Oddities

I have been a casual listener of the Nightside Project on KSL radio for about a year or so. Originally it used to be hosted by some high priced radio personality from LA (though he was originally raised here in Utah). Now it is hosted by Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry. I had been listening to the radio program for a while when I went to an engagement party for my friends Melanie and Skyler. At that party I was talking to Melanie's brother Alex and commented that he shared the exact name of a favorite radio host of mine. He paused and looked at me with an odd expression and said, "yeah, that's me."

I was a little surprised and ashamed (mainly because I used to call him Zach when he lived with Melanie - yeah my memory of names just stinks). But he was affable enough to put me at ease. Anyway, during their radio show, they have a segment called "Who asked you?" During that segment anyone can call up and get 15 seconds of free air time to say whatever they want. If it is interesting/funny/intelligent/thought-provoking then you get another 15 seconds. If not then you get cut off after your 15 seconds. Sometimes it is insightful, other times it is ridiculous, most of the time it is entertaining. This last friday night as I was driving from the racquetball court to Ming's Garden for dinner I got to hear that segment. One of the callers chose to spend his time rebuking poor pizza delivery tipping. After his time was finished the hosts of the show pointed out that the Nightside Project advocated the aggressive tipping of pizza delivery men. Give it a listen as I found it quite funny. Unfortunately you will have to listen to half of the segment before you get to it, but I think it is worth the time and the entire segment is only 8 min or so. And if you enjoy that, then I highly suggest listening to the radio show on a regular basis (KSL 1160AM and 102.7FM).