Ralphie's Ramblings

Monday, July 25, 2011

Fast Forward

Here is an excerpt from my very first posting here

Greetings and Salutations!

For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Ralph Anybody, morning DJ at KPIG radio, broadcasting out of Freedom California at 107oink5 FM, and on-line at kpig.com
we also simulcast The Pig in San Luis Obispo, California at 94oink9 FM

Those of you who do know me…I mean really know me, know my real name, and those of you who don’t know me only need to know me as Ralphie…besides, if you know Ralphie, than you know me, and that’s all you need to know, because we are the same person….confusing enough for you?….I’m confused and I wrote it!

You can Google KPIG, or, better yet, it’s founder Laura Ellen Hopper and find out more about the greatest radio station on the face of the earth…sadly, most of the hits for Laura Ellen are from the many obituaries published after her untimely death back in 2007...we miss you Laura. Laura was the Pit Bull that kept our Corporate Masters (Mapleton Communications) from coming in our yard and stomping (crapping) all over our beautiful format!!

They never understood what a gem of a radio station they owned, and instead of polishing this gem and taking good care of it and putting it in a glass case, they shoved it in a drawer with all the other faux gems and fools gold they own, never realizing it’s worth.

Fast forward to

Now...there is a new group running KPIG, trying to clean up Mapleton's mess. These people actually know radio...and even though that's very encouraging, nothing much has really changed...there is still this huge disconnect between management and we the (little) people! And even though they know radio... it seems to me (and others) that they keep missing obvious opportunities.

We'll see...

As always, thank you for your support!

I guess that’s all for now!

Ralphie

Friday, July 22, 2011

Sleepy On Laura

This is nice!

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

In Memoriam

This is a video from my nephew Steven's band!

Friday, May 27, 2011

Laura Ellen...

...we miss you.

It seems a lot longer than 4 years.

Thank you for your vision, and for including me in it…and thank you for not taking crap from anyone!

If you need to know more about Laura, simply Google Laura Ellen Hopper …especially check out Antsy McClain’s post about Laura, and listen to the podcast of the interview he did with her.

Ralphie

Her first job in radio was at KDNA in St. Louis. That's her lying on the floor. I still think this looks like an album cover from the sixties!

With Joe Ely

I don't see her much, since she started to ride!

This was midnight on KPIG Y2K!

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Not Feeling It

For those of you who have been stopping by this site and have not seen anything new posted for a so long, I apologize. I’ve been in a little bit of a funk …I just haven’t been feeling it…not feeling very chatty, or creative, or really anything. Just busy!

There has been so much going on, not just in my own little world, but the world in general…

I mean with earthquakes and tsunamis,

nuclear melt downs,

Tornados,

Floods.

Obama,

Osama,

Yo Mama (yo mama, that would be Donald Trump)

Yet…not really feeling it.

There is some good news on the management of KPIG…the new guys running the radio stations actually seem to know what they are doing! And, they seem to be willing to spend some money to fix and promote the station! What a concept! However they are dragging their heels when it comes to raises! Some people here have not had a raise in 10 years!

Overall, though, things are looking up! Stay tuned and see what happens next!

But of course the biggest news story for today is…Santa Cruz’ own American Idol James Durbin is returning to meet his fans and do a short concert at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk…Yes, it’s “Durbin Day” in Santa Cruz!

Yawn…

Ralphie