I listened to the prisoner discussion this morning, being a professional broadcaster I would think Mike would have been able to clarify his position a little better. It came down to: Of course his parents would have done anything to get him back, but the government shouldn't have done it, or if they did they should have done it differently. Not a horrible position, but it took him way too long to say it and anyone without years of listening would have had no idea what he was saying.

That is not what stood out in the conversation to me though, it was three comments by Rob.

The first was about Jimmy Carter being so brilliant that he saw shades of gray instead of black and white. I seem to recall a hostage crisis(52 hostages held for 444 days) during the end of Carter's administration that would have ended with the return of one man. I think, at this point, Rob was trying to convey that Obama is brilliant like Carter was.

Then the comment about how everyone is attacking Obama because it's easy to do when you don't research a topic to find out the information. I'll leave this alone since we all know about Rob's great researching skills whenever he wants to attack something.

The last one was about how the Obamacare website roll out was a bigger failure by the "brilliant" Obama than this.

Bonus: How about comparing trading prisoners to trading draft picks?

Rob started out defending Obama and once he saw the direction Mike was headed, he decided to change his opinion toward the end. If he had been convinced to change it, a normal person would have said there were good points made, instead Rob just changes mid-stream and tries to find humor in the situation to cover for himself. Even Mike admitted to good points when they decided to change the birthday segment(Tomorrow we'll see if the changes stick).

Yes, I still hate Rob.

Just Say No Wrote:
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> . . . and, jhopkins, it makes the rest of us
> realize what an irredeemable jackass you are.

Irredeemable, maybe, jackass, probably. At least he did take it to the klub for an hour or so before they booted him a few months back, so he doesn't always use his powers for evil.



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I'm 100% ok with that

394...Semper Fatasses...
Attachments:

Has anybody read the book cover to cover yet?

Is there anything interesting at all in it?

That picture raises some questions..

Is Oscar losing a lot of hair??

Did Robb actually put that jacket on on purpose or did he lose a bet? Did he pose so that arrow is pointing at him?

Is Mike really standing in a bar with a baby? Holding it with one hand whilst playing pocket pool with the other hand? Or WTH is that he's holding?

Is Katy oblivious or is it just the camera shot?

All told, Mike narrowly avoided a full blown political talk crisis here. I didn't get angry listening to this one. I might have skipped a few minutes in the middle though.

However, I laughed long and hard when he criticized people jumping to conclusions and not doing their research. That's what he always does! Also, he criticizes all these people for having the exact same position that he himself held before his wife yelled at him. Am I understanding that correctly? Hilarious.

Fan since 106.7 Wrote:
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> All told, Mike narrowly avoided a full blown
> political talk crisis here. I didn't get angry
> listening to this one. I might have skipped a few
> minutes in the middle though.
>
> However, I laughed long and hard when he
> criticized people jumping to conclusions and not
> doing their research. That's what he always does!
> Also, he criticizes all these people for having
> the exact same position that he himself held
> before his wife yelled at him. Am I understanding
> that correctly? Hilarious.

To be fair...he makes fun of fat lazy people as well...

well adjusted Wrote:
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Did he pose so that arrow is pointing at him?


You can't see because Oscar's head is blocking it, but next to the arrow it says:

"Insert cocks here, this mouth never closes!"

I thought the arrow was pointing to the people who have done everything

I feel sorry for Oscar.

He has to see and interact with Robb every day.

I'm so glad I don't listen to the show. I cannot imagine sitting through the POW swap discussion. I actually couldn't even read the posts here discussing the discussion. It makes my head hurt to even think about Mike talking about this topic.

Hollywood Wrote:
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> I'm so glad I don't listen to the show. I cannot
> imagine sitting through the POW swap discussion. I
> actually couldn't even read the posts here
> discussing the discussion. It makes my head hurt
> to even think about Mike talking about this topic.


Truthfully, I would rather hear Tom Gavin or Dennis Murphy talk politics...At least they would have a better idea what they are talking about and have more informed talking points...

Hollywood Wrote:
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> I'm so glad I don't listen to the show. I cannot
> imagine sitting through the POW swap discussion. I
> actually couldn't even read the posts here
> discussing the discussion. It makes my head hurt
> to even think about Mike talking about this topic.

"OK, we are looking bad because of this Vet thing, can we do anything to re-enforce our commitment to our soldiers?"

"I have an idea, we have a soldier that has been held by the Taliban for 5 years!"

"Great, what can we do to get him back?"

"Well, there are these 5 Taliban members in Gitmo that we really can't do anything with legally, and are going to have to let go at some point anyway."

"Great, make the trade."

2 weeks later...

"So let me get this straight..."

I think if Mike was faced with the dilemma of having a second piece of pie or trading it to the Taliban for his captive daughters, he would choose another piece of pie.

I wonder how his daughters feel when he obviously adores and loves his son more than them.



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I wonder how his daughters have felt their whole lives when he obviously adores and loves golfing and drinking more than them.

FTFY

Speaking of Mike's daughters.....

On today's podcast, Mike accidentally referred to Carla as Laura. When the guys called him on it, he said he had his ex on his mind because, "I talked to my ex this weekend. What a slice of heaven that was."

Hmm...sounds like Laura gave Mike a piece of her mind about something. Maybe the fact that he was in NoVa for almost a week, and didn't spend any time with his daughters?

Lady Baltimore Wrote:
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> Maybe the fact that he was
> in NoVa for almost a week, and didn't spend any
> time with his daughters?

Well he had a two hour commute to and from the studio to contend with, and then had to leave early, clearly there was no time.

No time. He had to get back to his son.

Made it to Jimmy's though! Priorities.

The LFF's daughters can head into JOTT. Maybe if they want to see their father, that would be their best bet.

Any idea on how long the LFF was married to their mother after they were born? Is he dad or Uncle LFF?

As a divorced dad, Mike's antics digust me. His daughters will grow to resent him, but he won't give a shit

It's one more way he has no clue how he comes off. His oldest asked if he wanted to take her to get he learners permit. His response, you'll remember, was many enthusiastic Yeses. He is so excited to be a part of their lives as long as they initiate it.

Disgruntled OMearican Wrote:
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> It's one more way he has no clue how he comes off.
> His oldest asked if he wanted to take her to get
> he learners permit. His response, you'll remember,
> was many enthusiastic Yeses. He is so excited to
> be a part of their lives as long as they initiate
> it.


D.O. here is on to something.

Like I said last page, I read the entire book. I read it in one night - not because it was gripping, but because it was super light reading and I wanted to get through it asap. There are a lot of things in there we could attack, I will say that.

However, I will say this - the book gave me a real insight into what Mike and crew is really like in real life. And that is, frankly, a bumbling moron and his band of merry men.

I understand that the book was written in such a way as to make them look awesome, but I actually feel sympathy for TMOS. Mike all but admits he blew the millions he earned from Don n Mike. They are forthcoming about how they scrape enough cash together to keep going.

I will say that the book really put a dent in the disdain I feel for TMOS. I'm still not going to listen to the show because frankly it's not worth my time to listen.

I kinda feel like I'm picking on the retarded kid in school now.

LFF in Open Mike:

"I have been blessed to have a good many success stories throughout my 30 plus years in the business of show. Listeners have also been with me during my sad times, divorce, loss of loved ones, and layoffs."
Copyright @2014 by W. Michael Kelley. A Hay Bale Media, LLC Book

Divorce, singular. Layoffs, plural. Did his first divorce occur before he was on the air, thus rendering it a technically correct, Clinton-esque statement?

Carla: Nope. The first Mrs. Michael S. O'Meara became the first ex-Mrs. O'Meara around '91-92. Mike's a little foggy on the exact date. Their separation agreement provided he could not thereafter even acknowledge they had been married, let alone speak of her or disclose any other information about their marriage.

Billie.

Curious Bob Hope Wrote:
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> I kinda feel like I'm picking on the retarded kid
> in school now.

Is the retarded kid in school a hypocritical 400 lb bully who likes to make up facts on the spot?

I blazed thru the book. I took the afternoon off and read it at a bar not far from my JHU office and drank Jameson (only fitting) while reading it.

Wow...Um....I feel bad for the LFF.

Reading between the lines and leveraging what I already knew, this is a sad book. Assuming the book is correct, those idiots are trying and the Failcast is really their holy grail.

Again assuming the book is true (which is hard to tell, but since LFF didn't write it, likely the author {that one would assume would want another writing gig} did their best), it is pretty sad. They try things and somethings resonant with their "fans" and they basically don't want to fuck with the formula that keeps them in "radio" and in a little bit of $.

A lot of our dollar figures are basically on the mark. You have to make a couple of leaps of logic, but nothing too far.

The book doesn't really have any dirt, nothing really about Buzz or Marc or if LFF reached out to Don.

The basic take away, is TMOS is happy to do TMOS until the end of time if nothing else changes. They are happy with what they create and the return they get from their fans.

Oh, BTW, please don't buy the book.

So, a smash crazy best seller is 650k books. That would be 6 or 7 printings and would be a huge success. That is a book like "A Dance with Dragons".

Even selling a fraction of that 10k or 20k units is enough to move the needle in the book world now-a-days.

If you really want to read it and don't have prime, don't worry, it'll be up on torrent soon. :)

From "Bilita," the musical about LFF's first wife:

Don't cry for me, Mike O'Meara
The truth is I never loved you
All through your wild days
Your mad existence
I kept my promise
You keep your distance

jhopkins Wrote:
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> I blazed thru the book. I took the afternoon off
> and read it at a bar not far from my JHU office
> and drank Jameson (only fitting) while reading
> it.
>
> Wow...Um....I feel bad for the LFF.
>
> Reading between the lines and leveraging what I
> already knew, this is a sad book. Assuming the
> book is correct, those idiots are trying and the
> Failcast is really their holy grail.
>
> Again assuming the book is true (which is hard to
> tell, but since LFF didn't write it, likely the
> author {that one would assume would want another
> writing gig} did their best), it is pretty sad.
> They try things and somethings resonant with their
> "fans" and they basically don't want to fuck with
> the formula that keeps them in "radio" and in a
> little bit of $.
>
> A lot of our dollar figures are basically on the
> mark. You have to make a couple of leaps of
> logic, but nothing too far.
>
> The book doesn't really have any dirt, nothing
> really about Buzz or Marc or if LFF reached out to
> Don.
>
> The basic take away, is TMOS is happy to do TMOS
> until the end of time if nothing else changes.
> They are happy with what they create and the
> return they get from their fans.

Surely we can find a way to share the few books that have been sold to lessen the amount of revenue of said book. So, if anyone has purchased the book, read it and no longer wants it or would be willing to lend it out, lets talk!

Hollywood Wrote:
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> Billie.

The Hay Bale Media LLC fact checker tells me it's "Bili," short for Bilita.

Mike loves Evita because it sounds like Velveeta, which Mike loves to eat. One box at a time. Everyday.

What makes you think it's okay to make comments about someone's children?

BECAUSE I HAVE A DEGREE FROM AMERICAN UNIVERSITY!!!!!!!!!!!

bazA Wrote:
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> What makes you think it's okay to make comments
> about someone's children?


Lighten up, Francis.

bazA Wrote:
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> What makes you think it's okay to make comments
> about someone's children?

You're kidding, right? We get a lot of idiots here so it's hard to tell. But just mentioning someone is not "making comments" about them.

It's not as if we mentioned how much Mike's daughters like the black cocks or anything... I mean the comments have been really quite innocent.

And really not about them, mostly about Mike's abhorrent parenting skills and apparent disdain for his daughters.

bazA Wrote:
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> What makes you think it's okay to make comments
> about someone's children?


You are, of course, absolutely right. Please provide us with names of those who are not someone's children, and we will confine our remarks only to them in future.

Thank you for your meticulous attention to detail.

Cary: Robb's favorite dumb blonde jokes feature whores or nymphos. He evidently has step-mommy issues.

Is there room for one more?

I've upset Mike. So I thought I'd set up here in case I'm not welcome anywhere else come tomorrow.

There's always room for free thinkers here Hugh...Semper Fat...

Hugh Mever Wrote:
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> Is there room for one more?
>
> I've upset Mike. So I thought I'd set up here in
> case I'm not welcome anywhere else come tomorrow.


Seriously?

Good lord, I have 2 teenage daughters and they are way easier to deal with than that fucking sensitive crybaby. It must be difficult lugging around 400lbs of fat and an additional 20lbs of sand in his vagina. What a thin-skinned bitch.

How did you upset Mike?

Can Mike have any interaction with actual humans and not complain about it? I haven't finished todays' show, but he's already complained that none of the motorcycle trailer "salesmen" he called on the phone were enthusiastic enough, the Apple store took too long to migrate his data, and someone pulled up next to him in the parking lot of a pet store and interrupted his hanging out in a car experience by having a dog in their car. A place where people, other than his royal fatass, bring dogs to a pet store parking lot truly is the land of suck. I'm real sure he needs a "Cadillac" model macbook air to surf porn, buy fake watches from russian websites and occasionally post on facebook. Talk about show money well spent. Kudos for calling Oscar "Daddy" and making me want to vomit. And who the hell sits in the parking lot with their infant? I have a kid a few months younger than LFF's, and I can't say that I've ever sat in the car with him while my wife went in to the sandwich shop or the pet store. Pet stores are like Disneyland for a little kid. Get your morbidly obese ass out of the self-proclaimed overpriced SUV and carry your kid into the store.

Plus, he of course had a good laugh because the women who gave him a pedicure were "from another land." I have never met a man who gets pedicures. Ever. Blob(b) and LFF get them regularly.

Why would anyone give this man money? And to echo "Fan since 106.7"'s statement:

>Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
>Posted by: Fan since 106.7 ()
>Date: June 03, 2014 12:55PM
>
> No bullshit...Mike and Robb were two of my favorite radio personalities of all time. And I'm a hater?
>


I used to really enjoy Mike and Rob(b). When TMOS was just starting out on the radio, I actually defended it to a friend, "Yeah, it's not that great, but at least there's more Robb." Now I wish I could download a version of the podcast that had anything Blob(b) says replaced with the sound of whale mating songs. As an middle school fan, Mike was the fun uncle, laid back and not as hostile as Don could be. Fast forward 25 years, the tables are turned 180 degrees. Don is mellow and Mike is about to burst a blood vessel because someone doesn't complement his kids for no reason. I'm so tired of the bitter old hermit LFF bit. Blob(b)'s a shut-in, and Oscar is fake laughing like a school girl and kissing ass as if his life depended on it.

how? Wrote:
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> How did you upset Mike?

By making a perfectly valid point that we're apparently supposed to ignore. Some fan club members are encouraging giving the book the highest possible rating on Amazon in order to support the guys and cancel out the poor ratings being given by posters here. I noted that rating it highly just for the sake of it is useless and childish since we are the only people aware of the book and any support it may get. Mike saw that and essentially said I'm a shitty fan.

Hugh Mever Wrote:
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> how? Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > How did you upset Mike?
>
> By making a perfectly valid point that we're
> apparently supposed to ignore. [...] I noted that rating
> it highly just for the sake of it is useless and
> childish since we are the only people aware of the
> book and any support it may get.

You were basically just making an argument for integrity, which we each did in the original post you alluded to, although you kept pressing the issue and drew fire. I understand the desire some people have to counterbalance with unjustified 5-stars, since the equally unjustified 1-stars came in quickly and unfairly tanked the reviews. In that sense, the false polarity leads to a true value, as long as everyone adopts the "1 or 5" model. Realistic 2-3-star reviews now just support a low skew.

By going with all 1s or 5s, you at least get a rating reflective of the *percentage* of readers who appreciate the book, rather than an objective value of the book's merit. If we actually thought there would be enough exposure and honest review, then yes, eventually "proper" reviews would win out. I don't think we're going to see that, though.

Apparently I've only written one Amazon review, so I'm not about to about to chime in with a second just to say the book's a dreary cliche-ridden fluff piece, since that would be needlessly antagonistic. I was originally hoping for an unauthorized or barely-authorized tell-all getting into real radio war drama and behind-the-scenes battles with corporate insiders like Don dishes out.

David M Wrote:
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> although you kept pressing the
> issue

That is true. Once you make your point you don't need to keep making it so I was definitely wrong to continue yammering. I just can't stand the bizarre 'I hate this thing people are doing so I'm going to do it back at them' attitude and sometimes I'm foolish enough to think I can talk sense into people. I'll keep myself under control in the future, assuming I've not yet been blocked by everyone and their dog.

Edit - That said, Mike's comment was in response to something that was said after the conversation had progressed beyond the 'talking sense' point. It was an over sensitive overreaction.



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Hugh Mever Wrote:
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> sometimes I'm foolish enough to think I can talk
> sense into people.

You probably did, but they're more likely to just nod at their screens than post.

Had Robb actually posed with the arrow, he would have stood such that the arrow appeared to go thru his head, like Steve Martin in the olden days (although the 70's are pretty recent for Robb time).

The arrow is apparently pointing to some signage behind Robb.

The phallic nature of the arrow causes Robb's mouth to gravitate towards it.


Mike D Wrote:
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> well adjusted Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> Did he pose so that arrow is pointing at him?
>
>
> You can't see because Oscar's head is blocking it,
> but next to the arrow it says:
>
> "Insert cocks here, this mouth never closes!"

Robb might have a point about seeing shades of gray and brilliance.

Frankie and Beluga both see shades of gray all the time, and they have consistently outwitted the krewe when it comes to pooping in the house.

And, Mike, when I want your opinion, I'll ask Carla for it, eliminating the middle man.

bubbyman Wrote:
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> The first was about Jimmy Carter being so
> brilliant that he saw shades of gray instead of
> black and white.

I was looking at that photo of Robb. Where do you even get a jacket like that? Goodwill?

does katie not look EXACTLY like a young joan rivers??

Mike's thin-skinned, bullying personality never fails to make me sick. Say one thing he doesn't like, and you're out. Does he not realize that if he shits on enough people, he'll have no fans? It's virtually impossible to feel sympathy for this big over-sensitive crybaby.

No PhotoShop Necessary Wrote:
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>
> The arrow is apparently pointing to some signage
> behind Robb.



Hey thanks so much for explaining the obvious, that the sign is actually behind Robbbbb's fat head. I knew that. It's called a joke you dullard.

Pork Chop Suitcase Wrote:
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> Mike's thin-skinned, bullying personality never
> fails to make me sick. Say one thing he doesn't
> like, and you're out. Does he not realize that if
> he shits on enough people, he'll have no fans?
> It's virtually impossible to feel sympathy for
> this big over-sensitive crybaby.


+1000. Well said. Lazy fat fuck with a constantly sandy vagina.

Hugh Mever Wrote:
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> Is there room for one more?

Hello Hugh, welcome here, there's room for everyone.


JC Wrote:
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> does katie not look EXACTLY like a young joan
> rivers??


No PhotoShop Necessary Wrote:
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> The phallic nature of the arrow causes Robb's
> mouth to gravitate towards it.


^^ Now ThAt's quality comedy

Oh Mike. Still keeping up that passive aggressive 'trolling' you're so proud of. And in the process, scaring off another fan who's just trying to talk sense. It really is true. One ounce of dissent and Dear Leader comes down with a vengeance.

I love how FFXU GAINS new posters, while the Klub continues to dwindle into silence with a core group continuing to post lame links. Oh and don't forget the pervy HBS photos.

It really makes me wonder if any of the Klubbers look objectively at their sacred garden and realize it's really a shit heap, with a few members clamoring to be King of the Shit.

I also get tired of hearing them say that we're cowardly here at FFXU because we don't post under our real names -- as though it takes heaps of courage to post glowing praise for every single thing their hero does on TMOS. And it's so brave to post reviews on amazon talking about Open Mike like it's the greatest contribution to literature since Shakespeare.

Such bravery! Wonder why they haven't made your birthday a national holiday?

This. Pure and simple.

Pork Chop Suitcase Wrote:
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> Mike's thin-skinned, bullying personality never
> fails to make me sick. Say one thing he doesn't
> like, and you're out. Does he not realize that if
> he shits on enough people, he'll have no fans?
> It's virtually impossible to feel sympathy for
> this big over-sensitive crybaby.

I left the Facebook group too. Wasn't a productive use of my newsfeed space.

And just to offset Mike's Review.

I started going to Sport Clips and have never looked back. Sure, the theme is really cheesy and unnecessary, and it took me a while to get past that and go in, but it is generally a really good experience. As with all places it can be hit or miss depending on which stylist you get.

But the general MVP package comes with a haircut, and since it caters to men, they don't even ask about doing the ears and eyebrows, which I very much lament having to ask for at other places.
When you get the shampoo, they put you in a massage chair, give you a hot towel, and a deep scalp massage as they wash your hair. It's usually a solid 5 minutes or so.

This next part is impossible to describe without sounding dirty, so I will just say it and move on.

They then take a vibrating device and give you a shoulder massage.

Sure it isn't a spa day, half hour overall generally, but it is barely more than a Hair Cuttery for twice the service.


Thus ends my fawning over Sport Clips...I promise I do not own a franchise, I just sincerely like the product.

Wow, the Klub is out in force on Amazon about the LFF's "book"

jhopkins Wrote:
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> Wow, the Klub is out in force on Amazon about the
> LFF's "book"

Nothing like shilling the shit out of something for the Dear Leader that they haven't read yet!!

OK. Let's compare and contrast Amazon book reviews:

Review #1 from Nicholas Evancich

Want to hear why Mike O'meara can't get a job in radio or why his previous 2 radio shows failed? This book doesn't cover that.

Want to hear about interesting stories about Mike's time with stars that he used to impersonate? This book doesn't cover that. It talks about a few of those stories, but stops before the pay-off.

If you want to read a poorly written book about a failed DJ and his hanger ons, which will make you feel sad about a failed DJ nearing the twilight of his life with no job possibilities (and 2 people that can't get a job in radio that cling to his fading coat tails), than this book is for you.

It is a quick read, if $10 and 2 hours of reading about failure and sadness is your thing, then go for it.



Review # 2 from dbldn11 (Note, Real name not used, also gambling reference to double down)

Don't be fooled by the fake negative reviews. Greatness spawns jealous trolls in all areas, and as there are almost no podcasts greater than the Mike O'Meara Show, haters try to act like they matter from the comfort and safety of their sad, pathetic worlds. The Mike O'Meara Show is a funny, original, creative and informative podcast that puts out five free hour plus long podcasts a week plus a bonus show and a host of other quality free programming on their network. This was a start-up that they built from the ground up and now provides awesome entertainment to literally millions every day. They sell out live shows, pack appearances, and consistently bring the funny. This book does a great job of honestly telling that story. The show lost some (mostly) dead weight several months ago when a segment of the family went off on their own and started their own podcast network. It is nowhere near the quality, but it only served to streamline TMOS and make their already great show better. I haven't finished the book yet, but have enjoyed it a great deal thus far. Whether a fan of the show or someone who has never listened to an episode but is a fan of a true, all-american success story of friends making it work and succeeding together, this is well worth the price. I will probably buy a hard cover as well, to add to my collection of books to let friends and family enjoy as well. Great book. Don't be tricked by a few desperate, sad individuals.

Review #1 is funny because it is insightful
Review #2 is funny because the reviewer is fucking delusional

Review #1 definitely brings the funny. Atta Boy Nick

"...if $10 and 2 hours of reading about failure and sadness is your thing, then go for it."

So good.

"OPEN MIKE" BOOK COVER ART SUCKS.

OK, Hollywood, off subject, but are those html commands that allow you to italicize and change text?

The placement errors (e.g., legal pad facing the wrong direction), the botched perspectives (e.g., AU degree is the same size as a pair of headphones, the laptop computer angles distorted), the awkward vignetting around the edges, the Bo(ston) pennant is the wrong colors, the sophomoric use of lame Photoshop pre-set features (drop shadowed text)...

The whole thing just

SUCKS.

Yeah, just the basics to emphasize how much I hate the book cover.

/i
/b
/h1

Sorry to distract. But I really cannot believe how shitty that cover is.

Blobb Spewsack Wrote:
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> OK, Hollywood, off subject, but are those html
> commands that allow you to italicize and change
> text?

How could anyone sign off on that cover?!?!

Easy the LFF was drunk when he signed off

Cover art for that book is on par with what I imagine FREAK SYSTEM's CD cover art must look like.

If it is any kind of gauge, the TMOS fan page is definitely dying.

Usually a handful of posts in the mornings, everyone trying to impress LFF with their humor, or to say how funny the show is.

Then for the rest of the day, crickets.

Hollywood Wrote:
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> The placement errors (e.g., legal pad facing the
> wrong direction), the botched perspectives (e.g.,
> AU degree is the same size as a pair of
> headphones, the laptop computer angles distorted),
> the awkward vignetting around the edges, the
> Bo(ston) pennant is the wrong colors, the
> sophomoric use of lame Photoshop pre-set features
> (drop shadowed text)...
>
> The whole thing just

SUCKS.

In case we all want to download the free microphone image for our very own:
http://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/63301-3d-headphones
I think peekza might be able to hang a couple off Mike's earlobes in honor of the next page...

In the short time since the book, ahem, went to press, the gentleman responsible for the "cover art" apparently failed to pay his web hosting fee. So much for the expected visits to tomhodiak.com by readers clamoring to hire him for other graphic work.

You CAN judge this book by its cover.

Don G show has been great. Still delivering more than the 2 hours promised. Like the shortened beginnings too.

So far 2014 has been a better year for TMOS. Changed the birthday's, still there, still too long, but headed in a better direction. Finally started promoting other shows. More on time shows and fewer missed bonus shows.

Must have been all the pressure from the klub.

Holy crap. So that cover is some collage of stock clip art??? Da fuq?!

Intractable Insobriety Wrote:
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> Hollywood Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > The placement errors (e.g., legal pad facing
> the
> > wrong direction), the botched perspectives
> (e.g.,
> > AU degree is the same size as a pair of
> > headphones, the laptop computer angles
> distorted),
> > the awkward vignetting around the edges, the
> > Bo(ston) pennant is the wrong colors, the
> > sophomoric use of lame Photoshop pre-set
> features
> > (drop shadowed text)...
> >
> > The whole thing just

SUCKS.

>
> In case we all want to download the free
> microphone image for our very own:
> http://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/63301-3d-headph
> ones
> I think peekza might be able to hang a couple off
> Mike's earlobes in honor of the next page...
>
> In the short time since the book, ahem, went to
> press, the gentleman responsible for the "cover
> art" apparently failed to pay his web hosting fee.
> So much for the expected visits to tomhodiak.com
> by readers clamoring to hire him for other graphic
> work.
>
> You CAN judge this book by its cover.



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Carla: Mike's instructions re. the cover were simple. 1. Tighter and brighter. 2. Try harder. He said that always works.

Carla: This 20 yr age difference is getting old, no pun intended. We get daily comments about Jr. and me visiting grandpa.

Hard to believe my husband's sexiness could get any lower. Continual grandpa references do it, tho. Burl Ives goatee ain't helping.



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AAAAHHHH HA HA AHHAA HAH AHA LOOKS LIKE THIIIIIIS THREAD IS ON LIFE SUPPORT MAH!

not so many posts THESE day dayum mah mayun!!!!! lol!!!!!!!!!! b

but that TMOS gone stong. mike make it all AN have a REAL book bout him. hoqw many yall jelly asses ass haters have a book wriien bout yall?????!!!!! B

i bet NOONE!!!!!!!!!! BUCK BUCK BUCK

WHODAT??? WHODAT???? WHOOOOODAT??? LISTEN CLOSER?

I.T. T.H.A.T. R.P.3. SON!!!!

LFF must have his period. Here is his latest butthurt reaction to that the club falls all over themselves to like:



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LFF loves to unfriend, unwife, unpartner, uncoworker...

He's done with YAHOO? Where is he going to get all his show content from now on?


Disgruntled OMearican Wrote:
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> LFF must have his period. Here is his latest
> butthurt reaction to that the club falls all over
> themselves to like:

That's right, Mike...keep unfriending people who make even one negative comment about you. That's the ADULT way to handle conflict.

Delusional ass.

Amazon is the new land of fun for TMOS.

Any idea whom: tgdigital is in the klub?

Mike was pretty upset yesterday that the NFL looked at 73 different proofs to come up with the logo for Superbowl 50. He doesn't realize that is part of the reason people will buy the gear. No wonder the book cover ended up like it did.

jhopkins Wrote:
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> Amazon is the new land of fun for TMOS.
>
> Any idea whom: tgdigital is in the klub?


I'm sure they aren't in the klub. Don't you remember how many times they have stated their hatred for people who don't use their real names on something.

Pork Chop Suitcase Wrote:
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> That's right, Mike...keep unfriending people who
> make even one negative comment about you. That's
> the ADULT way to handle conflict.
>
> Delusional ass.


When was the last time LFF handled anything in an adult manner? Finances, interactions with retail/restaurant/service industry employees, fatherhood... I can't think of anything.

Daily window into the soul of a LFF from yesterday: he has to watch his son for 30 minutes (this is such an onerous tasK! The clock starts ticking.) while Carla does something. So instead of getting down on the floor and playing with his kid, they sit in his recliner and eat. Because that's healthy, right? All interaction with your overstuffed papa is in an overstuffed Lazy Boy?

It's amazing LFF took offense at that relatively benign YAHOO! comment. Did Mike also unfriend the 10 klubbers who liked it before they realized "Dear Leader's" skin is thinner than Mike's bottom line?

Four Hour Club Wrote:
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> Pork Chop Suitcase Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > That's right, Mike...keep unfriending people
> who
> > make even one negative comment about you.
> That's
> > the ADULT way to handle conflict.
> >
> > Delusional ass.
>
>
> When was the last time LFF handled anything in an
> adult manner? Finances, interactions with
> retail/restaurant/service industry employees,
> fatherhood... I can't think of anything.
>
> Daily window into the soul of a LFF from
> yesterday: he has to watch his son for 30 minutes
> (this is such an onerous tasK! The clock starts
> ticking.) while Carla does something. So instead
> of getting down on the floor and playing with his
> kid, they sit in his recliner and eat. Because
> that's healthy, right? All interaction with your
> overstuffed papa is in an overstuffed Lazy Boy?

I caught the reference to the clock ticking because Mike had no idea how to entertain a child, but I didn't even pause at the idea that father-son time to Mike means sitting and eating. I guess I'm just too used to him.

Don't worry though, Mike's great parenting will kick in soon enough, before long he will be dropping off little Mike at practices to learn how to participate in sports from a man. When that starts happening we will get the stories of how great it is to hear little Mike's stories from practice on the drive home, because that's what being a dad is about.

We already get examples of it now, "Hey dad, want to take me to get my learner's permit?", "I'd love too!!!(Just don't ask me to commit to teaching you anything about driving.)"

YAHOO-hooey! Wrote:
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> It's amazing LFF took offense at that relatively
> benign YAHOO! comment. Did Mike also unfriend the
> 10 klubbers who liked it before they realized
> "Dear Leader's" skin is thinner than Mike's bottom
> line?

The guy just bought a new laptop because he is unable to locate the num lock on a keyboard. I think they were probably rolling the dice that he doesn't know how to find out who liked the comment.

YAHOO-hooey! Wrote:
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> It's amazing LFF took offense at that relatively
> benign YAHOO! comment. Did Mike also unfriend the
> 10 klubbers who liked it before they realized
> "Dear Leader's" skin is thinner than Mike's bottom
> line?


I thought the comment could be taken a few different ways:

1. Everyone was pretty much done with YAHOO by 2008. Might have been earlier but definitely just another AOL by then.

2. The commenter after was right and Will was referencing the Git 'er done! comment.

3. Mike's radio career ended then, and there were lot's of people happy about it.


Either way, of course Mike takes it as a horrible insult and jumps to the unfriend/block card.

But, the LFF has Oscar and Oscar's gay app dev friend. How could tech support minds like their's not help the LFF out?

jhopkins Wrote:
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> But, the LFF has Oscar and Oscar's gay app dev
> friend. How could tech support minds like their's
> not help the LFF out?


Because Oscar is a poser who doesn't actually know anything technical, and Todd Moore probably won't help Mike out for free.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/06/2014 11:27AM by Blobb Spewsack.

So, I noticed another positive step when I listened to yesterday's show...


He no longer says "Radio Show and Podcast"

It's "Podcast and Radio Show"


First he calls himself a Podcaster, plays promos for his other shows, and now this?


Bravo!!!!

Oh and for teh Love of GOD!!!!



OFFER KEVIN MEANEY A PODCAST ON THE MORE NETWORK!!!!


Sure, he isn't as big as he was during the stand-up boom he got started in, but I always liked him, and bet he could be great.

And a presence in New York with a potentially larger fan base is not a bad thing.

Oh yeah, Kevin Meaney would be a huge draw of listeners.

ridiculous.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/06/2014 11:59AM by Blobb Spewsack.