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		Thursday, October 18, 2007



2:00	Steve can't talk right now, he's eating something. He could talk but it would take away from the enjoyment of what he's eating.
2:01	Stan and Terry want to know what he's eating. Have they run out of stuff to talk about? Steve's having a Big Hunk.
2:02	The Dahl's will not be giving out Big Hunks for Halloween. They're far too valuable and they're imported from California.
2:03	Stan thought maybe he'd want the rep of the house that gives out Big Hunks. Why would Steve want to be known for giving out candy no one has ever heard of? They already have the rep for giving out full-size candy bars.
2:04	Stan gives out full-size candy bars but he keeps track of everyone who's been to his house. Of course he does. Halloween is a big deal for Stan so he enjoys giving out full-size candy bars and seeing the kids light up.
2:05	Steve never sees that because most of the kids are too young to smoke. He doesn't go near the door on Halloween anyway because he's a convicted child molester.
2:06	Steve wishes he had a good reason like that for not going near the door. He's usually at work on Halloween anyway but he never answers the door if he's home.
2:07	Stan and Terry now have Big Hunks to sample. Terry only eats sugar one day a week because of the diabetes and today is that day. He already had some cupcakes Bonnie made for Stan's birthday.
2:08	If Terry's not going to eat the Big Hunk on the air then he should give it back. That's the whole point of Steve give them Big Hunks.
2:09	Drew bought a box of Big Cherry's but Stan took half of them. It totally ruined the presentation for Steve.
2:10	Steve might have one Big Cherry left in the fridge in his office but he's not sure. It was recently restocked by Tina who did it with no rhyme or reason. She might have only restocked because she likes Matt and he drinks all of Steve's Coke.
2:11	Why was Drew giving out Steve's special Big Cherry's anyway? He should be talking to Stan about his show not giving out his candy.
2:12	It's Stan's birthday but they're usually not a big deal to him. He's 51 so he's not counting on 51 more. Does he have a book that Steve could write an inappropriate story in? Steve can think of a few that Cynthia would enjoy. He might even have some pictures to go along with it, Long Dong Lawrence.
2:13	After you're 10 you shouldn't care that much about your birthday. Buzz gets excited about his birthday because it means he'll get special food. Steve's one of those people who says you shouldn't care about your birthday but if no one remembers his he pouts all day.
2:14	Stan's birthday thing is dinner at L-Woods. He goes there twice a week though, how is tonight any different?
2:15	Stan goes to L-Woods twice a month. The other times he goes to Big Bowl. Last year he didn't go to L-Woods for his birthday and he wasn't happy about it. Cynthia made reservations for Shaw's and Stan pouted his way through dinner.
2:16	Cynthia just said she wanted to try something different for Stan's birthday. What's with women trying different things? What's wrong with tried and true? Janet doesn't understand why Steve gets a new car that's the same color as the previous car. She doesn't understand the point of getting a new car.
2:17	Someone gave Stan 5 more Big Hunks which should last him until about 6:00. He may do some experimenting with them. What does that mean, putting vaseline on them? Steve doesn't need to know.
2:22	The Hungry Hound talked to the lady from Hi Sweetie about Big Hunks. She said it was a toffee but it's a nougat. Steve doesn't like having the Big Hunk miscategorized like that.
2:23	You'd think someone in the candy industry would know that plus it says it right on the wrapper. Steve is a fan of toffee and nougat but he doesn't like them intermingling.
2:24	The middle of a Three Musketeers is whipped nougat which Buzz likes. Steve thinks they're the lamest candy bars of all time. They do freeze-up nicely though. When it comes to nougat though Buzz might be a bit of a light weight.
2:25	Steve completely forgot it was time for Music Snob Corner until Pete walked in with 45 second left in the break. clutching three CDs like he'd just been date raped. Why does he have three CDs?
2:26	If Pete doesn't want to explain why he has three CDs he can't do the whole act. It's like Pete doesn't want to get into it or something. Are his explanations getting slower and more drawn-out? It's bad enough Steve has to reply to 25 emails every Thursday night that say "what the hell was that?!" Most of them are from Jim though.
2:27	Pete brought in three CDs because he wants to be prepared. The irony of it is that he comes off looking less prepared. The CD Pete put into the player is the weekly mixtape he makes for himself. This week it's The New Pornographers greatest hits. They're in town this weekend.
2:28	The other CDs are from a band called Nada Surf who are also in town. Pete figured if they came up he could play something from them instead. Steve's familiar with them too. Did Pete really make himself a mix CD of New Pornographers songs? Doesn't he have an iPod?
2:29	Pete has an iPod but he doesn't really use it. He doesn't listen to anything on the train so he'll just listen to this CD at home over the weekend. Why does he have to make that CD now though?
2:30	Pete was going to play something from the latest New Pornographers CD because they're in town for two sold out shows and it's creating a lot of buzz. It's either them or Van Halen. Van Halen being something everyone knows? . Is that really new music? This is where Steve forgets what the concept of this segment is. Buzz thinks this is what happens when you deal with a music snob.
2:31	Song: Mutiny, I Promise You, The New Pornographers
2:35	New Pornographers are at Metro tonight and tomorrow. Pete will be there tomorrow. Steve does like them, we've played their songs before. They have an early Who feel to Buzz and that's The Who he likes
2:36	Anything else exciting going on with Pete other than the New Pornographers show? How old is he again? 47? 48?
2:37	Pete says he's 36 but Steve thinks he's lying because he knows how uncool it would be if he's this excited about a concert. It's like the guys at XRT who are 55 and excited about concerts. That's where Pete wishes he worked isn't it?
2:38	Pete will probably listen to the New Pornographers CD after the concert, on Saturday morning as he's cleaning his condo. And by cleaning he means disinfecting and scrubbing out the blood.
2:39	Pete is actually having a fruit fly issue in his apartment. Buzz had that problem too, it was horrible. It might be a drain fly issue, Pete was just reading about that. Sounds like a great place he bought.
2:40	Steve thinks they might be the flies that live in cereal boxes. Pete seems like the type who would have a lot of cereal in his house, like Jerry Seinfeld.
2:41	Steve got to see Pete stir his yogurt as he was talking to him the other night. It was like Pete was trying to get him out of there so he could enjoy his delicious yogurt.
2:42	Pete gets the Oberweis yogurt from Peapod. He's not really a price-comparison shopper when it comes to yogurt. But he is when it comes to concert tickets? Is Pete mocking Van Halen because Steve wrote about them in his blog today? Does he wish he had his own blog?
2:43	Pete would go see Van Halen tonight if had the money for the good tickets. Steve thought they already had their show on Tuesday. Pete thought the Tuesday show was Allstate and then tonight was the United Center.
2:44	Pete was actually admonished by Stan recently for buying Oberweis yogurt which is usually 25¢ more than most yogurt. Just when Steve thinks you can't dial it down any lower than the way Pete operates Stan comes in lecturing him about the price of yogurt.
2:48	Caller Jeff is taking his 11-year old son to the United Center show tonight, the show on Tuesday was at the Allstate. They said United Center on channel 7 the other night, that's Steve's go to news.
2:49	This is Jeff's first time calling, he's very excited about it. It's exciting isn't it?
2:50	What happens when a joint gets passed to Jeff tonight? He should be ready for that because it's a concert.
2:51	Caller Rick was at the Van Halen show on Tuesday, it was awesome and it was packed. He's never seen the place that packed. Apparently he's never been to a Wolves game then.
2:52	Rick got lucky and found some great seats on Tuesday morning on Ticketmaster.
2:53	A lot of times the promoter releases tickets that he held for the band on the morning of the show so you can get some good seats. Steve can see the band being more difficult for the second show in town, thinking they might need the tickets for some chicks they'll meet.
2:54	Caller Mike is giddy too. He's calling about Pete's fruit fly/cereal fly problem. His solution will work for either one.
2:55	Mike worked at a restaurant as a kid (who didn't) and the cook used to put out a shot glass full of Rockin' Rye and that took care of all the flies. It has to be something with sugar in it.
2:56	Pete's going to try that tonight if he can find some Rockin' Rye. He might want to try to get rid of all his cereal or crackers or flour. He got rid of all his fruit and he still has a problem.
2:57	They might actually by drain flies because they seem to be attracted to anything holding water in his sink. What's down in his drain that's attracting flies? Maybe someone's finger that didn't go all the way down.
2:58	Now does Pete go to the New Pornographers show by himself or does he go with Jim kid?
2:59	Pete's actually going with the girl he brought to the Park West thing. So that's almost normal. They should be going to see Wicked or something.
3:00	That girl is actually going to see Van Halen tonight. Is that why Pete is bitter about then? He'll be hanging out at Fruit Fly Central. listening to his New Pornographers mix CD and she'll be at Van Halen.
3:06	Someone was on hold who recommended pouring bleach down your drain if you have drain flies. That's the most disgusting name for a fly Steve has ever heard.
3:07	Pete heard that bleach is bad for the environment and your pipes. He found that in his internet research. He's going to try the Rockin' Rye first.
3:08	Well good luck on all that Pete. It's nice to know he has some company in his condo though.
3:09	Caller Russ was told by a plumber to pour bleach down the drain to get rid of drain flies. He said you could pour a gallon down there a month to keep them out.
3:10	We're dealing with Pete though and he never does anything that's easy. Plus based on the dinginess of his clothes he probably doesn't have bleach.
3:11	Caller Jamie is a chemist. Every year people die from putting bleach and Drano down their drain. It releases chlorine gas into their house.
3:12	Jamie has chosen 17 for the prize wheel, chlorine's atomic number. It paid off for him, he won the bonus prize.
3:13	Live read: Broadway in Chicago
3:14	Steve will play a Nada Surf song too, how about that song everyone knows? Steve will even return Pete's New Pornographers CD.
3:15	Song: Popular, Nada Surf
3:19	And that concludes Music Snob Corner. Although Steve doesn't consider that song snobbish.
3:20	The first song wasn't really snobbish either. Pete's getting less and less snobbish. He gets a girlfriend and now he's in the mainstream.
3:21	Although maybe that's not his girlfriend. If she was Pete's girlfriend she wouldn't be going to Van Halen with someone else.
3:26	Steve is going to reconvene Music Snob Corner for a moment because he wants to know where Nada Surf is playing, just in case anyone wants to go.
3:27	Nada Surf are playing Schubas' on Friday and Saturday night but it's sold out. Pete can't get tickets? He's Pete Zimmerman of Music Snob Corner!
3:28	If Pete wanted tickets he could just ask Steve. Pete's probably not interested if it's anything except the place across the street from Wrigley Field.
3:29	The guy from Skybox on Sheffield actually reached out to Pete, just like the New Era hat guy. He wanted to give free hats to the guy who wouldn't talk about them on the air.
3:30	Pete has big plans for Saturday, he's getting ready for the Bears game and catching up on some TV shows.
3:31	Steve is all caught up on Heroes although Pete isn't. Jim already ruined the ending for everyone yesterday. Steve's going to bring Jim in on the TV talk.
3:32	Steve felt that by the end of Heroes on Monday it was back to where was last year. And the reason that Irish chick isn't that hot is because they have some new chick coming next week.
3:33	Steve just hopes they don't do any more of that Hiro in Japan stuff. It's clearly not Japan either, it's Pasa Robles, California.
3:34	Tonight is the big TV night on NBC with 30 Rock and The Office. Buzz is watching Bionic Woman but he's sort of embarrassed to say he is.
3:35	Steve would not be against watching it but he has a lot of stuff on his TiVo already. He's very hand-to-mouth with the TiVo.
3:36	Steve doesn't even know what he did last night, he must have just caught up on Heroes. It's a pretty exciting life he leads.
3:37	Janet is out of town and the whole night Steve was thinking he should be out doing something bad. He thought of a bunch of stuff to do but he didn't think he could get anything together. So he just sat there waiting for the Ambien to kick in.
3:38	Buzz periodically finds himself home alone and he enjoys rattling around the house, preparing dinners for himself. Steve did make himself nachos last night. Who says he doesn't lead a sweet life?
3:39	The dogs aren't around either so Steve just left the plate wherever. He also left the toilet seat up but then forgot about it and later sat down right in the water.
3:42	Is Pete going for all Simpsons drop-ins today? He had it that one day up until the ending that got messed up. So it was more like Mark Buehrle's no-hitter where he walked Sammy Sosa.
3:43	Tommy Skillethead is checking with some weather bro! Can he call Buzz bro? Don't tase me bro!
3:44	Tornado watch 724 is in effect until 11:00 tonight for 34 Illinois counties and 68 Indiana counties.
3:45	The radar looks pretty clear right now but the conditions are right for a tornado with all the hot and cool air circulating. You look outside and see all the clouds whizzing by and at any moment they could collide.
3:46	If you can hear Tommy right now that means something bad could happen to you between now and 11:00 tonight. If you're in Wisconsin it'll only be until 10:00.
3:47	On Steve's way in today he was listening to WBBM-AM Newsradio 780. Steve calls down to Drew's office. Is Drew the program director up there still?
3:48	Ron Gleason is the program director, Drew just oversees things. Steve was listening to the NBH, developed by Drew nearly a decade ago, and the traffic woman came on.
3:49	All the traffic people seem to favor the North Shore because they start with the Edens and then work around, even though all the people getting things done are coming from the Southwest Suburbs.
3:50	In the overview she said the Stevenson was fine but at the end said all lanes are closed inbound. How can you say everything is fine and then say the inbound is closed?
3:51	It made Steve realized that traffic people run amok with the overview. Why do they even need the overview? They should just do the traffic because the overview wastes time. Plus when you hear the actual report you'll know if everything is fine or not.
3:52	Consequently Steve's trip in was a nightmare. Once you get on, good luck getting off again. Steve managed to get off at Pulaski after nearly killing himself in the process.
3:53	Of course then he has to go past all those great taco places which isn't fair at all. Yesterday that guy called in recommending Cinco Hermanos tacos but today Steve went by a place called Tres Hermanos.
3:54	Live read: Broadway in Chicago
3:55	Steve tried out for Jersey Boys but didn't make it. They said his Frankie Valli impersonation was flat. Buzz doesn't think flat quite covers it. They also said abhorrent but Steve didn't know what that meant.
3:59	On the phone is Mark Schanowski from Comcast Sportsnet. The biggest story right now is everyone speculating about Kobe Bryant coming to Chicago.
4:00	Mark's not putting much stock in it though. Kobe was whining over the summer about wanting a trade. Now Jerry Buss put him in his place and said he'd take calls from anyone interested in a trade. No one called though.
4:01	What are the Bears doing today? They better be working and practicing, as Bob Seger would say.
4:02	It seems like it's too late for full-speed tackling in practice but what else can they do? Steve and Buzz are in their gaps right now at least.
4:03	Does Mark have anything good to tell Steve about the Bears for this Sunday? Do they have any trick plays other than Devin Hester?
4:04	Ron Turner said they'd use Devin Hester on offense more on Sunday. The strategy against Hester so far has been for team's to put their biggest corner on him and jam him at the line of scrimmage.
4:05	The thing about the Eagles is they love to blitz. If the Bears can pick up those blitzes and have Berrian or Hester beat the corner down field then you have a big play.
4:06	The other big news, although it's not local, is that Joe Torre is leaving the Yankees. They sort of insulted him with a 1-year deal which he rejected. They had a big meeting down in Tampa and Torre was supposed to go down there to talk to them.
4:07	This could be a bigger restructuring of the Yankees than some people think though. Mariano Rivera and Jorge Posada might leave now that Torre is gone.
4:08	The Indians are trying to close out the ALCS tonight in Cleveland. Josh Beckett has pitched in this sort of situation before though, against the Cubs in 2003.
4:09	Buzz is wondering if Mark said that Joe Torre did or didn't go down to Tampa Bay. Because Buzz has something that says he did go down there. It's probably better to reject the offer in person.
4:10	Mark seemed a little miffed that Buzz corrected him. Probably because Buzz never says anything but the one time he does it's to correct him. He's probably saying that to Dan Jiggetts right now.
4:11	Steve knew that Mark had made a mistake because otherwise Buzz wouldn't bring it up. Steve didn't even know Torre rejected the offer.
4:12	He did go down to Tampa today and rejected the offer. He probably wanted to get in one last private jet ride on the Yankees dime. Then they made him fly home commercial.
4:17	Headlines with Buzz
4:18	Buzz is saving all his audio for the big cast later. Audio is overrated but if Buzz needs some Steve can make it up. He knows how to sell it.
4:19	The House failed to override the President's veto of the S-Chip bill.
4:20	Supporters of presidential candidate Sam Brownbeck are heartbroken that he has dropped out of the race. All 5 of them?
4:21	The last of the Rat Pack is dead. Joey Bishop died last night at the age of 89. Joey Bishop was sort of fringy though wasn't he?
4:22	He wasn't at fringy as Buzz's favorite Rat Packer, Richard Conte. He must have been fringy because Steve's never heard of him.
4:23	An outbreak of pregnancies among middle school girls has prompted a Maine middle school to begin offering birth control pills to students. Can they get them right at the school store?
4:24	The Chicago Park District has passed a ban on smoking at beaches and parks. Every time you go to the beach you see cigarette butts. Steve read somewhere that half of all the litter in the world is cigarette butts.
4:25	London's Science Museum has canceled tomorrow's lecture from Nobel Prize winning geneticist James Watson. This comes after Watson said that Africans people are genetically not as smart as Westerners.
4:31	Oprah Winfrey revealed that she's been plagued by thyroid problems which she said made her feel and look rundown. She looked bug-eyed yesterday.
4:32	Oprah wrote that she literally blew out her thyroid in the latest issue of O Magazine.
4:33	Oprah tried to regroup over the summer by spending time in Africa and Hawaii and still tries to find time to regroup.
4:34	How do you just get that all the sudden? She blew out her thyroid! Steve's going to donate a thyroid to her, doesn't he have two of them? Steve doesn't know anything about thyroids but when you're fat you say it's because of your thyroid or your metabolism.
4:35	Steve hasn't gotten the latest issue of O Magazine though. Sometimes the mailman steals it but can you blame him?
4:36	The thyroid is one of the largest endocrine glands in the body so apparently there's only one of them.
4:37	Buzz remembered that Ellen on All My Children had the bug eyes and he wonder if she had a thyroid condition. That's like a 30-year old reference Buzz.
4:38	Those were good days, watching All My Children after the morning show. It was good while it lasted.
4:39	Oprah's probably working on a special episode about thyroids as we speak. Steve and Buzz would love to be in the audience. Then Steve could stand up and say he has a thyroid problem too. Then they'd be sympatico, maybe go out to lunch or something. That's where they'd both realize, on their 30th stone crab claw, that maybe it wasn't the thyroid after all.
4:40	It must be true if Oprah's saying it, she can't lie. She's a national treasure. Steve's still willing to donate his though.
4:41	We're going to get a lot of differing calls about thyroids and Steve's not sure he wants to take any of them. He's pretty sure Melody in Munster isn't a doctor but he'll talk to her anyway.
4:42	Caller Melody is not a doctor but thyroid conditions in older women are pretty common. Melody had the problem and gained a little weight then she took the thyroid medicine and it's fine. She never had the bug-eyes though.
4:43	Bug-eyes might come with the hyperthyroidism. Melody had hypothyroidism. It must be tough living in Munster with all that great cheese.
4:44	Steve has just been told that Stephanie in our office had hyperthyroidism. She doesn't have bug eyes though. Should we call her?
4:45	Stephanie has hyperthyroidism but no bug eyes. She doesn't seem sluggish but sometimes she gets tired and has to have her meds adjusted. She also has a cyst on her thyroid. So Steve's assistant has a cyst?
4:46	Steve has a cyst as well but it's on his jaw. He was convinced he had jaw cancer and got it checked out. Stephanie was telling Stephanie about tongue cancer and really freaked her out.
4:47	Caller Cal is a doctor. Graves disease is where you have hyperthyroidism plus the bug eyes. There was that one actor, Marty something that had it. He was known for the bug eyes. He was in all the Mel Brooks movies.
4:48	Marty Feldman Eyes was a song Buzz heard, it was a take-off on Bette Davis Eyes. Was it on Brandmeier's show? People make up parodies just for him so he doesn't have to do anything.
4:49	Could he do any less? Play Animal House drop-ins and parody songs that other people write for you.
4:50	Caller Tina has some All My Children info. Ellen Dalton had the bug eyes, her husband was Mark. Mark's sister was Erica. It's all coming back to Steve now!
4:51	Steve's favorite was Leora and her husband the wife-beater Curt.
4:58	Marty Feldman had Graves Disease but he made it work for him. He made a fortune off those bug eyes.
4:59	It's time for the Five O'Clock Taco Bell. Steve's having a Chili Cheese Nachos Bell Grande.
5:00	Before that though Steve's would like to remind everyone about the Yum Brands movement to stop hunger. With each dollar donated you can save 10 lives. Why not throw down a 10-spot and save 50 lives.
5:01	Saving 50 lives has to look good on the permanent record. The creator would really enjoy seeing that, plus you get a Chili Cheese Nacho. That's great.
5:02	Caller Keith is Steve's Taco Pal, he's got the Chili Cheese Nachos sitting on his knee. You can't drive and eat these things so he's pulled over.
5:03	Song: Africa, Toto
5:09	We've got Meat Talk coming up next. Steve mentioned last night that he had an exciting night at home by himself watching TV. He also went through the Meat Talk mail so he has three good questions.
5:10	Steve has to ask himself what happened though. The wife's out-of-town, the dogs are gone and Steve's sitting at home watching Heroes and going through the Meat Talk mail. What the hell happened to him? He couldn't even get it together to go to a strip club.
5:11	There is a bikini bar by Steve that Kevin Matthews used to tell him about. Steve was always afraid to go in though. Buzz is just glad to know that there's somewhere in the area with women in bikinis year-round.
5:18	Chef Hans is here for Meat Talk 2007. Steve's logging into MeatTalk@dahl.com to answer some questions.
5:19	The patio is still open at Smith & Wollensky because of the nice weather. There is a tornado watch in effect but that doesn't effect Hans. We've got blue skies right now but the air if very unstable. It could erupt at any moment.
5:20	Caller Phil wanted to let Buzz know about Crabby Kim's on Western. It's a bikini bar. Buzz heard they also have a reputation for a great hamburger.
5:21	We interrupt Meat Talk because Tommy Skillethead has a weather update. Tommy has known Chef Hans since the Lawry's days. He and Jim Ramsey used to pal around downtown together.
5:22	Hans has known Steve since the days of him wearing a Hawaiian shirt. Hans isn't appreciating the magic of radio. This is Tommy Skillethead, not Steve. Does Hans really think Steve talks like Tommy?
5:23	Tommy is actually Hans' neighbor. He hasn't been down to the restaurant in a while. He's afraid because of all the screaming he hears from Hans' condo.
5:24	At 5:13 PM the NWS radar spotted a severe storm near Tinley Park. We now go live to the lady from Tinley Park for a report.
5:25	The storm will be in downtown by 5:30. Hans better close up the patio or all his creamed corn will get watered down.
5:26	The lady from Tinley Park remembers when Wally used to do his show live from Lawry's. They had little transistor radios at every table and they were glued to WGN. Not that she'd want to change it.
5:27	Alright on to the Meat Talk. Steve has three emails for today out of the many we get.
5:28	The first emailer has a question about cutlery. He loves to cook and always ogles the $600 knives at Williams-Sonoma. What should he look for in a good set of knives that won't cost a fortune. Or is there a single knife that no chef should be without.
5:29	Every chef needs a utility knife. Those are the big ones that go from thick to thin at the end. If you don't want to spend that much money you can just go to Target and get one.
5:30	Hans uses Victoronix knives which are Swiss. There's also Sollinger and Henckels. If a knife is expensive though it means it'll stay sharp longer.
5:31	You also need a filet and boning knife if you want to be a complete cook. You also need a steel and that should cost you about $120.
5:32	The next emailer had a question about the best cut of meet for weiner schnitzel.
5:33	And here's the storm. The rain is coming in sideways, that's hardcore. This is the storm that Tommy just predicted. Hopefully everyone is off the patio at Smith & Wollensky.
5:34	OK back to the weiner schnitzel. You take some veal and make an egg wash. Then you brush on the egg wash and put it in some bread crumbs.
5:35	Then you take the utility knife and pound the meat down a little bit. Then you cook it until brown and serve with lemon.
5:36	You can use veal cutlets or you can make pork schnitzel or chicken schnitzel. What are you, chicken schnitzel?
5:37	The final question is about the best cut of meat for sauerbraten. Hans recommends the inside round. You marinate it in wine and vinegar for 2-3 weeks to make it sour.
5:38	Tommy hates to interrupt Nazi Meat Talk but he has some more information. The NWS in Chicago has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Central Cook, Southeast DuPage, Northeast Grundy and Western Will counties.
5:39	At 5:32 a severe thunderstorm was located near Diamond and moving Northeast at 55 mph. Don't even ask Tommy where Diamond is because he doesn't have an answer.
5:40	OK back to the sauerbraten. You can marinate it in red wine vinegar but not too much, you don't want to make it too sour. Then you dry it out and roast it.
5:48	Live read: Townstone Financial
5:49	Time now for some sports.
5:50	The Bears are working to change their mentality heading into Sundays game. That's a relief. It can't hurt right?
5:51	Tommie Harris admitted that a Super Bowl hangover might be the cause for the team's 2-4 start.
5:52	The Bulls next preseason game is tomorrow night in Toronto. Joe Smith practiced and Scott Skiles said he moved around well on his swollen right knee. Steve has no idea what any of that means.
5:53	Joe Torre rejected a $5 million, 1-year deal from the Yankees ending his 12-year relationship with the team. Buzz can't believe he'd reject $5 million plus bonuses.
5:54	Josh Beckett will start for the Red Sox tonight against CC Sabathia and the Indians. Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez angered some fans with his comments about the importance in winning the ALCS saying it's not the end of the world.
5:55	Steve can see how some people would be mad. It doesn't matter to Manny, he gets paid anyway. Plus you don't get that much extra to play in the World Series.
5:56	Jimmy Kimmel responded to his banishment from Monday Night Football saying it was satisfying to be banned from any TV show.
5:57	Kimmel mocked the not-so-smooth departure of Joe Theismann from Monday Night Football. It seems unnecessary to bring up Joe Theismann when you're on Monday Night Football.
5:58	Washington Wizard guard DeShawn Stevenson posted a $10,000 reward on his MySpace page for anyone who can hook him up with Lindsay Lohan. Steve would pay up to $25,000 for that.
6:02	When you go on someone's show you shouldn't talk about their personnel issues, that's all Steve's saying. You can say weird stuff though, Steve has no problem with that.
6:03	Caller Robert had an interesting note to add about tonight's Red Sox/Indians game. The Indians got Josh Beckett's ex-girlfriend to sing the National Anthem.
6:04	Beckett's ex-girlfriend, country music singer Danielle Peck, was asked to sing the National Anthem after Taylor Swift had to drop out. The Indians claim they had know idea about Peck's relationship with Beckett.
6:05	Caller John wanted to let Steve and Buzz know that Joe Torre's $5 million contract offer was a pay cut.
6:06	This isn't The Score so Steve doesn't really want to argue about all this, he just wanted to get the facts straight.
6:07	News with Buzz
6:08	100 are dead and 200 are injured after a bomb blast that marked the homecoming of Pakistan's former prime minister who was in exile for 8 years. That explains why she was in exile.
6:09	The House failed to override the President's veto of the S-Chip health care bill.
6:10	Health officials are working to determine how widespread deadly staph infections are. How did all this happen yesterday?
6:11	Buzz has been reading about the Superbug for years but it finally broke into the mainstream yesterday.
6:12	The Chinese government remains upset if not hopping mad about the Dalai Lama's visit to the U.S. and the award he was given.
6:13	Several Air Force officers and enlisted personnel will be relieved of their duty after a B-52 flew from one base to another with 6 nuclear weapons strapped to it's wings.
6:14	That does seem sort of loose. The entire last season of 24 was based on terrorists who had way less than that.
6:15	Undercover agents were able to sneak phony bombs through security at O'Hare Airport, where screeners missed 60% of the fake bombs. That's not so bad is it?
6:16	At Los Angeles International Airport screeners missed 65%. Even more lax and LAX.
6:17	Responding to news that he may be related to Dick Cheney, presidential hopeful Barack Obama said "every family has a black sheep." Last night on the Tonight Show he also said he didn't want to be invited to the family hunting trip.
6:18	Britney Spears will not be allowed to see her kids for a while. TMZ has learned that a judge has suspended all visitation rights until she passes several tests ordered by the court.
6:24	Buzz imagines that Barack Obama and his people had a comedy brainstorming session as soon as this Cheney stuff broke.
6:25	It seems like all the candidates have joke writers. Mitt Romney got off a good one on Fred Thompson at that last debate. Steve can't remember the exact working but it made reference to Law & Order.
6:26	The Hyde Park man who shot his neighbor in the chest during an altercation acted in self defense and will not be charged.
6:27	The incident began as two men were riding in an elevator in their apartment building. There's always a lot of trouble in elevators. Lately Steve's been having trouble getting off elevators because people waiting to get on won't move out of the way.
6:28	The assailant was drunk and followed the man into his apartment waving a vodka bottle and threatening to hit him with it. Buzz thought having guns were illegal in Chicago though so what happens to the guy?
6:29	The other day Steve was talking to one of the elevator repairmen who might have recognized who he was.
6:30	He said they were getting ready to shut down the working parking garage elevator because they needed to test the one they're repairing.
6:31	In order to test the elevator they load it up with 3,000 pounds and then let it free-fall to see if it'll stop. Obviously they don't want people on the other elevator because it'll scare them.
6:32	That's pretty hardcore though. Steve thought about volunteering to ride in the elevator as they let if free-fall.
6:33	Mitt Romney's joke from the other night was that the presidential campaign was like a Law & Order episode. It has a huge cast, the series goes on forever and Fred Thompson comes on at the end. That's a professional joke writer because it has three parts. There's no way Mitt Romney comes up with that.
6:34	Caller Mike has some info about the gun laws. A few years ago an elderly couple were sleeping and someone broke into their house. The husband shot the intruder but he lived in a suburb where it was illegal to possess a gun.
6:35	Eventually the governor decided that people would not be punished for owning a gun if it was used in self-defense. They do take it away from you though.
6:36	Tommy Skillethead is checking in with another weather report. The air is very unstable, like some of the anchors up at WGN. Tommy doesn't want to name any names (Alison Payne).
6:37	The NWS has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Eastern Kankakee County until 7:15.
6:38	A severe thunderstorm was near Aroma Park at 6:30. It's moving Northeast at 50 mph.
6:42	Steve was looking for a song about guns but he couldn't find one so he's just going to play a song that came to him on his iPod while he was running.
6:43	Steve wanted to play that Guess Who song that goes "guns, guns, guns" but he couldn't remember the name of it.
6:44	Buzz is such a fan of the Guess Who. Steve could always just play another Guess Who song.
6:45	Buzz is hearing a weird noise coming from the back of the studio. Steve's been doing his best to just ignore it, can't Buzz?
6:46	Steve calls down to the newsroom. Smart aleck Jim says The Guess Who song is called Guns, Guns, Guns. He better be right about this.
6:47	Guns, Guns, Guns is on iTunes but Steve can't find it. If you search "Guns, Guns, Guns" a whole bunch of stuff comes up before you even get to The Guess Who.
6:48	That noise Buzz is hearing is the EAS in the back of the studio. It's run out of paper so all those storm warnings have come through and weren't printed up.
6:49	Song: Guns, Guns, Guns, The Guess Who
6:52	How good are The Guess Who, seriously? All their stuff was recorded in Chicago too, right at the RCA Studios on Wacker Drive.
6:58	The Matt Dahl Show coming up next on a Thursday night. Matt didn't run into any thunderstorms on the way in. He heard Steve talking about the sideways ran and he saw the skyline engulfed in clouds.
6:59	Steve made a guest appearance on the Matt Dahl Show last night. He was playing a guy waiting for the car service to pick him up and take him home because his car is in the shop.
7:00	There was a limo waiting for Steve when he got downstairs. There was a little black feller trying to talk to Steve and get run some sort of scam on him.
7:01	Steve got into the car and the Russian driver asked "Steve Dahl?". Steve didn't appreciate not being recognized by the guy he was paying to drive him home.
7:02	Then the little black feller went around to talk to the driver because his brother down the street needed a jump. However the limo driver couldn't get his own car started, it was dead. Then the driver wanted to use Steve's phone.
7:03	So Steve got out, went upstairs and called another car service. And this time the driver recognized him.
7:04	So while Steve was waiting he stopped by the studio and talked to Matt and Brendan. They're thinking of going down to U of I but Matt didn't want to leave this dog.
7:05	Luckily Bob and Ron offered to watch the dog for him so he's going down. Janet is trying to instill responsibility in Matt with the dog. Steve knows that kind of responsibility and it'll lead to him not having a life.