Please introduce yourself!!! - Freeze-Frame Radio

Date: Tue May 31 09:51 2005

Please introduce yourself!!!

Jeremy Riggs · 2011 Super Bowl Champions!

Good idea Amanda!

It's probably smart to do this once in awhile anyway so new members can feel like they are caught up.

I think a lot of times people sign up but never post because they just feel as if they're intruding.

star · The Goddess Of Gab

Amanda-

Nice to meet you. I'm glad you got back into posting. My name is star (Angela). I've lived in Miami for the past year and before that Joliet, IL. I went to college at Marquette in Milwaukee, hence my loyalty to FFR. I am divorced w/ no kids. I am a christian. And I love the music and coversation on FFR. You probably will find the people that are new to you interesting and nice. I'm a freelance graphic designer but I'm an account clerk from 9-5.

-Star

CP · Lord of the Lair

Greetings Amanda. I am CP. I am a Milwaukee Native and Southern California Transplant, living in the Palm Springs area. Love the sun, golf and beach. Went to Hawaii to school, surf really. I am conlusting, thanks to Zim, to a company that supplies Wal-Mart. Two daughters 12 and 7 and married 14 years.

WFTR · Prophet of the Posts

Aaallll Riiiiiigggght! Anudder Chicaaaaaaagoian! W's up! How you doin'!

I'll give a more generic background of myself, it's a "NO PERSONAL INFO ONLINE!" rule I maintain because of my daughters. If I make them follow it, I should follow it.

39 year old packaging designer born and raised in the Chicago area, still live in N. Illinois. Married, two daughters (as mentioned), actor on the side (not payed, volunteer). You'll soon see from most of my posts that I'm a devout Christian. No "church lady" type, but I ain't hidin' it neither!

WE NEEDED MORE ILLINOISIANS! It's OK that you moved, we need more strength against the WISCONSIN WALL! Once a FIB, always a FIB.

Somechick · Chairwoman Of The Board

The WIsconsin Wall ROCKS!!!

Somechick (Dawn), 26, born and raised in and around Milwaukee WI and its suburbs. Single, but happily in a long term relationship. Work for a movie theatre chain in the Ad/Mktg department. Love my company and my job. On the side, I'm a huge Milwaukee Brewers fan, and I enjoy anything that has to do with 80's music.

Dovetails · Living Legend

Hi Amanda,

My friends call me Scott. I grew up on a ranch but poking cows was never my life's ambition. I graduated high school in '84. I live in central Nebraska. I'll be 39 in a couple months and will be married 18 years in July. We have one son who is almost five.

I've been a woodworker most of my working life. I have been self employeed building custom furntiure and doing antique restoration for the last 11 years. During the last five years, I've also been running a web hosting service for Christians where I now maintain two servers hosting about 250 domains.

MzHartz · Permanent Vacation

Hello, I'm Michelle, happily married with two cats, no kids, and never having kids (the cats are our kids!). I'm from Northern Indiana, the South Bend/Notre Dame area, but moved down to Bloomington for the more small college town atmosphere. During the day, I'm the main contact for families at a charity for sick children, some evenings and weekends I work for a spa, and I'm also a freelance graphic designer. A few people say I look like Molly Ringwald with brown hair.

Dylan · Leader Of The Banned

Hi Amanda,

I am Dylan. I live in Wisconsin in the Milwaukee area. I am relatively new to the forum, but there are such a great group of people on it that I felt welcome right from the beginning.

I pay the bills working as a truck driver, but I am really a musician/songwriter at heart. I put a studio band together so I could record song demo's but a funny thing happened. These guys started to think we were a real band. We started playing out recently, but are continuing to finish our first album this summer and fall. The band name is Late Night Drive and some of our songs are listed on Freeze Frame Radio.

I attended a small liberal arts college in Wisconsin and law school in Michigan which only prooves one thing...I still dont know what I want to be when I grow up...like that could ever happen, I must say!

star · The Goddess Of Gab

Dylan forgot to mention he's a big ham when it comes to performing!

Dylan · Leader Of The Banned

Actually,

It is scary every time I do it.

But if things go well, I have a great time and if they dont, I get alot of nice vegetables to make a good salad.

ray925 · Darth Raydar

Hey Amanda,

I'm Ray and that Avatar is me. I live in Greenwood, IN just south of Indy. I've got two daughters 18 and 13. Been married for nearly 22 years. I work for an electrical distributor and do some freelance camera work. I'm a big Pacer and Colt fan.

jstdve · CEO - The KOTO Co.

hi , im dave and im a radio-olic , grew up in northen part of lower peninsula of mich,(long time ago ) now living in florida panhandle. i love ferrets, auto raceing ( envy ray lol ) and aggrivateing star. i work construction so im mostly on at nite and weekends. nice to meet you and ill see you on the boards. p.s. my typeing/computer skills leave alot to be desired. pps. i dont have an avatar cause no one will tell me where the store is.

star · The Goddess Of Gab

I think there is actually a club for aggrivating me!

Anyway, to get an avatar - go to your name and edit it then go down to library and select an image. Can't wait to see what you come up w/!

-Unaggrivatable Star ;)

srednasm · Standard Member

I was just thinking about this the other day.

I'm Mike, 34, and live, work, and play in Houston, TX. I'm married with 4 (yes, that's 4) children, so I don't have any hobbies outside of the family and FFR.

I work at a computer company that helps other companies conduct business electronically over the Internet, hence I spend a lot of time on the computer during the day and try to avoid it at night and on the weekends.

Ultimo · King of the Ring

Ultimo aka Rich, got no kids or pets, but if you want to know a bit about me check out the link below

My info!

-- Edited by Ultimo at 09:05, 2005-06-01

Sparky · Phat Cat EL Presidente

Hi, I'm Sparky (Mark) 30, I am married with a 1 year old daughter. I live in SD close to Mt. Rushmore, Deadwood (of the hit series on HBO) and Sturgis, home of the largest motorcycle rally held every August. I enjoy hiking, fishing, camping and spending time with my family.

-- Edited by Sparky at 13:46, 2005-11-04

JennyCat · Living Legend

Hi Amanda,

My name is Jenny. I live in Oregon with my husband of 7 years and our 2 (almost 3) year old son, Corbin. I work full time at a flight school in accounting. it is fun. I'm 29. Seems like a lot of our members are in Wisconson. Maybe we'll move there..

I don't know. I don't go to church, but I definately beleive in God. We went to a couple of different churches recently--around Easter. but didn't stick to it. The thing is: (true confessions) I go to AA--Alcoholics Anonymous. I go almost every day. It's actually kind of religious. They don't press religion on you, but we all know that God is behind our sobriety. We talk about it and pray. I pray every day at least twice.

I'm going off on a tangent. i guess i want to say that my life is sort of screwed up right now. I was reading everyones intro's and i realized i was feeling like it might be a good time to move and have a good old home town life. I know my problems will follow me wherever i go and i have to fix them here or there, doesn't matter.

I like this intro idea, I learned a lot. I like this forum....

Ultimo · King of the Ring

Hey Jenny,

Im sorry to hear that your having troubles in your life, you know we are all here for you if you need to talk to anyone. I hope you sort things out.

ray925 · Darth Raydar

JC-

HEY YOU'RE NOT ALONE!!! WE ALL HAVE PROBLEMS.

The nice thing about this forum is you can express them and get a virtual hug. Hang in there!!!

It's the best I could do. I didn't see a hug.

Dylan · Leader Of The Banned

Jen,

You obviously have the courage to face every day. Every day has challenges, but from the postings you have made, it is clear that you have all the grace you need to face those challenges.

JennyCat · Living Legend

Thanks you guys. I know. This forum IS the best.

star · The Goddess Of Gab

Jen-
I'm glad you feel comfortable enough w/ us to share that. Good luck w/ your decision. If you need to talk, we are here for you.

-Star

Trish · The Procrastinating Red-Head

I love this thread, what a good idea!

I'm Trish (yep, that's my real name). I live in very rural Illinois and work in St. Louis. I have been married for almost 12 years to a fantastic guy and have a son, who is 10, and a daughter, who is 5. We have no pets because my daughter is deathly afraid of animals and besides, we're not good pet people. If you can't take care of them properly, don't have them, so I don't. Respect for life. Sorry, that was my tangent. I spend a lot of time on the road and am gone from my house for over 60 hours a week. I work for a pubs company that is really fun to work for. I ride with my dad, who is the best dad in the whole wide world (no bias there). I love to write songs and just love music in general. A day of hell for me is a day without music. I love FFR, but can't listen to it anymore because of my IT guy (boo!), but I'm still active on the boards. My dream was to be an actress (which is why I identify with 1985 so well), but I make do with being a drama queen.

JennyCat, I'm praying for you, girl. I know it's tough, but the fact that you have the strength to say you have a problem makes me believe you will make it. Keep with it and I'm here if you need me. That's the great think about this forum, it's like a family. Dysfunctional or not, we're family.

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

well I know asassin knows who I am- but as this seems to be the collective bio page I'll add mine.

JD the Jazz Doctor, 35, born and raised in Milwaukee WI. Happilly single, well read, colletge edukated. Aspiring Western Buddhist practicioner, former poet, lover of jazz. (The only thing I HATE about being single at my age is that I can tell that some people upon finding that out begin to question whether or not one is "straight". I am. (And am ok with those who are not- I have made some great friends with guys and gals who aren't straight. Didn't mean a thing to me- good people are good people. period.) I just appreciate a quiet life and can hardly stomach anymore drama. I very rarely watch tv unless its football or if something good is on PBS. Family Guy is a riot too.

By day I work at a print and publishing company (like Trish). My title is preflight engineer- I help clients (tech writers and trainers for GE Healthcare, Harley-Davidson, 4-H Club, Red Cross) with the formatting and design of their publications for mass print production. I also help establish new clients and help production with any problems they have with different runs.

But my dream job was to always be a Jazz DJ here in Milwaukee. I used to work 3rd shift, and the cats who hosted the local late night jazz shows on WYMS and WJZI were my saving grace. It was like having a friend right there with me enjoying the music, talking about the music. In fact, I live 1/2 a block away from Milwaukee's last traditional jazz station, which will be switching its format away from jazz in July. My brother and I used to go over there and answer phones and hang with the djs during their telephone drives. A great bunch of people, and it broke my heart when due to $, the station had to fire these people and go to looped syndicated programming. And now even this is about to change.

And so I am very thankful to WFFR for the opportunity to be the dj that I've always wanted to be. In many ways, its better than broadcast- we have the potential of a world-wide audience, (when I view the stats I've seen listeners tuned in from Yemen and United Arab Emerites ????) PLUS we have been able to keep a "homey" feel due to non-corporate interference, which allows great things, like this forum, and the show formats that Riggs and I choose to establish to happen without the pains of bureacracy.

It may at times take electrical tape, dry-cell batteries, a voodoo spell and some coaxial cable, but this station is a labor of love and y'all being here have made it VERY REWARDING. THANK YOU!!!

Date: Sat Jun 4 13:57 2005

Hey Jeremy I am still waiting on you to introduce yourself. I know that most of us know a little or a lot abot you, but the guests may not!

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

His name is

Riggs

The studio he

digs

When it comes to cookies, he likes

figs

His pal Dylan should play more

gigs

He should pick up the studio more cuz we're

pigs

We don't want to get in trouble with the station

big-wigs!

peace.....................................

Jeremy Riggs · 2011 Super Bowl Champions!

Alright. I wasn't going to chime in because I figured everyone knew me, but I guess that's not entirely true.

First my name is Jeremy Riggs. I was born in 1968 in southern Texas to an oil tycoon named Earl "Oil" Riggs. My mother took off soon after giving birth. The legend has it she took one look at me and bolted for the border.

My dad did his best to raise me by himself, but since he was usually busy with his business I was pretty much raised by the neighbor Billy Joe Bob Bushkin. Billy Joe taught me how to widdle a stick and whistle dixie. Until they took him away in '76 to the Belleview Mental Hospital.

So, at age 8 I took the highway, hitch-hiking my way north east. At first I wasn't very sucessful. Truckers and such barely noticed me by the side of the highway. I tried everything I could think of, even bashing my thumb repeatedly with a hammer so it was bigger and redder and more noticable to passerby's. But that didn't work either.

Eventually I found a life-size cutout of daisy duke, and with a step-stool I found in the trash I would stand behind it, holding out my grotesqely disfigured thumb as if it were Daisy's hand. Needless to say, the truckers began stopping.

Once they got over their inital disappointment, they were usually willing to take me however far north east they were heading.

By the time I was 11 I finally landed in Wisconsin, where a nice Amish couple took me in, in exchange for doing chores. They threw me out six months later when they caught me listening to a portable radio. They said I just didn't fit in.

Desperate and uncertain what to do next, I headed to Milwaukee, where I convinced two nice elderly people I was their third cousin from Montana and I needed a place to stay.

I lived there until about a year ago, when I finally accepted an intern position at Freeze-Frame Radio.

As part of the deal I have to stay here, in the studio, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to make sure the tinfoil and duct tape are holding up and the station is broadcasting.

While there is no pay, they let me sleep in the basement and I get to eat whatever left-overs JD leaves after his weekend shows.

It's a long, crazy, story. But it's true. Every word of it. I SWEAR!

(ok, it's not true, BUT BOY! WHAT A STORY IF IT WERE TRUE HUH? I THINK THEY'RED BE A BOOK DEAL IN THAT ONE!!!! I'll post a real bio shortly)

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

heh heh heh....."as far north east as they were heading....."

Jeremy Riggs · 2011 Super Bowl Champions!

DATA FILE

Alias: Jeremy Riggs

Real Name: Not Available For Public Release

Birthplace: Milwaukee, WI

D.O.B: 2 / 4 / 68

Current Residence: West Allis, WI

BIO:

I attended West Allis Central High School from 1982 - 1986 where I majored in underacheiving.

If you had asked me as a child what I wanted to be when I grew up I would have said listed them in this order:

1) Garbage Man
2) Reporter
3) DJ
4) Music Store Owner

As I grew up I outgrew the garbage man phase which pleased my Mother tremendously.

I worked my first job in 1987 as a utility clerk for Kohl's Food Stores making $3.35 an hour.

In 1988 I changed jobs and started at the Printing company where I eventually met the Jazz Doctor. Over the years I was promoted to a lead operator (which was meaningless), then a second shift coordinater (still don't understand the title exactly) and eventually supervisor of a fairly big department within the company.

In 1996 I started a commercial cleaning business with a friend and by 1999 we were both able to quit our jobs and run the business full time. The business grew very rapidly until early 2002. At our peak we had 16 part time employees and were on the verge of hiring our first full time manager which would have greatly reduced our responsibilties in the business.

Unfortunately, we had set ourselves up as a QUALITY cleaning service, that would typically cost more than the competitors. After 9/11 EVERYONE worried more about price than quality and we started losing business fast. I still run this business, but the partner is gone and only one account remains (we sold off the rest early last year). I intend to rebuild this business alone later this year.

I also ran an internet music web-site for several years, which kind of satisfied my desire to "own a record store". It was fun being on the inside for a while, getting advance copy cd's and stuff, but the profit margin in that business is too small, it just wasn't worth pursuing any further.

In 2003 I started Freeze-Frame Radio as a hobby. It was my way of getting to do one of the things I've always dreamed of. It's obviously on a MUCH smaller scale than I dreamed of as a child, but still a blast. And the interactivity we have with the listeners here at Freeze-Frame probably makes this a much more enjoyable experience than just working as a DJ.

Right now though, I'm back working for the man. Driving a daily route for a local courier company. My hope is to be fully self-employed again before 2006.

Much like JD, I am stil single, and as a result have to deal with occassional raised eyebrow and people wondering if I'm straight (Again, LIKE JD, YES I am).

I think as you get older, if you haven't settled down with someone it becomes much more difficult to do so. You're much less likely to be able to accept another person changing your routine.

I'm also a romantic at heart, and beleive in the concept of a soul-mate. Not that there's only ONE person out there for each of us, but that there's a very small group of people that are truly right for you. It sounds like several of our forum members have truly found their soul-mate, and that's probably the best blessing they'll ever receive in their life.

It seems to me that the older I get, the more I realize how much I don't know. I'm just hoping to figure most of it out before I die.

That about covers it.

-- Edited by Jeremy Riggs at 15:50, 2005-06-04