At last count I beleive we have 25 sets of cards out for a total of 100 cards in all.

We were really only expecting about 10 or so, because the VAST majority of listeners never interact with us in any way.  They don't use the request system and they don't use the forums.

We currently have 140 people that have us selected as their favorite station (which means that everytime they turn on their player we're the station that starts up), but only 34 forum member :(

I think a lot of folks just can't take the time away from work to chat a little.

That's ok, we're still happy to supply em' with some tunes!

I expect we'll see another surge in bingo cards being sent out once we start calling numbers and people start thinking "hey, why aren't I involved in this!  It's FREE STUFF MAN!"

Who doesn't like free stuff?

ONE DAY LEFT TIL BINGO STARTS.....EVERYONE READY TO WIN SOME MAJORLY COOL SWAG? I guess this is as good a time as any to tell my Junior High school Bingo Night Story.

I loved playing bingo, so when my junior high school had a bingo night, I was Totally there. There were so many cool prizes, video games & a game system, a 10-speed bike, CD's, Movies, Gift Certificates to resteraunts, Sporting equipment, stereos, mini TV's and the like. Most of it was donated from area businesses and the reusable Numberd Bingo card needed to be purchased for a $10 entry fee for the whole night. A prize was selected, the game was played, & the first bingo won the prize, & start over.

Well after 2 1/2 hours, all of the big prizes had been won, (some kids won multiple times) yet I hadn't won a thing. Prizes left were things like 1 free sub at the deli, 2 free movie rentals, 3 Games of bowling, things like that. I would have been happy with any of those as well, and so late in the night, they started giving away those smaller prizes like a raffle, calling out a 3 digit number from the tops of our cards, & whoever's bingo card had that number won that certificate. Well No luck there either. I was so frustrated.

Just before the close of the night, & the big giveaway (the bike) they had one final certificate, $15 dollars credit at the local dry cleaner. I turned to my buddy and said, "Watch, after all this time, THAT is the kind of Prize I would win"...

Well God must have a huge sense of humor, Cuz sure enough I won the dry cleaning...whoopty freakin doo...I wear Jeans & T-Shirts...what is a 12 year old gonna do with dry cleaning? And to make matters worse, Because I had my "Major Award" I was no longer eligable for the Bike.

To add salt to the wounds, The following year I attended the bingo night, determined to make up for last years shutout...& what did I end up with...

ANOTHER $15 in Dry Cleaning... 2 years...Tons of cool prizes...and $30 of clean clothes for my parents to show for it....at least they were handing out free school pizza.

So All you board members who have signed up for this game...a word of warning....I have 14 years of pent up bingo anger at being a bingo loser...I don't want to have to go all bingo Hulk on your butts so...we'll just leave it at that.... 

OH NO!

Mo!  I don't know how to break this to you, the first game's prize is $15.00 worth of free dry cleaning

What an ODD coincidence!

When I'm not up here in the office in front of this screen, I'm usually out in my shop doing woodworking. Today, I picked up some wire and a few RCA connectors and got it set up so I can feed my laptop audio out to the stereo amp in the shop. Maybe I'll have a chance to pick up a number or two now!

I live in a small town that has bingo at the K.C. Hall on Tuesday nights.  I don't usually get to go, but I made a special trip to go with my grandma.  I had never won before.  The last game is a blackout that is worth about 400 bucks.  I played along, but knew I wasn't going to win.  Lo and behold, I won!  OMG, the old ladies were mad!  "Never comes, but wins the $400!" I heard more than once.  I haven't been back since.  I didn't want them to lynch my poor grandma (who could take them all!) if I went back. 

BINGO!!!!

just kidding! I can't play!

Trish--I did too.  My phone has been going non stop and depending on the call I sometimes have to hit the mute button.  It seems I miss my requests that way too.

I left for lunch at 11:40, & no number had been called yet...It's now 11:58 (took friggin FOREVER to get through the lunch line) I hope it wasn't called

I think you have a great marketing tool on your hands. I never tune out, but this will definitely make more listeners listen and listen often. This gives me something personal to look forward to during the hum drum of the day! Thanks! B I N G O, B I N G O, B I N G O, and Bingo was his name-oh!

I think that is EXTREMELY fair.  Now work can be fun again!
Cristal

 

The music has been extremely good today (With the exception of Sweet Lil Gal, which made me actually take my headphones off, talk about making you want to rob a liquor store!), so I have no problems with listening all the time, but lunch is essential.  Caught the numbers and was really glad.  Yeah, I get to work at 6:30 a.m. and leave at 3, so I'm glad we'll hear them between those times.  That is really fair.

By the way, thanks to whoever requested "I saw red" by Warrant, I haven't heard that song in years and had even forgotten about it.  I love that song.  Good job, whoever it was!     

Trish,

What song do you mean when you say "Sweet Lil Girl"?  I'm just curious what song you found so bad you had to take the headphones off.

I don't gots no bingo card

Go ahead and play it, Jeremy.  I watch my screen, I'll put 'em back on when it's done.  I'll take one for the team. 

Hey, Ultimo, don't worry about it.  I'm sure I've requested songs that made other people cringe (Ie., Nelson).  If you like it, request it.  Freezeframe is for all of us, not just me.