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Any Imus fans? I liked the man...RIP

Posted on 12/28/19 at 1:49 pm
Posted by Bass Tiger
Member since Oct 2014
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Posted on 12/28/19 at 1:49 pm
I’m sure most of the older PT baws knew who Don Imus was, he paved the way for radio personalities like Howard Stern. I use to watch his radio show that was simulcast on FBN and MSNBC.....Imus was a very gifted talent and he conducted some great interviews with a wide spectrum of celebrities....including Donald J Trump. The man had a very quick wit and he made me and a lot of other Americans laugh every weekday morning.

Imus was also a very giving person, he opened a ranch in New Mexico for children with cancer and he and his wife gave much of their own money to keep the ranch open.

RIP I MAN!
This post was edited on 12/28/19 at 1:53 pm
Posted by Zach
Gizmonic Institute
Member since May 2005
116706 posts
Posted on 12/28/19 at 2:00 pm to
I didn't watch him on TV but all of us radio dj's knew about him back in the late 60s. I loved his bit about 'Church of the Gooey Death'. Don't know where you could find it on the net.

It was then, around 1969, that my program director said: "Zach, someday radio will have stations with no music. Just talk." I thought he was nuts.
Posted by Bass Tiger
Member since Oct 2014
53709 posts
Posted on 12/28/19 at 2:05 pm to
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the net.

It was then, around 1969, that my program director said: "Zach, someday radio will have stations with no music. Just talk." I thought he was nuts.


That’s classic shite right there^^^^ but who knew so many Americans would listen to some dude on the radio just having fun. Rush says thank you I Man.
Posted by Possumslayer
Pascagoula
Member since Jan 2018
6474 posts
Posted on 12/28/19 at 2:10 pm to
His old sidekick shows up on fox sometimes.
Posted by indianswim
Plano, TX
Member since Jan 2010
21492 posts
Posted on 12/28/19 at 2:15 pm to
I remember him getting in trouble around 2004-05 for calling a female college basketball team a “bunch of nappy-headed hoes.”
Posted by gthog61
Irving, TX
Member since Nov 2009
71001 posts
Posted on 12/28/19 at 2:20 pm to
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I remember him getting in trouble around 2004-05 for calling a female college basketball team a “bunch of nappy-headed hoes.”



If he had had his sidekick making boombox noises and called it "rap" he would have been good.
Posted by roadGator
Member since Feb 2009
154577 posts
Posted on 12/28/19 at 2:42 pm to
Progs are celebrating his death online.

RIP Imus
Posted by OldHickory
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2012
10771 posts
Posted on 12/28/19 at 2:43 pm to
He was great. Fun fact, his brother Fred Imus wrote the Merle Haggard song, “Silver Wings.”
Posted by stat19
Member since Feb 2011
29350 posts
Posted on 12/28/19 at 2:45 pm to
Nappy headed ho’s errwhere are rejoicing today.
Posted by Rammin TX
DFW Texas
Member since Oct 2018
1736 posts
Posted on 12/28/19 at 2:53 pm to
Funny as shite he was

Posted by Furious Styles
Twin cities
Member since Apr 2019
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Posted on 12/28/19 at 3:21 pm to
Great dude that was solid entertainment. The work that he did with kids at his ranch will go muted which is a shame.
Posted by Bass Tiger
Member since Oct 2014
53709 posts
Posted on 12/28/19 at 3:37 pm to
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He was great. Fun fact, his brother Fred Imus wrote the Merle Haggard song, “Silver Wings.”


Fred was one of my favorite guests on Imus In The Morning.....I think Fred had a radio gig playing old school C&W music in either AZ or NM.
Posted by TigerFanatic99
South Bend, Indiana
Member since Jan 2007
34612 posts
Posted on 12/28/19 at 3:39 pm to
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I remember him getting in trouble around 2004-05 for calling a female college basketball team a “bunch of nappy-headed hoes.”


Rutgers. To be fair, that was a rough group of girls. Ratchet, I believe is what kids say today.
Posted by toddzilla
Gulf of Mexico
Member since Nov 2012
1589 posts
Posted on 12/29/19 at 9:41 am to
Posted by 3nOut
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Jan 2013
31774 posts
Posted on 12/29/19 at 10:05 am to
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Rutgers. To be fair, that was a rough group of girls. Ratchet, I believe is what kids say today.



I know it’s not PC, but the UConn team that year had a lot of pretty ladies of all races. Rutgers not so much. They just looked a littl rougher in general.

Terrible way to say it and I hate that he’ll be remembered for that over his actual career.

Posted by Placebeaux
Bobby Fischer Fan Club President
Member since Jun 2008
51852 posts
Posted on 12/29/19 at 10:42 am to
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“bunch of nappy-headed hoes.”




That shite was funny
Posted by I B Freeman
Member since Oct 2009
27843 posts
Posted on 12/29/19 at 11:21 am to
I liked him.

I liked the show he had on Fox Business.
Posted by Themole
Palatka Florida
Member since Feb 2013
5557 posts
Posted on 12/29/19 at 11:30 am to
quote:

He was great. Fun fact, his brother Fred Imus wrote the Merle Haggard song, “Silver Wings.”




Not meaning to be contentious, but Merle wrote Silver Wings while on a flight from Arizona to L.A., seeing the sun glistening off the wing tips of the jet, he thought, what a nice premise for a song.
Posted by makinskrilla
Lafayette, LA
Member since Jun 2009
9752 posts
Posted on 12/29/19 at 11:43 am to
Wow 21 years ago msnbc had Imus pushing conservative stuff. That was awesome. I never really appreciated the guy but he paved the way for today’s heavy hitters, rush, levin, Hannity, etc.
Posted by Bass Tiger
Member since Oct 2014
53709 posts
Posted on 12/31/19 at 9:50 am to
Yesterday while watching some YouTube vids this one popped up with Imus and Glenn Beck from June of 2017. Beck calls Imus up for an interview on his radio show....I fricking nearly choked out laughing at Imus working Beck over on his own radio show.........this is the I Man at his best.

Beck calls Imus and gets worked over on his radio show.
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