Bob Rivers - A Lot More Than Fifteen Seconds Of Fame

This, obviously, was the KZOK, Seattle, morning guy's weekend to see his name in the papers:

The New York Times - Video of DJ's Satirical Song Provokes Offense in Kosovo

..Proving that doing great content pays off in the long-term every time!

I can't wait to hear Monday's show. You know Bob (aka Mr. Rivers in NYT parlance) and the crew will be talkin' about, at the very least, these graphs in the NYT Sunday edition story..

A spokesman for the Norwegian Ministry of Defense said this month that there would be no proceedings against the six soldiers responsible for the video because they had all left the army. Mr. Rivers said he believed the Norwegian soldiers were to blame for taking his song out of context. But he was not sure if the video merited an international dispute, or if the Norwegians should have apologized for what was, after all, his song. "I don't know enough about the world to know who should apologize to who," he said.

Meanwhile, here's what they are talking about in KC today:

The Kansas City Star - O’s of Skid Row (proving that even a bit from 17 years ago can sometimes get you press if was strong enough)

For more than 200 hours, Bob Rivers talked. Or tried to. His voice hoarse, his uvula dry like a grape left in the sun, Rivers kept going because he had to. Because the (fill-in derogatory adjective) Orioles couldn’t win a game. A disc jockey at WIYY-FM in Baltimore in 1988, Rivers pledged on April 19 to stay on the air until the Orioles won a game. They had started the season 0-12. They would lose nine more. Prison was a radio booth, and by pledging to stay in it, Rivers kept himself locked up.

Baltimore felt inspired as much as revolted by the Orioles’ losing streak. It was an entire city on edge. It was, frankly, the complete opposite of the Royals, whose 19-game losing streak entering Saturday’s game against Oakland only recently started to drum up any attention.

Maybe because it’s taking place in Kansas City. Probably because there are more keys on a piano than people who still care about the Royals...

More, from Bob hisself..
The Bob Rivers Show
Bob Rivers Lyrics
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