Bad for Dave but glad to here that D&M will be together again, eat it Rob, Arney and Dawn.

Ah the Radio gods together again. Can't wait when is there first show back gonna be? Will WJFK pick them up, ITS GREAT NEWS

Riiiiiiiiiight. Don ain't so down on his luck he needs ole LFF to join up.

DON STATED OM HIS SHOW TODAY AND YESTERDAY THAT WHOMEVER GETS THE JOB THAT WAS DAVE'S WILL NOT BE SOMEONE HE USED TOWORK WITH.

Said he wanted to work with someone in radio, but new to him.

That sure does stop the months in making rumour. Oh, it's all on the podcast of Don's show.

Oh, the merry LFF pranksters! Trying to swirl up some chatter for their ole pal LFF!

PS: Fargo John. You are funny.

No way that's gunna happen.....If Doni pulled getting rid of Dave (who is well loved) and played it off this way ...acting in the dark about this and "What Not" he'd look like a ass......He's happy without Mike.....I'm sure he would find someone much more happening without the dead weight around his neck.

Mike is moving to Sacramento? What about the pile of bills he has in Manassas, and his fantastic mansion?

You'll see just wait.

Correctamundo. Don will get fried by the loyal Sacramento audience if he just canned Dave to bring in Mike. You guys who don't live here have no idea how real this shit is to the locals. Plus, as someone else mentioned, he's happy again. Sometimes I think his show gets boring, but then I hear how fucking happy he is compared to the last few years of D&M and I just change the station and come back in 10 minutes. Dave was real important to the city and there is no way this is a switcharoo to get Mike O in there. Plus we all know that would make Don unhappy again. LFF is more of a drunk diva than when Don jumped that ship.

Fer sure...if Doni was gunna pull this they would of kept Dave and said we are getting part of the gang back together with our new players...Dave would of been kept long enough to make the switch....Dude is loved for trying to keep the kings here...no matter the outcome ....his firing even made the news circuit people are bummed...hell I'm bummed...I loved that dog faced boy :(

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No show today lol

Yes, the "long weekend..."

What holiday merits a Monday off on this date?

Any BOAD historians, was Reloaded ever their onstage antics?

I Dmed him on Twitter, said I had heard for sure he was getting back together with LFF. Here's his response:

THANKS FOR THE KIND WORDS. MIKE IS THE FUNNIEST CAT I'VE EVER WORKED WITH, BUT LIFE MOVES ON. MIKE HAS HIS PODCAST, I'VE RE-STARTED IN SAC. I AM STILL WRECKED ABOUT DAVE. BUT AS I STATED ON THE SHOW, WHOMEVER GETS IT WILL BE SOMEONE IVE NEVER WORKED WITH. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT, AND PLEASE DO DL MIKE'S PODCAST. THX!

Actually that was broken down into 2 DMs from Don.

A little trip down memory lane......

The Don & Mike Show - Best of 2006: Bill Clinton (Part 1 of 2)


The Don & Mike Show - Best of 2006: Bill Clinton (Part 2 of 3)


The Don & Mike Show - Best of 2006: Bill Clinton (Part 3 of 3)

you can hardly hear the rob(b) cackle


and lff is funny when he does his voices when he doesn't do the voices he comes across as asshat


lickit

Carmichael Dave is fired and the same week LFF mysteriously goes dark for an unannounced four-day weekend. Folks, LFF is in Sacramento. He's talking to CBS.

Here's pure conjecture from me.

Don feels he has demonstrated that LFF can't do it without him.

It's been four years since D&M broke up, and absence does make the heart grow fonder.

LFF is so desperate, he is resorting to kissing Don's ass and is actually appearing to be legitimately contrite.

Don is not completely heartless. He is aware the LFF's life is derailing.

The remarks by Don about not wanting to work with LFF is to tamp down speculation, especially before a deal is done, in case it doesn't work out (you are talking about LFF, you know. He would find a way to fuck this up, if he could).

So...Dave fired...Mike mysteriously going dark for four days.

It's a duck, folks.

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but I saw LFF walking his dawg yesterday afternoon. he didn't pick up the shit

WashingTone-Locian Wrote:
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> It's a duck, folks.



Don's probably saying "Only if it's named 'The Don and LFF Show.' "

That'll give them something to talk about. haha

If Don could appear at his father's funeral after all his "damn dummies," it goes to show he does have a big heart.

Although, how funny would that be if the first words back on the air were "Anal Sox?"

99.9999999999999% chance this is untrue.

Don has run off to Sac and reinvented himself.

His show is killing it out there.

That Dave guy was just a hangar on from previous regimes.

If Don were not killing it, or if he appeared to be struggling, then maybe that less than 1% chance is there.

That is why it makes no sense, at all.

Never go back to Don & Mike, it's only Dons name on the show now.

WashingTone-Locian Wrote:
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> Carmichael Dave is fired and the same week LFF
> mysteriously goes dark for an unannounced four-day
> weekend. Folks, LFF is in Sacramento. He's talking
> to CBS.
>
> Here's pure conjecture from me.
>
> Don feels he has demonstrated that LFF can't do it
> without him.
>
> It's been four years since D&M broke up, and
> absence does make the heart grow fonder.
>
> LFF is so desperate, he is resorting to kissing
> Don's ass and is actually appearing to be
> legitimately contrite.
>
> Don is not completely heartless. He is aware the
> LFF's life is derailing.
>
> The remarks by Don about not wanting to work with
> LFF is to tamp down speculation, especially before
> a deal is done, in case it doesn't work out (you
> are talking about LFF, you know. He would find a
> way to fuck this up, if he could).
>
> So...Dave fired...Mike mysteriously going dark for
> four days.
>
> It's a duck, folks.


if this is true.... WOW

Ok,,,I want to fan the flames too,,,



Two aging morning zoo guys closing in on 60,,,

Last chance to cash in for real dollars on their fame,,,

Don may be doing great but he knows he'd get even more money for a reunion,,,

They end the way they started, just the two of them,,,no Rob(b) or Buzz,,

There is no one Don could bring in that would cause a bigger stir or raise the interest level that Mike would,,,

Don is a business man, he knows what sells, and he knows what the fans really want,,

Don and Mike back together would be news worthy,,,no one else would be


Howard Stern ain't walkin through that door,,,

geezus crist robb in iowa and oskar on vacation

thinks of doing show with just buzz"push my buttons" burbank and rj"i shit on u" manservant

lff says fuck it on failcast

he's sorry again


carmichael dave was losing his show then gets canned
did dons have anything to do with it or could he have tried HARDER
maybe
remember don is poopyhead too
clears his throat and snorts too much i says
timing is just coincidence

dons and mikes no more

how about dem apples

For all you non-beleivers out there, Talked to an Insider here at KHTK can't say who, but he told me that the direction the station wanted to go was to reunite Don with Mike, No Robb or Buzz, They like the crew they have already who are by the way all under contract. Mike's deal would escalate depending on the number of stations they are picked up by. Remeber people radio is a business and CBS Radio knows that Don and Mike could be picked by as many as 20 station right off the bat, solving many morning Drive Problems. Dave was let go because he is to Sacramento, they want they show to have a more genaric feel, like the old show. Details are still to be worked out but my insider says, Mike is on board, and Don who was unsure at first has signed off on the idea if Mike can agree to a contract. If everything works out expect to see Mike start around Mid-June to allow him to wrap up pod cast and move to Sacramento, One thing Don said he didn't want was for Mike to broadcast from his house like Don did when he first started on KHTK.
Well that's all I can say right now, stay tuned. Oh yeah and Don has been told to keep this quiet until the t's are crossed and the i's are dotted.

Sac J-man Wrote:
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> For all you non-beleivers out there, Talked to an
> Insider here at KHTK can't say who, but he told me
> that the direction the station wanted to go was to
> reunite Don with Mike, No Robb or Buzz, They like
> the crew they have already who are by the way all
> under contract. Mike's deal would escalate
> depending on the number of stations they are
> picked up by. Remeber people radio is a business
> and CBS Radio knows that Don and Mike could be
> picked by as many as 20 station right off the bat,
> solving many morning Drive Problems. Dave was let
> go because he is to Sacramento, they want they
> show to have a more genaric feel, like the old
> show. Details are still to be worked out but my
> insider says, Mike is on board, and Don who was
> unsure at first has signed off on the idea if Mike
> can agree to a contract. If everything works out
> expect to see Mike start around Mid-June to allow
> him to wrap up pod cast and move to Sacramento,
> One thing Don said he didn't want was for Mike to
> broadcast from his house like Don did when he
> first started on KHTK.
> Well that's all I can say right now, stay tuned.
> Oh yeah and Don has been told to keep this quiet
> until the t's are crossed and the i's are dotted.

Makes some since, why get rid of Dave to bring in some unknown. From a business stand point. People were listening to Don and Mike long before we ever heard of Carmichael Dave.

Hatemotor Wrote:
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> Ok,,,I want to fan the flames too,,,
>
>
>
> Two aging morning zoo guys closing in on 60,,,
>
> Last chance to cash in for real dollars on their
> fame,,,
>
> Don may be doing great but he knows he'd get even
> more money for a reunion,,,
>
> They end the way they started, just the two of
> them,,,no Rob(b) or Buzz,,
>
> There is no one Don could bring in that would
> cause a bigger stir or raise the interest level
> that Mike would,,,
>
> Don is a business man, he knows what sells, and he
> knows what the fans really want,,
>
> Don and Mike back together would be news
> worthy,,,no one else would be
>
>
> Howard Stern ain't walkin through that door,,,


Your right but soon Mike will be.

That would be a great way to end this thread,,,

Don and Mike back together would bring closure even if the new show sucked,,,

It's better than a podcast

And Mike would get the satisfaction of "winning",,,


I wonder if the failcast crew would do their own podcast? I doubt it,,,

I talked to an insider at KHTK, I can't say who, and he said Don was emphatic about not bringing Mike on board. The phrase "ever forward" was used. Also something about "fuck Sac J-Man".

Let's get real. If LFF had something big going, do you really think he would have been able to resist not dropping something about it by now?

Mike's already pimping his Poker Run for June 9 and can't even be depended on to show for podcast events that aren't paid appearances.

No but Don knew something was coming. Anybody catch when he told Frank Caliendo last week he had a job for him if Fox Sports didn't call this year? Meanwhile, Carmichael Dave was sitting right there in the studio.

Sadly, Mike took the day to golf and drink because two of his partners bailed on the podcast. I would not count on this thread ending any time soon.

What Wrote:
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> I talked to an insider at KHTK, I can't say who,
> and he said Don was emphatic about not bringing
> Mike on board. The phrase "ever forward" was
> used. Also something about "fuck Sac J-Man".


The only inside you have is the one in your ass. Go back to listening to Rob, Arney and Dawn while you can, the time at the top of the ratings is over, Don is playing it cool because of Dave, who I know he really liked, but the chance to be syndicated again and make the big money by teaming with Mike, come on are u that stupid, What are you a Malooff? Thanks for your dumb-ass reply, enjoy 98 rock.

LFF was home watching the hockey

boy that old towne sports pub{formerly lff's) is doing gangbuster business these days


if anyone is in trouble right now i think it might be donnie g. CBS radio has been wanting to unload stations in smaller markets i.e. the big sac, and with the Kings leaving for Anaheim in a year just gives the CBS suits more reason to unload Khtk. hasn't Khtk become a lineup of syndicated shows(which i like, dan patrick, jim rome and nick and artie. all shows i wish we had in wash. d.c. versus shit like "junkies" and "lavart and dooks") grant napier(darnell says hi!)probably goes with Duh Kings. carmichael dave not reupped. that just leaves one biggie donnie g.. maybe he even took the job cause he knew he was taking a bullet for cbs radio setting the station up for sale?
if cbs unloads Khtk donnie g. being the good soldier will probably get a job offer somewhere else in the CBS radio empire hello detroit!

meanwhile the failcast goes on. i never figured it would go on this long but somehow ronick has figured away for them to make money but eventually its got to run out of gas
in the end lff goes to florida gets a job on oldies station . he'll finally accept big time radio job just ain't happening
oskar marries his gal in phoenix. a town he has history with on the radio and seems to like. oskar and da coach(remember him?) in phoenix
rob(b) goes to iowa and gets depressed on kcjj(all that fucking corn) or would he settle for off air job as board op in d.c. area? could his ego handle that?
buzz gets the occasional voiceover job and tries for WNEW in the wee small hours of the mourning

Sac J-man Wrote:
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> For all you non-beleivers out there, Talked to an
> Insider here at KHTK can't say who, but he told me
> that the direction the station wanted to go was to
> reunite Don with Mike, No Robb or Buzz, They like
> the crew they have already who are by the way all
> under contract. Mike's deal would escalate
> depending on the number of stations they are
> picked up by. Remeber people radio is a business
> and CBS Radio knows that Don and Mike could be
> picked by as many as 20 station right off the bat,
> solving many morning Drive Problems. Dave was let
> go because he is to Sacramento, they want they
> show to have a more genaric feel, like the old
> show. Details are still to be worked out but my
> insider says, Mike is on board, and Don who was
> unsure at first has signed off on the idea if Mike
> can agree to a contract. If everything works out
> expect to see Mike start around Mid-June to allow
> him to wrap up pod cast and move to Sacramento,
> One thing Don said he didn't want was for Mike to
> broadcast from his house like Don did when he
> first started on KHTK.
> Well that's all I can say right now, stay tuned.
> Oh yeah and Don has been told to keep this quiet
> until the t's are crossed and the i's are dotted.

Did Mike fuck your sister or mother? You spew so much hate and vitriol. Why don't you go out a buy a puppy. Maybe you will feel better and have something else to focus on.

Mike pissed off Don too many times. No way they are getting back together. Let's look at some of Mike's actions towards Don.

1. Right after Don left, Mike announces on his very first show that he didn't like the Don and Mike show and felt it was too negative and he didn't like that and he was going to "fix it" now that he had control of the ship. On his very first show he is throwing Don under the bus.

2. The infamous Cancer Show. Here is where Mike again throws Don under the bus saying that he ordered Rob not to talk about his son's cancer because it would take away from Don's wife passing away. Mike implies that Don is self-centered and only cares about himself (even though Don was the only crew member to visit Rob and his son). He also claims that him and Buzz saved the show by doing it by themselves for two weeks.

3. Don set's up his facebook/twitter/ podcast and the very next day Mike goes on air - him and Rob making fun of D.J.'s that have to use social media to get their message out there. Rob chimes in that "only losers resort to that"

4. Then when Don gets CBS to agree to let him do an uncensored podcast - Mike bitches to the higher-ups saying that it isn't fair and that it will hurt his show. CBS then requires Don to run the show through their filters - Don kills the deal due to Mike's interference.

5. Don falls off the stage at an appearance and the whole LFF crew spends the next day making fun of him - before anyone even knew his condition and whether it was serious or not.

I would feel sorry for Mike - but he did it to himself. Mike, Rob, and Buzz should have remained professional and kept themselves in check. They can bitch about Don all they want - but he was the one getting them a paycheck. As soon as the couldn't ride his coatails anymore - they failed. To make their failure even worse - they reached back and attacked the guy who made them who they are.

Their failure is a direct result of their actions.

all valid and accurate points, don has taken the high road with mike since day one

no way don wants to let him back on the gravy train

Seeing as I dont work directly with KHTK, Doni, etc, but its a small cluster here, you will have to get info as it gets trickled out. So, new info-ish, the Dave thing had nothing to do with his contract. It is (and both Dave and Doni have backed this up) a weird convoluted thing that stems around KHTKs contract with the Kings/Maloofs. This is pretty much known by everyone here, and Dave confirmed it on his UStream cast thing he did last Friday. While everyone at the station is now very quick to say "Maloofs had nothing to do with it", Dave says "I got a text message from a Maloof". He does not confirm/deny.

About the MOM rumors, talks have happened, but it knowing how this shit works, nothing is even in contract phase. Just...conversations.

I'm also kinda drunk, so....

Also, and I know this for a fact, there is no bad blood between Don and the old crew. They chat often. It was a mutual decision to not talk about the old show or each other so that they could both forge there own way post-D&M. The barbs they've given each other have been inside jokes between everyone involved.

Stupid wine.

3) Don had NOTHING to do with Dave getting "released", and it took him by suprise, BUT because of that, thats why there have been convos with MOM. A re-focusing, if you will.

It was funny, though, that people brought up him working with Chad Dukes and Don said on air "No way in hell".

Maybe I'll send this in to that weird dude who writes that DC radio blog thing that sucks.

"They chat often. It was a mutual decision to not talk about the old show or each other so that they could both forge there own way post-D&M."



BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Except Mike brings Don by name once or twice a week, so there goes the whole agreement about talking about the old show. It's much easier for Don to not talk about Mike and krewe

A Little Birdy Wrote:
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> Also, and I know this for a fact, there is no bad
> blood between Don and the old crew. They chat
> often. It was a mutual decision to not talk about
> the old show or each other so that they could both
> forge there own way post-D&M. The barbs they've
> given each other have been inside jokes between
> everyone involved.

Your credibility just flew out the window.

Remember Mike announcing that Don's brother had died? His "source" was Tom Gavin.

Mike (Mister "Journalism Degree") had his facts all screwed up.

Freda's brother died, not Don's. There's no way in hell that information could have been jumbled if they were chatting "often".

I think a reunion is possible, simply because it would drum up a lot of attention and has the potential to make some extra cash for both of them.

But would Don have said over and over that he's looking for a new partner that he's never worked with before if he was planning to put the band back together?

His "source" was Tom Gavin.

This X 1000.

And Buzz's shitty joke after Don's accident, "that he doesn't keep in touch with Don, that Don pretty much fell out of sight."

Classy.

Andrew Ryan Wrote:
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> His "source" was Tom Gavin.
>
> This X 1000.
>
> And Buzz's shitty joke after Don's accident, "that
> he doesn't keep in touch with Don, that Don pretty
> much fell out of sight."
>
> Classy.



I still can't think of ONE reason why Donnie G. would want to re-partner with LFF. What's in it for him? Migraines? Aggravation? The smell of stale booze wafting from LFF's pits?

FlippingTheLittleBird Wrote:
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>
>
> I still can't think of ONE reason why Donnie G.
> would want to re-partner with LFF. What's in it
> for him? Migraines? Aggravation? The smell of
> stale booze wafting from LFF's pits?


Money. The chance to get back into the DC market and be a "Big Man" in radio again. Plus, Donnie G. is as past Freda as one can be, so the whole "memories" thing is probably not an issue anymore.

It's all speculation on my part. Nothing may be happening. But I think it is odd that LFF disappears for four days right after Dave gets canned in Sac Town. Given how business is done, I certainly wouldn't take denials by Donnie G as a definitive "no."

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FlippingTheLittleBird Wrote:
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> Andrew Ryan Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > His "source" was Tom Gavin.
> >
> > This X 1000.
> >
> > And Buzz's shitty joke after Don's accident,
> "that
> > he doesn't keep in touch with Don, that Don
> pretty
> > much fell out of sight."
> >
> > Classy.
>
>
>
> I still can't think of ONE reason why Donnie G.
> would want to re-partner with LFF. What's in it
> for him? Migraines? Aggravation? The smell of
> stale booze wafting from LFF's pits?


how about a bag of cash? Most of their old affiliates would grab them up and lazy PD's all over the country would work to get a syndicated show. They would ride the reunion train for a few of years, then retire.

Unhinged Jaw Wrote:
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> FlippingTheLittleBird Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Andrew Ryan Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > His "source" was Tom Gavin.
> > >
> > > This X 1000.
> > >
> > > And Buzz's shitty joke after Don's accident,
> > "that
> > > he doesn't keep in touch with Don, that Don
> > pretty
> > > much fell out of sight."
> > >
> > > Classy.
> >
> >
> >
> > I still can't think of ONE reason why Donnie G.
> > would want to re-partner with LFF. What's in
> it
> > for him? Migraines? Aggravation? The smell
> of
> > stale booze wafting from LFF's pits?
>
>
> how about a bag of cash? Most of their old
> affiliates would grab them up and lazy PD's all
> over the country would work to get a syndicated
> show. They would ride the reunion train for a few
> of years, then retire.

I think you're drastically over-estimating the appeal of a D&M reunion. They maxed out at, what, 50 affiliates? Most in tertiary markets?

Laaaaughing Wrote:
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>
> I think you're drastically over-estimating the
> appeal of a D&M reunion. They maxed out at, what,
> 50 affiliates? Most in tertiary markets?


True. But the fact is, what does CBS Radio have going for it? WNEW? The network is dead in the water. Its paucity of ideas and chicken-shit management have killed it. D&M might look like a fucking golden goose to some of these morons who can't manage their way out of the fucking ratings cellar.

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over-estimateing, possibly. darstically over-estimating, I don't think so. People love to watch/listen to train wrecks. People would listen, for awhile and syndication would spread them out pretty far, pretty fast, again, because PDs are lazy and want something with proven ratings.

Do I believe any of this will happen, no. Will I play the game, sure, I can play what if pretty easily.

hey apple, why isn't anyone talking about my trip to Iowa this weekend? I was finalizing my move out here and nobody cares.

Conspiracy theories aside, Oscar was in Cabo (another vacation....really?), Rob was in Iowa (possibly for a real job with KCJJ, then he would skype into the show), so they blew off the Friday show. Now, since I do not listen regularly, I don't know if they told people about this....

Posting the State Theatre show as a bonus show was inevitable.

I can possibly see the allure for CBS to do this. They've effectively destroyed their arsenal of non-sports talk shows. Maybe they realize there is still demand for some "guy talk".

What other formerly syndicated show will they get? No Stern. O&A talk about leaving XM for podcasting, but regular radio is probably the last place they will end up. Tom Leykis tweets daily about how stupid radio execs are and just kicked off his own podcast network. D&M weren't Howard, but they weren't nothing either. Don and Mike are willing to continue working in the corporate radio world, which appears to be rare among the former "success" stories of guy talk.

I'll be surprised if they reunite, but not shocked.

Realistically, I think LFF would need a 30 day stint in rehab if they were to get back together. From all the stories posted here, this guy seems too dysfunctional make a reunion work unless they dry him out.

Of course, once he gets out of rehab he would have to stay sober and who knows if he could do that.

Buzz just announced on today's show that he is leaving TMOS podcast to persue another news venture. He said that 10 minutes a day was simply not enough. Let the conspiracy theories fly....

This could be the end.

I think you're right, TheNorthman. Buzz got to the first life boat. I'd be willing to bet that Robb is next. The timing of his trip to KCJJ/Iowa makes me think he and the wife were looking for homes, wrapping up interviews, etc.

Oscar is in no rush to find something else. In fact, he'll probably prefer having a normal 9-5 and then focusing on BOAD.

I guess that leaves LFF. Maybe a rejoining with Don, maybe back to DJing in NY while getting BJs from clubgoers.

Time will tell...

Not really surprised, in light of the whole blow up from a few weeks ago. besides, the guy sees he needs to have a real job.

I bet Ronnick is pissing his pants with anticipation of jumping into that chair.

Robb essentially has a job in Iowa, it's whether or not those guys want to give Robb a bigger show (3 hours, 5 days a week?). Maybe they let Robb buy into the station.....

Math and Science Wrote:
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> Robb essentially has a job in Iowa, it's whether
> or not those guys want to give Robb a bigger show
> (3 hours, 5 days a week?). Maybe they let Robb buy
> into the station.....


Man, I just looked at the KCJJ website. I guess they could give Rob(b) fifty hours a week, because that station looks like ten miles of bad road from a programming standpoint. I can't imagine Rob(b), in the lead chair, filling 15 hours a week . . .

Laaaaughing Wrote:
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>
> Man, I just looked at the KCJJ website. I guess
> they could give Rob(b) fifty hours a week, because
> that station looks like ten miles of bad road from
> a programming standpoint. I can't imagine Rob(b),
> in the lead chair, filling 15 hours a week . . .

It could work if 13.5 of the hours were music, PSAs and ads for local used car dealers.

But really, it shows you how far down the food chain KCJJ is if they see Spewak as 'talent' worth pursuing. Rob(b) has been in and around a major media market for what? - ten years and no one, but no one has seen fit to offer him a job.

What station is Buzz going to work for?

what is buzz doing Wrote:
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> What station is Buzz going to work for?

Maybe he'll replace Neil Augenstein's awful voice on TOP.

:(

As much as I loved Buzz on the show... Mike was such a dick to him I'm very happy he's leaving.

But agree with Northman, the end could be verrrry near.

As I wrote on this board right after Mike's meltdown, there was little question that Buzz would be the first to leave the show.

Why would anyone get up in the morning, drive 22 miles to Manassas, listen to an egomaniacal bully stammer and bloviate for 50 minutes, waiting patiently for his portion of the show so he can try to read a few lines of "news" through interruptions and verbal abuse, in exchange for 25% of the chump change that's left over after Mike (I'm sorry, I meant to say, "THE SHOW") buys a snowblower and rents a motorcycle and an RV?

I'm surprised that it didn't happen sooner.

Mike sounded soooo defensive when he made the announcement. But not the least bit sorry.

And he's lying through his porcine teeth when he says it has nothing to do with their "tiff". That wasn't a tiff, Mike. That was you, giving up your last vestige of self-control and publicly pissing on one of your oldest friends.

It begins....

him blowing off RJ's client to watch a caps game was another nail in the coffin

This explains a little though. I'm guessing Buzz wasn't a complete dick and let Mike know he had this on the radar. Mike was probably pissed Buzz might have an opportunity to move on, hence the the blow up. Probably be the same way if BOAD was in talks to get back on the air. All of a sudden Oscar would be Mike's target.

how come dcrtv hasnt picked up on this...

Next stop for Mike. Sacramento.

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> Next stop for Mike. Sacramento.


Not if I have anything to do about it.

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Like you have anything to say about it, Not this is Donnie G anyway>

I listened to as much of the 'Buzz leaving' segment as I could stand, and two things stand out: 1. Buzz said he's worked 2 to 3 years building up TMOS and now it was time to start over(?!?!); 2. O'Meara said he could understand Buzz wanted to have more input into a show because the current format of TMOS was centered around Mike, Rob(b) and Oscar focusing on the "comedy" segment of each show for 50 minutes (?!?!?!?!).

Well, there's some self-delusion for ya.

As has been noted above, Buzzito likely has had enough of O'Meara, knows the podcast is going nowhere and the money ain't there. After all, how much $$ can a broke-assed instituion like NVCC through at TMOS? Time to start over indeed.

And, someone was right the replacement for Buzzito at the end of the month is (drumroll) Marc Ronic (?) who will be hosting a news segment called "Who Cares".

Oops it should be "throw at TMOS".

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> Like you have anything to say about it, Not this
> is Donnie G anyway>

Would you please try your retort again, in English this time.

Don Geronimo Has No Radio Superhero Powers:: After 40 years in radio, Mike Sorce has no power - none! Hell, he doesn't even own his current Don Geronimo Show heard on KHTK 1140 in the tumbleweed hell hole known as Sacramento - CBS Radio does. That was evident again this week when his new Mike O'Meara sidekick, Carmichael Dave, was fired by management without so much as an explanation (rumor has it that the Maloofs, owners of the Sacramento Kings, ordered the career "hit" ). Fired even though the regurgitated comedy gold of yester-year, The Don Geronimo Show had climbed to second in the ratings. Two points. One, radio history has shown that Sorce has thrown more radio colleagues under the bus than Greyhound (O'Meara, Spewak, Burbank...) So it was no suprise this week when Geronimo, the PD of KHTK, wilted to CBS management pressure in giving a half-hearted attempt to save Carmichael Dave. Did Sorce walk-out in protest? Child Please. That would have required the self-centered Sorce to do the right thing. Instead, he walked Carmichael Dave to the plank of the USS CBS Radio as he told him he loved him. But that's not the bigger issue. In this day when owning your content is King, Geronimo-Sorce is no Elvis. Like mega-successful Podcastors and content providers to mainstream radio networks like Adam Carrola & Leo Laporte, had Mike Sorce re-entered radio by developing and syndicating The Don Geronimo Show, his crew under contract and broadcasted from his new state-of-the-art digital studio on some tropical island, he would have had all the leverage when CBS Radio applied cement shoes to Carmichael Dave and pushed him overboard. Instead, Geronimo-Sorce is still CBS Radio's fetal position bitch and exiled in Sacramento. Forty plus years in radio and Mike Sorce will never be master of his own radio domain. Let that be a lesson to all on-air talent. My 'The Dictator' mailbag. Dave's adult film star management skills. The Real AHHHH (5/12/12)

THAT was written by Paul Bicknell aka the real AAAHHHHHH on dcrtv.com
Guy really has it in for Don, writes fiction constantly on the mailbag about Don.
Nothing to see/believe here.

IF lff's show was one eighth as interesting as these 1 mil+ looks say, he's be the shit.

I love that whole "stand up for what's right by walking out" bullshit. That's how vagrants get started. Yeah, you're right. But you also pee in a jar at night.

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How soon will Buzz's face be removed from the website?

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It isn't already? RJ, GET ON THIS!!! TRY HARDER!!!!!!

It certainly appeared as though Buzz was in for the long haul, talking about the upcoming Maine trip, a day at the ballpark, etc., but then again, maybe he was just lying.

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> As much as I loved Buzz on the show... Mike was
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This.
Mike has been small and mean to Buzz for a long time.
Wish Buzz the best.

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> Guy really has it in for Don, writes fiction
> constantly on the mailbag about Don.
> Nothing to see/believe here.

1. If Paul Bicknell's friends got together, what would they do with the other three seats in that McDonald's booth?

2. Will Rogers said he never met a man he didn't like -- note that he never met Paul Bicknell.

3. Remember -- if you're, say, 40 years old, you were born SINCE Bicknell was relevant in radio.

Worst guy ever. Just ever.

Way to go Buzz! Life too short.
Will we be hearing Michael Elston on CBS Radio's WNEW?

Heard Buzz doing the voiceover on the tv recently for DR Stumpgrinder(didn't they sponsor the lff failcast briefly) and for a local auto auction joint.

see you up the old dirt path buzzito

long ashes

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> I love that whole "stand up for what's right by
> walking out" bullshit. That's how vagrants get
> started. Yeah, you're right. But you also pee in a
> jar at night.

Buzzito indicated his new incarnation will be a "witty, humorous look at news and politics, blah, blah".

He's never led carried a show in his career, and his fill-in slots at the D&M show and TMOS were painful, how's he gonna pull that off now?

He didn't mention the "media" outlet, so I suspect it's another podcast?

What's really interesting is that Buzzito gave his "two weeks notice". WTF? What's the point of sticking around? (O'Meara was his usual passive/aggressive dickish self after the profound 'annoucement': Come back any time Buzz, and don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out! HA HA!).

Why oh, why would Buzzito jump ship after the State Theatre triumph?

Well, now that announcement has been dealt with, we can get back to 50 minutes of comedy gold on the daily MOMS.

Just listened to the show.

I could taste Mike's anger.

Please Robb go to Iowa.

You all remember Buzz hosting his Capital Critter shows on WJFK

He ain't good at hosting a newstalk show
get a newsreader job Buzz!
it's all about your voice not your ability as a newsmun

oh gawd more of that awful ronick's voice

even though i enjoy listening to the train wreck failcast the constant sound of ronic's voice may be the tipping point

Can't we all agree that Buzz was the last element left on the show that was not a sycophantic foil for LFF?

Remember Buzz worked with Don before Mike did and Buzz was just about the only guy who could or would stand up to Mike in any way that actually threatened him.

Big O's only role on the show seems to be to try to tell stories without getting stopped out by an uncontrollable Blo(b).

Chronic is annoying and boring in his own right.

How could any of us not think that the Buzz/Mike fight and Sacramento firing are not somehow related?

Larry Fine said it best. The end took a big step today.

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> I love that whole "stand up for what's right by
> walking out" bullshit. That's how vagrants get
> started. Yeah, you're right. But you also pee in a
> jar at night.


Could you elaborate, WTL? I'm not really following you on this.

Who in their right mind would walk out of their job because a co-worker gets fired?

Don is old school radio. You can tell he loves that lifestyle/job. Just listen when he talks about his younger days. I can't see him sitting in his basement doing a podcast for the rest of his career.

I finally finished listening to today's TMOS.

Did anyone else pick up on how happy Mike sounded?

I don't get it.

Hmmmm...

What if Buzz was going to join Don...

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> a
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> Could you elaborate, WTL? I'm not really following
> you on this.

I was referencing the DCRTV mailbag message about Don not quitting over Carmichael Dave getting canned. It's idiotic to expect someone to quit their job because somebody else got fired.

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I agree that it sounds like Buzz is doing some stupid podcast thing. Obviously not with the MOM Broadcasting network, from the sound of things.

I don't know if LFF sounded happy. I did think it was interesting when he said a person's normal reaction would be to feel angry or abandoned. I've had plenty of people I work with over the years and I can honestly say I've never felt angry or abandoned by their leaving. If it is someone I like and who I thought did a good job, I was happy for them. If it was someone who sucked, I was happy they were leaving. The fact LFF has this perspective speaks volumes about his fucked up psyche.

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Maybe Mike is just happy that the 5 way split (if that's even accurate) goes back to a 4 way spit. Maybe RJ can get a little for his trouble. By far the worst result of this is more Ronick. That guy sucks as a "broadcaster" and as a "sales guy". Seriously, it's all affiliate programs anyone with 2 minutes and google can find. They can't seem to keep many actual clients. Now LFF's going to be extra cranky since he has to do some appearances this week to support his Fat Fucks On Motorcycles Ride. I'm all for charity, but didn't the whole thing only raise $10K or so last year? I guess that's worth it, but I'm already tired of hearing about it.

I worry for those who still listen that Marc is licking his lips while staring Buzz's microphone down...

"I did think it was interesting when he said a person's normal reaction would be to feel angry or abandoned. The fact LFF has this perspective speaks volumes about his fucked up psyche."

BINGO! lff the self absorbed asshole
lff probably had gotten over buzz's betrayal since buzz told him about leaving last week. in lff's mind he probably had reached the point by today's failcast of fuck you buzz and good riddance. it sure sounded like buzz's plans aren't fully formulated but that ridiculous chewing out by lff had to be the tipping point for leaving that mess

lff sure wasn't falling all over buzz to stay

oskar seemed bit surprised. if he gets married don't you see phoenix in his future.

i just can't stand the sound of ronic's voice and what little of interest he has to say

interesting rob(b) makes no mention of Buzz's announcement

Lff also makes no mention of the departure
a few comments from fb friends about buzz leaving no response from lff

michael elston fb now makes no mention of working for failcast and pretty much blocks his fb from viewing

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> I agree that it sounds like Buzz is doing some
> stupid podcast thing. Obviously not with the MOM
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> I don't know if LFF sounded happy. I did think it
> was interesting when he said a person's normal
> reaction would be to feel angry or abandoned. I've
> had plenty of people I work with over the years
> and I can honestly say I've never felt angry or
> abandoned by their leaving. If it is someone I
> like and who I thought did a good job, I was happy
> for them. If it was someone who sucked, I was
> happy they were leaving. The fact LFF has this
> perspective speaks volumes about his fucked up
> psyche.

Because, from LLF's twisted POV, it's all about him. No matter what.

I am glad Buzz finally had enough of the motor-mouth egoamanic.

So, Buzz would rather leave to work on an undefined, unfinished project, rather than stay with the krewe after the recent blow-up between him and Mike, yet there is no correlation......right.

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> him and Mike, yet there is no
> correlation......right.


Better yet, he wants this new project to have NO connection to the existing LFF-failcasting "empire." Presumably, his experience with the failcast has given him great insight in how NOT to start/run/promote a podcast, including the all-important, "Try not to drink so much that you can't show up for your own show" principle.

Remember -- Buzz has no kids, and he's been successful doing voice-over stuff for a jillion years. He's playing with house money. The rest of the failcast clowns are nominally trying to find a way to make a living, and the failcast ain't it.