“I don’t care if some guy living in his Mom’s basement puts this on his blog,” JJ defiantly stated as he went on a short rant. “You know this is going to make his blog.”
Well, no, JJ, your little rant this morning wouldn’t have made our blog, but we’re more than happy to oblige you.
For the last two weeks, I have been writing our next review based on what we all have heard over the last month. After this morning’s show, the other four critics said I could go ahead and write what I wanted. I am condensing the two week’s worth of writing I have already done down to three sentences. What a huge, and enjoyable, improvement in the Worst Show Ever with JJ and Sarah. Sarah has stopped trying to be “one of the boys” and is developing an engaging on air personality. JJ has mostly stopped qualifying what he says with the stale “No homo” comment.
Now to make JJ happy and rip into today’s show.
JJ covered the news like he does every morning. He apologized for “getting political” before covering the news about Chic-Fil-A. We’ve noticed JJ has started “apologizing” before talking about some news story, much to our dismay. We’re still wondering why he apologized today before going into his short rant.
In case you aren’t up to speed on this particular news story, the owners of Chic-Fil-A stated they are against same-sex marriage and the statement, brought to light by an alderman in Chicago on why Chicago should deny Chic-Fil-A a permit to build another restaurant, has caused a mild tempest on the radio and Internet, mostly among the far right conservative Christians.
The gist of JJ’s argument, backed by Sarah, was that the owners of Chic-Fil-A are entitled to hold their own opinions and their personal opinions shouldn’t play a role in whether or not people will eat there. JJ’s and Sarah’s editorial comments on the news story were spot on and actually shocked the two of us who caught the segment.
The only comment JJ made that we could object to, if we wanted to nit pick, was his comment that gays shouldn’t flaunt their homosexuality because it makes him uncomfortable when another guy tries to hit on him.
Here’s the bad news, JJ. We’ve all seen your picture and agree that no gay guy in his right mind would hit on you. If flaunting ones sexual orientation is asking someone out, we suggest you stop flaunting your heterosexuality and making so many woman uncomfortable in your presence. We’re sure there have been plenty of women who have struggled with how to politely turn your advances down. If a gay guy has ever approached you, you now know how you make some women feel.
But, honestly, the two of us who caught the show didn’t find his comments offensive, just ironic. And we applaud both JJ and Sarah for taking an objective, yet firm stand on why we should ignore the lunatics and continue eating at Chic-Fil-A.
Where JJ strayed from thoughtful editorial comment with a twist of irony was his rant about probably making a blog written by some kid living in Mom’s basement and that he didn’t care if he did make the blog.
Wow. Flashback to the old days of Matt and Crank when they tried to convince listeners that some social recluse of a geek living in Mom’s basement was behind this blog and they didn’t care either.
In fairness to JJ, he may not have been talking about this blog, but we are unaware of any other blog that regularly reviews the programming on WZBH and particularly the morning show. If there is one, please let us know. We’d be interested in reading their take on WZBH’s programming.
If he were talking about this blog, let me set the record straight since I write almost everything on here based on what the other four and I talk about.
There are five of us. All five of us listen to WZBH. Like the kids today, we get bored and play with all the electronic toys. We hear something, we text each other about it. On Saturday nights, all or some of us show up at the local bar, the only one we have down here, and, while waiting for our turn at the pool table, we talk about what we texted about all week.
The writing falls on me because the other four agree I do a much better job than they could. None of us are kids or live with their mom. In fact, I am the second oldest and old enough to be JJ’s father. The youngest in our loose knit group isn’t old enough to be JJ’s mom, unless she wanted to be the topic of the daily dumbass, but is old enough to be Sarah’s mom.
We are puzzled. Since we started paying attention to WZBH after Matt’s particularly offensive show on August 19, 2010, we have noticed almost every DJ whining about the average American being more interested in the latest reality TV show than to get off their butts and make a change that matters. We have done that. Whether or not this blog has facilitated the many changes at WZBH since that day in August two years ago is immaterial. What we have shown is expressing one’s opinions at least professionally, if not intelligently, gets people’s attention and may facilitate change. Why, then, do all the people, fans included, who complain about the average American not caring to make an effort to change something turn around and try their damnedest to make a group of grown adults who are trying to do something to make a change look like some lonely kid living in Mom’s basement? Some advice, JJ. Go to Matt’s FaceBook page and ask him how that tactic worked out for him.
As a side note, JJ, the two of us who caught the morning show today called in, but not to talk about your little morning rant. It’s not the first time any of us five have called in, either. We’re both annoyed at you calling us “brother.” We’re not your brother because, if we were, we’d have to kick your ass.
For fans of this blog, here’s a cliffhanger for you. In texting this morning, the idea of conducting an unscientific poll on JJ’s sex appeal with gays came up. We think no gay guy in his right mind would want to ask JJ out. We want to know if our bold statement is true. We’re thinking of taking JJ’s picture (and just his picture, not who he is or any information about him) to some gay bars in Baltimore and see what sex appeal he has in the gay community. If we’re wrong, we’ll retract our statement and apologize to JJ.
