If you know me, you know that I can’t resist any opportunity to lambast Steve Scher, Senior Host of KUOW’s Weekday program here on Seattle’s NPR station.  Now, Steve Scher in the past has had some real awesome shows…again if you’ll know me you’ll know these are three of my favorites:

  • “Best pho restaurants in Seattle” – this insightful hour told us that all the best pho restaurants in Seattle were located…in San Diego.  Thanks Steve!
  • “Birdwatching at Marymoor Park” – Steve invited local Audubon Society members on the program to talk about great bird watching in Marymoor Park.  Conclusion: at the time of the broadcast sometime in winter, there really weren’t any great birds to be seen in Marymoor…but come Springtime….
  • “Weekday Halloween Special!”  - call us and tell us about your scary costume, or what you would think would be a great scary costume.  Describe it to us.  In detail.  The show featured calls from locals such as King County Executive Ron Sims, who pretended to be the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.  Nice!  

That’s all fine and dandy.  But what has this to do with new media or tech?  How can this be related to your blog?  Are you just bitching?  YES AND YES!

Steve today gave me a reason to gripe about him and legitimately link it to the loosely defined theme of this blog.  Because today, Steve asked Weekday listeners to…

Yes folks, that’s right.  Call in to the radio show and help them create a wiki on the air.  Excuse me for getting technical, but Wikipedia defines a wiki as:

 

A wiki is a page or collection of Web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content, using a simplified markup language.
So tell me Steve.  Do you even know what a wiki is?  Is your idea, or is it one from Sage Van Wing?  Unfortunately I pulled into the parking garage before I got too deep into the expansive discussion that was about to take place, but I fully plan on listening to it once the podcast is available.  I can only imagine it was a great one.  What better way, for instance, to make a Weekday Wiki, then by CREATING A BLOG ENTRY ABOUT IT.  Solid!  If this is any indication of how the rest of the hour went, I’m sure I’ll be in for a real treat when I get to listen to the whole thing.   

 

Perhaps the only great thing to come out of the Weekday Wiki blog entry was the fact that one of my favorite people who used to call into DJ No Name’s show, Durnady, left this comment, when asked by Sage Van Wing “What Would you write a Wikipedia entry about? And, how did you get this knowledge?”:

 

I am a Duran Duran poster archivist in Bellevue, Washington. As curator/owner of the world’s largest collection of Duran Duran-related posters, I have a unique perspective on one of the biggest artists ever to emerge from the 80′s.    
-Durandy

One of the most interesting aspects of my archive is the comparative study of how Duran Duran has been promoted and embraced across cultures and over decades. 

The band’s influence has been felt in nearly every creative realm –from film, art and video to fashion and music. My collection offers an unprecedented look at Duran’s legacy, showing how the band has evolved, adapted to a changing musical landscape and continues to break new ground in the present day. It is a niche that I never expected to fall into, but one that has yielded an amazing journey for me over the years. 

Milestones have included a loan to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland Ohio, two public exhibitions, and recognition from the band and fan community. Posters offer a wealth of insight and information about the bands being promoted. When viewed on an international, comprehensive scale, a music artist can be appreciated in a most revealing and rewarding context. 

My website: www.durandy.com

Ohh Durandy.  How I miss you, DJ No Name, and Wild Boy Wednesdays.  

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