Mitch Vs. The Menace

Around 1999, my friend Mitch was in town and was crashing at a house I shared with two other bachelors in Manhattan Brach, Ca. One of my roommates told Mitch about a radio talk show on KABC-AM that took calls with no screeners; you could call up and ask a question or briefly talk about any subject you wanted or add to the conversation at hand. Considering that the AM radio landscape was still 98% neo-con gab, this interested Mitch as he had something to get off his chest and it was on the head of George Lucas. The background here was that he was an old school Star Wars fan and, even after a year since its release, he still had the foul taste of the Menace in his mouth. He needed vent it off outside of the usual fanboy circles. So, he bravely picked up the phone and dialed the stations number. Next thing he knew, he was on the air! NOTE: THIS WAS NOT A PRANK CALL! Mitch was freakin’ nervous and became overly elated when Mr. KABC agreed with him. Mr. K even used a section of this call for one of his promo spots. Mitch has since moved to Tucson Arizona, I moved out of bachelorland, Lucas continues to make more money and Mr. K’s (now better know as Mark Germain) highly rated show was replaced by a low-rated neo-con nut job show from New York and is currently taking care of business with his TalkRadioOne.com. Don-O