Michael Floorwax
Encyclopedia
Michael Floorwax is an American radio personality and singer. He is a former comedian
and currently the morning disc jockey
on Denver, Colorado
FM
rock
station 103.5 KRFX
(a.k.a. The Fox) In addition to that he is also the lead singer for a Denver area rock band
named The Groove Hawgs.
Celebrity
Billfishing
Tournament
, which is aired periodically on ESPN Classic
's Cheap Seats
. At that time Floorwax was described as a "rising" comedian. He is the butt of many jokes on that and other episodes of the series by the hosts, brothers Jason and Randy Sklar. However, Jason points out that even as a DJ for a morning radio show, he still makes more money than the pair of them combined, causing Randy to request that they get back to the tournament before he starts crying.
Subsequently, he made an appearance on another Cheap Seats episode in July 2006, which made fun of the Steve Garvey Celebrity Skiing
Classic that took place at the Stein Eriksen
Lodge in Park City, Utah
in 1989.
In that episode, Floorwax is shown at the tournament banquet doing his standup act, which consisted of fish
voice
s, doughnut
eating
, and a Vicki Carr reference. At the end of the show, the Sklars are shown having financial difficulty and are losing everything that they possess in their studio, which was done to mock Garvey's financial problems. The present day Floorwax, from his radio studio under the pseudonym "Waxy Lou", comes to their aid by using his cash and gas card to buy back all the repossessed studio items and bring the brothers back on their feet. He is known by another alias on the show as the Bald Headed Albino Bulldog.
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
and currently the morning disc jockey
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
on Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
station 103.5 KRFX
KRFX
KRFX is a classic rock station based in Denver, Colorado. The Clear Channel Communications outlet broadcasts with an ERP of 100 kW.-History:...
(a.k.a. The Fox) In addition to that he is also the lead singer for a Denver area rock band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
named The Groove Hawgs.
Cheap Seats
While a very popular morning host in the Denver area, on a national stage Floorwax may be most recognized and remembered for his appearance in the 1990 Steve GarveySteve Garvey
Steven Patrick Garvey , nicknamed "Mr. Clean" because of the squeaky clean image he held throughout his career in baseball, is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and current Southern California businessman...
Celebrity
Celebrity
A celebrity, also referred to as a celeb in popular culture, is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media...
Billfishing
Marlin
Marlin, family Istiophoridae, are fish with an elongated body, a spear-like snout or bill, and a long rigid dorsal fin, which extends forward to form a crest. Its common name is thought to derive from its resemblance to a sailor's marlinspike...
Tournament
Tournament
A tournament is a competition involving a relatively large number of competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:...
, which is aired periodically on ESPN Classic
ESPN Classic
ESPN Classic is a sports channel that features reruns of famous sporting events, sports documentaries, and sports themed movies. Such programs includes biographies of famous sports figures or a rerun of a famous World Series or Super Bowl, often with added commentary on the event...
's Cheap Seats
Cheap Seats
Cheap Seats without Ron Parker, commonly shortened to Cheap Seats, is a television program broadcast on ESPN Classic hosted by brothers Randy and Jason Sklar...
. At that time Floorwax was described as a "rising" comedian. He is the butt of many jokes on that and other episodes of the series by the hosts, brothers Jason and Randy Sklar. However, Jason points out that even as a DJ for a morning radio show, he still makes more money than the pair of them combined, causing Randy to request that they get back to the tournament before he starts crying.
Subsequently, he made an appearance on another Cheap Seats episode in July 2006, which made fun of the Steve Garvey Celebrity Skiing
Skiing
Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
Classic that took place at the Stein Eriksen
Stein Eriksen
Stein Eriksen is a former alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist.-Background:Stein Eriksen was born in Oslo, Norway. His parents were Marius Eriksen and Birgit Heien . Stein's father, Marius Eriksen competed in the 1912 Olympic Games as a gymnast...
Lodge in Park City, Utah
Park City, Utah
Park City is a town in Summit and Wasatch counties in the U.S. state of Utah. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back. The city is southeast of downtown Salt Lake City and from Salt Lake City's east edge of Sugar House along Interstate 80. The population was 7,558 at the 2010 census...
in 1989.
In that episode, Floorwax is shown at the tournament banquet doing his standup act, which consisted of fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
voice
Voice
Voice may refer to:* Human voice* Voice control or voice activation* Writer's voice* Voice acting* Voice vote* Voice message-In film:* Voice , a 2005 South Korean film* The Voice , a 2010 Turkish horror film directed by Ümit Ünal...
s, doughnut
Doughnut
A doughnut or donut is a fried dough food and is popular in many countries and prepared in various forms as a sweet snack that can be homemade or purchased in bakeries, supermarkets, food stalls, and franchised specialty outlets...
eating
Eating
Eating is the ingestion of food to provide for all organisms their nutritional needs, particularly for energy and growth. Animals and other heterotrophs must eat in order to survive: carnivores eat other animals, herbivores eat plants, omnivores consume a mixture of both plant and animal matter,...
, and a Vicki Carr reference. At the end of the show, the Sklars are shown having financial difficulty and are losing everything that they possess in their studio, which was done to mock Garvey's financial problems. The present day Floorwax, from his radio studio under the pseudonym "Waxy Lou", comes to their aid by using his cash and gas card to buy back all the repossessed studio items and bring the brothers back on their feet. He is known by another alias on the show as the Bald Headed Albino Bulldog.