Great listen - long suffering Chiefs fan lets it all go

[suzzer99]

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Sorry if this is a repost, I couldn't find it anywhere. I believe? this is the Jim Rome show. I think I remember this guy - Kenny Iafrate - calling in after the Royals won it all. Dude should have his own show, he's good.

[notorious]

He nailed it today.

[Bugeater]

I religiously listened to the Jim Rome show for over a decade, from the mid 90s well into the 2000s and had no idea Iafrate was a Chiefs fan. And yes, he nailed it. Thanks for posting that, it was a blast from the past.

[big nasty kcnut]

He forgot joe Delaney but otherwise it perfect!

[LiveSteam]

That was awesome

[crazycoffey]

Listening to it multiple times. Nails, exactly how we all feel!

[notorious]

Yes, everyone needs to listen to this, even if you HATE Jim Rome.

Rome doesn't say hardly anything. They guy that speaks is EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US.

[Frazod]

That was great.

[gblowfish]

He could be my twin brother.

[JohnnyHammersticks]

"...it's not about the 50, it's about the insane stuff that happened in those 50. Insane stuff that would extinguish the soul of any reasonable fan."

This man is my new spirit animal.

I can't even comprehend how phenomenal that was.

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[Boxers11]

Perfect

[Chiefs316]

Wow, thanks for sharing. I don’t know that anyone could top that explanation.

[TwistedChief]

Required listening for anyone who doesn't understand what Sunday meant for us.

[Imon Yourside]

Rack em

[suzzer99]

"...it's not about the 50, it's about the insane stuff that happened in those 50. Insane stuff that would extinguish the soul of any reasonable fan."

This man is my new spirit animal.

I can't even comprehend how phenomenal that was.

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I liked where he said he wouldn't trade all that heartache because it made this moment that much sweeter.

I guess I feel the same. Which is never something I thought I'd say.

I wonder if this is similar to why people who do hard time for a crime they didn't commit usually seem not that mad about it when they get out. It's part of you now - to regret the last X years is to regret yourself.

I also like how he referenced the 3 heartbreaking beatdowns we just put on 3 teams to win this thing. We're doing to other teams what Elway used to do to us. You're left bewildered wondering how in the hell did that just happen?

[TinyEvel]

"...what the heck just happened? Go ask the 24-0 Texans, or the 17-7 Titans, or the 20-10 49ers... we just handed each one of then am old-style Chiefs "torture chamber" loss. We are the team that hands that garbage out now, after 50 years of being the team that eats the garbage..."

Dude must write these rants out and read them on air because the whole thing was too perfect!

[TwistedChief]

I liked where he said he wouldn't trade all that heartache because it made this moment that much sweeter.

I guess I feel the same. Which is never something I thought I'd say.

I wonder if this is similar to why people who do hard time for a crime they didn't commit usually seem not that mad about it when they get out. It's part of you now - to regret the last X years is to regret yourself.

I also like how he referenced the 3 heartbreaking beatdowns we just put on 3 teams to win this thing. We're doing to other teams what Elway used to do to us. You're left bewildered wondering how in the hell did that just happen?

So, as fans we were wrongly imprisoned for five decades, became judicial experts while incarcerated, finally were released, sought out our wrongful accusers and the crooked DA who put us behind bars, framed them all, and then led the plaintiff's judicial team that put them behind bars for the rest of their lives?

That does seem oddly familiar.

[ghak99]

Great stuff there.

[Predarat]

Iafrate is a Jungle Legend

[notorious]

Iafrate is a Jungle Legend

I want to say I remember his calls from as far back as the late 90s and early 2000s. I could be wrong, though.

[JohnnyHammersticks]

Kerwin in Riverside
Doc Mike Ditolla
Silk

I spent the better part of 2 decades listening to Rome. Tapped out in 2014 due to the interviews becoming so corporate because the athletes were all afraid to say anything that might be construed as edgy. This Iafrate call is a real blast from the past! So spot on it's ridiculous. He absolutely nailed our existence as Chiefs fans.

[JohnnyHammersticks]

Who was the Spicoli dude? Drawing a blank.

[Bugeater]

Who was the Spicoli dude? Drawing a blank.

Silk brah

[Bugeater]

Wait...Terrance in Sierra Madre?

[JohnnyHammersticks]

Wait...Terrance in Sierra Madre?

Is that dude still living? He sounded like he had one foot in the grave 15 years ago.

Silk brah was kind of a Spicoli dude, but not the one I'm thinking about. Shit...what was his name? :hmmm:

[scho63]

Anyone over 40-45 will feel this exactly. To be brutally teased for 50 years and to have 3 horrible tragedies on top of it; Derrick Thomas, Joe Delaney and Jovan Belcher it was a like a giant dam burst.......

He missed a few of the horrible moments like the 1971 Christmas Day but overall he nailed it 100%.

Great summation.

[JohnnyHammersticks]

Silk brah

Irie Craig!

[J Diddy]

Anyone over 40-45 will feel this exactly. To be brutally teased for 50 years and to have 3 horrible tragedies on top of it; Derrick Thomas, Joe Delaney and Jovan Belcher it was a like a giant dam burst.......

He missed a few of the horrible moments like the 1971 Christmas Day but overall he nailed it 100%.

Great summation.

Well I mean he did say he moved to KC in '73.

[scho63]

Well I mean he did say he moved to KC in '73.

Not complaining by any means......:shake:

[jerryaldini]

Stopped listening about 10 years ago but I remember Iafrate and Silk. Still doing smack down lol. Wonder if Jay Mohr still comes on. What resonated with is how we made ourselves believe good teams were great, especially with those Marty defenses, which were great.

[Bewbies]

This dude have language to what all of us felt. Brilliant.

[Lzen]

Wow! When he said "Kansas City, you can go ahead and hang up. I got this" I thought that is a bold if not arrogant statement. After listening to the entire thing, yes, he definitely got it. :thumb: This guy gets us.

[Imon Yourside]

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[DJJasonp]

Red Sox fans went through some crap
Cubs fans went through some crap
Eagles fans went through some crap
Blues fans went through some crap
Hell, even Royals fans went through 3 decades of crap.

I have respect for those fanbases, as they had to experience excruciating pain to truly appreciate the top of the mountain.

Now, teams like the St Louis Rams, where - BOOM - we built a stadium, brought back a team, and next thing you know, they're champs......nope, sorry. You won't feel the same high as us.

I could list plenty other franchises as well, but you get the point.

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

epic

[JohnnyHammersticks]

Red Sox fans went through some crap
Cubs fans went through some crap
Eagles fans went through some crap
Blues fans went through some crap
Hell, even Royals fans went through 3 decades of crap.

I have respect for those fanbases, as they had to experience excruciating pain to truly appreciate the top of the mountain.

Now, teams like the St Louis Rams, where - BOOM - we built a stadium, brought back a team, and next thing you know, they're champs......nope, sorry. You won't feel the same high as us.

I could list plenty other franchises as well, but you get the point.

A buddy of mine from Brentwood went back to the Lou over Christmas and told me he was SHOCKED at how much St. Louis had already adopted the Chiefs. Mahomes effect probably.

[DRM08]

That was amazing. KC has been through a lot of torture. Rome is a huge Mahomes fan too. Nice to see.

[Shiver Me Timbers]

Iafrate needs to be on the planet.
Hell, maybe he is. I remember him from back in the early days.
wasn't he the one that called Jim Rome "Rom-ey Van Whack"?
I also remember him ragging on the "battery chuckers" AKA the Faiders

[JohnnyHammersticks]

If you've ever been a fan of the show, kind of cool to see Rome's reactions to what Iafrate is saying.

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[displacedinMN]

I am not done yet and I am rolling. This man is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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