Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
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It's not a rhetorical question
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Date: July 30, 2015 01:10PM
Mel Parks Wrote:
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> Robb got to where he is, first of all, by being a
> STOOGE that could give Don Geronimo show
> content...PERIOD. Over the course of the D&M
> show, he proved his worth, doing the stuff that
> nobody else wanted to do. Later, he became a fair
> producer and worked his way into "buddy-hood" with
> Don. But, bottom line, he was a sidekick that
> convinced himself he was a major, working part in
> the machine of that show. When Don "retired,"
> what else was Mike to do? He had to take Robb to
> keep the "continuity" between the radio shows.
> When Oscar brought the concept of the podcast to
> Mike, Robb had to be a part of it, mostly because
> Buzz was as funny as a cold sore. Robb's problem
> is, he thinks he "belongs" there, and that he's
> earned the wings the Don and Mike had. But guess
> what, for all the resume that Don (and Mike, sort
> of) has, it doesn't mean dick anymore because that
> sort of radio is OVER. Robb, like Mike, thinks
> he's entitled to a radio career. Hell, MIKE is a
> pretender, Robb is even BELOW that.
Well said. Robb started out as a "wacky caller", then became a "wacky intern" and never really grew from there. I'm not sure it's his fault, I just think that's all he's capable of being.
My frustration with him (and Mike for that matter) is his laziness. There is nothing preventing him from working part-time somewhere else. Hell, he's got the time and the other job might actually provide show material.