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Charlie Brotman is 89 and has announced every inauguration parade in DC since Eisenhower's second term in 1956. But he's being dumped this year in favor of a younger guy. At least they're allowing him to be there and I think they named Brotman as 'Announcer Chairman Emeritus'.

Honestly I have no idea what shape the dude is in but I do think it's pretty cool he's alive and kicking. There probably aren't that many people who have been to every inauguration parade since the 50's. He's done a lot of other stuff too in DC so it's an interesting read.

Hopefully he can make it to 2021 when I'm sure President-elect Obama (Michelle) can use him once again as the announcer.

(01-06-2017 10:27 AM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/loca...4db67dff9a

Charlie Brotman is 89 and has announced every inauguration parade in DC since Eisenhower's second term in 1956. But he's being dumped this year in favor of a younger guy. At least they're allowing him to be there and I think they named Brotman as 'Announcer Chairman Emeritus'.

Honestly I have no idea what shape the dude is in but I do think it's pretty cool he's alive and kicking. There probably aren't that many people who have been to every inauguration parade since the 50's. He's done a lot of other stuff too in DC so it's an interesting read.

Hopefully he can make it to 2021 when I'm sure President-elect Obama (Michelle) can use him once again as the announcer.

If that smug cow wins the election, she'll probably have somebody like Beyonce do it.

(01-06-2017 10:27 AM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/loca...4db67dff9a

Charlie Brotman is 89 and has announced every inauguration parade in DC since Eisenhower's second term in 1956. But he's being dumped this year in favor of a younger guy. At least they're allowing him to be there and I think they named Brotman as 'Announcer Chairman Emeritus'.

Honestly I have no idea what shape the dude is in but I do think it's pretty cool he's alive and kicking. There probably aren't that many people who have been to every inauguration parade since the 50's. He's done a lot of other stuff too in DC so it's an interesting read.

Hopefully he can make it to 2021 when I'm sure President-elect Obama (Michelle) can use him once again as the announcer.

Keith Jackson really had no business being in the Rose Bowl announcers booth this year. He retired with the 2006 Rose Bowl and should have left it with that, one of the greatest college football games, between two of the greatest college football teams, with the greatest college football player never to win the Heisman.

(01-06-2017 10:27 AM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  Hopefully he can make it to 2021 when I'm sure President-elect Obama (Michelle) can use him once again as the announcer.

He's part of the swamp

Nothing lasts forever.

(01-06-2017 10:35 AM)bullet Wrote:  

(01-06-2017 10:27 AM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/loca...4db67dff9a

Charlie Brotman is 89 and has announced every inauguration parade in DC since Eisenhower's second term in 1956. But he's being dumped this year in favor of a younger guy. At least they're allowing him to be there and I think they named Brotman as 'Announcer Chairman Emeritus'.

Honestly I have no idea what shape the dude is in but I do think it's pretty cool he's alive and kicking. There probably aren't that many people who have been to every inauguration parade since the 50's. He's done a lot of other stuff too in DC so it's an interesting read.

Hopefully he can make it to 2021 when I'm sure President-elect Obama (Michelle) can use him once again as the announcer.

Keith Jackson really had no business being in the Rose Bowl announcers booth this year. He retired with the 2006 Rose Bowl and should have left it with that, one of the greatest college football games, between two of the greatest college football teams, with the greatest college football player never to win the Heisman.

I missed that. Did he actually announce the game or was he just a guest in the booth? I guess he's 88 so pretty similar in age. Of course Vin Scully retired this year at age 89 but Scully at 89 is still better than pretty much every other announcer half his age.

I wonder if Trump called and said, "You're fired".




Remember the good old days when people thought Obama was a narcissist?


Good times, good times.


Trump's America

(01-06-2017 12:33 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  I wonder if Trump called and said, "You're fired".




Remember the good old days when people thought Obama was a narcissist?


Good times, good times.


Trump's America

Trumps an egomaniac and a blowhard, but not a narcissist. That's evidenced by him not giving a damn to how people react to what he does. It does not neatly fit the profile of of a narcissist.

I'm sure you could write a book on the weirdness that is trump but he's no narcissist.

Obama on the other had..

Recently Awarded himself a medal (or accepted a medal awarded by one of his subordinates).

Clinton's response to a closer race is "people are deplorable" and "why am I not up 50%".

Both Obama and Clinton have publicly lamented that people are wrong for not loving them more.