' )

[ThrillsNSpills]

Originally posted by hambon4lif
Well....it's good to see you have your own 'Lou' over here.....

hardly bro,

[Douglas T.]

Their salutin' Sensible Shoes at DDLR now e got to get a caller through for the Army! This day is busy phonewise 'cuz I haven't gotten anything but busy signals. Yesterday was ring ring ring and I'm afraid four rude "call back later"s! They might judge topics by calls that come in! however I can't imagine DAVES phone NOT ringing!

[bantonelli]

Originally posted by ThrillsNSpills
I don't want to be pessimistic ladies.
I am a huge Dave fan.

People don't want to think in the morning. They want to laugh so they can transition from the pain of morning and commuting to a better frame of mind.
Listening to bulemia stories and rape and drugs and alcohol topics (which the religious right is boiling over about, guaranteed)
isn't going to do it unless there is a concerted effort to be compelling. He's got to hold people who aren't rabid fans, period.

The average listener doesn't have an attention span for this in the morning. Which I hate to say and I'm not saying Howard is the end all/be all.
He couldn't keep his best lineup but he knew how to keep people glued when he was really funny.

There's a lot about the show that is good but it's a hard thing to plug into unless it becomes more compelling.
Radio is a fickle audience.
(now disagree if you want, but at least you're thinkin.' )

I respect your opinion, but I do think that exactly what you just explained should be something you should email directly to Dave, since we have that ability and they seem to read the emails. Your opinion could help steer some of the way things are handled....especially since you are a Dave fan and he's not a seasoned DJ, your opinion is valuable and I don't think he ignores the masses. It's up to us to guide him in a sort of way to know what the listener will find interesting at this time of morning.

Give it a try? what do ya say?

[blonddgirl777]

Originally posted by ThrillsNSpills
I don't want to be pessimistic ladies.
I am a huge Dave fan.

People don't want to think in the morning. They want to laugh so they can transition from the pain of morning and commuting to a better frame of mind.
Listening to bulemia stories and rape and drugs and alcohol topics (which the religious right is boiling over about, guaranteed)
isn't going to do it unless there is a concerted effort to be compelling. He's got to hold people who aren't rabid fans, period.

The average listener doesn't have an attention span for this in the morning. Which I hate to say and I'm not saying Howard is the end all/be all.
He couldn't keep his best lineup but he knew how to keep people glued when he was really funny.

There's a lot about the show that is good but it's a hard thing to plug into unless it becomes more compelling.
Radio is a fickle audience.
(now disagree if you want, but at least you're thinkin.' )

Unfortunately...I agree with some of it... really!

[thome]

Originally posted by ThrillsNSpills
I don't want to be pessimistic ladies.
I am a huge Dave fan.

People don't want to think in the morning. They want to laugh so they can transition from the pain of morning and commuting to a better frame of mind.
Listening to bulemia stories and rape and drugs and alcohol topics (which the religious right is boiling over about, guaranteed)
isn't going to do it unless there is a concerted effort to be compelling. He's got to hold people who aren't rabid fans, period.

The average listener doesn't have an attention span for this in the morning. Which I hate to say and I'm not saying Howard is the end all/be all.
He couldn't keep his best lineup but he knew how to keep people glued when he was really funny.

There's a lot about the show that is good but it's a hard thing to plug into unless it becomes more compelling.
Radio is a fickle audience.
(now disagree if you want, but at least you're thinkin.' )

I actually get my thinkin out of the way in the morning. As in -Work Mode-
I was there in 73 and grew up w The ZOO type Radio and Im not over
that but have since i was about 30 found it a lil' repetitive and enjoy
the opportunity to listen to Radio that isn't, ALL Wacky..?

[weesfreewheelin]

Originally posted by ThrillsNSpills

(now disagree if you want, but at least you're thinkin.' )

Um, I thought you said we are not capable of thinking first thing in the morning?:confused:

[blonddgirl777]

Originally posted by blonddgirl777
Unfortunately...I agree with some of it... really!

Make no mistake...
I have been, and still am a long time, die hard VH/D.L.R. fan too!

[blonddgirl777]

Originally posted by weesfreewheelin
Um, I thought you said we are not capable of thinking first thing in the morning?:confused:

It is almost 10:00 on the east coast and I've had 2 double espressos...
I am thinking "too much"!!!!!

[Douglas T.]

Bailin' out! Catch y'all layta ... PEACE!

[fuckhowardstern]

Originally posted by ThrillsNSpills
I don't want to be pessimistic ladies.
I am a huge Dave fan.

People don't want to think in the morning....

I love to think in the morning. There is a huge niche of people that have to think all day at work and want to warm up the synapsis with something light. I was thinking the show has been dumbed down o bit both yesterday and today, a bit too much for my tastes, in fact, for the specific reason of widening the audience and appealing to those that don't want to think too much (or can't). The shows before yesterday were more cerebral, but still not as difficult as listening to Pat Buchanan debate Barry Lind.

It's still too early to predict the shows success or failure. I am sure the station is running all kinds of tests to determine listenership and has a staff of marketing professionals to tweak the program this way or that.

[bantonelli]

I'm getting the total run around. Called several times to the station and by 10:02AM they are tellng me that DLR has already left....I was looking for Matt Sencio.......this is going to be "Effen" difficult. Oh well...