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mascan42

06-08-2009, 04:03 AM

Seriously, it's been over THREE MONTHS since either Foundry or O&A.com has been updated. I get it, Steve doesn't want to run the site anymore. But in three months they haven't been able to find anybody to take over the job?

Maybe Mel just won't shell out the money to hire somebody to design and maintain a website? Other than that, I can't imagine what's taking so long with no updates of any kind.

And as for Twitter :piss

icculus1284

06-08-2009, 04:27 AM

Steve doesn't care to mess with the website due to other priorities. Steve from Bayshore has hinted at maybe doing something with it.

I'd post the references, but I'm too lazy to use the search function at this juncture in time.

You can always go here: http://www.oarundowns.com/

Ballbuster1

06-08-2009, 08:43 AM

The internet is dead. It really was just a fad and it's over Johnny.

JordanSRT10

06-08-2009, 08:45 AM

FOundrymusic was getting updated on friday? right? Thats why Danny had to go ape shit on Steve?

Pearce

06-08-2009, 09:01 AM

FOundrymusic was getting updated on friday? right? Thats why Danny had to go ape shit on Steve?

Funny that you ask. Steve actually updates it every day. He's constantly putting stuff up there. Somehow, Steve has time to do EVERYTHING except for what relates to O&A. That makes sense, right? Check out today's super important update that takes precedent over Opie and Anthony:

Spent the weekend in Scranton with photographer Daniel Lanton getting some amazing shots taken:

LOVE that neck tattoo. check out all of the photos at Daniel's site

For those of you recovering from that weekend affair with the married lady down the street, we have all kinds of goodies for you to check out... that require little or no effort on your part.

THAT's TERRIBLE:
If you didn't know what the big surprise in the new TERMINATOR: SALVATION is...

Well, you do NOW. Way to go, marketing department.

How come this trailer for GUITAR HERO: VAN HALEN is lacking in the Michael Anthony department?

Sheesh,a guy does a few CHICKENFOOT gigs, and becomes persona non grata.

Maybe the ALIEN vs. PREDATOR franchise isn't completely dead:

At least not according to this video game trailer for the upcoming console version...

PG-rated porn starring Sasha Grey? You don't say...

Well crap, I guess you DO say. Not a bad concept. Mushy penis. Heh.

That's Not-So Terrible:
(Because we said so)

Lindsay Lohan: Vagina (lest we forget her role as a stripper)

The most disturbing family photo award goes to...

Tattoo Creativity at its finest

'crunchberries' aren't real berries???

Kristen Stewart looks...umm, happy.

The Wizards - Potion Mixing

Kate Bosworth needs a cheeseburger

Sam Adams Marinated Steaks?

iPhone 3G for sale...only slightly soaked in urine.

I'M SORRY:
(So sorry that you're out of lube and that you're cranking out a batch with toothpaste)
PLAYBOY hottie Sharae Spears is taking a shower.

...and that, kids...is all you need to know.

Everyone, we'd like you to meet Hungarian Hottie Linda. Her dress is too tight.

...so she's taking it off...

Our lovely ladies of FOUNDRY CAMS Nyli, Countess, Layla, Deliliah, Jess Klein, Aurora, and Gianna all sent in some outstanding videos of themselves in their official FoundryMusic shirts. TANTRIC sent us their brand new single "Mind Control". We sent everything to our editor, and what we got back was one of the most drool-inducing video clips we have ever been associated with.

CLICK THE PIC TO SEE THE GIRLS LOSE CONTROL

Fuck Steve and fuck his shitty website. That Danny fight got on my nerves, it showed Steve for what he really is: A stupid bully. He must have some value behind the scenes but I really wouldn't mind if they just threw him out on his ass at this point.

BIV

06-08-2009, 09:16 AM

Steve sucks shit. He only gave a shit about O&A material on the website when it was putting money in his pocket. Obviously, and you could tell from Ant's tone, O&A have had enough of Steve's shit when it comes to the site. O&A need to hire a dedicated webmaster who doesn't have other priorities or duties.

d0uche_n0zzle

06-08-2009, 09:24 AM

Steve has/does great production when he feels like it.

Maybe the solution is to reevaluate the 'roles' of each support member, and craft a workable solution by utilizing their strengths.

While redirecting their weaknesses to someone who is more skilled, or willing to learn how to master it for the good of the overall show.

That's my worthless two cents.

STARTSOMETHING

06-08-2009, 09:58 AM

HannibalHungry

06-08-2009, 11:35 AM

Good goddamn point. Ive been listening since 2005 and I remember being so moved by their comedy - finally some radio guys who go "there". These guys are hip, cool and edgy. I bet they have a cool website!

Nay, a shithouse of a website. If its one thing i cant stand its mass redirection from a site: wanting anything and everything O&A and in 2 clicks from any link you're screen is suddenly ***** by foundry music.

Im like fucking monk when it comes to computers, its Opie and Anthony - a lot o content that Steve keeps in a huge fat gay mess and ejaculates foundry logos all over them.

Goddammit its 2009 and the Bbbboys dont have a fucking decent website.

OApedia.com
OArundowns.com OPEN SOURCE BABY WOOT!!!

F'in Ponderous

06-08-2009, 02:45 PM

I think everyone (including O&A) agree that a new and improved website or a redesign of opieandanthony.com is sorely needed.

Part of the problem might be what they can/can't put on that website since they are exclusive to Sirius right now. It might not be as simple as re-launching a site and adding content.

And Steve isn't a total asshole. Based on what we hear over the air I don't know if I'd vouch for his skills as an exec. producer but I also have no idea what that guy deals with behind the scenes. Steve is also responsible for ALOT of really good production pieces that are played on the show.

Again, doesn't mean he's a good at running a website or at producing but he's not as worthless as some people are painting him.

Larz

06-08-2009, 02:47 PM

Foundry is Steve's passive-aggressive FUCK YOU to the boys and fans.

Crooklyn Jigger

06-08-2009, 03:24 PM

Fuck Steve and fuck his shitty website. That Danny fight got on my nerves, it showed Steve for what he really is: A stupid bully. He must have some value behind the scenes but I really wouldn't mind if they just threw him out on his ass at this point.

When was the Steve/Danny fight?

Thelateshowkid

06-08-2009, 03:39 PM

And Steve isn't a total asshole. Based on what we hear over the air I don't know if I'd vouch for his skills as an exec. producer but I also have no idea what that guy deals with behind the scenes. Steve is also responsible for ALOT of really good production pieces that are played on the show.

No, he is. Obviously I don't entirely know the ins and outs of what goes on, but all the promos that are actually funny are written by Derek or Sam or someone. We've seen when Steve tries to be funny and the best he could do was write a promo for a contest where he would insult and degrade the aspiring entrants who would then be insulted and degraded during the contest. See, because that's funny.

At the absolute least, since he is still updating his shitty site, he could update his "follow us on twitter" section to include Jimmy and Ant's, include a link to Opie's youtube site, and add some sort of message saying that the show is still on the air, and a new website is coming soon. These things are so easy to do, and really is the least this faggot could do for all the extra publicity he got for stamping his shitty logo on everything Opie and Anthony for all these years.

Aaron Burrito

06-08-2009, 03:44 PM

George Costanza

06-08-2009, 03:57 PM

That Eddie Money standup bit produced by Steve was some of his best production in recent months. Only bits that are good with Steve are the ones that goof on him. Like the foundry megamix and the Steve C sounds. Also the Capri pants ruled. A ufc fighter, the gay guys down the hall and everyone in studio goofed on him. Steve comes off as a passive-aggressive bully and his website sucks for locating bits.

F'in Ponderous

06-08-2009, 04:07 PM

Really? I've been listening for years and have yet to hear one. Most of it sounds like hack, morning zoo shit. Particularly thing over the last 6 months.
Not a single one? I know this was made some time ago, but you don't find the potential interns piece (which I know isn't really a promo) kind of funny? The Eddie Money stuff was pretty good, too. As well as some of the Tippy Tom singing ones.

I'll agree that recently, the better ones have come from Sam and others. I'm just not going to say Steve is completely useless because I'm not there every day and I don't know what he does behind the scenes.

And let's be real. We all work for a living. Steve's job title isn't webmaster. He's an executive producer so maybe all of the shit he does cuts into what he can do on the site. Fair enough. But he just can't take the material for or from the show and post to foundry. That would be my biggest complaint. To a certain degree he uses O&A to promote his own shit.

I just think they need to get someone else to run the site and move on. Let Steve do whatever he does (which may be alot or may be nothing).

BTW...someone posted the Steve/Danny fight on Youtube. It may be in another thread also but here it is again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL8QKfjiIMA

Aaron Burrito

06-08-2009, 04:11 PM

Not a single one? I know this was made some time ago, but you don't find the potential interns piece (which I know isn't really a promo) kind of funny? The Eddie Money stuff was pretty good, too. As well as some of the Tippy Tom singing ones.

Can't say I even remember the Eddie Money stuff. Don't really care for Sam either. He's a one trick pony that's run it's course.

Look, I'm not saying it's all 100% shit, but it's pretty close.

Steve doen't seem to fit the show.

d0uche_n0zzle

06-08-2009, 04:15 PM

The best site so far has been the daily rundown by Steve from Bayshore, IMO.

It was perfect.

Quick, funny, and an great read in case you missed something, or wanted a web link to a bit.

ProflyerXM

06-08-2009, 04:28 PM

When was the Steve/Danny fight?

I'd like to know as well.

Aaron Burrito

06-08-2009, 04:47 PM

I'd like to know as well.

I guess clicking the link was too easy.

An argument between Steve C. and Danny from the June 5, 2009 show.

sportsboytony

06-08-2009, 04:53 PM

I'm not a big fan of Rover out of Cleveland, but his website is exactly what O&A should be gunning for. He's got a whole community of fans that chat, meet up and post stuff. It's extremely interactive, something Rover is very good with at this stage of his career.

http://www.roverradio.com/

ProflyerXM

06-08-2009, 05:57 PM

I guess clicking the link was too easy.

Thank you kind sir.

rexkramer1

06-08-2009, 07:54 PM

rexkramer1

06-08-2009, 08:08 PM

Forgot to mention there are all kinds of things you can do with pipes and tumblr (if anyone is interested in incorporating the content elsewhere):

tumblr rss:
http://opieandanthony.tumblr.com/rss

tumblr xml:
http://opieandanthony.tumblr.com/api/read

tumblr javascript writer
http://opieandanthony.tumblr.com/js

yahoo pipe rss:
http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.run?_id=qN6rSMkX3hG1w_uu_w6H4A&_render=rss

rexkramer1

06-08-2009, 08:14 PM

and mobile:
http://opieandanthony.tumblr.com/mobile

Aaron Burrito

06-08-2009, 08:16 PM

I agree and got tired of following all of the twitter streams, so I did a little wizardry and ended up with this: http://opieandanthony.tumblr.com/

Twitter, youtube, etc all combined into a combined RSS feed on yahoo pipes, which is then sucked into tumblr. It is self maintained and its quicker for me when I am searching for something than wading through twitter.

Forgot to mention there are all kinds of things you can do with pipes and tumblr (if anyone is interested in incorporating the content elsewhere):

tumblr rss:
http://opieandanthony.tumblr.com/rss

tumblr xml:
http://opieandanthony.tumblr.com/api/read

tumblr javascript writer
http://opieandanthony.tumblr.com/js

yahoo pipe rss:
http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.run?_id=qN6rSMkX3hG1w_uu_w6H4A&_render=rss

and mobile:
http://opieandanthony.tumblr.com/mobile

Look at you being productive. Nice work.

LiddyRules

06-08-2009, 08:22 PM

Paux Fas

06-08-2009, 08:33 PM

If Twitter updates aren't enough for you, you are not a real fan of the show. And if new listeners don't know about twitter.com/opieradio they just aren't listening hard enough. They are foolish to go to opieanthony.com or opieandanthony.com for news and information about this show they're hearing for the first time.

You don't exactly have to be a hardcore listener to hear about "twitter.com/opieradio"

SteveFromBayshore

06-08-2009, 08:40 PM

The best site so far has been the daily rundown by Steve from Bayshore, IMO.

It was perfect.

Quick, funny, and an great read in case you missed something, or wanted a web link to a bit.

Thanks, Mr Nozzle. I have every intention of returning to doing that...we'll see what happens over the next little while. Keep your sphincters crossed!

HEIL CUMIA!
ES LEBE HUGHES!

LiddyRules

06-08-2009, 08:51 PM

You don't exactly have to be a hardcore listener to hear about "twitter.com/opieradio" Be realistic. What's easier for a casual listener to remember? Or someone interested in the show but not an XM subscriber to use?

A SfB run site would definitely be the best option.

Aaron Burrito

06-08-2009, 09:13 PM

Be realistic. What's easier for a casual listener to remember? Or someone interested in the show but not an XM subscriber to use?

A SfB run site would definitely be the best option.

No, OnA hiring someone to design a site and run it for them would be the best option. And something that should have happened 10 years ago.

Thelateshowkid

06-08-2009, 09:16 PM

If Twitter updates aren't enough for you, you are not a real fan of the show. And if new listeners don't know about twitter.com/opieradio they just aren't listening hard enough. They are foolish to go to opieanthony.com or opieandanthony.com for news and information about this show they're hearing for the first time.

Because the kids use twitter and nothing else. I mean they get all their news from twitter anyway. Websites are outdated like TV and watches.

LiddyRules

06-08-2009, 09:18 PM

No, OnA hiring someone to design a site and run it for them would be the best option. And something that should have happened 10 years ago. I thought SfB did design websites.

LiddyRules

06-08-2009, 09:19 PM

Because the kids use twitter and nothing else. I mean they get all their news from twitter anyway. Websites are outdated like TV and watches. Don't get me started on people using mail for Netflix. I mean, come on.

Aaron Burrito

06-08-2009, 09:21 PM

I thought SfB did design websites.

No idea.

Paux Fas

06-08-2009, 10:14 PM

No, OnA hiring someone to design a site and run it for them would be the best option. And something that should have happened 10 years ago.

This.

BIV

06-09-2009, 09:46 AM

It will be real interesting to see if Steve will release all the old material to the new website. Or will he claim "it's got a Foundry logo on it, so it's mine"?

rexkramer1

06-09-2009, 10:14 AM

It will be real interesting to see if Steve will release all the old material to the new website. Or will he claim "it's got a Foundry logo on it, so it's mine"?

I think technically the material filmed for video and does belong to foundry. I would expect it to stay there.

As far as audio, pictures from the studio - I think that would be fair game to be rehosted elsewhere.

I'm even down for forming a new company comprised of fans and contracting to run a new official site as a business.

D.H. Jenkins

06-09-2009, 03:37 PM

I only hope the lack of a website and dead forums don't reflect poorly on the bbbboys come 're-negotiation time'.

Chimp Pembry

06-09-2009, 04:26 PM

"Yeah, I hid in Wyoming for a while. I should have let them kill me."
"Why?"
"You ever been to Wyoming?"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/GreyFoxNinja/29b62e9d4735acf59ac26da10415b517.jpg

bradolson

06-09-2009, 06:03 PM

I'm guessing there is some negotiation behind the scenes as to whether O&A can have an independent site or if, because they are under contract, any "official" site would have to be Siriusized and likely run by Sirius' web development team.

Steve did an awful job of creating a site designed to a) make it easy for new listeners to catch up and b) make it easy for diehards to find quickly-updated video/pics/audio/news from the show.

He always had his daily "update" which took on the following format: "Want to see naked chicks in the studio on Palktalk? Click here to sign up (and make me $ from the affiliate link). Missed a show? Click here to sign up on audible.com ($$$). Want to buy Jimmy's books or DVDs? Click here to go to Amazon (cha-ching)." It was nothing but affiliate links and links to stupid non-show related stuff like RateMyWOW or FoundryCams.

As others have said, this is years overdue. It's just a matter of figuring out what the site can have on it and with lawyers involved, it's going to be a while.

hereintheUK

06-10-2009, 05:40 AM

If Twitter updates aren't enough for you, you are not a real fan of the show.

How do you work that one out?

BIV

06-10-2009, 09:00 AM

How do you work that one out?
Found a new cash crop for the U.S. We could make a fortune exporting sarcasm to the UK.

BRONCOS

06-10-2009, 11:24 AM

TheSqueakyWheel

06-10-2009, 11:59 AM

How do you have a show and no website. Sad

TheICON

06-10-2009, 02:28 PM

Technically speaking, in a pure copyright sense, Steve really should heavily consider his actions in regards to the website. I would argue that the vast majority of the hits to FM go to the Opie and Anthony section. So with that in mind, he is making money from the show, outside of the show.

I don't know of any kinds of deals he worked with O&A as it relates to payment for the work on the site, or O&A getting anything in return for him making money from advertisers, but his shitty little attitude should really be cut off. When you do work (Production) of any kind, at any job, regardless of how hard you may have worked on it, the company you work for owns the work, not you. You were paid for your work by earning your daily salary. So you've, in essence, given up your right to ownership of that piece. You no longer possess the right to post that on any website without management's permission.

I know that's all the show needs, more management, more overhead. It's just going to create more problems, but the fact of the matter is, he doesn't want to run the site, but he wants to continue hosting shit from O&A, and make money off of it. That makes no sense to me. Where do O&A get anything in return for this?

But good for Danny. I'm glad he called Steve out on the air about this. Steve just seems like a bully who will threaten you both physically and with your job, but run and hide when you have to have an intellectual discussion with him, where you can actually hold him accountable for his own actions. It's mind boggling that he's lasted this long.

Without the site, and lesser production pieces as time has worn on, when will O&A finally say Enough's Enough and let him go?

Bobobie

06-10-2009, 03:23 PM

I don't know the value of Steve on the show, but that website is complete crap. It's hard to navigate and it's easier to find bits on his site via google than searching on his site directly. Also, all the video is compressed and degraded to the point you can't even make out whats going on. Youtube stuff looks like HDTV in comparison.

mascan42

06-10-2009, 08:03 PM

Boys are too cheap to pay for it. They want Sirius or sponsorship to pay. The old website was paid for by K-rock. Twitter & you-tube are free (for now) and that why they post and converse on those internet sites.
Cheap? Ant just spent $10-20k on a mini TV studio in his house to do a webcast that at most a few thousand people watch.

And I don't think Steve was ever paid by the company to run Foundry . . . it started out as his own personal fan site back in the late 90s.

gleet

06-10-2009, 08:21 PM

I tried Foundry twice five years ago when I was on dialup and have refused to go back ever since. It is a complete waste if time trying to find anything there.

Ballbuster1

06-10-2009, 11:29 PM

All I can say is that I thank Steve for even being here. When they were
1st put on in Philly I didn't really bother with the internet.

Seeing that you could see pics of what was going on with the show
uncensored unlike the radio sponsored sites was good.

When they got kicked off the air for the SFS deal I found a link to
here from Foundry.

Is it a pain to find some stuff at times? Yes, but Steve always did
me right. I got no complaints.