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Death of XM

azaghal1981
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Re: Death of XM October 15, 2008 at 03:02 PM UTC #
Sirius stock is at 48 cents?


I made an effort not to look at it for fear of gagging.


Epic fail on my part by clicking your link.


::gags::
miss pretentious
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Re: Death of XM October 15, 2008 at 03:14 PM UTC #
no. this is rather depressing. especially the way they found out today would be their last day. i've been an xm subscriber for nearly 5 years and my radio has been almost exclusively tuned to channel 43.

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azaghal1981
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Re: Death of XM October 15, 2008 at 03:23 PM UTC #
I guess the same awful practices that have plagued am/fm radio for decades also exist in the satellite radio world. AM/FM stations tend to get little to no notice before they're yanked off the air; the main difference here is that it's a whole network that's being destroyed.

Shitty.
edbert
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Re: Death of XM October 15, 2008 at 03:39 PM UTC #
Can't wait for the yard sale
kosmo
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Re: Death of XM October 15, 2008 at 07:05 PM UTC #
maybe seth can snap up the building and refurbish it as a club seeing it's very metro accessible…
azaghal1981
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Re: Death of XM October 15, 2008 at 07:10 PM UTC #
Best idea ever.
walkonby
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Re: Death of XM October 15, 2008 at 07:14 PM UTC #
but metro is moot for weekday shows.
kosmo
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Re: Death of XM October 15, 2008 at 07:18 PM UTC #
Originally posted by walkonby:
but metro is moot for weekday shows.
but if they keep the trend going with earlier doors then shows will end in time for peeps to catch the last trains home…
sweetcell
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Re: Death of XM October 15, 2008 at 08:16 PM UTC #
Originally posted by kosmo:
Originally posted by walkonby:
but metro is moot for weekday shows.
but if they keep the trend going with earlier doors then shows will end in time for peeps to catch the last trains home…
during the week, if you're headed towards bethesda, the last train from new york ave is 11:58 - same as the current last train from the 930's location. if headed towards VA, you need to be on the 11:41. depending on start times and the show, these times can work just fine. as kosmo mentioned, shows have been finishing in time to catch the last train lately. yelle was the first show in a long time that i had to skip b/c of metro.

hey seeeeeeeeth…

(wow, these economic times makes vultures of us all, huh? speaking of which, not sure this is the best time to be opening a new club).
walkonby
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Re: Death of XM October 15, 2008 at 09:07 PM UTC #
rolling stone magazine will become the same size as regular magazines, with thicker issues and glossy pages. not sure if that is a good thing. i like it big.
Doctor Doom
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Re: Death of XM October 15, 2008 at 09:21 PM UTC #
I never got satellite radio… I don't see how it's any different from just having a massive MP3 collection.
saintangelsin
Joined: November 13, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: Death of XM October 16, 2008 at 05:27 AM UTC #
Originally posted by walkonby:
rolling stone magazine will become the same size as regular magazines, with thicker issues and glossy pages. not sure if that is a good thing. i like it big.
Seriously?! They've always been a large size though even during the 1970s. Nooo….

And now about XM, I find it sad and tragic. I know people who work there or more like used to work there. I took a tour of their facilities this past winter and found it amazing. With that in mind, their current location in dc would make a really awesome office or club or something.
K8teebug
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Re: Death of XM October 16, 2008 at 01:31 PM UTC #
I go to XM occasionally for indoor air quality projects, and will be sad to see my favorite place for projects leave. That building is awesome and it's so exciting to go there.
K8teebug
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Re: Death of XM October 16, 2008 at 01:39 PM UTC #
weird too because the last time I was there (which was only a few weeks ago) was b/c Billy Zero had concerns about the building.
El Tee
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Re: Death of XM October 16, 2008 at 02:22 PM UTC #
I'll miss the opportunity for live shows / meet n greets. Pain to get to during the day, but fun when the chance came up. Seth and Koz should coordinate something. ;)
I feel badly for everyone who will be affected by this…hopefully some things will remain intact and any changes will be for the best.
(I had just looked for a job there…Too bad though; if the office leaves, there aren't too many music-minded jobs in/around DC.)
chaz
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Re: Death of XM October 16, 2008 at 09:03 PM UTC #
Originally posted by They call me Doctor Doom.:
I never got satellite radio… I don't see how it's any different from just having a massive MP3 collection.
i use it for the news mostly….that and sports.
cnn, bbc etc
Doctor Doom
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Re: Death of XM October 16, 2008 at 09:58 PM UTC #
Ah, that makes sense. I don't mean to sound like Grandpa Simpson again, but I miss good free radio!
xine
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Re: Death of XM October 16, 2008 at 11:56 PM UTC #
What a pity about the demise of XM. I was never a subscriber, but I liked the idea of a diversity of options.

Originally posted by kosmo:
maybe seth can snap up the building and refurbish it as a club seeing it's very metro accessible…
Ooooh!! I like this idea.
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