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The Mikey Show - Rock 105.3 - 10/23/07

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

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Mikey described a firefighter confirming that flames were three miles from his home, an evacuation order turning mandatory within ten minutes, and the scramble he and Rebecca faced getting Jules, Ginger, and Sydney out. Skye insisted that she and her husband leave rather than gamble with their lives, then mocked his evacuation priorities after he packed binoculars but left their wedding albums. Steve, P1 Shogun, Adam, Taylor, Jeff, and AJ showed the human response through shelter work, worry for a firefighter mother, volunteer firefighting, and the rescue of two goats. The show also argued that San Diego deserved more attention than celebrity-heavy Malibu, questioned whether Jerry Sanders and FEMA could avoid Katrina-style failures, praised Arnold Schwarzenegger's hands-on nursing-home response, and heard Larry Himmel explain how he watched his own house burn.

What happened, in order

  1. The Fire Was Three Miles Away

    A firefighter confirmed to Mikey that the wildfire was only three miles away and moving directly toward his home.

  2. Mandatory in Ten Minutes

    Mikey and his neighbor Mark chose to stay under a voluntary evacuation order, only to hear it become mandatory ten minutes later.

  3. Wrangling the Cats

    Mikey and Rebecca evacuated cats Jules, Ginger, and Sydney while joking about their wildly different reactions to the frantic escape.

  4. Binoculars Before Wedding Albums

    Skye overruled her husband's wish to wait for an evacuation call, then discovered he had packed binoculars while leaving their wedding albums behind.

  5. Evacuees Needed Company

    After a 36-hour medical shift at Qualcomm Stadium, Steve said evacuees needed blankets and supplies but also conversation, cards, and chess to ease the uncertainty.

  6. San Diego Versus Malibu

    Mikey argued that national coverage overemphasized celebrity-heavy Malibu even though far more people were suffering in San Diego.

  7. The Katrina Leadership Test

    The hosts argued that the disaster would define Mayor Jerry Sanders and debated whether local, state, federal, and FEMA coordination would avoid Katrina-style failures.

  8. Schwarzenegger Takes Charge

    Arnold Schwarzenegger described finding 300 evacuated nursing-home residents without anyone in charge and staying until ambulances and hospital space were secured.

  9. A Firefighter's Worried Son

    Caller P1 Shogun thanked the fire crews while admitting that he had not heard from his mother on the Witch Fire crew for several days.

  10. Taylor and Jeff Saved Three Homes

    Adam said volunteer firefighters Taylor and Jeff jumped into their car, extinguished Poway spot fires, and saved his father's home along with two others.

  11. Larry Himmel Watched His Home Burn

    Reporter Larry Himmel used his press credentials to reach his neighborhood and watched his own house burn, saying certainty was better than not knowing.

  12. Hay for Two Rescued Goats

    AJ had rescued 250-pound and 60-pound goats from Rancho Santa Fe and asked listeners to bring hay to the Mira Mesa evacuation center.

People mentioned

MikeyRebeccaJulesGingerSydneyMarkSkyeSteveJames CameronJerry SandersArnold SchwarzeneggerP1 ShogunAdamTaylor