Category: Broadcaster's Lounge
Ok all, since there's a bunch of discussion about it on qn's, I figured I'd post this here. Which do yawl think is better? I think The44 is better, cuz they're sane, and don't use gay ass words like blart and stuff. I only like one show on TBRN, which I never listen to anymore, but the44 is way better.
Never heard of the 44, like tbrn though. What is the website to the 44?
Troy
www.the44rn.com
I don't support either. Never actually listened to either, so...
I only like a couple shows on TBRN. Never heard the 44RN so I can't really speak about it yet. I'll give it a listen though. I agree though, it's like the TBRN 'ers have their own little language and when you ask them what wart, or woof, or ert, or boof means, they don't seem to have much of an answer. One guy I kid you not had an entire journal based on the imaginary fight between the lols and merps. Oh yes, very socially acceptable behavior, not. How fucking dumb is that?
I think aries-entertainment is better, even thought its dead for the time being.
I never actually heard TBRN but I have heard The44 RN. I think The44 RN is good but you should check out Jammin' 85.3.
fuck Jammin
Lol TH (AKA Toonhead) that's insane! quite sad, yes! :)
Alright, time to respond to a few things.
First, just so you know, the person or multiple people in question that had a Live journal based entirely around the LOL's and merps, untrue. That is his livejournal, he just put that stuff in as a supplament. The LOL's and merps didn't come from TBRN, they spilled into it. Further to the point, what if it's their way of doing creative writing and these days, audio producing? As I've joined those ranks, I can tell you that that is all it really is. We learned a lot from november 19, 2005 and the aftermath, and don't expect to see something like that happen again. On the plus side though, if people are still laughing at such a bit even if it has been going for three hours, then why kill it if it's bringing good radio?
Secondly, the TBRn subculture. You are correct in that assessment. First it was the doob, which is an abstract idea honestly I'll take and kind of like, along with ert bang which is just speaking the sound a cart makes. Blart is just what it soundslike, an extension of blah...Now if you tune into TBRN, you'll find something stupid, and it really pains me to type this because i hate it so. Boof, and all its subterms, are seemingly exploitives and or adjectives. There was no explanation coming from its creator, farhan. There's where it must stop, and there's where I have began to atempt to distance myself from the subculture.
Looking passed the subculture, TBRN does have content worth listening to. I haven't heard much 44, but they too have their own inside terms which you must contend with if you are to listen.
Oh whatever. This is a stupid topic. The networks are different. Furthermore, anyone who says "Everyone on TBRN is stupid and they all say ert, doob, and all that crap," you're just making a stupid justification. So yeah, this is a lame topic.
i have to agree with caitlin.
this is a stupid topic.
as one of the co-creators of the lols and merps war, it was an interactive fiction which started one night when a couple of us were very bord and it has an undercurrent of a reason or its creation which you can find by reading back to november in the journals at trek_west.livejournal.com and jdx_random.livejournal.com
it spilled into tbrn over a handful of shows. its not a journal dedicated to this war, the war has existed in parts or short times but for the most part it was just for stress and commedic relief.
tbrn does have alot of inside terms, but the ones that are worth using nick6489 has outlined above. Various ones that are used often like ert bang and doob which nick has spoken of, and things like you are the win and you lose are generic terms that anyone could adopt, and are self-explanitory. Bad for you is just a standard generic slogan, and various derivitive forms of these words are not dificult.
I am also distancing myself from the general tbrn culture. in general those on tbrn who support the zone are doing that, though there are exceptions. there are some words on this network, though i have used them in their place myself, which make little or no sense.
I have listened a little to the 44, it had one good show which has since died for purely ligistical reasons, but don't really have time for it. not in the sense that it loses, just don't have the time to spend listening to either network, excepting 2 or 3 shows to which i tune in as religiously as i can. check out hkc radio for something which is kind of in between the 2 networks.
I have listened to the 44 once or twice and thought it was all right, I have never listened to tbrn though so I couldn't tell you which is better.
Has this 44 ever been advertised on the Zone in this board? I've seen a lot of ads for Jammin' 85 or whatever it is. I dunno, the little bit I've heard of TBRN can be interesting, as they don't seem to just play the same hit tracks with the best mix of the best songs with some rap and dance and altternative thrown in. I like to hear all the production work and field recordings and that sort of thing. I like to see people do radio in unconventional ways, or if anything, if they're going to do a show where they mainly spin music tracks, play something challenging or unpopular or obscure or longer than four minutes and push the envelope!
Rock Radio Redefined does all of that on HKC radio. When i have decent field recordings to play, I play 'em. i do play some of the more popular tracks, but I've been known to go above and beyond and play 23 minute long tracks before. Why not check that out.
I s'pose I'd need to look at the schedule then and see when you're on, as this machine is shared. The bulk of my uninterrupted listening time is overnight between about 2 AM and 7 AM Pacific Daylight Time. Does your show have an archive? If so I could download and listen later or burn it to CD so I can listen to it on the several mp3 players in the house so I'm not tied to the computer.
Wow, rivalry between internet radio stations, real mature. Mind you, neither one of the parties involved associate with one another. There's no reason to cause controversy over something that people do almost exclusively as a hobby. While I believe that some of the concepts, inside jokes, etc can reach some levels as far as being annoying, immature and for all intents and purposes stupid, what can one really do about it? You get that anywhere you go, regardless of where you are and what it is that you're doing. Let's not make it more than it is.
Well said, Chris.
gosh, some people really need to chill though! it's a discussion! Not every station has to have it's inside jokes or terms. look at ACBradio for example. You don't have to belong to any kind of friendship group to understand them. It's just one example I can think of off the top of my head; I know that station is different in that it is part of a network that is pretty moderated but still .. I fail to see why an internet station has to have languages which can't be understood by everybody. I thought the purpose of such a net radio station was to try and invite *new listeners from anywhere.
I am considering where to go for broadcasting. I am thinking ACBradio as I am not wishing to have to familiarize myself with any subcultures to communicate.
i agree that subcultures are bad, but you get them everywhere. even ACB seems to have its group, though its not as obvious as in some of the other cases.
rachel ACB have content restriction to hell, not only that they have very strict technical standards which are far below what they should be for anyone, and it is a station that appears very focused on older music. while there are several exceptions to the rule, it is a generic type station. listen to all the shows on hkc radio for what was mensioned above, alot of out of the box content.
comparing TBRN to the 44 rn is not a very fair comparison as they do different things and have different groups of people running them. I dunno. I think it's a dumb topic, but yall can have fun.
Does anyone have a URL for the 44RN website, or don't they ahve one. I never heard of this one, but I do know about TBRN and Jammin 88.5
the URL is the44rn.com I believe.
TBRN is sort of a diverse station, ya know? It's more for the younger crowd. I like lots of the talk on ACB, but the music just doesn't appeal to me most of the time. Also, not all the broadcasters on TBRN use that weird language, or subculture, or whatever you wanna call it, thank God. lol. :)
Caitlin, I can count those who don't. Three. Actually, two and a half, but that's another story.
Um...care to elaborate, nick? lol.
Actually, three and a half thanks to a returning broadcaster. Venison, Steve, JDawg, and the half of a broadcaster which is liam. Reason i call him the half is because he hasn't been on TBRN in a very long time.
I don't use the lingo. Farhanisms don't count, because no one uses them except Farhan and I. And Derek C doesn't really use it either, although he used to. And what about Sara?
I forgot about her. And Caitlin, you are making excuses. Farhanisms do count. Unless your blind, you'll notice the entire staff minus those folks I mensioned, Sarah, and I'll give Derek C this too.
But I don't use them obsessively. And they're not so conformist as the other things like doob and ert and all that stuff. But since we've pointed out, like, five and a half, really six staffers who don't use th words, and there's about a dozen people on staff, I think it's safe to say that not remotely the whole staff uses the words. So not everyone on TBRN is a conforming, lol-and-merp-oriented person. So no one should be making those justifications.
You're missing the point, and it's obvious that i can't do anything to make you understand.
And to correct you. You do use them obsessively. Ask anyone...well...besides Farhan...
well Farhun and for you all crazy fokes that are all on spelling yes I spelled Farhun wrong but who gives a crap. Any way he has issues and I can you Andre aint to cool ither. But Caitlin Derek and yes even Derick Laine they are all right also Steve J Dog and others so not every one from t b r n acts that way.
man i wish people would proofread their posts before sending! *grr
Nick, if you don't like Farhan, that's one thing. BUt do realize just how mature it makes you look when you're constantly going back and forth with the poor girl about whether or not she uses Farhan's expressions obsessively; no matter how patronizing you attempt to be. IF you have something personal with someone, get at them, maybe have the slightest bit of decency and not air it out in a public forum. This post has long since spiraled into absolute pointlessness, and hardly relevant to the original topic, which in my opinion and judging by the other posts on here, was a dumb topic to begin with. There is no reason whatsoever to be creating drama when it doesn't exist. I consider myself to know members of both networks fairly well, and neither of them have associated with each other, let alone had any kind of rivalry. People need to learn to leave their house and be with real people, instead of fighting childish battles, online and creating new ones when they run out. If people like creating this much drama on a little online community between two neutral parties, I can only wonder and think it to be rather alarming, just how they would manage in the real world.
I'm not proud of going back and forth with Caitlin on this one in public. We've spoken about these issues extensively in the passed. At any rate, it's time to kill this, I think...Chris (CK) set the record strait.
CK, have I ever told you how much I love you? Seriously. Ditto everything you said.
Well...
I think that if you put the language to one side for a bit, tbrn does have some very good tallent, be it in audio, computers or music and as nick said, if you do look past the language, you can enjoy some shows.
The strange thing is, the owner of tbrn does actually have an account on here, granted he's hardly on here but i bet he don't kno about this?
O and nick, what are you on about? steve don't say blart or anything, can i just remind you what his shows called? b l a r t radio?
Still, i do think that some mod should stop this, even though i just posted on it.
Caitlin: i wouldn't say you are as bad as some people as far as the sub colture goes. Nick: Do you still have a show on tbrn? I seem to remember listening to something of yours some time ago, but coz im in the uk, the times aren't always perfect for me.
BEN.
i haven't listened to either one, but i'll say the 44!
And to set something else strait. I may have came off saying that everyone on TBRN used certain terms. This is by no means the case. Each network does its own thing, independent of the other. TBRN's owner has actually shunned a fair bit of the subculture in his speech, on and off air, in fact. This is officially the last I will say on this matter in this post. Thank you for reading.
Greetings, this is Steve, the host of Blart Radio. CK alerted me to this absolutely immature post, and I have to say to you all, thanks for the laugh. In my own defence, my show is inded called Blart Radio. However, since I'm the one who initially started using the word in the first place, might I not have the right to use it as I see fit? In this particular instance, it is nothing more than a show title. Anyone who listens to my show, which doubtless includes any of you, will know that I despise the Farhanisms, along with that lol and merp bullshit. Unlike a fair bit of the online blind community which appears to have no more of a life than instant messaging, Team Talk, and bulletin board systems, I lead a very busy life. Internet radio is, and will always be, just a hobby, a means to unwind after a very busy and stressful week, until such time as I stop enjoying it. Until today I've never heard of the 44RN, so perhaps I will go give it a listen. For all I know, they might have some good content on there. We're always looking for new listeners at TBRN, but this is not the means to go about it. TO hell with the subculture bullshit, and to the blind culture bullshit altogether. Whoever decided to start this fucknut of a thread has got to be one of the most immature people to date. Get a life, listen to whatever suits you, and end the thread. Good night.
hey guys, screw all that, listen to the blade instead, http://fast.streammadness.com:8110 or jammin hits radio http://jamminhitsradio.dyndns.org:8000 the mix http://themix.dyndns.org:8000 or the q http://douglaso.dyndns.org:8000 there ya go.
Austin, I sincerely advise you not to try to compete with these stations, nor to promote on this thread. In competing with both stations, you are competing with some seriously good quality content. be careful.
ag'r'r'r'r'rree with steve, t!b!r!N! is the best by fare and that's all I'm gonna say cuz, well, yeh
Cory, I could kill you. In resuscitating this topic, you brought back a load of bad stuff that I, and Everyone else, would rather leave dead and buried, and the arguments on this topic seem very obvious. SO I say this closing word. Let's leave this in the passed.
This topic is, hmmmm, what's the word? Oh yeah: blind! lol
Basically, TBRN and other stations like this, to a degree, have a built in audience. Because of the subculture that we've discussed so often on these boards, a new listener who tunes in would be completely, and I mean, completely! clueless as to what was happening. i know i would be, and I had to ask a bunch of questions to be let in on some of the inside jokes, and to be completely honest I didn't find some of them all that funny. I just said uh...ok? alrighty then! So if you like TBRN that is wonderful, go listen to it and enjoy yourselves. as for the 44, is that even on the air now? Either way, the 2 stations don't even go together so it's pretty damn pointless.
the44 rocks. enough said
I don't think it actually exists anymore. If someone will correct me to tell me the last time they listened, let me know. But it, in my mind, is worthless to compare TBRN and The 44, seeing as, said above, they don't really associate or have a rivalry with each other. Internet radio seems to be on friendly terms with itself now, so let's try and keep it that way. Maybe we should start up another, similar, but more broad topic. Yes, methinks I will do that.
the44 does exist