OT: Rally XS announcer?!

OK - I missed the Monaco Rally preview, but I'm watching the Rally of Sweden preview right now and I already HATE the announcer >:(! Too loud - and how many wrong ways can you pronounce the drivers' names?! PLEASE tell me this was just for the XS show - could the Speed Channel hell be starting already? False alarm? Kendt

I totally agree with you Kendt! And NO the Monaco Rally preview did not have Ralph "Mr. Nasal" Shaheen doing the narration. I'm going to write Speedvision/TV today to complain and suggest you do the same. We don't need an American sounding announcer covering a mostly European sport that doesn't even run in this hemisphere! Bring back the Brit announcer, who is familiar with the sport, it's drivers and teams and it's history! Jay J "Kendt Eklund" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> OK - I missed the Monaco Rally preview, but I'm watching the Rally of > Sweden preview right now and I already HATE the announcer >:(! > Too loud - and how many wrong ways can you pronounce the drivers' > names?! > PLEASE tell me this was just for the XS show - could the Speed Channel > hell be starting already? > False alarm? > > Kendt

I *am* glad that the coverage has expanded BUT... Expletive warning... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FUCK! FUCK, FUCKITY, FUCK,FUCK,FUCK (as Cartman would say)! WHY THE HELL DOES SCTV THINK AN AMERICAN HAS TO ANNOUNCE FIA RALLY?! It's not just Shaheen's voice I can't stand, more his "Hey! I'm a SPORTSCASTER!" delivery of the commentary that sounds straight out of a bad ESPN audition. His totally predictable intonation cycle gives away his complete lack of passion for the sport :(! Looks like all the new Fux (oops!) management have to find jobs for all thier cronies - my girlfriend is in a similar situation, her company management changed and they steadily forced out all the good people to get thier buddies in. Ahh hell - now I'm just depressed... Stephen Smith - you were right :(. Kendt "Jay J" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<xYw68.4530$[email hidden]>...

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> I totally agree with you Kendt! > > And NO the Monaco Rally preview did not have Ralph "Mr. Nasal" Shaheen doing > the narration. > > I'm going to write Speedvision/TV today to complain and suggest you do the > same. > We don't need an American sounding announcer covering a mostly European > sport that doesn't even run in this hemisphere! > Bring back the Brit announcer, who is familiar with the sport, it's drivers > and teams and it's history! > > Jay J > > "Kendt Eklund" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > OK - I missed the Monaco Rally preview, but I'm watching the Rally of > > Sweden preview right now and I already HATE the announcer >:(! > > Too loud - and how many wrong ways can you pronounce the drivers' > > names?! > > PLEASE tell me this was just for the XS show - could the Speed Channel > > hell be starting already? > > False alarm? > > > > Kendt

Well - looks like I violated Google's TOS with that last post ;)! Apologies to those who saw it - but I *did* open with a warning. Again, I'm glad about the extended coverage, but Ralph Shaheen just does not cut it: Too loud, delivered like a bad ESPN audition, and this cycle of intonation that portrays nothing but a complete lack of passion about rallying. My new name for SpeedChannel: SCTV. Kendt "Jay J" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<xYw68.4530$[email hidden]>...

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> I totally agree with you Kendt! > > And NO the Monaco Rally preview did not have Ralph "Mr. Nasal" Shaheen doing > the narration. > > I'm going to write Speedvision/TV today to complain and suggest you do the > same. > We don't need an American sounding announcer covering a mostly European > sport that doesn't even run in this hemisphere! > Bring back the Brit announcer, who is familiar with the sport, it's drivers > and teams and it's history! > > Jay J > > "Kendt Eklund" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > OK - I missed the Monaco Rally preview, but I'm watching the Rally of > > Sweden preview right now and I already HATE the announcer >:(! > > Too loud - and how many wrong ways can you pronounce the drivers' > > names?! > > PLEASE tell me this was just for the XS show - could the Speed Channel > > hell be starting already? > > False alarm? > > > > Kendt

"Kendt Eklund" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Well - looks like I violated Google's TOS with that lastpost ;)! > Apologies to those who saw it - but I *did* open with awarning. came through loud and clear here! fuck google! hehe.

warning. came through loud and clear here! *** google! hehe.