- Sep 22, 2013
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This is a media-culture vignette inspired by the films Pump Up the Volume, Talk Radio, Radio Days, and Clerks II!
It also cites the social appeal of America's two most popular radio personalities, Howard Stern and Don Imus.
Cheers,
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Howard Stern and Don Imus became America's most iconic radio personalities, and anyone who appreciated 'slick social commentary' in this modern age of media favored either Stern or Imus. Those who endorsed Stern's brand of 'loudmouth slapstick anthropology' were fans of comic books, cartoons, MTV, Saturday Night Live, and general nerdy comedy. Those who endorsed Imus's brand of 'dissecting moderate-conservatism' were fans of Wall Street, Hollywood, Consumer Reports, Reader's Digest, and general high-brow sarcasm. Stern fans began calling themselves the 'Liberal Dystopians,' and Imus fans began calling themselves the 'Conservative Frogs.'
Unfortunately, the Liberal Dystopians and Conservative Frogs became such media-culture 'rivals' that soon there were urban gangs (in LA and NY) that wore rabbit-masks to signify their demand for serious radio spotlights! It was clear these 'rabbit-gangs' were Imus fans (and hence biased towards the Conservative Frogs). The rabbit-gangs even wielded machetes and made fancy street-night parades about the 'value' of immigration control, race-based political criticism, and ostracism of pedestrian goofiness. The Liberal Dystopians started wondering if there was even a 'spiritual island' where they would feel safe to be Stern fans (and safe from the rabbits!).
Entering into this equation was a nutty self-proclaimed vigilante named Ajay Zealand who was a stockbroker by day and ski-mask wearing, fancy metal toy water-pistol toting 'superhero' at night. Ajay called himself the 'Radio Ghost' and walked around late at night in LA and NY (avoiding the rabbit-gangs!) finding people in the alleys and streets and approaching them, drawing his water-pistol, and telling them, "Howard Stern endorses water-guns, not machetes!" It was soon clear to the press that Radio Ghost represented democratic child-like humor, and soon the ominous presence of the rabbit-gangs diminished, and Stern and Imus held a special joint-show during which they debated about 'nouveau crusade-psychiatric fandom.' Ajay (aka, 'Radio Ghost') suggested all of this was reminiscent of Robin Hood.
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It also cites the social appeal of America's two most popular radio personalities, Howard Stern and Don Imus.
Cheers,
===
Howard Stern and Don Imus became America's most iconic radio personalities, and anyone who appreciated 'slick social commentary' in this modern age of media favored either Stern or Imus. Those who endorsed Stern's brand of 'loudmouth slapstick anthropology' were fans of comic books, cartoons, MTV, Saturday Night Live, and general nerdy comedy. Those who endorsed Imus's brand of 'dissecting moderate-conservatism' were fans of Wall Street, Hollywood, Consumer Reports, Reader's Digest, and general high-brow sarcasm. Stern fans began calling themselves the 'Liberal Dystopians,' and Imus fans began calling themselves the 'Conservative Frogs.'
Unfortunately, the Liberal Dystopians and Conservative Frogs became such media-culture 'rivals' that soon there were urban gangs (in LA and NY) that wore rabbit-masks to signify their demand for serious radio spotlights! It was clear these 'rabbit-gangs' were Imus fans (and hence biased towards the Conservative Frogs). The rabbit-gangs even wielded machetes and made fancy street-night parades about the 'value' of immigration control, race-based political criticism, and ostracism of pedestrian goofiness. The Liberal Dystopians started wondering if there was even a 'spiritual island' where they would feel safe to be Stern fans (and safe from the rabbits!).
Entering into this equation was a nutty self-proclaimed vigilante named Ajay Zealand who was a stockbroker by day and ski-mask wearing, fancy metal toy water-pistol toting 'superhero' at night. Ajay called himself the 'Radio Ghost' and walked around late at night in LA and NY (avoiding the rabbit-gangs!) finding people in the alleys and streets and approaching them, drawing his water-pistol, and telling them, "Howard Stern endorses water-guns, not machetes!" It was soon clear to the press that Radio Ghost represented democratic child-like humor, and soon the ominous presence of the rabbit-gangs diminished, and Stern and Imus held a special joint-show during which they debated about 'nouveau crusade-psychiatric fandom.' Ajay (aka, 'Radio Ghost') suggested all of this was reminiscent of Robin Hood.
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