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Dog Day Afternoon
JOHN HELYAR
November 08, 2004
ON TUESDAY, Oct. 12, the 2 Live Stews had a full plate of Atlanta sports topics for their midafternoon show. The previous night, the Braves had been eliminated from the playoffs by the Houston Astros. On the Sunday before, the Falcons had suffered their first loss of the season, 17-10 to the Detroit Lions. And the Stews' "everyday topic"--the issue of the day--was, Did Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal (DUI) and Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis (drug bust) get special treatment when they were allowed to postpone their respective prison sentences? Meanwhile, the Stews also found a way to employ a term--"smuck"--that they coined to avert the wrath of the FCC.
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November 08, 2004

Dog Day Afternoon

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D: Lil' Flip ... whoever's hot at that time.

R: Ludacris.

(A later segment, featuring Lions defensive end--and Ryan's former teammate-- Robert Porcher, concluded with the Stews saying, "Hey, Que, we appreciate the time.... Nothing but love for you, dog!" and Porcher responding, "O.K., you keep it going, man, you all stay strong.")

D: (Barking.)

R: Could I recap a few things? First, what Robert Porcher said about [ Falcons quarterback Michael] Vick. He said Vick, in his eyes, was not playing Vick's game.

D: You're talking about a Pro Bowler, 13 years.

R: Two times in that game, it was third-and-short and Vick tried to throw an outlet pass to Warrick Dunn to get the yards, and Warrick dropped the passes. I said, "Just run it and get us the first! Just run it and get us the first!" I mean, that's a play, man. All I know is this. He hasn't been playing his game for the past couple weeks. He's trying to appease the crowd, appease the coaches, and smuck that. O.K.? Smuck it. And the last thing I want to say is, Did you hear what Porcher just said?

D: What? He said a lot of things.

R: He can't move his agenda forward in Atlanta; he has to stay in Michigan. For those who are listening: In life, to be successful, you've got to have an agenda. You have to have a thought process, you have to have goals. I want the dogs, the poodles, 790 the Zone, Sirius Satellite, everybody in the sound of my voice to hear what I'm about to say.

D: Preach it.

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