I dont think it could have been any more pathetic.
1. He made sure everyone knew that Rich M. gave him more to do this then others might get. (Pretty sure thats a lie)
2. Jen sounded like she was looking for a drink.
3. Because of Mike and doing this, radio people will need to thank him for opening this up for them.
4. Mike didnt like being negative while at the score.
5.
Chatboards guys was mentioned in the first 5 minutes of the show, but he still doesnt read them. I love that.6.Gale Sayers and Hawk Harreslon are his guests, same as his last podcast.
7. Has a lot of sponsers, but nothing is a done deal yet.
8. Mike is convinced this is the first time anyone has done this type of show.
9. Mike has not listened to the score since he left, which is a lie.
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Rating system is still flawed.11. He was screwed, his bosses didnt understand him.
12. There is a rumor that the score hosts were told not to mention his name, mike said "you cant run away from history". That guy is living in a world that I cannot even begin to understand.
13. At 14.39 of the webio show, he has now mentioned "money" 8 times.
14. Every time someone turns on mully and hanley, they wonder "where is mike".
15. Heard Jason Goff mentioned pappys name on the air, says jason is going to be a star in the biz....agreed, hell just froze over.
16. The law office of david spada has a commercial running on the show.
17. SHOCKER!!!!! dontfademe.com has a ad running on the show.
18. Gale Sayers on, mike goes right into Hesters miscue last night and says "yous never see a gale sayers do tat. Ass kissing continues.
19. Gale ends segment by telling mike that its "good hearing you back on the radio". Mike doesnt say a word.
20. At 31.31 Mike takes first call from John, tries to ask a bear question, mike misses the callers point, mike has him off the air in 12 seconds and rants for another 5 minutes.
21.Pleads to the Mike North listeners to get the word out about his show, almost begging. Sorta sad.
22. Mike states that the two weeks that followed him leaving the score, Northtonorth.com had almost 260,000 hits.
23.The web is the future because Dan Mason said so and he is going to help shape the future of this thing the call the web.
24. Pappy states this web thing isnt about the money, its about helping his fellow radio pals.
25. He wants to pioneer this web thing. I swear this is true, he is saying it.
26. He ate at wildfire last night, comp.
27. Mike is stunned to find out that wildfires resteraunts are not only in Chicago.
28. Bragging about his time off and how many people can go to vegas for TWO WEEKS.
29. Full description on what he did in Vegas, Jen chimes in some meaningless babble.
30. Mike while in vegas, would wake up at 6:30, do some business till maybe 10:30am, then gamble the rest of the day. Wow, thats some work ethic. In bed by 10:30
31. Ok....while in vegas he say tropic thunder, said its ok to laugh at the vietnam way, goes back to his earlier comment that you cant run from history.
32. Jen asks mike if he is going to go see the new deniro / pacino movie. Mikes says "day cant find enough air dye for those two guys".Compelling thought.
33. Mike mentioned that he asked two people to come along with him on this venture, I think it was webby and fred, he didnt mention names, but thats my guess. He then states "they are missing out".
34. Jen loves Al Pacino and Mike isnt sure if he will go see the movie. He rather see them make a movie with those two on how they interact off camera....I think those are called outtakes genius.
35. Mike wonders if Pacino and Deniro talke to each other when the cameras are off. This isnt even halfway through the show, pass the hat folks, I cant go through this again.
36. Mike says his first podcast blew up the system, his guys arent computers still ,so thats why its important that his fans do the "word of mouth" thing. Mike also knows now how to turn on a computer. This is stuff we must know.
37. Mike says he still likes Boers,Laurence,murph and hanley. No mention of Bernsie and Mulligan....weird.
38. Mike reads a email thats says "how do I buy advertisment time on the show". I dont think that was a email and if was, spaceball sent it because he went on for a few minutes about it. Exciting stuff.
39. first hour of the show, all the hoopla about this being for the fans, 1 call, 2 emails. Well, thinking about it, who is listening? Who even knows? For the record, I am listening to the podcast
40. One more hour to go.
41. 1 hour and 10 minutes into the show, Mike finally mentions the bears game in detail and blasts Olen Kreutz for allowing a "colts player" to sack Kyle Orton.
42. Mike has minor meltdown because a spot starts to play, takes a shot at the score. He finds it funny and still is the only one laughing at his jokes.
43. According to mike, nate vasher had good game last night and will have a great year. Hope so, but nate had a shitty game last night, he said so. Again, Mike right on top of it.
44. Another wildfire story, its great, they are packed, but not packed, whatever that means. Mentions almost the whole fricken menu.
45. Plugs dontfademe.com, "gotta go guys, the bookie priest is on the front page" He really thinks people want this.
46. Mike comment on Marriotti leaving and how ebert called him out. Compares this to when he left the score and said he knows no one said anything. Well, directly I guess, but terry, dan, mully and Hanley took their shots, I heard them. Plus if he knows that didnt say anything, that means he must have been listening, which he said he hasnt..what?
47. Being the true professional, his cell phone goes off, he says "they must not know that I am on the air". What? I thought everyone knew or at least the people that would matter.
48. Going on how he has the inside scoop why marriotti left, he was pissed because of not having 5 star accomdations while in bejing, mike says you cant do that. COming from pappy who bitched and moaned about the same thing when the score sent him on the road, to funny.
49. Newspapers are not dying, he still buys his papers. So the web will over take radio, but not newspapers...allrighty then.
50. Jen screeching something I cant make out.
51. Chris russo will be on, brags how he and russo walked away from cbs radio, even though they were the ones featured on hbo little show.
52 Mentions there is a hiring freeze at the score so the Managment can get their bonuses. Let it go Mike.
53. Hawk is on, time for mike to kiss ass.
54. Mike and Jen confused what the term "arm" means during a david hockberg ad. Someone finally explains it.
55.Hawk was on for a long time, said nothing, mike kissed his ass, leave it at that.
56. 20 minutes to go in the show, still only 1 phone call and 2 emails. I sent a email, but I am pretty sure he wont read it.
57. Thomas Jones love for some reason.
58. Mike says it will take a week or two before the show hits a full stride.
59. Mike compares his show to the the invention of the airplane, no one belived they could get anything to fly.
60. Mike is still the asst. coach at NDHS. I think once it gets closer to BBALL season,there will be a "reason" why he cant do it.
61. Wasnt able to spend much time with "his kids" during the summer camps because he was out pounding the pavement, I assume he was busy also inventing the WORLD WIDE WEB.
62. Praising Bebe and Spaceball, dey are da greates, its a great day, exactly were they wanted to be.
63. Mike wasnt working because he chose not do.
64. Chatboards guys, he doesnt read them, but jen does. He is stressing the the 6 month non compete, denys he ever said he had things lined up, ripping feder, he is wrong, doesnt know anything. Mike is not happy about the chatboards...
65. Sorta ripping on mcneil, says mcneil decided to write a book when he found out that north was doing one.
66. tells mcneil to never look behind for him, because he is always a step and half ahead of him. WTF????? Mac has a job at ESPN and pappy is doing podcasts from some shit hole. 67. Plugs the award winning show that comes on after him, "talking illini".
68. rants on gene upshaw
thats about it, with the mcneil bashing and some other things he said, this is the start of the pappy meltdown.