Frank Sommerville

[Bubba_s]

I have to laugh at this despite the misfortunes of so many.

The morning weather guy NOW on KTVU really looks like he always needs a drink (Steve Paulson?). McCormick was legend

And I always wondered what the hell was going on with Radnich. People like to hate him but I always thought he kept the sports perspective where it belonged. You know, after some big loss, he would point out that nobody died and he was militant about civil rights and tried to be on the correct sides of these issues that came up in sports. Like the press pool idiot asking the player if he’d always been a black quarterback…Ol Gary would fume about that kind of thing.

What’s funny is that the legendary Dennis Richmond NEVER seemed that way. He was pretty tightly wound. I miss ol’ Dennis a lot. I got to shake his hand once at an event where he was a guest speaker. And when they replaced him with Somerville, I wasn’t amused. I would have preferred Ken Wayne or somebody else. I always figured Somerville wore the three-piece suit just so he could get that job. I mean, nobody wears banker vests anymore.

Just typin this makes me realize I have been a KTVU guy for 60 years beginning with afternoon cartoon shows (Capn Satellite with drunk Hal (or was it Bob?) March) Not sure about Romper Room, that might have been 7 . 2 had Roller Derby and Wrestling!. I remember being excited to go to Jack London Square when I was a kid because that was where they broadcast from. Of course the parents didn’t take me to studio but I was excited. Despite Fox ownership, I still like KTVU and some level of nostalgia is a part of it. Only KPIX came close to doing news like 2. KGO is still a fuckin joke with that fluffy histrionic Dan Ashley. Goin back to happy talk days, with Van and Jerry, always a joke.

This one's for the kid in you, taken from the balcony at work.

 

[wazzuFreddo]

That's the risk you run with any stand-up comic when they do crowd work. If you have thin skin, stay in the back.

Reminds me of this time I went to an open mic night down here in south OC. If y'all don't know, south Orange County is super white. The guy asked if we have any black guys in the house before his next bit. I raised my hand. He says, "No, I mean real black guys." I laughed.

Because I look like this.

My wife and I got absolutely roasted for being Americans by the Beefeater that gave us the Tower of London tour.

"Just think, all this history could have been yours if not for a little disagreement 250 year ago. A disagreement over tea that ended up in the harbor was it?"

everybody else on the tour was
but my wife and I were like:

 

[Kornholio]

Yeoman Warders can be hilarious and are great roasters…

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[Bay Arean]

This one's for the kid in you, taken from the balcony at work.

Eventually, we demystified the experience, going to Cost Plus and Yoshi’s and such.

No matter how much crime and decay, there are special memories of Oakland in the memory bank. I always want to like Oakland because i have a lot of emotional investment and experiences there…..I hate the turmoil nowadays.

 

[AdamFiveFive]

i have a lot of emotional investment and experiences there…..

I've got a lot of Oakland memories. Although none of them involve birds chirping, rays of sunshine, or anything pleasant. My experiences in Oakland were from a different perspective. Today, I only go to Oakland when I have to. There are no excursions to Oakland for recreational purposes. I don't care how famous the food truck is, I can get a good taco in Chinatown. I'm not going there to watch The Athletics play baseball. Oakland offers very little, which I cannot find somewhere else.

 

[AdamFiveFive]

Let's Be Frank

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[Wolf]

BTW I'll mention the problems of an intervention.

What happens is the people who care for an addict meet with him and point out three things:

1. The addict has a dramatically serious problem which likely will result in death or prison.
2. The people who care for the addict are unlikely to continue to support his current life of addiction.
3. Then with just words, they try to convince the addict to seek treatment.

An addict may be tricked into going to his intervention, but he's under no obligation to stay or to go to rehab. The nice conclusion is the addict agrees to treatment and is escorted by a professional to rehab. The reality is that many addicts ignore the intervention or just leave rehab.

It's a funny discussion to have with non-addicts or people don't deal with addicts. If I said, "Hey if you continue to sniff anthrax, you'll die," most people would never do it again. But that's not how addict brains work.

Somerville's wife divorced him. It doesn't sound like his family is going to put up with his BS. I can only imagine what his young daughters must feel.

I'm sure they have all told him he needs to get help, and he's likely to have been in treatment at least once. And his family problems exacerbated his condition, which he caused himself and drinking will not solve.

The flipside is for the family is when do you say no to an addict? Would you stay married to an alcoholic if he abuses you? His daughters are probably financially dependent on him, but they don't have the maturity to deal with him. And he was drunk around his 91 year old dad. I'm sure that wasn't good.

So right now, it is up to Somerville to enter treatment on his own. And given his wealth, status and his large group of loved ones, I doubt finding a program is the problem.

The addict has to make the choice to quit on their own.
It has to be their decision because it's what they want to do. If they're doing it because they were pressured into it (ie: intervention, threats, court-ordered), it'll never stick.

If I want to drink, then I'm going to find a way to drink.
If I want to stop, then I'm going to stop.

It's just a matter of reaching the point where you truly want to quit (and you're not just saying it because it's what people want to hear).

 

[Jammer]

The addict has to make the choice to quit on their own.
It has to be their decision because it's what they want to do. If they're doing it because they were pressured into it (ie: intervention, threats, court-ordered), it'll never stick.

If I want to drink, then I'm going to find a way to drink.
If I want to stop, then I'm going to stop.

It's just a matter of reaching the point where you truly want to quit (and you're not just saying it because it's what people want to hear).

It took my sister-in-law almost dying due to her bleeding out through her intestinal tract for her and my brother to stop. She'd have wine and he'd drink beer starting at 11am. They both are still alive, but she now suffers from chronic essential tremors and other health issues. It catches up to you.

 

[Jammer]

Time sure files. I wonder how Frank is these days...

 

[NorCalBusa]

Time sure files. I wonder how Frank is these days...

I think there's another thread, maybe they got merged, but more recent posts.

 

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