Did the media go brain dead?

Has America’s media gone brain dead, or deaf? Consider that few if any new TV ad’s are creative anymore. More over placed where they can do the best good for those paying for that ad.

Used ta could identify a product or service, simply by the ads jingle or music. From Alka Seltzer to a few Coca Cola ads. Who could ever forget the holiday gif of I wish I could teach the world to sing? Heck even SuperBowl ads are bland, despite how much they cost to place.

Then you have to wonder at the thinking or lack of it, by the ad agencies. Consider that, and I might add here I don’t think its a coincidence that three big TV networks are running shows aimed at truckers. Did they get the idea from oh I dunno, HazzardAyre Media(us) and the Confederate Star TV Network, when we suggested popping up with shows for and of the over the road(OTR) long haul trucker? Hmmm?

Any mile three networks on, doing shows for truckers, yet few if any are running ads for anything truck or trucker. Has any of their ad sales gurus thought about looking in any of the major trucker or towing trade publications on how much they charge for ad space, and thought hey, we could do that.

Why don’t these TV network ad dorks, go to the trucking equipment and or supplier companies. Think, an ad for say Peterbilt or Kenworth, Cat or Cummins diesels in class 8 trucks, or say heck even Cobra CB radios, placed on say American Trucker on SpeedTV, or Trick My Truck on CMT or say Ice Road Truckers on the History Channel? How about the truck stops, tire companies etc. See where I’m going here?

With that in mind, dig this; with the advent of the creation of a whole new era here at HCC & Cooter’s A1 Toewing & Garage, of Burley , we will be launching in a few months one big hoopla of an ad project to get both area heavy and light haulers to know if they need a tow call Cooter’s A1 Toewing. As usual ads will be placed in local papers for a female model pitch girl as a Miss Hazzard County, to be the focal point and do the voice over to tell the story of our company. Once done, ya’ll can bet your next tank of diesel, that the ads will be placed once produced, on those afore mentioned TV shows directed towards truckers. American Trucker on SpeedTV, Ice Road Truckers on the History Channel, and yes even Trick My Truck on CMT as well as the Dukes . As well as on SOA on FX .

If one were and I hope you do, tune into say the PowerBlock the performance automotive early morning Saturday and Sunday time slot on Spike, you rarely see anything else on there except for products directed towards gearheads. Everything from TireRack.com to Edlebrock to that super blonde pitching EBC Brake linings. Yet the same ad agencies are missing the call of the wyld, when they don’t pitch the time slots on the trucker aimed shows for products & or services for well truckers. Oh and for those keeping score at home, yes I am asking our club’s Nurse GoodBody Ellie May to do a few of those featured ads. She does look good, don’t ya’ll think? But then too new town new era, and all maybe a new Burley area gal to do our gig? Think? Anymile, as I close, headed to dreamland, I ask, Did the media go brain dead? More over why is it only us that sees where the ad gurus are not placing the right ads with the right content or viewer?

Does make ya’ll wonder, don’t it?

L8R Ya’ll

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'Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt. - Abraham Lincoln

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Similar but different

We didn’t create the name but in these times , money being tight and such it was in our best consideration to take on and honor somebody that got me back in the game of going toewing and helping me to find myself. As such we re-enter the Mini Cassia area as Cooter’s A1 Toewing and Garage.

The creator of the original A1 Towing of Twin Falls, showed me very vividly how with hard work, sticking to detail and sharp business smarts, success can be achieved. Charley Legg is the owner of A1 Towing of Twin Falls Idaho. In little than 10 or so years, Charley went from two trucks and an old stereo shop made into an auto service shop, to being one of if not the number one towing service in Twin Falls , running 20 trucks.

With that in mind and inspiration in our minds, the name may be similar but here at Cooter’s A1 Toewing is truly different.

The differences are as follows;

First we are in Burley and Rupert Idaho, not Twin Falls.

Second we are a performance truck and Harley shop, as well as a towing heavy truck service, Charley’s does not do general service, on cars etc. Just tows.

Third: Our trucks have three key parts that are unmistakable. First our trucks are Maroon Red and Charcoal Gray, not white like Charley’s. Plus our trucks emblazon a huge rebel flag on the hood. Charley’s doesn’t.

And Fourth; Cooter’s A1 Toewing is Hazzard County and all that makes that up. Charley’s  A1 Towing of Twin Falls could care less about the Dukes of Hazzard, or Hazzard County .

Some say duplication is the sheerest form of flattery, in this case its more than flattery , its pure admiration of both a company and a man , that went from being a drunk, drugged out , 3 divorced crack head, to a very successful business man and company, if we as Cooter’s A1 Toewing can even get close to Charley’s success, we’ll be happy and blessed.

So what about Cooter’s BlackSheep Toewing? That went sideways. Apparently, the USMC does not cotton well to a civilian commercial firm using its name in a business venture.

Life goes on.

So in conclusion , our names may sound alike, but A1 Towing of Twin Falls Idaho is not us, we are Cooter’s A1 Toewing of Mini Cassia Idaho. Two different companies, two different owners.

Keep it tween the Ditches.

 

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This is like deja vu all over again. - Yogi Berra

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Loosers online amazing

It’s amazing to me to see so many young folks and all online on a Friday or Saturday night. In my old age past I saw this from the ear not the computer screen. Years ago it was fat really fugdugly women on a CB base station , that while sounding sweet and all, by the time ya’ll found them, and met them , ya’ll wished ya’ll hadn’t. I mean faces and guts not to mention THUNDER BUTTS. I experienced this the worst, at what used to be the GearJammer near Mountain Home. Ya’ll would hear em about Bennett Mountain . On a regular basis we’d roll into town to check a few out, and never did we find one whose looks matched the voice. Same near Jerome. If ya’ll found something worth doing, it was on meth , or nose candy. Not for me.

Today its FaceBook, Twitter, and other so called social sites. Most post a great pic, but in reality would scare ya’ll squatless. And yes most are on a controlled substance. Online date sites are the worst. Have ya’ll ever REALLY met one online that had knock out looks and was as sweet as they seem online?

For me I’ll just stick to the bar and church, at least ya’ll know what your getting.

Okay then, don’t forget SAMCRO/KOA Officers meeting, Tuesday July 19th , SAMCRO HQ Burley , 21:00 hours.

Also intel meeting Bonnies , in Twin Falls, July 23rd 13:00 hours.

Until L8R

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The gods too are fond of a joke. - Aristotle

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Haulin the Cyber Highway Hazzard Style

I’m going to try to make this entry as quik and painless as I can, since brain and body sezz sleep, but spirit is wide awake. My REM sleep session was abruptly interrupted by a spider that decided my foot was a piece of candy and nibbled. Causing scratching and some pain. So some calamine lotion and a clean sock is giving relief. As such thought I’d pass a few thoughts your way.

In some respective cultures, it is wise as to the thought, When in Rome, do as Romans do. In my section of Idaho its do as the Mormons do or be Mexican , and if your both terrific , if not don’t bother. Sure there are Caucasian's here, but the Caucasian is the minority. In the Mini Cassia area, and I was sort of prepared for this, but we live in Mini Tijuana not American Idaho. While it is perceived that Utah is the epicenter of Mormon or LDS belief’s don’t bet on it. Idaho is more LDS conservative than anywhere nearly in Utah. Local media grabs both cheeks if anything or anyone decides to kick the bubble off plumb of that LDS mindset. Don’t publish anything that is off color, do not publish anything that has at its core beliefs that are not of that LDS majority or ad revenue drops and so on. In actuality readership would increase. Since many both LDS and none LDS would read the publication just to see what was being said this week. Allowing those, not so LDS biased business’s to advertise, and as Mr. Spock would say, live long and prosper. As far as Mexican’s and none Hispanics I have nothing against them or their ideals. Most not all, but most are very hard working, God(Kahless) fearing people, that will lend a hand when the Caucasian's wont. But when business’s both ran by Hispanics as well as those that aren’t, give favoritism to Hispanics over me, Hong Kong Phooey, my cash is green too. The voice of the Confederate nation needs to be read and yes heard too. Then you’ll find establishments that don’t see the forest for the trees. Case-n-Point, both the Mini Cassia Voice as well as the Weekly Reader here, decided to nearly sweep me out the door. Saying we’ll be in touch. No calls, no email replies. Don’t those publications realize that by not taking our cause that they are loosing potential ad revenue? I’d be all for running ads for our shop, toewing service and yes even AyreWolf Aviation, if they’d just give us some paper space and run our column. But Noooo, okay fine, we publish our own publication, distribute it all around as a free-be newspaper, and/or subscription publication and welcome in the bars, tattoo shops, and yes even the few stores that sell X rated publications. Along with the other related ad fare.

As far as the heard part. I have been reading where one big ass’d station in NYC is going all news/talk format, killing all AC or Adult Contemporary rock, as well as hip hop. Many both in and around the industry as well as public are not happy with CBS’s decision. Another effected station is in Chicago. One in Chicago, will continue to be a rock station but is shifting to a streaming webcast operation and going dark as far as OTA(over, the, air) .

In the view of HazzardAyre/KDXB FM, why not start and refine our station as a streaming webcast station and evolve into an OTA station? Which is why we keep dredging the mud bottoms as well as advertising for on air personalities. Why? When not if, but when we re-launch in October 2011, we want our station to not only be an on demand 24/7/365 station , but that it be live, and hosted by people that live here. Not satellite or imported from elsewhere. Hosted by people that people in our area see everyday, at say the Wayside Cafe, The Hub 66 and yes even at BJ’s Sports Bar. We constantly look for both male and female on air personalities that match our radical, rebellious attitude, and image, both Hispanic as well as Caucasian. Heck I’d welcome a OTR trucker, biker, show done in Hispanic language. A Latin version of what we already do, LIVE would be a hoot. Heck even having a hot looking Latin honey doing modeling jobs for the station, and the club, including HCC.

I welcome all cultures even LDS types, its when LDS and or Hispanics are shown preferential treatment over us I cringe.

My thoughts , I could be wrong.

Next entry, when you start to feel your age and need to say to yourself, you can’t run at that speed anymore.

B4 I go, a new concept handle to help light the candle, here’s a hint,

  

Until L8R Ya’ll

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Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something. - Robert Heinlein

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Puss & Trucks part duex

Nobody knows when the first gal was photographed with a truck etc for a photo or magazine feature. The data on this is rather shrouded if available at all.

It’s believed that the first with a bikini and a hot rod was with the original Hot Rod magazine long before Petersen Publishing got ahold of it, and when Wally Parks, then publisher, later President of the NHRA.

For when ever it happened the Knytes of Anarchy, as our original forging of a home grown grassroots custom truck group as the Road Commanders Association following in the footsteps of the original Overdrive, with Mike Parkhurst in the drivers seat we thought we could do what they did. Of course that was the late 1970’s mid 80’s, things around here was much more relaxed and not as tense. Setting up a photo shoot with a ryde just done out of the shop or of a member took a scribbled note on skoolbook paper placed at the Polish Palace now the Snake River Grill, in Hazzard-aka-Hagerman .

If something more exotic was required , a holler to Boise and 10 or 15 gals that were truly hot would show up. Many not for money just the thrill.

Today that option is not as available or as easy as it was then. The only thing that remains constant is that there is no modeling agencies in the state, that can be truly called a modeling agency. More like a training skool with little training going past the walkway or mere print. Over the years we as a club have been lucky with finding 10 or so gals willing to go the distance. While I know that there are lovelies out there that could be cast, in our promo projects, I learned a long time ago, not to do two things, first not to dip my pen in the club ink, nor cast ad talent in the same neighborhood of which we either have a charter, or do business. While you and I know, fellow Knytes, that most if not all we do is as innocent as a squirrel frolicking in the trees, boyfriends, fathers, uncles and other significant males may not. These same male corpuscles, are the ones we pitch our shop talents to. If by some reason we insult them, they no do business with us. As such casting from a distance is a good idea.

However some in the city and county leaders departments might not. I have heard from many of them countless times, why didn’t you cast a local girl from here in that ad? Thing is, most locals here and abouts are to uppity or churchy, to do that. But I did hear of a resource and plan to investigate, but overall working with a pro agency is preferred. The next step?

That in a few more lightmiles.

Next entry, best be Mormon or Mexican or both to do business in Idaho, or look elsewhere.

L8R

 

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Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone? - James Thurber

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And you want me to buy from you again? When?

Had a situation and a condition today that requires illumination.

For a weak blonde moment , I blew off my cell phone bill. So had Cuzzin Bud send up a check from SAMCRO funds to cover it. So got the check which was made out to me, and could I cash the damn thing in Burley or Rupert anywhere? No!!! I went to every bloody bank, store, and outlet I could think of. On my last few gallons of go fluid, went to a buddy at the shop, bumbed $10.00 trucked to Twinky Flatts , went to Money Tree, cashed check. Of course, Syringa Wireless is closed so will pay the bill, but question is, in an area of near 50,000 people, over two counties, should it be that big a thing to cash a $40.00 check? Even Syringa in Rupert would not cash the check, even though over half would have went back in their kitty?

Why is there no Money Tree check cashing place in Burley? Plenty of Cash advance places, but no outright cashing. Of course there are banks. Although the claim is open an account, unless you have a birth certificate which is still in Cuzzin Bud’s files, and/or two pieces of photo ID, forget opening an account.

And yet, the same people , late at night or on a weekend will want me to have a compassionate heart, give them credit, and release their car etc after they spend the night at the Mini Cassia Criminal Justice Center. Really? I’ll be saying, didn’t I try to cash a check at your place once? So again , why is there no check cashing places here? For that matter, what does it take to do that? If it ain’t such a big deal, maybe SAMCRO ought to get in that racket, and oh yes , find at least 4 Mexican speaking gals to front the front counter.

I will tell ya’ll this, if the shop and where I live wasn’t so cheap, rate wise, I’d can this gig and either go to Pocky or SLC. Of the two SLC makes sense since Utah overall, has figured out and found the 21st Century.

Of those who are tyred of hearing my gripe, hear this; I’d love it to death, if the no none sense approach to inviting new business, to the community., Here we are associates of the second biggest towing automotive fleet in the state, knocking down minimum of 30 calls a day, a shop that builds, radical customs that value at near a half a million a piece, and we have trouble cashing a $40.00 or even a $200.00 check? And this is how a community encourages growth? Perhaps the invitation for growth is just a mirage . Its early in the game here, so I’m not crapping out here nor is SAMCRO, but does SAMCRO/aka-Knytes-of-Anarchy, need to do everything? Shit it’d be easier just to create our own town. Maybe we need to go look at Strevelle again?

So to Rupert’s Riddley’s, all 4 banks, and PMT, you want me to do business with you when? Don’t hold your breath, since you’ll turn blue.

L8R Ya’ll

Quote of the day:
Oh, I don't blame Congress. If I had $600 billion at my disposal, I'd be irresponsible, too. - Lichty and Wagner

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America is becoming more paranoid.

Some might think its because of the tragic events of 9-11. Some might argue that in many ways our society is attempting to become too much of a homogenized population, whatever it is, its making our nation paranoid and simply scared squatless. Problem is that fear is being passed down or in some cases taught to our kids.

Example. Next door to me a gaggle of kids reside. Two are smart as heck, one is cuter than a button, and also very intelligent, albeit not gave credit for it.

Then there are the other two of the brood, one male youth , is so spooked that even a task as simple as fetching a lost ball from under an old truck, in an old barn had this kid in tears. Come on now, This is a 9 year old going into 5th grade in a month or so, and he’s spooked of cats, and bats? Talk about citified induced fear. Then over yonder are three kids three boys, One looks like a chimpanzee monkey , which picture would really make evolutionists convinced they are right. The other two are so spooked that just the slightest thing, makes one of the boys, cry like a girl. Have these kids been nurtured or neutered? Then there are the two, that huddle around me, who love the fact , that I helped them find the world.

A three year old, that understands college aged words, even though she can’t say them is a step in the concept that this little toddler is going to be a leader in whatever career field she goes into in her future life. The other boy of I think 7 years old, loves to tinker with engines, so hangs around me, and as such , his mother hen, thinks that the fact that our club guys etc talk , perhaps more than we ought, but talk about women. He’s gotten the idea of his head, that girls have cooties. And this is wrong?

Are other parents cutting off the flow of testosterone and other grow up bodily fluids , thinking they need to over protect? Has recent news events such as the Casey Anthony trial and what lead up to it, made parents, try to cover the eyes and push further in the nest their young?

Our nation is entering a time of both scientific, and political change such as we have never known. Populations from all over the world will be bidding for advancements in both technology as well as nation dominance. If American parents, want our children to be able to compete, more than just advanced scholastic skills need to be taught, both in and out of schools.  Life has to be taught as well. We no longer can over protect our kids, we need to expose them to the real world, and if they hear a word that they don’t understand , as parents we should not , encourage or discourage the word, explain in real terms what the word means and move on. Sex, Drugs, and the Internet, are showing our kids so much these days, some good, some bad. We need to educate, not just shelter our kids.

L8R Aviators,

   

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All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable. - Fran Lebowitz

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