From the mind of Gonzo

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I have had a lot of requests to post this...

The Man Song.

"Gonzo,

I have never ever contacted the station or called ever but now, wow, awesome, the 3:30ish letter you did on air, with the laughing and pauses was the funniest and "best ever radio I have ever listened to", you rock. You are the best. It started in the old days of overnight. What was the song you played after the letter? A country type song, F something, super funny, any help in the name, artist? I just about drove into the ditch, it has been forever since I laughed that hard.

Any info on the song would be great

Thanks

Jason McDougall"

But I Could Be Wrong By Tom Wilson

"Hey Gonzo,

In my personal opinion, scientology is NOT a religion.  It may be a way of life but it is NOT a religion. Just because some famous celebrity spouts off about it, doesn't make it a religion, it makes it a fad that the drones out there that are too abscent minded to make up their own minds, they have something to follow. 

From that "promotional video" that you just played it does sound somewhat like a cult. I see why people are drawn to it.   According to what Tom Cruise had to say, it makes people feel wanted and needed. Convincing someone that they are the ONLY ones that can help puts the idea in their head that they are wanted and needed and it gives them a purpose in life.  They become dependent and NEED to feel this and scientology apparently gives them that.   This feeds off the low self-esteem and insecurities of people and gives them purpose when the real purpose of life is to LIVE your life. 

Its scary one some of the drones out there will believe.  They have no mind of their own so they rely on someone else to tell them what to think.  Its really sad in my eyes.   If you study it and want to believe in it, that is fine.  Everyone has the right to make their own opinion and believe what they want. Thats free will.  However too many people just do whatever TV says too..

Thought i'd vent that to you because i figure you are one that would appreciate it.

Jason"

Is Scientology a cult? You be the judge. Here is the link

Here is a letter that I read on The Wheel of Gonzo a little while ago, I received a lot of emails about it so I thought that I'd post it: 

The Mother of All Resignation Letters:

Dear Mr.  Baker:

As a graduate of an institution of higher education, I have a few very basic expectations.  Chief among these is that my direct superiors have an intellect that ranges above the common ground squirrel.  After your consistent and annoying harassment of my co-workers and me during the commission of our duties, I can only surmise that you are one of the few true genetic wastes of our time. 

Asking me -a network administrator- to explain every little nuance of everything I do each time you happen to stroll into my office is not only a waste of time, but also a waste of precious oxygen.  I was hired because I know how to network computer systems, and you were apparently hired to provide amusement to myself and other employees, who watch you vainly attempt to understand the concept of "cut and paste" for the hundredth time.

You will never understand computers.  Something as incredibly simple as binary still gives you too many options.  You will also never understand why people hate you, but I am going to try and explain it to you, even though I am sure this will be just as effective as telling you what an IP is.  Your shiny new iMac has more personality than you ever will.

You walk around the building all day sightlessly looking for fault in others.  You have a sharply-dressed, useless look about you that may have worked for your interview, but now that you actually have responsibility, you pawn it off on overworked staff, hoping their talent will cover for your glaring ineptitude.  In a world of managerial evolution, you are the blue-green algae that everyone else eats and laughs at.  Managers like you are a sad proof of the Dilbert principle.

Since this situation is unlikely to change without you getting a full frontal lobotomy reversal, I am forced to tender my resignation; however, I have a few parting thoughts:

When someone calls you in reference to employment, it is illegal for you to give me a bad recommendation.  The most you can say to hurt me is "I prefer not to comment."  I will have friends randomly call you over the next couple of years to keep you honest, because I know you would be unable to do that on your own.

I have all the passwords to every account on the system, and I know every password you have used for the last five years.  If you decide to get cute, I am going to publish your "favorites" list, which I conveniently saved when you made me "back up" your useless files.  I do believe that terms like "Lolita" are not usually viewed favorably by the administration.

When you borrowed the digital camera to "take pictures of your mother's birthday," you neglected to mention that you were going to take pictures of yourself in the mirror nude.  Then you forgot to erase them, like the techno-moron you really are.  Suffice it to say I have never seen such odd acts with a sauce bottle, but I assure you that those have been copied and kept in safe places pending the authoring of a glowing letter of recommendation.  (Try to use a spell check please; I hate having to correct your mistakes.)

Thank you for your time, and I expect the letter of recommendation on my desk by 8:00 am tomorrow.  One word of this to anybody, and all of your little twisted, repugnant obsessions will be open to the public.  Never f--k with your systems administrator.  Why?  Because they know what you do with all that free time!

Wishing you a grand and glorious day,

Cecelia