Carnac the Magnifient Resurfaced Today on ‘Kincade & Salciunas’ [VIDEO]
Over three decades ago, I interned with Angelo Cataldi, Tony Bruno, and Al Morganti on their wildly popular morning show. I faced challenged of bringing a comedy segment to the show. They told me to take some chances and be “slightly irreverent” and topical.
No pressure, right? What came out of it was a parody of the infamous “Carnac the Magnificent” routine from the Johnny Carson Tonight Show, which I continued to perform monthly on Angelo’s Show through 2020.
Carnac the Magnificent
The only time that I have brought “Johnac the Magnificent” to the Fanatic airwaves was when Angelo Cataldi appeared with us live in studio during his book tour. It was a fun moment.
While discussing our new show Kincade & Salciunas, it was Andrew’s idea to bring Johnac on for occasional appearances. I agreed, but if you think it stinks, just blame Andrew!
In all seriousness, it’s a fun creative outlet for me, and it requires everyone around me to have a good sense of humor. It’s one thing that I think is a little lost in this era of Philly sports radio.
Everything tends to be so serious, mainly because of the advent of social media. Tribalism of opinion seems to have people on edge. This little exit ramp from seriousness will hopefully be well received. The “stick to sports” crowd will definitely hate it. Sorry in advance!
This Spring On Kincade & Salciunas
It’s a really interesting time in Philly sports. We look forward to what should be an amazing spring. Due to the Joel Embiid injury, expectations for the 76ers will be all over the place. It could be one of the most interesting rides of our lives.
The Flyers were supposed to be jockeying for a high draft pick, but instead they have over achieved. They might just crash the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Oh, the Phillies are a favorite to once again be in the National League postseason. They open their season in eight days.
Hopefully, you chuckle at Carnac the Magnificent. We appreciate you listening every morning to Kincade & Salciunas.
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A Cup of Coffee: 10 Philadelphia Sixers Players Better Known With Other Teams
Nikola Vucevic
Vucevic has had a nice career between the Magic and Bulls. But he started out as a rookie that Doug Collins refused to give too many minutes to. The next offseason after being drafted, he was part of the now infamous deal for Andrew Bynum. He went on to make two All-Star games. Bynum never played a minute for the Sixers.
Kwame Brown
One of the most famous NBA busts had a cup of coffee with the Sixers. The Warriors sent him to the Bucks as part of the Andrew Bogut trade. The Bucks cut him soon after though. He signed a 2-year deal with the Sixers, but played in only 22 games and was cut before the second season of his contract. He nearly had as many personal fouls (37) as he did points (41) while with the Sixers. It was the last chance in the NBA he ever got.
Glenn Robinson
The Sixers tried so hard to find the second scoring option behind Allen Iverson. One of the guys they tried, was Glenn Robinson. He was very good with the Bucks, usually averaging over 20 points per game. He was not bad with the Sixers, but he was not that same guy. He played just 42 games here and averaged 16 points per game. He was injured for his entire 2nd season here and then got traded.
JaVale McGee
McGee is perhaps best known for his frequent appearances on Shaqtin a Fool. Its gave him a bit of an unfair repuation. Did he make some bone headed plays in his career? Yes. But he was also a 3-time champion, an Olympic Gold Medalist, and a physical presence on defense.
His time with the Sixers was know memorable at all though. The Nuggets shipped him here, along with a first round pick, and the rights to Chukwudiebere Maduabum, as a pure salary dump. He played just 6 games here.
Toni Kucoc
Kucoc won 3 NBA Finals with the Bulls, was 6th Man of The Year in the 1995-1995 season, and won pretty much every award you can as a Basketball player when over in Europe. He was a significant piece of the Bulls second run of 3 straight championships. But he did not get much time with the Sixers.
He was decent in the 1999 -2000 season, averaging 12 points per game. But the next season he was part of the trade that landed the Sixers Dikembe Motumbo. In the end, he played in only 80 total games here, averaging a little over 8 points per game.
Dwight Howard
Obviously we don’t forget he played here. It is too recent. But he will be one of those guys where we look back one day and go “Oh yea, he did play here.”. Howard was probably one of the best backups for Embiid. He only lasted one year here. And like so many backup bigs before him, he disappeared in the playoff.
Chris Webber
Not sure if anyone forgets his time here, so maybe it doesn’t quite fit the brief. But Webber is a superstar, who had a disappointing cup of coffee in Philly. Webber was supposed to come here and finally be the guy to be AI’s Co-Star. It never quite worked out. He was injured for parts of his first season, had a decent first full season here, but then was benched in year 3.
