12.08.08

I hung up on Akon!

Posted in Random Thoughts at 6:58 am by Administrator

Yes, it’s true but not on purpose! I’ll explain in a sec!

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Mine was nice. I ate waaaaay too much but it was all good. I’ve been working everyday since 11/29 so that has been my main priority (which I’m loving!) – but I have squeezed in a little fun.

Anyhow, back to Akon…
He had a new album come out the week of Thanksgiving, and a new clothing line so he was going to be in Chicago that Friday for a big launch party. He was scheduled to call in to the station for an interview but called late…when I was on…and I had no clue who it was initially.

He called one of the private lines, which staff normally calls or the techs for remotes – so I just answered it “Hello” like I always do. There was a lot of noise, no response, so I said “anyone there?” I heard an unfamiliar man’s voice say “Hey baby,” and then there was another long pause and I could hear a ton of people in the background. I said hello again, and this time I got a “What’s up baby it’s me” – to which I so eliquantly replied, “Me? Who the hell is this?” and got, “What’s up baby this is Akon – I’m calling for my interview but I’m a little late.” Sweet baby Jesus, I was just a rag to Akon! So now I feel like a gigantic tool and am fearing my career may be flashing before my eyes. I talked to him for a sec asking how he was, blah3, then asked if I could put him on hold to see if we could squeeze him in during my show, or if we were going to reschedule (which was really just my professional way of saying I had no clue was going on and I’m going to call my boss) – he was super nice and had the most distinctive voice…but being all flustered, instead of hitting the ‘hold’ button, I hung up on him! OMG I’m so done!

Julian was there (he did the morning show that day) and laughed his ass off at me because I just opened the studio door and screamed “Somebody!” He told me to just do the interview if he called back and assured me that I wouldn’t get in trouble for it. I ended up talking to one of my bosses and he laughed at me too and said to reschedule if he calls back. I told him that I was going to lie and say I was someone else if he did.

Low and behold, 20 minutes later Akon called and apologized to me saying he was sorry that his phone must’ve cut out. Nice! I told him the plan and he was all for it. I wished him luck with his new album and clothing line, he called me “baby” about 45 more times (so there was no need to disclose my identity), and that was it. Everybody lived happily ever after!

I text Joe (Cicero, formerly of “The Joe and Rebecca Show”) afterwards because the Akon song “Smack that” (as in smack that *ss) reminds me of him. When his Mom was still alive it was the ringtone he had for her which always cracked me up. There was no meaning to it (which is what made it funny), I think he just bought a bunch of ringtones when he got a new phone and had a leftover one and assigned it to her. I txt “I hung up on Akon today” and he responded “Did he want to smack that?” Good times.

Anyhow, other things going on (less dramatic), I need to play catch-up w/a lot of my friends. I’m gonna try to pull that off tonight. I’ve been so bad about returning calls lately! Maybe that Akon incident scarred me?!

I did talk to my bff Kanya yesterday. She and I have been playing phone tag since Thanksgiving. She’s coming home on 12/19 w/her husband Edgar. Big up to Kanya and Edgar! I miss them and wish they were closer to home.

I’m having dinner with the girls tomorrow night. There are suppose to be 8 of us (which cuts my call list down to 4- I’ll just catch up with them in person), but someone always punks out. Let’s hope I’m not that girl! Ha!

Alright, well my free nights and weekends are a callin!

Have a great week! Dress warm!

XOXO,
Bec

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