If you think your teacher is rude, wait till you meet your boss.

The most successful music in the world is done by a black person who sounds white or a white person who sounds black.

Whatever happened to the war in Ukraine?

I love the Olympics because nobody’s doing it for the money.

It’s hard to believe at my age now that I used to spend a lot of time dreaming of becoming older.

Of all the places I’ve been, my two favorites remain: Banff and Hawaii.

Remember when the biggest insult you could call a guy was a fag? What is it now?

I believe that politics went bad when George Bush was hunting for WMDs, and we thought, ” What if there aren’t any.” There weren’t, and nothing happened, so now the politicians do whatever they want.

Unfortunately, the law is more powerful than the truth.

Your logo is not your brand.

Geo’s Life-Liners is a politically incorrect look at Radio, TV, Music, Movies, Books, Social Media, Politics, Religion, and Life, primarily written with men in mind.
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Being old enough now to be expected to come up with some helpful sage advice,I decided to write the complete instructional manual on how to become successful in “Showbiz.”

Before continuing, though, you must figure out what part of “Showbiz” you want to be involved in.
Then you have to find somebody to pay you to do it.

It doesn’t matter if you’re a singer, a musician, an actor, a stand-up comedian, a Dee-Jay, or a writer; there are rules.

(A) You begin by preparing an “Attention Getting Opening” for whatever you want to do.
(B) Next, you must put a little “Drama” in it to make the folks wonder where it’s all going.
(C) Then you wrap it up with a “Killer Close.”.

Here are some examples:

When I first saw Louie Andersson, a brilliant stand-up comedian, he walked out on stage and then just stood there and smiled at us for a while
Finally, he said, “Okay, let’s get the fat jokes out of the way.” (Great attention-getting opening.)

Next, he did his regular material. (Drama)

Then he tells us, “So here sits this poor guy with no arms or legs on the edge of Galway Bay in Ireland, enjoying the water as it lapped up on him.
It was a beautiful day, and before long, pretty Colleen happened by and immediately ran over to hug him.

Then she asks, “Oh, you poor thing, have you ever been kissed,” and he sadly shakes his head no, so she gives him a big smacker.
Then when she asks him if he’s ever been fooked, he lights up like a Christmas tree and says no.

She then says, “Well, you’re soon to be when that fooking tide rolls in. And with that, Louis drops the mic and walks off the stage to a ton of laughter.(Killer Close)

The James Bond films usually open with a spectacular view of a foreign city you can only imagine visiting.
In the drama-filled middle part, James spends most of his time making love to gorgeous women and killing bad guys.

Bond movies always end with a suspenseful cliffhanger designed to get us back to the theatre for the next one.

Jay Black used to be the lead singer of Jay and the Americans, so when a bunch of  “oldies” acts, including him, showed up in town, I went to see them.
When it was Jay’s turn to hit the stage, he started singing backstage. Weird.

Then, when he finally walked out on stage singing this song we’d never heard of, he was wearing a chintzy grey high school-looking tux that no doubt he’d purchased when he was much lighter.
When he ended the song to some polite applause, he said, “The reason I did that song is because my tunes are challenging to sing, so that song gives me a chance to check out my pipes, and you get a chance to say, Jesus, what happened to him?” He owned us.

He then proceeded to do all his hits, saving Cara Mia, which is almost operatic in nature for his last song. When he hit every note perfectly, we gave him a standing ovation. us.

Of the three, the most important is the “Killer Close.” Even Hey Jude, live has an ending.
Oh, and no great novel ever began, “And there I was having a salad when… 

COMMENTS

@CraigWalker: It isn’t that I hated Christmas music. It was being forced to play it in late October and early November. Ridiculous. Even if the numbers don’t lie. 5/26/24
Geo: I hear ya, Craig; I couldn’t bring myself to do it until after Thanksgiving. “One Holiday at a Time” is my motto.

@AlanSterger: Hey George: At F105 (WVBF), the song “More than a Feeling” by Boston was edited (very well), localizing it: “I looked out this morning and the sun was gone Turned on some ‘F105’ to start my day.”Was this your idea?  Was it done in any other Fairbanks markets” (5/19/24)
Geo: We came up with it in LA, Alan, where we found some folks who could mimic the real artists, so we’d drop them in.

@ArtVuolo: Hey George, was that photo of you on a train?  Bright-Line or Tri-Rail? Just wondering; some of us need captions! (5/17/24)
Geo: It was on Amtrak, Art. My next one will be with my eldest daughter, Candis when we go from Boston to LA.

Yo! Burton and Randy. Yeh, I’m talkin’ to you!

In part one, I wrote about what’s waiting for you guys to do the right thing.
Surely your managers have told you how many millions you’re leaving on the table by not using the Guess Who name

Brian May is making millions, and he doesn’t even have Freddy Mercury to work with, but he does have the name “Queen.”
Even though Journey has some Filipino kid singing instead of Steve Perry, Lynyrd Skynyrd continues without Ronnie Van Zant, and it’s all because they have the names.

Even the Doo-Wop and Motown groups are still touring because they get to use the original group’s name.
Hell, Don Henley is now down to one Eagle, “Him,” but he also has the name, so it’s working out just fine.

As big as John, Paul, George, and Ringo became, none were as big as the Beatles.
Don’t you think John Fogerty would do much better as a member of Creedence Clearwater Revival or Peter Cetera as part of Chicago?

Hey, Burton, ask Randy how it’s going since he got the name Bachman Turner Overdrive back.
You guys were the main ingredients of the Guess Who, and the best news is that you still have your chops. 

Even today, in the watering holes I frequent, nobody gives a shit about me being a big-time radio guy. They only want to hear about any involvement I may have had with the Guess Who.
Winnipeg is very proud of the Guess Who, and that’s all they have besides the Jets.

“I’m sure Jimmy’s running a little low on cash at the moment so you’re one business deal away from immortality.
Hey, I don’t have any skin in this game but as an old Winnipegger, I just wanna see you get all that’s coming to you.

Time is running out, guys. TICK TOCK, TICK TALK.

COMMENTS

Jennifer: I don’t know how you do what you do and get them out so often.I loved ‘everything’ you said in these Life-Liners. We need a George John’s Zoom group to discuss your “thoughts on life”! They are discussion-worthy. I guess for me, it’s because I pretty much agree with what you do.  Thank you, George!!!
Geo, You’re too kind, Jenn Jenn.

@Gary Donohue: George makes a concise argument; “It’s also pretty apparent that there are not enough LGBTQ folks to fill the arenas.” So, just watch as the haters consolidate power, be more woke than ever, and block the Fever from hiring a teammate, aka Bill Laimbeer-esque, to protect CC. Like the swamp in Washington, so goes the culture in the WNBA, including woke owners, woke corporate management, woke advertisers, woke coaches, and woke players. Go woke, go broke. How long before America considers buying a WNBA ticket morally reprehensible? (Catlin Clark)
Geo: Sad days, Gary, and they only seem to be getting sadder.

@NickAlexander Re: Dr. Pepper passing Pepsi as the number 2 soft drink: ‘bout time! Does this mean that Taco Bell will now start carrying diet Dr Pepper instead of three flavors of Pepsi in its fountain dispensers? I’ve been a Dr Pepper fan since 1953, and I also like adult Canadian beverages.
Geo: I’m with you on the adult beverages, Nick. My go-to drink is Canadian Club.

@DougHerman: There is no safe way to become successful.” Man, is that the ultimate truth. McCoy and I sure put everything on some long shots.  Fortunately, more came through than didn’t. But it was “bet the house” time ‘way too often, especially at the beginning.  Those American Express cards sometimes felt hot to the touch. (6/03/24)
Geo: It’s the scariest of times, Doug. There’s nothing like really being on your own to get you energized. As they say, fear is a great motivator.

@BruceMunson: The WNBA is at a crossroads… Should they equip the players with roller skates and elbow pads, or go full Jerry Springer and pass out chairs?
Geo: Well said, Bruce.

@BillGardner: Enjoyed it, George! I had the chance to interview Dwight Yoakum while doing mornings for George Francis in Greenville, SC.  I was warned several times, even by his people, how testy Dwight would be in interviews. Exactly the opposite! Great dude and fun to talk with. (A Hit is a Hit)
Geo: Yeah, Bill, it’s kinda like if you don’t try to get in their spotlight or sound smarter or funnier than them. Most are just regular folks who, for whatever reason, can sing.