Border Radio

So I took a listen to this NPR On The Media podcast entitled The X Factor:

WILD!!!

Apparently starting in the 1930's with all the strict radio regulations there was a growing popularity of these "Border Radio" stations that would be located just across the border into Mexico and would broadcast at about 100 times the power of regular American radio stations! Birds would be electrified in mid air and the radio signals could be picked up by barb-wire fences and the springs in mattresses!

One pioneer of these "Border Blasters" (as they were also called) was a one Dr. Brinkly who already had become a bit of a radio personality promoting his new medical procedure where he would implant goat glands into men to increase their libido (with much success too!). Brinkly was asked to come to Mexico to be the host of a Border Blaster station and he agreed.

Not restricted like American radio Brinkly was free to ask for donations as well as sell stuff from medical supplies to sexual medicines and devices to baby chickens! In fact there were stories of post-offices being overwhelmed with baby chicks. These DJ's were the first "Shock Jockeys" as one Mr. Baker even brought a bed into his booth and would make love while on air talking about the evils of radio. One "Wolfman" was an early radio advocate of R nB and Rock n Roll and just generally one of this first DJ's to promote music so widely.

These radios gave birth to much of our media today. Howard Stern pales in comparison to Baker's on air love making. The spam we all receive in our email (especially for Viagra and such) owes its start to the early Border Blaster stations that would ceaselessly advertise such products to gain revenue. Morning DJ's all owe their start to these early Blast stations. Most importantly these Border Blasters were the first to aggressively advocate music and push it towards the people and introduce so many people to forms of music they had never heard.

The Border Blasters were so powerful that at nigh they would bounce of the atmosphere and literally reach around the globe. There are rumors that the KGB would tune in to learn how to speak English. Others say that ships in the South Pacific would receive the broadcasts.
All of us (even me now blogging) owe our ability for "freedom of speech" and our "freedom of culture" to these early Border Blasters (which finally disbanded in the 1980's). Today I give you, the early Border Blasters, my fist-in-the-air of rocking out. THANK YOU!

Battle me crazy!

One mans prediction - the year 2019 - spectator sports of killer robots elevated to gladiator status while us fragile humans watch on in amazement screaming curses with blood lust in our eyes. "KILL THAT BAG OF BOLTS!" "YOU CIRCUIT BENDER!". There it is in all its glory. Now even the author comments on the absurdity of such an event but he predicts it will happen. What do I say? NOT IF I HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT!

Let's review:

1) I hate robots
2) My best friend is a robot
3) Robot's just so happen to make the best music (Electro-House)

You can understand how torn I am between wanting to love robots due to my friend and their amazing music, however; I am deathly terrified of robots and their potential for amassing a huge army and taking over our world. I mean we've all seen Terminator(1 and 2) and I Robot - there is all the proof you need! What you need more? Ok try this on...

The time is Civil War times and there I am a general for the south (I had been standing on the wrong line and by the time I realized my error I was already well on my way to becoming a general). So I scout ahead by myself and upon returning to my troops I find them all dead and who should be looting through their pockets but one highly advanced killer robot - A MURDER-BOT! Well Keith and I became locked into mortal combat for over sixty years. Finally one day we realized "What are we doing? This is silly we should just be friends..." and still we are but damn I HATE ROBOTS!!!! I still hate that circuit bender...

So you can imagine how I felt when I first saw Terminator and I Robot - I KNEW IT ALL TO BE TRUE! NEVER TRUST A ROBOT! I PLEAD YOU!

But I am torn because I LOVE ELECTRO-HOUSE!!!!