Jim Rome Clone Report by Greg in Sun Valley

Friday Format

Today's Show

The Lakers win the NBA title and Jim Rome lands Kobe Bryant for a 9:20 a.m. interview. Jim recalled that they had tried to get Kobe for an interview during the playoffs but Kobe declined. He said that he was focused on title and that if they won it, he would do the interview, first thing. Rome commended Kobe as being a man of his word. It was a very good and candid interview. Kobe sounded happy and relieved.

The show was interview heavy today. Avery Johnson, the new coach of the New Jersey Nets came on also. Brian Shaw came on for what seemed an unscheduled or unconfirmed interview. He is a fellow UC Santa Barbara alum with Jim Rome as well as a Laker assistant coach.

My Pick for Interview of the Week

Kobe Bryant

A mere 12 hours after the 7th game of the NBA Finals, Kobe entered the Jungle.  He sounded a little tired but happy, and definitely still "in the moment".  Kobe laughed about his comment that his 5 ring means "I've got one more than Shaq", but also said he was serious. He considers the "back and forth" with Shaq a competitive thing.

My Top 5 Funny Moments of the Week

-5. Finding out that there were already 9 race horses with the name "Trapper" on record.

-4. E mails about Kyle Brandt's handling of Lisa in Indy's pictures. "...what's Kyle's standard?...The Southern Sandwich?" and (paraphrased) "...Kyle handles nothing with style, dignity, or class. Signed, the home seller whose toilet Kyle clogged up."

-3. Rome on riotous behavior in LA after the Lakers game 7 win, "Let's not confuse the use of tear gas and rubber bullets with riots."

-2. Rome's reaction to an Ugly Bob text. He scolded J. Stew by saying he thought Ugly Bob was BLOCKED on E mails AND texts.

(To my recollection, Ugly Bob was BLOCKED on the E mails. He was later suspected of being 'Toe Jam in Appalachia' who got blocked on E mails also.)

-1. (By far!)

     The segment where Jim played the sound of the horns called Vuvuzelas blaring at a World Cup soccer game. It sounded like a swarm of bees! Jim first said he was going to do the rest of the show over the sound, then decided to take calls. Once the caller got on, the "bees" sound came on. The caller got a few words in, then the sound grew louder, drowning out the caller. The second caller must have heard sound. Jim asked him if he was there. The caller yelled, "I'm here" before being drowned out by the sound of the "bees". Four callers in

all fell victim to the "swarm".

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Clones, Comments, and Moments from Today's Show

NBA Finals Game 7

Jim talked about how this IS a legacy game for Kobe Bryant. Many in the media have commented that it is not. "5 rings sounds better than 4 because it is!," Jim said. Also, Jim said the Lakers length just got that much longer with Kendrick Perkins being out for the Celtics. "...If they show up like they did in Game 6, let the riots...EERRRR! celebration begin," Rome added. 

E mails

"See you after tonight. Signed, the Eleven Hat." (Rome said, the Eleven Lid.)

(That had to be Brian in Syracuse.)

"Dear Jim, There's something awkward about the eleven lid, signed, Joey Buss' speech.

Albert Hainsworth

Jim said he was the most selfish guy in the NFL.

He later got an E mail to the effect of, "Did you say Albert Hainsworth has the most shell fish in the NFL?...Hungrily, Kirstie.  Rome said, "Larry...good but ...You're banned! I don't care how good the E mail is, if you use Hungrily, Kirstie, you're BLOCKED! ...H.K. will get you banned."

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June 17, 1994

Jim spent the better part of the 2nd hour talking about the events of that day when O.J. Simpson became a fugitive and went on the infamous slow speed chase. 

More E mails

"Dear Jim, Good show, dude. What was a greater feat? 20 years of the best sports talk show or the Larry Brown call of '05.?" (This parodied a call during and internet talk show when a caller asked a question of O.J.)

Craig in Tampa got in late with one about replacing Adam Morrison, with his "perv stache", with Mark Madsen at the Lakers victory parade.

Text Contest Selections

"I'm not an addict. I just need to smoke to do anything." (referencing LenDale White.)

"Name your horse 'Now I'm Done'. Signed, your bank account."

Triple U Sponsor: "Finding out that you 34 year old brother's bachelor party is at a water park." Ugly Bob

(Rome asked if Ugly Bob was BLOCKED on texts or not.)

Triple U: "...me hear you say O.J...me thing pancakes and bacon...me hungry..go to Denny's...Signed K. Dog"

Result: "Didn't sign it Kirstie...looking for a loophole?...You're BLOCKED! ...in the 916.

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Clones, Comments, and Moments from Today's Show

NBA Finals Game 6

Rome said things could not have gone any better for the Lakes. "They 'manned the hell up'," he said. Of the Celtics, Jim commented, "They showed up like a team with two shots to win one. Rome also addressed Kobe Bryant's leadership skills. He thinks Kobe doesn't get enough credit for being a leader and a teammate. Many thought Kobe would "let his teammates have it" after Game 5. Rome said, "He didn't beat them up. He picked them up."

Early E Mails

"Dear Ice Cube, 

Focus on D?...Don't you know where I'm from...Signed Ron Ron." Chris in St. Pete

(paraphrased): "Did you say we can post on the Fan page? No thanks, Signed E mailers good enough to get there E mails read on air." Mike in Chicago, non-7 wood user. "War Rome naming his next horse 'Queensbridge'."

New Horse

Mike's E mail spawned a discussion on Jim's horses and which ones he can name, and when. Rome recalled all the clone suggestions for his first named horse, Gallatin's Run. Clone submissions then were: B.I.S.P. and BOHICA, amongst others. Rome now has a new horse to name. The submissions came rolling in: "SJP" (Sarah Jessica Parker), "Quad Butt-hole", and Trapper!

Later, Jim got a message from a friend that there were 9 horses named Trapper on record!

Lisa in Indy Update

E mail: "...did she exceed expectations? Signed, Stephen Strasburg." Nate in Edmonton. (Was this THEE Nate in Edmonton, the only guy ever to get run by "Portable Buzzer"?)

Kyle Brandt came on to give part of the audience what they wanted: His opinion and description of Lisa after she sent him a picture. Kyle said she was really attractive, but not what he expected. He said he thought the pictures might be a little racy. They were not. "Classy" and "Midwestern" were two words Kyle used in his description. 

Some E mailers suggested those words must mean she is FAT! 

Rome said, "Clones don't want to hear about classy...Clones...you could never do that well."

Caller

Lisa was on hold after this, but Jim said he didn't want it going to her head. So  he went to:

Boatie in Pearland. Boatie joked about getting the pictures since he is an honorary member of the XR4ti. He also asked Jim to get him some friends on his Facebook page: "Boatie Pearland".

Twitter

Jim asked those in the audience not on Twitter to sign up and follow him. He wanted to reach 40,000 followers. A little later, he got to that number and recognized the 40,000th follower, Matt Nicolas. As a reward, Jim said he would follow Matt! 

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Clones, Comments, and Moments from Today's Show

NBA Finals - Game 6

Jim began by saying the question for Game 6 is, "Who else will step up for the Lakers besides Kobe?" He had comments for Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, Ron Ron, and the Lakers bench. Jim asked the bench players, "Are anyone of you going to do anything to help this team"?

E mail on the subject: "After tonight, we go back into hiding. Signed, Laker flags." Brian in Syracuse.

Caller on the Subject: Mark in LA said Lamar Odom has looked lost in the last few games. Also, Mark is not buying that Lamar is suffering from flu-like symptoms.

Rome's advice: "Hydrate, Lamar...not Mr. Pibb or Pepsi or Mountain Dew... make it Gatorade or Vitamin Water."

Interview on the Subject: Ice Cube, of rapping, movie, and TV fame was on today. He had sports takes, especially on the Lakers. "Heart and effort" was what he advised the Lakers to bring tonight...not just skill. To Ron Artest specifically, he said, "D-up!..."

E mail on Ice Cube

Lee in Vancouver wrote: (paraphrased) "...good interview. Good to see you and Ice Cube still have a good relationship after he hit on your wife. (There is an old story about a rapper hitting on Jim's wife Janet. He has never said who it was on air.) Today, Jim said Lee in Vancouver was wrong. It was not Ice Cube.

Lisa in Indy

The frequent caller called again. Her call brought up the subject of what she looks like. Kyle Brandt came on air and told Jim he had a plan to get to the bottom of whether she is "hot" or not. Since she doesn't want to post a picture on the Facebook fan page, Kyle would like her to send him the picture. He would handle it in a "classy" manner and not post the picture online. Instead he would then relate to the Clones how Lisa looks.

E mails on the subject: 

(paraphrased) "Kyle handles nothing with style, dignity, or class. Signed, the home seller whose toilet Kyle clogged up." Mike in Chicago, non-7 wood user.

"...what's Kyle's standard? The Southern Sando?"

"...How will we know it's really her? Signed, 'Rosemary'."

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Clones, Comments, and Moments from Today's Show

NBA Finals

Jim said that all the Lakers have to do is hold home court to make his series prediction come true! Problem is, they're facing a lot of problems!

Andrew Bynum isn't "right", and Boston seems to have the momentum. Also, Rome questioned whether other Lakers didn't step up last because it was "all Kobe" or whether Kobe took over because no one else stepped up. Jim felt it was the latter.

Ron Artest apparently said that the Lakers are losing "close" games this year in the Finals...not blow outs like two years ago. I guess he was referring to him being on the team this year. Rome said, "Ron, are you kidding me?"

Adrian Wojnarowski from Yahoo Sports was interviewed. Dave "no longer in Albany" liked it. He E mailed to the effect, "...Forget Rondo or Kobe for Finals MVP. Wojo and Yahoo are the MVP's this postseason.

Quintuple Yeah?

The announcer at Zenyatta's latest race let out a massive "YES" when she added to her consecutive win streak. 

Clones wanted to add it to the "Quad Yeah!". It sounded like a "yeah" at first, but then we learned it was a "yes", so it couldn't be added!

E mail on the subject: (paraphrased) "Why are we even talking about a quintuple yeah? I thought we all agreed we'd go with a "Quad Butt-hole" on Friday's." (Beav in Chicago)

Rome said, "WE agreed?" Jim then played the tapes and compared the two again.

Alvin is back!

Sound engineer Alvin Delloro is back after taking time off due to the death of his brother. Every early E mail was expressing a welcome back to Alvin.

Jim brought Alvin on the air to talk about his brother and all the support he and his family got from the show, people on Twitter, and all the students that were touched by his brother's life. He was a college professor.

Jim said that Alvin showed "courage, class, and dignity under pressure."

(Alvin's Twitter account is at www.twitter.com/therealmelvinde)

Vuvu what?

Rome told us about the use of horns called "Vuvuzela's" by fans at World Cup Soccer games. "It sounds like a stadium full of bees!," Jim said. He then played the sound from one of the games.

It did sound like bees! Jim then joked that he would do the show with the sound of the horns playing. Instead, he took a call. 

Callers

Jaime in Santa Barbara called, started to talk, then the sound of the horns or "bees" started up. "Jaime!," Rome yelled like he couldn't hear him! Jim then apologized and said he couldn't hear Jaime over the roar of the "bees". Jim decided to take another call.

Ryan in Indy

   He came on and the "bees" did too! Rome asked, "Are you there?" Ryan raised his voice and said, "Yeah man!" Then the "bees" came on even louder! Jim said, "Sorry bro."

Charlie in LA

   He got a turn! Rome said, "What's on your mind?" Then the "bees" made their return! Jim said, "I feel badly for that..."

Jeff in Boulder

   It happened to him too!

E mails

"OMG....The poor callers!...I'm dying here.(laughing)

"...Best segment ever"

Text Contest Selections

Triple U sponsor: (paraphrased) "The guy who calls out the score as 'bad guys' for the other team and 'good guys' for his team in pick up basketball." Textleff Schremp

"Will the Bose "Quiet Comfort" noise blocking headphones block out the noise from the Vuvuzelas? 

Jim did a "test". First the horns came on...then silence when, apparently, Jim put the headphones on. "Yes, they do," Rome said.

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Jim Rome Clone Report by Greg in Sun Valley

 Friday Format

Today's Show

Jim recapped Game 4 of the NBA Finals. He talked about Glen Davis and Nate Robinson coming through for the Celtics. Some funny lines: "...same guy you saw slobbering all over himself...Somewhere buried in all that flesh is a big heart."
Of Lamar Odom, Rome said, "...he should say, 'Gimmie the fat kid!'."
Jim also had on former NBA and ABA player, George "The Iceman" Gervin.


My Favorite Interview of the Week

George Gervin
He was very interesting. He had insight and opinions on today's game in general as well as the Finals.  I particularly liked his view that former ABA teams and players brought an up tempo game to the NBA. He loved the ABA's red white and blue ball, and gave accounts of Dr. J.

My Top 5 Funny Moments of the Week

5. - Israel in Los Angeles getting run. He's a quick talking caller that has gotten on a lot recently. He's was taking a run at Vic in NoCal when the buzzer sounded. He went too far with "feminine hygiene" smack.

4. - Rashad Evans imitating his mom telling him, "Don't talk about what you're gonna do."

3. - Phil Jackson and Doc River's statements to the press this week. Phil talked about Doc looking like "he was shot out of the starting blocks" when he ran onto the court calling a timeout. Doc's response, "Derek?" to Chris Mannix' question about Derek Fisher drawing fouls and running through screens.

2. - Rome response to the question, "How do you spell 'you'?" when the alternate E mail address, Romeyyourock@gmail.com, had to be used. In a breathy voice, he said, "Y-o-u".

1. - A part of Stu in Manhattan's E mail today. He was cracking on Indianapolis. He was saying that the affiliate there would give Jim a historical tour. One part was, "We'll take you to see a man that can actually read and write...and a man that can count to ten. (paraphrased) I laughed out loud. (but I still couldn't hear it)


Today's text contest selections

"War Jessica getting duckets so she can meet Rome." Dave no longer in Albany.

"Odom and Ron Ron were terrible, Signed, J. Stew's text contest."
Brian in Syracuse.


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Clones, Comments, and Moments from Today's Show

USC Sanctions

This was the big story of the day. Jim's takes on this are at www.jimrome.com.

E mails on the subject: "Dear Jim, Oh my God! USC is toast...they got absolutely hammered..."

Facebook comment: "Cheat on!"

E mail on another subect: "Before the 'Bogey Man' goes to sleep, he checks the closet for Strasburg."

E Mail Issues

Having difficulties with "Rome@haveatake.com", Jim directed E mailers to "Romeyyourock@gmail.com" 

This has been the back up E mail address for some time. The line comes from a show a few years back when Rome was on a "Ladies only" run of calls. After several ladies called, Jim went to "Rosemary" in Houston. "She" was breathy and simply said, "Romey you rock...," before the buzzer came down. 

The dude caller lives in infamy! Today, Jim said that Kyle Brandt lists that call as his favorite since he has been working for the show.

Each time Jim went to give out the back up E mail address, he used the sound byte, followed by him saying, "...at g mail dot com." 

Questions came in asking how you spell "you" the breathy way "Rosemary" said it. Rome responded in a "Rosemary" like breathy voice, "Y-o-u".

NBA Finals

Game 4 is tonight. Today, Rome talked about Celtics coach Doc Rivers taking a run at the officials and Derek Fisher. A reporter asked Rivers about what Fisher was doing to run through picks or to draw the foul when guarding Ray Allen. "Derek?...," said Rivers. "Derek Fisher," clarified the report. "Well, besides flopping?," asked Rivers.

Rome said, "I think that comes off as whining...He looks like a whiner."

After that, Jim asked the clones if they recognized the "celebrity" reporter that posed the question. Many guesses came in:"Dan Shaughnessy?"..."Plashke?"

..."Rachel in Houston?"..."Is that Vic the Brick?" Signed, feelin' you! To this, Jim said, "You know it's VTB when it's VTB!" 

Later, we found out that the journalist was Chris Mannix, who has appeared in the Jungle before.

Denver Station Trip

On Monday, June 21, Jim will visit and broadcast the show from the Denver affiliate. Yesterday, Rome told the story of Jessica in Denver not being able to get tickets for the after-event from the local affiliate. Today, she called the show, talked about her plight, joked that maybe now the Colorado Buffaloes could win a conference title, then called out Lisa in Indy.

Lisa in Indy promptly called in. She said she didn't know what was said, but wanted to ask Jim to come to Indy. She didn't say how she heard she was mentioned on the air. Lisa closed with a triple U about guys finding out she is "Lisa in Indy" then saying they can remove there socks quickly.

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