Wed, 30 August 2006 It's the second hour of The Spin LIVE at the Lomond Hotel for the team's final show on Triple R. So far Boydy has only crapped on about the AWB 30 to 40 times and really it has been fodder for the sell out stadium crowd. The greatest hits keep rolling out. Come in Spinner, Celebrity Bandwagon, Subbie of the year, Spin Doctor in Trouble and Best WOPPA's of the past six years. Special guest The Eggman returns to the fold for one last conspriracy theory We predict who will win this year's Victorian state election, next year's Federal election and also the 2008 British general election. And then it all wraps up with cheers and tears. It's bigger than Dire Straits 'On the Night'. A big thank you to all those that have listened to The Spin over the years and more importantly subscribed. Your support has been invaluable to us and RRR and your feedback instructive when we have bothered to read it. And so that's it for The Spin on Triple R for the foreseeable future. That doesn't mean we won't be doing something in the future..we just have not thought of it yet! As Richo is known to say - 'Until then, have a nice day.' Regards, Richo, Boydy, Delilah, Willo, Little Boy, Scotty, the Rodent, Catters and Henrietta.
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Mon, 28 August 2006 After much hype The Spin finally calls it a day on Triple R with a two hour live outside broadcast at The Lomond Hotel in Brunswick East. Richo, Delilah, Boydy, Willo, Little Boy and former spinners go through the greatest hits of the past six years in an attempt to entertain a full house of PR hungry punters. On Part I of this world class* recording we revisist the best of Dingo Watch, Where Anne Stands, At the Trough, Bore for Australia and Take a Dump. Catch The Spin at their finest* and for the final time for some time. Also, keep checking this website for The Spin LIVE Part II - coming soon to thespin.com.au! * empty promise Comments[1] |
Sun, 20 August 2006
The Spin has never said it provides value for money and yet with one week to go before we pull up stumps the response from Triple R listeners to Radiothon 2006 has been fantastic. It is might be because this Sunday was Boydy's final show, or because he ranted about the AWB to background music provided by his favouite band, Simply Red. Most probably it was because you all love Triple R and that made you give your money to the station. Without your support the station could not continue. From all of us thank you so much. RRR Management said we had over 100 Spin subscribers come on board this week. It is a fantastic effort and much appreciated. We've had some lovely messages from subsrcibers wishing The Spin all the best. We'll read them out next week during our final two hour show. For details on the final gig, The Spin - Live click onto Special Events. We want to see you there so we can say goodbye.
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Sun, 6 August 2006 What do Mel Gibson, Chris Tarrrant and Ian Mcfarlane have in common? They all did something unpopular this week...and yet not entirely unexpected. The difference? We only seem to care about Mcfarlane raising the interest rate. We preview the Melbourne Press Clubs annual conference which poses the question - Can journalists and spindoctors work together to bring you the real story? Can Hezbollah and Israel work together to bring peace in the Middle East? With the PM this week announcing his favourite band is Dire Straits listeners call in with suggestions for Peter Costellos ipod. Naomi Robson gets canned and Little Boy once again talks about Naomi on the can. And it is the end of an era. After more than six years on air The Spin has announced it is calling it quits. But we are going out with a bang. A LIVE show is scheduled for Sunday August 27. Naturally we want you there and details will be available soon. Just click on Special Events. Naomi is reported to be pleased.
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Mon, 24 July 2006 How is a yoof-full PR hack to keep his key messages in line when out there and online there's so much anarchy? We put Catters on the couch, in lieu of his entire self-obsessed and crazy-straight generation, and ask, just how can a modern communicator get "cut through" on his self-promotion with so many other My-Spacers trying to do exactly the same thing. In return, Catters shares his World Cup/ Middle East tWar analogy and Little Boy exults that Jessica Rowe did indeed rise to the Everest-sized PR challenge he threw her a few weeks ago, showing a lot of class by stopping to save the deboned Eddie Everywhere on the way up . Willow analyses the Prime Minister's latest diversionary tactic, sorry Water Rescue Package,. She thinks it was just an attempt to deflect attention from his fight with Costello. But he should have kept his PR powder as dry as drought-stricken Australia, because you told us that who-said-what in the latest liberal leadership stoush is one of your biggest news turnoffs in an unusual Come In Spinner. For all this, some snouts in troughs, and maybe a little bit more, tune in to this week's episode of The Spin. Comments[0] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 As Gough Whitlam prepares to turn 90, North Korea turns nasty - just as well their long-range missiles have all the technical nouse of a Mecchano set. From Macchano to Macchiavelli, and Peter Costello - or is to suggest a Machiavellian nature to Costello's bid for PM paying to much of a compliment to our Treasurer? Brilliant PR or a bulls up, you be the judge. ALthough Little Boy suggests it may not be all bad for the Liberals as all the talk this week over who should be Prime Minister of Australia will be between Howard and Costello rather than Howard and Beazley, while Boydy miraculously fails to mention that this is all a diversionary tactic to distract us from the IR laws. We also look at the wash up of the rubbish Big Brother dished up - the pure mention of the term 'turkey slap' gives Boydy ornathological stirrings, which he later applies to Little Boy's dismay at the fact that you can no longer refer to penguins being 'fairy' penguins. All this plus Catters debut at the trough and listners suggestions on how to get John Howard to keep a promise. Comments[1] |
Sun, 2 July 2006 The Spin PR Tip 202 - Do not feed shit sandwiches to senior executives who know where the skeletons are - or should we say, where the bones are buried. Just a few short weeks ago it was clear to the halfdozen Australians actually tuning in to the Today show that Jessica was about to get the chop. Instead, she almost got the bone - and strangely, that's what's saved her. Confused? So's everyone, but that won't stop the Spin lapping up the best drama Nine's served up in many a year. We dissect the leftovers of the nation's number one shit sandwich. Still the one? Not really. Little Boy and our listeners come up with some new slogans. e.g. just put a B in front of One. Of course Boydy talks about the work reforms rally, Richo pays homage to Geoge W Bushs' speechwriter, and Willo makes a joke...and it's not bad.! Really! Don't believe us? Then check out the podcast. Comments[0] |
Sun, 25 June 2006 Thank God for the World Cup. The Winter Willies were threatening to swamp the Feds, what with poor IR polling, pollie payrises while petrol prices soar, backbenchers staging revolts over refugees and more embarrassment in Iraq. John Howard relied on two fave spin moves - donning the green and gold tracky dacks and staging another petrol price enquiry - to provide back cover as he crawled to the parliamentary recess, when half the gallery A-listers go skiing, the other half go Noosa. Bracksy had his own problems, what with some in his Party taking the word party to extremes, and his worsening personal pronunciation problems. The Slick Vic, though, took deflection to a level even the PM must admire - calling for Melbourne to become the home of the 2018 World Cup. As we always admire such bold diversionary moves, The Spin asked listeners to help out, and come up with some mascots. Obviously in their own political solstice, listeners came up with bizarre jumping Johnny dolls and a Bracksy blimp. Boydy has devised a new segment to rival his infamous "Dumb Story" segment: "Corporates in Trouble". Little Boy becomes the first Spin-meister ever to take to the field in the famous Community Cup. Richo visits Dildo, Massachussetts. All that, and a little bit more, in this week's episode of The Spin.
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Sun, 18 June 2006 Dear Dirty Diary, Just like Bracksy we decided to be good Spin Team today and not stoop too low in digging up the dirt. No scatalogical jokes or Naomi Robson stories to boost podcast ratings. After all there were so many worthy subjects to distract us: dirty diaries in Spring Street, dirty deals in the workplace and bling galore in soccer. We asked our listeners to save a sinking P&O ship and they had a good go. Also we had a few goes at Boydy, just because we can. And yes, Richo and Little Boy broke the resolution not to stoop too low. After all, you might as well stand between a pensioner and a free cuppa as stop Richo telling a story that combines two of his favorite subjects. Wanna know? Then tune in to this episode of The Spin, from 102.7FM, Three Triple R, 1pm Sundays in Melbourne. |
Mon, 5 June 2006 There was movement at the station... Certainly was. Triple R was full of PR stunt magic on Sunday when Richo, Little Boy, Willo and Catters analysed the moves in Howard's backflip on privatisation of the Snowy scheme. Howard's backflips never dull in our mind. They're more brilliant to watch, more thrilling than those horse stunts in the telemovie. And not a Sigrid in sight. What would a Howard political backflip be without a handful of bystanders, watching on the sidelines as he trumps them once again? We look at the obvious losers - Morris Iemma, of course, and it did take the shine off of Victoria's budget. But who would have thought Malcolm Fraser would emerge a winner? That hasn't happened since, well, he won his last election back in the 70's. Celebrity Bandwagon, or in this instance celebrity colonisation, saw Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt take over Namibia for the birth of their child Shiloh. Medical facilities were commandeered, journalists barred from entering the country, and a no fly zone imposed over the hospital. We've heard of stars shutting down Myers for a few hours to have a shop without the punters around, but a sovereign state? Plus our listeners come up with names for Warnie the musical, we replay THAT Jessica Rowe clip, providing plenty of fodder for WOPPA of the Week. All that and maybe a little bit more on the latest episode of The Spin, 102.7 on the FM dial in Melbourne, Sundays at 1pm. Comments[0] |
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