Call screener An "industry vet" stated, "At the very least you can catch 90 percent of them by getting their number and calling them back, generally they freak or give you a phony phone number." Other techniques described "include grilling the caller on little known facts about the situation or organization they claim to represent." Prank callers don't always get through: Although the names of most call screeners never make it on the air, there are a few notable screeners that are major characters on their shows. Many live call-in radio shows do not like alternative or adverse opinions to be aired,
Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad) several other genres, who would not otherwise play any blues. Its popularity is such that one encyclopedia entry concludes, "What bluesman does not have his own version?" Billy Vera wrote "rest assured, as you read these notes, someone somewhere is performing 'Call It Stormy Monday'". Due to its length, "Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)" is shortened to "Call It Stormy Monday" or most often "Stormy Monday". Confusingly, it is also sometimes referred to as "Stormy Monday Blues", the same title as the 1942 song by Billy Eckstine and Earl Hines. According to T-Bone Walker, he