Posts tagged scotty and alex
WTF is PoppyCock?
Sep 21st
Go ahead call me an infant, but this was just about the funniest thing I’ve seen in weeks! In all my life, I never heard of this snack. A couple things to notice on this packaging…
- 100% Natural…haha
- And my favorite quote (that is kind of blurred by the lights) “Its our amazing glaze.”
So I dare any man out there, the next time you offer a snack to a girl say;
“Would like some PoppyCock? It’s 100% Natural and mine is the best you’ll ever have because of the amazing glaze on top.”
And see if you don’t get smacked in the head!
Who is Alex?
Jul 16th
I would say that 99.9% of the people who come to TheAlexShow.com or reading “The Beat It” blog have NO idea who I am…so let me tell you.
I was born Alexander Stanley Balcerski Jr, shortly after midnight on August 19th, 1981. I was born four weeks pre-mature because, as my mother put it, “that Phil Rizzuto was so annoying (who was announcing a Yankees baseball game) he sent me into labor.”
I grew up in the same house my entire life in Linwood, a small shore town in Southern New Jersey. Most of my childhood I spent playing baseball, basketball, and soccer during the school year and working construction with my father in the summer. When I was five I got a really rare disease called Guillain-Barre, I survived.
I attended college at the University of Richmond (in Virginia), which is where I started my broadcasting career.
What started out as a professional wrestling radio show, “The Big Show” turned into one of the most listened to shows on WDCE. Which isn’t all that impressive since most people at the school had no idea that there was even a radio station.
After graduation, I landed my first job at modern rock station WJSE-FM in Atlantic City. I started out as the board operator for The Howard Stern Show, basically pushing buttons and occasionally squeaking out the weather and sports. It was there that I met the afternoon DJ, Scott Reilly, who originally turned me down for my job. After becoming friends and putting together some comedy bits, I joined Scotty as the co-host of what eventually became know as The Scotty and Alex Show (www.scottyandalex.com).
Within a year, we became the number one afternoon show in Atlantic City. The success helped us be named the successor to Howard Stern on WJSE in January 2006. Our run in mornings only lasted ten months as we were picked up by the legendary WYSP in Philadelphia to host nights on the newly deemed, FREE FM.
The show enjoyed success in Philadelphia, even releasing a compilation CD of parody songs and bits titled “Suck My Bit.” However in September of 2007 WYSP changed formats, and The Scotty and Alex Show was let go.
As the radio industry has changed so have I! This is why I developed TheAlexShow.com with a live weekly internet show on Friday nights, The Beat It Blog, the video series “It Could Be Worse…”, forums, and much more!
Take some time to check out the podcasts, watch some videos, read some blogs, and hanging out in the forums with other fans of TheAlexShow.com.
Beat it…Drunk Guy bothering Musicians!
Mar 31st
Most of us have done it once in our lifetime and for those who haven’t, you’ve probably thought about it.
I’ve done it.
I’ve been the worse offender of this.
But now I plead to fellow drunks, leave musicians alone!The best way to explain this awful phenomena is start at my drinking habits. I have two types of drinking modes; sober and out of control. When I get out of control, I can embarrass myself in a record amount of time. But one of my favorite things to do is when I am at a drinking establishment with any type of music, I like to position myself near the band or DJ and talk (with slurred speech) about how they should present the music.
If there is a DJ, I request songs.
If there is a band, I tell them what to play.
And god forbid if they are doing a good job, I give a nod of approval as if I was a talent agent looking to sign the next big thing.
Normally, I’m never conscious enough to realize how annoying this can be. Either to the music maker or to those just trying to have a good time. But I have seen the errors of my way and I vow to change.
Recently, I was at a local watering hole enjoying a couple of late night drinks. The music was coming from a DJ who had a bongo player beating along to the music. I was the designated driver on this night so I wasn’t indulging as much as I would’ve like, but I loved the music. So with a Budweiser in my hand, I made my way near the bongo player to watch him go to work.
And that is when the first drunk guy made his appearance. He tried to have a conversation with the beat-maker which was nearly impossible because of the loudness of the music but as he tried to get closer he was knocking the mics out of position. The bongo player decided that the best course of action was to ignore the drunken mess until he went away, which he did. However, within minutes another drunkard made his way near the bongos and stared at the musician and nodded with the music inches from the musicians face. I don’t know how he did it, but the guy just slightly turned his head and pretended as if this nuisance wasn’t directly in front of him.
And that is when it hit me. It took 27 years but I finally realized that when you are drunk it is really annoying to bother musicians.
The bongo player was probably making $25-50 that night and was just trying to do a good enough job to come back the next week and get a paycheck. He didn’t want to be bothered. He was just trying to provide music so that everyone would have a good time, but for whatever reason drunkees unknowingly try to ruin this.
It is as if we are trying to prove that we have as much musical talent as these professionals…we do not! If we were as good as them, we would’ve been hired to perform.
So the next time you think about making your way to the band, stop. Stay where you are and enjoy the company of those you are with.
Unless the band is really awesome!
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