Well, since Stern is on vacation and despite the fact that with Sirius and XM I have a hell of a lot to listen to, I still can't seem to find anything that appeals to me today. At 2pm I am somewhere near or past Nashville. I did have the CB, the national broadcasting arm of the KKK, on, but as we all know that gets old fast. Sooo, time to visit with 'ole Evan on Sirius, the Road Dog, channel 147. Today, for 2 hours, I can look forward to something about a Canadian drivers survey nobody knows or cares about, something about toll roads, something about the (evil) ATA and 4 wheelers and the holiday, and something about a trucker who was fired for helping the police and how horrible that is this being Trucker Appreciation Week. All that and calls from Bow Tie Man, Puddles, Dutchman, Southern Rebel, Wombat and other "characters." I must stop here and ask why are these grown men and women acting like children calling into a satellite radio show using "CeeBee" handles? They all can't drive for Werner and Swift, can they? No wonder truckers are not taken seriously. It sounds like Romper Room. What seemingly responsible man would refer to himself as a wombat? Even though Lockridge was a runner up for NBC to cover synchronized swimming in Beijing and can interview a pile of dog poop with the enthusiasm to make it interesting, the handle thing has to go. So, first the lady from the Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council. The only thing I can think of while this gal was talking is who in the hell did she blow to get that job? The Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council? Who are we kidding here? With her was a mousy sounding guy who kept having to refer to his pile of useless facts to find answers to Evan's questions. Of course, I should have known - he's the editor of, yes, another useless trucking magazine, this one published in Canada. When does Bubba the Love Sponge come on? I had to suffer through this nonsense interspersed with loud stupid commercials for Rail (Rohl) or it is Rohl (Rail)?, the Zapper, Anchor Funding, Progressive and (theee worst) Arrow Trucking. And, Lockridge gave us the BREAKING NEWS about some hurricane somewhere - Ivan, Gustov? - at least twelve times. He lives for these breaking news items. Did you know that in his sleep he dreams of being that fictitious anchorman Ted Baxter, from the old Mary Tyler Moore Show. Anyway, hell, I know the "Evanator" works hard to bring all this nonsense together. I like this guy. I like his voice. I love his enthusiasm. And, he hasn't been ooida-ized. Why he lives in Birmingham, I don't know. I give him credit, but thank goodness, Stern will be back from vacation soon. The photo is a wombat taken by http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9G_bDmu9rVItmgBNHmjzbkF/SIG=1295c858r/EXP=1219971118/**http%3A//www.flickr.com/photos/10052670@N08/2167680679/ The talented photographer is a D Frasier.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Checking in on Evan Lockridge...
Well, since Stern is on vacation and despite the fact that with Sirius and XM I have a hell of a lot to listen to, I still can't seem to find anything that appeals to me today. At 2pm I am somewhere near or past Nashville. I did have the CB, the national broadcasting arm of the KKK, on, but as we all know that gets old fast. Sooo, time to visit with 'ole Evan on Sirius, the Road Dog, channel 147. Today, for 2 hours, I can look forward to something about a Canadian drivers survey nobody knows or cares about, something about toll roads, something about the (evil) ATA and 4 wheelers and the holiday, and something about a trucker who was fired for helping the police and how horrible that is this being Trucker Appreciation Week. All that and calls from Bow Tie Man, Puddles, Dutchman, Southern Rebel, Wombat and other "characters." I must stop here and ask why are these grown men and women acting like children calling into a satellite radio show using "CeeBee" handles? They all can't drive for Werner and Swift, can they? No wonder truckers are not taken seriously. It sounds like Romper Room. What seemingly responsible man would refer to himself as a wombat? Even though Lockridge was a runner up for NBC to cover synchronized swimming in Beijing and can interview a pile of dog poop with the enthusiasm to make it interesting, the handle thing has to go. So, first the lady from the Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council. The only thing I can think of while this gal was talking is who in the hell did she blow to get that job? The Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council? Who are we kidding here? With her was a mousy sounding guy who kept having to refer to his pile of useless facts to find answers to Evan's questions. Of course, I should have known - he's the editor of, yes, another useless trucking magazine, this one published in Canada. When does Bubba the Love Sponge come on? I had to suffer through this nonsense interspersed with loud stupid commercials for Rail (Rohl) or it is Rohl (Rail)?, the Zapper, Anchor Funding, Progressive and (theee worst) Arrow Trucking. And, Lockridge gave us the BREAKING NEWS about some hurricane somewhere - Ivan, Gustov? - at least twelve times. He lives for these breaking news items. Did you know that in his sleep he dreams of being that fictitious anchorman Ted Baxter, from the old Mary Tyler Moore Show. Anyway, hell, I know the "Evanator" works hard to bring all this nonsense together. I like this guy. I like his voice. I love his enthusiasm. And, he hasn't been ooida-ized. Why he lives in Birmingham, I don't know. I give him credit, but thank goodness, Stern will be back from vacation soon. The photo is a wombat taken by http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9G_bDmu9rVItmgBNHmjzbkF/SIG=1295c858r/EXP=1219971118/**http%3A//www.flickr.com/photos/10052670@N08/2167680679/ The talented photographer is a D Frasier.
