This Just In ...
Posted at 5:25 AM on December 30, 2008
by Dale Connelly
(29 Comments)
Prudent people say "I don't make predictions. Nobody knows what will happen."
This is true, of course, but where's the fun in that?
The end of the year is a lovely time to make a prediction or two.
So what if they're hogwash?
I predict that 84 per cent of the 2009 predictions made this week will be proven wrong.
But rather than get hung up on troublesome details like factual accuracy and actual probability, let's agree that no one will be held accountable in the event their powers of prognostication prove to be sub-prime.
Any time you describe an event that hasn't happened yet, you're writing fiction, so what have you got to lose?
Toss it out there and see what happens. No need to explain.
To remove the burden of adding detail, you can write it as a headline. Like:
"Google Buys GM"
"Widespread Global Calming Hikes Peace Levels"
"MN Senate Seat Becomes Musical Chair "
"Radio Heartland wins Pulitzer Prize"
Or add as much detail as you like, as in:
Comments (29)
thanks for the roches...got any chenille sisters?
thanks for your show!
sandra
I am very accurate with my predictions and am rarely proved wrong.
2010 WILL ARRIVE IN 367 DAYS!!!
Madame Jacqueline
Weather predictions are 100% correct in 2009.
I'm fairly certain at least one of the following three things will transpire in 2009:
1. George W. Bush will clear some brush.
2. Jim Ed Poole will throw his hat in the ring for the governorship of Minnesota.
3. The sun will explode.
Stay tuned!
I predict that in 2009 we'll make contact with benign aliens who will ask us why we cancelled Star Trek just when it was getting good. Happily we'll be able to assure them that it made a comeback and is still coming back, even in 2009.
I think "Good Noise" was a good choice for today. We sang this at church on Sunday which should tell you two things:
1. Our church is pretty progressive and...
2. Someone on our music staff must listen to the Morning Show/Radio Heartland
As for a real headline that I'd like to see:
MN Senate Race Settled by Rock, Paper, Scissors
Seriously, to paraphrase Mark Twain, there are three kinds of lies:
Lies
Damned lies
Predictions
(With dererence to Madame Jacqueline, who will be that rare exeception that proves the rule.)
Here in St. Paul, things are quiet...the way we like them.
Bill
Predictions: A high-level politico will stick his/her foot in his/her mouth and chomp down really hard. A famous Hollywood couple will call it quits. Our taxpayer dollars will go to unnecessary pork projects. There will be a big snowstorm in Buffalo, New York. There will be flooding in the plains. The debate on global warming will continue to rage (as Minnesota freezes!!). Life (and death) will go on.
Song for 2008: "I'm Still Standing" by Elton John
Have a wonderful day!
"Spring Arrives Early"
"Consumers Shun Credit"
"Soldiers Come Home"
"Love Lost, Found"
"RH Succeeds, Thrives"
Radio Heartland will play David Wilcox and Over the Rhine :)
The Twin Cities will get some snow
The Vikings win the Super Bowl
Predicted Headline:
Bush Pardons Cheney and All Present and Former Cabinet Members
First Line of Story:
Continuing his precedent-setting use of Presidential power, George W. Bush has announced that he is using the power of the pardon to innoculate his Vice-President--and all cabinet members who have served under him--from possible indictments, "just in case."
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Besides "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy," do you have a good song for this outgoing Administration?
MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO PROPOSES REPLACING PLANNED LRT PROJECT WITH PERSONAL JETPACKS FOR COMMUTERS
When asked whether the jetpack technology is mature enough to launch a commuter service in a major metro area, Bill Kling, president of Minnesota Public Radio, commented, “When we started our service in 1967, nobody had FM radios. Everybody listened to AM. Now people are saying, ‘Commuting by jetpack – what’s that? We don’t like it, we don’t know what it is.’ Well, this is just like FM all over again – you just have to get on board with the new technology.”
Good Morning Dale, Mike and Fellow Bloggers:
I've been missing RH and my usual morning post with being out of town, the holidays and actually sleeping in past 7am. I LOVE the predictions being made ... especially Linda in Maplewood's Bush Pardons Cheney et al.
As for me, I predict in 2009:
1. 80% of people's New Year's resolutions will be to lose weight and get healthy
2. My teenage sons will continue to get taller and eat enormous amounts of food
3. I will get my brown belt in karate
4. There will be war and strife in the Middle East
5. I will hold peace in my heart and love as many as I can.
I would love to hear "Helmet" by the Bobs. Thanks for all of you!
Joanne
I predict 2009 will be a year of innovation. There are lots of bright folks idled by the financial crisis and they will start using their new-found spare time to lay the seeds for some great future ideas.
Communities unite around local farms and eat delicious, locally grown food!
What a year of change we have had. From "Everything Is Broken" (Bob Dylan) to "Things Have Changed" (Bob Dylan). Either of both of these Bob Dylan classics would be fitting as we close out the year.
Best to Radio Heartland in 2009!
Nelson
I perdict a more peaceful world in 2009. Since I can perdict any thing I want, this is what I want.
In response to your request for suggestions on programing, I would like more instrumental offerings. I certainly like the singers that you present, but I think you should play a little more instrumental music including jazz, world music, and various other kinds.
In a special election Dale Connelly will be elected governor of Minnesota running for the "Waltzes with Bears" party.
The boys and I are enjoying the music while we take down decorations and untangle Christmas lights. Thanks for the great tunes. Anne Hills' Follow That Road was especially beautiful.
predictions:
8 year old boys across the land, inspired by Tom Keith, will realize they can turn their natural talents for making interesting noises into a successful career
investments in HD radio manufacturers pay big dividends to radio heartland listeners who got in early
multi-tasking with multiple forms of media technology will be recognized as the reason behind the growing number of unexplained cases of brain paralysis
Governor Keith will declare a state-wide "Hang Up the Phone" day, thereby ensuring he will serve only one term
Hi Dale,
Forgot to ask in my last post if you could play "Bicycle Built for Two" at some point? Jeanne and I are avid cyclists and this might be the year we find ourselves on a tandem bike.
Thanks!
Thanks for the Gal, Dale! I was moving a little slowly today because of the snow. This got me moving! May have to play some more MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) here at home to keep the rhythm going. After 9, of course!
We will raise our voices to insist on cooperation and the spirit of good will to all in repairing and restoring our tattered country.
I predict RH will exceed all expectations becoming a pillar of the programing and expanding across the mpr network,
Thanks for playing the Eliza Gilkyson. I think "Runaway Train" should be the song for 2008. When I saw her play in November, she explained that the song was a metaphor for runaway capitalism. With the faces of Madoff and Petters seeming to grace all the end of the year publications, it seems very prophetic and symbolic of the year especially since she wrote the song before Petters and Madoff were household names. Eliza is brilliant, and Dale, you are brilliant. Your enterprise is off to a fantastic start, and Hal, you are brilliant. I have heard fantastic musicians such as Marcia Ball and James Hunter during your shift. So here is the prediction for 2009. 2009 is the year that interactive blogs make computers more human. Hal you rule! Play more James Hunter, Marcia Ball, Tom Waits, and Eliza Gilyson in 2009 and bring down the capitalistic greed mongerers.
I predict that the HD radio and accessory manufacturers and retailers will donate substantially to RH as thanks for the sudden boom in sales!
For song of the year, my suggestion is Ann Reed's Leap of Faith.
please play a claudia schmidt song on wednesday
look forward to hearing jim ed too!
No more Bob Dylan! I don't care if he came from here, I've never cared for him. Yes, more Dixie Chicks, and David Wilcox, Richard Shindell, and all the Red House Record labels.
Prediction for '09: Many more happy starts to my days due to RH!
Glad you're keeping on the good tunes, Dale and team!
The Dale Connely show will continue through 2009, but will be canceled in 2010 due to non-support.
I hope/pray my prediction doesn't come true! This is just a pre-wake up call for those enjoying the show, but not financially supporting it.
This morning i was listening to Dale read posts to the blog. It occurred to me that this was like a call-in show, without the calls.
How about actually taking calls?
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