How’s your old tomato this morning? As I write this, I’ve just posted a note on Twitter stating “Almost There”. That’s true! Technically, we are 100% rebuilt and ready to go. We are at the last hurdle, moving all of your subscriptions I’m grandfathering into the new show. That may seem simple, but after dealing with RELM it most certainly is not. We received no less than eight different spreadsheets concerning our subscriber data base (thousands of listeners), each one saying the previous one was now obsolete, and ‘THIS’ was the real one. Even after SO many hours of looking at all this data, we discovered that: Some of you had been entered three of four times in the RELM database, with different email addresses. Some of you had names supplied, but incomplete email addresses. Some of your have written to us, and after not being able to find your name or information, we would discover it on a previous spread sheet under a different classification. Some people had monthly subscriptions but were in a pile w quarterlies. Some accounts, such “Joe Schmoe at 1234 Main Street USA” supplied an email as “fuckoff@gmail.com”. Obviously, those accounts are bogus, and we still have no idea what they are doing in these spreadsheets. Unless you actually ARE a subscriber named Joe Schmoe, in which I say thanks for your support. Otherwise, it has been tedious. PONDEROUS, man! But, we are near the end. Now our new team has to write the software so you will get a coupon code for the time that is owed on your deal with an extra bonus month on top of it. That means more hurry up and wait. This is yet another part we WILL NOT RUSH to ensure it is done right. We are not going to get all the mechanics in place and leave anyone out. Our tech people are coordinating with our partners as we speak to start this last step. I wish it could be faster, but I really treasure your loyalty to my show. That means giving you what you paid for and more. You know Drew and I can’t wait to get back on the air. As Tom Cousens wrote me once, “SOON”. Patience Is Bitter, But The Fruit Is Sweet, Don Geronimo,...
Read MoreThe new phone system is here, the new phone system is here!
If you listened to my podcast when it was on RELM, you probably heard my frustration both on incoming and outgoing phone calls. People couldn’t hear us, we couldn’t hear them. The system required constant resetting, sometimes in the middle of a call. I got so frustrated, seeing lines ring and not answering them, as it would lead to yet another segment about the phones. After leaving RELM, we started to deconstruct the studio they provided and rebuilding from scratch. We discovered the phone system they had sent out for our heavy use was a Telos 100. It’s the first unit in the picture above. IT WAS MANAFACTURED IN 1994. You can imagine the problems this old warhorse caused. We did not know the unit was 20 years old and not able to handle relatively simple tasks. Until we started to take things apart and saw this old, tired unit out of the rack. When we contacted the Telos company, they laughed at the thought we would try to use a Telos 100 in 2014. After they stopped laughing, we upgraded to the top of the line 2014 model. It’s the second unit in the pic above. We have a new phone number we’ll be revealing soon, along with a 24 hour feedback/message line for you guys to call in on. Many of you have wondered what we’ve been doing the last two weeks. Gutting this studio and making it whole has been job one, and that is done! I can’t wait to start hanging up on you guys again! Don Geronimo ...
Read MoreHere’s Your New Show Announcer
Mondee, August 18th! We are thrilled to announce the new voice of the Don Geronimo Podcast is none other than the great Pat Garrett! Pat is the voice of many of America’s great radio stations. Check out his demo, you will recognize his unmistakeable voice at once. I heard Pat for years in DC as the voice of WTOP. I am in awe of his talent, and thrilled he’ll be cutting all the crazy shit we write for him. Welcome aboard, Pat! I’ll have more for all of you very soon. Thanks! Don Geronimo, DeeJay ...
Read MoreHAPPY ELVIS DEATH DAY!
Happy Elvis Death Day everybody! Our update today is we are eating Fools Gold sandwiches and shooting at flashbulbs with bb guns in my pool. Plus Scatter the monkey is having the time of his life. Please enjoy the Hamburger James story, the one I would read on the air every year. And wake me and feed me a cherry pie as soon as you are done. TCB, Don Geronimo...
Read MoreWhat’s Happening Today!
Well hello dere! As you can’t hear, that’s the sound of construction happening here at the studios of TDGS. A new dedicated air conditioning system is being installed for the broadcast bunker, with lights and cameras to follow. Plus we are still getting all the equipment we had swapped out for NEW stuff (amazing the crap we were sent by the other company)…and getting it all set soon for a final studio test. Then we have to get some tech stuff set with our new partner, U Stream -did someone say a live show from U Stream HQ in San Francisco?- and finish the mammoth task of getting all your subscriptions grandfathered in while welcoming new subscribers. So we are still a wee bit out from getting the show back on the air. But getting CLOSER every stinkin day! We won’t have an Elvis death day show this year (cause it’s soon) on the actual day, but I will give you guys the unedited Elvis show you want as soon as we get back up and running. And we do have a new toll free number for you to call on, and 10 phone lines ready to service you. I know many of you feel like rats on crack without the show. I feel the same way being off the air. But it will all be worth it very very soon. More updates as they happen! Here’s to swimming with bowlegged women, Don Geronimo,...
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