While waiting for the bus at the end of the day, I switch my tuner to 100.3. I do this because I had a hard day at work and I'd like to listen to something so outrageous and so comical that it makes me laugh and laugh and therefore I unwind a little. I did this while living in Boston, too. I'd listen to NPR all day long, but then when it was time to leave for the day, I'd listen to Jay Severin on 96.9. You'd think it would have the opposite effect on me, that it would stress me out you know, hearing all these lies and mis truths about the Crazy Liberals that are taking over the world, right? But it doesn't. NPR is serious business. Talk radio? Not so much.
When I switch on KTLK I immediately get my ears blown out by Jason Lewis's voice. I don't understand this man. Why must he scream? about 90% of the time I can't follow what he's saying because I can't get past the screaming! Does he scream when he's off-air, too? Is that his normal voice? WHY ARE YOU SCREAMING, JASON LEWIS? There are some occasions when the volume of his voice comes down a decibel or two, but that's really rare. Do you think Jason Lewis is capable of whispering? Something tells me he hasn't been able to whisper a day is his life. Does he yell at his wife and kids (if he has any) the way he yells on the radio? "HELLO, HONEY! HOW WAS YOUR DAY? TODAY I TALKED MORE ABOUT HOW THE LIBERALS ARE DESTROYING AMERICA! THEN I RECORDED A COMMERCIAL FOR MY 'JASON'S JUGGERNAUTS' CAMPAIGN TO GET MORE PEOPLE TO LOVE GUNS! ISN'T THAT GREAT? HONEY?" I picture his wife putting earplugs in her ears 10 minutes before he's due home. I wouldn't be able to live with that. I mean, ok, I could probably tolerate his screaming over his political views, but I think after a while even that would drive me bonkers.
So every weekday evening as I listen to Jason Lewis scream and yell -even when he's trying to whisper- I can only picture this character Will Ferrell created for SNL. The Voice Imodulation guy. Yeah, that's Jason Lewis in a nutshell.
