Right. Things started to go downhill pretty fast after Ben was fired. Steve was a Audio Production guy and he never knew what he was doing after filling Ben's shoes. This led to staff annoyances as Steve was usually zooted of his mind on Indian Xanax and could never really prioritize things correctly. Steve liked to eat breakfast for 3 hours and post Amazon links on Foundry. The staff and I were trying to run a radio show. I wrote on a random day on our whiteboard at CBS "Steve thinks Foundry is viable income source without O&A." He had me suspended for a WEEK over that. Because I insulted Foundry Music. Fucking for real? That was the final straw for me.
As far as the Anthony thing, I think there were a few times where an unflattering Anthony photo made it's way to Foundry without Anthony's consent/approval. That plus trying to sell O&A their own videos was pretty slimy. Like, he got decently wealthy off those videos. Two homes worth. He's asking for MORE money to give up the tapes? Not a good look.
Steve wasn't this person that you all invented him to be. Getting made fun of because you're shit at your job isn't a good thing. It's nothing to celebrate. I think it's unredeemably shitty to hang yourself so your wife finds you swinging. Say what you will about the guy, that's a fact, and should be brought up more than "that time Steve wanted to take Mondays off".
I would wipe boogers on his marker and leave Soduku puzzles on his grave. Godspeed.
@BenDovid , I kinda have to call foul here.
Steve sounds like a shit "boss", and definitely not a great producer. I empathize there, that sounds like Black Earl. I'll even consign that you're right on the money part - but at the same time, if nothing was ever agreed on ahead of time about payment for servers or ownership, HE DID PUT IN THE WORK. So that must be taken into account, too, and that leads to my main point:
You lads had a company that owned your show, but in truth, you had no one managing anything. You were all children left to fend for yourselves in a dystopian radio Bedlam, barely preparing a show and somehow still be entertaining. Your antics at each other's throat helped the entertainment more than you know.
Does it make it right? Of course not. Does it mean you should enjoy his death? And, enjoy when Opie dies?
No. Because if both are true, Danny, that those are your real feelings, then you've truly lost more than a radio career.
I'm sure you're thinking I'm a hypocrite with my comments about Pat, and Joe, and Anthony, but I say those for amusement purposes, to joke along. When I'm off of this Farm, I rarely think about any of those cunts except to relive a good laugh. I don't care if they live OR die, genuinely I'd tell you if I didn't. They don't affect the life I live.
And maybe that's the thing, is that at one time, they did affect yours. I had that once, and I still joke harshly about the bastard to this day: Tony Smith, Genesis' long time band manager. Cunt treated me worse than hired help, never showed any respect except for one passing compliment. Wouldn't even send me a copy of the remastered Calling All Stations gratis, which is what we all try do in the industry.
But I don't HATE him. He's not worth it. Hate doesn't just change you lad, it slowly kills you. So yeah, I dislike him, but I don't wish him ill, sorry to ruin the illusion, fellas. His life is his and mine is mine, a damn happy one at that.
So, to be brief, I'm not going to fault you for being here and living off your time in O&A - it's your right, and besides, I still sing Genesis, I get it - but let the hate go, Danny. Simple condolences like a human being here, and a shrug. Nothing more. He didn't fuck a child or kill a mother, so he didn't deserve to die. And same with Opie, let him lead his... interesting life.
Ok, back to the Nana fucks transgender jokes already.