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The Mikey Show - Rock 105.3 - 01/04/08

Friday, January 4, 2008

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Mikey, Eddie, Skye, Ashley, Boston Rob, and the rest of the crew move from Mike Huckabee's and Barack Obama's Iowa victories into arguments about race, religion, and campaign rhetoric. Britney Spears's custody standoff and hospitalization dominate the news, and Mikey challenges TMZ's decision to package her apparent breakdown as mocking entertainment while Eddie points to audience demand. The show's biggest stunt has David Mendoza eat balut, century egg, sea cucumber, and durian for Chargers playoff tickets, while lighter bits cover Kanye West's Connect Four obsession, Dane Cook's seven-hour set, a rattlesnake in a meter box, and a quiz that turns into an on-air fight. Mikey closes by recounting his addiction, abuse, and eating disorder and arguing that faith in Jesus Christ gave him lasting hope.

What happened, in order

  1. Iowa upsets

    Mikey celebrates Mike Huckabee's convincing Iowa caucus win, while the crew marvels that Barack Obama won the Democratic contest and Hillary Clinton finished third.

  2. Britney custody crisis

    Britney Spears allegedly refused to return her children to Kevin Federline's representative, prompting police and an ambulance to take her to Cedars-Sinai for psychiatric evaluation.

  3. TMZ ethics debate

    Mikey condemns TMZ's mocking captions and photo gallery during Spears's breakdown, while Eddie argues that the site is serving the audience that sustains its business.

  4. Kanye plays Connect Four

    Kanye West says Connect Four helps him cope after his mother's death, but Beyoncé punctures his confidence by beating him nine games in a row.

  5. Forty-seven-story survival

    A New York window washer survives a 47-story fall that kills his brother, requires massive transfusions and bedside surgery, and still regains speech and movement.

  6. Seven-hour stand-up set

    Dane Cook breaks Dave Chappelle's Laugh Factory endurance record with a seven-hour performance, leading the hosts to debate when extended crowd work stops being stand-up.

  7. Eating for the playoffs

    After Jay Zevely wins Chargers tickets outright, David Mendoza earns his pair by eating balut, century egg, sea cucumber, and durian without vomiting.

  8. Obama, race and rhetoric

    Al Sharpton refuses to endorse Barack Obama merely because both are Black, while the crew argues over Obama's preacher-like cadence and whether race helped drive his appeal.

  9. Dumb Chick Challenge

    Skye answers Mark Twain, the nineteenth century, and Rosa Parks correctly, while Boston Rob and Ashley miss their questions and erupt into an argument over microphone coaching.

  10. Snake in the meter box

    Water-meter reader Leonidas recalls opening an El Cajon meter box and finding a six-foot rattlesnake coiled inside.

  11. Mikey's testimony

    Mikey describes surviving sexual abuse, bulimia, loneliness, alcoholism, and drug use, then says his relationship with Jesus Christ gave him sobriety and hope.

People mentioned

MikeyEddieSkyeAshleyBoston RobMike HuckabeeBarack ObamaHillary ClintonBritney SpearsKevin FederlineKanye WestBeyoncéDane CookDave Chappelle