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February 25, 2008
Free time
Why is it that anything to do with the Media, Radio, T.V, Newspapers...is a pride swallowing siege?
Do THEY work for nothing?
No
Would they drop everything so that the caller from whatever organisation might be able to snare a live one for NOTHING?
No
Have they no soul?
No
Do they respect the concept of 'time is money'?
No
So when i get a call from B.B.C Southern counties radio this morning, i knew what to do.
'Is that Letitcia?' friendly exuberant voice enquires.
'whats left of her' would have been the true answer, but i replied in the affirmative.
I knew what was coming.
She would want me to drop EVERYTHING, so that the mighty corporation might make great afternoon radio for the Tommy Boyd show.
I had been there before, a mere TWO YEARS BEFORE.
I thoroughly enjoyed the experience, but the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune has wounded me somewhat in that intervening time, and i had no intention of being cannon fodder, (even though SEX THERAPY FOR MEN (Creating Casanova) was now available in paperback through: www.chipmunkapublishing.com
As i suspected, she wanted me to repeat my 'drop everything' performance for the good of the cause.
Do these people feel no embarassment at all?
'And the fee IS?' was my crisp demand.
This got her all of a fluster.
She was non commital.
She then, and this was her downfall, commited the cardinal sin of reminding me what a sap i had been two years previously.
'Er, did we pay you the last time?'
'No' i replied 'you did not, but i now realise my sense of self worth'
I got the standard flanking depolyment of: 'It's only regional, we have no budget for that'
Yeah, right whatever...would you like me to bend over slightly more so that you might get your balls in as well you utter utter shits?
She made a final stab of: 'We could mention your website, whatever..'
Ha!!! Just when the government is trying to appeal to newpapers NOT to take advertising from 'Ladies that munch' they want to do it on the radio??
If i hear that old hoary chestnut: 'BUT IT WILL RAISE YOUR PROFILE' one more time, i am going to beg the Hove Priory to take me in for therapy.
****A twitch forms in Letitcia's left eye****
Posted by Letitcia at February 25, 2008 01:20 PM