7 thoughts on “Five Hundy by Midnight 332: Feeling Chatty”

1. The Letter to Tim and Michelle segment was a joke this week. I understand that Vegas Mate/Hunter pays for such time, but there is no need to then ridicule Android users while pumping up a product that can still be recommended by users.

   I used to have an iPhone I switched to Android, one app that I wish I had, up until recently, was Vegas Mate. Whenever someone I knew was going to Vegas I would tell them to buy Vegas Mate, because its a great tool. The same way I recommend this podcast to those same people.

   But I don’t need to be made fun of in a segment of the show because I choose to use a certain device. Hunter is a talented APP maker and web designer, but don’t make an excuse for him saying that if the market was there an Android version would be made available. He has said that he is choosing not to do an Android version. Thats fine stick with what you know, but the stats are out there Android is slowly creeping up on IOS devices on the market. People aren’t being forced to use Android they are choosing to use it, the same way Hunter chooses not to develop an Android version of his software.

2. TC:
    
   Thanks for the comment. I’ll let Hunter speak for himself, but I’m happy to discuss my comments and my choice to use the letter.
    
   I make a lot of off-the-cuff statements on the show. Many of them are based on my personal tastes—in this case, playing off of Hunter’s Android jab. My intention is never to purposely offend someone who has a different preference, whether it be the Vegas stuff we discuss, music or computer/smartphone platforms.
    
   That said, if I tried to do the show while worrying about offending…. let’s say Red Hot Chili Peppers fans, for example… the show would be very different. I would have quit doing it long ago. It’s more fun and, I think, more interesting without that particular filter. I’m going to say a lot of stupid stuff and, I suppose, sometimes people are going to consider it offensive.
    
   I chose to read Hunter’s letter as part of the sponsorship spot. I didn’t have to. He sent it to me and told me to use it if I thought it would work. I thought his thank-you to listeners for their support was quite nice, and the joke at the end was just that… a joke… about a phone. A phone. Not cancer. Not political leanings. Not deep religious beliefs. A phone.
    
   So once in a while, something on the show may strike a nerve. I’m sort of sorry, but it’s not a personal attack. It’s just a thought, idea, opinion or joke.
    
   Thanks again. I appreciate you listening and hope you continue to enjoy the show.
    
   Cheers.
   Tim

3. TC,

   It was a joke.

   I don’t work for Apple marketing and thus whatever phone you want to use is your business – not my job to convince you of anything. You want to use Michael Douglas’ phone from Wall Street, more power to ya (ironically, wasn’t that a Moto phone, the Android maker becoming part of Google? I digress.)

   There are lots of jokes on FHBM and I’m sure some of them bum some people out but that’s why the show is great – because it is funny.

   Joke. Funny (or not I guess). Relax.

   And yes, I am choosing not to do Android because I don’t like it *and* because several of my colleagues did it with their apps and never saw a return. ‘Free’ rules on Android but that’s not my business model. I watch the stats very closely as you might imagine.

   Anyway, let’s not debate phones in Tim’s comments, okay?

   Thanks for your support in the past, it is appreciated and I really mean that.

   Now if you will excuse me, I have to work on my copy for next week – a treatise in support of Parabounce.

   Cheers
   Hunter

4. The live show was a joke this week.

   I can’t believe you would have the balls to conduct a show during the highest volume tourist traffic weekend of the year for Las Vegas.

   This is extremely inconsiderate of the listeners of the podcast that were stuck in Las Vegas and unable to participate.

   How dare you not give people fare warning that you are going to do this. It’s almost as if you just don’t care about your listeners.

   Oh, and I was offended by your joking around about giving the Lions to the Lions Share winner. Obviously you are not aware of how difficult Lions would be to own, and what kinds of things are necessary to properly care for them. You should be ashamed of yourself at making jokes about Lions and dogs playing with one another.

   Oh, and I know you were talking about me personally when you made fun of Scottish people. How dare you! Just because I like to eat Sheep stomachs filled with intestines and then boiled for 12 hours doesn’t mean that I’m beneath you! In fact, I’m so much better than you that I can point out your idiocy!

   You just fucked up big time with your mixing the Scotts with the fucking Irish.

   There are two types of people I hate in this world, people who are intolerant of other people’s cultures, and the fucking Irish.

5. Wow, that was semi-heavy.

   Now about your musical taste, first you question one of the great bands of the early 60’s then you dare to doubt the quality of the best Beatle, comparing him unfavourably with that wimp from Minnesota, Prince or whatever his name is.

   I object as vehamately as any Android user or Scotsman.

   Boy you really hit it all last week. And BTW Cee Lo rewrting the words to the best protest song of all times to the exact opposite of its meaning is a travesty and I hope we never see him in Vegas.

   To be honest, the show has been getting a little tame lately so I am glad you stirred things up.

   Can’t wait till the anniversary show.

   anf I had 120 free spins on the Dean Martin slot for a $96 bonus on a 40 cent spin, so there.

   Dan

6. Great show.
   Thanks for the added fun with the chat.

   Chicken booty!

7. Now if there were a Scotsman with an Android phone who wanted to purchase Vegas Mate…