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The Mikey Show - Rock 105.3 - 11/13/08

Thursday, November 13, 2008

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The Mikey Show broadcast from Qualcomm Stadium for a San Diego Food Bank drive built around amateur paintball, with Boston Rob and Ashley beating Skye and Zeth before professionals demolished all four. Mikey had to return to the studio when the remote equipment failed, but Eddie kept the field action moving through the turkey shoot and Ashley's nearly unrecognizable tone-deaf karaoke. The crew also treated Paula Goodspeed's death seriously, arguing that American Idol bore responsibility for exploiting unstable auditioners, while Eddie's defense of the Padres' looming Jake Peavy trade drew open ridicule. Later, Skye debated the consistency of conserving water while using Christmas lights, and Mikey's toy nostalgia led to a startling caller story about a Shogun Warrior causing a permanent eye injury.

What happened, in order

  1. The earthquake drill gets dark

    The crew turned Southern California's planned 7.8-magnitude earthquake drill into jokes about prison wine, assigned casualties, and what students really do under their desks.

  2. Eddie accepts the Padres fire sale

    Eddie insisted the Padres knew what they were doing as a Jake Peavy trade loomed, while Mikey and Boston Rob mocked his forced optimism about losing Peavy, Khalil Greene, and Trevor Hoffman.

  3. The cost of American Idol humiliation

    After Paula Goodspeed was found dead outside Paula Abdul's home, Mikey, Eddie, and Skye argued that American Idol knowingly exploited visibly unstable auditioners for laughs.

  4. The remote broadcast breaks down

    Severe technical failures at Qualcomm forced Mikey to drive back to the studio while the remaining crew improvised on air and struggled to route microphones correctly.

  5. Three-second paintball disaster

    Zeth was eliminated by a face shot within three seconds, leaving a terrified Skye alone before Ashley and Boston Rob completed an untouched victory.

  6. Pros demolish the radio team

    Four experienced paintball players swept Skye, Zeth, Boston Rob, and Ashley without losing anyone, landing three headshots and one painful knee shot.

  7. Tone-deaf karaoke

    Ashley sang mangled versions of songs by REO Speedwagon, Duran Duran, Quiet Riot, and Godsmack so badly that none of the callers could identify one correctly.

  8. Turkeys under fire

    Boston Rob and Zeth donned homemade turkey costumes inside a cramped cage and absorbed paintballs from food-bank donors, including several shots to their hands, knees, and groins.

  9. Christmas lights versus conservation

    Skye defended using white LED Christmas lights while conserving water by not always flushing, and the crew and callers challenged whether her environmental logic was consistent.

  10. Toys, nostalgia, and an eye patch

    A discussion of He-Man, Shogun Warriors, Stretch Armstrong, and the Toy Hall of Fame peaked when a caller said his modified Shogun Warrior permanently damaged his best friend's eye.

People mentioned

MikeyEddieSkyeSeanAshleyBoston RobZethJake PeavyKhalil GreeneTrevor HoffmanKevin TowersPaula AbdulPaula Goodspeed