video killed the radio star

Ever since I was a young lassie, living on the mean streets of small town, Michigan, I always fancied me as a radio lovin tree hugger. I would listen to it day in and day out. I would fall asleep listening to it, wake up listening to it. It was something I just had to have or I would go insane.



So when I tell you guys I did lots of activities to music, I ain't lying...



I could never find a station that suited my needs as I do have very exquisite taste I'm a music contasour if u will, the first couple songs would kick ass, but then it would all go down hill from there..I was always changing the station looking for a song that didn't make me want to vomit.



Because I don't like to vomit.



I would often find myself nearly getting in car wrecks whilst changing the station to something that could possibly play a decent song, maybe at least 3 good ones in a row rather then one..



Then about 5 years ago I decided to go satellite...I had heard all these raving kick ass stories about how flaming awesome satellite radio is.



And me, being a trend setter and all, I needed this..like yesterday.



Now at the time there were XM and Sirius...I could not make up my mind, so I got both..



yes yes, u may think its overboard, but truly its not, so shut up.



I wanted to find a station that suited my musical needs. No commercials, no annoying disc jockeys..I hate disc jockeys, I'm just gonna go out and say it..



On XM I listen to channel 49...its called Big Tracks...I like it OK...but it gets a bit repetitive..

nothing pisses me off more then the repeat of something...there are thousnads of kick ass rock and roll songs, but XM only thinks there is 5..and Van Halen sing 3 and The POlice sing the last two.



On Sirius I listen to channel 15, Classic Rewind.



Now I must say I like XM better because the station I love has no damn DJ..I already stated how I hate the DJ..



On my trip across MN, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico...I got to listen to this station non stop..



You might think that would be a good thing...but after the 3rd straight hour you hear the same shit over and over..



Now I know I have my preferences but in general I love all the rock of the 70's and 80's..as a general rule anyway.



I swear to God on my trip I heard Van HAlen about once an hour..along with U2, John mellencamp, The Police and Rush...



over and over and over and over and over....



u get the point..



I heard Bon Jovi maybe 5 times the whole journey...Def Leppard maybe twice..



It was starting to tick me off because I didn't even bring a single CD's with me.



After a while I would get so fuckin tired of Van Halen, mostly because I think they suck..that I would turn it to the all 80's channel..



The second I put it on there, I realized why I don't like it..



I start out with something by the B-52's...enough to make u puke, but not quite there..Then its something by the Boss, ohh, u gotta love the Boss...baby i was born to run..bitches..



Then the next song..BAM, like a bat outta hell..



Van Halen..



sonofabitch u have GOT to be kidding me. This is some hoax they are playing on me, and it ain't a funny one..



So I change it straight away.



Now the reason I have the XM and NOT the Sirius on this journey is because my car was made with an XM radio, so its already there...I don't need the little adapter..



And I tend to like the XM radio better..until this trip.



So I change the station and there is a Police song...Gawd how I fuckin hate The Police..and BAM, like a bat outta hell there is another Goddamn Van Halen song.



So I shut it off and I travel in silence for a while..



but the the silence makes me wanna start kicking puppies and planning out some sort of corporate takeover at Walmart..



it was just going nowhere real fast...



So, after about 10 minutes or so of quiet time, my mom turned the radio back on..



and BAM its Billy Idol..



WHOA, I love Billy Idol..



I thanked God for making it something that didn't suck..



Thank you God for making it something that didn't suck, I owe you big fuckin time..



Next song, go ahead and say it...yup, mother truckin Van Halen..



Oh how I hate Van Halen..



as if I did not establish that already, but for good measure I will keep telling u this..



After the first day of driving, we head out again, turn on the radio, good ole channel 49...Its about 4am, cause I like getting early starts..thats how I roll.



Everything starts out OK, because the song that was on when I turned the car on was def Leppard..I think to myself..



self, today might not be that bad...its gonna be a good day..



that all went out the window and under my tires as the next song was something by The Police. Oh how I loath the police...not a one of their songs makes any goll damn sense...go ahead, go listen to a Police song..I will wait...

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Ya...so anyway, that kinda set the tone for the day, at that point in time we kept track of how many times we heard Van Halen and The Police.



In my 16 hour drive...on day two, by the time I got to Amarillo Texas at 930 pm, where I stopped for the night...



this was the tally



Van Halen 14

The Police 10



that isn't counting the times I heard then before I started counting...cause we talked about doing it, before we actually did it..



Now normally when I have my radio on, while I am putzing around the house cleaning and bagging up dead bodies...You don't normally notice the repeat of songs..cause your not listening to the radio 16 hours straight, more like an hour or so...



This continued our journey home..we counted all the Van Halen and The Police songs we heard in our two day venture home..



Your gonna shit yourself..



Van Halen

49



The Police

41



See, this is some sort of a conspiracy...I know it is...



I get home and I vow to not ever listen to XM again...



So I turn on Sirius..



and the DJ's on there make me wanna do naughty things to innocent people..and not a good naughty either..



So now I am back to XM....listening to fucking Van Halen and The Police more then any human should ever have to..



I'm thinking of writing a strongly worded letter to the assholes who run XM CHannel 49..I am thankful there is no DJ to shitty it up even more, but I would almost rather have a whiny DJ who thinks they are Gods gift to funny and rock and roll DJing..



when in fact they are over weight douche bags who still live with momma.in the basement...



So the people who run XM, if your out there...please heed to my calls...



Put more in your rotation then sucky Van Halen and The Police...



I don't know if you have a monkey there spinning tunes for you, but they need to take their Van Halen CD's and gets a steppin...



I would do a much better job at running that channel...



I don't work holidays, weekends, evenings, early morning, or mid day..



but any days other then that..give me a call and we will get your station back on its feet again..

I am only here to help...cause im a rocker, not a fighter..

Thats how I roll..