Can u crunk to it?
Here's the kind of dialogue one gets for broadcasting classical music on a predominantly hip-hop radio station. Listeners can either call in or IM us for requests or other inquiries, and I'm thinking this guy abused that privilege.
staba868 (4:41:14 PM): yo dawwg
staba868 (4:41:19 PM): what show is this?
RadioDePaul (4:49:55 PM): cyber classical
staba868 (4:54:32 PM): ohh shit
staba868 (4:54:41 PM): like classical rap yo?
staba868 (4:54:49 PM): hip hop?
staba868 (4:56:47 PM): ello/?
staba868 (4:56:48 PM): u ther
RadioDePaul (4:57:06 PM): no, classical music
staba868 (4:57:46 PM): whats that?
RadioDePaul (4:58:27 PM): it is what it is
staba868 (4:58:49 PM): how old r u?
staba868 (4:59:26 PM): i thought only ppl 60 + listen to classical?
staba868 (4:59:46 PM): is this still the depaul college station?
RadioDePaul (5:00:33 PM): yup
staba868 (5:02:09 PM): are u college age or professor age?
RadioDePaul (5:03:38 PM): believe it or not, but there are actually some young people who are curious about this music
staba868 (5:04:23 PM): daamn
staba868 (5:05:15 PM): so its like
staba868 (5:05:19 PM): violins and stuff
staba868 (5:05:20 PM): or jazz?
RadioDePaul (5:05:38 PM): actually, anything notated
staba868 (5:05:52 PM): i dont know what that means
RadioDePaul (5:05:45 PM): that is written down for performers to play
staba868 (5:05:57 PM): r u in the music school?
RadioDePaul (5:06:05 PM): no
RadioDePaul (5:06:24 PM): do you not like the idea of classical music on a college radio station?
staba868 (5:06:34 PM): im just confused yo
RadioDePaul (5:06:56 PM): don't be...just listen and hopefully you'll find something you'll like
staba868 (5:07:03 PM): k
staba868 (5:07:06 PM): can u crunk to it?
RadioDePaul (5:07:24 PM): sure
staba868 (5:08:20 PM): u got any betoven or pavoraty?
RadioDePaul (5:08:50 PM): we just got done playing Beethoven! Piano Sonata in C, op. 3, no.2
staba868 (5:09:41 PM): damn
staba868 (5:09:55 PM): dat be from like 1932?
RadioDePaul (5:10:21 PM): the recording was just from a few years ago
staba868 (5:11:02 PM): hes still alive?
staba868 (5:11:07 PM): ddaamn yo!
RadioDePaul (5:11:58 PM): LvB never dies
staba868 (5:12:30 PM): nuh uh
staba868 (5:12:39 PM): r u in a gang?
staba868 (5:12:50 PM): the LvBs crew
RadioDePaul (5:12:59 PM): nope...haha
RadioDePaul (5:14:51 PM): hey, we gotta get back on the air. nice chatting with you
staba868 (5:14:54 PM): DEPAUL RULEZ
staba868 (5:15:01 PM): latr dawh
staba868 (5:15:02 PM): g

man, you got taken.
Posted by: joshi | Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 06:15 AM
He was messin with you... that couldn't be for real
Posted by: | Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 08:07 AM
oh, i know we wuz taken, but we still hafta respond to our listeners...were u pullin our tails, joshi?
Posted by: Bryant | Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 10:09 AM
sheesh, i'm relieved you knew it was set up - but the way your post reads, that isn't clear. hey, you could pretend your post is a set up as well - look, irony wrapped inside sarcasm.
me, i'm admiring pavaroty for being buried like a caesar and leaving a $25mm hole in his estate - my kind of guy.
Posted by: joshi | Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 01:08 PM
If I'm ever in Chicago, can I get protection from LvB's Crew?
Posted by: Rich Copley | Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 02:33 PM
wonderfull stuff ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/28/books/review/1028-1st-ross.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Posted by: joshi | Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 05:28 PM
It is wonderful stuff and you should get the book asap, dude. Check out this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOSZ4BqQ4Og
Posted by: Bryant | Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 06:17 PM
loved it!
Posted by: joshi | Sunday, October 28, 2007 at 07:58 AM
It would be the "Piano Sonata in C major Op. 2 No. 3", not "Op. 3 No. 2".
XP
Posted by: Leonardo T. de Oliveira | Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at 08:45 AM
I knew I was dyslexic
Posted by: Bryant | Thursday, November 29, 2007 at 02:18 PM