Dori's Days of Rage & Home Improvement Materials block party

In defiance of Seattle's upcoming plastic bag ban, Dori Monson, the Nattering Nabob of Negativity de KIRO (m-f 12-3) is boycotting his regular Fred Meyers store (where he has a favorite deli sandwich) because its location inside city limits will deny him his precious Rights of Bag.

In solidarity with his bag hungry public, the self-described King of Seattle Talk radio and pimp of Land Rovers, Jaguars, invisible fences, granite countertops, and floor coverings, will fulfill his sandwich and stool softener needs at a Fred's outside the city limits.

Damn you Seattle!

But Dori's not stopping there!  He's having a party... a "Days of Rage" & Home Improvement block party. He's dared the city to give him a permit to broadcast from Eastlake Avenue in front of the station, for all manner of mock events to stick it up the nose of that tyrant, Mayor Greg Nickels.

Such as, according to Dori's website:

• Trans-fat-laden food booths
• Bonfires
• Plastic water bottle giveaway
• Super toilets
• Gas powered lawn mower shuttle service
• Toll booths to enter (proceed to charity)
• Tagging of a sound transit rail car (since the agency lied to a listener about security for their rail car that was tagged)
• Global warming dunk tank featuring Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

We listen to Dori slavishly, but we're not sure exactly why these are significant, or funny -- if we know Dori, there's a joke in there somewhere... maybe readers can fill us in.

Dori doesn't really give a shit about this stuff (he's more into sports and Vegas) but he can feign outrage with the best of 'em. There's so little madder'n-hell-radio around the Seattle dial any more, (none in his time-slot) it's given him the ratings to call himself The King Of Seattle Talk Radio, despite the career-crippling moniker "Dori," which is widely (and unfairly) ridiculed as a girl's name.

Don't know if and when it'll come down: it's a win-win for the Little Guy -- if the City disallows it, he wins a great crowing victory, but if they let him have the street, then he's got a party!

We love station promos, and KIRO hasn't had any lately.

(When there was diversity of opinion on KIRO, they held well-attended ITBattles of The Talk Show Hosts. Now there's the far-right Dori, and medium liberal Dave -- and the rest of the talent (Luke Burbank, Ron & Don) either don't do political or have opinions worth hearing).

As with so many of his radio talking cohorts, Dori does not live in Seattle. These off-shore Seattle critics sound off the most vehemently because they live in suburban developments with covenants against originality, and they know they can always entice the most furious callers by making Seattleites, especially our elected officials, the cause of all the regional problems.

Gotta forgive them a little: you get a little psycho having to face the same old Appleby's menus year in and year out...

Comments

[sparky]

Dori who?

[inwestseattle]

His application for the street closure is on his blog site. His handwriting is like a fourth-grader's. But who's surprised; so are his opinions...

Regarding a street closure of an arterial on a Friday afternoon: fat chance.

[e dawg]

It has been some of the most entertaining radio from kiro in a while.

[Jo]

Dori is a big act and unfortunately it has all gone to his head - short man syndrome - I don't know if he is short, but I'm betting on it!

I haven't listened to him in a long time.

[sparky ( not the imitator)]

yes he is a munchkin.

I forgot to tell you Blam...when I first read the headline I thought it said "Doris Day"...LOL

[Corky St Clair]

I will not buy any more Fred Meyer Deli sandwiches in the corporate limits of Seattle, and if Beaux Arts and Mercer Island follow suit, I will bite my pillow!

[Coiler]

Lars Larson is Portland' version of Dori. They should compare notes on their daily commutes into cities in which neither of them live in.

[Duffman]

Who's Doris Day?

Dori's laughing all the way to the bank...doncha know...

[Bagley Wrong]

Dori IS short, and short for Doris.

[Chris]

People still listen to Dori? I gave him up years ago. Honestly the only way I know what he is up to is when I visit this blog every once in awhile. Don't listen to him and hopefully he will go away.

[AuthenticAndrew]

Not listening to him won't make him go away but it will make you forget that he exists which is comparable.

[Sound Transit Tagger wanna be]

Well, I want to sign up for the tagging contest of Sound Transit train! I will be paint a picture of Mayor 5 Pennies on the side with his mouth open, going blah, blah, blah, I am the KING of Seattle, Blah, Blah, Blah.

If he is so intent on doing all this "green" shit, I suggest he make all city employees ride Public Transportation one day, whether the bus, the water taxi, whatever... and he can ride a bike down from W Seattle with his bodyguards across the W. Seattle Bridge. Who is gonna nail his ass on the bike?

Go Dori Go!

[inwestseattle]

And I'm still waiting for an answer as to by what measure Dori is the King of Seattle radio. He said something to the effect that he had more listeners than anyone else; what qualifiers is he not including with that statement?

[Bagley Wrong]

Dori brags constantly that he leads the station with his show and that the station leads the market. I'm the King, he says. He complains that he is not supported by the station, but if you've ever worked with him you know he's an ass-licking half-point always ready to stab somebody else's back to get ahead.

[Dave (not dave ross)]

I dont need the local government taxing the use of paper bags, and taxing me to set up a bag police to enforce it. Lets see, our million dollar toilets, um they were on ebay with no bidders. Bonfires?? no way, global warming u know. Street closures? the mayor says 'just chill', but really it will be just gridlock. Dori's boilerplate conservative mantra is tiresome, however he struck a nerve with this idea and has had huge response and alot of fun with it. Everyone knows the show could lighten up alot and this concept has been perfect. BTW its no secret dori lives in lake forest park, one step over the seattle city limits and he grew up in ballard, its so disingenuous to make it seem like hes an outsider.

[orcas]

Dori is like a wacky morning zoo DJ. He is always staging publicity stunts.

[Max]

I absolutely cherish the opportunity to see what Dori's bug-eyed followers look like.

Could somebody take a picture?

One thing you can count on: probably only a fraction of Dori's Army is registered to vote.

[sable]

The funniest part is that Dori Monson, like most of his listeners, don't even live in Seattle but they insist on insulting our elected officials,and profess to know what's right and best for us.Some of us actually agree with the maylor 's green inclinations (while disagreeing w/his density philosophy) Monson opted out of this town years ago by moving to Lake Forest Park. Let him move back and participate. then he would have credibility with me. Without that, he's just a radio jock seeking ratings.

[paving contractors california]

he has such a very interesting character...