Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Another great moment in local news: Frank Fontana

Here's the Frank Fontana Mount Washington bed intruder video. I was trying to find the KDKA version, but it's apparently not online anymore. It was even better than this one, I remember the anchor calling his leopard skin sheets pretty snazzy. In that one he also had a great line of recalling the intruder saying that he was looking for a warm place to sleep and Frank's response was that he still didn't understand why the intruder got in bed with him because, "there's a radiator in the hallway," with a think Pittsburgh accent. This one's still a classic though, from the "former Seton LaSalle shortstop" reference, a look at his bed sheets, and his all-time line, "He shoulda got a hotel room in the South Side, now he's got one on Second Avenue."

Unfortunately, it doesn't seem as if the embed video is working, so here's the link instead: http://www.wtae.com/video/22865809/detail.html

6 comments:

  1. haha instant classic. I love how he has his leg up on the bed while he's holding the baseball bat. He also has the glass headboard - classy. Too many quotes to count.

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  2. This was a classic indeed. Tornado guy is another recent one

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  3. I actually met the bed intruder shortly before this happened... they had his picture up during the original story and I recognized him.... he is a manager at the quaker steak in Cranberry. I'm pretty sure he still is even after this occured. I'm not a regular at the Quaker Steak in cranberry though so I'm not positive haha

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  4. I never get to meet any cool celebrities. You are lucky steller.

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  5. This was incredible. I could not stop laughing then or now.

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