tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post116984119874378011..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Oooh baby, left turn ahead...By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-26056917749917336082007-04-01T02:12:00.000-07:002007-04-01T02:12:00.000-07:00Hey Ken,there should be a choice of voices on dema...Hey Ken,<BR/>there should be a choice of voices on demand.<BR/>For crazy party mood, I'd pick<BR/>your radio alter ego "Beaver Cleaver".<BR/>Plus, you could play my favorite songs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-79694354796017441812007-04-01T02:08:00.000-07:002007-04-01T02:08:00.000-07:00It would be my first "real" girlfriend.God she had...It would be my first "real" girlfriend.<BR/>God she had a sexy voice.<BR/>But, she was stolen away by a big<BR/>jock.<BR/>Who, I'm guessing by his high voice, was on steroids and had small nads......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1170446044103999982007-02-02T11:54:00.000-08:002007-02-02T11:54:00.000-08:00I custom ordered a Mini Cooper S when they first c...I custom ordered a Mini Cooper S when they first came out. Had it loaded with GPS (my first experience). The GPS was incredibly useful (I lived in New Jersey and I was constantly getting lost because, as a California native, the ocean was always in the wrong direction). The GPS had a prim, British female voice. I named her Laura (after Lara Croft). My favorite saying was, (after I went wrong) "If possible, please make a U-turn", with a fantastic, implied dumbass at the end of the sentence.<BR/><BR/> After about 3 years, Mini replaced something in the GPS that was faulty and covered under the warranty. As we were driving home from the dealer we realized they switched the voice on the GPS and never told us. Laura was gone and we were introduced to Larry. Larry, the middle aged, American, monotone, guy. Hrm! Apparently "others" were having issues with the British accent. I did everything I could to get Laura back but the dealer could not accommodate me. <BR/><BR/> I was disturbed by the change enough that my husband sold the car. I don't have GPS anymore. No boring white guy is going to tell me what to do or where to go in my car.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1170264585209657682007-01-31T09:29:00.000-08:002007-01-31T09:29:00.000-08:00Your title made me think immediately of the comput...Your title made me think immediately of the computer Ziggy on Quantum Leap, as voiced by Deborah Pratt.<BR/><BR/>I'd choose Scott Bakula, but I'd hate to drive off the road...<BR/><BR/>One actor whose voice I've always liked is John Forsythe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1170186328700753092007-01-30T11:45:00.000-08:002007-01-30T11:45:00.000-08:00The ideal solution would be for you to have a dece...The ideal solution would be for you to have a decent phone sex operator record very personalized GPS scripts. "Oh, Ken... it's wide open ahead of you. Go as fast as you can, and whatever you do, <I>don't stop</I>!" <BR/><BR/>Of course, you'd need a dry, sexless voice to switch to when you had passengers. Some superannuated nun would probably do the trick. Just don't get the scripts mixed up when you send them out, or complications, as they say, would ensue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1170104172499502392007-01-29T12:56:00.000-08:002007-01-29T12:56:00.000-08:00Whatever you do, don't choose Pee-wee Herman. You'...Whatever you do, don't choose Pee-wee Herman. You'd just end up at a boys' day care center!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1170095564583802122007-01-29T10:32:00.000-08:002007-01-29T10:32:00.000-08:00Ditto Vin Scully, Ken Nordine, and any of the NFL ...Ditto Vin Scully, Ken Nordine, and any of the NFL film voices.<BR/><BR/>But what about Kathleen Turner?The Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1170077848266205392007-01-29T05:37:00.000-08:002007-01-29T05:37:00.000-08:00Don Imus. It'd be fun everytime I program a trip ...Don Imus. It'd be fun everytime I program a trip into it, to hear it come back with "This trip just can't suck enough"...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1170032886131381272007-01-28T17:08:00.000-08:002007-01-28T17:08:00.000-08:00Amen to Dave Williams having a great radio voice. ...Amen to Dave Williams having a great radio voice. We seldom hear a guy with such resonant pipes who still sounds so natural.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169994780886033392007-01-28T06:33:00.000-08:002007-01-28T06:33:00.000-08:00This is the first time my name appeared with Dan I...This is the first time my name appeared with Dan Ingram's... except for the restraining order. Thanks Ken!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169952872991751732007-01-27T18:54:00.000-08:002007-01-27T18:54:00.000-08:00How about the late Harry Caray? Only problem ... "...How about the late Harry Caray? Only problem ... "Hey, why don't we pull over at the CubbyBear and have an ice-cold Budweiser?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169945839767646402007-01-27T16:57:00.000-08:002007-01-27T16:57:00.000-08:00Correction to the above "bridge" not "bride." Alth...Correction to the above "bridge" not "bride." Although our cabbie probably has a daughter or grand-daughter he'd like to fix a nice male passenger up with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169945460572360152007-01-27T16:51:00.000-08:002007-01-27T16:51:00.000-08:00Before reading all the way to the end, I was think...Before reading all the way to the end, I was thinking Don LaFontaine -- I get such a kick out of that GEICO spot. Now everyone knows the secret: radio guys emote through our hands and nod approvingly at the end of a good take.}<BR/>Digressing, Don had the job until you brought up Robin Williams. It's hysterical to imagine him going into characters corresponding to various neighborhoods, weather and traffic conditions -- or turning into an old fashioned yiddish-accented New York cabbie when a toll booth nears. "The bastards! Sticking out their hands for more money? Vhen are they going to pay this bride off already?" You could load as many variations of Robin into a GPS as a video game uses of John Madden calling football.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169940456791360582007-01-27T15:27:00.000-08:002007-01-27T15:27:00.000-08:00I'd say, Alan Rickman, sexiest voice ever. MmmmmhA...I'd say, Alan Rickman, sexiest voice ever. Mmmmmh<BR/><BR/>As for a female voice... well, maybe Kathleen Turner, but, Kathleen Turner playing Jessica Rabbit. That would be a good one. LOL.fridwulfahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04167277186867102445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169939686861151772007-01-27T15:14:00.000-08:002007-01-27T15:14:00.000-08:00Chris Noel. I imagine that name will bring a smile...Chris Noel. I imagine that name will bring a smile to the face of many a Nam vet. When she'd say "Hi, Love" I was glad to be in country.<BR/><BR/>Kirstie Alley? If I heard that pig's gravelly grunt while I was driving I'd floor the accelerator and aim for the nearest tree.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169929857179656812007-01-27T12:30:00.000-08:002007-01-27T12:30:00.000-08:00Oh, I know. Jim Daly, the multiple character voice...Oh, I know. Jim Daly, the multiple character voice actor from the Harry Potter audiotapes. He would be great giving me dueling directings as both Harry Potter and Lord Voldermort. Or, to change it up, he could versilate between Snape and Ron or Hermione, or Professor McGonagall and that inspid Hagrid (can't you just evision her rolling her eyes when he gets you lost on the way to work each day?). I think the possibilities are endless with Jim Daly at your GPS helm.<BR/><BR/>LillyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169929502240516322007-01-27T12:25:00.000-08:002007-01-27T12:25:00.000-08:00What about that ole smoothie, Tom Snyder? I always...What about that ole smoothie, Tom Snyder? I always thought his soothing voice was like a nice nightcap before turning in when he was on the air. Wait... I just remembered his love of tangents. Scratch that choice, then.<BR/><BR/>LillyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169928847043517182007-01-27T12:14:00.000-08:002007-01-27T12:14:00.000-08:00Unfortunately, business is going to offer you quit...Unfortunately, business is going to offer you quite a different list:<BR/><BR/>"If you already have an expensive navigation system in your car, you’re already familiar with the generic woman’s voice telling you to turn left at the next light. The idea behind Wanderlust’s new offering is to give drivers something a little different, explains CEO Will Andre. Mr. T not only guides, he also threatens: “Pay attention to what I’m saying,” he bawls. “Mr. T gonna get you there in one piece … you gonna be there safely, or else!”<BR/><BR/>You also get Burt Reynolds....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169927359670022152007-01-27T11:49:00.000-08:002007-01-27T11:49:00.000-08:00Will Lyman and Harry Kalas get my vote.But for som...Will Lyman and Harry Kalas get my vote.<BR/><BR/>But for someone to keep you awake and alert, how about the "Head On, apply directly to the forehead. Head On, apply directly to the forhead, Head On, apply directly.......Benton Harborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13986955149564898501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169925115979093652007-01-27T11:11:00.000-08:002007-01-27T11:11:00.000-08:00I'm glad that you mention Jon Miller. He is simpl...I'm glad that you mention Jon Miller. He is simply the best baseball announcer ever. Not only would he tell you where you are going, but would tell funny stories about the early days of GPS development, break off to tell you to turn right, and pick up the story exactly where he left off.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06387565365694115440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169923976908531622007-01-27T10:52:00.000-08:002007-01-27T10:52:00.000-08:00I'm still cracking up at your 'worst' choices. Gil...I'm still cracking up at your 'worst' choices. Gilbert Godfreid! Good Lord! I agree though-Vinnie. Or Adam West.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169922964497249252007-01-27T10:36:00.000-08:002007-01-27T10:36:00.000-08:00Ken Nordine gets my vote.Ken Nordine gets my vote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169920459590304962007-01-27T09:54:00.000-08:002007-01-27T09:54:00.000-08:00I agree about John Facenda. And I don't think I co...I agree about John Facenda. And I don't think I could afford Don Lafontaine, John Leader or any of the other "Five Men in a Limo" (If you haven't seen it, go to YouTube and enjoy)<BR/><BR/>The Chicago readers on this blog might not agree, but Hawk Harrelson might be fun...(Hop in the truck and Hawk says "grab some bench"...make a light and "Put it on the boardddddd, Yessssss!)<BR/><BR/>But ZazuPitts nailed it...Yogi Berra! "When you get to the fork in the road, take it!" (Words to live by, too)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169917897966065912007-01-27T09:11:00.000-08:002007-01-27T09:11:00.000-08:00Ton Loc. By the time you got where you were going ...Ton Loc. By the time you got where you were going you'd be so randy it woldn't matter where you were.<BR/><BR/>Or Tricky. Dear god, if it was Tricky I'd never get out of the car.Emily Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163221455899041141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169915992083853592007-01-27T08:39:00.000-08:002007-01-27T08:39:00.000-08:00At first I thought of Alexander Scourby, "It's a d...At first I thought of Alexander Scourby, <I>"It's a dirrrrty world,"</I> and Christopher Glenn but the Vin Scully mention sent me directly to Ernie Harwell and Red Barber.<BR/><BR/>One problem would be when I got to my destination with Ernie or Red I wouldn't want to get out of the car.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com