I’m not sure who should be more embarrassed in this scenario: the auto mechanic for leaving the car stereo set to “Warm 106.9″ when returning my Corolla, or me for listening to the station on the drive home and, upon hearing “Jessie’s Girl” classified as a “Soft Favorite”, exclaiming “that’s fucking BULLSHIT!!“
The Point is Prob’ly Moot
February 23rd, 2010
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That’s crap! Springfield rocks hard.
Posted by Amy on February 23rd, 2010.
Semi-Related: Normally listening to NPR or KEXP, I occasionally get bored and surf the dial and have on occasion landed on a commercial radio station, listened to one song and then 3 minutes of commercials before I realize that I’m now listening to commercials (and have listened for at least 3 or 4 of the bastards), swearing, and continuing to scan for actual music.
Posted by John Eddy on February 23rd, 2010.
Oh my goodness, Matthew! You may not post that frequently, but when you do it’s well worth it for pee-in-pants funny.
Posted by leah on February 24th, 2010.
AFTERBURN: after walking away humming, I realize the title of the post comes from the song lyrics. smoooooth.
Posted by leah on February 24th, 2010.
How long were they test-driving your car for the mechanic to think, “I need some tunes for this ride”? The only station he should be listening to is one playing sounds of cars with problems, followed by commercials where his manager is screaming, “Get back to work, get back to work.”
Posted by Canned Salmon on February 24th, 2010.
Ya’ gotta love a hit song that contains the word, “moot.” I was embarrassed a few years ago when “Jesse’s Girl” came on as telephone hold music and, not only did I know every single word, I was sad when the operator took me off hold and I didn’t get to hear the end of the song. Luckily, she didn’t hear me singing.
Posted by Andree on February 24th, 2010.
Marginally related: my supermarket plays a mix of “adult contempo” and lately what passes as MOR is Wilco, Neko Case, and Rufus Wainwright. Those artists are on my iPod!
Posted by Kathy on February 24th, 2010.
There was a Doonesbury cartoon several years ago in which Mike is washing dishes and listening to the radio and the announcer says, “Coming up, our station identification, turn it down if you can’t handle it!”
Mike looks at the radio with his hands in the dishwater.
“This is WSNW, oldies 105!”
Mike, crestfallen: “Darn, I thought I was rocking!”
Posted by Michael Straight on February 24th, 2010.