anti-motorcyclist morning show

[cayooba]

i also just cut/pasted/posted carlo guzzi's post there onto the 'useful links re: anti-motorcycle morning show' thread (i had compiled a bunch of relevant links about this whole enchilada, along with contact info and transcripts onto a single thread).

 

[Robinhood]

All the newbies are allies who are to lazy to post regularly but are ready to draft if there is a war to fight.

 

[budman]

Hi All

I have received a request from Woody to post this message to our users.

Here is the message:

:smoking


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THE POST FOR BARF
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First, let me apologize to everyone for causing such a stir. Believe it or not this wasn't any kind of "stunt" to try to get listeners or anything.......what sense would that make? Anyway, I'm really sorry and I've tried to take it back a million times so far, and have advocated lane splitting and encouraged people to STOP PHUCKING WITH PEOPLE ON MOTORCYCLES on the roads, since the initial comment on the 12th.

At this point I don't know what else I can say other than I'm sorry and trust me, message received loud and clear......don't phuck with bikers. Ya'll are amazing at sticking together.

Besides taking the safety class (which I'll do, I'm actually really looking forward to it. I've always wanted to learn how to ride) I've got some other things cookin' in an attempt to "make good" with you guys and biker broads. Including, but not limited to running some awareness Public Service Announcements about lane sharing.....lots have been asking and suggesting that. So consider it done. They'll be on by weeks end. Is there somewhere I can get some specifics.....facts? We'll need to write copy.

Don't take this out on Dan at Bay Area Yamaha, he had nothing to do with this, and trust me when I tell you he gave an earful to everyone here at the radio station about his displeasure over the situation. You can hate me, that's fine.....I'll understand. But Dan wasn't involved in the original segment, and has done nothing but be a stand-up guy and defend motorcycling.

He's got it right though.......as do most of you on this board.......let's try to turn this into a positive. We on the morning show will be more than happy to help promote a charity event, or something else of the ilk to help get the word out.

Again, I'm really sorry. Not that you have to believe me, but it's my hope that over time all of you can see that I'm not an evil guy. Just a dumb radio DJ. Lesson learned.

Woody (yes that Woody)
Live 105

 

[Valgar]

:thumbup

See, remain calm, and things tend to work out.

 

[Palms]

My first post to this forum, and to 105.

To further inform you that your morning shows endorsement of causing motorcyclists to crash while legally lane splitting, has made it all the way up here to MILWAUKEE, WI

Anyone who actively promotes causing bodily harm and possible death to a law abiding citizen should be arrested, shortly after having been FIRED.

 

[GrizzlyPeakGuy]

As far as I'm concerned, that's mission accomplished right there. :thumbup

 

[melonheadR6]

heck yea budman!

GO BARF-ers!

 

[hoax]

Finally.

Well I'm good now.

 

[dsb]

I hope he's at least reading his PM's Looks like I got a new signature now

 

[Lester Green]

woody-quote

I've got some other things cookin' in an attempt to "make good" with you guys and biker broads.

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boy thats gonna go over well with the LADY riders. what size shoe do you wear woody, i hope it fits in your mouth. wanna buy a clue!:rolleyes

 

[chiara]

"First, let me apologize"

:thumbup

"At this point I don't know what else I can say other than I'm sorry and trust me, message received loud and clear......don't phuck with bikers."

:thumbup

"I'm actually really looking forward to it. I've always wanted to learn how to ride"

:thumbup

"I've got some other things cookin' in an attempt to "make good" with you guys and biker broads. Including, but not limited to running some awareness Public Service Announcements about lane sharing... They'll be on by weeks end."

:thumbup :thumbup :thumbup :thumbup :thumbup

I still think Woody deserves to be fired, but its good to know he intends to make amends & appears to be taking this seriously. Its more important that his listeners tweeking in their cages hear it than us.

 

[wingnutthehutt]

I personally don't think firing him would do any good. It'd let things blow over too quickly. The station wouldn't have to accept responsibility. I'm sure he's on major league probation. I have one question though, why couldn't he just post what budman reposted for him himself? He has an account.

Also, can you imagine how big the backlash would be if he were a DJ in Europe where WAY more people are moto oriented?

 

[faz]

woody-quote
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boy thats gonna go over well with the LADY riders. what size shoe do you wear woody, i hope it fits in your mouth. wanna buy a clue!:rolleyes

I am pretty sure he meant to say "biker boards".

Just a simple typo, that is all.

 

[Palms]

Letter and FCC ?

i sent a complaint to the FCC based on a previous post in this thread. I hope that has an impact as well.

A little late to the party here, but as I work for a radio station (no, not Live 105) I may have some insight.

Writing and complaing to the station is fine, but a letter is 100 times better than an e-mail. A letter has to be kept in the public file, an FCC mandated bunch of stuff. This file is available to anyone who walks into the station during business hours to inspect. When a group challenges the license renewal of a station they look here. A whole bunch of angry letters is ammo for the challenge. This should deeply concern station management. Angry phone calls get nothing except reassuring management that people are listening, which is good for them. Whether e-mails must be kept in the public file is apparently open to interpretation.

Call and write all of the businesses that advertise on Live 105 and send a copy the station's general manager. Explain that they support a station that has advocated killing or injuring you, and that they have not apologized. Ask that they consider moving their dollars to other radio stations (I hope) or other advertising media (not so good for me...). You gotta hit them in the pocketbook, or they don't really care. That any motorcycle shop would ever advertise again on Live 105 with the current morning show is beyond me. When someone stabs you in the back and you don't at least walk away, be ready for another plunge. They did get a bunch of media coverage from it, so unless it really hurts somehow, it will have been all good for them. No bad publicity, right?

I was at KSJO during the last incident. KSJO ran a pro-motorcycle PSA at least once a day for a month after they (Kramer and Twitch) did the same thing. It didn't get them fired (sucking did, though), but it wasn't a happy time.

On the one hand it could be that Live 105's public face looks apathetic while inside the building things are, uh, tense. But until the public face shows some pain, I wouldn't be happy either. As a radio guy it usually hurts to see someone in our radio family lose their job publicly. But not always.

 

[SRADkneedragger]

Great! Truley amazing! Maybe this thing will turn out positive! Thanks to all the Barfers for getting the ball rolling! The important thing is that the radio station realizes that this is not just gonna go away as the responses get more and more wide spread they are going to HAVE to realize the magnatude of their mistake and that motorcylists are a VERY strong unified segment

 

[racercutie]

"Besides taking the safety class ............... Is there somewhere I can get some specifics.....facts? We'll need to write copy.

Woody (yes that Woody)"
Live 105

Yes, how about speaking to the peeps at:

1. http://www.laneshare.com
2. CHP about the facts on lanesharing
3. AND a few Bay Area bikers about their experiences and safety concerns?

from,
a biker broad, (oops, 'board')

 

[ersigh]

May the riding bug that bites him have lotsa venom.

 

[racercutie]

May the riding bug that bites him have lotsa venom.

omg, you posted something!

 

[Lucien]

Good job, Woody. I knew ya could do it.
:newbie

 

[Poxy]

First, let me apologize to everyone for causing such a stir etc etc

Works for me....:thumbup

Someone said earlier that some of the best freindships are made in conflict. That's also my feelings, and lets hope that's the case now. My bet is that it is.

Just don't get a damn Harley!