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Old 08-27-2009, 02:53 PM
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Default What Happened to Durkin?
Is he okay?
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Old 08-27-2009, 04:11 PM
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His lifelong best friend died in Chicago. He is there for the funeral and to be with his friend's family.
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Old 08-27-2009, 07:43 PM
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What happened to Dunkirk?
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Old 08-27-2009, 08:17 PM
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I was wondering about this, he annouced the scratches/changes on Saturday or Sunday (I don't remember which) and then Johnny I started announcing and has been since. My sympathies to Durkin.
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Old 08-27-2009, 09:06 PM
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Sympthaties to Tom.
He will be back for Travers Day. There is no way Imbriale would be allowed to call that day. Technically John is a good caller but his voice is very monotone and depressing. I feel like I am watching Aqueduct on a Wednesday in January when I hear his calls.
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Old 08-27-2009, 09:08 PM
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Sympthaties to Tom.
He will be back for Travers Day. There is no way Imbriale would be allowed to call that day. Technically John is a good caller but his voice is very monotone and depressing. I feel like I am watching Aqueduct on a Wednesday in January when I hear his calls.
Like that would ever stop us from betting a card on a Wednesday in January...
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Old 08-27-2009, 09:11 PM
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Like that would ever stop us from betting a card on a Wednesday in January...
LOL, you know I love Aqueduct Inner! Seriously, John Imbriale is calling races at the greatest venue in horse racing and it sounds like he it is a big chore for him. "And they're off." You'd think he could get a little more enthused. While Durkin has lost a lot of his technical skill, he still has the greatest voice in the business.
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Old 08-28-2009, 06:18 AM
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Why did Dave Johnson leave?
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Old 08-28-2009, 07:48 AM
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That sucks bro. Colonial Downs OTB as an APB out for me. They are probably checking the obits everyday to see if I have died.
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US!?, You mean that there has been a sighting? Did they have a welcome back party and take you off the milk carton? And does that mean that you finally got the cape back from the cleaners?
Is the Baron of Balmoral finally back?
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