415 Media Sunday Coffee; More Damon; KGO/KNBR Numbers; Radnich Celebrates 25 Years at KNBR; Drinking Game for 'Burt and Ernie'; Chip Franklin BS; Copie and Ronnnnnn; Ben Bland Torres; Sunday Nuggets

SUNDAY MORNING COFFEE

More Damon: Damon Bruce (95.7 FM/The Game) talks in "bits"; there's no conversation, no simple dialogue, every thing spoken seems to sound rehearsed and planned. Damon isn't the only guy guilty of this; simple, direct speaking is almost considered an art. Nobody talks anymore; everything has to be a "bit" and there must be a sound "drop" because without a sound board the world will end.

Just once I would dearly love to listen to a guy (or gal) who has the ability to form a monologue that is devoid of sound effects and unnecessary pauses but I know that's asking a lot in today's byzantine radio world.

*KNBR and KGO dipped in the just-released October ratings; these are the 6+ Overall numbers that advertisers don't  use but they do reflect a pattern. KGO was helped by the 49ers; KNBR not so much, the Giants.

*I phoned Gary Radnich's private line to congratulate him on 25 years at KNBR; I may have issues with his style and I've needled him many times over the years but 25 years is 25 years and he deserves kudos, so there.

*Of course back when Raddy was starting out, KNBR had Pete Franklin and Scotty Ferrall; good, funny, talented people, as opposed to today's melba toast offerings of a late night Uber driver moonlighting as a talk host and another guy we're supposed to be impressed with because he used to play for the Giants. Oh, and a kid that sounds like he has rocks in his mouth. The password is "switch."

*New drinking game: count the number of times Burt and Ernie (Murph and Mac/KNBR) say "dude" in four hours, sip a beer after each utterance and you'll be out of it in a half an hour.

*One of the more irritating things about Chip Franklin (among many) is the guy's frequent claim "I know every comedian and they know me"; well, I know a lot of comics (I judged the SF Stand-Up Comedy Competition for years in the 80's and 90's) and most comics I know never heard of Franklin. Someone is lying; I'll side with the comics.

*Brian Copeland's "Headlines with the 'Headliners": slightly more interesting than doing a #2 at the Union 76 gas station bathroom at the West End of the Bay Bridge before Oakland. At 3 AM.

*Copeland is trying really hard; I mean really hard to be just like his buddy, Ronnnnn Owens. Brian is thinking about changing his name to "Briannnnnnn Copeland" and has called various nail salons on Union Street for dual manicure/pedicure with Ronnnnnnnnnnnnn.

*If Copie keep this up, he might as well be Ronn's Steadman.

*The "R&B Joke Show": slightly more interesting than a "Book Notes" rerun on CSPAN4.

*A former KGO Radio talk-host told me "you know what Ronn thinks is the most important thing in the world? Money." "Even more important than family?", I asked: "Yes sir." That's all you need to know about Ron Lowenstein.

*Ronn was in the North Beach Restaurant the other night channeling Lorenzo Petroni (the owner who died a few years ago); It was just like the old days; Ronn and his posse; the wine was flowing; the jokes; the pasta; oh and, every female brunette at the bar running outside for cover.

*You love reading this, don't you, because let's face it, you'll never, ever, see this in Ben Bland Torres' column in the Chronicle. 

Ben needs to write a few more "Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame" articles because you just can't have enough BARHOF posts in the Sunday Pink, right? Ben has become so boring he makes Leah Garchik look like Hunter S. Thompson.

*If KCBS' Jeffrey Schaub had his way, he'd positively kick the shit out of ex-KGO tonsil and seemingly everywhere and time, on the air, anchor, Jon Bristow.

*So, this new reporter chick at KPIX, (I won't use her name) has a lunch with the boss trying to impress him with her knowledge --"hey, you know, (she says) get me a couple of glasses of wine and I could be anything your heart desires!" He, (boss) thinks it over hard, but rightly figures that there's already one too many Harvey Weinsteins in the world.

*By the way, Kevin Spacey? I'm just shocked.

*In my early media days I was groped by a grouchy old waitress, "Edith", who worked the overnight shift at the Grubsteak. It was pretty awesome ,but damn, she was positively nutso!