Welcome to Five on Five, RedEye’s weekly roundup of Chicago movers, shakers and tastemakers and their snarkiest thoughts. In this edition, five radio personalities discuss football, North Korea and space elephants. Not in the same sentence, though.
This week’s guests: Patti Vasquez of WGN Radio, Ray Flores of ESPN 1000 and ESPN Chicago, Laurence Holmes of 670 The Score, Angi Taylor of 103.5-KISS FM and Lou Lombardo of “Brian and Lou” on 101 WKQX.
Who’s the one guest you absolutely must interview before 2016 is over and why?
Patti Vasquez, WGN Radio: President Obama. He seems giddy as he nears the end of his term. I bet he’ll have a go-kart track built around the White House.
Ray Flores, ESPN 1000 and ESPN Chicago: UFC champion Conor McGregor, because he is aces and his suits are on point.
Laurence Holmes, 670 The Score: DMC has a new comic book. Rhymefest has a great documentary. I’d love an in-studio interview with Hawk Harrelson.
Angi Taylor, 103.5 KISS-FM: Donald Trump, because I want the exclusive when he says “You’ve been ‘Punk’d’!”
Lou Lombardo, “Brian and Lou,” 101.1-FM: Margot Robbie. I think that answer explains itself.
Patrick Kane is to Steph Curry as …
Patti Vasquez: … Jimmy “The Deacon” de Castro is to Michael Jordan.
Ray Flores: … Cam Newton is to Deshaun Watson of Clemson.
Laurence Holmes: … “Huck Finn” is to “Native Son.” Similar, but not the same.
Angi Taylor: … Blake Shelton is to Pharrell. No idea what this means.
Lou Lombardo: … Donald Trump is to Donald Trump.
Give a name to the latest Tom Brady-Peyton Manning showdown.
Patti Vasquez: Who’s the Fairest of Them All?
Ray Flores: HGH? vs. Deflategate.
Laurence Holmes: Don’t you mean Tom Brady and The Artist Formerly Known as Peyton Manning?
Angi Taylor: The “Battle of Who Will Lose to Cam Newton in the Super Bowl” showdown.
Lou Lombardo: Who vs. Cares. What time are the Hawks on?
North Korea claims to have created a hangover-free liquor. Discuss.
Patti Vasquez: Hangovers are necessary. It’s nature’s way of telling you that you haven’t mastered drinking yet.
Ray Flores: I won’t believe it until Kim Jong Un tries it first.
Laurence Holmes: Fantastic! This seems like a great time to visit. We should totally go. … WAIT A MINUTE!
Angi Taylor: Was this invented by Kim Jong Un, who also invented the cure for cancer, AIDS and Ebola? Sounds legit!
Lou Lombardo: Not surprised. Probably made from the sweat of Dennis Rodman and bits of real unicorn.
Flowers now can be grown in space. What will be the next interstellar breakthrough?
Patti Vasquez: Breeding elephants would be impressive. All the elephants at the zoo look kinda sad. Space would be an adventure for them!
Ray Flores: Starbucks with free Wi-Fi.
Laurence Holmes: I’m not sure, but Snoop just signed up with NASA.
Angi Taylor: A houseplant I can keep alive for more than two weeks.
Lou Lombardo: Farming. Matt Damon made a huge breakthrough in this field, but maybe don’t eat the potatoes.
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