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		Monday, October 15, 2007



2:02	Stan and Terry were talking about Jimmy Justice, the guy who goes around videotaping the traffic enforcement cops in New York breaking the law.
2:03	Steve saw it on CNN today as well. His first thought was that he wasn't going to bring it up since it's in New York and doesn't effect him. His second thought was that Jimmy Justice crosses the line when he starts insulting the police officers.
2:04	If you really want to make a different why not just document what's going on and get it to the right people.
2:05	Even though they're just traffic cops it still seems like one of their perks. If Steve was a regular cop he'd be clamping down on the traffic cops.
2:06	Terry was wondering if Steve was at the Bears game yesterday. He thought there was some booing in the first half when the offense wasn't doing what it should be doing.
2:07	Steve didn't notice it but he did notice that a lot of people left early, missing out on some good stuff. There's a chance Steve didn't notice the booing because he was yelling at Adam Archuleta. If you have a broken hand then don't play.
2:08	Terry's just getting a little frustrated with the Bears. It was a good game but that doesn't matter because they lost. This is all stuff that Stan and Terry should have covered on their own show.
2:09	Brian Griese had the best game for a Bears QB since Jim Miller. Steve's not sure how Stan and Terry want him to attack the analysis of the game though.
2:10	Terry's point is that the Bears fans are getting annoyed. Of course they are! Steve was there, he saw what happened. The game was tied and the Bears decided to change their kickoff coverage which set-up a 53-yard return for Adrian Peterson and then the 55-yard game-winning field goal from Ryan Longwell.
2:11	It's frustrating, is that Terry's point? Did he think that some people weren't frustrated and he was going to convince them to be frustrated?
2:12	It was even more frustrating for Terry after watching the Patriots/Cowboys game. Why can't the Bears have that?
2:13	Terry needs to write some of his sports observations down on paper and bring them up on his own show. They're all "duh" statements.
2:14	Steve doesn't really want to start the show off with sports analysis though. Someone from Comcast is calling in plus Tom Thayer. Steve knows what happened though. Darwin Walker was out and he's really good, Adam Archuleta is good when he doesn't have a broken hand and the coverage on that final kickoff was a mistake.
2:15	The game was disappointing but Steve felt like he got his money's worth. Plus it looks like he won't have to spend money on playoff tickets. That's not included in the price of your season tickets.
2:16	But Steve didn't notice that anyone was booing. Maybe there was booing and someone can call in about it. What's Terry's point though?
2:17	Steve doesn't want to talk about the Bears though. He had a plan for his show and the Bears were a big part of it, he doesn't need to start things off with Terry's crackpot analysis. Now if Terry wants to ask Steve what he had to eat yesterday, he's willing to talk about it.
2:21	Steve wasn't trying to be mean to Stan and Terry but they brought up two things he didn't want to talk about. He saw Jimmy Justice on CNN and he made a conscious effort not to bring it up because he's in New York.
2:22	He also didn't want to talk about the Bears yet either. Steve's not sure who's calling in from Comcast but we'll be talking to them at 3:40. Then Tom will call in at 5:00.
2:23	Buzz watched the first half off the Bears game then went to a movie with AImee, taping the second half. Then they picked up Piper from the babysitter and were going to watch the game but she told them that they lost. Buzz still ended up watching most of the second half though.
2:24	Steve was at the game with Mike, Matt and Ed Silha. Ed Silha gets excited but Mike and Matt get really excited. After Devin Hester's offensive touchdown the three of them somehow ended up jumping all around Steve. Then Matt jumped on top of the pile.
2:25	Steve knew the game still wasn't over but he accidentally got as excited as they did. The next thing he knew Adrian Peterson was returning the kickoff for 53 yards. Then it was all over and there was nothing to do but sit there.
2:26	Steve did high-five his buddy Shu. The good thing about him is that he's speechless after a game too so they just sat there. And Mike, Matt and Ed were also speechless.
2:27	Steve feels like he got his money's worth. You can criticize the Bears for giving up too many yards or whatever but on any given Sunday you can see any team struggling with something. The only exception is the Patriots who are unbelievable.
2:28	There are still 10 games left so who knows what could happen. Steve already paid for his tickets anyway so what is he supposed to do? Buzz has nothing to look forward to sports-wise, now that the Hurricane's season is going down the drain.
2:29	Buzz has enjoyed watching Notre Dame lose but the more he watches the games the more attached he gets to their players. So now he can't even enjoy that.
2:30	You really just have to watch the games and enjoy them regardless of what happens. The Bears have been on the other side of a game like yesterday plenty of times. Eventually it was going to go against them.
2:31	Steve's not really into college football but he's tried to watch Northwestern and U of I and they've both been doing well.
2:32	Steve watched most of the Patriots/Cowboys game when he got home yesterday and then the Saints/Seahawks game. Look at Seattle, they suck! They've got a lot of bad stuff going on. Plus the Saints finally won their first game last night! It seems like sometimes, in general, we're too hard on the Bears.
2:33	It's intriguing to Buzz that the Bears have so many great players and so many dynamic relationships. It's sort of like a soap opera. It seems like the Bears always have an appropriate response though, like they were really mad yesterday. Devin Hester was really bummed that they lost even though he did well. Everyone on the Bears seems to understand it's a team sport.
2:34	Steve's also not disappointed with Brian Griese at all. It seemed like he's somewhat disappointed with the play-calling which Steve likes. He didn't see the game-winning field goal because he was on the sidelines going over some plays he wanted to run in OT. He also said he tried to get that Devin Hester play called earlier in the game.
2:35	Steve had a nice buffet at the Bears game though. When he arrived at the stadium there was no line at the omelet bar. Then he talked to Keith Van Horne for a bit, it's always good to see him. Steve had a good time and he has nothing else to do on Sundays.
2:36	Steve was going to stick around after the game and watch Post Game Live but he didn't think the traffic looked that bad so he left. Everything was backed up on the Stevenson though, there must have been an accident.
2:37	They did a good job with the show though. They might want to get a bigger table though and there were some audio difficulties. Soldier Field security was bouncing anyone walking behind the desk talking and waving on their cellphones though.
2:38	Steve did notice Dan Jiggetts' daughter Lauren behind him for most of the broadcast, not paying attention to him at all. Plus she was talking to some nerdy white guy. If that's her boyfriend Pete has a definite shot with her.
2:39	They did a great job of kicking all those idiots out of there, although Pete was looking forward to seeing the guys behind them on their cellphones. There was one guy who got kicked out that looked a lot like Turd from Mancow's show. You got to see the whole argument with the guy and the security guards.
2:40	Pete enjoyed seeing them film the post-game at Soldier Field though but he agrees they need a bigger table. The guys on CBS were making fun of how small the table was and they're known for their small tables.
2:41	It wouldn't be that hard for Comcast to build a set in the Cadillac Club but the whole thing is probably union. A guy in a nylon windbreaker and his 50 closest friends could have the whole thing build in two-tree days but it would cost about $300,000.
2:44	Steve was in the end zone where Hester caught that punt, turned around and then returned it for a touchdown. It was pretty spectacular.
2:45	Steve will try to hold off on the Bears stuff for the rest of the show until Tom calls in. That's when Steve and Buzz go inside the numbers with Tom and talk Xs and Os.
2:46	Of all the people Buzz knows Tom seems like the one who really knows something. Plus he's Steve Dahl Show-friendly.
2:47	Steve doesn't really know what else to say though. It was an exciting game but they lost. It would be better if they won though but you just have to have fun.
2:48	Buzz is just trying to figure out what happened to the defense yesterday. They just played poorly and missed a lot of tackles. Steve noticed a few things while watching the game. It seemed like some guys on the defense were getting mad at other guys on the defense.
2:49	There was some point when Peanut Tillman shoved a teammate for missing a tackle. Buzz is wondering if that was when Brandon McGowan tried to knock the ball out of Adrian Peterson's hand instead of pushing him out-of-bounds.
2:50	Pete says that Danieal Manning was the one who tried to knock the ball out of Adrian Peterson's hands. They didn't show him getting shoved by Tillman though.
2:51	Steve does like that Peanut Tillman though. At least he tried to dive and tackle Adrian Peterson on one of his touchdown runs, even though he wasn't his guy.
2:52	Steve will stop talking now and save it for later. It's supposed to be entertaining and it was. It's not like the Bears folded either, they made a huge effort to come back. Steve was the most irritated with the fans who left early. Unless you're team is on the other end of a blowout you shouldn't leave early.
2:53	Steve did get a kick out of looking into the parking lot and seeing all those people who'd just missed the Muhsin Muhammad touchdown. A lot of them just start tailgating so they were probably listening to the game. They don't let you back in when you leave either, no matter how much you plead with them.
3:00	Live read: Balance for Life
3:01	Steve's back on Balance for Life after a weekend which included dinner at Antico Posto and then the Bears game. Steve can't go to Antico Posto and not get the gnocchi.
3:02	Song: Mad Season, Matchbox 20
3:07	Terry Armour is on the way towards a mad Bears season and he was trying to drag Steve and Buzz into it. Terry seems to enjoy the bitterness. Buzz thinks it's a writer's trick.
3:08	Steve's not going to let it be a mad season, what's the point? It's disappointing but it is more fun to analyze a loss. It's easier work for Steve when the lose but he's not saying he enjoys it.
3:09	When Tom calls in after a loss there's a million things to talk about. That and not having to buy playoff tickets are two silver linings Steve has come up with so far.
3:10	Steve though the Bears had a bye week next week but they're in Philly and then back for the Lions. Buzz isn't looking forward to the Bears trying to stop Brian Westbrook next week. They have to keep playing though.
3:11	Would Buzz be up for a trip to Philly? They could join the Mason's lodge out there and then get a cheesesteak.
3:12	Actually that cheesesteak place up by Buzz is as good as anything Steve had in Philly. Steve's just going to watch the game at home, not decorate and probably not get a cheesesteak since they don't have any good places out by him.
3:13	Steve's already feeling ribbish for next Sunday. He would say Chinese food but there's no way he's making it through this week without going to Chinatown. He'd been denied the privilege of going there for far too long.
3:14	Janet doesn't like Chinese food or pizza. To be honest, had Steve known that he would have rethought things. Someone who doesn't like Chinese food is not going to Chinatown. When Steve was a kid his family went to Chinatown every Sunday night.
3:15	Buzz was never big on Chinese food until Steve took him to Ho Kow when he first got here. So periodically he feels the need for some sweet and sour chicken.
3:16	They teach Chinese at Piper's grade school, it's mandatory. So it's mandatory Mandarin? Buzz's daughter is now compelled to throwdown with some Chinese if she sees someone she thinks is Chinese.
3:17	The other person is always delighted, if they're Chinese. The problem is that Piper always wants to have Chinese food. He could probably get Chicken McNuggets with sweet and sour sauce at McDonalds though.
3:18	Steve's willing to take Piper to Chinatown though. She could probably talk to all the people down there for him.
3:19	Buzz did have to apologize to a Japanese family in Mexico after Piper started speaking Chinese to them. Luckily Buzz speaks Chinese so he smoothed it over. Konichiwa! As Piper progresses in her Chinese language studies she'll probably be able to better differentiate between Chinese people and Japanese people. The best way is with a last name but it's hard to get those in an elevator.
3:20	Steve had an elevator issue today in the building. There are two elevators to the parking garage and one of them has been under repairs for at least 6 months. The elevators are in the old Prudential Building so they're probably pretty old. Steve's guessing that they're having trouble finding replacement parts and they're probably too cheap to get new ones.
3:21	Since there's only one elevator people get very antsy when the elevator arrives. Steve got up to the lobby today and there were two people standing right in the doorway, blocking Steve's way. The guy tried to get on but Steve wasn't going to let that happen. Then the guy gave him a condescending wave and told him to get off.
3:22	You have to let the people on the elevator get off before you get on. Steve was going to throw a body block into the guy but there were witness.
3:23	Steve calls down to Drew's office. Drew heard, from unofficial channels, that the building is retooling the elevator with new parts and it takes 14 weeks. It's been more than 14 weeks though.
3:24	Drew comes and goes during peak hours so there's always a line for the elevator. Usually he forces people to the back of the line if they're using the pay machine next to the elevator. Does he have an Elevator Monitor Sash?
3:25	The guy Steve dealt with had a real condescending attitude though. He was a short guy though, they tend to do that. Steve's fully capable of getting on and off an elevator. You have to get out of the way when the door opens though, always assume there's someone on there.
3:26	People should also know their place in the elevator based on what floor they're getting off on. It's all outsiders though, Drew is probably right. The guy was probably mad that he had to come back up to pay for parking.
3:31	On the phone is Dan Jiggetts from Comcast Sportsnet. It's a bad Monday when you lose a game like that, especially against a division team.
3:32	It's dangerous playing the division teams because you're so used to them and you see their games in tapes 3 or 4 times. Brian Griese said yesterday that the Vikings did some things on defense that no one had seen in any tapes.
3:33	Steve though they did a great job with Post Game Live yesterday. Any time someone was messing around behind them a Soldier Field security guard got them out of there.
3:34	The most distracting thing in the shot was Dan's daughter. Not only is she attractive but she didn't pay attention to a single thing Dan was saying.
3:35	Next time they need a bigger table. You can't fit 4 big guys at a 4 foot table. Plus a bigger table means a bigger banner.
3:36	Hopefully next time they'll get a bigger table and a win. Dan can't even imagine what that place would have been like yesterday if the Bears would have won it.
3:37	Steve does have one question about yesterday's game. Why did the Bears call a special kind of coverage on that last kickoff to Adrian Peterson?
3:38	Why were they messing around with a special coverage that late in the game and what was so special about it?
3:39	The objective was to pin Adrian Peterson down around the 20, Up to that point they'd done a good job of that. So why did they change it, just to keep him on his toes?
3:40	Dan thought it was interesting that early in the game the Vikings didn't try to kick a field goal when they were at the 38. But at the end of the game they made a 55-yarder for the win.
3:41	Steve thought they did a great job with the post-game, especially after a loss like that. They managed to work through it.
3:42	Before the game Dan attended the Bears alumni breakfast.
3:43	Steve would like to see Comcast do more Post Game Live tapings at Soldier Field though. It's a good thing he didn't go on after a loss like that. Steve would have done 20 minutes on Adam Archuleta and it would have ended with him being gutted on live TV.
3:44	Dan won Jerry's GQ yesterday but Pat Boyle was really mad about it. Dan didn't realize that he was working so hard to win it.
3:45	Did Lovie say anything work hearing today? Did he say why no one was able to even lay a hand on Adrian Peterson?
3:46	The defense has lost a lot of guys which has forced some of their guys to change positions. So once in a while someone is going to be out of position.
3:47	Comcast did a good job with the show yesterday. It's good they went out there because they didn't have to do it.
3:55	Steve has the audio for the headlines but he doesn't want to give them short shrift. That's the proper word to use but he's not totally sure what it means.
3:56	We can do the headlines now but we're going to talk to Wyland the artist so Buzz can wait until after we talk to him. Wyland is best known for his paintings of whales. Steve's mic sounds like a whale today.
3:57	Steve's had Wyland on the show before but it must have been before Buzz was here. Steve's only had him on to get a discount on one of his coffee tables and he's never gotten a deal on it.
3:58	Steve doesn't even need a coffee table, he'd take an end table. They're all beautiful tables but very expensive. Buzz isn't familiar with any of this. Hasn't he seen the Wyland Gallery in Lahaina?
3:59	Buzz thinks Steve might be offered a discount today. Wyland is on some sort of save-the-world tour though, it's hard to ask for a discount from a guy trying to save the world.
4:00	On Heroes you don't see anyone asking them for discounts when they're saving the world.
4:01	Wyland's coming down to the studio right now, hopefully with Steve's discount. Actually he'd settle for one of his hats.
4:08	Joining Steve and Buzz is Robert Wyland. He goes by Wyland but Steve just wants Buzz to know they're on a first name basis. Buzz's last name is Wyland but he just goes by Buzz which is weird.
4:09	Wyland is based out of Hawaii on the North Shore. He just open a new hotel in Waikiki.
4:10	The Whaling Wall in Chicago is all but extinct. Someone built a hotel right next to it so there's just a sliver left. Wyland does all the walls for free, he's done over 90 of them.
4:11	The last one Wyland will be painting is for the Beijing 2008 Olympics. It's sort of surprising no one tried to save the one in Chicago though.
4:12	Steve owns a few of Wyland's pieces but he doesn't have a coffee table. That's one of his goals in life as well as a fractional share of a jet.
4:13	Wyland's on a clean water tour which brings him to Chicago. Steve and Buzz are in favor of clean water, just for the record. They used to be in favor of dirty water though.
4:14	Wyland will be at the Shedd Aquarium from 11-2 tomorrow as part of the clean water tour. He's glad to be back in the Midwest where people understand his accent.
4:15	Steve likes the hat that Wyland is wearing, he's willing to buy one of those. Wyland will actually give Steve his hat along with some stuff from his new record label.
4:16	Just to recap, Wyland is a painter, he has a hotel and he just started a record label. Plus he's trying to save the world. Wyland was never a fan of being a starving artist. Buzz has never met an artist who likes being starving.
4:17	Steve's going to put on track 13 from this CD he's got just to have in the background. It features whale sounds that Wyland recorded along with a jazz artist playing conch shells and his wife playing a 200-year old cello.
4:18	If you've ever been to Hawaii when the whales are around you can just stick your head in the water and hear them. Sound travels very well through water.
4:19	Wyland's willing to do another wall in Chicago if Steve and Buzz could find a good place for it. It's hard to believe it got covered up since Maggie Daley was involved with the project.
4:26	Always good to see Wyland. Steve didn't mean to throw down a Robert and get his blood up.
4:27	Buzz was just glad to meet the guy who painted that mural. He was delighted when it first went up. Steve was pretty involved with the first one and hopefully we can find him a new wall to paint on. There's no reason why we shouldn't have one.
4:28	Is Buzz ready for headlines? Steve saw a mohawk out in the hallway so he assumes we'll be talking to Patrick Bertoletti in a few minutes.
4:29	Headlines with Buzz
4:30	The shuttle has docked at the ISS and commander Peggy Wisten says the astronauts have been very well-behaved.
4:31	Large numbers of British resident are reportedly pulling their own teeth because they can't find or can't afford a dentist.
4:32	The Vatican will investigate a senior official filmed making homosexual advances towards a young man. He was filmed telling a man he was hot and that homosexual relationships weren't wrong.
4:33	It must be pretty creepy to hear a priest call you hot. It wouldn't be the first time though.
4:34	Lindsay Lohan has is reportedly broke after spending all her money on booze, drugs and a good time. That includes a $1 million hotel bill. That sounds like a really good time.
4:35	Buzz can't even imagine spending $1 million on a hotel room. A lot of it probably has to do with having friends. Steve and Buzz like to party solo.
4:40	Patrick Bertoletti is here. He's got some sad news about the White Castle Crave Case that he uses as a briefcase. The last time he was here he walked back to the train in the rain and it was ruined.
4:41	Patrick will just have to order another 100 burgers from White Castle. The Crave Case is so big that they can't pass it to you through the drive-thru window so they have to walk it out to you. It's the most embarrassing and awesome thing.
4:42	The Patrick drives home with the windows up, popping burgers and steaming the car up so it smells like White Castle. Remind Steve never to drive anywhere with Patrick, not like that was going to be a problem.
4:43	Live read: Balance for Life
4:44	And now on to being unbalanced for life. Patrick was out in Las Vegas for three contests filmed by Spike TV. Patrick won the chicken wing contest, beating Chestnut and Kobayashi.
4:45	Patrick's not sure if he can talk about the results of the turkey and ham contest. So what's he doing here? This seems like a bad booking.
4:46	Where does it say that Steve has to do what the eater says? He better have some good t-shirts for him. First Patrick would like to show Steve the Waffle House belt. Once again, Steve is doing what the eater says.
4:47	The Waffle House belt looks nice. If Buzz won that you wouldn't be able to get it off of him. Patrick didn't bring the belt to Vegas but he wore it to bed the first night he had it.
4:48	The first t-shirt is from the Waffle House contest, it's sweet. That's some nice Waffle House lettering.
4:49	Steve wore the pulled pork t-shirt to workout one day. He's pretty sure that's why his trainer broke up with him.
4:50	Patrick can keep the 2006 Nathan's shirt though. Is he just cleaning out his closet now?
4:51	Steve also can't take the grits t-shirt because it's 3X. Even if it runs small he only wears 2X. If they can't make a 2X shirt to fit the 2X gentleman then that's there problem.
4:52	Steve's not trying to be ungrateful, he's just giving the t-shirts back to Patrick so he can put them back in the rotation.
4:53	Patrick usually just grabs whatever t-shirts he can get his hands on. Next time he should try to grab from the 2X pile.
4:54	Patrick hasn't tried the White Castle with the special sauce on there. To prepare for the contest he tries to get them plain.
4:55	Steve knows why Patrick brought all the t-shirts, it's because he owes him part of the $25,000.
4:56	Patrick isn't sure where that $25,000 figure came from. The AP story might have been combining all of his winnings. If he did win that much money and it's in the paper he should pay taxes on that amount.
4:57	Patrick actually didn't win any money for the Vegas contests, he was just paid to appear. Joey Chestnut and Kobayashi probably got more money to appear than he did. It sounds like Patrick doesn't have good representation.
4:58	It's time now for the Five O'Clock Taco Bell. On the phone is Joe, manager of the Taco Bell in Miller. Where's that at?
4:59	Miller is near Gary, Indiana. Where would Steve get off the Skyway to go there? Because he passes through there on his way to Michigan City.
5:00	Steve's having a Chili Cheese Nachos Bell Grande.
5:10	Tom is embarrassed after listening to his call of the Hester reception. He was the one screaming like a girl. He went a little Ron Santo there.
5:11	It was a pretty exciting moment when he caught that ball though. Hester couldn't have been more open. Plus he put a nice move on the guy covering him.
5:12	As a fan of football it was a great game to watch but Tom doesn't care about that he just wants them to win.
5:13	Steve's first question is about the final kickoff to Adrian Peterson at the end of the game. Brandon Ayanbadejo said they called a special coverage for that kick.
5:14	Minnesota had the right return called for that kickoff so Peterson managed to get through all that coverage.
5:15	Peterson really worked that wedge pretty well. One of the guys in the wedge didn't even have a guy to block.
5:16	Ayanbadejo told Billy Jack that they used a special coverage that they'd never use in order to pin Peterson deep.
5:17	Usually if you're going to pin someone you kick directionally and pin them to one of the sidelines. You can't pin someone kick straight down the middle of the field.
5:18	All Steve is saying is that it seemed like a bad time to be experimenting with a new coverage. Why couldn't anyone tackle Adrian Peterson though?
5:19	Adrian Peterson has incredible speed and vision. If you're running along side him he'll beat you. He's also not afraid to run at you and deliver a blow.
5:20	Steve heard Tom say all of that in the pre-game yesterday, why didn't anyone on the Bears know that?
5:21	Tom isn't sure if Peterson will have longevity in the league though because he's such a physical player.
5:22	All the Bears really had to worry about was wrapping up Adrian Peterson. Tavaris Jackson isn't a great QB although he did get that one pass off. It seemed like that freaked everyone out though.
5:23	The physical game was brought to the Bears yesterday but usually it's the other way around. They need to change that, they need to stop worrying about being nice.
5:24	Even if you get a penalty it sends a message for the rest of the game. If you deliver a cut block once it causes guys to back pedal a little bit.
5:31	Tom thinks Ayanbadejo calling that last kickoff "special" might be overamplifying it a bit. All they were really hoping for was that Robbie Gould got off a kick with at least a 4 second hangtime.
5:32	Buzz has a question for Tom which he stole from Mike Mulligan. He's wondering if the new defensive coordinator has had an effect on the defense.
5:33	Tom doesn't think that's the case. The defense is really Lovie's scheme and he and Babich have worked together for a while.
5:34	Tom thinks that the offense wasn't able to get enough time of possession early on in the season and it still hasn't caught up with them.
5:35	Steve wants to know why they didn't pressure that QB once yesterday. Alex Brown had a sack but that was more of a courtesy.
5:36	Tom's going to be on channel 11 tonight talking about the Bears. He's hoping to keep his upper lip from sweating too much.
5:37	Yesterday Steve was at the game with Mike and Matt. They work out at the same place he does and he told them to come work out for him.
5:38	They were doing some leg presses on a machine but Tom told them to come with him and do some straight squats. They told him that that wasn't in there routine.
5:39	If they went to work out with Tom they'd be walking around like they were wearing diapers. Mike and Matt were intimidated by Tom's terminology plus Tom punched Matt in the shoulder.
5:40	Steve explained that he punched Matt because they said no like a couple of nancies.
5:41	Caller Roger always looks forward to Mondays regardless of if the Bears win or lose. Roger was screaming to his dog, his kid and his wife that the Bears should have gone for the 2 point conversion at the end of that game.
5:42	Tom didn't even think about that after the Hester touchdown. He was so happy that they were tied at that point.
5:43	If they had gone of the 2 point conversion and not made it there would have been an uprising.
5:44	Caller Mark has a question about the first play of the game. Benson got 10 yards off scrimmage for the first down and then for the rest of the game they couldn't get anything going.
5:45	When you run the ball you have to make a commitment to play boring football at times. Sometimes it seems like the Bears get into a pattern where they feel like they have to throw the ball on first down.
5:46	On gameday Lovie can make suggestions about the offensive direction he wants for the team but from play-to-play it's all Ron Turner making those decisions.
5:47	Caller John thinks Hester sucks, that guy is just terrible. John was talking to his fellow Bears fans and they've all given up on the season. If you look at the remaining schedule it seems to be in the Bears schedule as long as they tweak a few things on defense.
5:48	Tom agrees but they need to get to .500 before the bye week. Philly is a beatable team even on the road. If they go to Philly and get thrashed though there has to be a serious evaluation of everything.
5:49	Tom and Steve are going back to "just win the division". If they can win the rest of their division games it could happen.
5:55	Tommie Harris was pretty mean to Zach Zaidman yesterday. Steve would have started crying if it was him.
5:56	Live read: Townstone Financial
6:04	Buzz thought he heard someone ask Tommy Harris if it's time to start panicking. He said "show me the button I'll push it." Was that Tommie Harris? Does Pete remember off the top or bottom of his head?
6:05	Pete does not remember so we'll go with Buzz, the guy who went to go watch a movie in the middle of the game. Then Piper ruined the end of the game for him, just as Steve instructed her too.
6:06	Piper was so proud that she knew the outcome of the game so she was surprised at the chilly reception she got from Buzz and Aimee.
6:07	If you take away the fact that the Bears lost it was a pretty good performance. Griese had a good game. Who would have thought the defense would have been the problem?
6:08	Time for some sports. Lovie Smith is not pressing the panic button yet.
6:09	Bulls guard Ben Gordon will not play in tomorrow's preseason game against the Wizards because of an ankle injury.
6:10	For the second week in a row Northwestern QB CJ Bacher has been named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week. Northwestern is known for their French QBs.
6:11	The ALCS (which is not a disease) shifts to Cleveland tonight for game three. Daisuke Matsuzaka takes the mound for Boston against Jake Westbrook. Brendan has stopped including all pronunciations so Steve's not sure if he said Daisuke Matsuzaka's name right.
6:12	Steve made fun of Brendan for including the pronunciations of even the obvious names like Alfonso Soriano.
6:13	Dusty Baker was officially announced as the manger of the Cincinnati Reds today. He's excited to be with the team.
6:14	Hiroshima Carp pitcher Hiroki Kuroda is reportedly a main off-season target for the Cubs. Hiroshima Carp has to be an interesting jersey to wear. You'd think they'd be the Hiroshima Atoms or something.
6:20	Live read: The Admiral
6:21	News with Buzz
6:22	Two jumbo jets collided on the ground at Heathrow Airport. One witness described the scene on his plane as people were crying even as flight attendants were pleading for calm.
6:23	Don Imus will make a return to the airwaves on WABC. Steve still doesn't think he did anything wrong. He made a mistake going on Al Sharpton's show though.
6:24	Then Sharpton brought his daughter out. Imus also said "you people" but Buzz really thinks that was directed at all the people in the studio.
6:25	Vladimir Putin made a visit to Iran today even though there is a rumored plot to assassinate him. The last Kremlin leader to visit Iran was Joseph Stalin.
6:26	A mother who tried to stop her son from committing a suicide bomber in southern Afghanistan triggered the bomb. The blast killed the bomber, his mother and two siblings.
6:27	Another would-be bomber died in a nearby province. After telling police what he was going to do he said he was having second thoughts. As he was trying to remove the vest the bomb exploded.
6:28	Steve has a feeling those vests are rigged to go off if you try to remove it. They probably factor in cold feet.
6:29	Senator Larry Craig had some tough words for Mitt Romney, who he once endorsed. Craig accused Romney of throwing him under the bus, or under the stall.
6:30	Steve thought he saw over the weekend that Larry Craig was going to be on with Matt Lauer but The Today Show was in Chicago today. Maybe it hasn't been on yet.
6:31	Pete did not see Larry Craig this morning. How great would it have been if he was live from a stall in Chicago and then Matt Lauer was in the other stall interviewing him.
6:32	Steve would really like to see Chris Hanson interviewing him. That's a guy you want to set loose on Larry Craig.
6:33	Matt Lauer's interview with Larry Craig and his wife will air tomorrow night.
6:34	The first person from the Baby Boomer generation has applied for Social Security. Kathleen Casey-Kirschling was born on January 1st, 1946.
6:35	Steve learned on the news last night that the Baby Boomer generation ended in 1964. He doesn't want to be a Baby Boomer, it makes him feel old.
6:36	Buzz has noticed a certain negative attitude about the Baby Boomers. You've got the sexual revolution and then they didn't save enough money for retirement and they're probably going to bring down the whole Social Security system.
6:37	A 55-year old retired cop from New York was killed by a train in front of his family as he attempted to put a coin on the tracks.
6:44	Steve has a song to play about Baby Boomers. The only caveat would be that it's Dennis DeYoung.
6:45	Dennis DeYoung is mad as a hatter and Steve's had some unpleasant dealings with him but it's a good song. You always have to be suspicious of a guy who's kicked out of his own band. Steve would know because he was kicked out of his own band.
6:46	Song: Boomchild, Dennis DeYoung
6:51	That's a good song even if it's Dennis DeYoung. He just brings so much baggage to everything. Steve wanted to bail right from the beginning but he stayed with it. It was blowing his cool but he stuck with it so he'd like some points for that.
6:57	Steve was jumped upon by Matt Dahl after Devin Hester's reception for a touchdown. There were multiple high-fives between Steve, Mike, Ed and Shu and then Matt jumped on all of them.
6:58	The game wasn't over yet at that point though so the comedown from that was brutal.
6:59	The air really came out after that field goal. From Steve's seats it looked like it was short and then the refs had a delayed reaction on the call. They looked at each other to see what the other one thought.
7:00	Matt still had a great time though. He thought he heard Thayer making fun of him earlier though.
7:01	He wasn't really but if he was what's Matt going to do, kick his ass? What's the mediation on this? Steve repeated the story he was told to Tom.
7:02	Steve left out the part where Matt told him he forgot his leather lifting gloves. Saying that he's lucky he only got punched in the arm. Steve has known Tom for a long time and he's never broken bad on him. That's because Steve is always on his side.
7:03	Who better to be with in the free weights room than an '85 Bear? No one else will even care what you're doing because he's there lifting 300 pounds with one hand.
7:04	Next time Mike and Matt should take Tom up on his offer. Or they could hang out at the leg press machine like a couple of nancies dressed like Olivia Newton-John.