Motor City Sonics

$70 million a year? Wow.

Integrity is long gone. The most famous sportswriter in our town flat-out lied about being somewhere and even used quotes from people he didn't speak to - and he's still working. 30 years ago he'd be finished. It's all because News used to be considered a necessary financial loss for TV networks. Then the execs started designing it to make a profit, so integrity went out the window for ad dollars. Watch BBC news when you get a chance (online). Very little hyperbole - just very dry, straight reporting (most of the time). That's how it used to be here. Now its about stoking anger and fear to drive up ratings. That trickles down to sports and even weather, so it's about getting attention first. We'll apologize in the 25th minute in the newscast if we got it wrong. Hey, sensationalizing the weather for profit can be extremely dangerous. People start ignoring the warnings. here in Michigan if we are expecting 4-6 inches of snow it's wall-to-wall coverage, BREAKING NEWS. 4-6 inches of snow.....around here? half the people driving SUVs? Not really a story. Then when a REAL dangerous storm hits people ignore it as just another and get caught off-guard. Big part of what happened with Katrina in NOLA. It's only about ratings and clicks now. News was never supposed to be that. I know someone who was fired as a news director because he refused to use BREAKING NEWS every single day. He through it should be for major events only. The final straw was when he refused to use it to cover a heated schoolboard meeting.

You have to understand that he's got people breathing down his neck CONSTANTLY about getting clicks. I mean, it's a non-stop battle for writers now and so they have to try to draw attention to themselves all the time, so they risk their credibility for clicks, because they have to.

Pretty good day for me. A 29 score. You have to remember those career numbers linked to players that very breifly played for certain teams. ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 251 9/9: Rarity: 29 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 Play at: https://immaculategrid.com @immaculategrid x @baseball_ref

the bottle was cool itself. Heavy as a brick.

Worried? At this point this is what you want, man. I mean, if you're going to be bad, be BAD. Maybe it will inspire changes, but I am not sure Gores is even aware of anything.

Having to pay to watch A Charlie Brown Christmas. That's just morally wrong.

The Oxford shooter. Life without parole. Good. I don't feel sorry for him at all. Now, for the parents who completely enabled this.......they deserve many years in prison, but I think they'll ultimately get away with what they did. Evil people.

Saw the footage of Shane's funeral today. Nick Cave with a beautiful version of A Rainy Night In Soho. Nick Cave could sing the alphabet song and make it moving, but then when they closed with Glen Hansard and friends playing Fairytale Of NY - Shane's family got up and danced in the aisle...........it was a perfect ending. My allergies may have flared up at that moment. Yeah, yeah, it was allergies.

I bought them a nice bottle of Coppercraft, because it's a Michigan thing.

So was he Rushing or was he Dragging? Can you read Tempo, Christ, can you even read music? Was he RUSHING or........was he DRAGGING? ANSWER !!!!!

worst.wintermeetings.ever yawn.

I am completely crestfallen. Candy's never coming back, is he? First they gave his number to another, now he signs with Cincinnati. <sigh>

Team is pretty good. I hope Kane can make them better, although I feel he's goin to be more like Mike Modano's year in Detroit. If Kane can even be 75% it means a lot for this team. Robby Fabbri is playing like a star these days.

What's the all-time record for consecutive losses, 28? Getting close. I think this team can do it ! How long until Cade demands a trade?

Robby is on a tear

Remember when the winter meetings were interesting?

Sciatic pain is a major pet peever.

So damned corrupt. Gives FIFA a run for it's money.

Aaron Glenn was consulting...............

Probably got tired of the death threats

Any doctor who puts a patient on Klonopin or any other Benzo for more than two weeks should have their license taken away. I know someone who's brain is permanently fried because of those nasty drugs, which are designed to get someone through a tough period like grief or addiction, it's not supposed to be permanent - because once someone is on those drugs for a month or two, their brain gets broken. Lazy doctors giving people pills to shut them up. I don't know, the first words of the creed are "First, do no harm". Guess they glossed over that part.

Ron Rivera will be available. Maybe by tomorrow.

He's right, but his name is Booger, so how seriously can you take him?

So, we did our food drive where we broadcast outside for 5 days to raise a million meals (financial equivalent) for Food Gatherers (by the end of broadcast we were at 1,016,690 - and there is still counting going on) and our Promotions Director Madison was out there guiding all the young promotions folks. She does mornings on W4, yet was there most days helping us out until it was dark. Her husband works for W4 and helped us out by board oping too. I know they drink bourbon and wanted to get them a bottle as a thank you. Nothing too expensive, maybe $40 range. Any suggestions? Not a drinker much myself, not until the cannabis-infused sodas come out anyway. Seriously, any suggestions. I was gonna go Coppercraft, since it's a Michigan thing.