Aired Music

What do you prefer listening to --your own playlist from your mp3-player or --the radio?
Well, I love radio. First of all I don't have to create a playlist there. (I'm too choosy when I create one,it takes me 15-20 minutes overall.). If you don't like a song ,NP!,change the station. Here in Goa 4 stations play all time (FM rainbow,Radio Indigo,Big FM, and Radio Mirchi) Each one has its speciality. Indigo will play English only. I like their 'Time Tunnel'. FM rainbow is good. They play Hindi- marathi- konkani- english all type of songs.
Radio Mirchi has a catchy 'Radio Mirchi' tune. Wherever they open up,they come up with some new RM tune. Big FM sucks a little bit. I wonder from where did they find that gaudy name- BIG FM. They have some competitions all of which have a thing in common-the name will start with 'BIG'. Big Goyenkar , Big Maa(this was lolest. listeners were asked too send a poem about their mother, NO, Big Maa! The poem should contain 'Big Maa' all over..I had never seen such an example of marketing + Maa, except that 'Sehwaag Ki Maa' ad.)This reminds me of Bhajji ki maa(Don't take me wrong. I'm not cursing him) During the recent Bhajji-Symonds Episode these newspaper reporters flocked towards his home and took his mother's interview. How the hell is she supposed to know more about the situation? But no- they will go on repeatedly showing her interview with that repulsive RED strip at the bottom of the screen 'Mera beta Bekasur Hai- Bhajji Ki Maa Ka kehna'.

Oh where was I....Hm..Radio stations in Goa. Another thing I like about radio is the Rjs. My favourite pair is RJ Narendra and Fakruddin['Hasto ke Ghar Baste'- Rainbow] Some others include Malvika Dhawan from Radio Indigo.
When I was a kid I used to listen BBC. I still remember the Big Ben tune they played. Interestingly, we could hear a Pakistani station also! They always talked about deteriorating situation in India, Indian soldiers torturing common people, and sing songs about their leader, Mr Mush. Then there were Chinese stations. I don't know if that was real Chinese or some random noise but it was funny. We kids used to sit in front of the radio and imitate that sound. chan chan ching munh pikachi chuvano!
I had read some sci-fi book in which aliens contact earthlings through radio. I was quite amused and for some days listened to random frequencies on radio, thinking that I will hear something unearthly. But alas! No luck.
One thing I like about the radio is its connectivity. Even when you may be sitting anywhere on Earth, you are most likely to be able to listen at least one radio station. You feel connected to the world though you are alone.