Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Please Hold...Pondering the Pointless

Who do you think "creates" hold music?  Do you think they have an office, with lots of sound effects on a keyboard?  Do they get paid hourly, a salary, or maybe pay by the song?  Do these "songs" come to them in the shower?  While riding their bike to get a latte and a biscotti at the local coffee shop?  Maybe while listening to other hold music when calling in to report their lastest and greatest song.

Whose job is it to listen to a compilation c.d. of the best of hold musics and pick for their company the songs that will torture its clientele?  That person needs to be fired.

Who decides that the new age music is the way to go?  Or that everyone just loves to hear the Jackson 5's ABC song remixed into "elevator" music was a good idea.

Hold music and elevator music also make me think of the music they used to play in Shoney's restaurants...when I was little we ate there a lot (on kids eat free night of course).  I remember thinking, even as a child, how awful their music was.

Is it cheaper to play crappy music NO ONE will like then to take a chance on any other genre of music that might offend some but that most will at least be able to tolerate?

Those are a few questions I present to you today.

Now...what sort of pointless thing are you pondering?

6 Words to brighten my day:

PapaJeff said...

I'm pointlessly pondering why you're pondering this pointless pontificating!

PapaJeff said...

So howlong do you intend to pointlessly ponder the pointless? Give us some new stuff!!!

Anonymous said...

I am so glad someone else has pointless questions, too! One is who separates the recycled stuff after it's been dumped in the recycle truck? And what kind of stuff to they wear to handle all that yucky stuff! I wonder that every week:) I bet you're feeling better about yourself now! LOL

Anonymous said...

I am so glad someone else has pointless questions, too! One is who separates the recycled stuff after it's been dumped in the recycle truck? And what kind of stuff to they wear to handle all that yucky stuff! I wonder that every week:) I bet you're feeling better about yourself now! LOL

Anonymous said...

O.K. - I had to add this one - if I'm listening to a rock station and an 80s song comes on about sex, I always wonder what their mamas think.

Anonymous said...

O.K. - I had to add this one - if I'm listening to a rock station and an 80s song comes on about sex, I always wonder what their mamas think.