Jim Shorts with Harry (Cavalcade of Sports For You)

[jtutankhamen]

I hate when people say Will Ferrell's Harry impersonation is good. It is absloutely horrid. Jim Volkman is the greatest HC impersonator of all time.

[apatheticempathy]

Does this guy do Harry Caray impression any more ? he without doubt -IS- THE best ever. Period !

[crispycritterz]

@apatheticempathy He occasionally appears at Zanies. I think he's there this Wednesday.

[mrfunnyman99]

This is the best Harry Caray Impression hands down..even better than mine.I bow to you.

[markhickey66]

Volkman did Harry better than Harry.

[rockypc24]

slugfest?

[kingediii]

This is the funniest thing I've ever seen

[TiMMYSQUibbLES]

"Kevin Matthews, you DICK!"

[biggdaddykool55]

I used to listen to this guy on the radio 20 years ago and this still makes me lmao. Kevin Mathews is one of the funniest people on earth!!!!!!!!!!!

[Furball2k]

Riggght IT'S GUT-CHECK TIME!!!

Eating Teeth For The Blackhawks at 3 Today!!!

[LittleRae]

Oh my god! My Brother-in-law got me HOOKED on Kevin Mathews and Jim Shorts about this time when they were one AM1000 <3 Good Times.

[garylobo3]

Great hard-hitting questions too from Jimmy Shorts: "Should a baseball player go out and hurt a fan?" LMAO... He's a freaky dude.

[garylobo3]

Best Harry impression I've ever seen - and I always loved John Camponera's version, but this is even better. He's got ALL his mannerisms, plus speech style down to a pat. Well done!

[tommytimp]

@garylobo3 Caponara sucked, but Volkman's Harry was almost perfect.

[sm57co]

"... and I had quite a bit of a beer"

[Canam7]

Jim Volkman's Harry Caray is excellent! I wish WGN would hire him to do the Cub games. I miss Harry.

[XlrationMedia]

Any of Jim's stories from WFRT Fort Wayne were funny.

Whenever he had his mom & dad on the show it was absolutely hilarious.

whatever happened to Wang & baby Luger?

[boduke70]

Awesome...fond memories of trying to pull in AM1000 on a clock radio from way up in suburban Milwaukee. And all the Joe Satriani buffer music. Fresca! HOT!

Btw...is Jim Volkman related to Harry Volkman, the weather man?

[fearlessfitz]

@boduke70 Jim is Harry's son and the brother of former B-96 morning guy Ed Volkman.

[OfficerSquarenuts]

This was the REAL Jimmy, not the wise guy that he became.. Jim was way better as just the ill informed, nerdy, dork that he was. WAY funnier than the Jimmy who got caught up in the Gambino family or whatever happened to him. Fort Wayne ROCKS! Big Red Penas is still funny.. God bless Kev, he really is an idiot.

[minookadave]

Whata gooped up on goop!!! I loved it when Kev and Jimmy did commercials for "Fudge Packers" and Dickens Cider.

[Spudskie]

God do I miss the Loop line-up of Johnny B, Kevin Matthews and Steve and Garry.

Jim Volkman is the best, period!!!

[wtfwt333]

what happened to Kevin?

so much better than anything on Chicago radio these days

remember the chick who used to eat cereal? sounded like she was blowing somebody.....

[whosnext53]

kevin matthews left wckg and went back to michigan a few years ago...not sure if he still does radio shows

[TheOriginalShockJock]

THAT'S GOOD, SUCKY!!!

(Great post!)

[MelMelsNRich]

Jim Volkman  is THE BEST harry carry impersonator HANDS DOWN!

[matzner21]

This is the BEST impression of Harry EVER! way better that will ferrel cause this actually sounds like him, i mean ferrels is good but this is amazing!

[bfmanagement1]

"Hey, Jimmy, ya gettin' any? You monkey!"

[6043815]

The LOOP had the greatest morning shows! Former resident

[rock6922]

If I recall, harry got upset because Volkman was doing impersonations of him for some commercial ad and actually was upset about it during a cubs game.

If you have never heard Harry and Jimmy's banter together, it is priceless...

After Harry (the real harry) died, Kevin and Jimmy used to call the Heaven phone to call Harry and Jimmy would get in arguments with him... Absolutely funny as hell

[radiomatts]

oh yeah...sadly he did die more than a couple of years ago.

[WonkaZone]

This guy does the best Harry. I used to hear him on Kev's show. Always cracked me up. The phrase I recall most fondly was "Girls make passes ... at guys with big glasses!"

[radiomatts]

the Harry impersonator was a man named Jim Volkman. He passed away several years ago.

[WonkaZone]

Are you sure he's passed? There's a YT channel -- Tpelia -- and there's some audio of Jim as Harry covering the Cubs last summer.

[ballerinasinboxes011]

r u a whte guy?

[airasshole]

im sitting with jim right now hes my uncle

he says you suck

[kernalkorn]

I remember him saying, "That burns my forehead and it frosts my ass!!!" The first time I heard Volkman was the morning (on Jonny B's show) after Harry was inducted into the broadcasters hall of fame and the bit was that they'd been up all night. The impression was so good that I took it hook line and sinker....

[murphy452]

was that kevin matthews? jimmy shorts used to crack me up. remember when santa claus used to call the show? he'd start coughing so hard that bit cracked me up every time!

[stude1965]

much better impersonation than that AT&T guy!

[Paquiviris14]

great impression, I want to see more!!!

[olivemike81]

Dude the fucking guy next to Harry is fucking freaking me the hell out!!! He truly is creepy! God I hope that's makeup.

[dickeyboyz]

It IS Makeup.

[checkurbrain]

@dickeyboyz lol man i agree  he's freaky

[Miker3797]

@olivemike81 Duh!

[VinBad007]

Man, dead on!!!!!  Hilarious!!!

[JamminChicago]

LUV THIS GUY

[CrameronDiaz]

Will Ferrell should bow down to Volkman!

[ludwigking]

OMFG I laughed my fuckin nuts off!!!  The good ole days!

[danwentz]

Thanks from a long time Kev head. Hands down, this it the greatest impersonation I've ever heard.

[joekay402]

Jim Volkman has been doing the best Harry since we were in the 6th grade together. Was great at 11 years old as well. He does a GREAT Jack Brickhouse, Steve Stone, Lou Boudreau and Vince Lloyd. Keep it going Jimmy.

[Jrharvickfan]

This is great sounds just like him! OMFG better then anyone else period!

[mach3moe]

Best impersonation ever!

[PhuckstickMcGee]

Thank you, thank you, thank you...

So tiring hearing Ferrell and Campenera doing their very lame impersonations. Volkman sounds so much like him, the lip-smacking, the slight stutter, the coughing, the rambling...

There will never be another Harry, and probably never be a better impersonation.

[bruhe]

don't forget the sinus congestion - to me that makes it perfect