so you know how when you read that i did the jazz show for radio baha'i and you thought to yourself, "hmmm...i don't see anya having a radio personality." yeah, when you were thinking that you were right. what i'm saying is i'm not so good at the whole on-air radio stuff. when the mic goes on i get this pretend happy voice (that, by the way, is that most annoy voice in the world). i don't know what to do. i have no control over it. then i tried not to have that annoying "happy voice" and i sounded depressed. at first i was thinking maybe i'm not that bad and i'm just making it up in my head. but then the adminstators (mr. and mrs. collins) and i were sitting in the car waiting for something and they confirmed that i indeed "need to work on my vocals." it was funny because they were trying to be all gentle and i was thinking, "yeah i know. i have no radio personality. no hurt feelings, it's just the way it is." now i'm all, "dang it! why can't i have a radio personality?" but it's all good, because i have a plan. you see as of right now there are no open slots. soooo, when the new person comes i'll just kindly offer up my slot to him. see aren't i so nice to give up my air time so that someone else can have a go with it. but what to do until then...i have no idea. do you have ideas? (hint: this is where you leave funny comments of what i should say) i'm creative with markers, not my voice.
yesterday ernest (the person who runs the radio station) called to me from his office, "OHhhhh, anyaaa!! i have a little task for you! now, you have been in this room before..."
dang it i don't want to clean the bathrooms...not the urnial again. i hate cleaning that darn urnial. i hate urnials. (i mean i don't use them, but i just hate them okay.)
"wanna try to organize the tape and cd room?"
ORGANIZE?!! UHHH...YESS!!!
i was in that room last week screening music and ever since i was debating asking him if i could organize it. i never realized how much i like to organize, but oh boy i love it. i actually had to make myself walk away last night. and the only way i was able to make myself was by telling myself, "now anya if you don't stop now there won't be any more to do tommorrow."
okay i have had a blog for awhile now, but still i can't end them properly. how do you people do it so well? grrrrrr. (yes, i'm being immature (see karen i'm not growing up!) i'm growling at you)
bless you. dream of sheep.
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You aught to get one of those classic public radio local jazz host voices: whispery yet dynamic, laid-back sounding but intense and dead serious about the art, and most important: periods of silence as you switch songs. Also, you should have a whole list of annecdotes about all the bands/artists you play, like who they've played with, how they've progressed or developed, and such. That would rock. I want to have a jazz show.
nathan
Yes! Yes! Yes! One of those whispery jazz voices would be great. Wait, Anya whispering? hahaha
No, seriously, you should really play around with voices. That would be so cool and would make it so much more fun for you. Katy and I figured out a long time ago that the jazz station here (WNUA 95.5) only owns about a dozen jazz CDs which they play over and over again with the same breathy lady steaming up the mic 24/7 making jokes that she laughs at in this really deep, throaty voice.
Does anyone know if those people really sound like that away from their jobs? If they do, think about what a hard time they must have getting a cab downtown... "taaaahxi, oh you scrumptious taaaahxi, if you could stop for me that would be lucious..."Hevver, Header, Feather and sometimes Heaven
Anya!
I read about this book today that you should try to find at the local library there:
Voice Power: Using Your Voice to Captivate, Persuade and Command Attention by Renee Grant-Williams
Command attention from those listeners!
:) Heather
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