[AndiMember]

well the word freak has been used to describe us both after conversations in pubs!!

Andi

[AndiMember]

well the word freak has been used to describe us both after conversations in pubs!!

Andi

[Dinky_Toy]

MartinS wrote:
• Jingle Collector
• Jingle Enthusiast
• Jingle Addict

Which category best fits you? I’m sure the list is not exhaustive, indeed there could well be other categories too, perhaps ‘Jingle Intrigued’ or ‘Jingle Aware’ as a pre-requisite to being a Jingle Enthusiast.

You missed a vitally important one – Jingle Widow

I guess the description would be…..

“partner of a Jingle Addict who puts up with the habit and occasionally takes a look at this website to try and keep up with some idea of what his/her Jingle Addict partner is so excited about and obsessed by!

Does not really take more than a passing interest in Jingles themself but for the sake of their relationship has to have some knowledge.

Has to be a very patient and long suffering person”

And that would be me

[Dinky_Toy]

MartinS wrote:
• Jingle Collector
• Jingle Enthusiast
• Jingle Addict

Which category best fits you? I’m sure the list is not exhaustive, indeed there could well be other categories too, perhaps ‘Jingle Intrigued’ or ‘Jingle Aware’ as a pre-requisite to being a Jingle Enthusiast.

You missed a vitally important one – Jingle Widow

I guess the description would be…..

“partner of a Jingle Addict who puts up with the habit and occasionally takes a look at this website to try and keep up with some idea of what his/her Jingle Addict partner is so excited about and obsessed by!

Does not really take more than a passing interest in Jingles themself but for the sake of their relationship has to have some knowledge.

Has to be a very patient and long suffering person”

And that would be me

[topcat]

You missed another important one: JINGLE PEST

This person has taken collecting to a new obsessive height:

1. He/She insist that they know everything about every producer who created the jingles… even though they’ve only been collecting for a couple of months.

2. They insist that they are a serious collector… even though their entire collection consist of .mp3 files encoded at 64 bits in mono… and/or all their stuff is archived on off-speed no bias cassettes.

3. They are self-important, and feel that it’s YOUR responsibility to give them copies of each and every tape that has even passed through your hands. Oh… and since they’re serious, they also want them on no-bias cassettes NOW.

4. They have no respect for your time. So what if you have a full-time job, run a business and have a family to support and spend time with. What do you mean you won’t be able to dub those elussive WABC jingle demos immediately. Who do you think you are?

5. They don’t understand why they should offer to reimburse you for shipping and materials. CD blanks are free and International or domestic postage is free also. Hell… I’m surprised they don’t insist on free FedEx in some cases.

6. They might have some important rare unknown jingle find to share with you. Do you need a copy of the PAMS Series 40 demo? They have a 12th generation dub where the sound is lost in the noise floor that they might be willing to share with you… despite the fact that they promissed not to give out copies.

[topcat]

You missed another important one: JINGLE PEST

This person has taken collecting to a new obsessive height:

1. He/She insist that they know everything about every producer who created the jingles… even though they’ve only been collecting for a couple of months.

2. They insist that they are a serious collector… even though their entire collection consist of .mp3 files encoded at 64 bits in mono… and/or all their stuff is archived on off-speed no bias cassettes.

3. They are self-important, and feel that it’s YOUR responsibility to give them copies of each and every tape that has even passed through your hands. Oh… and since they’re serious, they also want them on no-bias cassettes NOW.

4. They have no respect for your time. So what if you have a full-time job, run a business and have a family to support and spend time with. What do you mean you won’t be able to dub those elussive WABC jingle demos immediately. Who do you think you are?

5. They don’t understand why they should offer to reimburse you for shipping and materials. CD blanks are free and International or domestic postage is free also. Hell… I’m surprised they don’t insist on free FedEx in some cases.

6. They might have some important rare unknown jingle find to share with you. Do you need a copy of the PAMS Series 40 demo? They have a 12th generation dub where the sound is lost in the noise floor that they might be willing to share with you… despite the fact that they promissed not to give out copies.

[Inferno]

You missed another important one: JINGLE PEST

1. He/She insist that they know everything about every producer who created the jingles… even though they’ve only been collecting for a couple of months.

quote]

Is there such a thing as a female jingle collector, addict, etc :

I agree with everyone on this thread…as long as we don’t end up with a jingle extremist!

[Inferno]

You missed another important one: JINGLE PEST

1. He/She insist that they know everything about every producer who created the jingles… even though they’ve only been collecting for a couple of months.

quote]

Is there such a thing as a female jingle collector, addict, etc :

I agree with everyone on this thread…as long as we don’t end up with a jingle extremist!

[JingleMadMember]

Inferno wrote:
Is there such a thing as a female jingle collector, addict, etc :

Not one of the 150+ entires into the JingleNews.com Christmas Giveaway 2005 was a woman!

[JingleMadMember]

Inferno wrote:
Is there such a thing as a female jingle collector, addict, etc :

Not one of the 150+ entires into the JingleNews.com Christmas Giveaway 2005 was a woman!

[MartinS]

Thanks for your replies folks….. this is looking interesting.

Jingle Pest, Jinge Widow are good ones to add to the list.

I wonder if we could complete an A-Z, starting off at Jingle Addict, through to Jingle Widow…..Y?…Z?

What about categories to encompass people that go only for certain eras (mmmm do they really exist) or just certain jingle styles?

We don’t have to confine it just to those sharing our hobby, or those that have an appreciation for finely crafted radio idenification. What about those evil Programme Directors that take over at a station and immediately prematurlely withdraw an excellent package in favour of the dreaded dull sweepers?

I have a few in mind for the female jingler, but perhaps shouldn’t post them here!

Mart
Jingle Addict – AC(hons), CHR.

[MartinS]

Thanks for your replies folks….. this is looking interesting.

Jingle Pest, Jinge Widow are good ones to add to the list.

I wonder if we could complete an A-Z, starting off at Jingle Addict, through to Jingle Widow…..Y?…Z?

What about categories to encompass people that go only for certain eras (mmmm do they really exist) or just certain jingle styles?

We don’t have to confine it just to those sharing our hobby, or those that have an appreciation for finely crafted radio idenification. What about those evil Programme Directors that take over at a station and immediately prematurlely withdraw an excellent package in favour of the dreaded dull sweepers?

I have a few in mind for the female jingler, but perhaps shouldn’t post them here!

Mart
Jingle Addict – AC(hons), CHR.

[Inferno]

PaulMc” wrote:

Is there such a thing as a female jingle collector, addict, etc :

Not one of the 150+ entires into the JingleNews.com Christmas Giveaway 2005 was a woman!

That’s a shame. I did have an idea of a jingle collecting dating agency but that is totally si-fi! Imagine a Kelly Brook lookalike wanting to get hold a Metro fm 1995! Totally dreaming now!

[Inferno]

PaulMc” wrote:

Is there such a thing as a female jingle collector, addict, etc :

Not one of the 150+ entires into the JingleNews.com Christmas Giveaway 2005 was a woman!

That’s a shame. I did have an idea of a jingle collecting dating agency but that is totally si-fi! Imagine a Kelly Brook lookalike wanting to get hold a Metro fm 1995! Totally dreaming now!

[Barras]

I was watching Sky News this afternoon and they broadcast a serious piece on environmental and climate changes and how parts of the UK are going to be submerged under sea-water sooner than we think. Some professor mentioned the words “Meltdown” and I started to sing that JAM package to myself. That kind of sums it up, how it is for me…. 😉

David Barras

[Barras]

I was watching Sky News this afternoon and they broadcast a serious piece on environmental and climate changes and how parts of the UK are going to be submerged under sea-water sooner than we think. Some professor mentioned the words “Meltdown” and I started to sing that JAM package to myself. That kind of sums it up, how it is for me…. 😉

David Barras

[JingleMadMember]

MartinS wrote: Jingle Pest, Jinge Widow are good ones to add to the list.

I think we can add “The Jingle Hoarder” to the list. This type of person is most likely to say “yes I do have what you want, but I can’t give it to you”.

[JingleMadMember]

MartinS wrote: Jingle Pest, Jinge Widow are good ones to add to the list.

I think we can add “The Jingle Hoarder” to the list. This type of person is most likely to say “yes I do have what you want, but I can’t give it to you”.

[DevawebMember]

I’d like to add “The Closet Collector” to the list

[DevawebMember]

I’d like to add “The Closet Collector” to the list

[Dinky_Toy]

MartinS wrote: I have a few in mind for the female jingler, but perhaps shouldn’t post them here!

Mart
Jingle Addict – AC(hons), CHR.

Oh go on…….do share…….. 😈

[Dinky_Toy]

MartinS wrote: I have a few in mind for the female jingler, but perhaps shouldn’t post them here!

Mart
Jingle Addict – AC(hons), CHR.

Oh go on…….do share…….. 😈

[davew]

Here are A few more that i can think of jingle geek and of course anorak

Cheers

Dave

[davew]

Here are A few more that i can think of jingle geek and of course anorak

Cheers

Dave

[MartinS]

Thanks all, these are all great! I will try and compile a list in a while, in a slightly more creative way than I’d first thought of.

Something this morning made me think of another one though – Jingle Requestor.

Are you a jingle requestor? Perhaps this is just a symptom of Jingle Addiction? And I don’t mean contacting stations asking for copies of jingles. Yes, have you ever phoned, text’d or written to a radio station requesting a jingle be played on air, rather than a song?

Now… other than myself I know of at least 2 examples of people here who have done just the above, otherwise I wouldn’t have mentioned it. However I’ll let people come forward themselves though!

My example….. The time was summer 2002 as the Commonwealth Games were just about to kick off in Manchester. Feeling disgruntled at having to go to London for three days I text’d Nicksy on Galaxy 102 breakfast asking for a particular “Galaxy 1-02 Man-chesteer” cut. And… he played it, more than once in fact – without any use of words such as ‘anorak’ or ‘sad’ – how obliging! The only ‘sad’ thing is that I text in as Neil (totally random) rather than Martin!

The particular cut, by French company Freeway, seemed to really sum up the feeling and great atmosphere in the city on that hot summers morning. Unfortunately I’ve never heard it in either the Freeway demo, nor in any of the many montages of these jingles kindly posted/linked to by other members.

The example I heard today…. Listening to a Yorkshire breakfast show – the presenter read out a text message (from a female judging by the name!) saying “You don’t play any of your jingles anymore… please can we hear some”. After which the presenter replied “What are you talking about? Yes we do”! Listeners were then treated (depending on your views) to four consecutive cuts from Reelword’s excellent Kiss 108 Boston ’03 package! The word ‘sad’ was mentioned, only jokingly! Who cares though – I enjoyed ’em.

Would be good to hear any other examples. It’s a lot easier now with the text messaging than it was back in the 70s, to write in, or phone in and risk being laughed at!

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