Will Earl be the R&F Iron Man Executive Producer? [Archive]

mikeyboy

01-15-2007, 04:11 PM

I've been doing a little bit of calculation, and right now Earl has the second longest tenure of any Ron & Fez Show Executive Producer, behind Al Dukes.Al Dukes began as E.P. in December of 2000.  I'm not sure exactly what date he started, but to give him the benefit of the doubt, I'm saying that he started on December 1, 2000.  Al stayed on until June 14, 2002 when he lost the "loser leaves the show" match to Rory Hamptons.  All told, Al stayed in place as the Executive Producer for 561 days.Earl began as the Executive Producer on September 12, 2005.  If he stays on in his current position, Earl will tie Al on April 27, 2007 and pass him on April 28, 2007.  As I gave Al the benefit of the doubt by giving him all of December 2000, likewise, I am not taking away the one day where Earl allegedly quit the XM show.  Also, this is number of days rather than number of shows.  Number of shows is more difficult to figure out, and measured that way, Earl would pass Al in fewer number of days taking into account the FreeFM shows and that R&F worked over Christmas break in 2005.  This also only includes Executive Producers from the Ron & Fez Show and does not include Ron & Ron producers.The question is, can Earl pull it off, or will he meltdown prior to that time?
This message was edited by mikeyboy on 1-15-07 @ 11:10 PM

lleeder

01-15-2007, 04:13 PM

I think he can role with it and make it past Al Dukes record.

Hottub

01-15-2007, 04:20 PM

No doubt in my mind!!!Ironman on 2 radio shows!!

BabyLuvWhatley

01-15-2007, 04:21 PM

The invisible man is here to stay

Don Stugots

01-15-2007, 05:33 PM

BabyLuvWhatley wrote: The invisible man is here to stay exactly.

PhishHead

01-15-2007, 05:37 PM

mikeyboy wrote: Earl began as the Executive Producer on September 12, 2005. If he stays on in his current position, Earl will tie Al on April 27, 2006 and pass him on April 28, 2006. As I gave Al the benefit of the doubt by giving him all of December 2000, likewise, I am not taking away the one day where Earl allegedly quit the XM show. Also, this is number of days rather than number of shows. Number of shows is more difficult to figure out, and measured that way, Earl would pass Al in fewer number of days taking into account the FreeFM shows and that R&F worked over Christmas break in 2005. This also only includes Executive Producers from the Ron & Fez Show and does not include Ron & Ron producers.The question is, can Earl pull it off, or will he meltdown prior to that time? Dont you mean 2007??

Team_Ramrod

01-15-2007, 06:38 PM

He'll make it. That would be a whole lot of 'behind the scenes' turn over if Dave is infact done.Although it may have happened before they came to XM...before my time so I don't know.It just seems odd that the show has such a history of producer turn over. Are other shows like this or is it because they get so much air time we know about their commings and goings?

burrben

01-15-2007, 06:52 PM

he'll beat the record. he'll have the job until late summer

MadMatt

01-15-2007, 06:54 PM

If they haven't gotten rid of him at this point, there is a good chance they will keep him around for the immediate future.  Apparently he has made a career out of doing just enough work to keep his job and not screwing up so badly that he has to be fired.If Dave is gone however, that could change the tambor of things.  Earl could be completely out in the open and vulnerable without Dave to deflect some of the criticism.  Still, I say he beats the streak.

sailor

01-15-2007, 06:54 PM

if we learned anything from WNEW it's that earl knows how to keep a job.

Marc with a c

01-15-2007, 06:54 PM

what else is he going to do?

Team_Ramrod

01-15-2007, 06:55 PM

He'll make it until the spring of '07

mikeyboy

01-15-2007, 07:12 PM

PhishHead wrote: mikeyboy wrote: Earl began as the Executive Producer on September 12, 2005. If he stays on in his current position, Earl will tie Al on April 27, 2006 and pass him on April 28, 2006. As I gave Al the benefit of the doubt by giving him all of December 2000, likewise, I am not taking away the one day where Earl allegedly quit the XM show. Also, this is number of days rather than number of shows. Number of shows is more difficult to figure out, and measured that way, Earl would pass Al in fewer number of days taking into account the FreeFM shows and that R&F worked over Christmas break in 2005. This also only includes Executive Producers from the Ron & Fez Show and does not include Ron & Ron producers.The question is, can Earl pull it off, or will he meltdown prior to that time? Dont you mean 2007??Fixed.   You know, if there is a corollary with sports, Al Dukes will die from a disease that will subsequently be named "Al Dukes Disease".

hereintheUK

01-15-2007, 07:15 PM

And what was that about Earl leaving the show for a day?

Billy Staples

01-15-2007, 08:27 PM

Guys   are you literally insane like one or the other, it don't matter  producing the WNEW Show and 'producing ' the X/M is like Apples and Oranges. Al had to work his ass off, deal with sales, contests, promotions, live gigs, find music, had a staff,FCC issues. There was alot of stuff going on, the only issue i had with Al in all of this was he didn't come off as strong a commander with the staff and keeping them in line and issuing orders and reprimands, etc. You have to have been a boss of others before to do stuff, like that.  Praise for a good job, but don't be afraid to give it to someone when they fuck up.  You are they guy and sometimes you gotta be a prick.  Other than that Al was pretty damn good. Earl, is basically a board op. In all fairness the question doesn't even deserve merit at all   Staples

NorthDakotaRUBE

01-15-2007, 08:50 PM

you got 100% support from North Dakota Billy...(CHECK YOUR MAP!) 

burrben

01-15-2007, 09:28 PM

hereintheUK wrote: And what was that about Earl leaving the show for a day? you're right, he should have to go back to zero from that day

Billy Staples

01-15-2007, 10:51 PM

North Dakota RUBE wrote: you got 100% support from North Dakota Billy...(CHECK YOUR MAP!)  so is that support from someone named North Dakota Billy or  full support from North Dakota, billy   either way how many electoral college votes you have?    I don't need no stinkin map to find N Dakota...I just in the movie Fargo......ey  I hear you got some great pancakes up there ey ?   Right the Paul Bunyon statue.   I want pancakes, you always want pancakes, I like pancakes besides, quit with the rube crap, everyone knows all the rubes are from just a little bit south of Saskatoon. Staples

ralphbxny

01-16-2007, 06:56 AM

Billy is correct. Earl doesnt have 1/2 the responsibility Dukes had. As far as time he will beat him in days but so far to me Al Dukes is producer 1 Earl in number 2.

SinA

01-16-2007, 07:03 AM

the only way earl doesn't make it is if FM and XM both cancel the show, otherwise he's there until he dies or wins the lotto.and although he beats the record for time as producer in april, he'd have the record for number of shows produced long before then. so there.

spankyfrank

01-16-2007, 07:04 AM

The thing about Earl that gives him a little edge is he has very good common sense to know not to get himself into a situation where his job is in jeporday.......sometimes. I think he'll be there so long as he doesn't make a really stupid mistakes.  "It's still Rocktober" ~ Ron Bennington

furie

01-16-2007, 08:12 AM

earl will last until june 20th, 2007

OGC

01-16-2007, 08:27 AM

I voted that he won't make it.Although you stated the facts well Mikeyboy, I feel that you made an error when you discounted the day that Earl quit the show. Giving Al Dukes the benefit of the doubt and crediting him as starting on December 1 is quite different from saying you won't count the day that Earl quit. That day ended Earl'f first run as EP, and the next day started his second run.

Arch Stanton

01-16-2007, 10:12 AM

Even if there was a vote by the listeners and he lost, he still would not leave.

Wallower

01-16-2007, 10:54 AM

Last night I voted that Earl would break the record. After hearing today's board gossip I think they should can his ass. That was an abortion of a segment.

ToLEEdo

01-16-2007, 10:57 AM

I see Earl as less of an Ironman and more of a Jim Rhodes War Machine

Don Stugots

01-16-2007, 11:05 AM

once again billy is the voice of enlightenment. 

EliSnow

01-16-2007, 12:59 PM

Billy Staples wrote: I don't need no stinkin map to find N Dakota...I just in the movie Fargo......ey  I hear you got some great pancakes up there ey ?   Right the Paul Bunyon statue. I want pancakes, you always want pancakes, I like pancakes besides, quit with the rube crap, everyone knows all the rubes are from just a little bit south of Saskatoon. StaplesBilly, the Paul Bunyon statue is not in North Dakota.  It's in Minnesota (Brainerd, to be precise), where most of the movie Fargo took place.  In fact the only part of Fargo that wasn't set in Minnesota was the first scene in the movie, which took place in Fargo, North Dakota.  

This message was edited by EliSnow on 1-16-07 @ 5:03 PM

EliSnow

01-16-2007, 01:00 PM

If Earl does last that long, wouldn't that make him the Iron Goat?

mikeyboy

01-16-2007, 01:05 PM

EliSnow wrote: Billy Staples wrote: I don't need no stinkin map to find N Dakota...I just in the movie Fargo......ey  I hear you got some great pancakes up there ey ?   Right the Paul Bunyon statue. I want pancakes, you always want pancakes, I like pancakes besides, quit with the rube crap, everyone knows all the rubes are from just a little bit south of Saskatoon. StaplesBilly, the Paul Bunyon statue is not in North Dakota.  It's in Minnesota, where most of the movie Fargo took place.  If fact the only part of Fargo that wasn't set in Minnesota was the first scene in the movie, which took place in Fargo, North Dakota.  Forget it.  He's rolling.<img src="http://www.designpublic.com/i/blog/animal-house.jpg" border="0" width="150" height="193" />

EliSnow

01-16-2007, 01:29 PM

mikeyboy wrote: EliSnow wrote: Billy Staples wrote: I don't need no stinkin map to find N Dakota...I just in the movie Fargo......ey  I hear you got some great pancakes up there ey ?   Right the Paul Bunyon statue. I want pancakes, you always want pancakes, I like pancakes besides, quit with the rube crap, everyone knows all the rubes are from just a little bit south of Saskatoon. StaplesBilly, the Paul Bunyon statue is not in North Dakota.  It's in Minnesota, where most of the movie Fargo took place.  If fact the only part of Fargo that wasn't set in Minnesota was the first scene in the movie, which took place in Fargo, North Dakota.  Forget it.  He's rolling.<img src="http://www.designpublic.com/i/blog/animal-house.jpg" border="0" width="150" height="193" /><img src="/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/lol.gif" border="0" width="20" height="20" />

docgoblin

01-17-2007, 03:46 PM

Earl will absolutely be the Iron Man. Where would he live if he ever left the show?

brainwart

01-17-2007, 05:41 PM

Earl could coast to that date if R & F gave him some pictures to hang up.  Go hang up some pictures Febreze, you'll be fine.

This message was edited by brainwart on 1-18-07 @ 12:10 AM

TastelessGinny

01-17-2007, 06:25 PM

mikeyboy wrote: Al Dukes began as E.P. in December of 2000. I'm not sure exactly what date he started,  Al started (I beleive) January 2001.  I was still producer in December of 2000, the "enema show" being my last appearance as producer (which happened immediately after the Dec 2000 station Christmas party).

cgbrannigan

01-18-2007, 06:03 AM

How long was wonderboy EP?  I'd swear it was more than 2 years of hilarity....back in the WJFK peak of the Ron and Fez Show.

NewYorkDragons80

01-18-2007, 02:49 PM

burrben wrote: hereintheUK wrote: And what was that about Earl leaving the show for a day? you're right, he should have to go back to zero from that day Unless there was another EP named in that time span, he was still EP during that period.  Also, why does everyone think Earl won't last?  I never listened to the XM show, but when they came back to commercial radio, they hadn't skipped a beat.  Naturally, Ron and Fez deserve the most credit for that, but part of that is due to Earl.  Earl's not going anywhere anytime soon.

brainwart

01-18-2007, 04:27 PM

Well, while everyone is waiting around for April 18th, 2007... waste some time with this...<img src="http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p55/brainwart/mnr03.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="400" />Where's the Midnight Rider?

watson

01-18-2007, 07:14 PM

miss pre-dump button Al Dukes

gripster

01-18-2007, 10:50 PM

yeah Earl is not going anywhere, He lives for that job, he will be there longer than Ron and Fez

mikeyboy

01-19-2007, 05:36 AM

TastelessGinny wrote: mikeyboy wrote: Al Dukes began as E.P. in December of 2000. I'm not sure exactly what date he started,  Al started (I beleive) January 2001.  I was still producer in December of 2000, the "enema show" being my last appearance as producer (which happened immediately after the Dec 2000 station Christmas party).Al was definitely in place prior to 12/01.  I have tapes of the show from August of that year and he was the EP.  Al claimed on the air on several occasions that he started in December of 2000, so we may have some controversy.  Did he start with Infinity on that date and become the EP sometime after the first of the year?  We may need clarification from Al.

mikeyboy

01-19-2007, 05:49 AM

cgbrannigan wrote: How long was wonderboy EP?  I'd swear it was more than 2 years of hilarity....back in the WJFK peak of the Ron and Fez Show.Wonderboy started as the EP in September of 2003, and left on July 1, 2004.

TastelessGinny

01-19-2007, 05:08 PM

mikeyboy wrote: TastelessGinny wrote: mikeyboy wrote: Al Dukes began as E.P. in December of 2000. I'm not sure exactly what date he started, Al started (I beleive) January 2001. I was still producer in December of 2000, the "enema show" being my last appearance as producer (which happened immediately after the Dec 2000 station Christmas party).Al was definitely in place prior to 12/01. I have tapes of the show from August of that year and he was the EP. Al claimed on the air on several occasions that he started in December of 2000, so we may have some controversy. Did he start with Infinity on that date and become the EP sometime after the first of the year? We may need clarification from Al. Of course Al was in place 12/01, that's a full year after 12/00.  :)  He did start pretty soon after I left, but I think it was January already, making it January 2001.  The month before, December 2000, was me.  There was absolutely no overlap, when I and Al worked on the show together.  There was me, then there was Al.

brainwart

01-19-2007, 11:04 PM

<img src="http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p55/brainwart/sapphire01.jpg" border="0" width="154" height="400" />Sapphire, The Noon-Arriver

deliciousV

01-20-2007, 02:59 PM

I would love to see Ron let Earl make it right up to the day before becoming the IronMan, then Promote Earl to second mike and demote Fez to EP, for a day, just to make Fez's carreer complete and at the very least cause Earl's record to carry an asterick   *

brainwart

01-20-2007, 08:14 PM

If only Earl wore white...<img src="http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p55/brainwart/earl02.jpg" border="0" width="152" height="300" />you sexy beast you....

hotshot70

01-21-2007, 12:30 AM

(I was wanting to type a really cool comment, but my mouse froze up and all I could do was play Lady Madonna)

brainwart

01-21-2007, 05:35 PM

hotshot70 wrote: (I was wanting to type a really cool comment, but my mouse froze up and all I could do was play Lady Madonna) Yeah, looks like another entry in the "Lies That Earl Tells" diary.

lleeder

02-25-2007, 10:19 AM

After this weekend I say there's no way Earl doesn't grab this title with ease.

hotshot70

02-26-2007, 01:39 AM

not likely. many people didn't get tickets in time, some got them a day late, many who did get tickets still couldn't get in. Fire Earl and Rider, SAVE DAVE!

Fezticle98

02-26-2007, 09:00 AM

hotshot70 wrote: not likely. many people didn't get tickets in time, some got them a day late, many who did get tickets still couldn't get in. Fire Earl and Rider, SAVE DAVE! Sorry, Dave's gone. He lost and Rider won. End of story.As far as Earl: Beware the ides of March. Et tu, Rider?