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The Mikey Show - FM 94.9 - 01/20/11

Thursday, January 20, 2011

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American Idol singingcelebrity roastspostpartum insomniascience experimentslistener written musicschool lunchesparenting disagreementsmovie scene improvisationradiocomedyamerican idolricky gervais

Mikey, Woods, Lauren O'Brien and Jay argued over American Idol singers who over-style songs, while Ricky Gervais defended roasting celebrities instead of flattering them. They explained that Sienna missed work after nearly three sleepless days, with callers connecting her insomnia to postpartum anxiety and separation from her baby. Jay lit a pickle with an extension cord and nails, Woods played the listener-written Dio song, and Jay later discovered that the skin-tight shirt he wore belonged to his son Jasper. A school-lunch nostalgia bit moved from leaky thermoses and grim cafeteria food to the homemade fishing-trip burritos made by Mikey's mother. The longest argument came after Rebecca broke Jake's crayons: Mikey wanted an exact replacement, while Woods, Lauren and Jay emphasized gratitude and a unified parental front; later the group improvised violent movie scenes to a song.

What happened, in order

  1. Just Sing It Straight

    Woods mocked American Idol contestants for smothering familiar songs in breathy vibrato, while Lauren O'Brien argued that the judges expect singers to add their own style.

  2. Gervais Defends the Roast

    Ricky Gervais defended his harsh Golden Globes jokes by saying the industry hired an outsider to roast its stars, not to flatter them.

  3. Why Sienna Was Out

    Mikey explained that Sienna had missed work after nearly three days without sleep, prompting a serious discussion with callers about postpartum anxiety, depression and separation from her baby.

  4. The Electric Pickle

    Wearing a lab coat, Jay pushed wired nails into a pickle and plugged it into an outlet, making it glow, hiss and smell burned while everyone backed away.

  5. The M1 Dio Song

    Woods performed a full faux-Dio anthem on electric guitar using mythical lyrics assembled line by line by listeners on Facebook.

  6. Dork Lunches

    The hosts and callers traded school-lunch memories about leaky thermoses, banana-flavored sandwiches, cafeteria vegetables and the homemade chorizo breakfast burritos Mikey's mother packed for fishing trips.

  7. Jay's Tiny Shirt

    After everyone ridiculed Jay's impossibly tight shirt, Kim texted to reveal that he had accidentally worn a new shirt belonging to his seven-year-old son Jasper.

  8. The Crayon Court

    Mikey argued that Rebecca should replace the exact crayons she broke, while Woods, Lauren and Jay said Jake needed perspective and his parents needed to present a unified front.

  9. TomTom Tunes

    A deadpan navigation-device voice read lyrics to Black Hole Sun, The Thong Song and Hey There Delilah while callers raced to identify them.

  10. Movies in Their Heads

    While listening to a song, the group improvised increasingly cinematic scenes involving a cocaine smuggler, a donkey-masked robber and a deadly gun spin in a 1988 Los Angeles condominium.

People mentioned

MikeyWoodsLauren O'BrienJaySiennaRicky GervaisRebeccaJakeKimJasperJennifer LopezSteven Tyler