Here’s why I love Tony Kornheiser. On PTI tonight, Tony and Wilbon are discussing their television options for Thursday. Wilbon says he’s taking the all-American route, opting for playoff basketball and hockey, and accuses Kornheiser of being something less than manly because he’s probably going to watch the finals of the Scripps Howard National Spelling… Read More i heart tony.
Tony Kornheiser retires more than a professional boxer. The last time Mr. Tony ended his radio show — that was the ESPN radio gig — our ESPN radio affiliate had preempted his slot with a dumbass program about a Pitt basketball team that was a few days away from underachieving in the NCAA tournament. My… Read More re-retired.
For months now I’ve been meaning to write something about how cool I think XM Radio is. The satellite radio service came with our new car, and when the free trial was up in January, I not only subscribed but bought a second receiver for our other car. If I had written this even a… Read More no static at all.
Know what passed for breaking news in Pittsburgh today? The Stillers will wear their white jerseys in the Super Bowl instead of their home blacks. Wow. Stop the presses. And somebody get me the hell out of here.
Ugh. Uncle Crappy’s going to be hating life for the next two weeks. Wall-to-wall Stillers until game day. Maybe I can call in sick, unplug the TV and avoid all contact with any media outlets. Including mine.
When the Stillers wade deep into the playoff, I get to watch just about everyone around here lose their minds. The local news people pretty much ditch all pretense of ccovering anything else, and instead head off in search of office parties, pep rallies, Stiller bars in the town that the team is visiting and… Read More burgher.
Uncle Crappy 