catesta

Can't believe it's already been 5 years. Thanks to Jim for this place and thanks to all that are and have been here. With the exception of the people I don't like, of course.

Yeah, this one looks bad. I'm still in Summit County. If I was to take off tomorrow morning I'd be ahead of it. Unfortuntaley, I have unfinished business here and can't leave until Saturday morning at the earliest. Now of course the problem is I may not even be able to even get out of here at that time. How was your drive Wednesday? As I type this the snow's getting worse. Don't know what's really in store for us tonight yet... Drive over was uneventful. Total shit for tonight and tomorrow. Although it looks like where I am at is going to escape the brunt of it. Plans are now to drive back to NY on Sunday morning.

Yeah, this one looks bad. I'm still in Summit County. If I was to take off tomorrow morning I'd be ahead of it. Unfortuntaley, I have unfinished business here and can't leave until Saturday morning at the earliest. Now of course the problem is I may not even be able to even get out of here at that time.

I think he still looks about the same as he did back in the hey day,

No matter how it ends up, the actors, writers, director(s) and producers of the show hit it out of the park this season just as they have since the start. The show may not have received the same amount of hype as the Sopranos over the years but I think it was a much more quality consistent series.

I still say I am surprised, not so much that she turned on McNulty, more so that she turned on Lester after he made the bust of his career.

You might be right about the judge. They may have given a small hint when he casually slipped McNulty his lunch tab. The killer would be if it was Pearlman. I just don't think the Mayor will allow the fake investigation to go public. There is too much at stake. The huge drug bust takes a lot of attention away from other problems he has. This is not to say it doesn't go public. It probably will, but it may have more to do with the wire taps that Levy has been made aware and the newspaper finding out the homeless killing were bullshit.

How about writing a follow up, telling the story of how the "Blue Note Mob" rose from the ashes, crushing every thing in it's path ('cept the women folk, of course) and landed on planet Organissimo?

Sheeeeeeeeeiiiiiit! Looks like it is all coming unraveled for the police. McNulty, Lester and company going down? Or, does the Mayor have Rawls and Daniels sit and cover? Marlo walks? Have to say I'm really surprised with Kima.

Looks like the weather turns shitty again tomorrow. I'm driving to Ohio on Wednesday, I hope it clears by then.

HB, G!

Happy Birthday, Al!

happy birthday!

I moved right over when Stern left for Sirius, just like many others did. I don't consider myself brain-dead and am definitely no misogynist. Anyone who throws out that label has obviously never really listened to the show, at least not in the last 15-20 or so years.

Happy Birthday, Wes. Come around and see us some time.

That was more than 10 years ago. Times change, technology has changed, competition has changed for all. Besides, how long does it take to make a decision? They've had at least four hearings and it has been over one year. These are radio companies we're talking about, not electricity producers, or two companies holding patents on a similar cancer cure medication. It all seems very transparent and ridiculous.

No scheduled times, but you've got to know the password and secret handshake.

Lazaro, there still is competition. What, satellite is not competing with terrestrial radio and all the new technology coming out? Remember, you have to pay to hear it, so you have a choice. Seems as if there was a time when the feds would not have allowed Clear Channel or Viacom to own multiple stations in the same market. But guess what, companies like that dominate the business today all greenlighted by the feds. How about companies that own TV networks, radio stations, and newspapers all in the same city? Why is it that Sirius and XM are becoming the example to "reverse all that consolidation". The feds never seemed to be all broken up about Exxon, Mobil, Texaco, Chevron and those other fucking companies joining forces. The fact of the matter is nothing is being reversed, mergers are happening every day with approval from both dems and republicans and happening in far less time it has taken this thing and there still is no fucking decision. What if your station was privately owned on the verge of going under and say Clear Channel wanted to purchase it. Anything wrong with that? Nobody would say boo. It's not as if XM and Sirius went knocking on the door for a hand out. They simply are looking to become one company on their own dime. Sorry but this comes down to nothing more than the big media companies and the NAB flexing their lobbyist muscle in front of congress, the FCC and SEC.

I don't understand your point, catesta. What did happen to CBS/Infinity Radio after Stern left? Haven't the millions of people who have signed on after Stern joined Sirius paid for his contract? Didn't XM and Sirius agree to never merge when they received permission to use satellites originally? Infinity tried to patch the holes with David Lee Roth and Adam Carolla, how did that work out? How well did all that Free FM crap work? Jack Radio? Advertising revenue slipped and ratings nation wide took a shit. I suppose the new subscriptions did cover Stern's contract. The total number of new subscriptions went way above what they predicted at a much quicker rate. I don't know, did they agree never to merge? Why would anyone really give a fuck if they did? What would you be worried about? Fuck it. If you're going to let airlines, utlity companies, oil companies, newspaper publishers, regular old fucking radio stations, pharmacuetical companies, TV broadcast companies, and every other type of fucking business merge, why stop this from happening? And don't give me the monopoly bullshit, because that is what it is, bullshit. Nobody is forced to or needs to sign up for satellite radio. Plus, anyone with the cash is free to start up another service, no? What the bought congress people, the NAB and FCC would like to see them both fail. And what happens if one survives like was previously pointed out. Does that one have a monoploy? What next?

Look at what happened to CBS/Infinity radio after Stern left. Look at the number of Sirius subscriptions added after signing Stern. The fact this merger has still not been approved is a complete joke.

It's still jon's birthday where I am.

No doubt this has been posted before, but I"m too lazy to check all 48 pages. Either way, it's worth watching and listening to again....

Now you can run all the red lights. So hurry it up.

.....and me!