WBFO and BRO: Suckholes, Sandbagging and a Threat
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Newell and I did our bit at the WBFO studios with Mark Scott again last week. Mark, being a news director, was pretty hot on having us talk about the race for Erie County Executive while we were there.
Though we'd hosted a podcast in our studios with both Collins and Keane, we weren't so eager to make an endorsement and told our friend Mark so. You could see he wasn't buying it. The soundbooth was tense.
Then we started talking and -wham!- there it was. Not only did Mark ask about the race, but he brought up an incident that could have been damning to Collins. This is where radio comes in handy. Newell's eyes got really big, which of course, you can't hear in the broadcast. I had the only working cough button, but alas, the words were out. We did our best to recover. Then, just when the heat of the county executive discussion was past, I said it: Suckhole.
I was aiming for "sinkhole" in our discussion about the drain our top-heavy government takes on the local economy...but that's not what came out. Mark cut the poorly-chosen word and the subsequent laughter from the five minute piece that aired on WBFO, but it rears it's ugly head here in the full podcast. Hear me writhe.
Aside from reluctantly taking about the race and discussing the new issue of Buffalo Rising Magazine, we talked about Al Coppola's threat about tearing down his little white house, as reported by Bill Zimmerman.
We love visiting WBFO and spending time with Mark, though we wonder sometimes if we're not better with the edit function the internet and print provides us. Still, we'll keep coming at you every Monday morning from WBFO and we welcome reader suggestions for topics prior to our Friday tapings.
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MRodgers
Having a radio background I can tell you I have experienced many a time when a slip of the lip almost sunk my ship. However, I will again state that this new partnership is wonderful for WBFO, BRO and WNY.
Lastly, let me tell you that even one of WBFO's own on-air personalities had a "moment" like yours, Elena. Only it was this person's first words EVER on radio. The personality was finished their training during the last hour of one of my shows. I went into the newsroom to make sure I wasn't hovering, allowing the trainee to feel at home on the air. Unfortunately, this person got the buttons on the board mixed up and, instead of starting the next turntable, shut off the one that was playing, making the artist dr--ooo---w--n to a slow stop (we used records back then). Even more unfortunate was the fact that the mic was open and picked up the words "Oh, sh*t!" coming from the trainees mouth. These were this person's first ever words on radio. And I still have the tape somewhere... Hmmm, wonder how much it's worth...
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telstart
That is freakin' funny. Was it Freudian, by any chance?
You guys are great!
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Hoss
Sounded like a Collins endorsement to me.
I think the word "suckhole" is completely appropriate given the context. Sadly so, but nonetheless...
If you ask me (which you didn't:)), the real "suckhole" is the cost of health insurance. If I had an extra $10,000 in my pocket every year, I'd be eating out a lot more. I could even get a pair of Sabres season tix, buy a bunch of Elmwood Avenue Knickknacks, do some home improvements, and still donate 3 grand to local charities.
As far as the awnings... They shouldn't be flat out denied, but they should be regulated and approved. An aesthetic design cohesion needs to be established that is congruous with what makes Buffalo unique. That being it's completely anachronistic environment. If you want an example of ugly-ass awnings run amok, just take a stroll down Hertel or Kenmore Avenue.
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Littleflick
I'm definitely writing "suckhole" into my next film, even if it's a documentary about the Basilica.
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cwebb
You danced around the 'county executive' question nimbly, Newell, showing the good points of both contenders. And no, 'suckhole' isn't inappropriate - this is Buffalo after all, where we call it like we sees it! Heck, Jimmy Griffin is still around!
You guys are great - I love this weekly with 'BFO - It's time that some steering was done, of our 'public' radio station, in the direction of promoting this city's small business. I think it was specifically Mark that I heard on a couple of mornings on WBFO: on one occasion, touting the fact that 'you don't need to worry about trying to get around in the city to shop, it's easy at the Galleria!' - and on the other, about how much easier 'web-shopping' is, rather than the mundane shopping in the city...
Keep it up! Buffalo deserves it!
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jen
Suckhole, I love it! What's wrong with it? Suck is a legitimate word, maybe a bit of a PG “curse word.” Oh well, not WBFO approved I guess.
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zen
What a foul mouthed filthy vulgarian.
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RisingDamp666
Elena! You are a very naughty girl indeed! I think we are all in agreement that a BIG SPANKING is in order.
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