Okay, Ron, I understand your position. Lots of people aren't bothered by advertising. I'm bothered by it a lot, and for that reason I don't listen (willingly) to commercial radio either. The fact that it's FREE is not a strong enough argument to convince me to donate my time and attention to it. I listen to recorded music, I watch movies, I get my entertainment if at all possible where it is not full of advertising.

As for newspaper ads, they are not invasive, because one doesn't have to read them. A 1-second glance, and they are dismissed. But TV ads and radio ads are not so easily dismissed, because they take up a sizable block of your time. There's advertising on the Internet too, but I can easily avoid it. That's the difference.

You know what a TV or radio ad is like? It's like a loud, obnoxious salesman suddenly materializing right in front of you in your own living room (or car) and yelling stuff in your face about things you don't want to hear about. What would you do if this kept happening? I think you would probably get violent. Most people would.

It's obviously a matter of individual taste whether or not such advertising is acceptable. To me it's not.

- LH