#SickLovin, Yummy Bowl of Skittles, Mothership Miss and More

#SickLovin

Do you see McLovin's two little girls
under there anywhere?

If you’re a fan of The Dan Patrick Show, then you admire the turn of a word. Yes, McLovin, true to his word, decided not to come in today although he was able to do what he does on the show at home – sit in a chair and watch Dan. The email he sent to Dan the night before explaining his absence today even included the word cough in parenthesis. Really?!? He did call in to gain sympathy. None given. He was actually doing the show a favor by staying home today. A little return to the way things used to be before he joined the show was a breath of freshness. He vowed to Dan that he’ll be in tomorrow.  Do you think McLovin is as dramatic at home 
as he is on the show?  Heaven help his wife if he is.

New Stuff in the Man Cave

Thank you Red Hook - The tap for Dan and the Danettes new ale is sick!

Sick as in rad, not sick as in McLovin.

Sweet !

Bam! Nice combo piece – South Carolina’s Jadeveon Clowney’s gloves and chin strap worn at the time of "the hit" in the Outback Bowl. No word from Michigan if Vincent Smith will be sending in the same items for a matched set.

Socks are the thing – Marcus Lattimore sent in a grouping: socks, a headband and his gear bag from his last healthy game at South Carolina.

The collection of random memorabilia continues to entertain us all.

Yummy Bowl of Skittles

I like the green ones

Back in the eighties, Dan visited the clubhouse of a National League team. On a table, out in the open, in a side room to the main lockerroom was a fish bowl of what appeared to be something candy like, like Skittles, M&Ms or Jolly Ranchers where you could just reach in and grab a handful. When Dan asked "What's this?", he learned that it was actually a bowl of "greenies" a.k.a. amphetamines available for open consumption. Alright, he got it.  They're not legal, but it wasn't something that was going to change your physical appearance.  They were considered more of a temporary alertness helper.  Is that any worse than what you may find in a clubhouse today – Red Bull, Monster, 5 Hour Energy or any of the other "pick me ups" anyone can buy anywhere? Just asking.

           Chris in Syracuse

Hope things work out for you soon!

You’ve asked before, and here’s the latest: Paulie was in contact with Chris. He’s got stuff going on at home but he’s doing ok. He’s listening, but can’t take part in the show. Dan, the Danettes and everyone concerned will be happy to have him back when he’s able. Miss you Chris! 



Mothership Miss

The good, the bad, it's ugly

To no surprise, ESPN got it wrong again.  They issued an apology to Katherine Webb for what Brent Musburger said during the BCS Championship game when she didn’t expect or want one.  Yet when Steven A. Smith uses a racial slur on air there’s no apology.  Continue on with your inconsistent consistency.

　

　

What was McLovin doing with his pants unzipped?

Hello y’all – So I’m sitting in front of the TV, bleary eyed with the brain moving slower than normal from staying up late last night to watch Dan on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. I definitely need that diet soda at my side. The dogs are sound asleep at my feet and side. It’s tempting to follow their lead, but there’s no such thing today.

Today is Red Hook flannel Friday and Fritzy Bronco jersey/baseball cap day. What caught you ear or eye today?

Fritzy in one of his
Bronco outfits

Fritzy tried a couple of Honey Badger arrest mock headlines today but they just hit the wrong note. Too soon? McLovin and Fritzy were caught talking during the show and Fritzy was not following along with the show during the first hour. Dan called out three times before Fritzy answered and then he was so startled he didn’t answer back but instead nodded his head to Dan’s question. Fritzy does know this goes out on the radio too, right?

Boy did they get this slogan right

Cougar of the week was left on the fax machine again and Dan found it. Ok, not the actual cougar of the week, the information about the cougar. Dan promised Fritzy that he wouldn’t ruin the reveal as he had done once before. I don’t’ think it would have mattered.  The cougar of the week was Claudia Schiffer:

Rick Neuheisel guested today and we were treated to a two-fer Friday song parody he wrote, sang and played for the show on his guitar. He wrote parodies to Sweet Home Alabama for Alabama and the theme from Animal House for Oregan for national title songs. This was bringing the show into a new area, the guest writing their own content. We were reminded that passion bucket came from Rick as well. No matter what your segment was, or when you did it during the show, no one was going to top Neuheisel today. And Fritzy, what cha doin’ trying to take away his thunder? Major weaksauce.

UCLA autographed passion bucket

During one of the commercial breaks I noticed something I hadn’t before: The making of the promos commercial - Paulie is explaining his bit with the eggs; h tilts his head downward; the darkness of his hair in the shot and the darkened background behind him it looks like he only has hair on the sides and not on the top. Oooof!

In the just can’t get it right department: Dan was letting the audience know that the big announcement of the additional TV partner effective Monday will be made Sunday night on FNIA. Fritzy just had to jump in there and blow another surprise. Fortunately, he didn’t have his mic on, so it wasn’t picked up clearly and the passion bucket made another dollar. McLovin also didn’t have his mic on and will owe the passion bucket again as he tried to give Dan a twenty. If you have something you don’t want everyone to hear, don’t tell Fritzy. Dan has told the story before about how Fritzy had told Dan’s wife Dan had bought an Airstream as a gift for her. Big surprise flushed down the toilet. Thanks Fritzy. What is certain is that there will be an additional home Monday morning bringing availability to 100 million homes. For the press statement when Dan joined Directv he said he "worked best when facing in a south easterly direction." Looking for that type of wit for the Sunday announcement.

Make sure you watch Sunday for
Dan's big announcement!

Against the Grain Moved to the touch flat screen next to the golf simulator -   On it was a list of the NFL teams listed by division and their standings a’ la McLovin. He was giving his commentary of each team. The appearance of the screen would indicate that this was also posted to the website. Dan got bored fairly quickly with the presentation. He crossed over the camera shot to get a chair, sat down and was drifting off until he was asked to give his Chris Berman imitation of "Da Raiders". Not often does Dan go over to the opposite side of the studio to broadcast and it may be a while before he does again. The pitch offered for ATG was better than the presentation. Maybe if McLovin had completed his prep for the piece and performed a run through the day before instead of the moment of, this would have had better appeal. From what Dan had said, McLovin had been slacking for two and a half hours and had built himself a tall order to fill. It wasn’t a graphics department glitch, there is no graphics department. It wasn’t because you were doing it live. You always do it live. It was lack of good organization and preparation. And what did Dan catch McLovin doing with his pants unzipped behind the golf simulator wall?

Picture McLovin used for the ATG piece
How...........appealing

Dan had received many requests from viewers asking for his opinion on what Steven A Smith had said on ESPN’s First Take. "Whatever they (ESPN) decide to do I don’t give a damn." Just because you are on a cable/satellite station doesn’t give you a hall pass to use that terminology. Dan is sensitive to the use of the word. "It’s just not a good word." Quite frankly, the explanation that the ESPN executive gave Paulie was more confusing to me than ESPN omitting that portion of the program on the re-air. ESPN is a star driven network. No matter what your skin color, who you hang with or how you speak with them when you are off air, you shouldn’t use that slang on a national or world wide broadcast. It’s not Dan’s job to police the network he left. That can be someone else’s job and I’m pretty sure it is. Something positive we did learn from Paulie in the box was something he learned when he was working with Jay Glazer. Never give up your source to anyone, even your co-worker or boss. You’ll burn your source. Dan has asked about sources of Paulie’s before and he didn’t give them up and Dan respected Paulie for his ethics. Good guys. Good show.

Glazer rockin' positivity

The Arcade Fire Friday Tribute:Done towards the end of the show on Fridays, went to Directv for making it possible to join forces with another network on Monday. When Dan joined Directv he wanted to make sure that the show had distribution and Directv lived up to their word. They are truly a force to be wreckoned with. A big thank you from all of us in the audience as well for bringing it to a new level. Here come the music, everybody sing along! BaHaHaHa!

Only on Directv

For a little levity:At the end of the show we listened to the replay of the Gary Miller soccer breakdown in 3, 2, 1. Let’s make that mental breakdown in 3, 2, 1. Dan dies of laughter each time it’s played. As he says, that’s still damn funny. Front row was getting into it, the back row were stiff as boards just clicking away on their computers. Really, are they 100% into the show today?

Gary Miller ESPN

Additional show nugget: From the Just Go With It Premier: Brooklyn Decker had complained that there was an unnamed Danette that had put their hands too low when they hugged her. Until today we all figured it was Fritzy. In actuality it was Seton. With the height difference between him and her, his hands just fell a wee bit too low for her comfort. She’s really become touchy since Dan got her that acting gig that launched that portion of her career.



Sandler and Decker in Just Go With It

More beer?! Yes, more beer for sampling today after the show. What a long day with more work, wink, to come. 

Coming to you from the NYC man cave on Monday: Tony Dungy, Eric Burns and Pat Forte

From The Box Score Show: The topic of the player that had beer written in his contract came up. Casey had asked, what would you have written into your contract? McLovin: a true personal friendship with Dan. Fritzy: Bronco season tickets, hugs and sausages in the blanket. Paulie: A personal chef. Seton: Craft services. Talk of what would happen if Dan left in ten years. Paulie would probably have a spin off, Seton would probably be fired before then, Fritzy would stay with Dan to the end. There wasn’t a response from McLovin.

Boss’ Thoughts:These were actually the boss’ bathroom thoughts where he thought that mock headlines were now being mocked because of all the additions to the program from the audience and front row. But wasn’t Dan offering his thoughts from the bathroom also mocking the mock headlines?

Side note: Dan’s visit on Jimmy Fallon will be separately posted.

Dan with Jimmy Fallon 10/26/12

So, what did you learn today?