Cellphone Focus

There has been a lot of talk among educators about how to reach the dumb-phone addicted. This short video might be a decent demonstration. Show the little morons how staring at some brainless "tweet" when you're supposed to be working is a great way to crush a brand new career before it gets started. One instructor noted that, after explaining his "no electronics in class" rules, he simply explains that "If I see you staring at your crotch and smiling, you're gone." AJ could have used a little of that tough love.

This was AJ Clemente's first (and last) day on the job. In fact, I'd imagine his hopes and dreams of being a television broadcaster probably went down the toilet with his over-priced, under-disiplined education. On-line, since he won't be on screen anytime soon, Clemente said, "Unfortunately KFYRTV has decided to let me go. Thank you to them and everyone in North Dakota for the opportunity and everyone for the support." In response to some comments about his "misfortune," Clemente followed that up with "I'm a free agent. Cant help but laugh at myself and stay positive.Wish i didnt trip over my 'Freaking Shoes' out of the gate."

I'd feel sorry for him if he wasn't obviously a brainless little rich kid. He has a degree in something-or-other from West Virginia University, a state diploma mill with the usual low education standards we've come to expect from the southeast. What do you want to bet that school hands out A's at the usual 70%-of-all-grades rate? Literacy is, clearly, not one of WVU's strong points; either is a decent work ethic.

To illustrate the near-complete breakdown of society, a variety of morning-moron shows "invited" this idiot on to national television to explain how his tiny brain works. Obviously, owning a television is an invitation to become mentally disabled. My wife can put up with hours of these chittering chimpanzees, but she's 3/4 deaf. I can't stand more than a few seconds of that awful noise without wanting to toss the televisions from our house (probably grounds for divorce in most states).

More Than We Needed to Know

This series of interviews proves that a whole generation of "music lovers" is so full of bullshit that it's a wonder they aren't used, directly, for fertilizer.



Kimmel's interviewer had to be having Clevon Little flashbacks, "Ooh, baby, you are so talented! And they are so dumb!" With an audience this moronic, how can today's musicians fail to take their money?

Another Current Show: Peter Wolf Crier

This was the last show of the season and the guy, Andrew Halverson, who recorded and mixed this show knocked it out of the park: The Local Show April 7. Not only did Dave Campbell and the guys love the mix and interview segments, but the band put the show on their website, too. For the 2nd time in two years, The Current posted the whole show, interviews included, on their website: Peter Wolf Crier performs at the McNally Smith Soundbite Series. Andy gets a great credit on that page, too.

The MPR folks have been incredibly generous to my students in this project. Dave Campbell gives the engineer who mixed the show full credit, often multiple times, at least once and sometimes more often. You can't ask for a better starting point as a professional in music than to get a shout-out on the best radio station in the country.