I was always a tad miffed when radio stations didn't play my requests in the '80s. Once, it irked me when the DJ played a song I hadn't requested, and said, "This is by request for Des Peres, (the town where I grew up.)"
"Hmmm," I thought. "I didn't request that. I'll bet he's just putting the name of my city on another song that he was already scheduled to play."
Then, after a pause, I thought, "Granted, I'm not the only person who lives in Des Peres, and I'm probably not the only listener from this town who called the station this afternoon."
The DJ didn't play my request that afternoon. I reminded myself that as tasteful as I think my requests are, no radio station can accommodate every listener every time.
