Changing Channels
Remember when LA's KMET 94.7 changed from adult rock to "the wave" in early 1988? Quite disconcerting, seeing how much I identified with the air personalities, music and attitude.
Perhaps this process by which radio stations change their format overnight has nothing to do with the strength or popularity of the current station's disk jockey, shock jock, or listener base. Rather, the station's owners have some mission to change things around "for the better". But since "better" is subjective, there are no arguments that can be used to stop what is destined to happen anyway.
Well, at a local restaurant I frequent, it appears that suddently there are many new "cooks" that have become quite interested in barging their way into the kitchen in an attempt to make sure that the food is being properly prepared. While the current chef and staff seemed to have everything under control, and the restaurant's customers are quite pleased with the meals, these chosen few seem to be following special instructions from high places with secret agendas. Might be foreshadowing the apperance of an "Under New Management" sign in the near future.
It will be unfortunate if the restaurant changes hands.
What is it that I used to hear Joni Mitchell sing those many years ago on KMET - "You don't know what you've got til its gone. They paved paradise and put up a parking lot."
Perhaps this process by which radio stations change their format overnight has nothing to do with the strength or popularity of the current station's disk jockey, shock jock, or listener base. Rather, the station's owners have some mission to change things around "for the better". But since "better" is subjective, there are no arguments that can be used to stop what is destined to happen anyway.
Well, at a local restaurant I frequent, it appears that suddently there are many new "cooks" that have become quite interested in barging their way into the kitchen in an attempt to make sure that the food is being properly prepared. While the current chef and staff seemed to have everything under control, and the restaurant's customers are quite pleased with the meals, these chosen few seem to be following special instructions from high places with secret agendas. Might be foreshadowing the apperance of an "Under New Management" sign in the near future.
It will be unfortunate if the restaurant changes hands.
What is it that I used to hear Joni Mitchell sing those many years ago on KMET - "You don't know what you've got til its gone. They paved paradise and put up a parking lot."
posted by epiclectic at 11:20 PM
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