tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post6911056877470090132..comments2023-09-08T12:08:39.523-04:00Comments on WBAI: WBAI's secret press conferenceChris Albertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056345320709233401noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-10685104284447655082018-11-02T15:40:08.464-04:002018-11-02T15:40:08.464-04:00Howard Jordan ....Has a guest on talking about ra...Howard Jordan ....Has a guest on talking about race . How unusual! lol anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12921970506981933628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-88582074517397831152017-07-18T21:03:27.440-04:002017-07-18T21:03:27.440-04:00As a fellow alumnus, I understand your sadness all...As a fellow alumnus, I understand your sadness all too well.Chris Albertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056345320709233401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-35701436521789434212017-07-18T20:59:24.800-04:002017-07-18T20:59:24.800-04:00It makes me sad that some people I used to call fr...It makes me sad that some people I used to call friends are so deluded and pathetic. Just give it up, it's over. The station became a scam years ago when it started devoting so much air time to selling snake oil and conspiracy theories. I hosted a show for many years but never tell anybody any more because I find it so embarrassing to be associated with this train wreck. Saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-58188703447645956872017-07-18T18:34:40.577-04:002017-07-18T18:34:40.577-04:00A waste. So avoidable. So still fixable. However a...A waste. So avoidable. So still fixable. However as we know they are addicted to failure. Which is why they have it in such abundance.uncle1950unclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145907193771503937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-76499213897766955932017-07-18T18:32:05.669-04:002017-07-18T18:32:05.669-04:00Yes yes, and true. In fact I'm surprised I sti...Yes yes, and true. In fact I'm surprised I still care,...but I do. Both the saddest, and happiest days of my life were spent in that former sometimes wonderful madhouse. Though those days are very long gone. Gone. I'm in touch with what could be called the saner Vets of the place. We all mourn what's happened. I got,...get this 100+ Birthday greetings on Facebook from old staff, and former listeners. We remember better times, and brighter days. That, and we still honor, and love each other. As for the institution itself. For that we have only tears.uncle1950unclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145907193771503937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-33688900030460060792017-07-17T18:40:21.579-04:002017-07-17T18:40:21.579-04:00The same rule that applies to everyone else applie...The same rule that applies to everyone else applies to BAI and Pacifica. Everyone is responsible for what they do and say. If you don't take said responsibility, you suffer the consequences.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-77669220365050748432017-07-17T11:42:36.926-04:002017-07-17T11:42:36.926-04:00Mimi is embarrassing beyond belief. It's bad e...Mimi is embarrassing beyond belief. It's bad enough to hear her play Little Eva, but that face and costume.....Chris Albertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056345320709233401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-25843521282706334242017-07-17T11:31:43.047-04:002017-07-17T11:31:43.047-04:00Mimi is such a ham that she should star as Captain...Mimi is such a ham that she should star as Captain Kirk's daughter on a new Star Trek show.<br /><br />SDLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-77898712551496520782017-07-17T10:51:36.181-04:002017-07-17T10:51:36.181-04:00Yes, I thought they might have learned something f...Yes, I thought they might have learned something from the misjudgements that have. Brought them down this dead end street. The idiocy and incompetence isn't just skin deep.<br /><br />Mimi is on now—that's a disaster in and of itself.Chris Albertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056345320709233401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-16704781320506764192017-07-17T09:54:36.721-04:002017-07-17T09:54:36.721-04:00playing stokely carmicheal talking about honky'...playing stokely carmicheal talking about honky's kinda says it all.<br /> Then they have the balls to ask for your money . funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-36114180757450257042017-07-17T04:26:40.772-04:002017-07-17T04:26:40.772-04:00A Face In The Crowd is a nice touch, incidentally ...A Face In The Crowd is a nice touch, incidentally :)<br /><br />~ 'indigo'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-57838440845663085662017-07-17T02:56:05.282-04:002017-07-17T02:56:05.282-04:00Why is Reimers constantly scratching his nose? Do ...Why is Reimers constantly scratching his nose? Do chronic liars suffer chronic itches?Chris Albertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056345320709233401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-68256928462562859602017-07-17T02:53:26.202-04:002017-07-17T02:53:26.202-04:00Just went and read them :)
I notice, too, that th...Just went and read them :)<br /><br />I notice, too, that that video isn't exactly flooded with comments of support.<br /><br />~ 'indigopirate'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-48326414673974075022017-07-17T02:35:45.601-04:002017-07-17T02:35:45.601-04:00I left a couple of more comments on the youtube pa...I left a couple of more comments on the youtube page.<br /><br />SDLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-21594453303395587692017-07-16T23:04:59.970-04:002017-07-16T23:04:59.970-04:00With respect: They are who they are. They’ve insis...With respect: They are who they are. They’ve insisted on their failures above all for quite a few decades. They’ve earned them.<br /><br />I know you know all this, and I understand the need and desire to vent, but…<br /><br />Fuck ‘em, they’ve been rotting for a fuck of a long time.<br /><br />~ ‘indigo’<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-31944959411620068042017-07-16T22:34:37.730-04:002017-07-16T22:34:37.730-04:00When 90+% of the staff including myself was let go...When 90+% of the staff including myself was let go because the station was broke they even then owed "Empire" nearly 6 months rent. Nothing has changed in four years. Well really 20+ years. Obviously if the station got professional interesting humorous weird thoughtful again the money would eventually start to come back. I mean there are other listener sponsored stations in this market that are able to at least pay their overhead with the dough their listeners send. Especially WQXR that neat classical listener sponsored station. That ask for cash, and it rains money on them just like that. This because they have a profoundly loyal niche audience. Just like 'BAI used to. It's not hopeless. That station we once all loved could be reborn. However not with the internal toxic culture they have now which is, and has been for many years addicted to failure or at best making do. I know you all already know this, but I had to get it off my chest,...again.uncle1950unclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145907193771503937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-65981908757648358142017-07-16T21:52:22.620-04:002017-07-16T21:52:22.620-04:00Paul did a brilliant analysis of The Quiet Earth, ...Paul did a brilliant analysis of The Quiet Earth, with Jim Freund in accompaniment – credit where due.<br /><br />Only person I knew to happily peruse the PDR while sitting in the spring sun on the church steps facing the traffic flow coming off the bridge on to E 62nd – looking for interesting new pharmaceuticals and combinations.<br /><br />In between Moon Lander sessions on his HP calc, of course :)<br /><br />~ ‘indigo’<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-67456699389568956312017-07-16T21:29:13.907-04:002017-07-16T21:29:13.907-04:00A WBAI memory, sadly brought about by the passing ...A WBAI memory, sadly brought about by the passing of George Romero. Back when Dawn of the Dead was released in 1979, Paul Wunder dedicated a full three hour episode of his Soundtrack show to a long, very in depth interview with Romero. Wunder handled it very well, going through all of Romero's films one at a time.<br /><br />FYI: Romero was one of my favorite filmmakers at that time.<br /><br />SDLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-55690905367335237542017-07-15T14:40:09.830-04:002017-07-15T14:40:09.830-04:00I have said before that WBAI is like a cult. I gue...I have said before that WBAI is like a cult. I guess people get swept into it and lose sight of the outside world.<br /><br />SDLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-85064277524574255352017-07-15T00:38:31.326-04:002017-07-15T00:38:31.326-04:00Like I said, I thought Steve Brown was smarter tha...Like I said, I thought Steve Brown was smarter than that. What is it that sucks these people into this nonsense? I'm talking about people like Brown, who don't have any apparent reason to play the game.Chris Albertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056345320709233401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-58211203223119672752017-07-15T00:15:32.856-04:002017-07-15T00:15:32.856-04:00"...and looked out over a veritable ocean of ..."...and looked out over a veritable ocean of clapping, chanting, sign-holding WBAI supporters..." That's almost as funny as Chamberlain's, "Peace in our time."<br /><br />"The press conference and rally were a great success." Oh, I almost fell off my chair laughing at that one!<br /><br />Anyway, maybe i should buy a share of the ESRT stock, as it's cheap enough, would allow me to attend shareholder meetings and bring up the WBAI topic to other shareholders, who may not like the idea of the ESRT throwing away money on giving WBAI a break.<br /><br />https://www.google.com/finance?q=esrt&ei=0ZVpWdDTE9KnjAGQ5oqAAQ<br /><br />SDLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-78695217274906721632017-07-15T00:13:53.703-04:002017-07-15T00:13:53.703-04:00Then there is this from Steve Brown:
Congresswoma...Then there is this from Steve Brown:<br /><br />Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez steps into $4 million fight between WBAI and Empire State Realty Trust <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Dear WBAI & Pacifica Supporter --<br /><br />Just in tn time for WBAI’s July 13 press conference on the steps of City Hall today, Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez has added her influential voice to those of many other prominent New Yorkers who are protesting the $4 million dollar lawsuit filed by the Empire State Building against WBAI – a lawsuit that could destroy the station and possibly bring down the entire Pacifica network.<br /><br />(Photos and a report on WBAI's press conference will follow in another email.)<br /><br />In her letter to the Empire State Realty Trust, Congresswoman Velazquez noted that ESRT was a wealthy multi-national corporation, which was sitting on more than half-a-billion dollars in cash and cash equivalents, and urged that it sit down with WBAI and “negotiate in good faith” to resolve their differences without destroying a vital community resource. <br /><br />You can read her letter here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByvjlST-TrchWUhxR1IxWVdfRWM <br /><br />Congresswoman Velazquez now joins Mayor DeBlasio, State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and numerous New York City Councilpersons, legislators, and community activists who have weighed in on behalf of WBAI and Pacifica.<br /><br />Nydia M. Velázquez is currently serving her thirteenth term as Representative for New York’s 7th Congressional District (home to WBAI’s studios at 388 Atlantic Avenue, in Brooklyn). In the 115th Congress, she is the Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee and a senior member of the Financial Services Committee.<br /><br />She has made history several times during her tenure in Congress. In 1992, she was the first Puerto Rican woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. In February 1998, she was named Ranking Democratic Member of the House Small Business Committee, making her the first Hispanic woman to serve as Ranking Member of a full House committee. Most recently, in 2006, she was named Chairwoman of the House Small Business Committee, making her the first Latina to chair a full Congressional committee.<br />Chris Albertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056345320709233401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-34088869421267220652017-07-14T23:54:12.526-04:002017-07-14T23:54:12.526-04:00On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 1:33 AM, Steve Brown wrot...On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 1:33 AM, Steve Brown wrote:<br />WBAI press conference draws listeners, staff members and politicians<br />WBAI's press conference and protest draws listeners, staff members, and politicians to the steps of City Hall<br /><br />Dear Friends of WBAI & Pacifica -- <br /><br />At exactly 1:00 pm on Thursday, July 13, the organizers of WBAI's press conference -- Mimi Rosenberg and Randy Credico -- stepped up to the microphones and looked out over a veritable ocean of clapping, chanting, sign-holding WBAI supporters who had trekked to City Hall from all over New York City (as well as Long Island, Westchester, New Jersey, Massachusets and Connecticut) by train, ferry, bus, and bicycle, in sweltering 91-degree weather ... for the sole pupose of helping to save the radio station they loved.<br /><br />As you no doubt know, WBAI is under attack by the Empire State Building, which for the past 12 years has been charging it four times (4 times!) the market rent to host its broadcasting antenna, and now claims that the station owes it $2.2 million in back rent as well as another $2 million in future rent at the same inflated price.<br /><br />That could destroy WBAI and also bring down the entire Pacifica network.<br /><br />In response, WBAI's many listeners and friends (inlcuding Mayor DeBlasio, NY State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, State Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, and numerous City Council Members) have sent letters of protested to the Empire State Realty Trust, a huge multi-national corporation currently sitting on more than half-a-billion dollars in cash and cash equivalents (as Congresswoman Nydia Valezquez recently noted in her letter to Empire State Realy Trust officers).<br /><br />The press conference and rally were a great success. We hope that board members of ESRT were watching.<br /><br />Below are some of the photos from the press conference sent to me by attendees. State Assemblyman Richard Gottfried is the white-bearded gentlemen in photo 2 . Randy Credico and Mimi Rosenberg (wearing the bright yellow top) are front and center in Photo 3. [In case you're interested, that's me, to the left of Mimi Rosenberg, in the vertically striped T-shirt.] And Councilman Jumaane Williams is wearng the pink blazer in photo 5.<br /><br /><br /> Chris Albertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056345320709233401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-22516304903639608642017-07-14T23:45:07.182-04:002017-07-14T23:45:07.182-04:00What report?
Since you mentioned Null, it's ...What report? <br /><br />Since you mentioned Null, it's funny he didn't show up.<br /><br />SDLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486287910626602438.post-10980326919276672742017-07-14T23:28:24.781-04:002017-07-14T23:28:24.781-04:00I forgot about the bad singing, that woman was awf...I forgot about the bad singing, that woman was awful! I don't know if any of you have seen the PR report Steve Brown wrote and posted—it was as puffed up as a Trump statement—I didn't think he was on quite that low a level. Guess he wants to see his friend, Null, continue to sell his that stuff.Chris Albertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056345320709233401noreply@blogger.com