Faces for Radio Update
A few months ago, Dale wrote a fantastically funny article about a Cape Town radio DJ.
So I’m just gonna out with it. Radio DJ’s are the biggest tossers in the whole world. They have the BIGGEST attitudes even when they’re completely FUGLY! And I have proof. Here’s an example of serious face for radio.
Dale went on to write about Nic Marais and show a few pictures.. etc etc…
So about 2 months ago, I get a msg on MSN saying that someone’s adding me as a contact. I accept and the following conversation transpired… (some sections have been edited in the interests of good reading)
mark says:
heymark says:
who’s this?nic says:
it’s me, nic.nic says:
just readin’ the touching piece you wrote!mark says:
ok firstly…mark says:
sorry, but i’m a bit hazy on who ‘nic mariais’ is..nic says:
http://www.yellow-llama.com/2005/faces-for-radio/mark says:
hahanic says:
I’m the short guy, on the right.mark says:
oh oknic says:
desperately trying to work out where we met, but I’ve the memory of a weed addict.mark says:
actually ..the article was written by a fellow blogger on my sitemark says:
dalenic says:
oh, ok.nic says:
dale who?mark says:
i’ll let him tell you .. here’s his email addynic says:
nah, it’s ok.nic says:
I’m not wildly into admin, just thought if you were online I’d say howzit.mark says:
well thank you nicmark says:
howd you find my site?nic says:
you doubt there’s a possibility that someone read it and pointed it out?nic says:
what’s your traffic like?mark says:
no thats very possiblemark says:
i had 8700+ readers in septembernic says:
congratulations.nic says:
where are you based?mark says:
thank youmark says:
i’m actually in port elizabeth, i used 2 be in cape town..moved here just over a year agonic says:
bustling metropolis. why’d anyone move TO PE?mark says:
hehe..mark says:
how’d u come across the site?nic says:
googled the show. haven’t in years spent time seeing what ‘people’ are saying. it’s obviously a wild indicator, and we’re doing regular field research for the useful stuff.nic says:
blogs are interesting.mark says:
blogs rulenic says:
well…nic says:
it’s weird…nic says:
I love that they’re soapboxes where people feel free to stand up and say whatever they want… that’s the foundation of radio, obviously.nic says:
but it seems a bit indulgent that they’re built on anonymity. I mean, if you wanna stand up and call someone a wanker, prepare to be counted…mark says:
i know!! amen.. its our little place to have our say, to rant & rave and to have an audience..albeit virtual…mark says:
true…mark says:
(did dale call u a wanker btw?)..can’t remember the article?nic says:
f***, I wish he’d called me a wanker.mark says:
hehemark says:
*wipes forehead*..whewnic says:
it was far harsher.nic says:
apparently my ego arrived before I did at a function, which is, well, both strange and worrying.mark says:
lmaonic says:
I’m just an oke, so I never understand where the ego thing comes from.nic says:
how old are you? 24?mark says:
yupnic says:
and our friend Dale?mark says:
i actually have some pics of me & dale on my flickr account…mark says:
i think dale’s around 25/26…mark says:
here’s a link…mark says:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-yellow-llama/nic says:
don’t recognise Dale… but not out of Ego, just because my memory’s f***ed. it’s the drugs. or the lack of sleep. either way.nic says:
I’m genuinely sorry I managed to piss him off so severely…mark says:
hehemark says:
ag nic, you know whatmark says:
dale’s a legend guy really..does most things for a laugh..wouldn’t take it seriouslynic says:
it hasn’t wounded me. thank f*** radio’s given me a thicker skin than I had ten years ago.mark says:
haha good for younic says:
it is caustic, though, and I can’t wait to disappear into obscurity. soon.mark says:
haha.. i’ll be blogging about this convo though, so hopefully it’ll outrank the old article about you, and when you search in a few weeks time again, it’ll show the better articlenic says:
haha….nic says:
that’s my googling done for the year. there’s only so much m y shattered pride can take!!mark says:
lolmark says:
well tell you whatnic says:
nah,… don’t write about this…mark says:
when its written, i’ll msn u the link and you can check it outnic says:
some stuff’s gotta be kept between friends, mark.mark says:
hmmm…mark says:
blogmark says:
nicmark says:
blogmark says:
nic…mark says:
tough choice…nic says:
well, there you have it.nic says:
here’s an idea.mark says:
yeah?nic says:
instead of spending ten minutes blogging over this, stream the show for a bit one morning, and give us some creative feedback.nic says:
music might be a little slow for you… although, if you’re living in PE…mark says:
hey i love the oldies.. wat time is your show?nic says:
6 to 10, but the last hour’s very mellow. try catch 7 to 9 sometime.mark says:
and you do streaming? site?nic says:
if your site’s gonna hate me for something, make it something more substantive than my face for radionic says:
www.kfm.co.zamark says:
hahamark says:
sounds like a deal.. i’ll blog on your radio show.. and how about you plug my site on air.. maybe have a little section on what exactly a blog is (can get info from wikipedia.com) and how people can comment on the articles they read..and then plug my site as an example..mark says:
how’d that work for you?nic says:
if you stumble onto something f***ing fascinating, like britney spears doing lines in CPT, let us know, and then we’ll throw credit your way in a sec…mark says:
dealnic says:
cooooooool….mark says:
nic its been a pleasure.. thanks for getting in touchmark says:
feel free to drop me a line anytimenic says:
sure thing, Mark.nic says:
do me a favour: tell Dale I’m sorry I pissed him off.mark says:
you didn’t, i promise you.. , but i’l lbe sure to tell him about this convonic says:
I’ll bookmark your blog.mark says:
tx nic.. feel free to comment on whatever niggles ur fancy..and if you’re planning on saying anything on air, tell me so i can at least get my mom 2 hear it.. hahanic says:
take it easy, Mark. and keep throwing stones.mark says:
shall do.. cheers mate
Haha.. *sigh*.. My favorite part was, “some things need to stay between friends Mark”. LMAO! Well Nic sure makes friends easily… 6 minutes into an MSN conversation and I’m his friend. :)
But seriously, I grew a little in respect for ol Nic. He’s a good guy and was almost worried that he’s in some way offended Dale. So 10 points to Nic.
Couldn’t keep this to myself tho.. Just had to share it with my readers.. haha