Warren Newson wrote:
Great thread. A handful of thoughts:
1. I don't get Terry Boers. I never listened during the Heavy Fuel Crew days but I have been an on again/off again listener of Boers and
Bernstein from circa 2002 to the end of the show. During that time he seemed to be a non-entity. For someone who talks for a living he
seemed insanely inarticulate and I always thought the show was better when he was on vacation. Also, I saw him at the Printer's Row
Litfest this year, ready, willing, and able to sign books and he wasn't drawing flies.
2. Laurence Holmes deserves a second shot at a prime slot. I know Hamp and Holmes was a disaster but that was mostly Hamp not
Holmes. He's smart and he's got a softer touch with the listeners, although that seems to have been changing in recent years. I always
thought he'd be an excellent pairing with Bernstein.
3. Danny Parkins in an arrogant prick (see "I'm the show's rational thought leader") but he's also a good radio host. I'd rather have a guy
that will take some creative stances and have the brains to back it up than a non-entity like McKnight (unless it's 5:30 in the morning)
or rumbling, stumbling, bumbling Mully and Hanley.
1. Terrible thoughts. Terry was the glue that held together 2 great shows. The last 3 days highlight that. He was funny and engaging.
2. No way. Holmes is fine in his slot. His creepiness kind of works for him there. He had his shot with Hamp and bombed. And he def does not need to be with Bernsie. His asskissing would get old in about 2 days.
3. Parkins is a good host and I agree with Mac that he is the future of the SCORE. I think he is in some ways a nice balance of what is good from Bernsie and what is good from Mac.
He may have been funny and engaging for the past three days, but those adjectives don't describe his performance for the past 16 years. Weren't they paying him something like $500k a year towards the end of his tenure? If the Score is looking to hand out $500k for someone to: sit silently while Bernstein lights up a caller, ramble incoherently when it's his turn to express a thought (see Joe Orr's post from up the thread), or incessantly repeat some stupid inside joke (by cracky), sign me up.