Tuesday, May 23, 2006
i never squeezed fruit!
Browsing WFMU's "Beware of the Blog" this morning I read the post on Bob Lassiter, downloaded a few tracks, and was pretty impressed.
Lassiter basically winds up the wingnuts with a monologue and then when they call in, he knocks 'em down one by one. Its a guilty pleasure, bashing the rubes, but its damn good radio. Listening to Lassiter is a fascinating look at what was happening on talk radio before Rush Limbaugh and the right had almost completely taken it over.
Lassiter is still alive, but unfortunately he's been off the air for a while and is near death.
From Lassiter's Wikipedia entry:
Listen to "Mr. Airstream".
One of my favorites clips so far is "Hardcore Conservative".
Anyway, Lassiter's archives.
Enjoy.
posted by Scats : 5/23/2006 08:02:00 AM
Lassiter basically winds up the wingnuts with a monologue and then when they call in, he knocks 'em down one by one. Its a guilty pleasure, bashing the rubes, but its damn good radio. Listening to Lassiter is a fascinating look at what was happening on talk radio before Rush Limbaugh and the right had almost completely taken it over.
Lassiter is still alive, but unfortunately he's been off the air for a while and is near death.
From Lassiter's Wikipedia entry:
Lassiter's unique and provocative style have created a high demand for airchecks of his old shows, many of which are archived online. One of the most notorious of these, known as "Mr. Airstream," is a recording from WPLP on April 1, 1987. It is a phone conversation in which an irate elderly man in a trailer protests Lassiter's treatment of old people, as well as the President and Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker; threatens to report him to the station management, the FCC, the Chamber of Commerce, and even the police; and ends the call by saying, "Have a bad night, hippie!" Many consider it to be the greatest moment in talk-radio history.
Listen to "Mr. Airstream".
One of my favorites clips so far is "Hardcore Conservative".
Anyway, Lassiter's archives.
Enjoy.
posted by Scats : 5/23/2006 08:02:00 AM
