Waking up on Monday Morning and listening to Mancow on my time slot on KRZR didn't hurt me as bad as I thought it would.

Ever get fired from a job and then go back to the establishment a few weeks later to find you'd been replaced with a Mentally Retarded person? That happened to me once and I'm not saying that's the case here, but when it happened, I thought, "Did they do it cause there's some tax break in hiring the handicapped? Does this mean a retard can do my job better? How can I be mad at them when a dude with Down's Syndrome is wearing my uniform?"

Oddly, I felt okay with it!

I even laughed at a few things that happen on his show! Then I rolled over and cried myself to sleep.

The greatest thing out of all this is the feeling of Love being sent to me from listeners in e-mails and phone calls. Being a guy who lives alone and is alone most of the time, that feels great!
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Jerry,

Where do I start...I have been a Front Row Listener from
the beginning through all the DJ's, skits, jokes and comedy
just like many others.

It really doesn't matter who's decision it was to cancel the
show...it was the wrong decision. just like some of the other
people who wrote to you should have let you do a final show
a farewell show. At least that you could have left
with your heads held high with dignity. Instead no class, no
character, and just a lack of respect to the people that made
local radio in central valley.

What am I going to miss the most.. is Jerry.....Area 69,
the Hollywood Buzz, and just simply your humor.

I hope you can keep us all updated from time to time on yourself,
because.... The Listener's care!

From.........Todd-N-Tulare
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Hi there............ I'm a long time morning show listener, It's a sad
day in radio. What does some syndicated radio host care about
Fresno? Nothing. I already miss the local brand of humor. Maybe it will
come back. Oh yeah - won NIN tix on one of your shows. Great concert.
Thanks. Good luck.
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Hey Jerry
Its Chad, uh the guy who chugged a beer, the guy who brought in
pictures of hot naked chics, the guy who won the warped tour
thingie.......The guy who owns Harms Way Apparel. If there is
anything I can do let me know. I grew up with the Front Row and
its hard to go without it. I am sorry you guys lost your jobs and
it has to suck for you and the rest of the Front Row. I am getting
deeply involved with the music scene of Fresno because I sponsor
bands with my clothing. Like I said if there is anything I can do to
help you please do not hesitate. Perhaps with the proper persuasion
and enough people to gather a voice you guys can get on air
someplace else......

Lookin out for you
Chad
Harms Way Apparel
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First off, I cannot believe this has happened. Ive been listening,
Every morning, my MP3 player with an FM tuner was on 103.7
from 6:00 to 10:00 so i can listen to you at work. The Front Row
was always the first one to put a smile on my face in the morning
because im hardly a morning person. Other people looking at me
laughing out loud but by myself and i just point at my earbuds.
Man, i would sometimes think what would i do if they ever got
canceled. Well today i ended up leaving work, i couldnt even finish
the day. I had found out the Front Row is no more was just too
much for me. Like i said, Ive been a listener and just like you said
it felt like i lost family. No more hollywood buzz, area 69, news breaks,
talking to local people and local places. Thank God my MP3 player
has an FM recorder and ive been recording as many breaks of the
Front Row as possible. I can still listen to you anytime i want, but it
wont be the same. Nothing like the live off the wall comments you
made. I know you dont want people boycotting or anything like that
because of the friends you still have there, but something so near
and dear was torn away from me and until i hear you again on the radio,
I wish you all the best in whatever you do. I have like 20-30 gigs worth
of Front Row breaks including your first day at ZR, some have a little
static or run on into the commercials but they have plenty of laughs in
them, and if there was a way to work it out id like to make them available
to other faithful Front Row listeners somehow. Heres to brighter days in
the future for all of us but especially you, Jerry........LONG LIVE THE
FRONT ROW MORNING SHOW AND LONG LIVE THE ASTRONAUT KITTY!!!!
Steve P.
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I can't believe so many people have responded to my Astronaut Kitty story! If you don't know this, here goes:

When I was a kid in Kansas City, about 5 years old, these neighbor kids were into model rockets. Shooting them off, chasing the parachutes and blowing stuff up.

The also were into throwing their G.I. Joes off the roof and even attempting launching him up on a rocket.

Well, one day their dad brought a huge tank of helium home and the started filling up balloons for a Birthday party. One thing led to another and soom G.I. Joes were being lost in space.

Then, I thought about this stray cat under our porch that had a litter of kittens and one favorite of mine was a kitten that was Black, but with a White head. It looked like it was wearing a helmet.

I called it my, "Astronaut Kitty!"

So the older boys told me they had a mission for this lil' cat to go to the moon! I believed them and so with about Six balloons my cat left the Earth.

Being again, about 5, I believed it lived on the moon and since the moon was made of cheese, there had to be plenty of mice!

Now, being 29 years old, I know the cat died a horrible death, either suffocating in the stratosphere, freezing, or falling to it's doom when the balloons popped.

Still, when I am out at night looking to the stars and wondering what God has in store for me job-wise, I imagine that kitty pouncing mice on the moon.