I never thought an entire world would be happy to see a year go away. Well. It's gone. After singing Auld Lang Syne, it's time to reflect. Did we think in one instant the world would change? Sure, the DOW was up like 1000 points for a day...but what does the future really hold for the world? Will Obama save it? It's what we hope will be. But none of this will happen just because a year changed by a tick of the clock.
Here at the Darkstar Network, I think it's time to say good by to the Holy Trinity. The Diva's of Fantasy.
(Bettie Page)
Science Fiction Diva:
(Majel Barrett Roddenberry)
Superhero Diva:
(Eartha Kitt as Catwoman)
These three helped shape and warp the minds of many young geeks, horny boys and even influence a few twisted girls.
We thank them for their contribution.
Here's to a better 2009. With some hard work...maybe there actually will be change.
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I have (or should I say 'had') a listener who for some reason cannot fathom today's technology yet chose to take it out upon both the station and myself personally. Being that on the blogosphere, I am in the top 6000 of over 360,000 registered real blogs out there in the world, I thought I'd educate people on how NOT to present one's self to an internet radio community.
This person, whom for professional purposes, shall have their username withheld, has been disrupting my show's chatroom for weeks as a listener. Allegedly they believed that the chatroom was somehow evil or possessed and continuously singled them out as a user for which to fool with. First they claimed the chatroom would kick them out, then they claimed it was "flooding" them and ONLY them. Not even their friend who was also in the chatroom , experienced such "defects" in the system. In fact NO ONE did. This person chose to take their computers shortcomings and blame it on professional software and the station and management staff that pays for it's usage. Basically, they were complaining about FREE entertainment for which they were not equipped to use.
Today I find myself and the station removed from certain networking sites as their "friends". Since last nights fiasco I had thought of writing a letter scolding both for their actions but decided to be the bigger person and not do so...until I noticed my removal. With that, I wrote something rather simple.
The letter reads as follows:
Subject : "Thank you.
I'd like to thank both of you for disrupting my show and causing both a scene and havoc.
I cannot understand how you could not see that the problem was isolated to your equipment. No one else, not even "insert friends name here" was experiencing the problems you spoke of. To say we were "losing a listener" if we did not fix what wasn't broken save for your faulty equipment was insulting to the station and myself.
Every week you and only you, cause scenes in my chatroom for no reason other than your computer has issues even worse than Bruce Wayne's (a KMRL DJ). However I noticed you have no problem actually listening, only chatting. Until you rectify your computing problem, we thank you for your participation in the mojo radio community, and as you have made it evident, your patronage and chat participation's no longer required.
Feel free to listen if you wish. If you choose to return to chat, please be considerate of others. Return only if and when you have corrected your computer issues. Mojo chat is not nor will it be a platform for a single individual save for the actual show's host.
Thank you for your participation.
Darkstar
KMRL owner."
Following my just posting this I got a Yahoo Instant Message saying "are you happy now that you've lost two listeners?"
My reply was simple: "read your email".
For the record? Documented proof shows that no one was "flooding", spamming or booting said person from chat. The person in question was untouched all night. I thank them for drama no one needed. I can only suggest they possibly seek mental help for their paranoia issues, then suggest they purchase new computing equipment and learn a modicum of internet and chat etiquette.
As for losing listeners? Actually, I stand to gain more as people gravitate to places of little drama and with more of a family or kindred feel. Radio does not count it's listeners on it's hands, however, I do know for a fact that there are listeners that do not enter chat because they don't like other chatters and their drama. Suffice it to say, I now know my chatroom on show nights should now explode with more rather than less. Chatrooms are not the show. They are an added feature to enhance the experience and possibly alter the actual outcome of the show.
Bad chatters are a hindrance. Like weeds we hope they wither and die so the rest of our foliage may be fruitful. Goodbye weed. We no longer need you.
Wednesday Nights at 10pm EST/ 7pm Pacific...The Darkhours with DJ Darkstar. Now 100% Drama FREE!
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Say a man is a good singer...and in a romantic mood...
What song would you want him to sing in your ear during a quiet impromptu slow dance under a starry night sky in a field or on a beach or in the setting of your choice that would make you melt?
This may become a topic on the Darkhours so please be candid.
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The Darkhours - Episode LXXXIV: Format CHANGE? YES WE CAN!
It's time to experiment into the future. After several practise runs with a working Virtual DJ program, the Darkhours takes on a new direction. There have been projected changes to the show and this is one of them. Along with that, expect future shows to have call in features via Skype for call in interviews and listener calls.
What you can expect tonight:
Actual club style mixed music blocks. I've been a club DJ for over 2 decades (some may have heard DJ Darkstar mentione on the old 92.7WLIR/WDRE) who can mixmaster live vinyl, cd and video. Mp3's are child's play to me. One of my specialties is successfully mixing the impossible. Be prepared for a serious wild ride. Expect experience an uncontrollable urge to dance and also expect to say "Oh my goth I LOVE this song!!"
This time, no serious theme, just fun with dark music from all over the various shades of gray to black...maybe some blood red, possibly some bizarre holiday tunes and discussions on all things bizarre, new movies and tv shows like talk of vampires in media like Twilight and Trueblood and more as the Fall/winter movies like The Spirit and The Punisher emerge in full force. Discussion on the dark world around us, impressions, dark humor and geeky silly banter. All the stuff that makes the Darkhours fun. Join us in chat as usual. So come on by and remember the happiness in darkness starts at 10pm EST/ 7pm Pacific.
What the hell.... it's free, right? Why not give it a shot if you're new to internet radio.
Use the button below to reach the site to listen ...
...or try:
Listening here or here
Lastly, if all else fails, try :
listen here with a simpler Flash player
And don't forget to join us in the CHATROOM
***REMINDER: YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A REGISTERED USER IN CHAT TO USE CHAT***
Some of you may need to temporarily disable your FIREWALL for 2 hours to access LIVE 365
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This is a minor short. There will be other juicy stuff later.
I started my day sitting with migrant workers and others who don't "no speaky" english on the wretched bus because I had to go to my mom's and the car I drive is in the shop. I'd much rather stayed home snuggled with my cat on my day off. Wouldn't you know...you sit on a bus, your bag is next to you so no one will sit next to you and the hugest, ugliest, boil and wart infested dirty face, filthy jacket should be burnt let alone washed, smelly, unknown race of a fugly woman comes on the bus. Then there's the prayer you can hear in everyone's mind filtering through .."please don't let that sit next to me...please don't let that sit next to me... PLEASE don't let that FUCKING sit next to me!!!"
I lost that lottery.
Luckily I got off in the next 2 stops...or rather jumped off and walked a few blocks to the transfer point.
OK... Today I took mom out shopping. She's still post stroke and all so she needs me to drive for her...
We went to Bloomingdales in another state simply because she believed that they were the only one to have a specific Chinese medallion rug. I had never heard these terms before in a sentence. Anyway, my sister informed me later that she's chasing a rug she saw like 1 1/2 years ago before the stroke. Discontinued of course by now.
Anyway... The funniest moment to me was whenI noticed that they played 100% Christmas songs in the store. Jose Feliciano was on with Feliz Navidad. Now we know that mostly Jewish wives shop Bloomingdales which got me to start singing for my mom and her aide. So sing along with me as I did for them:
If I was a Jew
If I was a Jew
If I was a Jew, would I be offended by this music too?
If I was a Jew
If I was a Jew
If I was a Jew, would I get irate enough to want to sue?
I do not want to hear "Merry Christmas"
I do not care for your "Merry Christmas"
The only holiday I'd be concerned with
is the day Hanukkah Starts...
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...ICE alternative to what we've been subject too.
Look! Up in the Sky! It's a CROW! It's a plane! It's SUPER OBAMA!!
I'm shocked in the reality...and pleased. I had a blast doing the live coverage on KMRL. This is truly a huge piece of milestone history in America.
We'll discuss this in greater depth tonight on the Darkhours at 10pm EST exclusively on Mojoradiolive.
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