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The Mikey Show - Rock 105.3 - 11/30/07

Friday, November 30, 2007

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Daily Audio 2007KIOZRock 105.3

workplace accountabilitysports broadcastingcharity gala teasingparody musiclocal singer contestradio triviafirearm safety disputeanesthesia awarenessLa Jolla harbor sealsaddiction and recoverydomestic violenceradio

Mikey staged a blunt but affectionate intervention over Boston Rob's refusal to answer email, while the crew separately roasted Bryant Gumbel for flat, error-prone NFL play-by-play. Sky defended her dress and her time with Roman Oban at a charity gala, and Mikey turned her recent behavior into the parody song Drama Queen. Josh D'Amigo beat Regina Leonard in the acoustic Winner Plug All contest, while Sky and Ashley supplied the comedy by missing basic questions in the Dumb Chick Challenge. The show also aired Bobby Knight's confrontation with a neighbor, recoiled from stories of anesthesia awareness, and debated Christy's argument that La Jolla's seals mattered more than enforcing the old Children's Pool trust. The closing testimony followed Amanda from teenage meth use and a near-fatal assault in front of her daughter to sober living, structured recovery, and faith.

What happened, in order

  1. Boston Rob's Email Intervention

    Mikey confronted Boston Rob for ignoring work email and using an unfinished recap email as his live notepad, while Rob argued that Mikey should text him instead.

  2. Bryant Gumbel's Flat Calls

    Mikey and Eddie mocked Bryant Gumbel's lifeless NFL Network play-by-play, especially his muted reaction to a Tony Romo touchdown while Deion Sanders talked over the action.

  3. Sky's Night With Roman

    Sky recounted attending Roman Oban's charity gala with Michelle, and the crew teased her about her revealing dress, tracking Roman down, and lingering with him in the mansion's master-bath patio.

  4. Drama Queen Parody

    Mikey performed the ABBA-style parody Drama Queen, turning Sky's illness, on-air mistakes, and complaints into a chorus the listeners could not get out of their heads.

  5. Winner Plug All Showdown

    Josh D'Amigo sang the autobiographical acoustic song Pocket Change, Regina Leonard answered with the bluesy Hammer and Nail, and Josh later won 84.1 percent of the listener vote.

  6. Dumb Chick Challenge

    Sky and Ashley stumbled through easy trivia about Libra, Barack Obama, Ali Baba, anatomy, Richard Nixon, and Earl Grey before caller Tracy won the game.

  7. Bobby Knight's Neighbor

    The show aired a tense recording of Bobby Knight's neighbor demanding that Knight move his shooting farther away after birdshot pellets landed near the man's house and pool.

  8. Awake During Surgery

    A clip from Awake led Mikey, Sky, Rebecca, and callers into a horrified discussion of anesthesia awareness, in which paralyzed patients can hear and feel surgery without signaling anyone.

  9. Seals Versus Children's Pool

    Caller Christy argued that La Jolla's harbor seals were a treasured public attraction, while Sky explained that a 1931 trust legally reserved Children's Pool as a swimming beach for children.

  10. Amanda's Addiction Story

    Amanda told Mikey she began using meth at 15, miscarried amid heavy drug use, survived alcohol poisoning, and briefly became sober during a second pregnancy.

  11. Amanda's Rock Bottom

    Amanda identified seeing her daughter watch as the child's father tried to suffocate her as the moment she finally fought for her life and recognized her rock bottom.

  12. Amanda Finds Recovery

    After Child Protective Services threatened adoption, Amanda met a man who introduced her to a sober-living home, a 90-day recovery program, and a spiritual foundation for sobriety.

People mentioned

MikeyBoston RobEddieBryant GumbelDeion SandersTony RomoSkyRoman ObanMichelleJosh D'AmigoRegina LeonardAshleyTracyBobby Knight