There is a reason why you may have never heard of ‘The Book Of Rehab,” one of the Dead Sea scrolls found by a Bedouin shepherd in a Jordanian cave.. That is, because when reading all the other ancient scrolls, Biblical scholars tend to “scroll” past it. dismissing it as a joke. Notice that Imus didn’t play the Rehab card when he was publicly deleted. 

Imus blundered by going on Reverend Sharpton’s radio program to apologize, only to be slimed by Sharpton. Describing the Rutgers incident, Imus ruefully admitted that he  went “too far, way beyond” In Old Testament terms, that is called “transgressing.” One is supposed to forgive “transgressors.” In refusing to forgive Imus, it apparently did not occur to Reverend Sharpton that he was sinning by dissing one of the Commandments that Moses had brought down from the mountain.  

Another blunder: MSNBC’s deeply affecting hour long broadcast of the Rutgers women’s basketball team expressing their hurt and resentment of Imus’s thoughtless remarks was devastating. If MSNBC had waited another day, it would have given Imus time to apologize to the team. After the team meeting with Imus, Coach Springer said that he was forgiven, and that the meeting was productive. That would have gone a long way toward resolving matters.  

Imus is not out of  “moves.” There is a Satellite possibility, but probably not until the FCC rules on the viability of the Sirius/XM merger. A syndicator will probably jump in and grab him now that he is cut loose.  

Somewhere, some network suit is seriously contemplating a spin-off. in which Imus would team up with his nemesis, Al Sharpton, for an “All in the Family” send-up. Imus would be the Archie Bunker character, and Sharpton would be a new character, Archie’s half brother, a product of an earlier ”indiscretion.” 

If Sharpton and Jackson sincerely want to strike a blow for black righteousness, they should take on Howard Stern. He is rumored to be on the brink of cheating a gifted black woman, Lakisha Jones, out of winning the “American Idol” prize by marshalling his listeners to flood “American Idol” with votes for a lesser talent, Sanjaya Malakar, instead  making him the “American Idol.”.  

Howard deserves a good public thrashing. What about it, guys? Uh….Come to think of it, they would be mixing it up with that ferocious street fighter, Mel Karmazin if they went after Howard. Okay, bad idea. 

My “take” on Imus; His dedicated care for young terminally ill cancer patients, including black children, at the Imus Ranch trumps Sharpton’s and Jackson’s idiotic accusation that he is a racist. The great Jim Brown weighed in on the Imus imbroglio at a San Diego Sports luncheon last week. He said that racial slurs do not make Imus a “racist.” He said , “I (Jim Brown) often make crude remarks, but I am not a racist.” 

The same mouth that spews filth like Megan in “The Exorcist” is also the instrument of a brilliant journalistic mind. He is a probing interviewer of public figures, many of them slippery, in a medium where such talent is increasingly rare. I hope his near death experience exorcises his trash talking soul. 

Polling by Wall Street Journal scores 75% in favor of Imus’s return. Ultimately, that publication and other prestigious media  will be the principal determinants for future advertisers 

                     Summing it up in Basketball Metaphors

Imus will return. to the game. If he fouls out again, he is a dead player 

Sharpton and Jackson stole the ball and scored, but will never again be handed the ball by either the White Establishment or more importantly, the Black. High level memos are being written in the big league this very moment, blowing them out of future games. They are dirty players and should never be allowed to represent young ladies. 

About the Rutgers ladies. They are student-athletes of the highest caliber with imposing grade averages and talents that reach far beyond the court. Any one of them could dribble Imus the length of the court and slam-dunk him.  

                                                YadaYada  Prada Prada

What Imus said is out of style…..……

He had a really bad “nappy” hair day. 

                   The Blasts from the Past

Ride with us back to the thrilling days of yesteryear, a time of  comparative innocence when there were no shock jocks, just jocks who could move mountains using solely their uplifting talents as a lever..  

Sunday afternoon, May 6^th from 2pm-5:30 pm, the San Diego Press Club, San Diego State University, San Elijo Hills and 22 nationally renowned chefs will combine to present an event titled, “The Blasts from the Past.” A tribute to the radio talents who “raised” a generation of listeners with such grace that they are still remembered in the way one would remember a revered teacher.  

The outstanding San Diego jocks of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s had this power but this day of tribute nevertheless comes as a total shock and surprise to us. Radio Jocks do not expect recognition from the print media. We experience  successful careers, then expect just to cross-fade away. That coming afternoon is an encore in front of the most prestigious media people in southern California, at their bidding no less. 

I have penned some 80 chapters of my adventures during this Radio Daily News series, so allow me to focus on some of  my other colleagues, once mortal enemies, and now laughin’ buddies. 

Charlie and Harrigan are nationally renowned morning jocks who reigned supreme in San Diego in the 70’s and 80’s. 

Jack Woods. Aka Charlie Brown of “Charlie and Harrigan,” has a prized memory. He says, “Our show largely spoofed the audience with things like our ‘World’s Greatest Prize Machine Contest.’ 

Specified caller listened to the prizes from the prize machine and when they yelled "STOP!" they received  the next prize.  
The "World's Greatest Prize Machine's" mechanical voice called out incredible prizes "Your own Seventy-Sixth floor 
Penthouse on Fifth Ave. in NYC..A beautiful, new Mercedes SL Roadster…… 

One Million Dollars in Cold hard cash...."STOP !". ..An all you can eat fish dinner at Howard Johnson's.” 

Our concept was to make fun of ourselves and spoof the audience at the same time.” 

Irv Harrigan, aka Paul Menard, was the Harrigan of  ”Hudson and Harrigan” in Houston, a hilarious team that is still remembered with a chuckle there. Irv checks in with another “Charlie and Harrigan” shtick.…….. 

“One of our favorite things was the “invention” of the “Carnation Bowl” game. When the Aztecs were snubbed for a bowl bid in 75 (I think) we enlisted the help of our audience to make their final game that year at Jack Murphy Stadium a Formal Bowl Bid. 

With the help of listeners and the station we were able to transform the stadium into the Carnation Bowl with the Aztec logo
(for the first time ever on the field) and a large Carnation design in the middle of the field. Fans were urged to wear
Formal Wear to the game, and a huge number came in Tuxes and Gowns. KFMB had a helicopter fly over the game at
halftime dropping Carnations on the field below… the Aztecs, under Claude Gilbert, were stoked and trounced Iowa.
The promotion received National Attention with the late Jim Murray writing a great column in the LA Times.”.

If you live in Southern California, and might wish to go to “Blasts from the Past,” email  sdpressclub@cox.net. For ticket
information.  Next week, I will regale you with more allegories of past glories. San Diego is rich in radio lore. I thank
the San Diego Press Club, San Diego State University, San Elijo Hills and those 22  imminent chefs. for the May 6^th gala.                            

   Mexican Holiday, the 5th of May 

I cannot write you about our 6^th of May event without associating it with the more important May 5^th, the Mexican holiday.
Many Anglos do not know about the 5^th of May, a tragic day in Mexican history. At that time, they prized mayonnaise
as much as they did tortillas. In 1912, the Titanic was loaded with 500,000 quarts of mayonnaise bound for Mexico.
5 million Mexicans had assembled in Vera Cruz for the  Titanic’s May 5^th  arrival. Because after New York, the Titanic
was due to arrive there for a giant national Mayonnaise fiesta. But, Ay Caramba! It was not meant to be. The Titanic
sank in the North Atlantic, carrying with it all that mayonnaise. The 5^th of May has become a day of mourning in
Mexico, renowned in history as El Sinko de Mayo. 

Next week:   Licensia! Yo no necesito una licensia apestosa.

                        License! I don’t need no steenking license.

Are Spanish/American radio stations sending seditious messages to illegals?

                              How are they getting away with it?