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Wilmington WOW
03-11-2005, 02:14 PM
I kind of heard the caller mention that there was some special I.F. status for the WNEW listeners when O&A first syndicated to Philly. Obviously we WYSP listeners were not aware of this. What was it and why. Were the NY fans afraid that show would suck if they syndicated, and NY callers would loose seniority?
kloraferm
03-11-2005, 02:15 PM
wait..wha what?
JhaxShucksChock
03-11-2005, 02:17 PM
I kind of heard the caller mention that there was some special I.F. status for the WNEW listeners when O&A first syndicated to Philly. Obviously we WYSP listeners were not aware of this. What was it and why. Were the NY fans afraid that show would suck if they syndicated, and NY callers would loose seniority?

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Wilmington WOW
03-11-2005, 02:19 PM
Did I not hear this?
Seth
03-11-2005, 02:22 PM
Is this a "First Rule of Fight Club" moment?
DoughBoy
03-11-2005, 02:22 PM
If there is, someone left me WAY the fuck out of the loop!
NightStalker3
03-11-2005, 02:23 PM
I think he meant listeners from the new XM show beginning..........I am looking forward to the angry soccer mom calls and from people who are yet to get what the show is about.
Bach
03-11-2005, 02:24 PM
I think I know what Wilmington WOW is referencing. This morning, there was talk of some "perks" for the veteran show listeners (WNEW days and XM premium subscribers.) Someone asked about privileged IF status and Opie said that he wouldn't tell the new listeners (post-premium status) how to IF the show. He said they'd have to figure it out for themselves, like when they were first syndicated.
zagman76
03-11-2005, 02:26 PM
plus he said that when they do find it, he'll keep going to "us" because they'll recognize the names (or something similar to that...)
TurboDan
03-11-2005, 02:27 PM
Umm.. well I guess I qualify for the reward, but not sure what it is. O&A t-shirt? XM keychain? Complimentary Monster Rain session with Lil' Jimmy?
Seth
03-11-2005, 02:28 PM
So you guys really don't remember the secret IF back at WNEW? I'm surprised. I wasn't sure if you were just fucking with Wilmington WOW or not!
DoughBoy
03-11-2005, 02:28 PM
I hope they do recognise the names. It's pretty easy to forget names like Dugout Doug, Toolbag Johnson, and TurboDan.
JhaxShucksChock
03-11-2005, 02:29 PM
the secret IF back at WNEW?

I probably shouldn't roon it, but it's still running for those in the know.

http://www.secretfeedback.com (http://www.eatabullet.com)
DoughBoy
03-11-2005, 02:30 PM
So you guys really don't remember the secret IF back at WNEW? I'm surprised. I wasn't sure if you were just fucking with Wilmington WOW or not!

Honesty, I don't. I've listened to the show, forever... in NY. I used to listen to the Rock and Roll and was one of the people that had to deal with something I wasn't used to. Slowly working from mostly music to mostly talk to all talk.
Wilmington WOW
03-11-2005, 02:31 PM
Thank you Bach and zagman76.
That is what I was referring to.
The caller compared the situation to the pre WYSP days.
I was just wondering what the vibe was from the NY listeners regarding syndication at the time.
TurboDan
03-11-2005, 02:32 PM
So you guys really don't remember the secret IF back at WNEW? I'm surprised. I wasn't sure if you were just fucking with Wilmington WOW or not!

Nope. Been listening since '99 and I don't remember.
DoughBoy
03-11-2005, 02:33 PM
It sucked over and over again(every time a new market was added), but it was awesome at the same time.
NewCharacterGuy
03-11-2005, 02:35 PM
There was a link on the old WNEW site that was an 'alternate' I.F. - not sure at which point it was activated, but didn't it say 'PULL THE STRING' about halfway down the boys' home page back then?
DoughBoy
03-11-2005, 02:37 PM
Oh shit. I think I vaguely remember something about that. You clicked on a letter or something in a picture and you got the alternate.
TurboDan
03-11-2005, 02:39 PM
It sucked over and over again(every time a new market was added), but it was awesome at the same time.

Philly was priceless. I can still remember some guy calling in asking them to "spin some records" and Jimmy screaming at him and insulting his taste in music. It was something like that, and it makes me laugh like crazy everytime I hear it on download. :icon_mrgr
Seth
03-11-2005, 02:39 PM
no no Doughboy, that was for speculation.

I believe it did say "Pull The String" at the bottom of their page on WNEW. The cursor didn't change when you passed over it (I think), but you could click on it.
Radioguy
03-11-2005, 02:41 PM
Nope. Been listening since '99 and I don't remember.

The link used to be embedded in the second green seperator near the bottom:

http://web.archive.org/web/20011205234641/www.wnew.com/opack/Affiliates/wnew/

Interesting sig by the way.....
GregFarz78
03-11-2005, 02:42 PM
I think he meant listeners from the new XM show beginning..........I am looking forward to the angry soccer mom calls and from people who are yet to get what the show is about.

I cant wait for those calls to start again either :clap:
JhaxShucksChock
03-11-2005, 02:44 PM
Philly was priceless. I can still remember some guy calling in asking them to "spin some records" and Jimmy screaming at him and insulting his taste in music. It was something like that, and it makes me laugh like crazy everytime I hear it on download. :icon_mrgr

Hey do you have that first syndicated to Philly show? Does anyone? I'd love to hear that again.
HockeyHelmet
03-11-2005, 02:44 PM
I probably shouldn't roon it, but it's still running for those in the know.

http://www.secretfeedback.com (http://www.eatabullet.com)


Bravo :clap:

If they do implement a seperate IF for the old listeners..I give it about 2 days before lil jimmy or someone rUins it.
Coffee Diva
03-11-2005, 02:45 PM
plus he said that when they do find it, he'll keep going to "us" because they'll recognize the names (or something similar to that...)
Geez, I'd better come up with some cool bit or something fast then. I don't want to be lumped in with a bunch of newbie losers just because I don't think of anything funny until after the first of the month....
YELLOW_YODA
03-11-2005, 03:08 PM
Hey all first post here....... the word "your moms box" was the secret I.F. it was told to us during the extra 10 minutes we got from WNEW that philly didnt get..........

P.s. anyone else miss radio Ben???????
digitalpez
03-11-2005, 03:14 PM
Eh... I say three or four more posts before this thread disappears...
DoughBoy
03-11-2005, 03:16 PM
Hey all first post here....... the word "your moms box" was the secret I.F. it was told to us during the extra 10 minutes we got from WNEW that philly didnt get..........

P.s. anyone else miss radio Ben???????

Ah, that's right. I remember now.

Yes, I do miss W.BEN.E.W.
jpc165
03-11-2005, 03:26 PM
whats going on in here?
DjAnalLightBulb
03-11-2005, 03:31 PM
Is this a "First Rule of Fight Club" moment?
Shit man....that damn near had me on the floor.

:clap:
SOS
03-11-2005, 05:01 PM
If there is, someone left me WAY the fuck out of the loop!

The first rule of IF club, is that you do not talk about IF club...:icon_wink
Dugout Doug
03-11-2005, 06:01 PM
Hey all first post here....... the word "your moms box" was the secret I.F. it was told to us during the extra 10 minutes we got from WNEW that philly didnt get..........

P.s. anyone else miss radio Ben???????


Good call, that what it was, I forogt completely what the link said. but it was a secret IF that they would read just a little more, as a perk for the "original listeners". I was just wondering if they had anything fancy for us. If I remember correctly, comming back from breaks, they would tell the NEW listners about it, before the syndicated peeps came back.
Sinn Fein
03-11-2005, 06:10 PM
I rember the secret link from the WNEW website. I had it bookmarked and used to use it. It said something about being old-school or something.... Somebody from the "old" board gave it to me back in the day.
norton23
03-11-2005, 06:24 PM
I always thought the philli callers sucked ass and thats why the never seemed to want to bring the show there, for me the "Return to Boston" was the most exciting thing for them and I think they saw Boston and New York as the original o and a fans all others just didn't get it:action-sm ---r e m e b e r? Opie kept saying "man we will be in philli eventually, over and over, that always stuck out as funny to me because it was sooo obvious they didn't want to go anywhere but stay home in ny and go to there former home in boston

why just because ny and boston are above and beyond any other city (lol) :icon_bigg im just joshin' ya
Sinn Fein
03-11-2005, 07:07 PM
They broadcasted from Philly a few times... at least two that I can remember. I'm sure the boys liked Philly. I agree, the callers at the beginning sucked.
MetalSign
03-11-2005, 07:19 PM
Philly gave them the most WOW contestants. The # of entries from NY were much less and didn't compare quality wise. WYSP was the 1st (non SU) syndication station. I remember the calls like it was yesterday. Play the music, etc. They purged the old and welcomed the remaining. O&A were #1 in almost every male demo in Philly.
Ronbo795
03-11-2005, 07:44 PM
I cant wait for those calls to start again either :clap:


Those calls were always fucking hysterical. The angrier the better.
TurboDan
03-11-2005, 07:48 PM
Does Irene have satellite radio?
Ronbo795
03-11-2005, 07:48 PM
I was an WNEW guy myself (Jersey Representing) BUt I know a lot of fans from Philly and I must say they were just as Die hard as the NY/NJ fans. Wierd now is fans form Wisconson, and all those random square state. I still haven't gotten used to hearing country accents on the show
dropdead
03-11-2005, 08:08 PM
The link used to be embedded in the second green seperator near the bottom:

http://web.archive.org/web/20011205234641/www.wnew.com/opack/Affiliates/wnew/

Interesting sig by the way.....

wow - blast from the past. and don't forget that they would pass on messages and do bits just for us new york listeners when they did their live reads too. :icon_eek: sorry philly. we were jealous girlfriends at first, but we eventually accepted you. :action-sm
Clit Commander
03-11-2005, 08:08 PM
Philly was always very good to The Show. All new markets don't get it at first but Philly quickly became infected with the virus and their first live show from the Philly studio was jam packed with fans outside the building. I don't ever remember a secret IF link though. When they were at WNEW I used to pick up the show at 4 when I got off work and listened for my one hour sit in traffic on the LIE or the NSP. Usually if I had something to add I would try and call. I didn't have a radio near my PC then.
Ballbuster1
03-11-2005, 08:12 PM
I live just out side of Philly. Loved them from the 1st show I heard them
on. Never knew about any other I/F lines though. Always checked them
out thru the WNEW site.
snakeeyes
03-11-2005, 09:03 PM
That was a good call this morning Dugout Doug. :icon_roll

Whats to be the criteria for who gets the special IF?

When would your first listen have to be?

What would you have to do to prove it?

Jeez.

Please excuse me if I took you wrong,or heard you wrong.
but,
You sounded like an arrogant prig.

Hey Gregg,Tony, shouldnt you give us special guys a special IF so we dont have to stoop with the rest of the rabble?
Jeez dude,get ahold of yourself.