Still Experiencing Telephone Difficulties

Tonight, it took me almost two hours to get online.  The phone company still hasn't resolved the problem.  They want to come inside my condo to see if the problem can be fixed once and for all.  This problem has been getting worse every month.  My phone calls are difficult.  I can barely hear the other person at the other end.  Sometimes, there is static crackling loudly like popcorn.  Other times, there's a loud buzz that drones out the other person's voice.  Not to mention that it's hard to concentrate.

I need DSL badly.

Bo Duke (aka Superman's Dad) Promotes AS Awareness

Special thanks to Donald Kaake, a regular reader of this blog, for submitting this USA Today article about John Schneider, actor who now stars on Smallville as Jonathan Kent, Clark's Dad, and best remembered as Bo Duke on Dukes of Hazzard.  He talks about his son who was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome.

The article also features quotes from Stephen Shore of the Asperger Association of New England (AANE), an organization that is dedicated in supporting people with Asperger's Syndrome and educating the public about AS.

The Return of Charles Laquidara... Sort of!

Lucky Charles!  He now has a new gig at WBOS-FM in Boston.  He's doing an hour long show where he plays the top nine songs of a certain year.  It's amazing that he's back doing what he loves after retiring almost six years ago.

Charles' new show debuts later this month.  Stay tuned.

He Used to Work at WBCN -- Billy West!

Here's an article about a former employee of WBCN.  Billy West used to work for Charles Laquidara back in the 1980s and then started working for Howard Stern in the 1990s before achieving fame on doing the voices for the Ren & Stimpy cartoon show.

It's all here in "The Voices in His Head" from LA Weekly.

Have No Fear, David Lee Roth is Here!

Diamond Dave (aka David Lee Roth, former lead singer of Van Halen) made his debut today at WBCN-FM in Boston, replacing Howard Stern who is doing his show on Sirrius Radio starting next week.  I listened this morning when I got up and even had WBCN on in my car as I drove to work today just to hear Dave.  I enjoyed it.

Last year, David Lee Roth filled in for the morning team at WZLX-FM for a week while they were on vacation.  He was awesome.  Infinity has made the right choice.  Dave can be heard in several cities.  The Boston Globe has all the details in their article called "Roth To The Rescue."

A Curious Thing I Saw Yesterday on The Way To See King Kong...

I was walking down Brookline Avenue from Kenmore Square where I parked my car.  I was heading towards the Fenway Movie Theater and walked by a parked car that had a sign in its side window.  It said:

Imagine

- John Lennon

I don't know why it was there,  but I smiled a lot.

How I spent New Year's

I didn't do anything special on New Year's Eve because I was a little bit under the weather.  It was snowing outside.  I didn't feel like driving my Mustang out there when there's always the danger of drunk drivers roaming around on New Year's Eve.  It was also very cold, so I didn't feel like going to any of the First Night festivities.

On New Year's Day, I dug up my car and drove around a bit.  I first went to the Chestnut Hill movie theater, but I didn't want to wait three hours for the next showing of Narnia.  So, I went over to the Fenway Theatre Megaplex where they have 13  movie screens and saw KING KONG.

I really enjoyed this movie!  I am a big fan of the 1933 movie.  I don't remember the 1976 movie at all.  I know I saw it back in the day.

I actually cried at the end.  I'm such a softie!