LocknLoad wrote:Once again; I speculate...I speculate you might be wrong. The guys could not even hear the callers very well. I know because even I couldn't while listening to the radio. Wow; I hate to say this but it's needed at this point; you all get things wrong by assuming and trying to fill in the blanks quite a bit. I am friends with some of the guys so ask and I will try to be of help to get actual and accurate info to you from them when I can. Cool? It's time. There has been so many "misses" in here.
Well, I was listening online, which granted, is low quality, but here's what I perceived:
Bob Coburn called out the caller's name, told him he was on air. The caller immediately identified himself as being from MR.com, mentioned Andrew and said many people on this site were listening via live internet stream.
Then silence. Not even Bob spoke up.
When Neal had a hard time hearing previous callers, he spoke up and asked them to repeat themselves, specifying he couldn't understand and/or hear them. Mind you, Neal had no problem answering the MR caller's question, which was asked right after a period of dead silence had passed. When Neal answered the question, his voice wasn't jovial and excited as with previous callers. There was a definite chill to his tone.
If as you say, it was just simply a case of not being able to hear, then I stand corrected. But I find it very unlikely that not a single person in that room didn't hear a word of a 4-6 sentence monologue, especially given that Bob Coburn introduced the caller and didn't speak up during the MR.com caller's self introduction/monologue period, nor did he ask Neal if he heard what was said.
That being said, I don't blame Neal for feeling that way toward some members of this site. But he also shouldn't let the few affect his perception of the majority. You know, the majority who love his work and have continued to support his efforts over the years when others didn't?
That's all I'm saying.
I for one am SHOCKED!
