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The Mikey Show - Rock 105.3 - 02/20/08

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

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Mikey, Skye, Eddie, Sean, Ashley, and Boston Rob mixed personal stories with arguments about relationships, privacy, food, and why some risks feel acceptable. In the Secret Crush bit, Craig confessed his feelings to Renee on air, denied having a girlfriend, and secured a date at George's. Third Day performed acoustically, Mark Lee recalled nearly missing a Grammy acceptance while in the bathroom, and Mikey explained how the band's music supported his conversion and break from an alcohol-centered past. The crew also reacted to a Navy satellite interception, a Chevy Nova crashing through a Vista roof, and new Wolverine casting, while their sharpest debates concerned Colleen's socially transformed boyfriend, Skye's open bathroom door, and Sean's selective germophobia.

What happened, in order

  1. Shuttle memories

    As Atlantis landed, Mikey and the crew compared childhood memories of an underwhelming first shuttle landing with the shock of hearing that Challenger had exploded.

  2. Make the knife sing

    Sean described a home knife-skills lesson from Nikki in which his wife grew frustrated by the oversized knife and Nikki's repeated instruction to make it sing.

  3. Two personalities

    The hosts debated Colleen's complaint that her quiet boyfriend becomes the life of the party around her friends, arguing over whether he is performing for approval or simply more relaxed in groups.

  4. Shoot down the satellite

    The crew excitedly discussed the Navy's plan to fire a missile from the USS Lake Erie at a falling satellite after Atlantis was safely back on Earth.

  5. Craig's secret crush

    Craig used the Secret Crush bit to tell classmate Renee that he missed her and wanted to take her to George's, and she accepted after confirming that he did not have a girlfriend.

  6. Wolverine casting chaos

    Skye tried to report Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, Taylor Kitsch as Gambit, and will.i.am as John Wraith while Mikey and the others buried the announcement under superhero and celebrity-name jokes.

  7. Third Day live

    Third Day joined Mikey for acoustic performances and Grammy stories, including Mark Lee learning in the bathroom that the band had won and sprinting toward the stage.

  8. Music after conversion

    Mikey told Third Day that his wife introduced him to their music after his Christian conversion and that it helped him imagine a new life beyond his history with alcohol.

  9. The open-door debate

    Skye admitted that she often uses the bathroom with the door open, prompting Eddie, Ashley, and Mikey to argue that some bodily routines should remain private from a spouse.

  10. Nova through the roof

    The show recounted an apparent Vista prank in which someone lifted a 1966 Chevy Nova onto a business roof, only for it to crash through the ceiling and rupture the sprinkler system.

  11. The selective germaphobe

    Mikey and Eddie challenged Sean's germophobia because he scrutinizes their dishes but embraces rough-looking Vietnamese, Moroccan, Indian, and Ethiopian restaurants for authentic food.

People mentioned

MikeySkyeEddieSeanAshleyBoston RobNikkiColleenCraigReneeMark LeeMac PowellBrad AveryDavid Carr