With Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton, signed, sealed and delivered as Don Imus' replacements as morning show hosts on WFAN, the next question is when does the I-man resurface???
I've heard Esiason many times and he's good. Carton, his side-kick comes to the Fan from WKXW in New Jersey where he was to say the least - controversial. He was the jock that encouraged listeners to call in and report on illegal immigrants. I've never heard Carton but he's expected to add an edge to Esiason who can be testy himself as the sports expert among the two having gone from star quarterback to broadcaster. Esiason will continue to handle his other sports boradcasting commitments while doing the morning show...
With Mike (Greenburg) and Mike (Golic) making inroads across the street at WEPN (ESPN Radio) this should be quite a battle with the edge going to the Fan which has a superior signal at 660 as opposed to SportsRadio's 1050 frequency. Mike and Mike go together like "two straws in a coke" as the Moonglows once sang, it remains to be seen or heard to be more accurate, whether Esiason and Carton can work together, something they've never done...
Now that the first shoe has dropped, when will the second shoe drop, I-man??? Stand by...
10 Timeline Memories:
- 1848] Let the torture begin: The dental chair is patented by M. Waldo Hanchett...
- 1911] What is this stuff?: Crisco is introduced by Procter & Gamble...
- 1935] "Happy Trails": Humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post, 37, are killed when their experimental, top-heavy plane crashes near Point Barrow, Alaska. Rogers was 56...
- 1939] Premiered on this date: The MGM musical "The Wizard of Oz" premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Here's the trailer: http://youtube.com/watch?v=X-ZULpr8m5o ...1948] CBS-TV inaugurates the 1st nightly news broadcast with anchorman Douglas Edwards...
- 1945] V-J Day: The Allies proclaim V-J Day, one day after Japan agrees to surrender unconditionally...
- 1948] Korea Day: The republic of Korea (South Korea) is proclaimed...
- 1958] Wedding Bells: Buddy Holly and Maria Elena Santiago rock down the aisle in Lubbock (TX)...
- 1971] Freeze: Richard M. Nixon puts a 90-day freeze on wages, rents and retail prices. We didn't feel the rent or retail freezes as much as the wage freezes, did we???
- 1990] Bad break: Cancer sufferer, Giants pitcher Dave Dravecky breaks his arm while throwing a pitch in a televised game...
- 2001] Chandra's parents: Chandra Levy's parents appear on "Larry King Live" discussing their daughter's disappearance on April 30th...
Music Memories:
- 1965] Live from Shea Stadium: The Beatles set a record for the largest single crowd at a concert as Shea Stadium swells to 56,000 fans screaming their brains out for the Fab Four. This video clip is phenomenal, showing Ed Sullivan introducing the group: http://youtube.com/watch?v=_mUXwnEWEnE ...
- 1969] Live from Woodstock: Richie Havens opens the 3-day historic music event and here's the actual footage: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Fk0sBEbqU5M . Also appearing during the 3-day festival of music, mayhem, mud and luvvvv (man) include acts like: Janis Joplin, Sly & the Family Stone, Joe Cocker, Jefferson Airplane, Santana, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Blood, Sweat & Tears and Crosby, Stills & Nash, seen here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=MVEUbIgJa9Q&mode=related&search= ...
- 1991] Live from Central Park: Paul Simon plays a free concert in Central Park before a gathering of 750,000...[To ensure accuracy of dates and content, multiple reference sources are used in each timeline]...
Commentary...
The death of "The Scooter" a.k.a. Phil Rizzuto marks another death in a long run of heroes of our youth for many, including this blogger. Rizzuto is remembered by most for his Yankee broadcasts which began in 1957 but he was also a terrific shortstop, enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame. It's hard to believe that he was the oldest living Hall of Famer but he was 89. Of all the people affected by his passing, former teammate and close friend Yogi Berra took it the hardest but still managed this Yogiism: "When I first came up to the Yankees, he was like a big - actually - small, brother to me. He's meant an awful lot to baseball and the Yankees and has left us with a lot of wonderful memories." R.I.P Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto...
"Happy Birthday...happy birthday":
Ben Affleck (35), Debra Messing (39), Princess Anne of Britain (57), Jimmy Webb (61), Linda Ellerbee (63), Mike Connors (82) and Rose Marie (84)...
Timeline Countdown: 19 days until Labor Day and 22 days until the NFL opener...
