THE FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE L.A.STEEL TALK RADIO SHOW
3/5/07
I am amazed that I have been able to remain on commercial radio for four years. Four years of the most convulsive and historically important time in American and world history. The L.A. Steel Show began on 3/04/03 10 days before the invasion of Iraq . I began the program as a protest to the thousands of conservative talk shows advocating the war. In March of 2003 thousands of hours of conservative talk shows cluttered the airwaves with patriotic pablum and putrid hypocrisy. The massive collection of these idiotic,insane, bigots, fascists and fanatics,collectively contained the intellectual capacity of a cue ball. These thousands of insane idiots were praising the” strategery” of a completely corrupt and utterly incompetent president. I could not stand it anymore. When I approached the station manager of WQQQ,I was pleased to find a courageous friend,who allowed the” Liberal” L.A. Steel Show to go on the air .
In the last four years as a radio talk show host I have had the advantage of interviewing some of the major opinion makers in the United States. I have discovered, as I hope my listeners have, that the great difference between the politicatl Right and Left is the ignorance of facts on both sides. My extensive research over the last four years has been critical to keeping up with current events, and to create a credible and informed opinion on a multitude of complex issues. This website was given the unofficial title of “THE STEEL EDGE”, specifically to capture my personal opinions and statements on certain topics and issues. Topics and issues that I do not have the time or uncensored forum to discuss as frankly on radio as extensively as I do on this website.
Against all good judgment I have created hundreds of random articles dealing with the many issues and topics I have studied. Topics I have either experienced personally or dealt with from a studious approach, or treated as trivial or intense ideas and observations. As my television, radio and reading audiences have grown over the years my awareness of those audiences has also grown. I doubt that I have become more cautious in expressing my opinions, but I sense that lately I may be expressing them better or more clearly.
Since October 2006 I have seen a substantial rise in my website visits. My visit, hit and bandwidth stats have grown exponentially since October 2006. My February stats floored me at nearly 100,000 hits for the shortest month of the year. This was the best month I had ever had. I know that my new BlogTalkRadio program which began in late November 2006 was responsible for some of the increase however, my internet show stats do not account for the majority of this increase in activity.
After some reflection over this phenomena I have come to the conclusion that my eclectic selection of guests and topics have suddenly attracted a larger audience. My attitude of spontaneous selection has caused some chaos in my thought processes. I believe that has been self evident in my many statements and comments I have published on this site. Barring my momentary lapses into emotional rants I believe I have managed to retain enough coherence and sanity in my writings for my readers to grasp the essence of what I am trying to say. I have also considered the possibility that I may be focused upon as a national psychological experiment observed by thousands of scientists, psychiatrists and linguists each month. Since the infancy of this website I have noticed the remarkable interest I’ve received from many universities around the world as well as a few government agencies and medical facilities. Asian, European and American universities’ internet addresses appear as frequent visitors to this site.
I want to revert to the original intent of this article by stating my appreciation to all who have read,listened to and viewed my work. I understand the effort it takes to set aside a minute or an hour of a day to devote to what someone else has to say. I find it an uncomfortable position to be in when my audience is noticeable, but virtually invisible and anonymous. It is humbling and at the same time encouraging.
Ralph Waldo Emerson has inspired me for many years. He once stated, he felt his writings were unreadable. He also stated; (pardon my paraphrase) ” A writer must write for and to himself. When he speaks truthfully to himself, he speaks to the soul of everyone.”
This virtually sums up my method of madness as a writer,radio talk show host and producer of a television series. I never know what will interest my audiences until I create something for them to consider. What I create may be good,bad or mediocre. I am never satisfied with anything I create,unless I find merit in it and it speaks truth to me. My technical ability and experience is an ever evolving skill,that I am constantly trying to acquire with varying results. I am pleased that so many people have had patience and found merit in what I do.
Tomorrow night I will be celebrating the fourth anniversary of The L.A. Steel Show on WQQQ 103.3 fm. This anniversary accounts for over two hundred live commercial radio broadcasts. I thank Dennis Jackson the station owner and Joe Loverro the station manager for their continued support and friendship. I thank Leila my co host and “Starman”Bill Marshall for being with me each week ,and enduring this amazing odyssey. I will also be celebrating my eighth year and 400th cable television program in July of this year. I am in the process of editing and selecting the” Best Of “to display on this website, and be made available to download . I can’t thank everyone enough who have had a part in my many productions. My greatest appreciation goes to Leila,my co host and partner,and my heartfelt thanks include the many friends I have made during these years. I can not end without giving special thanks to my few loyal and courageous sponsors, who have made these shows financially possible. Also I give special thanks to my remarkable friend Rob Brenckman,for his creation and continued care of this website. I sincerely thank the L.A. Steel Show audience. I hope that I may continue to retain your interest.
L.A. STEEL
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