When Marc Silverman told me the other day that Harry Teinowitz fell off a horse -- twice -- on Friday, I thought it was one of Silvy's practical jokes.
And the more he told me details about Harry being in the hospital and bleeding on the brain the more I was convinced he was pulling my leg. It's happened before.
But as we all know now, Harry did take a couple spills and was banged up pretty bad.
But he seems to be ok, so we can laugh now. And looking at that picture, it's hard not to laugh. Although apparently, even though it looks like Harry is about to fall, he rides another quarter mile or so before taking another tumble. The thing about the picture is you can tell the horse is in full gallop.
Harry was a good sport on "The Afternoon Saloon" yesterday, ribbing Jurko for finishing last in the two-horse race. And Jurko was hilarious. Harry was telling the horse to "stop" instead of saying "whoa," and Jurko asked if he thought he was riding Mr. Ed. And Jurko said after he saw Harry moving his arms and legs, he knew he was OK and gave him the "Down goes Frazier!" while riding past.
Good stuff.
Jurko said he would do it again, or possibly go sky diving if he can get down to the 250-pound limit. I would advise him to think twice. If memory serves, Dan McNeil once tore his ACL during some Bulls halftime dunking or shooting contest. I know Mac's not part of the "Saloon" any longer, but don't these things happen in threes? I'm confident Carmen is athletic enough to handle himself, but Jurko jumping out of an airplane? Look out below.
These 2 idiots bring the phrase.....'face made for radio' up a notch.
"But as we all know now, Harry did take a couple spills and was banged up pretty bad."
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Yeah it was hilarious. I listened to the show driving home last night. Harry's call into the show was funny too. Harry looks like he is trying to keep his purse on his shoulder. Are those dress shoes???
Concushion with blood on the brain does not sound good. I never mess with anything living that I don't think I can take. Not a Bear, Horse, Gator, nothing. I won't even mess with a dog if he is big enough.
I call it karma after the failed comic pushed Mac out.
Maybe a fall would have helped Jurko make sense...
Mark , my man, it isn't often I find myself LOL. But I laughed out loud at that comment. Tommy, your is a great 2nd placer. Was this picture taken after he fell? If not, you mean to tell me that something happened that might have made him look worse? I hope he is doing well but bleeding on the brain is no joke. I used to work in a hospital and it is worse than it sounds. He might not be the same after he comes out of it. It's scary.
WRD - thx - it's pretty amazing they would allow these 2 dopes to try to ride a real race horse.
Is it just me or does Jurko look like an obese "kazoo" from the Flintstones?
After hearing and seeing this, one can only have sympathy for the horses.
They should be criminally charged for putting that kind of weight on a horse in the first place. But to those of you who mistook the mounts for racehorses, look again: Clearly they put the bozos up on the "pony" horses used to accompany the real ones during the post parade, not thoroughbreds (thankfully). Those two looks like they would be unsafe at any speed.
While the Afternoon Saloon has never pretended to be "high brow" entertainment, McNeil was, (on occasion) able to steer the program in the general direction of the adult listening audience.
Since his departure the dialog of the show has regressed to a level of sophistication that most 13 year old children would be quite comfortable with.
I can no longer listen to more than a few minutes of their adolescent drivel before turning the dial. (I used to be able to hang in there until the 'Cars For Kids' commercial made it regularly scheduled visit, but now I can't even make it that far)
And since the broadcasting duo over at WSCR is likewise geared towards the taste and intelligence of prepubescent juvenile delinquents, I'm left with little to listen to on my afternoon drive, insofar as sports radio is concerned.
When I think about how much better Jonathan Hood is than this trio of Bozo's, it makes me wonder why WMVP doesn't use his talent to a greater extent. J. Hood can carry a show all by himself.
Villy - I agree about J. Hood.
Chicago has a diverse audience. There are the grey-pouponers like yourself that love that condescending thing that Mack used to provide, and then there is the average grabowski that loves what Jurk provides. And then there are the silver spooners and Cub fans who love Harry. Carmen seems know-it-allish to me, but even he has an audience because he has sense enough to recognize the BULLS and Whitesox. I hope he grows on me. Chicago has many kinds of listeners. Its time for radio to take a chance on J. Hood who seems to be a likeable version of Mack.
Keith:
Years ago, when J. Hood broke onto the scene he was an angry young man, and it came across in his broadcasts. For one reason or another, he had a chip on his shoulder. He was sullen and curt with callers, and I didn't think he'd last long in the business.
Boy ... was I wrong!
Hood has transformed his game much like George Foreman remade himself later in life.
He's intelligent, engaging, actually listens to his callers (while suffering the fools) and is THE best interviewer on the dial, bar none.
He's earned a shot at the big show.
My picks for best talk sport radio in Chicago are:
Laurence Holmes (WSCR) Although a little "vanilla" in that he's not really a funny guy or a man of satire, I find him very intelligent and engaging. I alos appreciate that he always respects the caller.
Jonathon Hood (WMVP) Although I never really listen to WMVP, I liked him at WSCR and can only assume he's gotten better.
Dan Bernstein (WSCR). This comes with an asterisk. When he's not with Terry Boers, while he's always full of himself (as many talk show hosts are), he's less so either alone or with someone else. He's brilliant and very humorous and reminds me a bit of Jon Stewart of Comedy Central in his intelligent and satiral stances. He can put me in stitches. Unfortunately, he's normally a juvenile and mean jerk teamed with the king of such in Terry Boers. They appeal to people that are very unlike me and only want to crack up at the expense of others.
Doug Buffone (WSCR). How can you not like Uncle Doug? I'll take him anytime, but he's at his best after the Bears lose.
J Hood is the best.
Hook him and Carmen up again and I'll start listening again.