"DEAR MR. V.: I am 18-34 years old.
"Some of my little friends say there that this morning's Sea-bass takeover was staged.
"Papa says, 'If you see it in 99XWatch.org it's so.'
"Please tell me the truth; was the bit staged?
"virginia.ohanlon@gmail.com
Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They have seen their favorite radio personalities shown the door, only to have them replaced by people doing the same material those personalities did in 1996.
Not believe the bit was real? You might as well not believe that the Axel and Leslie show was an upgrade! You might ask me what Jenners' real cell phone number is. But even if the number given out on the air were not the same, what would that prove? Perhaps Jenners gave the blog guy a fake cell phone number!
Yes, Virginia, the bit was real. It was as real as certainly as Barnes left 99X to pursue an acting career. How dreary would the world be if radio bits weren't 100% true. It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no theater of the mind then then to make tolerable our mornings. We should have no enjoyment except to listen to stories about playing Halo or watching Lost.
The bit was staged! Thank God, it was real! 10 years from now, when an intern hijacks 99X HD7, it will be just as true then as it was today. And it will make glad the hearts of 18-34 year olds.
