All the negative stuff you have posted about the Register staff and the layoffs and situation there...
Karma is a bitch, ain't it?

All the negative stuff you have posted about the Register staff and the layoffs and situation there...
Karma is a bitch, ain't it?

>>All the negative stuff you have posted about the Register staff and the layoffs and situation there...
Karma is a bitch, ain't it?

And throwing that in someone's face makes you a ... bitch. The Register, and the Times, have a 20% profit margin is more important than actually producing a decent newspaper. Greedy corporate trolls will kill the news business--print, broadcast or online.

Dude, the Register totally deserves the ragging they get from the Weekly. It has got to be one of the worst papers in the world.

Yeah, karma comes back to bite you but, believe me, we ain't talking karma here. We are dealing with economic calamity thanks to irresponsible F***corporations like the OC Register (in their case, their irresponsibility comes in the form of useless, mindless so-called journalism supporting all those other fucked up right-wing corps). These self-serving entities deserve what they are getting but, unfortunately, their greedy tentacles drag down decent ones, such as the Weekly. All you right-wing, self-serving, greedy ass-wipes, may you drown in your own economic vomit.

I'm sure this has nothing to do with the fact that the paper has become a massive snoozefest.
News Flash: nobody under the age of 40 wants to read 10 pages about the Capistrano School District in the OCWeekly, and nobody wants to do it three or four, or even 11 times in one year either. You must be out of your mind to think some of your stories would appeal to people in your target demographic.
Maybe you should get your sales people to try to sell ads for Depends undergarments, Metamucil or Walker Texas Ranger re-runs in syndication on the TV Land cable network. Get them revenues back up by focusing on what works for you, boring shit for old people.

Cheeser: As always, your wisdom speaks for the ages.

Snax: your "snoozefest" still gets folks in jail, or are you not paying attention to Carona?

ouch! After all the smack thrown at the register its nice to see if bite you guys in the butt. Your paper and the register appear to have the same issues, maybe you can discuss them and regroup in the welfare line.

Shut your pie hole, Gussy. Yeah, OC Weekly deserves death by a 1,000 cuts. Hope you are kept on staff until the bitter end. Taking you down a few pegs will be good karma for the world.

re: And throwing that in someone's face makes you a ... bitch. The Register, and the Times, have a 20% profit margin is more important than actually producing a decent newspaper. Greedy corporate trolls will kill the news business--print, broadcast or online.---

Fine. Then I am a bitch.
But the OCW seems to forget that there are still a lot of good people at the OCR who are trying to make the best product they have with ever-shrinking resources.
Yes, there are problems at the OCR. But there are problems in the whole industry.
Not that anyone losing a job makes me happy, but maybe now that the OCW has gotten a bitter taste of it they will be a little less inclined to take swipes at the other hardworking journalists in OC.

So why is there a legion of trolls just hanging around OCWeekly for the sake of trolling alone? Buzz off and go back to your Register circle-jerk. Some people do deserve to lose their jobs, the staff at the Weekly does not.

Bernie: I'm down so many pegs, you can call me a stool.

The vitriol a couple of you over on Grand Avenue have toward us is flattering. Our readers know we criticize the bad, praise the good. And the Register has a lot of good—if you read what we wrote in the past year on Navel Gazing alone, you'll find the names of Peter Larsen, Teri Sforza, Doug Irving, Randy Youngman, Courtney Perkes, Steve Greenhut, Steve Fryer, ex-reporter Bill Rams, John Gittelsohn, and others I can't remember praised to varying degrees. And wasn't it in 2007 when we published a story in the paper praising your fire coverage? Karma is, indeed, a bitch.

I love crises!
It teaches socialists, communists and union boys how to spend money.

Will Haymarket riot or Haymarket massacre May 1, 1886 repeat?

Gus, I always thought you were a stool, since most of what comes out of your mouth is pure crap.

Nobody will miss the OCWeekly when it is finally gone!! It is a wasted opportunity put in the hands of the wrong people.

I'm really gone miss Rich Kane's weekly Register evaluation. Gosh that was some funny shit. And I won't ever forget the Daybreak OC Watch. The OC Weekly is still the best alternative paper out there and I'm a loyal and longtime reader. Best of luck guys/gals!

The Register has made a lot of management decisions in the direction of the paper that has a lot of scratching our heads. That's a fair comment.

Nonetheless, newspapers of all shapes and sizes are important in democracy -- the founders counted on a gutsy free press to keep government honest.

It's sad to see folks lose their jobs and discomforting when it happens in your newsroom.

Sorry, folks at OC Weekly -- and thanks for a least letting us know what's going on. At the Register, folks just .... disappear. (I've always wondered if that's an admission by editors that they hope readers don't read closely enough to notice, or an insult that they don't think we're smart enough to notice.)

Anyhow, good luck folks -- you have done great work and I know that will continue.

jonathan

The Weekly has produced and will continue to produce some of the finest actual journalism in Orange County.

Papers nationwide are facing hits. Weeklies make money through advertising and Craigslist and Angieslist KILL that. Still, the Weekly fights on.

Best of luck to those departing and especially to those departing again.

With respect,
Alex B-Z

Bernie: You went for the most obvious comeback—BRAVO.

Layoffs, resignations, terminations, whatever you call it, it sucks. Times like this when the economy contracts might have some benefits to it but not to the individuals hurt or destroyed.

I hope all the fine and artistic practitioners at the Weekly and the Register who have had to leave land on their feet and find the change was good for them in the long run. I hope the Weekly and the Register find a way to succeed in this new media climate and prosper economically. I hope the Register changes its editorial emphaisis and becomes an independent voice and that the Weekly is able to maintain its independence and creativity. I'll have to read about that in the Weekly if it does because I wouldn't open a Register to save my life as it stands now.

Hey! Heeey! Is this mic on?

I hear myself being called back out for a Reggie-slamming encore…

Like, in today’s rag – what the fuck is up with that story by Jeff Collins, where he yaks pointlessly about all the overpriced homes in Emerald Bay? I mean, seriously – in these times, running an article like this is the equivalent of snuff porn. Love the home page teaser, too: “Where to find Orange County’s luxurious street of gold.” Thing is – and what Collins’ piece never mentions until halfway down – is that nobody can really “find” this ultra-snazzy ‘hood, because all of Emerald Bay is situated behind locked gates to keep the penniless peons out.

Even worse is Collins’ lead, where he attempts to elicit a few drops of sympathy for the poor, poor, rich people in their $35 million compounds:

“Residents of Emerald Bay are getting tired of all the construction in the ‘Gold Zone’ parking area. Flatbed trucks and heavy equipment choke the narrow street running along the development's prime beachfront. Luxury sedans weave between pickups and workers hauling in supplies. Flag men in hard hats direct traffic.”

The horror! Who could ever live in Emerald Bay, what with the sudden influx of burly, hairy, sweaty, asscrack-showing men telling its posh citizenry where to go?

Also, "The Juice," the Reggie’s grand, ridiculous experiment in Web TV, was announced as “going on hiatus” as of December 24. (“Hiatus” is, of course, TV-speak for “never coming back again.”) A note on the Juice tab says they hope to be back in Spring 2009, but, y’know, it’s doubtful. Wonder why? Were host Jennifer Galardi’s breasts just not eye-popping enough to garner the right number of “unique page views”? Whatevs – but they’re inviting loyal Jucie fans to send in their comments to the producers at juice@ocregiter.com. (and yeah, they lost their “s” in that addy -- more Reggie incompetence, please, mooore!)

In case you forgot what the Juice is/was, here's one of my better assaults:

http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/the-regometer/regometer-week-ending-may-3/

Also: is that a real moustache on Gordon Dillow, or is it really just dried-up jizz from all the accumulated oral gratification he’s given to men in uniform over the years? I know, he's not at the Reggie anymore and I don't think he even has his 'stache . . . but why should that stop me?

And hey, Karma, Snax, Bernie, Maddon . . just because I ain’t at the Weekly anymore doesn’t mean I’m dead. Bitches!

layoffs are terrible and are hitting every media outlet I am aware of....

rich, as a freelancer, i'm gonna miss pitching ideas and working with you. thanks for all the opportunities!

~g

Awww shucks, Gabe! Thanks! You or anyone -- even my sworn enemies! -- can always drop me a line at rkane29@gmail.com. Plus, I'm sure I'll make a brief cameo or three in some of the Weekly's upcoming issues, or here in Bloggaville. . .

Will the OC Weekly bring back Commie Girl to be the new Managing Editor?

This is really a shame. Regardless of Weekly gloating re: Register troubles, the fact is, hard working writers are losing their jobs and that's never good. Best of luck to those who had to leave and to those who remain.

Stoolellano: If it were so obvious, you wouldn't have written it in the first place. You are a craptacular lair.

but what about all of your escort ads? Dont they carry the paper?!!!

"Will the OC Weekly bring back Commie Girl to be the new Managing Editor? "

Paul, I asked Rebecca Schoenkopf (aka "Commie Girl") a somewhat similar question back in '07, specifically, if she would return to do guest write ups for OC Weekly.

Her reply was that she had "peed all over that bridge" i.e., implying that something was done/said that lead to alienation between her & OC Weekly & that she had moved on (I don't know the specifics, because the matter wasn't pursued any further).

I'll admit, I'd love to see her back because I loved her "Diary of a Mad County" & "Commie Girl" write ups.

However, the likelihood of Rebecca's return to the OC Weekly, are about the same as the Chicago Cubs winning the 2009 World Series.

Bernie, ol' boy: I do not mind setting myself up for the purpose of cutting someone down—and yours is an apt example.

Mer: Go to the back of the paper—only two pages of sexy ads. So sad...

Bob: Steve Lowery wrote "Diary," not Rebecca.

"Bob: Steve Lowery wrote "Diary," not Rebecca."

Rich: My mistake (sorry). However I STILL miss "Diary of a Mad County", as well as "Commie Girl".

CUBS '09!!! WHOOHOOOOOOOO!!! Ahem ... I happen to be between gigs at the moment. Anyone? Anyone?

OK Rebecca, but first you gotta clean up that bridge & next time make sure you use the batrhroom. ;-)

rebecca,
if you do return, don't cry again when you're passed up for a book deal.

It sucks to lose a job, but I actually left my post at the OCW when the corporate giants came and started feasting on my soul.

I hope Scott Flanders, Jon Segal and Doug Bennett get run over by a bus on their way to the Country Club.