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During his Bernstein transition, he ripped an establishment that has been nothing but great to the Score. My guys at Sweetwaters! He basically called them out by name, for not having the Sox game on. Per Jason, he got very mad, trying to reason that they are a Chicago team, blah, fucking blah.

1. If you walk into a bar in Chicago and they dont have your team on, they don't want your team on.

2. They are called SPONSORS. I know they have not done anythng in a while, but you never know who might be going to a Cubs/Sox game with one of the owners on Friday

I can't stand the LoHo evening show. Absolutely unbearable.

bigfan wrote:

LoHo can't be bought.

It'd be a better show if Loho treated it like it wasn't a big show. It's a gift timeslot that doesn't draw and they let him do his thing to keep him happy but honestly this is as good as Holmes is gonna get. I like him for doing what he does with the Bears, but as a regular it's not really that fun to listen to.

Krazy Ivan wrote:

Who is Larry?

He's on again tonight after Ranger's postgame for White Sox/Angels. Another "full boat show" tonight & tomorrow after Bernsy's solo show following White Sox/Cubs Round 1...

Krazy Ivan wrote:

Who is Larry?

Larry Holmes is a former Heavyweight boxing champion who defeated an aging Muhammad Ali 1980 to retain his title. Good guy. Underrated. Check out the 30-for-30 documentary on that Ali/Holmes fight. Really good stuff.

Dewskie wrote:

Thinking about it more, that is a really minor shift. There are a possible 365 nights he could work in a year. At least 104 of those are taken by weekends. Another 100 are taken by White Sox. 25 are taken by De Paul, NIU and Bears All Access. At least 10 are used up for vacation. That leaves about 125 shows per year and that is conservatively on the high end. That shift gives a person 25 weeks of on air work or less than half a year. It's a part time job.

And he makes 275 K per year for that

SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED

Money don't make the man. Ivan, you know that.

There are a lot of financially well-off douchebags out there.

Are you saying Ivan is poor or that he isn't much of a man?

good dolphin wrote:

Are you saying Ivan is poor or that he isn't much of a man?

No. I'm saying that Ivan is too intelligent to judge a human being's worth by how much or little money he makes.

Ordinarily, contracts call for work during a particulary time slot with extra compensation due if there is a move. I have a feeling Laurence's is, as Bigfan has speculated, for any time he is needed up to a certain number of hours.

good dolphin wrote:

Yeah. That's the arrangement. He's the full time day part sub. Easy for him to be flexible. No wife, girlfreind or kids. So he can agree to cover all shifts any time he gets the call.

Although I did hear him tell Bernstein that he teaches on Mondays and Wenesdays late in the afternoon. So he can't do B&B on those days. So that's good for everybody.

Author:	Sum1Here [ Wed May 16, 2012 7:55 pm ]
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I've always thought that Larry does good to a point...sometimes he has good guests, does good interviews, keeps the topics on point and flowing......and then......he hits a wall and regresses like tonight. First off telling us that Farmer and DJ are an enjoyable duo to listen to, even though "they take some getting used to". Larry, for a top market like Chicago, the radio guys on one of the MLB teams should not take some getting used to! My gripe is: stop trying to polish a turd and turn it into a gem. Farmer and DJ suck and you shouldn't stoop to that level to play them up like a good thing. At least B&B just don't mention them. Then after that, he goes off on a major tangent discussing rap and women...and does it all with that exaggerated, "I'm down with the homies" accent that annoys to no end. Larry is good in small bites. His show should be an hour long and that's it. When he subs in with Mac/Spiegs or Bernstein, he wears thin quick as well, so they should have a back-up host at the ready whenever he starts with talking women, rap, wrestling, comic books, working out or teaching at DePaul....just my advice.

Author:	bigfan [ Wed May 16, 2012 9:31 pm ]
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During his Bernstein transition, he ripped an establishment that has been nothing but great to the Score. My guys at Sweetwaters! He basically called them out by name, for not having the Sox game on. Per Jason, he got very mad, trying to reason that they are a Chicago team, blah, fucking blah. 1. If you walk into a bar in Chicago and they dont have your team on, they don't want your team on. 2. They are called SPONSORS. I know they have not done anythng in a while, but you never know who might be going to a Cubs/Sox game with one of the owners on Friday

Author:	Terry's Peeps [ Wed May 16, 2012 9:37 pm ]
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They were wrong to not have the game on. They were wrong to not put the game on when asked. They were wrong to have Red Sox-Mariners game on instead. Don't be wrong and you won't get THAT SHAKEn.

Author:	Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Wed May 16, 2012 9:43 pm ]
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bigfan wrote: During his Bernstein transition, he ripped an establishment that has been nothing but great to the Score. My guys at Sweetwaters! He basically called them out by name, for not having the Sox game on. Per Jason, he got very mad, trying to reason that they are a Chicago team, blah, fucking blah. 1. If you walk into a bar in Chicago and they dont have your team on, they don't want your team on. 2. They are called SPONSORS. I know they have not done anythng in a while, but you never know who might be going to a Cubs/Sox game with one of the owners on Friday LoHo can't be bought.

Author:	cpguy [ Wed May 16, 2012 9:54 pm ]
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I can't stand the LoHo evening show. Absolutely unbearable.

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Author:	Crystal Lake Hoffy [ Wed May 16, 2012 11:14 pm ]
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Obsessing over Larry is getting nauseating. I recommend we just ignore him. Wall treatment... engage!

Author:	conns7901 [ Wed May 16, 2012 11:15 pm ]
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cpguy wrote: I can't stand the LoHo evening show. Absolutely unbearable. Its not that bad in the right context.

Author:	Dewskie [ Wed May 16, 2012 11:21 pm ]
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It'd be a better show if Loho treated it like it wasn't a big show. It's a gift timeslot that doesn't draw and they let him do his thing to keep him happy but honestly this is as good as Holmes is gonna get. I like him for doing what he does with the Bears, but as a regular it's not really that fun to listen to.

Author:	Don Tiny [ Thu May 17, 2012 12:49 am ]
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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: bigfan wrote: During his Bernstein transition, he ripped an establishment that has been nothing but great to the Score. My guys at Sweetwaters! He basically called them out by name, for not having the Sox game on. Per Jason, he got very mad, trying to reason that they are a Chicago team, blah, fucking blah. 1. If you walk into a bar in Chicago and they dont have your team on, they don't want your team on. 2. They are called SPONSORS. I know they have not done anythng in a while, but you never know who might be going to a Cubs/Sox game with one of the owners on Friday LoHo can't be bought. Yet another reason Shreve hates the 13th Amendment.

Author:	good dolphin [ Thu May 17, 2012 8:16 am ]
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Dewskie wrote: It'd be a better show if Loho treated it like it wasn't a big show. It's a gift timeslot that doesn't draw and they let him do his thing to keep him happy but honestly this is as good as Holmes is gonna get. I like him for doing what he does with the Bears, but as a regular it's not really that fun to listen to. Thinking about it more, that is a really minor shift. There are a possible 365 nights he could work in a year. At least 104 of those are taken by weekends. Another 100 are taken by White Sox. 25 are taken by De Paul, NIU and Bears All Access. At least 10 are used up for vacation. That leaves about 125 shows per year and that is conservatively on the high end. That shift gives a person 25 weeks of on air work or less than half a year. It's a part time job.

Author:	Krazy Ivan [ Thu May 17, 2012 9:11 am ]
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Who is Larry?

Author:	The Original Kid Cairo [ Thu May 17, 2012 9:55 am ]
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Krazy Ivan wrote: Who is Larry? Larry Holmes is a former Heavyweight boxing champion who defeated an aging Muhammad Ali 1980 to retain his title. Good guy. Underrated. Check out the 30-for-30 documentary on that Ali/Holmes fight. Really good stuff.

Author:	SHARK [ Thu May 17, 2012 9:56 am ]
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Krazy Ivan wrote: Who is Larry? He's on again tonight after Ranger's postgame for White Sox/Angels. Another "full boat show" tonight & tomorrow after Bernsy's solo show following White Sox/Cubs Round 1...

Author:	Krazy Ivan [ Thu May 17, 2012 10:11 am ]
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SHARK wrote: Krazy Ivan wrote: Who is Larry? He's on again tonight after Ranger's postgame for White Sox/Angels. Another "full boat show" tonight & tomorrow after Bernsy's solo show following White Sox/Cubs Round 1... Hmm. Sounds like you're talking about Laurence Holmes. His name is Laurence, I think. Can you confirm this?

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Author:	Krazy Ivan [ Thu May 17, 2012 10:12 am ]
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The Original Kid Cairo wrote: Krazy Ivan wrote: Who is Larry? Larry Holmes is a former Heavyweight boxing champion who defeated an aging Muhammad Ali 1980 to retain his title. Good guy. Underrated. Check out the 30-for-30 documentary on that Ali/Holmes fight. Really good stuff. I'll have to check that out...

Author:	Beardown [ Thu May 17, 2012 10:17 am ]
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good dolphin wrote: Dewskie wrote: It'd be a better show if Loho treated it like it wasn't a big show. It's a gift timeslot that doesn't draw and they let him do his thing to keep him happy but honestly this is as good as Holmes is gonna get. I like him for doing what he does with the Bears, but as a regular it's not really that fun to listen to. Thinking about it more, that is a really minor shift. There are a possible 365 nights he could work in a year. At least 104 of those are taken by weekends. Another 100 are taken by White Sox. 25 are taken by De Paul, NIU and Bears All Access. At least 10 are used up for vacation. That leaves about 125 shows per year and that is conservatively on the high end. That shift gives a person 25 weeks of on air work or less than half a year. It's a part time job. Don't forget that the Score also broadcasts Monday and Thursday NFL football. This year it's gonna be 17 weeks of Thursday games. So take off another 34 shows. That leaves your total at 91 full boat shows.

Author:	RFDC [ Thu May 17, 2012 10:18 am ]
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Thats about 90 too many.

Author:	Beardown [ Thu May 17, 2012 10:41 am ]
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Don't forget all of the Monday holidays and the fact that Larry guilted Mitch into giving him 2 MLK days. Larry also takes the Jewish holidays off out of respect for Bernstein.

Author:	good dolphin [ Thu May 17, 2012 11:17 am ]
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Ordinarily, contracts call for work during a particulary time slot with extra compensation due if there is a move. I have a feeling Laurence's is, as Bigfan has speculated, for any time he is needed up to a certain number of hours.

Author:	rogers park bryan [ Thu May 17, 2012 11:20 am ]
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And he makes 275 K per year for that SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED

Author:	Krazy Ivan [ Thu May 17, 2012 11:34 am ]
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rogers park bryan wrote: And he makes 275 K per year for that SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED Add to that the NBC 5 money, the DePaul broadcast money, the DePaul teaching money and whatever his hoes bring in these days. #BallSoHardUniversity

Author:	Krazy Ivan [ Thu May 17, 2012 11:51 am ]
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The Original Kid Cairo wrote: Money don't make the man. Ivan, you know that. There are a lot of financially well-off douchebags out there. The Get Money Boys don't like this

Author:	good dolphin [ Thu May 17, 2012 12:16 pm ]
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Are you saying Ivan is poor or that he isn't much of a man?

Author:	Krazy Ivan [ Thu May 17, 2012 12:22 pm ]
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The Original Kid Cairo wrote: good dolphin wrote: Are you saying Ivan is poor or that he isn't much of a man? No. I'm saying that Ivan is too intelligent to judge a human being's worth by how much or little money he makes. pffft. It's all about racks these days, homie. You know that...

Author:	Beardown [ Thu May 17, 2012 1:08 pm ]
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good dolphin wrote: Ordinarily, contracts call for work during a particulary time slot with extra compensation due if there is a move. I have a feeling Laurence's is, as Bigfan has speculated, for any time he is needed up to a certain number of hours. Yeah. That's the arrangement. He's the full time day part sub. Easy for him to be flexible. No wife, girlfreind or kids. So he can agree to cover all shifts any time he gets the call. Although I did hear him tell Bernstein that he teaches on Mondays and Wenesdays late in the afternoon. So he can't do B&B on those days. So that's good for everybody.

Author:	SHARK [ Thu May 17, 2012 1:14 pm ]
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Beardown wrote: good dolphin wrote: Ordinarily, contracts call for work during a particulary time slot with extra compensation due if there is a move. I have a feeling Laurence's is, as Bigfan has speculated, for any time he is needed up to a certain number of hours. Yeah. That's the arrangement. He's the full time day part sub. Easy for him to be flexible. No wife, girlfreind or kids. So he can agree to cover all shifts any time he gets the call. Although I did hear him tell Bernstein that he teaches on Mondays and Wenesdays late in the afternoon. So he can't do B&B on those days. So that's good for everybody. It is good. If Laurence doesn't guest co-host "Boers & Bernstein" again, I'm cool with that too.

Author:	WhiteAndProud [ Thu May 17, 2012 4:52 pm ]
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bigfan wrote: During his Bernstein transition, he ripped an establishment that has been nothing but great to the Score. My guys at Sweetwaters! He basically called them out by name, for not having the Sox game on. Per Jason, he got very mad, trying to reason that they are a Chicago team, blah, fucking blah. 1. If you walk into a bar in Chicago and they dont have your team on, they don't want your team on. 2. They are called SPONSORS. I know they have not done anythng in a while, but you never know who might be going to a Cubs/Sox game with one of the owners on Friday This is a pattern of insubordination. Now it's sweetwaters, before it was trashing the 20th Anniversary Roast. Also, when the memo went out not to mention your personal twitter on the air, every other host said go to boersandbernstein.com or chrisrongey.com, etc to see my twitter - but not uppity Larry, he made a point of saying follow me at @laurencewholmeswhoistoobigtohavemyprimaryemployerinmytwitterhandleanymore Too add insult to injury, he goes out of his way to hype businesses that have given nothing to the score like Huck Finn donuts or the Mexican place he goes to - I get the "shoutout" is an old radio host tradition, but not many people do their personal plugging and then go trash the station's sponsors! Maybe Larry was really desperate to get a sponsor for Ask Herb or Hater Wednesday, so he thought Sweetwater was good for it. Of course, they would have said "ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR FUCKING MIND?!" So Larry, who considering his love life is surprisingly still not used to being rejected, took it out on Sweetwater over the air.