IS CHARLIE PALLILO SMOTHERING LANCE ZIERLEIN? - LM

Written By: LM

5.20.2013

LANCE AND CHARLIE

Last summer when Craig Shelton told me Lance Zierlein would be partnering up with Charlie Pallilo, I thought he was crazy.  A few months passed and their was no movement, and I said to myself " I knew that was bogus".  HMW, even broke the story months before it happened and I recall receiving feedback similar to what I was thinking.  It was very hard to visualize Lance and Charlie's style meshing together.

A year later, we are a Texans and Rockets season into their show, but is it "working"?

I honestly try to listen to Lance and Charlie's Show daily but it's hard for me to stay locked in.  If you were to poll everyone who has listened to Lance over the years and ask them, describe Lance's "on air" style, they will likely say football and humor.  Therefore it puzzles me that we are receiving a fraction of football and hardly any humor.  When I say humor, I am using "Old Lance" as a benchmark.  We are not getting what we got with John Granato and The Big Show.

I feel this show could kill if Charlie quit holding Lance back.  No, I do not believe Charlie has a grand scheme to smother Lance but Charlie's natural "on air" persona is burying Lance.  Charlie wants to talk  "everything sports" and that's cool but you have to be a clown if you don't think Lance wants to focus on football.  The dude runs a Football Service Site.

In my opinion there is little to any reason o talk Astros in 2013 however I do understand the focus on the Rockets from 790's standpoint.  The Rockets are relevant and 790 is the flagship station so I get that.  With that said, for my taste, 790 talk too much Rockets especially in a year when most of the audience cannot watch them, thanks CSN Houston.

Then there is Charlie's attitude with callers.  You can hear Lance trying to loosen up the callers and have some fun when suddenly Charlie squash all of that shit, "Ok, we got a full board" .  Ok Charlie is not that rude but you get my point.

Lance and Charlie's show is making some of us look like hypocrites.  We listen to the various "Game Shows" on 610 and bitch about "talk sports" and when we listen to Lance and Charlie, I bitch "Have Fun".  I am a fan of Lance and Charlie but if Charlie can still be Charlie then Lance should still be able to be Lance and that's not the case.

I believe they can ramp up their social media presence.  No reason for a two man show to only have one person active.  Charlie don't entertain social media and Lance hits his twitter in bunches when he have time.

I just don't get the feeling the show is not meshing at this point and we are almost a year in.  The show is informative but seriously it could use more energy.  Am I calling the show bad?  No, but I do think they can be much better.

THEN THERE IS OPTION B

Reading my article it may seem like I'm going at Charlie, whatever.

At times I really wonder if radio is in Lance's long term plans.  I am not the only one who has pondered if Lance even wants to continue radio.  As stated earlier, he and John Harris are running The Sideline View and I am sure that's pulling major resources otherwise dedicated solely to radio.  Before you get it twisted, I do not have any sources or heard anything, just a thought  I've pondered..

Whatever the case may be, Lance do not sound like himself.

Real talk, fans want to hear the Lance Zierlein we have heard for almost two decades not this "Elevator Music" shit.

OUT

LM

HOUSTON SPORTS HOST, TWITTER FOLLOWS, MAY - LM

SWAG METER (5.17.2013)

I thought it would be pretty cool to look at local personalities, journalist and radios stations in a different way.  
Thanks to social media websites like Twitter and Facebook, we can somewhat gauge the vibe of a personalities.

No means is this scientific but it gives you a frame of mind  what and who fans are digging on the social media platform.  Lets face it, we all like numbers.

HOUSE CLEANING

Verified account is something special by Twitter standards.  I will not bumble up the language instead I will let you read it for yourself.

TWITTER VERIFICATION LINK 

According to my monthly ongoing analysis, there is only one on air personality in the Houston/Galveston Market who is VERIFIED.  For my own selfish pleasure, I will let you tell me who that one personality is.  I will give you one clue,  verification has nothing to do with number of followers but trusted information according to TWITTER FAQ.  Nick Wright is the only verified account I have seen in Houston Radio.  

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                    User Increase (2-19 - 5-17)

LM aka SNOW BLACK

"NIGGA" & "PEON" BY LM

 "NIGGA" & "PEON" 
Written By:  Lamont Mann

Date: 5.15.2013

CONSISTENT

Two words I've used loosely without really thinking out their history (Nigga and Peon).

NIGGA

This is what I have observed in society.  I do not share the "battered wife" syndrome and cry about someone uttering the word.  If you say the word, represent it, no matter the reaction you may or may not receive.    I am not one of the "ban the N Word" cats because I believe people know when the word is used in an offensive manner.  When I hear people say ban the word "nigga" I say, while you at it, ban redneck, honky, wetback or any other racial slur. Ban all of the racial stereotypical words because now it's becoming when blacks say "nigga" it's "I gotcha" but when white people say "cracker" or "redneck" to another white person, it's accepted.

Of all words, "nigga" must be banned,  but these other words that other races use freely between themselves are cool?  Here is the truth, many are pissed that blacks used the word loosely between each but do not understand how "blacks" get mad when another race says it and to that, I say, get real.

Bottom line, we are not kids and we know when slurs are used in a negative manner.  

PEON

Slave Labor was an important part of the South's economy after the 13th Amendment was passed #Reconstruction.  With limited free Labor Force (slavery), some slave owners took a drastic reduction in profits.  Lets forget the whole "you are free and here's your 40 acres and a mule" and lets focus on reality.

In the "South" to maintain some control over blacks, Peonage Laws were enforced.  Peonage laws were basically laws to convict a citizen on wild charges that indebted them to the local government.  Once convicted, Law Enforcement could sell your labor back to.......... The Former Slave Owners.

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Example, black citizen breaks a Peon Law.  Black guy gets arrested.  Law Enforcement sells he/she to businessmen (slaver).  "Peon" is now property of the businessmen and indebted basically as an indentured servant and he/she has to work their debt off but in reality, the debt is never resolved.

WRAP IT UP

When I hear people say peon, but go nuclear over "nigga" I  truly wonder.  I don't "wild out" because I don't think most know the history of either word.

We (media driven) go crazy over the slur "nigga" and loosely use the word peon. 

For what it's worth, I believe people should say what ever they want to say however I really trip at what the media tell us to be mad it.

I must say, Peonage Laws were not "black laws" however in the south many blacks were victims of it.

If you want to know more about Peonage Laws, there are many well written in depth documentaries available.  It is truly a topic that's interesting to say the least.

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                                  @SportsMediaLM

"Conflicted…Why Does It Matter?” ~ Marcus Coleman ~ 5-12-2013

 "Conflicted…Why Does It Matter?”

Written by: Marcus Coleman

5-12-2013

I must admit, NBA player Jason Collins revealing to the world he is gay, has caused me to be conflicted in some way. Before disclosing these thoughts, it should be acknowledged that what he did was monumental on some level. If anything, for Collins to open up to the world about his sexuality in an environment where male athletes are solely seen as manly men, tough, heterosexual beings, he is to be applauded for that, but most importantly he no longer has to hide from who he is.

When a man becomes a professional athlete, much is expected of them. In the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL men are expected to be and act a certain way. To exude toughness, to be warriors, to be leaders in the arena. Outside of the arena, those same qualities are expected to be carried over as well along with indulging in women, being flashy, lavish, or getting married and having a family. The problem with this picture, this expectation is its always created by outside parties whether its friends, family, media or fans. Most men that enter this realm, can not walk into the situation and fully be who they are.

 

JASON COLLINS

As a professional athlete, am conflicted as to why it matters what a persons sexual preference is and why it is pushed so hard for someone to “come out of the closet” in sports. For Collins, I think it’s great he “knows” who he is and can face that, but to most athletes in the locker room, that’s rarely a question or a thought. The reason for that is this. When you enter the facility, the stadium, you leave all personal matters, feelings etc at the door. The focus is the task at hand, the game plan, the reps, the preparation for the game or season to come. What you do on your own time is your business. With this being the unwritten rule amongst us, to anyone else, why  should it matter ? I do think fans or media should know athletes on some type of level, but their sexuality….NO. So why the need to push? Is it another thing someone can use to crucify an athlete with if they have a bad game or a bad year ? This is not ancient Rome, there are no slaves here to simply entertain people and their flock. Men are providing for their families, playing a game they love to live a better life.

Sports are entertainment, it should not be used as grounds to be vulgar (Filomena Tobias), to ridicule, to be hateful or pry. As much support as Collins received during his announcement, he received just as much hate from people of ignorance, and that’s not fair. We do not have the right to judge what a persons sexuality is. We may have our opinion because our belief system is different, however a different belief, a different opinion shouldn’t involve hate. The same people that say these evil or hurtful things are the same people that run and hide behind religion or politics and say their way is the right way or the law. It is not. As humans we should respect those who are true to themselves and are honest about it. We don’t have to like it, we don’t have to like their way, but they should still be respected. So as much as I applaud Jason Collins for being truthful with himself and the world, a part of me does not like it. I do appreciate the reinforced lesson learned from this, be true to yourself. After all, man is made or unmade only by himself.

@PatchMC42

WHEN TRUTH CAME OUT OF THE CLOSET - ANGELO LAWFORD - 5/7/2013

WHEN TRUTH CAME OUT OF THE CLOSET

Written by: Angelo Lawford

Date posted: 5/7/2013

If for no other reason, Jason Collins coming out of the closest was a needed action that had to be taken to allow society en masse, to also come out of the closet, so to speak.

It takes a high profile and controversial subject matter the likes of sexuality, religion, and politics, in which everyone seems to have an opinion, to allow us to gain insight into the depths of our peers, friends, and family's psyche that otherwise wouldn't be revealed to us. So for Collins and for society, it isn't simply an admission of his previously concealed sexuality more than it is an admission of truth for him and for those of us on the outside looking in who have to respond one way or another.

The lesson to be learned more than anything else is that when it comes to really knowing our peers, friends, or family, chances are that we don't know everyone or maybe anyone, the way that we think we do. Most people tend to portray themselves the way they feel others want them to be or what they feel society has dictated them to be.

But rarely, is anyone there true self at all times, which is clearly the case in this Collins story. So for Collins to admit his truth to the public and to have the same public respond with its truths in what or how they feel about his truth, this story has been a great revelation for us all. Or at least for those of us paying attention.

JASON COLLINS

It takes situations such as Jason Collins revealing to the public that he is gay to get a true gauge as to what is in the heart of an individual. That is the most valuable lesson I have learned these past handful of days anyway.

People tend to expose who they are spiritually, politically, and otherwise in such scenarios as this more than any other kind of life situations. And for that, we are better off because only in circumstances like this, do we really get to know or understand who we seemingly only thought we knew or understood. Because now we have more data, and therefore a more informed experience about those we bond and co-exist with.

Possibly the greatest truth of all to be revealed in reaction to this story is that our personal responses and our responses to others personal responses, has created severe conflict for some of us. As some feel their opinions and the way that they view things is the only avenue to take in having an opinion or a response, which is fair, as all people really possess in life what they believe and what they feel about their beliefs.

That brings me to this final truth. No matter what side of the aisle we sit in response to circumstances like this, we can't negate the belief that others have and we must understand that another's belief doesn't have to negate our own belief. The blessing of knowing that we can disagree with someone according to their belief or their point-of-view is that the truth has been revealed to them and to us in order to even be able to disagree. And anything that deals with truth is a benefit to us all. So we must respect the truth of someone else's belief even if it doesn't relate to the truth of our own belief.

Stay true to who you feel you need to be. And share that truth with others when the opportunity presents itself. The only thing we owe each other, is to be honest with one another about who we are.

@TheLaw_Creeps

HMW