Listening To The Radio Mugs

'This has been a test. If this had been an actual emergency - you'd be dead.'

Unwanted weather forecast

"Thank you for letting me listen to my oldies. Let's start with some Jimi Hendrix."

'Big audio gear is coming back!'

Sci-Fi Museum. New Exhibit. H.G. Wells War of the Worlds. In 1938, Orson Welles broadcast "War of the Worlds," a radio drama about aliens from Mars invading earth. The radio drama was presented as a series of fake news reports about devastation caused by the invading aliens. Many listeners turned in to the program mid-roadcast and thought the news reports were real. Widespread panic ensued. Wow! Orson Welles caused all that panic with a radio program. Just imagine what he could have don

'We interrupt this programme for a sex flash.'

"I love it when you use your 'All Things Considered' voice."

Gramophone dreams of mp3 player.

"It's Dr. Sadie. Go ahead, caller." "Yeah, how come you haven't said 'Merry Christmas' yet?" "Oh, that’s because I was hoping to provoke everyone who’s upset about the so-called 'war on Christmas' to spend all their time on hold waiting to castigate me. That way, all the normal people who don’t think Christmas is just another chance to play the victim can open their gifts in peace." "You're welcome, America." "Why haven't you played 'Jingle Bells' yet?"

Junk art/ food/ tv/ music/ amusements/ novels/ views/ life.

"Still Undecided Political Blocs"

"New studies show that the so-called 'lucky man' made popular by the prog-rock band Emerson, Lake and Palmer was, in fact, just very well-connected."

"Midtown Vinyl. Vintage albums + EPs. Midtown Ink. Vintage books + newspapers."

Mozart's very good, but can't beat Rossini for sandbox activities.

Pre-Television Man Caves

Non Thought For The Day.

"This just in — I no longer have a job."

Listening to Coldplay.

Day two of our series: America's sleeping pill addiction. My guest, pillhead Rudy Park. I'm not a pillhead. Come clean. Admit the obvious truth. What truth? Rush Limbaugh made you do it! A political pundit never misses an opportunity. You got hooked only after O'Reilly harassed you.

"Joe's cereal. NPR co-approved."

'For the luxury item I'd like my ipod.'

"Just play the hit single, then you can do the experimental track."

Musical genres

'Teenage Beethoven.'

Couple sharing earbuds.

"Boss, remember when you told me to start charging Sadie 'studio fees' for operating her radio show in the cafe?" "Well, I've got good news and bad news." "What's the good?" "She's agreed not to resort to violence." "I see. And the bad news?" "On today's 'Sadie Cohen Radio Show': Evil cafe owners who may or may not poison their customers."

Not-so-easy listening...

Man from 'National Viewers and Listeners Association sits at work boxes titled; 'Switch on' and 'Switch off'.

Clive Anderson

"Brat"

"He had a request for me on the radio today. He wanted me to bring him a cup of tea."

Wally flunks the test: The Emergency Broadcast System.

Larry King

TV SALES, 'Will the violence chip block out Glenn Beck?'

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