Weekly Listening Thread - Aug 24 - 28, 2009

[SJ]

OAR - you row a boat with it... not my style... good musicians but I would never buy an album...

might bootleg one.. but not pay.

[Spaz]

I'm not a big fan of O.A.R. but I must say they sounded great live the last time they were in.

they got a good attitude also,for a band blowing up..

[Chob]

Mel doesn't deserve all the blame either. He's gone on record saying Sirius paid too much for their Manhattan location and Howard's contract. He thinks his predecessor spent too much money.

[milkman]

well - I will

they were fucked before the merger - hell XM needed it.. Sirius put them in a position to make it seem like they needed to merge..

I still say if another satellite radio company ever comes along - they will trump sirius now...

just think - with interest rates so low - you could go HUGE and take years to pay it back and not have half the debt siriusXM does

then again- this pothead's opinion is usually a step away from a crackpot

Is there any available spectrum the FCC would be willing to give up? I think that was one of the reasons why they wanted to merge rather than get it after bankruptcy, to ensure they got the freq spectrum

But I'm not totally sure.

[Andyfromontario]

lol@saxoff!!!

[SJ]

Mel doesn't deserve all the blame either. He's gone on record saying Sirius paid too much for their Manhattan location and Howard's contract. He thinks his predecessor spent too much money.

ok - this I gotta say - what the fuck has he done to stop the spending again? Hired Mad Dog, and renewed lots of high priced contracts... just sayin

I don't like Mel and I don't think he's as smart as he has everyone bamboozled into believing... he's also in a position where no one can contradict him or what he says...

[SJ]

I also have an authority problem..

[milkman]

Mel doesn't deserve all the blame either. He's gone on record saying Sirius paid too much for their Manhattan location and Howard's contract. He thinks his predecessor spent too much money.

I know Howard's cointract was HUGE, but didn't he pretty much pay for himself?

Some of these other fuckin talents though, M and M, martha, and many others were so far overpaid!! And for what? Have they made them anything I wonder. I kind of doubt it.

[Andyfromontario]

Mel doesn't deserve all the blame either. He's gone on record saying Sirius paid too much for their Manhattan location and Howard's contract. He thinks his predecessor spent too much money.

Mel is right and a business guinius. His record in business and great relationships to his money makers makes him top notch in the industry...

[Chob]

ok - this I gotta say - what the fuck has he done to stop the spending again? Hired Mad Dog, and renewed lots of high priced contracts... just sayin

I don't like Mel and I don't think he's as smart as he has everyone bamboozled into believing... he's also in a position where no one can contradict him or what he says...

Good point.

To me a lot of that seemed like a PR move for the newly merged company to get publicity. And look how it turned out for them.

[SJ]

I know Howard's cointract was HUGE, but didn't he pretty much pay for himself?

Some of these other fuckin talents though, M and M, martha, and many others were so far overpaid!! And for what? Have they made them anything I wonder. I kind of doubt it.

he got a million to sign up (so they say) and the math is 11.99x1million?
that what you guys pay in the states? it's 14.99 a month up here *I think but I got some promo thing and when I signed up for at least a year they discounted my sub.. so I'm not really sure what I pay

hmm though that's what 11 mil a year in revenue - across 5 years =55 mil... so how did howard pay for himself?

[Spaz]

he got a million to sign up (so they say) and the math is 11.99x1million?
that what you guys pay in the states? it's 14.99 a month up here *I think but I got some promo thing and when I signed up for at least a year they discounted my sub.. so I'm not really sure what I pay

hmm though that's what 11 mil a year in revenue - across 5 years =55 mil... so how did howard pay for himself?

advertising how about some advertising......?

[milkman]

It's 11 or whatever a month though SJ!! 12x12 =144x 1 miliion!! = 144,000,000 a yr right?

But a lot of people, like me, have 2 or 3 or more subscriptions!!

[milkman]

These guys seem like they would be cool to see at like a beach bar or something, but I couldn't see myself going to one of their concerts!!

[SJ]

is this Jack Johnson?

and that guitarist fucked up the into!