Jeff Jacobs on Geno's illness

[RockyMTblue2]

Someone in the NBA, apparently.

Geno Auriemma may soon leave UConn women — for the NBA

In the past, Geno has said he'd like to be an assistant for an NBA team but not until his run at UConn was over.

I suspect it's a rumor fomented by Geno to renegotiate his contract.

 

[Carnac]

He looks 5 yrs younger after the hospital stay. A rested Geno with extra energy is a very, very scary thing (for his players!)

Yeah, No doubt he saw that video they made (in his office) while he was on his back.

Its good to see Geno back on the job with the color back in his cheeks.

 

[malevocalist#]

Someone in the NBA, apparently.

Geno Auriemma may soon leave UConn women — for the NBA

In the past, Geno has said he'd like to be an assistant for an NBA team but not until his run at UConn was over.

Can you really see him doing that though? Especially after being part of the Uconn Women family for so long?

I don't know, but I just can't see it for the likes of me. But if it does happens he would be a great teacher and mentor.

At one time i thought he would teach the mens college team before joining the NBA. But giving the way the men leave so early I think not.

 

[CL82]

Eeek! Most of the people on the board are older than Geno

True but most people on this board are older than color tv and cell phones so...

 

[Carnac]

True but most people on this board are older than color tv and cell phones so...

Which is exactly why they (anyone who will listen to us) should listen to us when we offer our thoughts, insights and opinions. They should treat us like we're E.F. Hutton. Remember the old E.F. Hutton commercials on TV?

When E.F. Hutton talks................................

 

[CL82]

Which is exactly why they (anyone who will listen to us) should listen to us when we offer our thoughts, insights and opinions. They should treat us like we're E.F. Hutton. Remember the old E.F. Hutton commercials on TV?

When E.F. Hutton talks.......

I do remember those commercials. I also remember Carnac who appeared on the Tonight show two hosts ago....

 

[Carnac]

I do remember those commercials. I also remember Carnac who appeared on the Tonight show two hosts ago....

Thanks CL82 - Its often said that "imitation is the most sincerest form of flattery". I was a regular viewer of the tonight show during Carson's tenure, and enjoyed many hours of the comedic entertainment the show provided. Of all of the characters he brought to the show (and there were many), Carnac was by far MY favorite. For those of you unfamiliar with Carnac, or who would simply enjoy a trip down memory lane, click on the link below:



Carnac the Magnificent was a recurring comedic role played by Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. One of Carson's most well-known characters, Carnac was a "mystic from the East" who could psychically "divine" unknown answers to unseen questions.

The character was introduced in 1964.[1] As Carnac, Carson wore a large feathered turban and a cape. The character would emerge from behind the show's curtain accompanied by Indian music, and make his way towards the desk, where he would invariably stumble and lose his balance. On one occasion frequently rebroadcast on anniversary shows, Carson's desk was replaced with a lightweight balsa-wood version. This allowed Carson to trip and smash through it.

Longtime sidekick Ed McMahon ritualistically and bombastically introduced the Carnac routines. The announcement implied Carnac was responsible for some scandal or disaster currently in the news, as "And now, the great seer, soothsayer, and sage, Carnac the Magnificent." After Carnac entered and stumbled, Ed would continue as follows:

"I hold in my hand the envelopes. As a child of four can plainly see, these envelopes have been hermetically sealed. They've been kept in a mayonnaise jar on Funk and Wagnalls' porch since noon today. No one knows the contents of these envelopes, but you, in your mystical and borderline divine way, will ascertain the answers having never before heard the questions."

The segment included several running gags and bits of business. After Carnac said an answer, McMahon would frequently repeat it in a booming voice, to set up a sneer, putdown, or some other comic reaction. Carnac held each envelope to his forehead while "divining" the answer, then tore open the envelope and loudly blew into it before removing the index card with the question. Pretending to psychically concentrate, Carnac periodically asked for "complete silence" from the audience, and McMahon would retort that he often got it.[6]

Some typical examples of Carnac divinations:

• "Billy Graham, Virginia Graham, and Lester Maddox" ... "Name two Grahams and a Cracker!"
• "Over 105 in Los Angeles" ... "Under the Reagan plan, how old do you have to be to collect Social Security?"
• "V-8" ... "What kind of social disease can you get from an octopus?"
• "Debate" ... "What do you use to catch de fish?"
• "Baja" ... "What sound does a sheep make when it laughs?"
• "Camelot" ... "Where do Arabians park their camels?"
• "Ben-Gay" ... "Why didn't Mrs. Franklin have any kids?"
• "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" ... "How deep is Orson Welles' belly button?"
• "Mr. Coffee" ... "Name the father of Mrs. Olson's illegitimate baby."
• "Ghotbzadeh" ... "What do Iranian men do when their wives refuse them by night?"
• "S. I. Hayakawa!" ... "Describe the sound made by a man getting his zipper caught in a Waring blender."
• "Pass the hat" ... "What does a cannibal do after eating Minnie Pearl?"
• "Dippity-Do!" ... "What forms on your Dippity early in the morning?"
• "A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou" ... "Name three things that have yeast."
• "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" ... "How do you tell Marcello Mastroianni his doo-dah is open?"
• "Three Dog Night" ... "What's a bad night for a tree?"

Its hard to rise to the height of the bar that Carson set with his Carnac character, but I'm trying. I'm having a lot of fun with this by the way.