tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619135616854514084.post7569714459615652066..comments2022-10-23T07:39:43.288-04:00Comments on JJ Duling: 'Men Of A Certain Age' Still ROCK.JJDulinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11616111042345538532noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619135616854514084.post-52635938967530258332011-10-20T17:32:55.960-04:002011-10-20T17:32:55.960-04:00He digs deep into his pockets and comes up with hi...He digs deep into his pockets and comes up with his two cents worth:<br /><br />We old radio fossils, leftovers from the days of real music, still ply the airwaves in spite of the emergence of the new "Shock Jocks" that seem to captivate the youth of the day. More than a few of us are holdovers who now lovingly embrace the words to 'WOLD' or 'Guitar Man' with a new symbolism.<br /><br />Yes, I've been one of the chronologically challenged who found himself made redundant because he no longer fit the youthful ethos of the operation. One just smiles, packs up his carton of memorabilia and moves on to a higher plain of existence. <br /><br />I for one, care not to cry in my beer and reminisce about "The Good Old Days". I prefer to make my own niche markets, keep playing the tunes and keep answering the request line. I prefer to regard myself and my kind as the keepers of the music, the sages of the oldies, as there are very few of the new age DJ's who even know of Albert King, Robert Plant, Smokey Robinson or others who actually wrote understandable lyrics. <br /><br />Yes, the repetitive +20db Bass lines have their place in the aerobics gyms, but good Rock, Soul, Jazz & Blues and the people who spin it will prevail, whether it be via the Internet, Digital Radio or that semi-antique FM. I'll keep playing the good stuff to my Baby Boomer audience, while they quaff that $25 Merlot and scarf down that boutique cheese at one of the local wineries. <br /><br />All you need to do is find a Station Manager who has the foresight to know the Baby Boomer Market is a viable and still emerging entity. There are a lot of us out there and there's still many a market for us old radio fossils. <br /><br />My parting sage advice? For what it might be worth to a few, "Follow the Gray Nomads"..The Lake FMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06175275090632005366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619135616854514084.post-75049211338764311812011-10-20T03:55:24.584-04:002011-10-20T03:55:24.584-04:00JJ, it's not just radio (as I'm sure you k...JJ, it's not just radio (as I'm sure you know) and it's not just over 50 either. It's over 40 as well. I have been in IT almost as long as you've been in radio (over 25 years) and was downsized by the same company that I worked at for 20 YEARS (along with several other middle-aged women who'd been there forever but that's another story). So I get all the latest certifications that the IT people want (certs are better than degrees in this field) and have a DoD Secret clearance and I am stuck in a call center where all the managers were born in the 1980s. I recently tested the waters to find something less inane and after a great interview where the 30YO guy tells me that just by looking at my resume he knows I can do the job easily and would love to have me and all my experience and for all of that he can pay me $13/hr. I already am making just over half of what I made at my last job and this guy wants me to take another pay cut? I'm only 47 so does this mean I've got 20 more years of this? It does seem that all the good work ethic attributes that you write about don't mean a thing in today's work environment and that is really a shame.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09810138134166139986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619135616854514084.post-63169304905927223252011-10-18T16:07:33.660-04:002011-10-18T16:07:33.660-04:00Well said...when it's posted, I'll be sure...Well said...when it's posted, I'll be sure to forward!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209133535341007413noreply@blogger.com