came with his legedary parody of "Bad," in which he used phrases such as "sha'mon" and called Chad "a pervert in the Jungle." All three were invited to Smack-Off 2008, but only J.D. Included were parodies of songs such as Glen Campbell's "Wichita Lineman" which Chad renamed "Wichitard Clone." Later, Chad used New Kids on the Block's "You Got It (The Right Stuff)." Then, in October 2007, Nashville caller J.D. Shortly after, a legendary feud began between Chad and Mike in Wichita, in which Chad would often use parodies to mock Mike. In the summer of 2007, iconic emailer Chad in Portland made his first call to the show and was subsequently racked. in Nashville-This epic three-way battle of 2007 stands as one of the legendary examples of clone-on-clone crime in the show's history. That seal sound was eventually combined with Rome's imitation of the buzzer to create the Adult Alarm.īodie in Pearland-On the last regular show of 2007, in the third hour, Bodie made his Jungle debut, highlighted by his smash hit "The Mole Faced Rock." The song was so impressive to Rome and the XR4TI crew that Rome put it on the year in review show, and part of the song was added to The Mix later.Ĭhad in Portland vs. He was eventually run, but still received a Smackoff invite on the strength of that call. Tommy in Detroit-In April 2006, this caller found his way into Jungle lore when he used the popular term, "ERRRRRRR!" into a sound which resembled a seal. Then, Jeff let loose with this infamous blast, "I'm gonna call out the score, 27 Buckeyes, 27 Ann Arbor Michigan Wolverines and you guys are gonna be looking for a new head coach!" That clip found its way to the Mix, but not before Jeff was subject to much ridicule on that day and in the days following the game, which Ohio State won 25-21 and eventually used to earn a berth in the Fiesta Bowl. Jeff in Columbus-Prior to the annual football clash between Michigan and Ohio State in 2005, this diehard Buckeyes fan called as he was on his way to Michigan Stadium for the game. Amongst other statements, Brad claimed that, "Cal Ripken sucks," and called his consecuitive games streak a "stupid, overrated record." Brad has not called the show since, but the latter soundbyte has found its way into The Mix. Often, he will use Chris Jericho's famous line, "and I mean, EH-VEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRR!" Though many callers have mocked Jeff for his constant use of these catchphrases, this catchphrase has found his way into The Mix.īrad in Detroit-On the day of the 2005 All-Star Game (which was held in Detroit) Brad called the Jungle to talk about Cal Ripken. Jeff in Richmond-This caller from Richmond, Virginia, a former Smack-Off champion, is known for his loud, defiant, self-promoting calls, and is also known for using wrestling catchphrases in his calls. Both Rome's and Meggan in Sacramento's version of the manual buzzer are in The Mix. Approximately one year later Meggan in Sacramento found her way into Jungle lore, and found a way into Smack-Off 2007, through her impersonation of the Manual buzzer. This was replaced in 2006 with Rome's imitation of the buzzer, called the Manual buzzer. The second place call came from Iafrate, who cracked Andruw Jones with this famous line, "Our next contestant in the Major League Baseball Spelling Bee is outfielder Andruw Jones! Andruw, your next word is ANDREW!" The first place call came from five-time champ Sean the Cablinasian, the highlight of which was a crack on "the peeps at the All-Star Cafe," combined with Star Wars music.īuzzers-For many years, a loud horn-like buzzer was used to run callers to the show. Automatic (Friggin J-Stew)." Terrence's song as well as 3-Day Weekend's song are included. J-Stew." Eventually, the band 3-Day Weekend took Terrence's idea and ran with it, creating their own smash hit, "Mr. The third place call came from beloved caller Terrence in Sierra Madre, in which Terrence combined his take on 'the average clone' with his smash hit "Hey Mr. Smack-Off 2005-That year's version of the Smackoff, often considered to be the most important day in the Jungle, featured three of the Jungle's iconic calls, all of which are included in The Mix. Many of the legendary moments in The Jungle and in sports are found below. Currently, at faster than regular speed, The Mix extends nearly five minutes. Shortly after The Mix began in 2006, Rome descirbed it as "where he (referring to show engineer Alvin Delloro) connects about ten years of this show into a two minute soundbyte." The Mix is often played at varying speeds, sometimes by listener request. The soundbyte is meant to be a medley of memorable sports and talk radio moments in the Jungle's 15 year history. Alvin's Mix is an extended soundbyte frequently played on the Jim Rome Show.
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