Uncle Crappy

20 comments

1. Permalink # Burgh Baby said

   Yeah.

   Except, I think I’m screaming, “Noooooooooo!”

2. Permalink # Anthony Closkey said

   So elegant, UC.

3. Permalink # Danielle said

   Mine was “Aw, maaaaan!”

4. Permalink # Bleeding Gums said

   Mine was, “Now if only Uncle Crappy would retire.”

   So tell me about this used furniture store, jerk.

5. Permalink # TTG said

   Great Post.

6. Permalink # CarolineFB said

   Well said.

7. Permalink # sickpuppy said

   Well said my friend!

8. Permalink # the sister said

   When one door closes another one always opens. Good luck to Pitt Girl

9. Permalink # Lily said

   So sad.

10. Permalink # Dawn said

    Perfect, yo.

11. Permalink # Caroline said

    Add tears.

    Yes. I did cry.

12. Permalink # The Burgh Blog Farewell Roundup | Have A Good Sandwich said

    [...] Uncle Crappy:  “Thanks, PittGirl, for three awesome years.” [...]

13. Permalink # Pensgirl said

    Boy you got that right.

14. Permalink # Honestly said

    She wasn’t that good of a writer, wasn’t funny at all, very self important, and mega narcissistic. This weeks past events prove this.

    The embracing of simplemindedness and medocrity in this town kills me. This is not the end of an era. If we define ourselves by her/his/their (whoever PittGirl is or was) worldview, then I don’t want to be a Pittsburgher. That’s the problem. This region has an identity crisis. Why can’t we be like New York or Chicago and just all be who we want to be individually? Then Pittsburgh becomes truly diverse and not this place where belonging means wearing mesh Steeler jerseys every weekend. ARGH.

    PittGirl = PG = Post Gazette

15. Permalink # Uncle Crappy said

    Honestly: We’re going to have to disagree on PittGirl’s writing ability and her sense of humor. Different strokes, etc…

    But your characterization of Pittsburgh as a “simple-minded” and “mediocre” town is so far off base that I wanted to respond — so I went ahead and approved your comment, even though you’ve left identical remarks on at least a half-dozen other blogs run by friends of mine.

    PittGirl was popular because she’s entertaining. She did a remarkable job in pointing out the faults of Pittsburgh, but did so deftly, always reminding her readers why we should love this town as well. I agreed with most of what she wrote, but not all. And I can recall a number of instances when readers let her know when they didn’t agree; in fact, I recall a few times when she wondered on Twitter whether she had been wrong on a particular issue, based on the feedback she received.

    I’ve lived in the region for about 14 years now, and for most of that time I’ve thought that Pittsburgh’s biggest problem is people who have lived here for their entire lives don’t always see what the city and the region have to offer. My wife and I have been impressed enough not only to stay, but to buy a house — in the city — in part so we can be in a better position to take advantage of what available.

    I can understand that people of my parents’ age might pine for the old Pittsburgh — the one that made steel for the world, the one that provided jobs for anyone who needed one. But I’m guessing you’re not of that generation. Do you really think there’s nothing here? Or are you content to drive your SUV back and forth between Wexford and Downtown without stopping?

    I have a fair amount of friends in the area, thanks to work and the social media community around here. We have some common interests, sure, but the group I know is staggeringly diverse. Different politics, different arts interests, different music, different jobs, different lives … but a couple things we share? I don’t think we’re bored. I don’t think we’re simple-minded. And I think we like being here.

    Look — I’m a Browns fan, and I don’t like all the damn Steeler jerseys either. But anyone who thinks Pittsburgh’s identity starts and stops with football needs to open their eyes and look around.

    Maybe the problem isn’t football jerseys. Maybe the problem isn’t that there are an awful lot of people around here who are going to miss a blog they read every day.

    Maybe the problem is you.

16. Permalink # Lynne said

    Very well written, Uncle Crappy….

17. Permalink # Cynthia Closkey said

    @unclecrappy: That’s what I was really thinking. All of it.

18. Permalink # need a sandwich. « Uncle Crappy said

    [...] I’m sure you all remember, PG’s retirement was a huge freaking deal around here — my own tribute is among the two or three most-read posts I’ve ever written. Mike did a nice job assembling a [...]

19. Permalink # what we’re really thinking. « Uncle Crappy said

    [...] you what a big deal this is. If you didn’t have the good fortune of finding her blog before she killed it in November, you owe it yourself to spend a little time going through it [...]

20. Permalink # hi. « Uncle Crappy said

    [...] My story probably won’t be all that different from the others that will run Thursday morning, so I won’t tell you about those details. What the story doesn’t say: she was friendly, open and very forthcoming. And she seemed to be honestly flustered over the attention she was receiving, just as she was in November when she shut down the Burgh Blog. [...]