Brutally Honest - LIVE! - 04/29/13 The Show That Did Not Happen

To the listeners of Brutally Honest - LIVE,

Imagine spending hours on in preparing for a hour-long live show.  Working on a subject for people to discuss, coming up with timely subjects to rant about, setting up for the production in advance with sound effects, going through the audio tests to make sure the listening audience got the best the show could offer.

Now imagine taking all of that hard work, all of that creative effort, all of the time spent developing the show for that week, and throwing it all down the toilet fifteen minutes before showtime.

THAT is what happened to this week's program.  All of the hard work was destroyed fifteen minutes before showtime due to our service provider shutting down Internet access for the whole region for over two hours.

This is an Internet-based broadcast, and as such we are dependent on our service provider.  When they decide to screw with their paid subscribers, there is no alternative but to cancel the show for the night.

We do want to apologize for the sudden cancellation.  Even though it was not something we could control, we still want to apologize... because the provider probably won't.  They are Too Big To Apologize.  So we have to apologize... because you deserve it.

We're sorry that you had to miss out on what was hoped to be a stellar broadcast.  We're sorry for those of you who were looking forward to hearing our show and only hearing music.  We're sorry for those of you who logged into the chat room and wanted to take part in the conversation and maybe even hear your comments read on the air.  We're sorry for those of you who were eager to call in through our toll free 800 number looking to share your thoughts on the air.  We're sorry for those of you who had never heard our show and wanted to hear it for the first time and instead got nothing but classic rock.  We're sorry that this is the only discussion show for a whole week for ShockNet Radio.  We're sorry that you have to wait a whole week for the "classic talk" half of our station.

One of the pitfalls of doing this kind of show is that there is a shelf-life for some of the subjects discussed.  So we can't just take tonight's material and move it to next week.  Things happen.  Situations change.  Such is the nature of this kind of program.  We can't guarantee that the hours we put into this show will be transferred to next week's show.  You will just have to check back here this coming weekend to find out how much will be brought over.

So tomorrow we will post the archive to last week's show and make a note that there was no show this week due to circumstances beyond our control.  And tonight we will abandon our fantasy of finding the people responsible for this outage and putting their heads on pikes, knowing that such a dream will never come true, nor will it compensate for the hours of time and energy and effort wasted.  We can only say we are sorry for what happened and move forward.

Sincerely,

The cast and crew of Brutally Honest - LIVE

Brutally Honest - LIVE! - 04/29/13 Show Notes

So let's talk about the media... shall we?

Yeah, some of them REALLY screwed up during the whole Boston Marathon Bombing.  You had CNN telling people that police had a suspect in custody when they didn't.  The New York Post was pointing the finger at an innocent person.  Movie stars were actually getting named as the bomber!

"What the hell", right?

Well, if you're already a Brutally Honest supporter then you'd know that this isn't the first time that the air-fluffed ego-driven media screwed up and started going after innocent people!  In fact, almost seventeen years ago to this date, the media thought they had another bomber named, only to find they went after not only an innocent person, but someone who was credited for SAVING lives.

It doesn't appear that the media learned from those lessons, did they?

Well that's the subject for this week's discussion: The liability of the Media!

Be sure to tune in THIS MONDAY (04/29), right here on ShockNet Radio at 8pm Eastern (7pm Central and 5pm Pacific) over at www.shocknetradio.com and also at Apple's iTunes Radio Player under the "Classic Rock" category.

And don't forget that I'll be in the "BH-LIVE" chatroom at www.shocknetradio.com during the show to discuss the subject LIVE, and I'll be taking your calls toll-free in the U.S. and Canada at 866-400-6684

Oh, and by the way, if you like what you hear, if you enjoy the conversations and rants, then tell your friends about the show and have them tune in as well!

When the truth is not enough, it's time for... BRUTALLY HONEST - LIVE!

Brutally Honest - LIVE - 04/22/13 Show Notes

The events of last week really messed up what we wanted to talk about on Tax Day.

But they also lead us to a really good discussion subject for this week...

"Rule of Law", or "Rule of Man"?

Think for a minute about the Boston Marathon suspect now in custody. Do we want him tried in a court of law as we normally would under the "Rule of Law"? Or do we want him tortured, forced to confess every dark thought in his mind, and then put him down like a rabid dog, as the rage-fueled "Rule of Man" would demand?

This is something we need to ask ourselves... right here and right now while the emotions are still raw!

"Rule of Law", or "Rule of Man"? Which do we operate under?

And is there really a third option? Some people claim there is. Is there a "Rule of God" that overrides everything? Or is that just another way to force upon us the "Rule of Man"?

WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THIS!  Tune in to our show, log-in to our Java-Free chat room, and CALL-IN through our toll-free 800 number!

All this and the Quick Rants, and possibly even a few "Sponsored Products".

Be sure to tune in THIS MONDAY (04/22), right here on ShockNet Radio at 8pm Eastern (7pm Central and 5pm Pacific) over at www.shocknetradio.com and also at Apple's iTunes Radio Player under the "Classic Rock" category.

And don't forget that I'll be in the "BH-LIVE" chatroom at www.shocknetradio.com during the show to discuss the subject LIVE, and I'll be taking your calls toll-free in the U.S. and Canada at 866-400-6684

Oh, and by the way, if you like what you hear, if you enjoy the conversations and rants, then tell your friends about the show and have them tune in as well!

When the truth is not enough, it's time for... BRUTALLY HONEST - LIVE!

Brutally Honest - LIVE! - 04/15/13 Show Notes

Can you believe it? It's here AGAIN!

Yes, I'm talking about the dreaded TAX DAY!

I hope you're not one of those people that waits until the absolute last minute of Tax Day to get your taxes done, or try to request that delay and have it mailed out by midnight. Who DOES that anyway? I understand that it's difficult sometimes to get all of that information ready, but, seriously, it's not like it's sprung on us at the last minute. There are two-and-a-half months to get ready!

Anyway, as you can imagine, that's going to be the discussion subject for my show... and all-around discussion about the subject of TAXES. Think you get taxed too much? Think you aren't being taxed ENOUGH? Do you have a better solution? I want to know what you think! It's your thoughts and our toll-free 800 number! I think they would make for an excellent show, don't you?

All this and the Quick Rants, and possibly even a few "Sponsored Products".

Be sure to tune in THIS MONDAY (04/15), right here on ShockNet Radio at 8pm Eastern (7pm Central and 5pm Pacific) over at www.shocknetradio.com and also at Apple's iTunes Radio Player under the "Classic Rock" category.

And don't forget that I'll be in the "BH-LIVE" chatroom at www.shocknetradio.com during the show to discuss the subject LIVE, and I'll be taking your calls toll-free in the U.S. and Canada at 866-400-6684

Oh, and by the way, if you like what you hear, if you enjoy the conversations and rants, then tell your friends about the show and have them tune in as well!

When the truth is not enough, it's time for... BRUTALLY HONEST - LIVE!

Brutally Honest - LIVE! - 04/08/13 Show Notes

I was having a hard time coming up with a discussion topic for this week's show. Fortunately the legislators in North Carolina helped out big time with a little piece of self-righteous self-serving legislation they tried to get enacted.

You probably know which piece of legislation I'm talking about, but if you don't, believe me, you will if you listen! AND I want to know what you think on the subject!

PLUS, I have a few choice words for Mister Bill Maher following his "New Rules" rant on his HBO series.  What did he say that got me PO'd?  Again, tune in to find out!

All this and your calls, Quick Rants, and possibly even a few "Sponsored Products".

Be sure to tune in THIS MONDAY (04/08), right here on ShockNet Radio at 8pm Eastern (7pm Central and 5pm Pacific) over at www.shocknetradio.com and also at Apple's iTunes Radio Player under the "Classic Rock" category.

And don't forget that I'll be in the "BH-LIVE" chatroom at www.shocknetradio.com during the show to discuss the subject LIVE, and I'll be taking your calls toll-free in the U.S. and Canada at 866-400-6684

Oh, and by the way, if you like what you hear, if you enjoy the conversations and rants, then tell your friends about the show and have them tune in as well!

When the truth is not enough, it's time for... BRUTALLY HONEST - LIVE!