Musers had a great talk about “The Aughts”. If you’re like me and hear them use this word all the time, but aren’t sure what the hell it means…here ya go:
The Aughts – The term sometimes encompasses both the closing and onset of an era, as it was felt to be a period of degeneration, but at the same time a period of hope for a new beginning.
The Musers go through what was big in the first decade of the 21st century. Great conversation to listen to, but I’m sure everyone had their own input on what was big beyond what they said. So here’s your forum to tell us what you thought was big. Here’s mine:
“Where’s Greggo?” – The fall and rise and then fall again of the Hammer
The WORST look ever where dudes walked around with their pants around their knees
Of course, 9/11 and listening to the ticket during the whole thing
“Um…Paul in uh…oh”
Radiohead’s “In Rainbows” which they let you set the price you pay for it
The Flu epidemics (Bird and Swine)
Finding out chief Kunkle really did not like his gig
Hurricane Katrina
The deadliest natural disaster ever…the Tsunami in the Indian Ocean
Google becoming a household name and a rival of Microsoft
The landing of Mars Rovers and amazing images from the Red Planet
And pretty much anything involving space exploration
Here’s the Musers talking about it.
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Dale Hansen sat in for Junior, since he ran the NYC marathon and boy were we in for a treat!
I remember Dale’s show on the Ticket and it wasn’t that entertaining. Very sportsy, but I knew he was a funny guy.
Whether it was his constant giggling during the fake Jerry & Wade segment or his funny stories about Gordo…even up to his funny comments about co-workers following the classic audio played during Gordo’s Corner where fake Norm called to ask Dale to share a room, Dale was entertaining today.
Then came the mix down with Norm. They got on the subject of Gordon winning emmy’s (local) and the subject of Dale’s wife came up with Gordo commenting on Mrs. Hansen having great legs. What followed that was a bit jaw dropping. I won’t say it here…I think Dale is the only one that can say it and I’ll leave it up to him. Shocking, but I’m sure his wife gets his crazy sense of humor.
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The Musers took a trip down the road of teenagers.
What makes them feel they are unstoppable and the best people in the world.
Junior tells a story of his trip to Galveston where he was continually laughed at by teenagers in Escalades. (could have been the fact he was jogging in speedo’s)
They also revisit the greatness of Ja’s son’s friend who told him one time, “Hey Jub Jub, where’s my chicken?”
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Dunham & Rhyner show today had a little discussion about when and when ‘not’, to pick up the check when you’re out to dinner.
The part of the audio right before it’s picked up is them talking about how David Beckham invited all of his soccer teammates out for dinner and when the check showed up, he gave the server his credit card and told them to put his $30 something dollars on his card.
The boys go into when it’s right to go solo and when it’s right to take one for the team.
Evidently, Gordo has not taken one for the team in a long time…to the tune of $13k, per Jaa.
Rhyner says he scoreboards his crew all the time. I commend Rhynes for being the big baller he is and taking care of his boys. Then again, he’s always got alligator gars on his mind and isn’t thinking straight.
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While Junior Spank Miller was out today, Jaa and Gordo had “Character Talk” during the 8:40 bit, which carried over into part of Gordo’s Corner.
It was a great segment I’ve always wished for. Now if they can just take these suggestions and either find the old audio and replay them or have them repay a visit. It’s what the listeners want!
What are your favorite characters?
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It’s a great conversation because I often think about how much time people put into an actual work day with work. It really comes down to having a work environment people enjoy and aren’t pressed to just work all day. I think Gordon said something about having mental breaks is good.
There have been studies about “power naps” at the work place and how much sharper it makes the employee.
Another thing is the flextime. I always found it impossible to make it to work the exact same time every single day. We do the honor system at our office so if you can’t get here until 10, then you work until 6. As long as you put in the 8 hours, we’re good with it.
My good example of time wasting is this site! If I have some spare time I’ll try to pull audio and post. More time I have, the more I post. But it’s a great break from balls to the wall work all day long.
Last thing I’ll say is “Look at Google!”. Talk about providing a million ways to waste time at work. Check out the video and see how tough they have it. They love their job but also are responsible to get the work done. I think it works out well for them.