It was a funny thing. As I sat on the couch at The Amoury studio with Dunner, waiting for the band to get there, we chatted about upcoming vacation time, or in his case, the lack there of. Ratings start up again first thing in January, and his MD is heading to England in search of Santa Claus, so you know what that means... a PD's work is never done. Granted the Corus online link-ups allow for a lot to get done from home, but still.
We're just not normal. Every other industry (barring retail of course) is winding down and we're in that constant cycle of figuring out what the next hurdle will be. It could be argued that we live for it, and to a degree it's true. Radio is a lifestyle more than a job, though every once in a while it would be nice to get an actual break. Throw the blackberry in a ditch and get back to living for a little bit. But alas, the competition continues to grow and we continue to face more and more challenges as the years pass. Lucky for us, it's the people that make up our game that make us the business we are, and one that's even attractive to Google for that matter (what, you didn't hear? You will).
On that note, I'm done for the year and off to Montreal and Quebec City for a much needed nap. Hopefully my new RAZR will have a better holiday season than my iPod did last year.
Also, serious plug, if you were looking for a new cell phone, I'd highly recommend this thing, the Motorola RAZR (pronounced Razor) it's like butta. And that's a big compliment coming from a guy who lives on his mobile phone, when it's not broken or lost).
To end things up this year I leave you with a couple of quick lists… ‘cause who doesn't like a good list. (send your lists to me at gary@radiogazza.com)
My personal Top 5 songs of the year:
Lily Allen "Alfie"
Crowded House "Don't Dream It's Over"
Zero 7 "This Fine Social Scene"
Jay-Z "30 Something"
Akon "Smack That"
Top 5 out-of-context lines from conversations I've actually had:
5) "I left the sailboat at the spot where that guy peed on our car"
4) "Has anyone seen a goat named Poncho?"
3) "Mr. McDonald, your current behavior is ill-suited for a guest here at the Fairmont"
2) "I'm sorry sir, we're out of needles so the monkey will just have to bite you"
And the #1 out-of-context line from a conversation I've had in 2006 is...
"I mean that sexually... of course"
Gary McDonald
