Bios
Nerraux
Hey kids, I’m Nerraux. I’m the voice of reason in this crew, which should tell you just how doomed we are. I handle setting up most of the interviews, so if you’re someone interesting or know someone who is, drop me an e-mail and we’ll set something up.
Like Mike, I was in “real” radio when I was in high school (the now defunct X-15). My station wasn’t the big deal his was, but I did get to play some cutting-edge alternative, and it gave me a love for broadcasting. I did four years of college radio at WRSK – the best damn college station ever, and the birthplace of the original Awful Show. When I got out of school radio and I parted ways, but I always missed my love.
Mike and I have been friends, lovers and/or coworkers for a long-ass time now. We’ve been into Internet Radio since before anybody had bandwidth to listen to it. Soundbreak.com (we miss you, sexy Toby!) and eYada.com (all hail Dan and Scott!) had our full attention for many hours that we were supposed to be working.
The Awful Show was born after discussions about “the old days,” wondering how we could get our friends involved in something fun, and the pleading of our wives for us to find a hobby.
Keyz
Keyz is an ultra-high power jet engine running on 87 octane. The distortion of his cognitive processes can mostly be attributed to ingestion of excruciatingly massive quantities of undercooked red meat, experimental antidepressants and warm Mountain Dew.
Keyz was able to force his way onto college radio by threatening the program director with a hypodermic syringe filled with Vanilla Coke, claiming it was Uranium-238, the kind made famous by Marvin the Martian. He headed several different programs including a heavy metal program and a classical music show. During this period, he met Nerraux. Inevitably, Keyz graduated and moved on to his true calling, selling shoes to fat women. It was less than a year later he saw an article on MSNBC stating that selling shoes to fat women could not be considered a true calling.
Lost, Keyz wandered through SW Pennsylvania trying to fill the gap with meaningless endeavors like marriage. This clouded his judgment and he later found himself being a co-host on a NASCAR talk show on a Country radio station. On the brink of total mediocrity, he snapped himself out of his walking coma and got a divorce.
Shortly after moving to an apartment south of Pittsburgh, Keyz was called by The Awful Show for commentary during the show’s second broadcast. From the third show on, Keyz was a regular on The Awful Show.
Joel
a brief history of joel.
(the long version)
what you are about to read contains elements of truth and a whole butt load of lies…. either way…. what do you really care….?
i was born way back in 1974 and raised in Kansas City, MO…. i lived there for the first 18 years of my life…. then after graduating high school i moved to Chicago…. i did my schooling there…. then moved back to the Kansas City to start a family (despite my insistance that i would never dothat)…. and now myself and my family have moved out to Colorado to settle in for the long haul…. after moving here, i’ve set up Awful Show Studios: West which serves as both a place to record on Friday
nights and as a secret masturbation station….
i started working in radio in college, when i helped to implement the first radio station at my school…. i pursued that love to my second college, where i promptly changed gears to study screen writing instead….. (partly due to peer pressure and i found out the drugs are better.)
although i never got my degree…. i did realize that i had left for school a boy, and came home a slightly older boy….. which no degree can show you how to become…. and from there, while working at an internet company…. i started my e-mail based comic strip, “Gregory: the really angry robot”…. somehow drawing pictures of the CEO as a pot smoking pirate, got the creative juices flowing…. the comic has now been running for about 7 years now (send me an e-mail to join), and although it’s on and off again of a hiatus status, it’s always lurking in the shadows…. just like me…. in your closet.
i’m a published author, an on and off again musician, an actor and an artist. I’ve got a beautiful wife, two wonderful children and a 12 year old bassett hound…. now i’ve got you…. got you wet and ready for some hot whiffle ball action….! SCHPLAOW!
Bucky
Hey Chillins!! Seems that I am the old fart of the bunch..but I refuse to grow up….
Born in 1969 ( Oh yea 69!!) on Halloween, in a little town in Pennsylvania called Lebanon. I was an adopted child and was relocated to Middletown PA. I was there in 1978 ( you younguns probably don’t know nothing about this) when the Three Mile Island nuclear accident happened. …..maybe this explains everything ..who knows. I was the only girl in the neighborhood so I believe that’s what turned me into a major tomboy. I have been interested in cars all my life.Lucky for me I am mechanical so working on them just came naturally. I have owned well over 45 of them all makes and models.
In school I was an UBER NERD!!! Played violin..sang in the chorus..and was an art major. When I turned about 13 I started playing bass guitar and dropped the violin. Things happened and I was never able to go to college. Went through pure hell ( the kind of things they make movies about…homelessness….abuse..etc) yet somehow I have always tried to see the good things in life and am usually upbeat most of the time. I also learned that….nothing offends me.
When I turned 31 I picked up riding dirtbikes…and it was another passion. I have raced a few Enduros and even have a trophy to prove it. When I moved to Connecticut I lost places to ride …because this state is so full of rich snotty treehuggers who think their shit don’t stink.
I have always worked in manufacturing..basically electronic..and 2 years ago I was lucky enough to get into my job making Blackhawk helicopters…..to be exact ..I make and repair the flight control systems for them. But I love sneaking out into the hanger and watching how the rest of them is built and may someday want to transfer into a more mechanical part of it.
I found this show on iTunes and it got me through the long boring nights..since I work 3rd shift..in a room by myself..I needed something. I am actually honored to be asked to co-host the show. I just hope I can entertain everyone as well as the others. Feel free to email me or whatever and let me know if I am doing a good job or completely sucking.
And if anyone is wondering about the name Bucky… it what I called my favorite car…just stuck. My real name is Connie but I answer to anything.
