Photo-bombing Dan, Rush to Error, Up High!

McLovin Does It Again

Congratulations McLovin! Awful Announcing named McLovin’s Harlem Globetrotter ball spin on the finger, in the box, where he knocked off and broke his glasses then reached for them on his face like they were still there as their number ten of twelve Awful Announcing’s Top Twelve Bloopers of 2012. Keep up the good work Andy! Footnote: McLovin tried to recreate the moment in celebration of the recognition by AA and was unable make it happen. Par for course. Try to do something and can’t, try not to do something and do.

Did it one, did it twice (in NYC), third time not a charm
www.awfulannouncing.com/2012-articles/december/top-12-announcing-bloopers-of-2012.html

Up High!

If Adrian Petersen, from the Minnesota Vikings, reaches out to shake your hand you may want to think twice, no matter who you are. Adrian is becoming known for his hand crushing handshakes, just ask John Lynch’s ten year old son. Show no mercy no matter what. Go up high, go for knucks or risk your metacarpals.

Goin' up high and with knucks

Rush to Error
Dan has been an enormous fan of the band Rush for many, many years. Something he’s had wrong all this time is the pronunciation of the drummer’s last name. He received a gift for the man cave, a pair of beat up drum sticks that were given to a fan of the band, who is also a fan of the show, by one of the band’s techs. With the drumsticks came a note explaining that the name of the drummer is not pronounced Pert like the shampoo, but Peert like there is an ear sound between the P and the T. As hard as Dan tried, he just couldn’t get it right after saying it wrong for so long. Dan didn’t say either of the ways above. He was now saying Peart like the fruit with a T. Oh, Dan. So much for your chances of getting the NSSA Sportscaster of the Year this year.

Not the shampoo

Sounds Like Cereal
Sven in CA called in with his Grudenisms which really only one fit the category: Bunch crunch toss play. Can’t you see it? You pour from the open box this funky bunch of nuts and flakes coated in goo. Slop on the milk. Toss it with your spoon. Play with the masses trying to soften it up so it won’t break your teeth. Finally, put a spoonful in your mouth and bite down making a large, long crunch noise. Yep, that’s where Gruden got that line.

Bunch crunch toss play

Caller You’re On The Air

If there were awards for the fans that call into the show, who would receive them this year? Shae in Irving would receive the Come Back Caller of the Year after a lengthy absence from the show and then coming back in 2012 with each call he made sharper, snarkier and funnier than ever. Congratulations Will Ferrell, ahhh, I mean Shae! The Caller of the Year, make that years, is Chris in Syracuse who had called each and every day, even when there were guest hosts, as well as to The Box Score until circumstances beyond his control have kept him away. Congratulations Chris and We Miss You! Shae and Chris, your awards are in the mail. No, not really, that wasn’t true, but congratulations anyway!

Caller, you're on the air

Photo-bombing Dan  
If you had watched the movie, That’s My Boy, with Adam Sandler, Dan and yes, the Danettes, you may have noticed that Paulie was the most prominent of the Danettes. So what was his secret? His boyish good looks? His natural ability to convey a message without saying a word? Crazy acting chops? No way! It’s his ability to stand close and sway from side to side of Dan during Dan’s camera shots. So crafty, so Paulie.

Dan channeling John Laroquette
backed by the Danettes, Paulie at his side 

The Touch & Feel of Vinyl, Go Balls to the Wall & More

Go Balls to the Wall
Adrian Peterson, running back for the Minnesota Vikings, had advice to others who have the same knee surgery he had: When you come back, don’t baby it because you’ll end up hurting yourself again. Do what you did on the field before the injury, plant, dig and turn. What was his favorite gift last year? A metal detector like you see the old guys with bucket hats, headphones and Bermuda shorts wearing on the beach digging up nickels and can tabs.

AP:  Not holding back on the field and
living the American dream on the beach

Wobbly Wheels
Earlier this week Dan talked about the possibility of taking the Danettes with him to LA next month. Road trip! What did the higher ups say about this? I’ll call you back. Not the worse, but not the most positive response that this is going to happen.

Will the Danettes stop off in Dayton on the way to LA?

Who Are You?Rush has made the Rock ‘n Roll HOF. Word got back to DP, we don’t know who you are, but thank you for being a big fan of theirs. Public Enemy was also named to the HOF and Dan asked for Fritzy to give a little PE sampling. Damn the sinuses! He had to stop after half a dozen words to clear his throat.

 A different look than when Dan first saw them
but the sound is still HOF

The Touch and Feel of VinylOne of Dan’s daughters has started to collect vinyl and he’s been saying "I used to have that", which she replies, "Why don’t you still have it?" Back: "Because I fell in love." (Dan gave up a collection of 1500 vinyl and picture discs to make room…for love.) "You’re still in love aren’t you?" "Well yeah."

Did this classic go to a bargin bin at Goodwill?!?

I’m Hip!In an effort to keep up with the changing street lingo, McLovin has consulted the younger members of the technical team in the back room after his misunderstanding of the phrase "balls out" on Monday which moved him from having street cred to suburban cul-de-sac cred. Surprised that this hasn’t fallen to Seton who is normally the much more street savvy Danette. At least McLovin is trying.

Mclovin's Hip Role Model