Any Jim LAdd fans here in OT

daepp · 01-12-2007, 02:37 PM

The last DJ!

scottmandue · 01-12-2007, 03:02 PM

I liked him for a long time (says the old codger) toward the later years of my listening to him he started to talk a little too much and it got to be a "show". In the early years it was great to listen to him late at night when he would play thirty or forty five minute sets of music that had a common theme.

(is he still on... didn't he go off the air for awhile?)

Last year when I was on the central coast of CA. I listened to a radio station that had real DJ's. They were taking request and play new rock, classic rock, bluegrass, etc... it was great fun to listen to for a change.

scottmandue · 01-12-2007, 03:05 PM

Uh... perhaps I should qualify that I listened to him on this thing we called FM radio... and we only had TWO speakers... times were rough!

and there were buffalo everywhere

sammyg2 · 01-12-2007, 04:30 PM

Nope, no fan here.
He's a hold over from the bleeding heart unrealistic hippies from the 60's.

chapo · 01-12-2007, 05:04 PM

i like him musically, even if his politics are a little left for me. We have a recording of my girlfriend requesting a Cream song from him last year, she's his "long legged pony" from O.C. Funny moment for us.

daepp · 01-12-2007, 06:45 PM

His politics are rediculously left - I subscribe tot he shut up and sing/play the damn record already camp.

But his sets are awesome!

nostatic · nostatic's Garage

he chooses some cool music sometimes, but he thinks he is deeper than he is with his sets and mixes. kind of a deluded throwback, but i appreciate that he isn't programmed by clearchannel.

onlycafe · 01-12-2007, 06:49 PM

i like alan ladd.

slodave · slodave's Garage

I can't stand him, but, I seem to listen to him almost every night...

rcecale · rcecale's Garage

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Originally posted by nostatic
he chooses some cool music sometimes, but he thinks he is deeper than he is with his sets and mixes.

Yep! I remember him from the early 80's when I was stationed in SoCal. He DJ'ed on KMET while they were still on the air. I think he moved to KLSX (97.1) after that, IIRC.

Randy

craigster59 · craigster59's Garage

He's a bit full of himself, but I used to listen to him on his show 'Headsets' which was a headphone wearing oriented show

scottmandue · 01-13-2007, 02:55 PM

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Originally posted by nostatic
but i appreciate that he isn't programmed by clearchannel.

NO!
STOP!
DON'T SAY THAT!
NOW YOU HAVE DONE IT, YOU MADE THEM ANGRY! HE DIDN'T MEAN IT!
NO WAIT... THEY ARE COMING... THE BLACK HELOCOPTERS! RUN! RUN!

sammyg2 · 01-13-2007, 03:45 PM

LOL, I was waiting for someone to mention the mighty met. I didn't know anyone who didn't have a KMET sticker on their car or bike or pee-chee folder.
those were the days.

rcecale · rcecale's Garage

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Originally posted by sammyg2
I didn't know anyone who didn't have a KMET sticker on their car or bike or pee-chee folder.
those were the days.

Upside down!!!! Don't forget UPSIDE DOWN!!!! LOL

Hi-Res MET!

Randy

daepp · 01-13-2007, 06:13 PM

I am repeatedly introduced to new music on his show that I eventually buy. Either newly created music or just new to me - and I'm 43.

That said, there's not a lot of room for new music what with all the Doors. A very overrated band IMO.

nostatic · nostatic's Garage

if you listen to KROQ, you'll hear the "new" music that Ladd plays about a year or two earlier

daepp · 01-14-2007, 04:56 PM

I get my new-new music mostly from KGSR in Austin TX - via KGSR.COM. The best AAA IMO.

craigster59 · craigster59's Garage

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Originally posted by nostatic
if you listen to KROQ, you'll hear the "new" music that Ladd plays about a year or two earlier

Southern Cal is such a vapid wasteland of decent radio (can we all say 'enough friggin' Classic Rock') if it wasn't for KROQ, 103.1, KKJZ and "Morning Becomes Eclectic" I'd Have to pay for radio that wasn't on a loop...

speeder · speeder's Garage

He'll play some OK sets of music, but the guy is just insufferable to listen to, IMO. Todd pretty much nailed it, (in a nicer way than I would), he is a fatuous, pretentious lead head. Just not terribly bright or clever. Even his sets always have some lame "theme" that is way too literal, it is like a pun. (Which is the lowest form of wit).

Now Steve Jones, there's a DJ! Naturally clever beyond words in a hilarious dumb schit way, and smokin' taste in music. Plus he plays (and does) whatever the hell he wants. He is one in a million, but unfortunately and unlike Jim Ladd he is too bright and restless to stay inspired by being a radio DJ. Consequently, the burn-out has already set in.

speeder · speeder's Garage

And I miss Adam Corolla too, Wayne. Did you see the editorial about him in yesterday's LAT? It was great, kind of a tribute to the guy from some writer.