Giving Dooring the OK, On ESPN Radio Today

While listening to to the Waddle and Silvy Show from 9 to 1 pm on 06/07/11 on ESPN radio I got to hear how fun it would be if they intentionally doored cyclists and how sometimes that would just feel great. This went on for about 20 minutes.

Well I didn't think that would be great. And as some may know I'm vocal. ;-) So I tried tweeting with Silvy @WaddleandSilvy for those that tweet and he said that the best course of action would be to send an e-mail to: waddleandsilvy@espnchicago.com

The Apology we got on 06/08/11 was a joke. Happened 45 minutes into the show and was terrible.

At the bottom of Espn.com there is also a Contact Us that goes to corporate vs the address above that is only read by the show hosts. We need to get on this!

If you wanna hear the comments they have a podcast http://espn.go.com/espnradio/player?rd=1#/podcenter/?callsign=WMVPA... . and it happens about 2 hours 14 minutes into the show if memory serves. Started out with making fun of spandex shorts and then went on to murder.

In light of the fact that ESPN already had Tony Kornheiser voice his opinions on cyclists I doubt they are looking for more trouble so it would be a good time to get the message out. Watch out for us! Dooring Can KILL us! etc...

And Here is a list of sponsors of Waddle and Silvy: They should hear about our displeasure as well!

Performance Bikes!!! Harris Bank, Golfsmith, Jimmy Johns (they do bike deliveries, hello!), John Chico's Men's Wear, Triton College, Wells Fargo, PNC Bank, Ameristar, Home Depot, Johnsonville, Gerber Collision & Glass, Studio 41 Remodelling,

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Permalink Reply by Vilda on June 13, 2011 at 5:57am

Actually Matt, that's a great idea and Rahm has a twitter account that gets direct attention - gonna do a tweet now! ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Vilda on June 13, 2011 at 6:02am

Tweet sent linking them to the chainlink ;-)

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Permalink Reply by S on June 13, 2011 at 6:29am

Bring it to WBEZ's attention, one of their staffers got doored this weekend and they discussed it a little earlier this morning

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Permalink Reply by Vilda on June 13, 2011 at 7:28am

Thanks Sooch, will do!

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Permalink Reply by Vilda on June 13, 2011 at 8:26am

@WBEZ for them on Twitter, @Espn for them on twitter, @rahmemanuel for him on twitter. ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Vanessa B on June 13, 2011 at 9:13am

Last time i checked, cycling was a sport. And have you heard of Phil and Paul? I would NEVER turn off those 2 sports guys OR Bobke! :)

James Baum said:

There are only one kind of sports guys. The kind I change the channel for. The fact there is a whole network just for sports is a good thing. I'd love it if the 4 minutes/hr they wasted on sports on WBEZ migrated to ESPN for good.

When that stupid jock blowhard gets on and blah-blah-blahs for 10 minutes every Wednesday morning on BEZ I just hit the snooze button.

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Permalink Reply by Vilda on June 13, 2011 at 10:41am

It would appear that @waddleandsilvy has stopped following me/blocked me on twitter. Who can take up the mantle with tweeting them???

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on June 13, 2011 at 11:08am

Not the way I do it. I just use it as a form of transportation and getting around the city -as well as relaxing and quieting my mind when I've had a rough day. I have no impulse whatsoever to turn it into a sport. It's just a way of life.

I feel the same way about motorcycles as well since I quit racing (although I still maintain my racing license/AMA membership haven't entered a competitive event in about 10 years.)

Vanessa B said:

Last time i checked, cycling was a sport. And have you heard of Phil and Paul? I would NEVER turn off those 2 sports guys OR Bobke! :)

James Baum said:

There are only one kind of sports guys. The kind I change the channel for. The fact there is a whole network just for sports is a good thing. I'd love it if the 4 minutes/hr they wasted on sports on WBEZ migrated to ESPN for good.

When that stupid jock blowhard gets on and blah-blah-blahs for 10 minutes every Wednesday morning on BEZ I just hit the snooze button.

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Permalink Reply by Vilda on June 13, 2011 at 11:22am

Yes James but it is a sport. Whether you do it that way or not. What I didn't like after ESPN had this same problem with Tony Kornheiser running it's mouth was that they had Lance Armstrong on the show. Lance Armstrong doesn't have to worry about getting doored. But Anyway... Writing letters, getting peoples attention helps in solving problems so peeps don't make dumb jokes that can kill me. ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on June 13, 2011 at 11:33am

That is because Lance is totally invincible. Not only is he the fountainhead of those magic yellow rubber bands that can do anything up to and including raising the dead and curing cancer -but he is so full of the juice that even if he did get doored he probably could grow a new set of arms or legs in about 5 or 6 minutes...