OT: Mike Valenti burned by flaming meat!
Oh the places we could go with this one!
From the Detroit News article:
Discuss!
December 17th, 2013 at 3:23 PM ^
Now now people. Before the hate train gets-a-rollin'. The dude suffered what appeared to be some pretty bad facial burns, which really sucks for him. I dislike him just as much as anyone else, but if we could refrain from mocking his injuries, that'd be best.
(If you want to mock his commentary though, I say go for it)
December 17th, 2013 at 3:23 PM ^
C'mon Boogaloo! What fun are you.
December 17th, 2013 at 3:24 PM ^
Just doing what I can to prevent the thread from going full RCMB.
December 17th, 2013 at 3:28 PM ^
I know deep in my blue heart the right thing to do is leave this alone.
That said, Valenti's show is the reason I bought Sirius/XM and rarely listen to local sports radio any more.
December 17th, 2013 at 3:35 PM ^
Stop being such a wuss.
December 17th, 2013 at 3:47 PM ^
Valenti's a dick, but c'mon. Burns don't always heal right. There's a solid chance he'll be left with scars on his face for the rest of his life. That's not funny.
December 17th, 2013 at 3:53 PM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 3:57 PM ^
Is this a "cool story bro" moment?
December 17th, 2013 at 4:02 PM ^
Story was HOT.
December 17th, 2013 at 7:56 PM ^
dumbfuck moment. I'm lucky actually. I felt the burn on my lips, smeared it to my cheek with my forearm, and dropped the shot glass which broke on Seth's' floor. Stupid.
December 17th, 2013 at 5:06 PM ^
one personal experience and assuming that it applies to every other human in the world.
you do know people scar differently, right? nah, i doubt you do. so: people scar differently.
December 17th, 2013 at 7:54 PM ^
Just saying that's what happened to me! Same alcohol and that mark on his cheek is IDENTICAL to mine. I put Neosporin on it, and it scabbed. It shrunk in size and lessened in redness and it was gone in about 6 months. I'm no doctor, but I can't imagine humans are so different that he would get different results for something so similar to what happened to me.
I just wonder if Ty Law would remember it. I was also a manager on the football team in 1994, so he might. It was a really stupid thing to do obviously, but hey that's college...
December 17th, 2013 at 8:49 PM ^
My condolences
December 17th, 2013 at 3:53 PM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 4:18 PM ^
I really don't care.
December 18th, 2013 at 12:37 PM ^
Those burns don't look too bad to me, I work in a kitchen as a cook, mostly grill and fryer, so I'll admit I'm used to it, but right now I've got three burns on my hands that are worse than those, and I have to go back and work with those burned hands over hot stoves every night and just deal with the pain until they heal. The burns I have now are not the worst burns I've ever had, those ones faded away, and so will the ones I have now.
It just kinda bugs me that of course they're gonna make a big deal out of this, his lawyer is all over it lawyerspeaking the shit out of the situation, the restaurant has to stop serving it this way and they're probably gonna get sued, I don't think deserves compensation at all.
I guess the fact that I hate Valenti might effect my opinion, but whatever.
December 17th, 2013 at 3:56 PM ^
I had a whole joke about std's lined up. Guess the world will never get to hear it.
December 17th, 2013 at 4:24 PM ^
knew he had a face for radio...
December 17th, 2013 at 4:37 PM ^
Shirtless!
December 17th, 2013 at 4:43 PM ^
Tebows bod>Valenti's bod
December 17th, 2013 at 3:22 PM ^
I guess I don't have it in me to make fun of this happening to that guy, annoying as he may be (which is pretty much his job, as far as I can tell).
December 17th, 2013 at 3:22 PM ^
him...and anyone else wanting to order the tomahawk steak!
December 17th, 2013 at 3:50 PM ^
Wonder if that came with a side of Charlie Ward Fries or the Bowden Baked Potato.
December 17th, 2013 at 3:23 PM ^
I get tired of the anti-Michigan thing, but I think for the most part he's pretty good. Getting burned SUCKS and I hope he recovers well.
December 17th, 2013 at 3:37 PM ^
Even a bad sun burn is worse than breaking things, IMO.
December 17th, 2013 at 3:25 PM ^
Resturant's upcoming brand new name:
"Bistro Mike's"
December 17th, 2013 at 4:31 PM ^
I think it's "Blistero Mike's".
Too much of a set up to resist.
As much as I dislike listening to him I wish him the best in his recovery. I wouldn't wish that happen to anyone.
December 17th, 2013 at 3:35 PM ^
I mean at least longer than Terry Foster's joint?
December 17th, 2013 at 3:29 PM ^
"MAKE PLAYS! DON'T JUST SIT THERE AND PUCKER!!"
December 17th, 2013 at 3:29 PM ^
Not because of any anti-Valenti schadenfruede, but because I'm a very curious person and have never seen someone react to a steak induced flame injury. Does one get to skip out on the bill if this happens? Did he try and douse the fire with his drink? How did the waiter react? Is there protocol at the restaurant for this?
December 17th, 2013 at 4:50 PM ^
- Yes.
- Probably not.
- "Holy shit"
- "Please don't sue us. SOMEONE CALL 911."
December 17th, 2013 at 3:30 PM ^
...Because getting burned in the face means you need to take a shirtless selfie.
December 17th, 2013 at 3:33 PM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 3:51 PM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 8:21 PM ^
on a positive note, his unibrow remain unswayed
December 17th, 2013 at 3:34 PM ^
They prepare the steak tableside by tossing 151 rum on a hot platter?
I'd recommend skipping dessert. Probably involves gunfire and smoke grenades.
December 17th, 2013 at 4:17 PM ^
I mean, did their insurance company ever ask "do you ever pour flammable liquids on hot surfaces in the middle of the goddamn restaurant?"
The "oh, I'm sorry, usually I'm slightly farther away before INITIATING THE INDOOR FIREBALL" defense is a notoriously weak one.
December 17th, 2013 at 5:31 PM ^
I guess it's kinda like sganaki at a Greek restaurant.
December 17th, 2013 at 7:45 PM ^
A good point, but I'd argue that the flame from 151 rum is going to be quite a bit bigger than what you'd get from brandy. And I do wonder how many Greek waiters have set their hair on fire so that I can have a delicious appetizer.
December 17th, 2013 at 3:35 PM ^
There's no way a guy gets burned like that unless the waiter got wayyy to close to him, or he moved toward the flame. Either way, sucks for him.
That said, I haven't bothered with 97.1 since 105.1 came on the scene. There's much more sports content (less "know what I hate about lunch meat" and whatnot). 105.1 is also a MUCH more positive station. Everything at 97.1 is "your" ("Your" Lions suck; "Your" Tigers made a bad trade); whereas 105.1 is a "we" station. 105.1 might also be slightly skewed toward Michigan rather than strongly anti-Michigan. Even the MSU-rep on 105.1 (Rico Sparty) does a really nice job as a host/personality. Sports without constant negativity? Yes please.
December 17th, 2013 at 11:11 PM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 3:38 PM ^
Server HR Pufnstuf and sous chef Teddy Ruxpin unavailable for comment.
December 17th, 2013 at 3:54 PM ^
Steak was prepared to perfection in my opinion.
December 17th, 2013 at 3:54 PM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 3:58 PM ^
delete
December 17th, 2013 at 3:58 PM ^
Yeah, nobody deserves to be burned this badly, at least not for being an ass on tha radio. That said, I do find it humorous that the injury happened while ordering a Flaming Tomahawk steak, which is the most Shock Jock food name I could think of.
December 17th, 2013 at 4:04 PM ^
Well done Mr. Valenti. Well done.
December 17th, 2013 at 4:34 PM ^
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December 17th, 2013 at 4:08 PM ^
Not familiar with what he actually looks like, but his nose is quite burnt, correct?
Also, how did his facial hair remain un-singed?