Gracious LittlePeeps

Last night, the Little Peeps were extremely gracious as artie w6obb, and Stan wg6k invaded their frequency; especially Glen kn6z. and Moody wq6i.

Stan wg6k moves around the bands often, to see whats going on, and seems comfortable everywhere. But artie w6obb? Abandon the Elites? I smell a 'rat'...

Here's a great clip of artie saying something I am sure he 'choked' on:

http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/9/22/1450734/2008.06.09_w6obb%20BackToGlen.mp3

As usual, the full unedited recordings are on the now HamFanz FREE Secret Page!

The Elites Phone Patch

It would seem that the Elites have some difficulty in getting folks to call in to their Phone Patch during the middle of the night. The ‘correct’ folks, I should say, as they will only take calls from ‘unblocked’ numbers.

Art Bell w6obb is plaintively heard issuing the plea to make that call, kind of like some strange, unknown night bird, perhaps the blue-bellied bully. He and Scott Barris k7mix, note that the phone patch is open, “call 702.727.8176”.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/9/22/1450734/w6obb%20MakeCall.mp3

http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/9/22/1450734/2008.05.31_w6obb%20MakeCall.mp3

Other than the usual Elites, last night, there where a lot of Hams on hand to talk to callers; Stan wg6k, Ben kd7bcw, and even Steve k6txh (who actually got a call, even though it was uhhh, questionable). But few real callers, and a lot of pranksters.

It would seem, that there are those out there who call the Elites Phone Patch, just to keep the phone jammed up so that no one else can get through. I cannot imagine why. Eventually, last night, they had to shut down the Phone Patch because of this little problem. (So why not just have 'open lines'? Wouldn't that solve the problem?)

http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/9/22/1450734/2008.05.31_w6obb%20JammingPhone.mp3

The Elites seem to need such instant gratification (loop worship from afar) that if any time passes with no callers, they get frantic. To entice callers, they are now offering ‘prizes’ such as a random 'trip to Hawaii' offered by artie w6obb,

http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/9/22/1450734/2008.05.31_w6obb%20HaiwianVac.mp3

And 'Thousands of Dollars (to caller #17)' offered by Jim ki6gu.
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/9/22/1450734/2008.05.31_ki6gu%20Thousands.mp3

Now the question is, is it legal to ‘offer prizes’ when there is no intention of awarding them? Is it legal to use the Ham Bands to run a contest for the public?

I personally have no idea and do not really care, though there are probably state and federal agencies that do. I just want legit (ahmmm!) callers to keep those Phone Patch calls coming in! It is all about fun, isn’t it?

The Lush k6txh, and the Stalker w6ezv

Steve Wingate k6txh, had his first day in court for whatever charges have been filed against him and no one seems to know for sure just what those charges encompass.

The day would have gone unnoticed, except for some Hams, who on air and off, tried to promote all kinds of rumors (some of them vicious). You know who you are!

Now I must admit, I do not think much of SteveO’s behavior when he is under the influence of whatever, which is most of the time. But to the best of my knowledge, Steve has never physically interfered in any Ham’s off air life. He seems to limit his abuse of others to those who share the bands with him. (The tiff with his neighbors? Who knows, we will probably never get the real story.)

Ahhh, but Gregory Sousa w6ezv, IS interfering in the off air life of Steve Wingate. By actually, physically showing up at the court house for Steve’s preliminary hearing, then following Steve to his house, then setting up video equipment, he IS stalking. This is way over the line.

We know for a fact that some Hams ‘bait’ Steve on air. An excellent example can be found in the recordings from 1.17/18.08, where Stan wg6k, deftly manipulates a gullible Steve on 3.740.

I will be posting all those recordings (including one recorded by ‘Sawyer) on the HamFanz Secret Page shortly. (By the way, the Secret Page is open to all through 1.31.08!)

Although I can’t in any way ‘approve’ Steve Wingate’s on air behavior, and I hope against hope that he will seek help for his substance abuse problems, Gregory Sousa’s stalking behavior is far beyond the pale.

Steve should follow through and get a restraining order against Gregory (and those neighbors!). And go to a meeting a day for the next 30 days!

Gregory should stop letting himself be led around (by the beard?) by those followers of the Cult of the Loop, as he will never gain the status he is seeking. They are just playing him for the fool, to be used and tossed aside. (Surely you don’t think Gregory financed that trip himself do you???)

Move over Mrs. Miller!

Yes, well, Mrs. Miller could sing, kinda sorta. For her bio please see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs._Miller

Trish Ray k4ze, a 'SWL turned ham, 3840 used to be', composes and sings. She even sells her own CD's on her site, or at least she did at one time. I can't seem to find her page at the moment; she updates her sites so often even the search engines can't keep up with her!

Bill Crowell w6wbj, can't sing, but he does not let that stop him! He really belts 'em out when he's in the mood, or has something to say. (Wonder what he sounds like in the shower? ) Not only that, but he can play that piano! And work with music on many levels.

I, on the other hand, can not sing. I can not carry a tune in the proverbial hand basket! I may not have the 'broadcasting voice' that art bell w6obb, n7js, ki6gu, or wg6k, have -- but I have a great deal of experience with 'literary readings' and poetry.

It was something that was fated to happen someday, and today is that day! A melding of great talents if you will. So for your enjoyment, MONEY, by Bill Crowell & evvy garrett...

3.740 Chicago Project Announcement

This nice Friday evening at 10PM pst, there were about six listeners in the tuner at http://www.jimandleah.com/ awaiting the much-heralded announcement of ‘The Chicago Project.

Well, guess what? A drunk (what else is new?), mean spirited, Steve Wingate k6thx jammed it unmercifully and on purpose; no one could hear what the announcement was.

The reason I say the above is because Steve immediately migrated to 3.840 where he, still obviously under the influence of something, was in much better control and able to converse. Thus proving he did what he did on 3.740 simply out of meaness.

The folks on 3.740 Stan Karaszewski wg6k, and others (I have not identified their calls yet.) moved back and forth between USB & LSB, but Stupid SteveO followed, a spoiled spoiler for sure.

If you did not hear it, you can grab the unedited, half hour .mp3 at: http://www.hamfanz.com/GrudgeFiles/opener.html
It will not be posted there for long, so if you want it, go and get it!

Short Attention Span Saturday Night

Was a blast, a real and viable alternative to the Coast-to-Coast AM broadcast. It really was fun, for those on air (3.740), and for those listening. I listened for a couple of hours, pre-midnight, and enjoyed every minute of it. (Then I caught Stan and others later on 3.840...in an entirely different type of venue.)

Fun defined as: little if any, profanity, no character assignation, little talk of audio or antennas, interesting topics, scintiling verbiage (Stan Karascewski wg6k), drama, (Tony’s rising blood pressure and OO probs), NOT a mention (or seldom a mention) of Art Bell w6obb, a working phone patch with callers, NO jammers, and all of it backed up with real entertainment in the form of ‘personal expression’.

The ‘personal expression’ came in a variety of ragtime and other favs by Bill Thompson n6nwx, who is pretty darn good on the 88’s, and he even took ‘requests’!

My only complaint with The Short Attention Span Network (which has recently changed frequencies to 3.740 from 3.815), and it is not a new one, I have mentioned it before in the HamFanz Grudge Report, is that their attention span is sooo short they forget to ID, and I often do not recognize all the ‘players’!

If you are looking for some good, adult, earlier in the evening SWL, do check out the Short Attention Span Network on 3.740, especially on Saturday night, it would seem.