Mr. Vague wrote:I heard a song which i believe it is called Rock n Rolls MIne by the Tulips? I am not sure but i can not find this song anywhere. The song sounds a little like this, " uh oh oh oh" any attempt to help me with this song will be greatly appreciated.
*sigh*
please tell me that i'm not the only one that gets these...
I'd reply with: "Kenny Bass says you can **** his ****** *** **** while he ******-***** your daughter in her ***** *******!" and hang up. Have someone else answer the phone when she calls back.
I sometimes get e-mails from people who don't realize that VarietyHits.com is not an official site for any station. Requests, hate mail, fan mail, you name it.
For example, here's a gem from yesterday:
From: Gregory L Neston
To: Lou Pickney
Date: Jun 26, 2007 9:44 AM
Subject: I Love your Station.
i appretiate the opprotunity to advertise your radio station via the free shirt. many people are istrested thus if you have any else you could send it would be helpful.
(The guy then listed his name and Orlando-area address, minus the zip code.)
The most common one is "What's the name of that song where he says 'baby' and I think he says 'yeah' in it too. It kind of goes da da ta da da dadda."
The one that drives me the most crazy (and I don't know why).
"Are you requestin?"
"Yep. What would you like?"
"I wanna hear the live version of Obscure Song No One But Me Has Ever Heard Of from the live album Never Released In Any Country Other Than Japan And They Only Released Thirteen Copies Total."
""Uh, sorry Dude. We just don't have that."
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON"T HAVE IT? YER A RADIO STATION AIN'T YA?"
And why is it that these cretins who call in to "sing" a line from their "must-hear" request nearly always seem to have absolutely no ear for tune or rhythm? It's a bit like a rake across a chalkboard!
OR when you've been plugging the request line number ad nauseam and somebody calls and whines "Can I request a song?" (doubly troubling for Arp, given the incorrect use of "can" for "may" ).
My favorite is when Shelly at the front desk leaves a note in my mailbox that reads something like this. "Bill from Hagerstown called and wants to know the name of the song we played Tuesday morning on his way to work. He said it sounded like a southern rock band, but he wasn't sure. His number is 555-5555."
By the way this is Friday afternoon. Stupid fuckin' listeners.
Bob Campbell wrote:Whenever I get someone asking "are you requesting?", I always say, "No, you are. I'm playing," They rarely if ever get it.
"Will you make a request for me?"
"Ok....will you play Heart's 'How Can I Refuse?' I realize it made it to just number 40 and wasn't that popular, but I really liked it. Is there anything else I can do for you while we're on the phone?"
(...said just as nicely as possibe, of course...)
"I don't know the same things you don't know."
"Yes, you do; you just won't admit it!"
"Yeeee...it looks like a 'Belt Buckle & Ball Cap' convention in here......"
An actual on air request from my over-night at WLOG in late 92...."Hi, can you play Kenny Loggins latest for my husband?" "Shure...and where's he?" "In jail for killin' my boyfriend!"
Then she asked for a date.....
He called (from the Logan Co. jail) the next night and thanked me! No *hit!
No, I didn't.
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I like the ones who call to request the song right after you play it. Had one yesterday.
I'm always nice to the ones who ask "Can I make a request?" even after plugging the lines. I give them the benefit of the doubt for being polite. But if it's a kid I'll often say, "Sure you CAN make a request, the real question is MAY you make a request". There is a bit of ARP in all of us.
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