[BC] I'm unsubscribing

[Alan Kline]

Bailey, Scott wrote:
> Barry,
> 
>   He's "The Radio God" according to his website! 

Yeah? So what?

*As has already been discussed, he's got a lot of passion for the 
business. What's wrong with sharing the enthusiasm?

*He's an on-air talent. Everybody's gotta have their schtick.

*Would you rather he be the "iPod God", or the "XM-Sirius God", or whatever?

What's wrong with accepting his enthusiasm for what it is? Give him 
credit for trying to bring some energy to the business when a lot of 
people his age (present company not included) couldn't care less about 
radio. Give him credit for trying to show his peer group that 
broadcasting is still a decent way to make a living.

I have to wonder if there's just a little bit of envy here. Yes, I 
understand all of the very sound reasons given for replacing the RCA 
with a SS rig. If I owned or managed a station, I'd be trying to figure 
out how to get that new rig. I'm not trying to reopen that debate. But 
c'mon, guys--if money could be ignored, who wouldn't want those 
firebottles glowing in the back room?  Hmmm? It's a throwback to the 
days when programmers and engineers ran stations, not accountants. Who 
wouldn't long a little for those days?

(Hey, if we could dream, and it was my station--state-of-the-art SS 
main, SS aux, and a nice RCA/Collins/Continental, or what-have-you in 
the back, to light up for the school tour groups...)

ak