Submitted by electric_ranger t3_119x0v8 in philadelphia
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ScottishCalvin t1_j9ojel4 wrote
Good for him, love his show in the morning
Always seemed like a decent bloke, he does a ton of charity stuff. My kid went up to chat to him at a public event and he spent a solid 5 minutes chatting to him about the Beatles and classic rock
oliver_babish t1_j9okzv7 wrote
An absolute legend as an on-air personality, but I don''t think of his in connection with music nearly as much as I do with some of his contemporaries like Pierre Robert.
But wow, the Morning Wars of the 1980s-early 1990s were fun.
Robert_A_Bouie t1_j9ol0ko wrote
If you see Kay, tell her the Fah King was asking about Mark the Shark.
Bunnymomofmany t1_j9olagf wrote
About time, DaBella. Love, Philadelphias only new wave fan.
GooFoYouPal t1_j9oltem wrote
Bunnymomofmany t1_j9ome2y wrote
He dubbed me this after playing a joke song my band made about man eating sharks riffing off “ I want Candy”. I was 17 and it was just huge to me.😎
GooFoYouPal t1_j9omxoc wrote
Ha, Thats a fun story. I always liked him. You should post that song to the sub!
GooFoYouPal t1_j9op840 wrote
I won a Spider-Man cartoon DVD set playing “Cheese or Terrorist” with him on WMGK like 20 + years ago
Bunnymomofmany t1_j9opt0u wrote
I’m afraid that has long been lost in the tangles of cheap cassette tapes. Sure wish I had it though.
WaldoJeffers65 t1_j9org49 wrote
I saw him in person once- in a bar in Philly, late 80s. The place was crowded and he decided that best way for him to get from Point A to Point B was to simply shove everyone out of his way, scowling all the time. Total jerk.
Republican_Wet_Dream t1_j9oru43 wrote
I didn’t want to get personal about it but since you opened the door, I’ve never met the guy but I’ve never heard a good word about him.
oliver_babish t1_j9os9oh wrote
Nikki Hoi to you.
rossdowdell t1_j9osljh wrote
There are two specific professions that can catapult people into celebrity despite 98% of them being dicks:
DJs and poker players.
Richardthisisyerdad t1_j9ovsyd wrote
Him and Pierre have been around forever.
ElvisAndretti t1_j9oxm33 wrote
Exactly correct, he’s a zookeeper not a DJ. And 40 years of the same schtick is so far past boring it’s amazing anyone needs to tune in. Same bits, same songs when he plays music at all and a bunch of hack comics promoting gigs to maybe 7 people who care.
Music? It was always Michael Tierson and he’s on the internet now so no need for the morning stew.
Robert_A_Bouie t1_j9p16op wrote
Glad I'm not the only one old enough to remember the Morning Zoo in this sub.
oliver_babish t1_j9p2kd7 wrote
I had Abbey Dirt Road on cassette.
Dogfish1313 t1_j9pmd9a wrote
gazzooks- funny when Stern buried him
jedilips t1_j9pvpwb wrote
Mediocre
napsdufroid t1_j9pyd4q wrote
Used to frequent a restaurant (now defunct) he used to frequent too. Never saw him be nice to his server
Sagnew t1_j9qvymh wrote
They should have put his star outside of the old Rittenhouse Sq studio where his "funeral" was held in 1990
Saint_Buttcheeks t1_j9rfbn7 wrote
I’m old enough to remember when Captain Janks went out on a date with his ex wife.
WunkyFinkerbean t1_j9rqhqb wrote
Now I miss Mark the Shark, RIP.
My older brother listened to DeBella religiously on MMR, and I remember him because he did interstitial segments on Ch. 29 between cartoons. I do remember listening to the Zoo and Mark talking about how he defrosted his windows with hot water, while DeBella listened incredulously.
Then one day, he didn't make it in because he shattered his windshield. I don't know why that has stuck with me since, what, 1987?
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Republican_Wet_Dream t1_j9ohtg9 wrote
Sure, I guess so but man, that guy is/was annoying.