Wed, 29 November 2006 Tom is a Buffalo comedian and author. And kindred spirit. I must admit, he's funnier in person than on radio, though. That microphone does things to people. Comments[1] |
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Tue, 28 November 2006 Bob and I talk about guns and the police state in which we live. Comments[0] |
Mon, 27 November 2006 I maintain that 2006 is 1984. We are living in a police state right now. Comments[0] |
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Tue, 21 November 2006 Tom Christy called in at the beginning of the show to talk about the progress of FAIR. After we talked with Tom, we talked about the need (or lack thereof) for a draft in America. Comments[0] |
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Fri, 17 November 2006 Direct download: Dialog_111706_-_Worst_People_in_the_World.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:29 PM Comments[0] |
Thu, 16 November 2006 Dan created dealnews.com, a great web site with all sorts of cool savings. Also, five callers got gift cards after the show. Comments[0] |
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Fri, 10 November 2006 Tim played some country for us. Comments[0] |
Fri, 10 November 2006 Friday's show included Lee Bordeleau talking about his plan to put a sign at the entrance to Niagara County noting our status as the highest taxed county in America. Good stuff. Comments[0] |
Thu, 9 November 2006 This interview is actually two interviews - both with people I've interviewed before: Chris Markowski and Nelson DeMille. Direct download: Interview_110906_-_Markowski_and_DeMille.mp3 Category: Interview -- posted at: 1:01 PM Comments[0] |
Thu, 9 November 2006 Thursday we kept talking about the results from Tuesday's election. Man I'm feelin' good. Comments[0] |
Wed, 8 November 2006 Well, Reynolds might have won. But he didn't win Niagara County. And now he's neutered. Can't hurt us any more. Plus other election results. Comments[0] |
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Mon, 6 November 2006 Monday we discussed what we'd like to see in a commercial. Kathy Ellis had the best suggestion, going so far as to script something. Good stuff. Comments[0] |
Fri, 3 November 2006 Jim Budde is a Democrat running in Royalton. Unfortunately, that really hurts his chances of winning the Town Supervisor seat. It's unfortunate because Jim's a good guy, but people will only see him as being "a Democrat." People are weird. Comments[0] |
Thu, 2 November 2006 Janet discussed the new voting machines and the imporance of each vote. Comments[0] |
Thu, 2 November 2006 The election season has brought out the worst on some of our political folk. I implore you not to reward them for their idiocy. Direct download: Dialog_110206_-_Dont_Reward_Bad_Behavior.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:00 PM Comments[0] |
Wed, 1 November 2006 The day of reckoning is nearly upon us. Comments[0] |
Tue, 31 October 2006 Al discussed his book, LocalPolitics101. Comments[0] |
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Mon, 30 October 2006 Eric Dondero is a Republican operative who was on the interview to discuss the Libertarian influence in the election. Unfortunately, Eric is one of those Republicans who thinks that "Libertarian" is just a cool new way to say "Republican." Please understand that he's wrong. Comments[0] |
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Sat, 28 October 2006 Check out the name of the radio station on Tom Reynolds new commerical against "Millionaire Jack Davis." The devil is in the details, no? Category: Dialog -- posted at: 11:31 AM Comments[0] |
Fri, 27 October 2006 Comments[0] |
Wed, 25 October 2006 Assemblyman Mike Cole was our guest on Wednesday. Good stuff. Comments[0] |
Tue, 24 October 2006 Direct download: Dialog_102406_-_City_Treasurer_Candidates.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:06 PM Comments[0] |
Mon, 23 October 2006 So Sunday, some jerk stole my cell phone while it was in my car on MAIN STREET!!! Direct download: Dialog_102306_-_Someone_stole_my_cell_phone.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:01 PM Comments[0] |
Fri, 20 October 2006 CONgressMAN Tom Reynolds is a jerk. That sums up the show. Comments[0] |
Thu, 19 October 2006 Open Dialog. Comments[0] |
Tue, 17 October 2006 I spoke with the creator of Fiki Football, a very cool game similar to one we used to play in school with a folded up piece of paper. Except this is a real piece of leather. Very cool. And fun. For more info, visit fikisports.com Comments[0] |
Tue, 17 October 2006 Pat is the Democrat running for Niagara County Treasurer. Comments[0] |
Mon, 16 October 2006 Monday's show was devoted to discussing the cleanup efforts in WNY. I went out and chainsawed over the weekend. It was fun. Comments[0] |
Thu, 12 October 2006 A little bit of everything. Comments[0] |
Wed, 11 October 2006 Mike Tucker, mayor of Lockport, has been recruited to do a commercial for disgraced CONgressMAN Tom Reynolds. We discussed whether it was a good move or not. Comments[0] |
Tue, 10 October 2006 Author David Colgrove was on to discuss his book, "6 p.m. Sunday," a drama about an emergency room and the relationships that occur. Comments[0] |
Tue, 10 October 2006 With the recent backlash against the GOP, in the interest of fairness, I have to ask - are Democrats any better? I don't think so. Direct download: Dialog_101006_-_Are_Democrats_Any_Better.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:03 PM Comments[0] |
Mon, 9 October 2006 The weekend snapped me out of my haze and I remembered ... Tom Reynolds is a jerk. I'm not supporting him. Comments[0] |
Fri, 6 October 2006 Juda was in studio but the tunes were off his CD. For more great local music, be sure to check All WNY Radio . com Direct download: Interview_100606_-_The_Fragile_Path.mp3 Category: Music Friday -- posted at: 1:04 PM Comments[0] |
Fri, 6 October 2006 Everyone's picking on poor CONgressMAN Tom Reynolds. Someone needs to stick up for him. I'll be that man ... at least for today. Direct download: Dialog_100606_-_Sticking_up_for_Reynolds.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:04 PM Comments[0] |
Thu, 5 October 2006 Laura is running for election about Assemblyman Mike Cole. She took some phone calls. Comments[0] |
Tue, 3 October 2006 Poor CONgressMAN Tom Reynolds is being picked on by "the liberal media." And farmers can't get their crops picked cause their endentured servants were rounded up. It's time for a pity party. Comments[0] |
Mon, 2 October 2006 The city seems to be picking on Tom Lambalzer for improving his Main Street business. I think it's a crock. Tom calls in. Comments[0] |
Fri, 29 September 2006 Rick is part of "Seldom Herd," a local group of musicians and songwriters who play together. Enjoy. Comments[0] |
Fri, 29 September 2006 Mayor Mike Tucker. Live in studio. I was much more rational then the day before. Comments[0] |
Thu, 28 September 2006 Meg is a representative from the Niagara International Kite Festival. She was quite interesting. Hope you enjoy. Comments[0] |
Thu, 28 September 2006 I was soooooo irritated at all the stupid little things going on in Lockport. And the mayor's on tomorrow. I wanted listeners to help me vent. Instead, most made it worse. Oh well. Comments[0] |
Wed, 27 September 2006 Political ads suck. Politicians flyer's all seem to say they've solved all the worlds problems. Comments[0] |
Tue, 26 September 2006 Jerry is a writer for the Oregonian ... and also for Nascar magazines. WLVL's Racin' Ray was thrilled. Comments[0] |
Mon, 25 September 2006 Newfane is a crazy place. Comments[0] |
Fri, 22 September 2006 I'm cheap. I like to save money. I thought that maybe other frugal people out there would give me new ideas to save money. I didn't really get many ... just that I should get a wood stove. Well, now I've ruined it. Gave up the whole show. Sorry. Listen anyway. Comments[0] |
Thu, 21 September 2006 It seems to me that in Lockport we make it easy on some people ... and not so easy on others. Especially when it comes to starting and maintaining a business. Why is that? Comments[0] |
Wed, 20 September 2006 The folks from the Historical Society make their monthly visit. Comments[0] |
Tue, 19 September 2006 Some fool decided this would be "National Talk Like a Pirate Day." While not as cool as "No Pants Day," I thought it was a cool thing ... so we did that ... and more. Enjoy. Comments[0] |
Mon, 18 September 2006 ![]() Ten years ago some politicrats decided we should take a day to honor the Constitution. Six years ago some idiot in Washington decided that the Constitution is "just a g-d piece of paper." Nice. Comments[0] |
Fri, 15 September 2006 ![]() Karl Reily was on to talk about the government's claim that "Liberty Dollars are illegal." (they're not) We also discussed the primary (same as it ever was). Direct download: Dialog_091506_-_Liberty_Dollar_and_Primary_Results.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:05 PM Comments[0] |
Thu, 14 September 2006 Lou was in studio taking phone calls about a hot zone on Niagara Falls Boulevard in Niagara Falls. Scary stuff. Comments[0] |
Tue, 12 September 2006 Listeners last chance to stump for their candidate. Comments[0] |
Mon, 11 September 2006 Of course, like every other talk show host in America, I was talking about the anniversary of the terrorist attacks on NY and DC. Unfortunately, the phones weren't functioning right and I had to do some post-editing to make it sound good on the podcast. Comments[0] |
Fri, 8 September 2006 Madeleine and Jeremy Mohr were in studio on Friday. They sounded so good, I signed them up to be the opening band for Lockport's new Canalside Concert - to be held Tuesday, Sept. 19th at 5:30 at Widewaters Marina. Check my other website for more details. Direct download: Interview_090806_-_Madeleine_White.mp3 Category: Music Friday -- posted at: 1:28 PM Comments[0] |
Fri, 8 September 2006 Tom Reynolds' commercial calling Jack Davis "millionaire Jack Davis," is so dishonest and so vile. How can anyone stand up for Reynolds? Well, they don't on my show. In fact, I don't know too many people that like him. Comments[0] |
Thu, 7 September 2006 KT's back for another interview. I thought this one went well. We had a bit of a disagreement about Hillary Clinton's "promise." Good stuff. Comments[0] |
Thu, 7 September 2006 Greg Lewis, manager of our fair county, was in studio for his regular visit. Lots of sports commentary going on here. Comments[0] |
Wed, 6 September 2006 Joe Bruno runs the NY State Senate. He said he's sick of hearing about the shape the upstate economy is in. Poor Joe Bruno. And now Scott's even more pissed at him than before. Comments[0] |
Tue, 5 September 2006 John Clifton is the Libertarian candidate for governor in New York. Tuesday, he and I talked about who he is and what he stands for. Check electclifton.org for more details on John.
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Tue, 5 September 2006 Niagara County's GOP chief returns to Dialog after a lengthy absense. Hopefully it won't take him a year and a half to come back again. Comments[0] |
Mon, 4 September 2006 Basil owns Spices Restaurant and wanted to move downtown. The city nixed that idea and Basil's upset about it. Good show. Comments[0] |
Fri, 1 September 2006 DJ Hook is a club DJ in Buffalo. He came to the Lockport studios to talk about how he works it. Good interview. Comments[0] |
Fri, 1 September 2006 Lockport Mayor Mike Tucker in studio. Comments[0] |
Thu, 31 August 2006 A Lockport woman claims to have seen the Virgin Mary in her tree. We talk about things we've seen. Comments[0] |
Wed, 30 August 2006 Clarence Ragland and Joe Bartholemew were in studio talking about the Lake Ontario RC Flyers. Got some good phone calls. Comments[0] |
Tue, 29 August 2006 Marc joined us to talk about the "Net Neutrality Act." Basically it keeps the internet free and open. You'll have to listen for more details. Direct download: Interview_082906_-_Marc_Odien_of_WNY_Media_Network.mp3 Category: Interview -- posted at: 1:00 PM Comments[0] |
Tue, 29 August 2006 A teacher in Batavia, NY wants a sex change operation. And the parents are opposed to it. Good discussions. Comments[1] |
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Fri, 25 August 2006 The Wheezing Stumblers are off to NYC. But they wanted to do a little radio in WNY before they left. Different from what we're used to. Direct download: Interview_082506_-_The_Wheezing_Stumblers.mp3 Category: Music Friday -- posted at: 1:07 PM Comments[0] |
Fri, 25 August 2006 Dennis is a musician and a friend of mine. He didn't say much, but that's alright. Comments[0] |
Thu, 24 August 2006 Niagara County Legislator Jason Murgia filled in for Henry Wojtaszek. Comments[1] |
Wed, 23 August 2006 So the show isn't really about the Sheriff's Parking Ramp. It's about the Sheriff's Department and the Lockport downtown parking ramp - two things I think we should get rid of. Comments[0] |
Tue, 22 August 2006 Town Supervisor Marc Smith makes his inaugural appearance on Dialog. He assures me it won't be his last. Comments[0] |
Fri, 18 August 2006 Snakes on a Plane comes out today. Yeah. Comments[0] |
Thu, 17 August 2006 Tom is the alderman of the city's 1st Ward. he was into the snakes thing. In fact, he brought me a toy snake. We talked about a lot of city issues - not just ones in the 1st Ward. Good stuff. Comments[0] |
Wed, 16 August 2006 The Niagara County Historical Society was our guest ... but I still talked about snakes alot.
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Tue, 15 August 2006 Chris is a talk show host and financial guy from Florida. We talked about deficit spending and the GOP's lack of "conservatism." Chris was a GREAT interview. Listen repeatedly. Comments[0] |
Tue, 15 August 2006 In our second edition of SoaP week, we talk about abnormal fears ... Comments[0] |
Mon, 14 August 2006 With Snakes on a Plane being released on Friday, we're celebrating the week with snake themed shows ... Snakes on a Plane, of course, is heralded for it's "brutally honest title," so I want brutally honest names for other things, too. Fun stuff - with special SoaP intro. Comments[0] |
Fri, 11 August 2006 Siriun Geometry - from Niagara Falls - filled in on the fly for a band that no-showed. They didn't play ... but we listened to some of their tracks and they talked about them. In studio with them - Christian Fisher, their publicist. He was in PR whore mode. Kinda funny. We both knew each others names were familiar and came to realize, he published a book by two women I met in NYC last year. Small world. Direct download: Interview_081106_-_Siriun_Geometry.mp3 Category: Music Friday -- posted at: 1:15 PM Comments[0] |
Fri, 11 August 2006 Lockport has been a community with racial tension and this show discusses - and attempts to alleviate - the problem. Comments[0] |
Thu, 10 August 2006 In preparation for the upcoming "race forum," Lenny was on to talk about the format. And we had open Dialog, too. Comments[0] |
Wed, 9 August 2006 Niagara County's Democratic Chairman was in studio. Comments[0] |
Mon, 7 August 2006 I was in Toronto ... so Tom hosted the show for me. Thanks, Tom. Comments[0] |
Fri, 4 August 2006 Oral Roberts, a Christian singer, was in to help promote the upcoming Kingdom Bound, a Christian music and worship festival at Darien Lake. Comments[0] |
Fri, 4 August 2006 This one's about as short as they come. I followed this little ditty up with the KT McFarland interview from a few days earlier. Comments[0] |
Thu, 3 August 2006 Niagara County Manager Greg Lewis. Comments[0] |
Wed, 2 August 2006 We talked about Chemical Waste Management and fight clubs ... and their illegality. I believe that if two grown men want to duke it out, more power to 'em. Comments[0] |
Tue, 1 August 2006 GOP Senate candidate KT McFarland was a pretty good interview. Listen for yourself. Comments[0] |
Tue, 1 August 2006 It was particularly hot ... so I decided to talk about something that MAKES me hot. The theft of private property by the government ... also known as Eminent Domain. Direct download: Dialog_080106_-_Got_Me_Hot_Eminent_Domain.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:09 PM Comments[0] |
Mon, 31 July 2006 This guy from Lockport wants to put a Beatles museum on Market Street. Some people think it's a great idea. Others, not as much. Comments[0] |
Fri, 28 July 2006 Dennis and Andy's peculiar style of music. Comments[2] |
Fri, 28 July 2006 Mayor's monthly visit. Comments[0] |
Thu, 27 July 2006 The Carson and Barnes Circus was in town. We talked about it. Good times. Comments[0] |
Wed, 26 July 2006 Over the past several years, I've often referred to something as one of the area's "jewels." So I decided to start a list ... and asked for help. Lots of good phone calls on this show - a positive one. Direct download: Dialog_072606_-_Jewels_of_Lockport_and_Niagara.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:06 PM Comments[0] |
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Tue, 25 July 2006 'nuff said. Comments[0] |
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Fri, 21 July 2006 Dorothy Drummond, our resident Middle East expert, joined us for part of the show. After that, it was a free-fer-all.Direct download: Dialog_072106_-_Dorothy_Drummond_and_More.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:05 PM Comments[0] |
Thu, 20 July 2006 Bob Confer and Tom Christy co-hosted the show (along with Scott, of course) and we had a round-table that was a lot of fun. Thanks to Racin' Ray Sherman for engineering this episode to make it possible. Comments[0] |
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Tue, 18 July 2006 Tim, editor of the Union Sun & Journal was the guest. Comments[0] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 Jairid, also known as Best of Intentions, was in studio on Friday. The first two songs were aired live - and are a little horse. The third and fourth song are internet only editions and are a little smoother. Enjoy. Of course, for more local music - and whenever you want it - surf on over to my other website for a 24/7 stream of local tunes. Direct download: Interview_071406_-_Best_of_Intentions.mp3 Category: Music Friday -- posted at: 7:43 AM Comments[0] |
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Mon, 17 July 2006 Folks from the Rotary Club dropped by Monday to talk about the Make a Splash project to fix the Lockport Pool. After that, we had open Dialog. Comments[0] |
Fri, 14 July 2006 Local activist, Lenny Thomas, wants to have a forum to get some stuff aired out. Some people think he's part of the problem. He thinks he's part of the solution. He called to discuss. The show is short to make room for the interview with Jonathan Linkov. Enjoy. Comments[0] |
Fri, 14 July 2006 This interview didn't air in its entirely on WLVL. The last few minutes was cut off. But here's the whole thing for download and continual enjoyment. Comments[0] |
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Wed, 12 July 2006 Pets Plus was raided by the Erie County SPCA. Some people thought Pets Plus got what they deserved. Others were shocked. Good show. Comments[0] |
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Mon, 10 July 2006 I compared the the Trojan wars to the war in Iraq. And we talked about a bunch of other stuff, too. Enjoy. Comments[0] |
Fri, 7 July 2006 Find Osama. Lose the penny. Listen to the show for more depth. Comments[0] |
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Wed, 5 July 2006 This was the first show with phone calls in a week. Comments[0] |
Mon, 3 July 2006 Fresh off the string of hangups, I decided to turn the table and have a friend of mine fake a bunch of calls. This is the first and only show that I've done that set up phone calls. And all the callers are one person. Funny stuff. Comments[0] |
Fri, 30 June 2006 Kevin McCarthy sounded great on Friday. And he was very interesting, too. Sometimes its difficult to stop talking with the guests so they can play their tunes. Enjoy. Comments[0] |
Fri, 30 June 2006 Friday was day 2 of not taking phone calls. Talking for 45 minutes without a net is really easier than I imagined - as long as I'm prepared. I promise to return to the phones on Monday. Comments[0] |
Thu, 29 June 2006 I'm not dealing with idiots who call and hang up all the time. And the easiest way to not get hung up on is to not answer the phone. So I took this show solo. All Scott Leffler. All the time. It was fun. We talked about flag burning and Superman's sexual orientation. Oh, and Abe Lincoln's, too. Comments[0] |
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Tue, 27 June 2006 It's always fun when Bob's on cause we share a feeling of contempt for government ... or at least the way government is run. Tom Christy called in at the end of the show. He's a funny guy. Comments[0] |
Mon, 26 June 2006 Monday we checked in with the folks from the Fair Tax group to see what's going on with it. Among other things, we found out that just a single NY Congressperson has taken a stance on the Fair Tax ... and that was to oppose it. Those congresspeople are slippery, aren't they? Direct download: Interview_062606_-_Steve_Hayes_Fair_Tax.mp3 Category: Interview -- posted at: 1:19 PM Comments[0] |
Mon, 26 June 2006 Monday I discussed several topics, including Congressman Reynolds' fakeness, the attack ad against Harry Apolito and the financial woes of the Brewhaus. Comments[0] |
Fri, 23 June 2006 The guys from Trick Question had a great time playing in studio. And they sounded good, too. Hard to believe they're all 16-year-olds. Good job, guys. Comments[0] |
Fri, 23 June 2006 Mayor Tucker was in. Fun as usual. Although, I think I irritated him by calling the Common Council stupid. Comments[0] |
Thu, 22 June 2006 Eric is running for congress in the 20th district of New York. He's a Libertarian. We talked about his goals and plans. It was a great interview. Especially if you love freedom. Comments[0] |
Wed, 21 June 2006 John Hall and Melissa Dunlap chose "summertime memories" and "state signs" as the topics du jour. We got some interesting phone calls. Enjoy. Comments[0] |
Tue, 20 June 2006 I think it's unfair that so much of local government funding comes from property taxes. I think there's got to be a way to even things out and make them more equitable. In this show, we discussed a few ways to share the tax burden more fairly. Comments[0] |
Mon, 19 June 2006 The Lefflers jumped in their car this weekend and fled down the coast to beautiful Virginia. It was my topic du jour when I returned. Comments[0] |
Thu, 15 June 2006 Thursday's interview was on finances and new rules regarding IRAs and 401(k)s. Comments[0] |
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Tue, 13 June 2006 Politicians priorities are so out of whack. Locally, it seems that skateboarding the the biggest problem in the world. While congress seems to think that people not speaking English will be our downfall. Thank God theres no real crime or poverty or anything like that. Direct download: Dialog_061306_-_Skateboarding_in_English.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:23 PM Comments[0] |
Mon, 12 June 2006 The State of New York, in its infinite wisdom, is considering giving drivers licenses to illegal immigrants. Huh? Doesn't make sense to me either. Direct download: Dialog_061206_-_Illegal_Drivers_Licences.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:18 PM Comments[0] |
Fri, 9 June 2006 The whole crew from Flyin' Blind Blues Band set up in studio and sounded great. Hope you enjoyed it live. If not. listen to it over and over on the podcast. For more Flyin' Blind, check my friend's podcast. And for more great local music 24/7, don't forget my other web site. Direct download: Interview_060906_-_Flyin_Blind_Blues_Band.mp3 Category: Music Friday -- posted at: 1:03 PM Comments[0] |
Fri, 9 June 2006 Dan Rivera is the chairman of the Niagara County Democratic Committee. He says they're not dead yet. 'tis only a flesh wound. Comments[0] |
Thu, 8 June 2006 Niagara County Manager Greg Lewis. Comments[0] |
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Tue, 6 June 2006 Despite the date, nothing evil happened. *phew! Comments[0] |
Mon, 5 June 2006 Looks like the GOP is in trouble, so they've to bring out the old standards - flag burning and gay marriage. Yup, we're at war right now, but the most important thing we can do is legislate against flag burning and gay marriage. What a crock. Direct download: Dialog_060506_-_Congressional_Pandering.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:07 PM Comments[0] |
Fri, 2 June 2006 The Rochester band Serenity Falls was in studio on Friday to discuss an upcoming Amnesty International fundraiser to combat violence against women. They were there late, but stayed a little late, too - just for you. Enjoy the podcast. And don't forget, you can hear more great local music here. Comments[0] |
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Thu, 1 June 2006 Keith talked about his project, Vocab Rock. Similar to the old Schoolhouse Rock we grew up with, Vocab Rock teaches through music. But this is designed to teach for the SAT or ACT. Good stuff. Comments[0] |
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Wed, 31 May 2006 Two local residents sat in studio to talk about issues with the recent assessment process. Good stuff. Comments[0] |
Tue, 30 May 2006 Open eclectic. Comments[0] |
Fri, 26 May 2006 JD Silver rocked the joint. Thanks to the boys (and girl) from Engine 38. Comments[1] |
Fri, 26 May 2006 Mayor Tucker made quite an announcement on Friday, saying that assessment increases would be reduced by 40 percent across the board. He didn't tell the paper. He didn't even tell WLVL's news department. He told you directly - and he chose Dialog to do it. We also discussed Tom Lambalzer's sign issues. And took lots of calls. Good show. Comments[0] |
Thu, 25 May 2006 Al Garza from the Minutemen organization was on talking about the president's plan for border security and the Minutemen's plan to build a fence on the Arizona/Mexico border. Good stuff. Direct download: Interview_052506_-_Al_Garza_Minutemen.mp3 Category: Interview -- posted at: 1:03 PM Comments[0] |
Thu, 25 May 2006 Greater Niagara News' Tim Schmitt was in studio talking Thursday. He and I mainly talked hockey since the Sabres are such a hot commodity. I hope he joins us again in the finals. Comments[0] |
Wed, 24 May 2006 Wednesday we talked about the president's border security plan again ... and also David Ulrich's tax breaks on 80 Main Street. A good show. Comments[0] |
Tue, 23 May 2006 US&J Columnist and fellow Libertarian Bob Confer was in studio Tuesday talking about stupid things state government does and other things. Bob also agreed to make a montly foray into the studio to talk about similar topics. Comments[0] |
Mon, 22 May 2006 A plethera of topics. Sorry for the delay in uploading. Enjoy. Direct download: Dialog_052206_-_Baby_Bunny_Ketchup_and_More.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:02 PM Comments[0] |
Fri, 19 May 2006 The HOaX was May 19th's Interview guest. But, alas, they had navigation problems and didn't show up in time for the live show ... but, not to worry, they still recorded 30 minutes worth of music. We'll air this on WLVL on June 16th. You get it early on the podcast. Comments[0] |
Fri, 19 May 2006 Friday's show was a mish-mosh of everything ... all mixed up like. Comments[0] |
Thu, 18 May 2006 We talked with Richard Armstrong, author of a book entitled "God Doesn't Shoot Craps - A Divine Comedy." He gave us some tips and tricks on how to get freebies out of casinos. Comments[0] |
Thu, 18 May 2006 This little episode is with Cambria resident and frequent Dialog caller Pete Schul, who is upset about the way government treats us ... so he played a couple songs for our listening pleasure. This will run as-is during the May 29th Dialog. But it's on the internet early. Enjoy. Comments[0] |
Thu, 18 May 2006 A lot going on in Niagara. We discussed a multitude of things. Direct download: Dialog_051806_-_Three_and_a_half_topics.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:03 PM Comments[0] |
Wed, 17 May 2006 In Scott's absense, Good Neighbor Dave Marmon hosted Dialog with guests John Hall and Melissa Dunlap from the Niagara County Historical Society. Comments[0] |
Tue, 16 May 2006 The president unveiled a plan to have the National Guard protect the border from illegal aliens. We discussed it. Lots of ... let's say "contentious" ,,, comments. Comments[0] |
Mon, 15 May 2006 The City of Lockport sent out it's annual letters telling people the value of their property (for tax purposes). People were a little upset. We had group therapy. Comments[0] |
Fri, 12 May 2006 The guys from Free Henry rocked out in studio. Hope you enjoy. Comments[0] |
Fri, 12 May 2006 UAW Local 686 voted to authorize a strike at Delphi. Friday we talked about it. Comments[0] |
Thu, 11 May 2006 Lyndon LaRouche was our guest on Thursday, talking about the impending American financial collapse and what we can do to stop it. For more information on Lyndon, check larouchepac.org.
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Thu, 11 May 2006 Checkers guru John Herberger was in studio on Thursday talking about his bid to be the National Checkers Champ. He's going to Medina, Ohio in June and needs $500 to cover his expenses. Callers loved him. I did too. After John left, I complained about the "just say yes" ad campaign by the State Teacher's Union. To quote Ruthie, "What a Crock!" Enjoy. Comments[0] |
Wed, 10 May 2006 Last week, a couple Lockport police cars smacked into each other on their way to a car chase. Three people got injured in the accident. Because of that, the guy they were chasing was charged with three counts of assault. Assault in absentia. How is that possible? I was a little perturbed. So were several callers. Good show. Enjoy. Direct download: Dialog_051006_-_Law_of_Unintended_Consequences.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:04 PM Comments[0] |
Tue, 9 May 2006 Four school board candidates from three different school districts made their cases right to the people on Tuesday. Thanks to the candidates for their participation and to the callers for questions. Direct download: Dialog_050906_-_School_Board_Candidates.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:11 PM Comments[0] |
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Fri, 5 May 2006 Friday's show was a bit of a release for Scott. He got to talk about all the stupid things the Democratic Party does. Scott, a reformed Democrat, says the donkeys (asses?) missed a great opportunity to take a seat in the ASSembly (coincindence, I think not). Was he too hard on the Dems? You be the judge. Comments[0] |
Thu, 4 May 2006 ![]() Joe Ritz is a former writer for both the Buffalo News and the Courier Express. He shared some stories about his time as a writer and some personal accounts of his life. Buy his book here. Comments[0] |
Thu, 4 May 2006 Niagara County Manger Greg Lewis was in studio Thursday to discuss his desire for a contract extension, among other things. We got some incredibly rude phone calls from some union folk. Some people are somethin' else, ya know? Comments[0] |
Wed, 3 May 2006 Wednesday, John Harrison, the official ice cream taster for Edy's ice cream, was our guest. And he brought ice cream for everyone to eat. We opened up the lobby at the WLVL studios and invited the public to taste what John was offering. It was a fun show. A very nice change of pace. Comments[0] |
Tue, 2 May 2006 This week is home to many great events including the ice cream guy coming Wednesday, Cinco De Mayo and ... No Pants Day. What other great events could we celebrate? Comments[0] |
Mon, 1 May 2006 Monday's show was a plea to listeners to vote in Tuesday's special election for NY State Assembly. And we talked about some other stuff, too. It's a short show cause we had to cut away for a Nascar race. Comments[0] |
Fri, 28 April 2006 Direct download: Interview_042806_-_Andy_Herman_Podcast.mp3 Category: Music Friday -- posted at: 1:03 PM Comments[0] |
Fri, 28 April 2006 Mayor Mike was in studio on Friday talking about Lockport issues. Many called to wish him a happy retirement, as he had just left his long-time job at Delphi. Lots of calls. Good show. Comments[0] |
Thu, 27 April 2006 Thursday's guest on the Interview was Assembly Candidate Joe DeMare. He's running a write-in campaign for the seat recently vacated by Sanda Lee Wirth. We talked about the Green Party's principles and how hard it is to run as a write-in candidate. Comments[0] |
Thu, 27 April 2006 We spoke with Shane and Daniel Buczek about their ordeal at HSBC arena involving the Liberty Dollar. Plus local distributor Karl Reile checked in. And we took a bunch of calls. Overall, a good informative show, IMHO.Comments[0] |
Wed, 26 April 2006 PC Tony was in studio on Wednesday talking about - among other things - whether to legalize marijuana. He says no. I disagree. Several new callers. Nice to hear. Comments[0] |
Tue, 25 April 2006 NYS Assembly candidate Mike Cole was in studio Tuesday taking phone calls from listeners on his candidacy. Comments[0] |
Mon, 24 April 2006 Monday's show was all over the place. Listen. Enjoy. Comments[0] |
Fri, 21 April 2006 Mary is half of the band "Under New Management." Unfortunately, her partner in crime ... er music, Megan Erbacher, was unable to attend. So Mary did a couple solo tunes and we played a couple of their songs off a demo CD. Enjoy. I did.Direct download: Interview_042106_-_Mary_Palmer_-_Under_New_Management.mp3 Category: Music Friday -- posted at: 1:02 PM Comments[0] |
Fri, 21 April 2006 County Manager Greg Lewis is looking at another job. It pays a lot more than Niagara County pays. He says he wants to stay here ... but adds that we should sweeten the pot. What do you think Greg Lewis is worth? Plus we talked about Union Station. A man wants to buy the old train depot and refurbish it. Which I think is great. I just don't want him to do it with government money. Do you think it's worth it? Comments[0] |
Thu, 20 April 2006 Thursday's show was on the topic of marijuana and whether it should be legalized. I think it should. Some listeners did, too. Others, of course, did not. What do you think?Comments[0] |
Wed, 19 April 2006 The Niagara County Historical Society had a topic about a man wandering from Niagara County to Alaska ... but it was not well recieved. We played an alphabet game to end the show. Comments[0] |
Tue, 18 April 2006 Tuesday's show was fun. Disorganized, but fun. Actually, maybe that's WHY it was fun. We talked about my Dyngus Day, taxes, Jeff Bono being sold down the river by his Democrat friends in the Assembly, and more. Enjoy. Comments[1] |
Mon, 17 April 2006 Monday's show was mainly about taxes and the taxes (alot) and what we get out of it (not alot). We also discussed the upcoming Dyngus Day celebrations at area watering holes. Comments[0] |
Fri, 14 April 2006 Friday I had my friend Joe Speer cohost the show. It was a lot of fun. He's crazy. Hope you enjoyed it. Comments[0] |
Thu, 13 April 2006 Kathy discussed her book that she wrote for her daughter called, "It's Springtime in My Backyard." It's a very good book for kindergarten aged children or thereabout. Comments[0] |
Thu, 13 April 2006 Gene talked about his book, "Duck - The Ultimate Dick Cheney Survival Bible." It was quite funny. Comments[0] |
Thu, 13 April 2006 Peter Soemann was our guest on Thursday to discuss the ongoings at the Newfane School District. Direct download: Dialog_041306_-_Peter_Soemann_Newfane_CARES.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:36 PM Comments[0] |
Wed, 12 April 2006 Wednesday's show was about the situation with the Buffalo Bills. Now, I'm a Bills fan, too. But I don't believe that professional sports franchises should get public money. Period. Listen for some good discussion on the matter. Comments[0] |
Tue, 11 April 2006 Tuesday's show started out very slow, but picked up towards the end. If you've never heard the show before, don't judge it by this one. :) Comments[0] |
Mon, 10 April 2006 Monday's Interview was with a gentleman Victor Regino, a legal immigrant from the Dominican Republic. Comments[0] |
Mon, 10 April 2006 Monday's show was all about stupid laws. Good participation. The most important thing to remember from the show is "if you're having five women in your car at once, go fast." I don't see myself running into that situation ... but if I ever do, now I know. Comments[0] |
Fri, 7 April 2006 Lockport rockers Gil Transit tore it up Friday. This is the first band that we've had for Music Friday that's brought drums. The levels are a bit loose, but it's hella fun to listen to anyway. Comments[0] |
Fri, 7 April 2006 Friday's show was an open format. We complained about a multitude of things. :) Comments[0] |
Thu, 6 April 2006 Niagara County Manager Greg Lewis was in studio on Thursday taking your phone calls. Comments[0] |
Tue, 4 April 2006 With the passing of Sandra Lee Wirth, there's a special election in the 142nd Assembly district. Jeff Bono is the Democratic candidate. He was our guest on Tuesday. Comments[0] |
Mon, 3 April 2006 Scott was at a seminar on how to be a good employee, and while Scott was flirting with other corporate detainees, Tom Christy was hosting Dialog. I'm told he did a great job, but I can't confirm it. Who told me? Oh, that would be Tom Christy. :) Comments[0] |
Fri, 31 March 2006 Comments[0] |
Fri, 31 March 2006 People always ask me why I'm always so negative. They want to know why I don't just talk about good things. Soooooo Friday I did just that. And NO ONE CALLED. That's why I don't just talk about good things. People just want to bitch. It's sad, but it's the truth in talk. And I'm all about the truth. Enjoy my happy thoughts, though. Comments[0] |
Thu, 30 March 2006 Thursday's show was primarily about school funding and dealt with the Campaign for Fiscal Equity and the Alliance for Quality Eduction. Some interesting phone calls and a very interesting guest. Hope you enjoy. Comments[0] |
Wed, 29 March 2006 Wednesday, we took a couple of local news topics and rolled it into a nice philosophical discussion on the First Amendment. Should Ann Marie Reeb be allowed at the Starpoint meetings? And is it okay to anonymously flame people on the internet? Starpoint and the feds say no, respectively. Oh, and Donna Piezella announced to the world that she's running for the school board in Newfane. Good for her. Comments[0] |
Tue, 28 March 2006 Alderwoman Phyllis Green was back in studio on Tuesday to finish the conversation about the potential deal with the Lockport Fire Department. We took several phone calls and, as usual, I picked on her. Comments[0] |
Mon, 27 March 2006 Brian Nesline, a graphic designer and the artist behind Faces of Buffalo was on to talk about the new American Flag mosiac, a fundraiser for Jammies for GIs. Comments[0] |
Mon, 27 March 2006 I got a ticket on Friday night, which I, of course, bitched about. And the people gave me free legal advice on how to deal with it. Plus I talked about my dentist appointment, my skunk, and the church in North Tonawanda advising people that homosexuality is an abomination. Overall, a good show. Comments[0] |
Fri, 24 March 2006 Ron and Nancy cut it close on time, showing up Friday just before they were set to start playing, but the weren't any worse for the wear. It was a different brand of music than we've been used to from Music Friday's, but it was a very welcome change of pace. The best part is that they played "Little Brown Shack Out Back." Hope you enjoy. Their Web Site. Comments[0] |
Fri, 24 March 2006 Lockport Mayor Mike Tucker was in studio Friday talking about downtown development, garbage, speeders and blight. Comments[0] |
Thu, 23 March 2006 Sean Kelly is a professor at Niagara University. He also wrote a book about congressional committee assignments. If you enjoy process, you'll enjoy this show. If not, I'm sure there's something good on MTV right now. Comments[0] |
Thu, 23 March 2006 David Arkin, managing editor of the news group that is Greater Niagara was my guest on Thursday. He brought with him Laura Wahler, the features editor; and Tim Schmitt, the sports editor of the group. The time flew, which means I enjoyed it. Hope you did, too. Comments[0] |
Wed, 22 March 2006 Getting rid of the Industrial Development Agency and the GLDC was just one of the hair-brained ideas Leffler had on Wednesday's show. A vast improvement from the suckage that was Tuesday's Dialog. Enjoy. Comments[0] |
Tue, 21 March 2006 I was supposed to have a guest on Tuesday. Becuase of that, I wasn't prepared. And since she didn't show up, I sounded like crap. Speaking of crap, I talked about Bob Rooney's website and had a lovely conversation with Mz. Gloomy Day. Friggin brilliant. Comments[0] |
Fri, 17 March 2006 Chris Sax performed three songs in studio on Friday. One, an original, and the other two were covers of great classic songs. Chris is only a junior in high school. Comments[0] |
Fri, 17 March 2006 Friday's show featured a plethera of topics, including: the cigarette tax on indians, the Occidental Building in Niagara Falls, illegal aliens, and more. A good show. Hope you enjoy. Comments[0] |
Thu, 16 March 2006 Absentee Alderwoman Phyllis Green was in studio on Thursday to talk about her penchant for vacations and to discuss the situation at the fire department. We barely got into the fire department deal, so we'll have Phyllis on again soon to do that. Math does not make for good radio, BTW. Comments[0] |
Wed, 15 March 2006 Paul Oates sat in as a special guest with the Niagara County Historical Society to discuss the topic of local dairies and their histories. Comments[0] |
Tue, 14 March 2006 Tuesday we took an article from the Union-Sun and Journal on superintendent salaries ... and mixed it with an article from Parade Magazine on everyone elses salaries ... and turned it into a pretty darn good show. Oddly, Business First had a story on the same topic later that day. Enjoy. Comments[0] |
Mon, 13 March 2006 On Monday, Scott mourned the passing of Assemblywoman Sandra Lee Wirth, talked about Phyllis Green's absence and shared a sad experience with listeners ... and they shared, in turn. Honestly, one of the better shows we've had in the past couple months. IMHO. Direct download: Dialog_031306_-_Two_GOP_Women_and_a_Bunny.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:05 PM Comments[0] |
Fri, 10 March 2006 Comments[0] |
Fri, 10 March 2006 Direct download: Dialog_031006_-_Amy_White_and_Jim_Hufnagel.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:14 PM Comments[0] |
Thu, 9 March 2006 Katherine's new book "Help Mom! Hollywood is in my Hamper," is based - in my opinion - on a false assumption. But its a good book to share with your kids. And talk about it with them afterwards. For my daughters opinion on the matter, download Monday's interview. Direct download: Interview_030906_-_Katherine_DeBrecht.mp3 Category: Interview -- posted at: 1:02 PM Comments[0] |
Thu, 9 March 2006 Niagara County Manager Greg Lewis talked about Niagara County issues - including a proposal giving preferential treatment to local businesses - and took phone calls. Comments[0] |
Wed, 8 March 2006 Wednesday's show sucked. A coupla jokers kept calling and hanging up, ruining the flow of the show. Gee - think it mighta been the fire department union? Since it was them I was talking about? I wonder ... Comments[0] |
Mon, 6 March 2006 Comments[0] |
Mon, 6 March 2006 Monday's show went right to the phones, just like I promised we would. Topics varied widely. I also discussed Bill Clinton's search for interns and Brokeback Mountain. Overall a good show. Comments[0] |
Fri, 3 March 2006 Comments[1] |
Fri, 3 March 2006 We talked about a bunch of stuff on Friday ... including eating fish from the lake, the Seneca golf course, and Lt. Gov. Mary Donahue. Comments[0] |
Thu, 2 March 2006 GOP candidate for governor John Faso checked in on Thursday. We talked a lot about education and he discussed his status as a candidate. He recently got the nod from the Conservative Party chairman. Comments[0] |
Thu, 2 March 2006 Thursday, we talked about the rights gauranteed in the First Amendment. It's astounding how many people don't know what their rights are. Plus we talked about how to throw away a garbage can ... and speaking of garbage, Scott read some of the crap in the new issue of "White Voice," an aryan publication. Sheesh. Stupid people. Comments[0] |
Wed, 1 March 2006 Wednesday's show we talked about the 10 megawatts of cheap electricity that NYPA voted to allocate to Delphi ... and we talked about the WalMart movie that I watched with some friends Tuesday night. Plus we discussed Lent and my hurting my knee at church the night before. Download and enjoy. Comments[0] |
Tue, 28 February 2006 Tuesday, we talked about the special election going on in the Falls and Barker, plus the way congression and state districts are "drawn," plus the fact that the Coast Guard is against the Dubai Ports World deal ... but the president doesn't care ... Direct download: Dialog_022806_-_Redistricting_and_Ports_Deal.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:05 PM Comments[0] |
Mon, 27 February 2006 On Monday we talked about a proposed law that would require police officers to use the minimum amount of force to subdue a criminal. Rochester talk show host Bob Lonsberry thought it was a stupid idea. I disagreed. The callers almost all agreed with Lonsberry. It was a good show. Comments[0] |
Fri, 24 February 2006 Comments[0] |
Fri, 24 February 2006 Mayor Tucker and I talked about downtown, Richmond Avenue, fire dispatch, the sexual predators law and dodge ball. A good show overall. Comments[0] |
Thu, 23 February 2006 Jack Davis provided the other side of the global trade story from Bob Confer's view, provided Wednesday. We also discussed Jack's political career and his thoughts on the Dubai Ports deal. Comments[0] |
Thu, 23 February 2006 Thursday's show was sort of all over the board, but it started with a small rant by Scott about all the negative MySpace news. We also discussed Dubai Ports World at length. A solid B. Comments[0] |
Wed, 22 February 2006 Bob Confer, vice president of Confer Plastics and columnist for the Union-Sun & Journal, was my guest on Wednesday. It was a great show. We talked about Bob's columns and focused on the global economy. For more on Bob, check Bob's web site.Comments[0] |
Tue, 21 February 2006 We talked about the US government's penchant for selling us out to the highest bidder - specifically the deal with the United Arab Emerates company taking control of six eastern sea ports. Comments[0] |
Mon, 20 February 2006 I wasn't really expecting many phone calls Monday since I had said I'd be taking the day off and it was a holiday ... but people wanted to talk. Some interesting stuff. Direct download: Dialog_022006_-_Open_Presidents_Day_Dialog.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:33 PM Comments[0] |
Fri, 17 February 2006 Usually I write these show notes right after a show ... and I let a few days pass with this one. As such, I don't recall what this was about. But someone told me it was funny. So I hope they were right. Enjoy. Comments[0] |
Thu, 16 February 2006 Thursday, I read an email I got for a man who has been labeled a "sex offender" and we talked about what that means. We also discussed a proposed law that would essentially bar sex offenders from Lockport. Good thoughts from callers. Comments[0] |
Wed, 15 February 2006 Doug Farley sat in for Melissa Dunlap on this episode. Doug and John Hall talked about music history in Niagara County - and especially the Lockport area.Comments[0] |
Tue, 14 February 2006 Valentines Day I had the great opportunity to interview Jake LaMotta, the Bronx Bull. We talked about boxing in his day and boxing now. It was tough at times, cause Jake doesn't seem to have the best hearing, but I appreciate his giving me the time. Thanks to PC Tony for putting this together. And thanks to Jake for donating the gloves to raffle off for Winter Fest. They look alot like the one he autographed to me. :) This interview will air Friday, but I thought I'd put it up now for those of you who want to listen.Comments[2] |
Tue, 14 February 2006 So Tuesday's show was a continuation of a theme from Monday. Dick Cheney shot someone. It's still astounding. And I took a lot of phone calls from people on the subject. A good time. Oh, and we shared valentines thoughts from President Bush, VP Cheney and former president Bill Clinton. This is a good one, folks. Direct download: Dialog_021406_-_Dick_Cheney_Shot_Someone.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:11 PM Comments[0] |
Mon, 13 February 2006 I interviewed Gary Grossman, author of Executive Treason. It's a very good book with a unique premise. For more on grossman, visit ExecutiveTreason.com or ElliotStrong.com. This podcast is the RAW interview (which took place Thursday), and includes a brief conversation between myself and Grossman before the interview and after. Also, this contains about six minutes more interview than aired on WLVL including a discussion about Hillary Clinton and the current state of talk radio. Grossman was a great interview. I hope you enjoy it like I did.Comments[0] |
Mon, 13 February 2006 Michele Johnston is a fan of the show who asked if she could be a guest. Since she's a nice person and also a local cab driver, I figured, "Why not? She probably has lots of funny stories and we'll just talk about whatever." Well, she clammed up once the mic got turned on. Standard broadcastophobia. But she tried. Anyway, a guest who doesn't talk makes for a long show, so I kicked her out at the first commercial break and then took phone calls on a variety of topics. John Lombardi dropped by and talked about Winter Fest and July 4th (2nd?) and Sal Paonessa called late in the show, too. Overall, a good show. Oh, and "Dick Cheney shot someone." Direct download: Dialog_021306_-_Michele_Johnston_then_open.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:05 PM Comments[0] |
Fri, 10 February 2006 Comments[2] |
Fri, 10 February 2006 David Rosenwasser is the president and CEO of the Niagara Tourism and Convention Corporation. We talked Friday about how to boost tourism in the area and what the NTCC's role is. Rosenwasser was good cause he's apparently not willing to kowtow to the powerful and blamed New York for their faults. Good for him. Hope you enjoy the show.Comments[0] |
Thu, 9 February 2006 County Manager Greg Lewis. We talked about the golf course, Mount View, "the buffer zone" and more. Oh, and I stuck it to Rooney for his slight jab at me.
Hey Bob, if you're going to mock someone on your piece of crap web site, do it with some gusto, k? Comments[0] |
Wed, 8 February 2006 Tom Schatz is from Citizens Against Government Waste, a group that yells at congress for pork-barrel spending and other wasteful things. On Wednesday, we discussed the possibility of a windfall-profits tax on oil companies, among other things. I enjoyed the interview. Hope you do too. Comments[0] |
Wed, 8 February 2006 Wednesday's show was a bore. It sucked. Don't bother downloading it. But if you do, listen in for my "jelly bean commentary" which I provide over the top of some of the callers. Frankly it was rude and stupid. But I did it anyway. Comments[0] |
Tue, 7 February 2006 A bunch of people called the station over the weekend complaining about the way Main Street looked because all the garbage had blown all over the place. We couldn't discuss this on Monday cause we had to talk about the Superbowl commercials, so we talked about it on this show. Enjoy. Comments[0] |
Mon, 6 February 2006 Steve is one of the great people I met in New York at the last media summit I went to. I've been wanting to get to him, but other things keep popping up. If you're into gambling, the book is WELL WORTH $17. Check out his web site. He said he'd throw in free shipping and a couple of other things if you mentioned you heard it on the show. So that's cool. Enjoy. But listen to the show first.Comments[0] |
Mon, 6 February 2006 Racin' Ray Sherman helped me to host the Superbowl Ad Review show again this year. Overall, the game sucked ... and the commercials weren't really much better. Calls were slow to come in today, which makes no sense to me. I mean, what else did people want to talk about today? Comments[0] |
Fri, 3 February 2006 Robert Peters from "Morality in Media" was on to talk about FCC regulations and decency standards in media and the internet. It was a good show, although I can't say I buy into the guy's thought process. Comments[0] |
Fri, 3 February 2006 Starpoint and Roy-Hart are two schools in the news and Scott gives his point of view ... plus what was the Union-Sun thinking with a headline like that? You'll have to listen to learn. Comments[0] |
Thu, 2 February 2006 Racin' Ray co-hosted this no-holds-barred show where we talked about ... nothing and anything ... for an hour. Topics included Survivor, George Maziarz warchest, and what girls look good in t-shirts. Rather enjoyable ... if I do say so myself. Comments[0] |
Wed, 1 February 2006 Mike Lieber, coach of the Emmet Belknap robitics team, and several members of the team, did an "on-location" interview on what they're doing. (Recorded 01/26/02) Direct download: Interview_012606_-_Mike_Lieber_and_class_Lego_robotics.mp3 Category: Interview -- posted at: 1:08 PM Comments[0] |
Wed, 1 February 2006 WLVL Sports Director Norm Palmer brought Lockport High School Athletic Director Pat Burke into the WLVL studios and we talked high school sports. The main focus was boys' basketball. It was a good hour. We'll do it again in the spring. Direct download: Dialog_020106_-_Norm_Palmer_and_Pat_Burke.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:22 PM Comments[0] |
Tue, 31 January 2006 Tim Marren, editor of the Union-Sun & Journal dragged "cub reporter" Bill Wolcott and Eric Duvall into the WLVL studios for an hour of what I'm sure was pure hell for them ... but kinda fun for me. And hopefully for you, too.Comments[0] |
Mon, 30 January 2006 Monday we just shot the breeze about whatever. Scott was a little tweaked that NYPA is trying to tell the county to be quiet. Also, why is the state involved in Erie County's tax system? Plus thoughts on the SOTU and Alito, and price gouging, too. Plus my buddy Dave dropped by with a girl ... but she was actually hot! (so unlike Dave). All in all, a good show. Enjoy. Direct download: Dialog_013006_-_Open_Dialog_Winters_Appears.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:18 PM Comments[1] |
Fri, 27 January 2006 Dennis Farley and Jeremy Kirkpatrick, members of Gorilla Punch did two live acoustic songs in the WLVL studios, plus we played a third song off their EP and chatted about life, music and politics.In addition to the audio of this show, there is also video available of the two acoustic songs the guys performed, Aftermath, and Head - Hole - Dump. Thanks to the guys for rocking out! Comments[0] |
Fri, 27 January 2006 I took video of both of Gorilla Punch's live songs that they performed at WLVL on Friday. The quality is decent, but not the best. Hopefully you enjoy, nonetheless. Aftermath. Comments[0] |
Fri, 27 January 2006 I took video of both of Gorilla Punch's live songs that they performed at WLVL on Friday. The quality is decent, but not the best. This was the first live song they performed, Head - Hole - Dump. Enjoy. Comments[0] |
Fri, 27 January 2006 The mayor was a couple minutes late, so we started without him. We traversed a bunch of different topics, including the garbage law, the new treasurer, the mayor's son having a job and more. Comments[0] |
Thu, 26 January 2006 Hundreds of Western New Yorkers filled "The Summit" (Park Mall) to interview for Survivor. My buddies Racin' Ray Sherman and Joe Speer were there and Ray did a live report in the middle of the show. Plus Tom Christy and I talked about the phenemenon and more. Fun show. Enjoy. Direct download: Dialog_012606_-_Survivor_with_Tom_Christy.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:33 PM Comments[0] |
Wed, 25 January 2006 Author Leland Gregory and I barely had a chance to talk about his new book, Bushwacked. We were too busy talking about everything else in life. If you enjoy a conversational interview, you'll really enjoy this one. I sure did. For more on Leland, check his web site.Comments[0] |
Wed, 25 January 2006 The folks from Newfane CARES are suing the Newfane school district. They held a meeting Tuesday night and I spent the show talking about their issues. Good on 'em. Comments[0] |
Tue, 24 January 2006 This show was a lot of fun. I presented 17 words or phrases that need to be stricken from the English Language. The listeners added dozens more. Download. Listen. Repeat. Direct download: Dialog_012406_-_Banned_words_and_phrases.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:13 PM Comments[0] |
Mon, 23 January 2006 There was a lot going on Monday. We began the show with part of an interview with Lyndon LaRouche (click here for the rest of that interview ... then we brought up the government case against Google (apparently the feds make the rules as they go along and the new rule is that you have to show them/tell them whatever they want) and then we wrapped up with a conversation with Karl Reile, the local distributor of the Liberty Dollar. Overall a good show, although lacking in the phone call department. Direct download: Dialog_012306_-_LaRouche_Reile_and_Google.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:00 PM Comments[0] |
Fri, 20 January 2006 This is a podcast exclusive interview with economist and perennial presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche. I talked with Lyn about Samuel Alito, the situation in the automobile industry and his thoughts on the media. The part of the interview dealing with Alito will begin Dialog on Monday - and we'll springboard off of it for a discussion on the Supreme Court nominee.Direct download: Interview_012006_-_Lyndon_LaRouche_RAW.mp3 Category: Interview -- posted at: 1:40 PM Comments[0] |
Fri, 20 January 2006 Steve Greenfield is running against Hillary Clinton in the Democratic Primary for the US Senate. He thinks her stance on the war is too similar to that of W and the GOP. It was a pretty good interview. Even Greenfield admits, though, that Hillary can't be beaten. But he thinks his candidacy can keep her in check and maybe even influence her positions. Comments[0] |
Fri, 20 January 2006 The city fined Lockport's Dan Kane for violating the garbage law that says you can't put your garbage out more than 24 hours before garbage day. Thing is, Dan didn't do it. It was his tenants. I think that's bull - no matter what they law might say. Some folks agreed. Others didn't. Also, despite an announcement from Osama Bin Laden that Al-Queda will attack, the US government keeps the terror level at yellow, citing "no credible evidence." Since when is a confession not credible evidence? Comments[0] |
Thu, 19 January 2006 US Senator Hillary Clinton made some really dumb remarks the other day. As did New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin. Why do politicians open their mouths is such stupid stuff is going to fall out? Oh, and we also talked about the Amherst fight with Wal-Mart. No shortage of stupid today. Unfortunately, I missed like the first 90 seconds, but I think you'll catch on quickly.Direct download: Dialog_011906_-_Stupid_is_as_stupid_says.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:26 PM Comments[0] |
Wed, 18 January 2006 John Faso is the GOP candidate for Governor ... or at least he A GOP candidate. We talked about his plans, his accomplishments and how the system is broken. Comments[0] |
Wed, 18 January 2006 John Hall did most of the talking this episode as the topic was Volunteer Firemen, something he's much more familiar with than Melissa is. We didn't get many calls, but one was chock full of information.
The website given out during the show was FASNY.com. Comments[0] |
Tue, 17 January 2006 AFSCME local president Ed McDonald fielded questions from callers and from the host. All went well, IMHO.Comments[0] |
Mon, 16 January 2006 Avery discussed his book, "Globalist Papers," an interesting look at how to unite the world and eliminate (to a degree) senseless war. I was impressed. Hope you were, too. Comments[0] |
Mon, 16 January 2006 Monday's show started with bits from an interview I did with former congressman Bob Barr. (for the whole interview, click here) After that, I took phone calls on the matter. And we discussed Martin Luther King day. And I discussed The Lockport Web Rag. Good times. Direct download: Dialog_011606_-_Patriot_Act_with_Bob_Barr.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:23 PM Comments[0] |
Fri, 13 January 2006 Here's the interview of Bob Barr, unedited. I enjoyed it quite a bit. Hope you do, too. There's about 13 minutes more audio here than what I aired on Dialog Monday. Comments[0] |
Fri, 13 January 2006 Simple question - have you considered leaving New York? I was shocked at the number of people who have - not just considered - but made a plan for leaving NYS. Hmm. Interesting show. Direct download: Dialog_011306_-_Have_you_considered_leaving.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 3:57 PM Comments[0] |
Fri, 13 January 2006 Trager is the president of a pharmaceutical firm that makes "Sine-Off," a cold medicine which is said to be safer than other's becuase you can't use it as an incredient in Crystal Meth. There's a bill that would require cold and flu medicines to be behind lock and key and require a drivers license for purchase. Trager supports the bill cause his product would be exempt. Comments[0] |
Thu, 12 January 2006 In Thursday's show we revisted a couple topics from the day before that never really materialized. We talked about WalMart and how the town has handled the proposed Super WalMart. We talked about Lockport-NY.com again (still no update) and we talked about rude people. And Scott went on a tirade about people being unable to wait on hold. Comments[1] |
Wed, 11 January 2006 Dorothy and I had a great conversation on the mid-east and what Ariel Sharon's stroke means for the region. For more on Dorothy, check her web site.Comments[0] |
Wed, 11 January 2006 We had a variety of topics on Wednesday, but one of the things I really hammered home was the fact that a local web site had asked people for a whole lotta money ... and hasn't updated in 11 days. If I was one of the people that had "donated," I'd be upset. For the record, scottleffler.com costs about $300 a year to run. This other website is asking for $4,000. Seems like a bit much to me. Comments[0] |
Tue, 10 January 2006 Tonight is the People's Choice Awards on CBS and they frequently have stupid categories that no one cares about, so I thought I'd create some categories that actually effect us. For more on this, check The post on my MySpace blog. And feel free to add votes/categories/etc. Comments[0] |
Mon, 9 January 2006 We're all familiar with the corruption problems of the GOP of late. The Dems say they'd do better. But their track record indicates otherwise. Truth is, both major parties are corrupt. We need to make them minor parties. A good show. Some good calls. Enjoy. Comments[0] |
Thu, 5 January 2006 County Manager Greg Lewis was in studio taking phone calls on county issues ... but we spent a lot of time talking about the NYPA agreement and the fact that we're all bent over a barrel when it comes to power costs. Comments[0] |
Wed, 4 January 2006 Direct download: Dialog_010406_-_State_of_the_Show_is_Strong.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:51 PM Comments[0] |
Tue, 3 January 2006 Topics included the city treasurer's position and the "stipend" city officials are adding to the salary in order to make the position more attractive. Also, Scott discussed the city's Winter Fun Fest and how we can save it since the city abandoned it. Other than that, it was up to the callers - whom I had to threaten in order to get them to call. I'm still sick. Getting better. I swear I am. No really. Another week and I'll be okay. I hope. Comments[0] |
Fri, 30 December 2005 "The sickness" just won't go away ... but Mayor Mike makes it more bearable, wrapping up the year with questions about downtown, the Flight of Five, and Winter Fun Fest, which apparently we have to save from the jaws of death. Hmm. Stay tuned for more details. Comments[1] |
Thu, 29 December 2005 Tom Christy co-hosted to help talk about the year 2005 in review. Of course, we discussed Delphi ... plus local gas prices, the election and more. I was still pretty sick so it was mainly Tom and callers. Comments[0] |
Tue, 27 December 2005 After six days, Scott continues to evade death. Tuesday's show he took a lot of phone calls - cause he didn't have the strength to talk much. I really appreciate those who called in and saved me. It's in interesting show to listen to if you like the sound of a talk show host choking to death ... which I'm sure many of you do. :)Comments[0] |
Fri, 23 December 2005 James and I discussed his book, "God Rest ye Merry Soldiers," a tale about Christmas on the Civil War battlefield. It was - in my opinion - a very good interview. Hope you enjoy it ... and Merry Christmas.Comments[0] |
Fri, 23 December 2005 This edition starting with the "did you run out of insults for our president" bit - and went downhill from there. Un-PC phrases included "fire the fatty" and a bit on incest. Enjoy ... if you can stomach it. Direct download: Dialog_122305_-_Worst_of_Leffler_Volume_8.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:41 PM Comments[0] |
Wed, 21 December 2005 Avis is a local author who has written a number of books on local towns. She shared some litte-known and some well-known facts about the towns of Newfane & Olcott, Wilson, Medina and Albion. I was very sick so I sound like crap. Thank goodness Avis tried harder.Comments[0] |
Wed, 21 December 2005 With me down for the count, Good Neighbor Dave Marmon filled in most graciously. The show was to be about Christmas hymns, but it changed with the breeze. Hope you enjoy. Comments[0] |
Tue, 20 December 2005 Tuesday's show we discussed things that the Constitution allowed us to do but that the state has taken away. Our rights are eroding and they'll continue to as long as we continue to elect the same politicrats. Good show, IMHO.Comments[0] |
Mon, 19 December 2005 The guys threw a shout out to "all my fans." Comments[0] |
Mon, 19 December 2005 Direct download: Interview_121905_-_Horrible_at_Best.mp3 Category: Music Friday -- posted at: 5:17 PM Comments[0] |
Mon, 19 December 2005 We started with a "commercial" from our "new sponsor," and then led to a good discussion on the government tearing away at our freedoms - specifically the president signing an executive order calling for wire taps without warrants, a clear abridgement of our 4th Amendment rights. Oh, and Cheney Claus made an appearance or two. Overall, I thought it was a great show. Hope you enjoy. Comments[0] |
Fri, 16 December 2005 I just think this gay cowboy movie is the funniest damn thing. So I talked about it - by myself - for an hour. We got several complaint calls during the show. People thought I was making it up. I'm not. A gay cowboy movie. Whoda Thunkit?Comments[2] |
Thu, 15 December 2005 I had no real plan when starting the show, just throwing open the phone lines and seeing what the people wanted to talk about. Well, one guy wanted to talk about the Red Cross ... and other's did too. Lots of talk about the Red Cross vs. Salvation Army vs. FEMA vs. United Way. Interesting stuff. But, frankly, I thought it was a little hard to listen to. Not putting down the callers ... just keeping it real. Had I been more prepared, it woulda been a better show. Honesty. Comments[2] |
Wed, 14 December 2005 I talked with Chris Faulkner, CEO of CI Host.com. He discussed internet shopping and security. A good show. The live airing cut short - here's the whole thing. Comments[0] |
Wed, 14 December 2005 Niagara County Community College is thinking about adding a dorm, Newfane is hiding public information and Lockport's Bruce Fraser is leaving soon. It's a day for school stuff. And a good program to download, too. Comments[0] |
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Thu, 8 December 2005 County Manager Greg Lewis seemed to get perturbed with certain lines of questioning. I'm not sure how it sounded out there in radio land, but it was mildly humorous from the comfort of my control room. Comments[1] |
Wed, 7 December 2005 Bill Dutcher talked about his new book, Fictoids. It was a very funny book - at least what I've read of it so far. Comments[0] |
Wed, 7 December 2005 Topics included Delphi on strike, John Kerry (yawn), and Biblical contradictions. Comments[1] |
Tue, 6 December 2005 The show started with a letter from John Cleese about England "revoking our independence" since we've done a poor job of governing ourselves (i.e. electing Bush) and quickly moved to me talking about the New York State Lottery, which I morally oppose. Half way through the show, Tom Christy joined me to announce that he will be WLVL's new Scholastic Bowl host for the 2006 year. Now that's radio worth listening to. One caller was whining something about John Kerry. I didn't get it. He said I was "stupider" than he thought. It's an upgrade from what I was called yesterday, I guess. Direct download: Dialog_120605_-_Lottery_and_Tom_Christy.mp3 Category: Dialog -- posted at: 12:01 PM Comments[0] |
Mon, 5 December 2005 Annmarie Reeb and Sara Siracuse were in studio talking about the ongoings at Starpoint. If you want to contact Annmaria, her email is fyt4rkids@adelphia.net.Direct download: Interview_120505_-_Annemarie_Reeb_and_Sara_Siracuse.mp3 Category: Interview -- posted at: 2:41 PM Comments[1] |
Mon, 5 December 2005 We discussed a variety of issues - starting with capital punishment ... and special laws for police ... also Newfane School Board member Rick Ruhmel. And Delphi came up again. Plus some idiot swore. People, I tell ya. Comments[0] |
Fri, 2 December 2005 Uncle Higgly talked about his book, Mr. Gonopolis and his 12 Holsteins - A Christmas Story. It's very funny. I have the audio version. As he said on the interview, if you order, use SCOTT as a coupon code and he'll take 20% off. So - ya got that goin' for ya. :) Comments[0] |
Fri, 2 December 2005 The Mayor of Lockport was in talking about what's going on in the city. We talked about improvements downtown - including the City Center - the parking ramp - traffic light timing - show removal - and more. A lot of traffic related stuff: from one-way streets to speed limits to lights downtown. Good show overall. Comments[1] |
Thu, 1 December 2005 Thursday we went back to a couple topics from earlier in the week. First, I played PC Tony's thoughts on Delphi from Wednesday's show and took phone calls on that. Then I read a couple letters on the Lockport Superintendent search and gave one of the subjects of one of the letters (Renee Knight) the opportunity to respond. Overall a great show. Comments[0] |
Wed, 30 November 2005 Direct download: Dialog_Clip_-_PC_Tony_on_Delphi_113005.mp3 Category: Sound Clips -- posted at: 2:42 PM Comments[1] |
Wed, 30 November 2005 Ken Davis talked about the mythological history of Christmas - where different stories originated from and how they got to what they are now. Very interesting story. Very good interview. For more, check Ken's web site.Comments[0] |
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Dorothy Drummond, our resident Middle East expert, joined us for part of the show. After that, it was a free-fer-all.
Mary is half of the band "Under New Management." Unfortunately, her partner in crime ... er music, Megan Erbacher, was unable to attend. So Mary did a couple solo tunes and we played a couple of their songs off a demo CD. Enjoy. I did.
Thursday's show was on the topic of marijuana and whether it should be legalized. I think it should. Some listeners did, too. Others, of course, did not. What do you think?
Brian Nesline, a graphic designer and the artist behind
Jack Davis provided the other side of the global trade story from Bob Confer's view, provided Wednesday. We also discussed Jack's political career and his thoughts on the Dubai Ports deal.
Bob Confer, vice president of Confer Plastics and columnist for the Union-Sun & Journal, was my guest on Wednesday. It was a great show. We talked about Bob's columns and focused on the global economy. For more on Bob, check
Doug Farley sat in for Melissa Dunlap on this episode. Doug and John Hall talked about music history in Niagara County - and especially the Lockport area.
Valentines Day I had the great opportunity to interview Jake LaMotta, the Bronx Bull. We talked about boxing in his day and boxing now. It was tough at times, cause Jake doesn't seem to have the best hearing, but I appreciate his giving me the time. Thanks to PC Tony for putting this together. And thanks to Jake for donating the gloves to raffle off for Winter Fest. They look alot like the one he autographed to me. :) This interview will air Friday, but I thought I'd put it up now for those of you who want to listen.
I interviewed Gary Grossman, author of Executive Treason. It's a very good book with a unique premise. For more on grossman, visit
David Rosenwasser is the president and CEO of the
Wednesday's show was a bore. It sucked. Don't bother downloading it. But if you do, listen in for my "jelly bean commentary" which I provide over the top of some of the callers. Frankly it was rude and stupid. But I did it anyway.
Steve is one of the great people I met in New York at the last media summit I went to. I've been wanting to get to him, but other things keep popping up. If you're into gambling, the book is WELL WORTH $17.
Racin' Ray Sherman helped me to host the Superbowl Ad Review show again this year. Overall, the game sucked ... and the commercials weren't really much better. Calls were slow to come in today, which makes no sense to me. I mean, what else did people want to talk about today?
Tim Marren, editor of the Union-Sun & Journal dragged "cub reporter" Bill Wolcott and Eric Duvall into the WLVL studios for an hour of what I'm sure was pure hell for them ... but kinda fun for me. And hopefully for you, too.
Dennis Farley and Jeremy Kirkpatrick, members of
Author Leland Gregory and I barely had a chance to talk about his new book, Bushwacked. We were too busy talking about everything else in life. If you enjoy a conversational interview, you'll really enjoy this one. I sure did. For more on Leland, check
This is a podcast exclusive interview with economist and perennial presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche. I talked with Lyn about Samuel Alito, the situation in the automobile industry and his thoughts on the media. The part of the interview dealing with Alito will begin Dialog on Monday - and we'll springboard off of it for a discussion on the Supreme Court nominee.
US Senator Hillary Clinton made some really dumb remarks the other day. As did New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin. Why do politicians open their mouths is such stupid stuff is going to fall out? Oh, and we also talked about the Amherst fight with Wal-Mart. No shortage of stupid today. Unfortunately, I missed like the first 90 seconds, but I think you'll catch on quickly.
AFSCME local president Ed McDonald fielded questions from callers and from the host. All went well, IMHO.
After six days, Scott continues to evade death. Tuesday's show he took a lot of phone calls - cause he didn't have the strength to talk much. I really appreciate those who called in and saved me. It's in interesting show to listen to if you like the sound of a talk show host choking to death ... which I'm sure many of you do. :)
James and I discussed his book, "God Rest ye Merry Soldiers," a tale about Christmas on the Civil War battlefield. It was - in my opinion - a very good interview. Hope you enjoy it ... and Merry Christmas.
Avis is a local author who has written a number of books on local towns. She shared some litte-known and some well-known facts about the towns of Newfane & Olcott, Wilson, Medina and Albion. I was very sick so I sound like crap. Thank goodness Avis tried harder.
Tuesday's show we discussed things that the Constitution allowed us to do but that the state has taken away. Our rights are eroding and they'll continue to as long as we continue to elect the same politicrats. Good show, IMHO.
I just think this gay cowboy movie is the funniest damn thing. So I talked about it - by myself - for an hour. We got several complaint calls during the show. People thought I was making it up. I'm not. A gay cowboy movie. Whoda Thunkit?
Annmarie Reeb and Sara Siracuse were in studio talking about the ongoings at Starpoint. If you want to contact Annmaria, her email is fyt4rkids@adelphia.net.
Uncle Higgly talked about his book,
Ken Davis talked about the mythological history of Christmas - where different stories originated from and how they got to what they are now. Very interesting story. Very good interview. For more,