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The Mikey Show - Rock 105.3 - 10/06/08

Monday, October 6, 2008

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The show opened by blaming the Chargers' loss to Miami on poor preparation and a lack of physical intensity, an argument Sean Merriman later sharpened by explaining what his injured presence normally adds to the defense. Boston Rob recounted surrendering a Red Sox playoff ticket rather than betray a promise to his fiancée, while Mikey turned Ashley's fresh breakup and his own chaotic lasagna attempt into comic studio material. Eddie analyzed Seth Petruzzelli's 14-second upset of Kimbo Slice, and the crew mixed that sports talk with a disastrous trivia contest and stories about a lightning strike and AO's freeway crash. In the most serious calls, Mikey told Scott he could heal after discovering his late girlfriend's double life and urged Nicole to take a New York job instead of letting dependent relatives guilt her into staying.

What happened, in order

  1. Chargers' trap-game collapse

    Mikey, Eddie, and the crew argue that the Chargers looked unprepared and were outworked in a 17-10 loss to Miami despite having far more talent on paper.

  2. Mikey's lasagna panic

    Mikey describes becoming intensely anxious while making his first lasagna, hunting for San Marzano tomatoes and improvising after Rebecca accidentally threw out an ingredient.

  3. Rob gives up the playoff ticket

    Boston Rob explains that he stayed home with his fiancée rather than use the lone Red Sox playoff ticket his friend had secured after Rob had explicitly promised not to leave her behind again.

  4. The superstitious delivery guy

    Caller Jordan says he paced outside a customer's house and covered his ears during a Chargers goal-line play, leaving the customer to wonder why her delivery driver was acting distressed.

  5. Merriman diagnoses the defense

    Sean Merriman says the Chargers miss his pass rush, explains how he studies games like film, and argues that the team's deeper failure against Miami was allowing itself to be out-physicaled.

  6. Ashley's breakup goes on air

    The show reveals that Ashley and her boyfriend unexpectedly split on Friday, then tries to preserve her planned cook-off by turning the competition into a morale-boosting distraction.

  7. Kimbo falls in 14 seconds

    Eddie recounts how replacement fighter Seth Petruzzelli knocked out Kimbo Slice in 14 seconds after Ken Shamrock withdrew, threatening EliteXC's investment in its biggest star.

  8. Dumb Chick Challenge meltdown

    Ashley, Sky, and Boston Rob stumble through trivia about Michelangelo, Lee Harvey Oswald, the Hippocratic Oath, and other subjects before Rob finally wins.

  9. Lightning at the gas pump

    The crew watches security footage of a New York man being struck by lightning while pumping gas and marvels that he returned to the same station the next day to finish filling his car.

  10. Grief after a double life

    Caller Scott says his girlfriend died of a heart attack and only afterward did he learn she was still married, prompting Mikey to argue that Scott can grieve both her death and the relationship's deception without ever g

  11. Nicole's New York choice

    Mikey urges 24-year-old Nicole to take a five-year job opportunity in New York, arguing that relatives who rely on her cooking, cleaning, driving, and money are disguising their own dependence as her selfishness.

  12. AO flies off the freeway

    P1 AO describes hydroplaning off the freeway and under a fence, then says a rushed tow damaged his nearly unscathed car because he was desperate to get home for the Kimbo fight.

People mentioned

MikeyEddieSkyAshleyBoston RobRebeccaJordanSean MerrimanLaDainian TomlinsonKimbo SliceSeth PetruzzelliKen ShamrockLee Harvey OswaldScott