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Andelman brothers on WTKK

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ArtSpooner

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I happened to listen to about 45 minutes of the three (I thought there were only two) Andelman brothers yesterday afternoon. During this time they were making fun of David Ortiz' hot sauce, talking about how bad a client's breath smelled and talked about how good their farts smelled.

The only reason I listened for as long as I did was because I couldn't believe how bad it was. The three of them howled like hyennas at everything one and other said, but nothing was funny. It was like listening to three Larry Johnsons suck up to Ordway.

Are they buying the radio time or is 'TKK actually paying them?
 
Wow! I've watched their TV show for a number of years and listened to their radio show on WTKK a few times and thought that they would be above the sorts of comments that you're describing. If accurate, that's pretty bad radio - and it would truly cheapen their brand. In other words, an unprofessional and dumb move.

And yes, there are at least three of them. The smooth-talking thin one, the chubby guy who seems comfortable on camera and a third doofy one - the underachiever of the family. My guess is that he was the maker of the fart jokes.
 
Sorry you had to be exposed to that. The family of ethnic wiseguys. If that's your bag go for it. But I can't even take the OM so I've never listened.
 
They had expensive undergrad educations. So didn't Melissa Rivers. You can dress'em up, but you can't --see above-- take 'em anywhere.
 
Wasnt he fired when Ordway was PD? Also, did Eddie ever sign another contract with EEI/ Entercom after his son's firing?
 
Eddie didn't leave because of the kid. He needs to feel in charge and respected. He's in is own opinion what his tribe would call a maven . His routine really didn't work at EEI and he's more or less laughed at.
 
I get the distinct impression that Eddie was, and still is, despised by everyone at WEEI. I remember that there were no cross-overs either at the beginning or end of the A-Team show. He was pretty lame.
 
Amazing they are college graduates. I do not listen to them, their father's voice was annoying enough.

The sense is that they do not appreciate hard work.

Would like to see all of them work in a hot kitchen.
 
Tony, you couldn't be more wrong. I'm not sure what their radio personas are about (I don't generally hear them), but I know first hand how hard all three of them worked to take Phantom Gourmet from a program they paid NECN to air a couple times a week first to broadcast television, BZ radio, Food Festivals, book deals, BBQ parties and finally the TKK show. They are basically the face of TV38 at this point. Certainly some of the work seems fun, but I have seen these guys work days, nights and weekends to build that brand into the multi-million dollar entity that it is today. This was done on their backs. Certainly Eddie's money and friends didn't hurt, especially in the beginning, but there is no doubt in my mind that these guys know the meaning of and appreciate hard work.
 
tony r said:
Amazing they are college graduates. I do not listen to them, their father's voice was annoying enough.

The sense is that they do not appreciate hard work.

Would like to see all of them work in a hot kitchen.
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I could never and still can't listen to him, his voice is so awful and gross it makes me cringe.... usually people on radio at least have a radio presentable voice and completely does not.

They don't appreciate hard work. They are the product of being lucky enough to be raised affluently and think that is the way for everyone and can't understand that not everyone gets their college paid for by mom and dad and then get jobs handed to them.
 
ArtSpooner said:
I happened to listen to about 45 minutes of the three (I thought there were only two) Andelman brothers yesterday afternoon. During this time they were making fun of David Ortiz' hot sauce, talking about how bad a client's breath smelled and talked about how good their farts smelled.

The only reason I listened for as long as I did was because I couldn't believe how bad it was. The three of them howled like hyennas at everything one and other said, but nothing was funny. It was like listening to three Larry Johnsons suck up to Ordway.

Are they buying the radio time or is 'TKK actually paying them?
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Perfect description, above. This is typical--especially when you get the three of them together. They're like pack dogs: the more you add to the pack the worse the behavior. None of the Andelmans have any class and wouldn't know good food if it were served on a silver platter with the words "Good Food" embossed in gold on it. Their idea of "good food" is a bloomin' onion smothered in peanut butter, chile with beans, 30-40 weight motor oil, and whatever else they can find in the kitchen.

Their voices are strangling way up in their throats which is a total "iritant". They're about as loud as any other TV infomercial Vegematic/Oxyclean barker, and would be better off selling corndogs at a carnival.

Dan Andelman can sound intelligent and non-neanderthal if/when he's talking to someone not related with a brain; he can be lifted up by about 4 IQ points.

Altogether, they're beyond listenable. Bleh.
 
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