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| 2:01
| Stan and Terry can't talk to each other for 30 seconds. Steve wasn't ready yet so Stan had to take a phone call. |
| 2:02
| What has Stan got us into now? Let's say some bad stuff about Hawaii, not everyone likes to go there. |
| 2:03
| Some people in Hawaii are complaining about a car ferry that's going to begin service between the islands. They're worried that the criminal element will come to their island, steal their car and get away on the ferry. That does make it easier to track someone down though. |
| 2:04
| There's crime everywhere, including Hawaii. Stan doesn't like to think of crime in Hawaii, it's a paradise. |
| 2:05
| Steve needs to talk to Pete about something. Are the Sox on just to irritate him? Why would he want to watch the White Sox? Steve is beyond caring about them. He's gone Bernie Mac on them. |
| 2:06
| Steve's still sitting on tickets which makes it more irritating. He can't just walk away from it. That's why Stan thinks Steve should turn the frown upside down. |
| 2:07
| Terry is sick of being placated by Cubs fans, who are saying he should be thankful for winning it all in 2005. Terry doesn't care about 2005 any more. Steve won't go that far. |
| 2:08
| When Steve goes to Sox games he will be heckling mercilessly. It will be so bad that someone may come into the stands to beat him up. Sox fans need to let them team know how they're feeling. |
| 2:09
| Steve's banning all White Sox talk on his show. If Ed Farmer calls in tomorrow they can talk about something else. |
| 2:10
| Even if the White Sox get hot they'll only get back to .500. Steve is now secretly rooting for the Cubs. |
| 2:11
| So back to Hawaii, there's a drug problem there, particularly ice. There's crime everywhere though. |
| 2:12
| Why is Stan talking about Hawaii, we've got our own problems here! What about all the flooding? |
| 2:13
| It's kind of fun to drive your car on a ferry though. The one thing about Hawaii is the water in between islands can get pretty rough. They have a lot of island-hopping airlines as well so what's the point? |
| 2:14
| Stan imagines that back in the day they had big steam ships ferrying people between islands. Steve just loves thinking about this kind of stuff. |
| 2:15
| They charge money to ride a ferry boat too, Steve can't see a criminal paying $10 to go to another island and steal purses. And if you steal a car and drive it onto a ferry the authorities will be waiting for you. |
| 2:16
| The ship has probably sailed on the ferry boat plan so the complaining won't do anything. Steve doesn't see any advantage in taking your car from island to island in Hawaii. The only place you want to go to in Hawaii is Maui. You don't want to go to the Big Island, it's like the surface of the moon. |
| 2:17
| Stan heard that the island across from Maui is supposed to be nice. That's Lanai, the one Oprah and Bill Gates own most of. Stan really needs to call a travel agent. |
| 2:18
| How about this, Steve will give Stan some White Sox tickets and he can take Oprah like he was going to last year. Then he can ask her all about Lanai and maybe she can hook him up. |
| 2:25
| Song: Flood, Muddy Waters and Otis Spann |
| 2:28
| That song was from the Newport Folk Festival, the same crowd that booed Bob Dylan for going electric. |
| 2:29
| That's one of the many songs Buzz Kilman and the Blues Rocket Scientists will not be performing on Saturday. That gig is number 3 on Steve's list of things to talk about. |
| 2:30
| Steve was not part of the mass email that Buzz sent out this morning about the gig but he hears about these things. Buzz is really excited about this gig. Steve figured he was excited because he was begging people to show up. That's not a normal position for a Buzz Kilman. |
| 2:31
| The gig is at Katarina's which is a classic jazz club from the 1940's. It's really cool and hip, just like Steve. Steve could probably park in Matt Dahl's building but the garage might still be flooded. |
| 2:32
| Steve has the email right in front of him which he'll now read from. Buzz really used his creative writing skills in this team. The words just rolled off his fingertips. |
| 2:33
| There's a $10 cover and Buzz will return that too you if you tell him the show sucked. That's probably what Steve will do. |
| 2:34
| Buzz is trying to get a special guest for the show, Smiling Bobby. That might tip it in for Steve. Buzz almost had him up here today but it didn't work out. |
| 2:35
| Things go on in the studio when Steve is not here. People say they're not responsible but someone has to be doing it. Steve will begin his inquisition, for comedic purposes, after the break. |
| 2:36
| When Buzz hears how insignificant the issues are he'll realize why it's for comedic purposes. For now let's just say Steve is crazy. |
| 2:42
| That Flight of the Conchords show really grew on Steve. It also got renewed for a second season. |
| 2:43
| Pete does not board op during the Best of because that's below him on the flow chart. Steve calls down to the news room. Jim should probably come down to the studio for this. |
| 2:44
| Pete was in the studio once during the break to make a change on the harmonizer. This isn't a police investigation, Steve doesn't need to know all of the details. |
| 2:45
| Jim is wearing a sweet old Bears hat today. FIrst of all, over the break that stain Jim made on the studio floor was cleaned up. |
| 2:46
| Jim claims he didn't make that stain but who else was it? Steve would remember if he made a stain like that. It looks like Jim killed someone up here. We're currently having the blood analyzed to see who it was he killed. |
| 2:47
| Steve wanted to kill someone a week ago Friday. There's some guy who fills in for Skynyrd on Matt and Brendan's show. He's a middle aged man and he's only a board op. If you're a middle-aged man, you're only a board op and you're filling in for Skynyrd that's a sign you're not meant to be in radio. |
| 2:48
| That guy didn't switch the studios over after Steve's show and Pete was in there goofing around when the music for Leaving Iowa started playing. Why was he playing that? Steve just looked in the studio and Pete was standing there. |
| 2:49
| Turns out this knucklehead working for Skynyrd can't read and is colorblind because he didn't switch the studios over. So instead of Matt's show people were hearing the Driving, Driving music. This kid has done that before too. |
| 2:50
| Pete couldn't help himself, he had to play that song. It totally wrecked Steve's day which was long enough already. He carried this with him for a week. Pete can say whatever he wants, no explanation will justify him having that music on. |
| 2:51
| Steve was really mad at the kid but he didn't want to punch him. That would be his first reaction but it's harder to do that in this day and age, especially with an underling with nothing to lose. |
| 2:52
| So Steve said to the kid "hey keep up the good work!" and the kid replied "well I'm still here." Which really made Steve want to punch the kid. If he tells Drew to fire the kid he won't because that's his only power over Steve. The kid's only job is to press one button and he couldn't do it. |
| 2:53
| Why was Pete playing that, because he loves Leaving Iowa? Pete had actually got an email from Ron Lewis who was going to have the band that did that song on his show. The pin sweeper is going to come down on all the knuckleheads around here. |
| 2:54
| Ron needs to stop using our resources for his stupid college radio show. He's a grown man, he shouldn't have a show on a college station. Parents are paying $50,000 a year for their kids to go to Northwestern and if they want a radio show they can't have one because Ron is parked there every Sunday morning playing music so bad that the bands can only get gigs playing people's living rooms. |
| 2:55
| Steve's going to start billing Ron every time he uses up the station's resources. And he'll bill at his hours, not Pete's hours. |
| 3:00
| Who approved that Christian Science Radio ad? They need a doctor to fix their audio. |
| 3:01
| The carpeting was cleaned last week and the blood stain was taken out. Maybe Jim killed a dog? He's taking after Michael Vick. Steve thinks Jim marks his territory in the studio when Steve isn't here. Maybe he takes pictures of it and shows them to his black girlfriend too. |
| 3:03
| Steve noticed various things were different in the studio when he came in earlier. His headphones were unplugged, Jim admits he did that. |
| 3:04
| Steve is now staring at a web page for Ron Lewis' radio show. He knows Ron thinks this is just a bit but Steve is not kidding. If he had known Pete was playing that song for Ron he would've punched him and then went to punch Ron too. |
| 3:05
| Steve can't stop staring at this website. Is that supposed to be a picture of a band on there? It looks like a family portrait. That is why they aren't playing at real places and in Ron's living room. Steve hopes Ron has all of Steve's taxes in order since he has time to update a website. |
| 3:06
| So back to the studio being different..the most curious thing Jim has done in the last week is putting the blinds down behind Buzz. The sun doesn't even come through there because the window faces north. That's why Steve knows Jim does stuff in there, why else would he have to close those? He wants to hide from people across in the Illinois center windows. |
| 3:09
| Jim actually did that the day the weather was bad because people like Bonnie kept coming in to look at the storm and warn everyone about it. |
| 3:10
| Jim really doesn't have to apologize for it, Steve doesn't need to sound crazier than he is. He just has never seen blinds closed when the window faces north. He knows its just Jim hiding the fact that he rubs up against all the equipment with his pants down. |
| 3:11
| We know the storm came because it was looking for Buzz. It was in Jamaica and couldn't find him so it came over to Chicago. |
| 3:17
| It seems unfair for Pete to compare Steve to Francis from Stripes. Is that how we're going to leave it? Pete should be out trying to get laid not making tapes for Ron Lewis. |
| 3:18
| Everything is back to the way Steve likes it though. It makes sense that Jim closed the blinds to keep people out of the studio. Even if Steve's not here it's still a broadcast facility. |
| 3:19
| Steve has one more funny Ron Lewis story. Steve was in New Buffalo when that hurricane hit Chicago looking for Buzz. |
| 3:20
| With Ron Lewis it's really hard to recreate the magic he brings to things. It's an attention to detail. |
| 3:21
| The building next to where Matt lives had it's roof blown off during the storm. That reminds Steve that he needs to start charging Matt rent because he has a job. |
| 3:22
| Matt's building still doesn't have power so he might be staying at Mike's place. He might like that there's no power in the building though. They all had a party in the lobby and he met some of his neighbors. |
| 3:23
| Matt also might have stayed in Steve's office on Friday night since he and Brendan have the show Saturday morning. |
| 3:24
| Buzz did go up to New Buffalo but it was raining the whole time so he bailed. As Buzz was leaving to go to New Buffalo he saw a cop car make a left turn and pull right up next to him. |
| 3:25
| Buzz was very concerned because he has a history of tragedies like this right before he goes on vacation. |
| 3:26
| The guy motioned for Buzz to roll his window down. He couldn't imagine what he'd done because the car was in perfect condition and he was stone sober. |
| 3:27
| The cop told Buzz he was sorry that the Jamaica vacation got canceled but he hoped that he had fun in New Buffalo. |
| 3:28
| Buzz and Aimee high-tailed it because it was cloudy. There was also the revelation that any day without the Peeper is a vacation. Shouldn't he have said "earmuffs" before he said that? |
| 3:29
| Buzz and Aimee went out to dinner every night of the week and Buzz got up every morning and went on a run so it was like they were on vacation. Steve feels the same way when he's running along the lake. |
| 3:30
| Buzz did get to Redamak's for a burger before he left. When they went to breakfast on Monday morning Buzz pulled right up in front of the Gierczyk offices. |
| 3:31
| Song: Red Light, Jonny Lang |
| 3:34
| Buzz was asking Steve about the Lance Briggs situation during that song. It does seem like he just abandoned his Lamborghini on the side of the road. Apparently the money the Bears gave him was enough. |
| 3:35
| Buzz can't even imagine how a football player would get into a Lamborghini. The way those doors open probably makes it easier. Steve was at the Bears game Saturday night and those guys are pretty limber. They can pull their leg behind them and them lay down on it to stretch their quads. |
| 3:36
| Steve's leg would snap off if he tried to do that. He got a cramp just pretending to try to do it. Buzz thinks he could do that. He loves a challenge. |
| 3:37
| Buzz does one leg and then too, that's pretty impressive. He loves to one-up the football players. |
| 3:38
| Buzz missed the beginning of the game because he forgot it on. It didn't register with him because it was a Saturday night. Then he saw the headline in today's paper that Rex isn't good enough. That was from Rick Telander who isn't usually that panicky. |
| 3:39
| Steve thought Rex looked fine on Saturday. The offense scored 31 points in the first half! The media doesn't have anything else to talk about though. Rex shouldn't be talking to them about dropped snaps or fumbles either. |
| 3:40
| A lot of people are saying it's tough to be a QB in this town. It seems like that's true if you can score 31 points and still have all of this criticism. |
| 3:41
| There are a million reasons why Rex could have thrown that interception. Greg Olsen could have been running the wrong route or something. |
| 3:42
| Steve was at the game and he thought Rex looked fine. He might not be the brightest guy in the world but that doesn't matter. It's all laid out for you, you just have to do what everyone else tells you to do. |
| 3:48
| On the phone is Luke Stuckmeyer from Comcast Sportsnet. The Cubs have a huge series coming up against the Brewers at Wrigley. That could be the whole season right there. |
| 3:49
| The Cubs are 1 1/2 games up on the Brewers, who just got swept by the Giants. Of course the Brewers could come in and win 3 games and they're right back in it. |
| 3:50
| Meanwhile the Sox are dead to Steve. He doesn't even want to hear about the minor fight in the dugout? |
| 3:51
| AJ Pierzynski had a bit of an argument with Greg Walker. You know it's bad when a player is going after the hitting coach. Ozzie is on Greg's side and told AJ he needs to apologize. |
| 3:52
| Steve loves Ozzie but if he gets fired that's fine with him. It seems like someone has to pay for what happened this season. |
| 3:53
| They should do a Beat-up the Bullpen promotion at The Cell before the season is over. Make it similar to the running of the bulls where you put a Mike McDougal on the field and let people come out of the stands, chase him around and beat him up. Either that or handgun night but that seems unruly. How about Ligue the Bullpen Night? Any father/son team in a tank top and cut-offs gets to run out on the field and beat up the relievers. |
| 3:54
| Steve might have to take AJ's side on this but he doesn't hate him like a lot of people do. Luke thinks that AJ's the kind of guy who's easier to deal with when you're winning. |
| 3:55
| Luke hasn't been watching Bronx is Burning but he probably should be. Steve assumes that a lot of the stuff in there really happened because former players are advisers on the show. |
| 3:56
| Steve has to assume that the Bears players were told to flee the scene if they were in a one-car crash like Lance Briggs was. Today after practice Lovie said Lance was in a one-car accident so they're admitting it. |
| 3:57
| Steve's not saying Lance Briggs was drunk but if he was, it makes sense to leave because then they won't really be able to prove anything. |
| 3:58
| Either way this isn't what the Bears need right now. Those players really need a guy who the players will listen to. |
| 3:59
| Luke thinks Billy Jack could fill that role as a father figure to these guys. Sure you want a Lamborghini, who doesn't? This does take some of the heat off Rex Grossman. |
| 4:00
| Luke also thought Rex did a great job on Saturday night. If you score 31 points in the first half you're going to throw an interception. |
| 4:01
| Rex needs to make himself less accessible to the media too. He shouldn't be accounting for why he's making mistakes. Luke respects Rex for his honesty but it also makes his job easier. |
| 4:02
| The NFL makes players talk to the media but it seems sort of unfair to have to play an entire game and then go sit in a room with a bunch of knuckleheads asking you questions. Billy Jack's always asking the good questions though. |
| 4:10
| Live read: Gierczyk Properties |
| 4:11
| Steve learns how to work with these live reads becuase a lot of them written poorly by people here. But then he's off for a week and he forgets about it. |
| 4:12
| Headlines with Buzz |
| 4:13
| Say adios to Alberto Gonzalez. Adios little feller! |
| 4:14
| Michael Vick has plead guilty to all charges and has apologized to everyone. He's apparently found Jesus as well. |
| 4:15
| Is he going to apologize to the dogs? Forget about making mistakes, that's a hardcore violent streak he has. He killed 6 dogs with his bare hands. Steve freaks out if he goes hunting. |
| 4:16
| The guys on Monday Night Football last week were saying that the Falcons should donate Vick's salary this year to PETA or something. Why don't they just shut up and call the game? Steve doesn't need his morality from Ron Jaworski. |
| 4:17
| Steve loves dogs and he has dogs and loves them but Vick didn't kill a person. Wasn't Ray Lewis involved in some sort of murder investigation? Where's the outrage in that? |
| 4:18
| A new report shows that opium production is up in Afghanistan. That's great news! |
| 4:19
| Owen Wilson is recovering from a reported suicide attempt. It doesn't give the rest of us much hope if Owen Wilson tries to kill himself. He was dating Kate Hudson, he lost her, he can get her back if he wants! |
| 4:20
| Owen's getting more tail than a veterinarian, even with the messed up nose. And he's trying to kill himself? |
| 4:21
| This is really going to effect the way Buzz views Owen Wilson because on screen he seems so cocky and condescending. |
| 4:22
| He might be like that in real life too. Steve's listened to the commentary of Wedding Crashers and he seems like a real tool. |
| 4:23
| Owen Wilson and Kate Hudson split in May of 2007 and she's now dating Dax Shepard. If that's the kind of guy she wants to date then Owen is better off. That guy's funky and he's not all that funny. |
| 4:24
| You know who else isn't funny, Dane Cook. What's the deal with that guy? Steve was watching the Teen Choice Awards last night, because maybe he's a pedophile who knows. Dane Cook was up there chewing gum and winning awards and not saying anything funny. |
| 4:25
| Buzz liked Dane Cook in Mr. Brooks but it wasn't a funny role. He just played a creep who got killed. |
| 4:26
| Pete and Jim kid are a few power lifts away from being as successful as Dane Cook because he's got that alternative look with the tight t-shirts. Pete and Jim are actually funny though. |
| 4:32
| Before the show started Buzz was asking Steve if the 80/94 shutdown was a problem for him last week. On Thursday night the flood alarm went off in Steve's house so of course he had to go back and check on it. |
| 4:33
| As Steve was driving back he heard on the radio that 80/94 was flooded so he had to take the Skyway which was a little out of the way. How can that be flooded though? They've been working on that thing for at least 10 years. |
| 4:34
| As it turns out Buzz takes the Skyway to get to New Buffalo. That's how he rolls. It's a little scary to drive on at night though. |
| 4:35
| Luckily Steve's basement did not flood. The alarm is right by the sump pump and only 2 cups of water came out which is good but sort of annoying. Steve was ready to go all Mel Gibson in The River with Sissy Spacek. |
| 4:36
| Steve had to answer the call as a responsible home owner, even though it took him 2 hours to get home. Then it took him a while to get back Friday morning because 80/94 was still shut down. |
| 4:37
| He did get back just in time for a massage that he forgot he scheduled. Some Hungarian or Lithuanian women have set up shop in a Gierczyk building, it's very high line. |
| 4:38
| So there was no flooding even though everyone was saying it's the worst rain we've got in 100 years. It does prove that Steve's flood control system is working properly. |
| 4:39
| Buzz couldn't believe how much rain we got on Thursday though. He had even planned to go to Gene & Georgetti's for dinner which is something he doesn't normally do. He prefers to just send Aimee for the pasta sauce. |
| 4:40
| You know what Steve likes about Buzz? He's not routinized in the least bit. Everyday has to be different. |
| 4:41
| So they were getting ready to go and Aimee didn't want to because of the rain. It seemed like the weather people were caught off guard by it too. Aimee refused to leave the house though. Did Buzz force her to go get the sauce? |
| 4:42
| From now on Buzz and Aimee will be taking their Jamaican vacation in June. Even though Buzz has now picked 2 of the 5 weeks of Steve is loathe to let him do that. |
| 4:43
| Buzz couldn't have picked a worse week to go. Next year Steve should have him pick the weeks and then not go on vacation. Then he'd call the National Weather Service and tell the expect bad weather. |
| 4:44
| Buzz had a great house in New Buffalo though, it was a perfect beach paradise with a fireplace and nice stone walls. Oh great, Buzz's place was nice than Steve's. |
| 4:45
| Steve was really hoping to run into Buzz all week but he didn't. He rode his bike and ran a lot hoping to see him. Steve didn't even had his headphones on in case Buzz yelled for him. |
| 4:46
| Steve is sorry Buzz didn't have a better time up there. It's probably better they didn't run into each other though. Steve kept imagining a perfect storm where he'd run into Buzz and Jim Gierczyk would see them. |
| 4:47
| Buzz wanted to go in and introduced himself when he pulled up in front of the Gierczyk offices. Then he decided he'd rather just go have breakfast and go back home. |
| 4:48
| Buzz did make it to Redamak's so it was still a substantial visit. He was pleasantly surprised to find that they had jalapeño poppers. He can't find those at his Mexican restaurant. |
| 4:49
| So 80/94 wasn't too much of a hassle for Steve. He did get an erroneous report from WBBM-AM that the Skyway was backed up. He only realized it wasn't as he was driving along side it. |
| 4:55
| It's time for the Five O'Clock Taco Bell and it's Monday which means it's Manic Manager Monday. On the phone is Phil, manager of the Taco Bell in Bensonville at York and Grand. |
| 4:56
| Taco Bell recently celebrated their 45th anniversary. Why wasn't Steve invited to the party? |
| 4:57
| Steve's pretty sure he's been eating Taco Bell tacos for 45 years since the restaurant started up in Southern California. |
| 5:06
| A week ago Saturday was the Dahlfins show at Austin's. People liked it and Steve had a good time. It seemed like Buzz did too. |
| 5:07
| Steve tapes every show so he and the band can go back and listen and see what to change. Steve has Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat ready to go. |
| 5:08
| Buzz has to say that he made a slight mistake in the second verse. Steve sat there for the whole thing and he thought it sounded fine. The great thing about the harmonica is you can cover up the mistakes. |
| 5:09
| Song: Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat, Steve Dahl and the Dahlfins with Buzz Kilman |
| 5:13
| That's one of the many songs you can hear Buzz Kilman and the Blues Rocket performing Saturday night at Katarina's on Irving Park. |
| 5:14
| Next time Steve might take a turn on the solo in that song. Why let The Nadas hog it? |
| 5:15
| Steve doesn't even know where the next gig is. He knows when it is but he won't be told because people are worried he'll spill the beans. |
| 5:16
| Steve knew where Austin's was long before he revealed it on the show. People didn't want him to announce it before Lollapalooza so as to not confuse people going to that. |
| 5:17
| All of the shows have been fun but the Austin's show was the first one where Steve really felt relaxed. |
| 5:22
| Buzz, where are ya? Come back Buzz! Steve's trying to do a little traffic but he can't find the Tyrone setting on his machine. That's not a good sign. Does Pete know where it is because he was horsing around in there. |
| 5:23
| All of the Kevin Matthews settings can come out by the way. Every time Steve sees one he gets irritated. |
| 5:24
| It's in alphabetical order but Steve can't find the Tyrone setting. He did find stutter which is always fun. Buzz has never heard that one. |
| 5:25
| Oh wait, there it is, Traffic Reporter. No need to come help though Pete. Is his ass glued to a chair? Pete didn't want to come in and get yelled at. |
| 5:26
| If Steve makes a cry for help he wants Pete to come in. Didn't he hear the cry? |
| 5:27
| Tonight after the show when Pete comes into the studio maybe he could take out all of Kevin's stuff and put all the stuff Steve uses in front. Kevin Matthews has been gone for 3 years, we can take his settings out. |
| 5:28
| Pete did put "Steve Reverb" in there but the rest of it is stuff like Devon and Bob Steelballs, stuff Kevin stole from Steve. Of course now he's in Grand Rapids. That's what you get when you steal from Steve, a one-way ticket to Grand Rapids. |
| 5:29
| Tyrone has some traffic to report. On northbound I-355 at 290 there's a disabled car in the left lane. Once you get passed that you'll think everything is cool but then a half mile north of that is a car flipped over. |
| 5:30
| That's all the traffic Tyrone has to report. Hopefully that flipped car doesn't belong to anyone on the Bears. |
| 5:31
| Tyrone saw Lance Briggs' abandoned car on his way home from Wisconsin last night. He manages a few strip clubs up there and was flying back. One of the clubs is called Cheez-Wiz and the other is Leibfraumilch which Tyrone thought was a type of cheese but is actually a sweet dessert wine. |
| 5:32
| Tyrone tried to hook the Lamborghini with his choptater but he couldn't get at it. He might have been too trick hooking it under the open door. Leaving the door open on your $350,000 car really makes it look like you were fleeing the scene. |
| 5:33
| It's very difficult to hook the door of a black car at night. It's better Tyrone didn't get it because he would have been in trouble. |
| 5:34
| Had he hooked it he would have returned it to Briggs once he learned it was his. Or he would have taken it to one of several chop shops he runs in the area and sell it for parts in Europe. |
| 5:39
| Live read: Townstone Financial |
| 5:41
| Steve and Buzz love the music for the Townstone live reads. They used to ice skate to it, it's the perfect tempo. That movie Blades of Glory is based on them. |
| 5:42
| Steve rented Blades of Glory on pay-per-view but he lost interest in it. |
| 5:43
| Time for some sports. Is Brendan starting with a Sox story to irritate Steve? The Sox are dead to Steve, even if there was a score in their game. |
| 5:44
| We shouldn't lead with the Sox any more. Jose Contreras had his first win as a starter in 2 months. Way to go! |
| 5:45
| Ozzie doesn't sound upset enough for Steve. They won today but it's only the Devil Rays. |
| 5:46
| Illinois State Police say Lance Briggs was behind the wheel of his Lamborghini when it crashed |
| 5:47
| Steve's glad it was only a one-car accident after reading the article in the paper over the weekend about a guy trying to get $900 from Tommie Harris for dinging up his car. |
| 5:48
| Some guy sent a letter to the Tribune's What's Your Problem? column. He was rear-ended by Tommie Harris in May on the Edens. Who sends a letter to the paper to get $900? |
| 5:49
| Harris pulled over and stayed with the man until police arrived. According to the man Harris was civil and gracious which sort of seems racist. |
| 5:50
| Harris didn't have his insurance card with him so he was ticketed for being uninsured. When the driver's insurance company contacted Harris' insurance company they said they didn't have his policy. |
| 5:51
| The man had his bumper repaired for $1,283.14 and paid a $900 deductible. Who has a $900 deductible? What's the point of having insurance? |
| 5:52
| The Trib called Bears spokesman Scott Hagel and faxed him documents about the crash. Hours later the driver received a call from Tommie Harris asking him to call the Bears. |
| 5:53
| The driver was routed to the Bears lawyer, who must be in-house at this point. They should probably put a jail in up at Halas Hall too. |
| 5:54
| Hagel says that the Bears responded to the driver's initial call to the Bears and not to the call from the Tribune. You have to say that though. |
| 5:55
| According to the Secretary of State's office Harris' driving privileges are intact but his plates could be suspended. |
| 5:56
| Steve can't imagine Jesse Jackson wanting to mess with his Bears tickets so the plates probably won't be suspended. |
| 6:03
| Back to the Tommie Harris story. The Bears said he was insured at the time of the accident. |
| 6:04
| The driver said he can't comment on what happened after he signed the settlement statement. |
| 6:05
| If you have a $900 deductible you're basically saying you don't care that much about your car. But when Tommie Harris hits your car you get it fixed right away. |
| 6:06
| Then the Trib writer sums up the entire thing in case you forgot what you just read. |
| 6:07
| Scott Hagel shouldn't say that he doesn't want it too look like the Bears players are driving around without insurance. Does he know that when he's on the phone with the reporter and he hears that clicking sound that's him typing everything you're saying. |
| 6:08
| OK back to the sports, Lou Piniella announced yesterday that Alfonso Soriano would return to the line-up tomorrow versus the Brewers. |
| 6:09
| Does Steve have audio of that? Where's Brendan at? Why does he get an hour before his show to prepare? Brendan says he had audio but Steve doesn't know where it is. |
| 6:10
| Jim actually took the audio out of the CD player which is why he came into the studio during the break. Jim thought Steve was done with the sports. Did he hear him say "that's the sports and I'm me"? Is he listening to the show when he logs it? |
| 6:11
| If you're going to take audio out of the CD player, tell Steve about it. Buzz thinks he might have said something to panic Jim just a little bit. Did he tell Jim that he didn't care what Steve had left in the sports? |
| 6:12
| Jim actually threw the sports audio in the garbage. Maybe he should just leave it there then. It certainly takes some of the load off Steve. |
| 6:13
| Maybe Steve should get the rest of the audio. In the future though it's a safe bet to take something out of the CD player without the Post-It note on it. Jim doesn't have to apologize, it ended up being funny. |
| 6:14
| OK back to the sports. Soriano is back in the line-up for the Cubs tomorrow night. |
| 6:15
| Lance Briggs has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident. He got off easy considering he hit a lamppost in the middle of the night and fled. Teammate Alex Brown is happy he's OK. |
| 6:16
| The Houston Astros fired managed Phil Garner and GM Tim Purpura. Steve hates Phil Garner. He's a former pizza face and now he's just a crater face. |
| 6:17
| Michael Vick plead guilty to federal charges in a dogfighting case. Then he apologized and vowed to redeem himself. Personally Steve would want a guy on his team who could kill a dog with his bare hands. |
| 6:18
| Steve knew dogfighters in Florida and he never heard of any of them shooting a dog because it lost. That has to happen all that time. Some rappers is also being investigated for dogfighting. In the rich, hip-hop/sports, black guy community dogfighting is huge. |
| 6:19
| The dogfighters Buzz knew didn't kill dogs. Is that just what they were telling a weepy Buzz Kilman? They send them to a farm, they don't kill them. |
| 6:26
| It's cute that Buzz thinks the dogfighting guys he knew didn't kill dogs. Buzz knew the dogs so he was sure they weren't killed. |
| 6:27
| How can he tell the difference, all the dogs look the same? It just seems like there would be a lot of loser dogs around if they didn't kill them. Or a lot of dogs sent to the happy farm where he dogs are free to roam, eating from bottomless bowls of horse meat. |
| 6:28
| It just seemed like good, clean fun back then. They were dogfighters but they were upstanding dogfighters. |
| 6:29
| Maybe the hip-hop dogfighting scene is more hardcore than the white trash one. Although if you're going to get into dogfighting you might as well make it crazy. |
| 6:30
| News with Buzz |
| 6:31
| Michael Vick could face up to 5 years in prison when he's sentenced in December. Merry Christmas! |
| 6:32
| President Bush accepted Alberto Gonzales' resignation today. He was under scrutiny after firing 9 attorney generals for political reasons earlier this year. |
| 6:33
| Owen Wilson has issued a statement following his reported hospitalization on Sunday. According to TMZ the actor is asking the media to allow him to heal in private. |
| 6:34
| If he wants to be left alone then he should stop charging for his movies. He's the one who became an actor. |
| 6:35
| What kind of message does this send to the young men of America who want to be like him? He can nail pretty much any chick he wants to and that's with the busted up nose. And he wants to kill himself? |
| 6:36
| A total lunar eclipse, the second this year, will be visible in North and South America, especially in the west. |
| 6:37
| Total lunar eclipse, that's where Buzz goes werewolf right? |
| 6:38
| 8,000 Com-Ed customers are still without power after last Thursday's storms. Crews are still out working to clean up the damage. |
| 6:39
| Dunkin Donuts has announced they will drop trans fats from all of their stores. Dr. Mark Siegel from the NYU School of Medicine says the donuts will still be unhealthy. Obviously he doesn't work for Dunkin Donuts. |
| 6:40
| If Steve's going to eat fries and donuts he wants it to taste good. What's the point otherwise? |
| 6:47
| Steve had no idea that Lance Briggs had deprived himself for 5 years. He finally got that Lamborghini though. |
| 6:48
| How do you walk away from a $350,000 car? Although if he hadn't had the presence of mind to do that he'd probably be looking at a suspension. |
| 6:49
| The NFL needs to stop suspending players because it doesn't seem to be working and it's only messing up Steve's gambling. |
| 6:50
| These guys get paid to kill each other so why are they surprised when one of their players kills a dog with his bare hands. |
| 6:51
| Steve wants the guys on his team to be ex-convicts or dudes who knock up chicks out of wedlock. |
| 6:52
| When Steve and Buzz do their thing where they lecture their NFL players they'll do a little skit about how much money they'll owe in child support. Steve will be playing the out-of-wedlock baby sitting in a bassinet. |
| 6:55
| Matt Dahl's power came back on last night. They were without power for a few days. As it turns out Steve bought into a sub-standard building and the developers went bankrupt. |
| 6:56
| Matt's building actually took a direct hit from lightning which blew out the generators. That'll do it. |
| 6:57
| Matt had to walk up all 11 floors to his apartment without a flashlight. It sounds horrible. They did have a party in the lobby during the power outage where Matt got to know his neighbors. Otherwise he never talks to them. |
| 6:58
| Now the people in the building want to get together more often and have other get-togethers. Matt's not interested in that because it's too structured. |
| 6:59
| People just want to drink and try to get laid, they don't want to play a weekly poker game. Although Steve and Matt did have fun at the Let it Ride poker tables at the New Buffalo casino. |
| 7:00
| The casino is really nice up there. They have a nice gift shop where Steve and Matt were warmly greeted by Lance, the guy working there. |
