I found this video of a fire on Monday at a restaurant in Ludlow, Massachusetts to be quite interesting. The man in the yellow hard hat anchoring the newscast is Kenny Rogers. I don't know if Lucille picked a fine time to leave this guy, but he is reporting from the man cave with Man Cave Headline News.
He doesn't just stay in the cave, we get to see Mr. Rogers' neighborhood in his video reports. A number of the reports are about fires. Below is one from a few weeks ago from a house fire in Granby.
Take the time to watch both videos. Rogers has quite a unique reporting style. A bit unpolished, but the good news is he calls the people who show up on the fire trucks, firefighters and not "safety personnel" or "first responders". So, he already has me in his corner.
I particularly like the personal information Rogers adds that give context to the reports like, "I was home, downstairs in my studio, playing X-Box Call of Duty Black Ops when a call came over my scanner … ". Sort of Dragnet-esque ("We were working the day watch out of auto-theft division"). And the lack of audio-video synch for the on-camera portion of the Granby fire reminds me of a Japanese horror film.
While I find the clips quite entertaining, I want you to level with me STATter911.com readers. Is this what you see me doing in a few years? Or is it possible I am there already? Give it to me straight. I can take it.
Also on STATter911 …
- Man Cave News on the scene: Fire in Chicopee, MA. – August 8, 2012
- A report from the Man Cave: Restaurant fire in South Hadley, MA. – February 3, 2013
- UPDATE – Early raw video: Four-alarm fire heavily damages Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta. – May 2, 2012
- Another fire at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta. Comes four months after four-alarm fire. – August 27, 2012
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Here's a tip, a little something I picked up in the academy- When you start a chain saw, pull the rip cord into your chest. Do not pull it to full extension on your side like the FIREFIGHTER does at 1:39 in the Europa Cafe video, or you will give the "rip" cord its name!
Dave, if you ever need some time off, I am sure Mr. Rogers could cover your blog. LOL
Thanks for posting this video, Dave! I am running right out and purchasing a hard hat, since I can't risk an OSHA fine for operating in *my* man cave without proper protection.
He does have a certain flair, though I think he needs a model train added to his set to complete the effect.
Hey, a lot of "model train guys" actually don't speak in a monotone voice and have a personality – not all but many. I like the original Mr. Rogers much better. Won't you be, won't you be, won't you be my neighbor….This Mr. Rogers needs a little public speaking and maybe a valium to loosen him up a little. LOLOLOLOL The word firefighter does ring out though. Good for him.
He's fun! I've subscribed. I think Legeros nailed it, though – a model train wuld be NEAT.
Monotone, dry & yeah, sorta weird. But, his form of reporting is not at all unlike what you would have found (& still can in some timbucktu 'weeklies') in countless local newspapers from decades ago. Trust me, I got 40+ years of scrapbooks containing just such "local fire news" from various regions across the USA.
Kind of refreshing versus the imbecilic telepromptor reading bimbos/bimbettes that pose as television news anchors (allegedly trained journalists w/ ots of cleavage) or the 1-paragraph or less newspaper blurb on page B-28 (after the latest Lohan Hollywood saga, etc.), found today. No offense meant to Mr. Statter of course, since he's from such world & I've seen your stuff from days gone by. Besides, unlike some of your former & current colleagues, we really never did want to see your cleavage… 8^)
Just my 98-cents short of a fiat dollar worth of thought on dah matter.
Seriously! My 6 yr old girl can do a better job tellin a story. stick to taking the pics which are good! an stop talking…..
He looks like a retired man doing this as a hobby to fill his time. He's not pushing it on anyone. Give him a break and let him have some fun. Really!
Hey, I relate to him. I am also a retired man with a hobby to fill my time.
Yeah,Dave, but you've got a fan club…well, you've got us…for what it's worth.
After living in NoVa for 32 years, I thought it was you? Yellow hat and all!!
I mean……. looked kinda like you……
That’s what I was afraid of.
AW!! Just givin you a hard time. You were always a good guy and enjoyed your reporting!!
And your new career! keep up the good work.
So want to punch this guy. He should think before he speaks. Messed up some of his descriptions of what's going on
Well then, we better keep you away from all the "professional" journalists if you're going to punch anyone who makes a mistake, let alone some amateur blogger working out of his man-cave. Make sure you punch them in front of a cop; that'll usually end well for you.
There should probably be a lot more of that "thinking before speaking (or typing)" thing going on around here. Hopefully you never have to punch yourself.
I think he might be drunk??? LOL!
I think the only difference is Dave doesn't wear a helmet!!
I like this guy….more power to him and keep up the good work. His unrefined way of reporting makes it all the more reason to watch him.