If ever I were to go back on the air (don’t worry, there’s no amount of money that would be worth my getting up at 4AM every day), here’s one very dumb contest I absolutely would do:
Dan O’Day’s Mystery Flashback Year
You have to guess the year I’m thinking of, using the clues I disperse during my show.
No, you have not ever heard this contest anywhere else.
Not the way I’d do it.
Here’s a quick sample:
Guess what year I’m flashing back to this morning!
Here are some clues:
* The Beatles recorded their first record.
* Roger Maris hit 61 home runs.
* The orginal film version of “The Parent Trap” was released in movie theaters.
And today’s Mystery Flashback Year?
1937.
I never said those things happened during the Mystery Flashback Year. For some reason, 1937 just reminded me of them.
It hasn’t occurred to me until now that there is one good side effect of radio’s consolidation:
It’s drastically cut down on the number of “those other stations are jerks” promos — because now “those other stations” are owned by the company that owns your (and all the other) stations.
Please view the brief video and then help me out with your suggestions on how I can capitalize on this big time.
Yeah, from an angle, in the video, it looks like the profile of a clown. Or of Pinocchio. But in real life it looks EXACTLY like a “10” and nothing else.
