You did very well Ace.

No uggghhhh about it, you guys did good! Can I have Michelle's phone number now?

You guys did great.

I'll be back. And I couldn't say that for the Citizen Journalists' Report.

Good job.

Nice job, Ace. I'm assuming you're going to go off and spend the evening pickling yourself in Val-U-Rite; if so, you earned it.

Seriously, that was better than I expected. And, despite your best efforts, my expectations weren't all that low.

It was good. Like I said in the other thread, just pretend you're talking to one person.

Ditto Utron. Chin up, Ace, and cheers.

Good job, Ace. You said, "actually" and "basically" a little too often, but the show seemed to go very smoothly from this side. Yeah, good job!

I think "bravo" would be too much, but a hearty "well done" to both you and karol.

As for panic attack, just think how high everyone's expectations are now that you've promised to get Ann Coulter . . .

Very good show, you got better and better as the show went on. I tried to call in, but got disconnected without realizing it. d'oh! So, I sent you a lengthy email instead. Haha.

You have the Jawa seal of approval. But more Karol, please! That throaty, throaty voice........

Have to catch it on the replay - sounds like it went well.. congrats.

I thought it was great! Congrats!

"Throaty" voice? Karol? What the hell are you smoking, Rusty?

Karol's voice was sexy because she had the innocent little girl thing. It wasn't f'in throaty.

Karol was, thankfully, there to tell me "You're not going to freak out, and if you do, so what? It's good broadcasting to hear an on-air meltdown."

isn't it ALWAYS a woman doing the heavy lifting?

Good job guys. I especially liked the music. Is that Karol's boyfriend?

Well done Ace and Karol!

That was great for your first show and I am sure the show will keep getting better the more you get used to it.

Well done guys!

BTW - can anyone tell me exactly when the replays are on? A couple of guys I know are asking me and I'm not sure either. Must've missed it somewhere.

Good job, Ace and Carol. We be back next week.

You were just awesome, Ace. I cried through the whole show. You were so convincing in how you brought that retarded character to life.

I guess I've learned from you that, deep down inside, there's something special about each and every one of us.

Yeah Ace, not bad for a 1st start, and better than alot of crap that's out there.

Good job! I didn't catch the whole thing, and was a little freaked out in the beginning because I thought I'd discovered my voice twin.

LOL michael

"Everyone's special. That's just another way of saying no one is."

(just saw the Incredibles this weekend for the 1st time)

Thought it was a good show for the first one out of the gate. I sensed some of that good ole fashion nervous apprehension, but I'll be damned if anyone else coulda' done better. It'll only get smoother.

Goodjobwaytogo.

Actually, Hob, some people really are special. Some people have won a frigging landmark case before the OREGON SUPREME COURT.

*Heads for the Jack, contemplating empty, meaningless life*

Michael, you know we all love you. Even in your anonymous mediocrity.

And it wasn't the forum that was special, it was the sweet, sweet victory over the forces of eternal darkness (i.e. militant gay activists).

Soon, I will bathe in the disninfected blood of my enemies.

...

Bwahahaha. Nice one, hobgob.

Interviewing Malkin on your first show was very original. I'll look forward to Charles Johnson or Glenn Reynolds next week.

a.) It wasn't nearly as disgraceful as I expected. It was only mildly discomfiting. For two people doing radio for the first time, that's quasi-miraculous.

b.) One serious constructive critique: you should work to cut back the long silences. Nothing more tooth-gnashing than "um....[3-second silence]...well..."

c.) There's something hilariously/pathetically low-budget about the fact that our HOSTS are only heard through scratchy lo-fi phone-line sound. Are they going to give you a microphone, Ace? You still sound like the Intensely Ambivalent Guy On The Phone of previous appearances.

d.) Still, though...not a disgrace. And considering that I basically hate you and all those you love and cherish, and wish you nothing but ill-fortune, that means something.

I'll be catching the replay -sounds like it went great!

Oh yeah, one more thing -

e.) Most priceless bit, that must return in future installments: Ace huffing nervously on his cigarette, audibly. That, my friend, is character. It's so wonderfully old-fashioned. Hard-boiled, like that fey fedora hanging off your monitor. Be sure not to "professionalize" by dragging off-mike. It's a nice touch.

Coming from you, jeff B., that means a lot.

jeffB

"that fey fedora"

you may know whereof you speak on the fey, part, bucko, but a fedora is anything but (except when drudge is actually wearing his).

Hobgob:

That's exactly where I get the connotation of "fey" from. Nobody could make a fedora look fruity except everyone's favorite closeted homosexual scandal-sheet proprieter.

I don't doubt, however, that Ace is 100% lady-riding stud.

lol jeff.

I can't argue with you when you're right.

I was lucky enough to catch the 6 PM CST recast. I feel like an AoSHQ stalker.

Initial thoughts: Ace and Karol have good radio voices. Not Limbaugh-good but certainly better than Houston college radio.

I agree with Jeff B's #b; too many pauses and "um" (in Karol's kase; in Ace-speak it's "ahhh" and "ahmm").

Good bit on Carroll of the LAT on the medical training issue.

Well done recovering from your star-shock from hearing from M Malkin for the first time on live radio.

(mre later maybe)

.....

Note to self: Lexis search tomorrow, Oregon Supreme Court, start with Boolean search term "gay & 'equal protection clause'" Upon finding landmark case involving militant poofters, cross-check names of counsel against published decisions of Oregon State Bar Association Disciplinary Commitee.

Ace, you sounded like you are in your late 20's!!! Arrgghh! I had you pegged at mid 40's. Come on. Just give me an age range here.

Good job on the show.

Michael--Google is sufficient for what you're trying to do.

But further affiant keeps his mouth shut, since I'm on thin ice here.

Michael,

you're assuming I'm a named counsel on the decision.

and that there's any disciplinary history.

and that I'm a member of the Oregon state bar.

good luck

Karol asked a good question on, what can we do from the sidelines about media bias; M Malkin said, keep at it. Ace took too long making his witticism on "I want to be in charge".

Ace starts out with a slant toward Real ID but thankfully lets M Malkin talk in short order. She says it's been hamstrung (as does Reynolds, recently) and is getting less supportable. Point for Ace on being ethical & brief. Recommend being even more brief when a guest is on.

Slicing like a vorpal hammer! Our first in-joke! I'm glad it came from a caller :^)

F'n internet connexion! Staying connected on DSL during peak time is annoying.

M Malkin on blogging. I like this bit. OMG... LMAO @ M Malkin's character !!11 Good lightningbolt effect too.

I'd like to hear more from Malkin on her views but then she has a blog for that. Ace & Karol are getting better by the minute, BTW.

Taranto's on now. This is a guy who doesn't get to come out with his personal opinions on a blog in the way of Malkin, so this portion of the interview is far more informative.

Taranto's more fair to Kerry on a personal level than I would be. (But so are most people.)

Ace delivers his second memorably good question: disagreeing with Taranto on whether Schiavo presages a split in the Republican ranks. Taranto says all it did was energise prolifers. Interestingly, although maybe not by design, they leave hanging whether we want politicians or judges in charge of life and death. (disclosure - I'm on the fence on this myself)

Fourth and last spam from me. (sorry for clogging the comments!)

Ace on failed humour in the Left. Taranto compares the Left to a stolid religion. Good closing crack about getting Coulter on the show; nice to end on a high note.

Forgot Taranto's bit on the UK election, most dear to my heart: I agree that this election was more of a correction of Blair's majority than a refutation of Blair's doctrines. I agree we have to worry about Gordon Brown although I'd add that we should worry about the Liberal Democrats too.

I'd call that show a success. Ace's shit was in danger of loosening during the beginning but managed to squeeze it into hard constipated little turdnuggets. If this is a first effort then I have every confidence that he can pull this off.

Congratulations :^)

I agree with tinkerbelle about the bumper music kicking ass. The rest of the show was pretty good too. :)

David's after-the-fact play-by-play actually makes my point clear: it was a surprisingly interesting pair of interviews. Taranto's was more meaty in my opinion, but perhaps that's because I find him the more interesting fellow. Malkin's a fox, but I think Taranto is quite intellectually fascinating. He's one of those would-be turtlenecked New York liberals who somehow veered off the track and ended up on the dark side. But still...echoes of his cosmopolitan background bubble up all the time. I think his attitude towards Kerry is admirable, though I can't share it, try as I might.

Meanwhile, in comparison to Taranto, Ace strikes me as an out-of-towner, like Allah...in New York but not of, to paraphrase a well know cheerleading conservative radio talk show host.

To me, Ace screams "Maryland/Virginia/Pennsylvania" east coast type. That's a crazy wild-assed guess - I could see New Jersey too - but I just can't see him coming out of the West Coast or the Midwest. Ace of Spades born in Kansas? No effin' way.

Hey, it's pretty good so far. Getting distracted by my mum though.

Good Job All!

The first show came across great ... guests, commentary, no f words. No need to go to 'Plan B'; except for the lightening bolts which I guess was a now or never deal anyway.

BTW H.T.B.F. is the greates radio show name ever! Thanks for making the right choice.

Hmmm, "Right Choice" sounds like another good name ... trademark pending ... hmmm

Thanks for the show.

Yeah! I can disagree with JeffB again (and inject regionalism into it).

Kansas isn't the midwest. Farm Belt. Great Plains. Middle of fucking Nowhere.

But not midwest.

The midwest is Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. Maybe Iowa, but not really, as it is west of the Mississippi.

see here

Where's Allah?

Quick quick quick with the insulting haikus, but nowwhere to be found when people are throwing bouquets at Ace and Carol.

Exactly. The Midwest is the Northwest Territories. It's Big Ten Country. Maybe consideration should be given to the St. Louis area of eastern Missouri, but when you get to the truck stops at Kingdom City on I-70 heading for Kansas City, you've left the Midwest.

about to check out the replay... the out music rocked

I do my ass-kissing by e-mail, Max.

Actually, I've been out most of the day and haven't had a chance to listen yet, but I'm really glad to hear that it went well. I figured it would: there are a lot more hits than misses in Ace's and Karol's oeuvres. Unfamiliarity with the new medium might affect that a little, but not dramatically and not for very long, I suspect. I bet next week's show will be even better.

That said, I think I speak for all of us in saying that a full-blown, five-alarm freakout by Ace would have made for spectacular radio. Maybe in a few weeks when they're feeling more comfortable, they can do a re-enactment or something.

Michael--Google is sufficient for what you're trying to do.

See-Dub:

Gotcha. Thanks for the tip. Now how do I got a list of attorneys employed by the Liberty Fund?

(Just kidding -- Hob mentions this in the thread below about attorneys fees.)

Why dont you use Whitesnake for your theme/break music?

If I'm right, our Hob is quite an impressive fellow. And this isn't the first time he's won at the Oregon Supreme Court.

Thanks, all. Really.

Except for JeffB., who can suck the barbed cock of Satan.

Moonbat,

We can't license music through ASCAP or BMI (the usual radio-licensing corps), because they won't deal with internet webcasters AT ALL. So the only music available is from StudioCutz, who have set up a niche business in providing music to the Internet.

I'd love whitesnake in the show, but I'd prefer Billy Squier, and most of all I'd prefer Motorhead's Ace of Spades. But it's not to be. At least not in the foreseeable future.

That said, I like the music I chose. It grew on me, and hopefully it will grow on you guys too.

See-Dub:

I'm getting the same impression.

You, on the other hand, actually volunteered to play the bassoon?

I feel sooooo much better about the clarinet, and my gifts as a make-up artist in the Theatre Guild (plus I did lighting a few times).

Umm, I played football, so why am I even talking to you?

Screw you guys. I've got a date with a cheerleader. And then maybe some bassoon practice, too.

Ace--the rock bumpers worked well.

Ace, the music is not going to grow on me. You need metal. I don't even like metal, but you need metal.

you want the famous Billy Squier "bend"?

Except for JeffB., who can suck the barbed cock of Satan.

Did you even read my comment, moron? I said it was a pretty decent show! And that I liked your nervous, tic-like pulls off of your cigarettes.

I suppose I should know by now not to expect reading comprehension skills from a man whose idea of intellectual "heavy" reading is the AD&D 2nd Edition Legends & Lore compendium.

I feel sooooo much better about the clarinet, and my gifts as a make-up artist in the Theatre Guild (plus I did lighting a few times).

Oh, have I got that beat. I was a member of our school's chamber singers group.

And I sang countertenor.

That's right, me and Jon Anderson of Yes: musical soulmates.

Ace,
Great job man. You have a very nice radio voice. Sensual , caring and masculine. I was instantly aroused.
Seriously, you guys sounded very good, as good or better than any number of local talk shows. I was very impressed that you got the "lightning bolt" clips in during the Malkin interview. Good job man. I caught it in the middle though, so if you seriously screwed up the beginning , I would not have noticed anyway.

Your interview with Malkin went pretty well, but what was up with the dead air on your first break? They didn't even want to put any promos for their other shows in there?

No idea. I don't know if that was a control room screw-up, or due to our being late on that segment, or just not having commercials.

And I sang countertenor.

Oh, for Pete's sake, don't try to out-dweeb me, Jeff. I was the Features Editor of my high school newpaper.

Hah! You can't top that. Don't even try, or I'll get into my Boy Scout career. We're talkin' Eagle. We're talkin' Order of the Arrow (Brotherhood level). Don't even try.

I'm a bargain-counter tenor.

Ace, the music is not going to grow on me. You need metal. I don't even like metal, but you need metal.

1, I think it was metal, or metalish. It was certainly minor-key and grungy.

2, It was the closest to metal they had. It's either that or techno or folk or jazz.

Some of the techno cuts were all right, but I wanted metal(ish), even tho, to be quite frank, I'm a metal poser.

I don't really like metal. Well, I like it okay, but I don't buy metal albums. It's a bit of schtick, quite frankly.

JeffB.,

Please-- don't be so darn sensitive.

Love ya, moron.

Oh hell, the music is stock "lead guitar bottom three strings with distortion" with some kick behind it. Normal, rock-ish, stuff. Thnk ".38 Special".

Worked fine.

"I do my ass-kissing by e-mail, Max." - Allah

In other words, if you don't having anything cold to say, don't say anything at all. :)

Actually I agree - this thread has gotten way too mushy, except for Jeff 'Satan' B.

That's should be "metal poseur," but I gotta respect someone who refuses to use French.

So, go with heavy-hitting jazz. It's the classical music of America. According to my wife, who took some goofy course, "jazz" comes from a Yoruba word that means orgasm. Sounds like your style.

Ace, you sounded like you are in your late 20's!!! Arrgghh! I had you pegged at mid 40's. Come on. Just give me an age range here.

RWS: Ace is 33, 34ish. His 70's and 80's sitcom and music references' give it away. He is definitely from the I WANT MY MTV generation.

Except for JeffB., who can suck the barbed cock of Satan

Haven't heard the show yet, but if it has lines like this, I am sure it is great.

Ace,
Just listened to the beginning, it sounds pretty good man. I think you will grow into it a bit. Make sure to listen to yourself a few times. We are our own best critics, so I will not bother nit-picking a few umms, and crap. Karol sounds great also. I am looking forward to next weeks interview. Any chance you guys can interview the great Gannon?

I liked it. So it must've been good.

Oh, for Pete's sake, don't try to out-dweeb me, Jeff. I was the Features Editor of my high school newpaper.

Hah! You can't top that. Don't even try, or I'll get into my Boy Scout career. We're talkin' Eagle. We're talkin' Order of the Arrow (Brotherhood level). Don't even try.

Fuck you, buddy. I'll take your "make-up crew" and raise you a "set decoration crew chief." Not set construction (which required at least some command over the manly art of power tool usage), but set decoration. I also did costume design - what can I say, I was just a really big fan of sequins. Oh yeah, and my on-stage specialty? Musical theater.

Eagle Scout? Bah, that just makes you a stick-up-the-ass, not a dweeb. You want "dweeb?" Here's "dweeb:" I might have been an Eagle Scout, but I couldn't get out of Webelos. Know why? Because I kept getting sudden, uncontrollable nosebleeds whenever I was in public. You want dweeb? I was the captain of my high school's "It's Academic!" quiz bowl team. Not just a team member; the CAPTAIN. My specialty was history, literature, and...opera.

My friend, in a dweeb-off, you would most surely have fallen to me. I would stand over you, victorious, my nose gushing profusely with blood, my glasses held together with masking tape, my $10 haircut perched at an awkward angle upon my pimply brow. A champion. A conqueror. A man.

Ace,

You got any comments on Operation Matador?

Sounds like the Killing Grounds from what I know, with Marines occupying both the mountains on the border and the river on the other side, trapping all the foreign terrorists inside a clamp.

Michael -

I will say, this, though: at least I never played D&D. I mean, I may have been a dweeb, but I wasn't some sort of fucking loser.

I thought it sounded very Rightalk. I was gonna call in and ask Michelle who she thinks is worse, liberals or THE DARK PRINCE, but then I remembered that I had License to Drive on DVD, so...

Coreys!

My friend, in a dweeb-off, you would most surely have fallen to me. I would stand over you, victorious, my nose gushing profusely with blood, my glasses held together with masking tape, my $10 haircut perched at an awkward angle upon my pimply brow.

You win. I am humbled. It was foolish to challenge you. Forget the Boy Scout stories, forget the clarinet -- I cannot compete. Wanna know my dirty secret? I actually starred in some productions of the Theatre Guild. Didn't make me cool, but people actually applauded.

I'm thinking only Lipstick Dynamite has a chance against you. English Lit dweebs who wrote poetry for fun can top almost anyone.

Actually, when I was an English Lit dweeb I wrote a poem about shooting a fish in half with my bow and arrow, but it was an assignment. Not really the same as LD's book of verse.

*Michael walks away, head down, shoulders slumped, looking for See-Dub and cheerleaders.*

Thank you for the concession. I was thinking I might have to whip out the "published historical essays in 11th grade" thing, but that always has the danger of backfiring.

Additionally, I want to point out that this is all behind me. Nowadays I'm a stunningly handsome, well-adjusted, dashing bon vivant with a quick wit, a chiseled body, and a massive, lady-swooning sexual member.

I loved the logo Rightalk used for promoting the show (the cartoon representations of Ace and Karol.)

Overall, I thought the program went very well for a first effort. I was hoping for a little more of the funny, but glad no one forced it.

A few times I thought Ace rephrased the same thought multiple times which was a little tedious, but that probably came from being nervous. Might want to work on tightening that up a little, though.

Also, I think the bumps are a good time to do a little set-up for the upcoming segment. Speaking over the music sooner will help the pacing. You want to use that time to get your audience pumped up for what's coming up. It also might be a good time to get the funny on.

Anyway, just my two cents. Bottom line is, I sure couldn't do any better. I think you guys came out of the gate pretty strong.

Nowadays I'm a stunningly handsome, well-adjusted, dashing bon vivant with a quick wit, a chiseled body, and a massive, lady-swooning sexual member.

Uh-huh. Me too. What a coincidence!

Marty's suggestion that you get Guckert as a guest is a good one. Also, what about Anka's sound guy? I forget if you have a contact for him. Also, also, Hoke, who I assume is Niner, would likely be an excellent guest. What about Cal and Jeff from FFFT/TWP? Or Quetin Tarentino? And of course Coulter; didn't she link you at one point?

If you want to play with fire, see if you can get Stephen Colbert from the Daily Show.

I'm thinking only Lipstick Dynamite has a chance against you. English Lit dweebs who wrote poetry for fun can top almost anyone.

Michael, you may be correct. My evil secret is that I skipped school a few times. Not to "cruise" the main street or try to get someone to buy me beer, but to go to the local college and hang out in their library and worship the books.

My evil secret is that I skipped school a few times.

I'm appalled. Skipped school? I'm just appalled. Lucky for you that I don't know who you are, or I would report you to the truant officer.

Um, Jeff, LD turns out to be a false hope. It looks to me like your claim to the Uber-Dweeb Title is secure.

Ann Coulter on Leno right now. :D

Damn, she's got a great body.

"Liberals are always saying how smart they are. So I'm waiting for them to ask me all these intellectual questions, and they throw food. I dunno."

"It's really a bore, practicing law. Now spewing right-wing venom, that's fun."

"I move like Keanu Reeves in The Matrix."

Go, Ann!

She's not wearing those witchy point black shoes, is she????

No, she looks gorgeous. I could do without the white piping on her dress though.

Well, that was fun. Ann was great, of course, and the audience was very friendly. Lots of applause and laughter - they even applauded and cheered when she mentioned Senator Zell Miller. :)

Excellent Smithers! Would love to hear Allah as a surprise call-in guest next time. Or Steve from HOI. Either would slice like f'n hammer.

You had us at 'lightning bolt'.

Enjoyed the show. Better than you had any right to be first time outta the box. And liked Taranto more than I expected to.

Ugggghhhhh?? WTF? Fishing, are we? ;-)

Seriously, my only complaint is that the show is too short. GREAT job!

I liked the discussion on the humorless pricks--uh, I mean liberals--in particular. They really are a pathetically angry bunch. I think the question is actually more "why are humorless pricks usually liberal" rather than the other way around. Basically, it's a neurological problem. Also, Malkin was great, as expected. Good questions for both of them, good interaction.

I didn't hear the cigarette drag, but one of the commercials on the replay was for some damn "quit smoking" thing. What is it, Turing commercials?

Keep the music! Excellent choice!

I just hate that I can't catch the show live! Damn Real Life...

Thanks Ace and Karol. Nice program, a good listen.

OK, everyone stop telling Ace the program was good and switch to telling him it was terrible.

He's apparently developed a "radio star" ego and now thinks he's too good to post on his blog...

Yeah I think your right Bob. I guess he is out pricing a G-5 jet (the future AO Spades 1), so he can scoot around the globe like Rush Limbaugh. What a douche. Get back to posting man, we love you long time.

About how old is Michelle Malkin?

RWS - Michelle Malkin was born in 1970.

Hey! 1970 you say!
Me & Michelle Malkin could have been in the same HS class together! But she's famous and I'm not! What have I done with my life!

What a fuckng loser I am!

OK, I'm over it.

Favorite Horror Show:

Return of Threadkiller

Liked it better than The Ute Strikes Back,
but I'm a purist.

Well, Michele said on the show that she thought her and Ace and Karol were in the same generation. So that answers my question about Ace's age.

With that headline "Uggggh..." and the first sentence, "Was the show any good?" sounds just like Smith after he defeats Neo. "Ugh, is it over?"

I do so love sprinkling a little "with" here and there to enhance my posts.