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| 5:30
| That's The Romantics, not that Steve has to tell Buzz that. He's a huge Romantics fan. |
| 5:31
| If Steve had a dollar for every time Buzz said "What I Like About You is a great song but it's not their only song"... |
| 5:32
| Steve heard a lot of talk about black ice this morning. They tell you to watch out for it but you can't see it. So how do you watch out for it? They did have it isolated to a specific area of I-55 near the Bolingbrook exit. That's probably where Drew Peterson exits. |
| 5:33
| Steve could probably do a report as Tyrone but he's not prepared to launch into his cast of characters yet. Tyrone doesn't like to fly before 6:00 anyway, he's still sleeping. We have to call him about 50 times to get him up. |
| 5:34
| There are several CBS radio stations in this building. There's The Douche, WDCH or whatever it's called, plus WJMK and WBBM's AM and FM. |
| 5:35
| The floor that Steve's studio is on is also where the US99 studios are located so from time to time Steve runs into Ramblin' Ray. |
| 5:36
| Steve's not sure why he's called Ramblin' Ray. What is ramblin'? He's a short guy but he's also muscular. He's a fireplug. |
| 5:37
| Steve's known Ramblin' Ray for a while and he's always been nice to him, particularly in the really dark days after Garry broke up with him. |
| 5:38
| Buzz road up in the elevator today with a kid who he thought was Jim Kid. He had the Jim Kid look which a lot of people are stealing. Pete's trying to steal it but he can't because he's 36. He's been 36 for years though. |
| 5:39
| For some reason Buzz was feeling chatty and asked the kid if he worked in the building. He looked unemployed but he said he worked for US99. He also said he wasn't Ramblin' Ray. |
| 5:40
| Ramblin' might want to be alerted that he has a smart-ass intern who doesn't know who the legendary Buzz Kilman is. He seemed sincere though but he did have a smirk on his face, much like Jim kid. |
| 5:41
| Steve saw Ramblin' going into the men's room and he said "go easy on me." Steve didn't know what that meant because he wasn't following Ray into the bathroom. It was like the beginning of a prison rape scene. |
| 5:42
| Ray said that people call him and say Steve's making fun of him. He doesn't really make fun of him, other than this. He did make fun of his tight t-shirts though, he wears the same kind that Eddie and Jobo wear. It's like a girl's size. |
| 5:43
| Steve's trainer did tell him about an athletic cut t-shirt which might be what Ramblin' Ray is wearing. |
| 5:44
| Steve talked fashion with a lot of dudes yesterday, there are a lot of metrosexuals in his life. Ramblin' Ray is a hillbilly metrosexual, then there's Todd Cavanah who was in the studio yesterday. |
| 5:45
| Ever since Steve mentioned the blue jeans with the dragon patch on the back they haven't reappeared. That's embarrassing for Buzz because every time he sees Todd he looks at his ass for the patch. |
| 5:46
| Then Todd went into a long explanation of all the jeans he has. He was listing off all the brands he has and Mary has the same kind. Steve also got a unique insight into the layout of Todd's closet. He has his clothing in rotation the same way he has the music in rotation. |
| 5:47
| Todd was wearing a horizontal striped sweater he got from Banana Republic and he was wondering what he was thinking when he bought that. Steve was wondering what he was doing in Banana Republic. |
| 5:48
| Todd is a jean guy. Steve has two pairs of pants in the same style but he can't tell which pair is black and which pair is blue. Buzz has the same problem and often suspects that there really is no difference in the color. |
| 5:49
| Steve buys online and when he gets the pants there's a label with the color. Steve should mark them or something. |
| 5:50
| Caller Curt has been a fan since 1979. That's longer than Steve's been a fan of himself. Curt reminds Steve that when he was having trouble getting newspapers delivered he said that Ramblin' Ray doesn't need newspapers because he can't read. |
| 5:51
| All Ramblin' Ray needs is the picture that's a side-by-side comparison of Drew Peterson and the Cowardly Lion. Steve has gotten way too many of those emails. It seems like it's right on the tipping point of becoming viral though. |
| 5:52
| What's really driving Steve nuts is that whoever originally sent the email out didn't bother to make the photos the same size. The photo of the Cowardly Lion is huge and the photo of Drew is really small. |
| 5:53
| Curt is really liking the morning show. At first he missed then in the afternoons but he's also an early riser. |
| 5:54
| Steve is an early riser too but not by choice. So far he hasn't minded it although he had a little trouble getting to sleep last night. Steve was at the Hawks game and normally he would leave 5 minutes early. |
| 5:55
| Last night he stayed until the end because they were down 3-2 and could have scored. As soon as the game was over Steve bolted up the stairs and got to the parking lot where his car was waiting for him, warmed up and facing the right direction. |
| 5:57
| Steve was on the Eisenhower by the time most of the stadium had emptied. He got on an Damen, near Malcolm X college where Steve and Buzz played college football. The The X's look sweet on the helmets. |
| 5:58
| When Steve got on the EIsenhower there was a sign saying two lanes would be closed which he didn't need. Then everyone was driving really pokey because of the snow. People need to get scrappers for their cars too. Who drives around with snow on their back window? |
| 5:59
| Steve's been to three Hawks games so far and he likes it. He did have to have a few people moved last night though. First of all they weren't in their section and they were bugging Steve. |
| 6:00
| Steve doesn't care if you're not in the right section as long as you're not bugging him. If you're acting like a jerk and jumping down two rows to his seats to celebrate after a goal you're getting moved. |
| 6:05
| Steve and Ramblin' Ray were on the Weakest Link. Steve won by the way. Steve does like Ramblin' Ray. When Steve was on WMVP and they wanted him to be like Don Imus and talk about sports he refused. |
| 6:06
| Then Greg Solk would call him and ask what he's doing to his radio station. Steve pointed out that since he was on the air it was his radio station. Possession is 9/10th of the law. |
| 6:07
| Don Imus was on a sports station in New York but he didn't talk about sports. Technically talking about the Rutgers women's basketball team is sports though. |
| 6:08
| Greg kept telling Steve that Imus does talk about sports even though he didn't. So Steve would have to pay a monitoring service to tape Imus' show and prove it to Greg. Then he ended up talking about the Triangle Offense with Les Grobstein and Tex Winter. |
| 6:09
| At the time US99 was also in the Hancock and Ramblin' was always a nice guy to Steve. |
| 6:10
| So there were these guys behind Steve at the game last night yelling a lot of stupid stuff. Even they seemed to know they were saying stupid stuff, telling Vancouver's goalie that he sucks or making fun of their team colors. Steve's pretty sure they've had those colors for like a hundred years. |
| 6:11
| Steve had them removed stealthily which impressed Mike Dahl. There were also some people behind Steve that were laughing at the guy but only because it was awkward. That only encouraged the guy so Steve had to shut him down. |
| 6:12
| Steve didn't see Chef Hans at the game though. We've got to do something about his cologne. It was giving Steve a headache yesterday. Even Mary and Brendan noticed it and they made Hans go into the studio early which seems unfair. |
| 6:13
| Steve had fun at the hockey game and he's getting ready to practice his hockey talk on a listener. As we learned yesterday Steve doesn't know what a line is. Steve thought a line was all the players but it's just the wings and the center. |
| 6:14
| Mike knows hockey somewhat. He said stuff last night like "I hate this line". Steve was able to recognize that Vancouver was playing better than the Hawks last night. |
| 6:15
| Hockey is cool though. They're out there skating around, fighting, and this little thing is flying around the ice. |
| 6:16
| Buzz skated as a kid, he used to wear the skates around the house to toughen up his ankles. Steve tried ice skating but it didn't seem like it was for him. When you're big you don't like to fall down like that. |
| 6:17
| Canucks seems like a pejorative term but they might not care about that in Canada. They're all white up there so they don't care about being called names like that. It's like how people in America don't mind being called cracker or honky. |
| 6:18
| Well that was hockey talk and no one called in to correct Steve. He used some phrases that Buzz didn't recognize so that's good. |
| 6:19
| There's a guy on hold with skating tips. Steve doesn't see himself learning to ice skate at this stage in his life. What would be the point? It does look cool when the players and the refs are whipping around the rink but there's no way Steve could do that. He can't even visualize it. He can barely visualize doing a leg lift! |
| 6:20
| Caller Rick says skating isn't that hard and it's the best cardio workout around. RIck has been skating since he was 4 though. |
| 6:21
| Steve couldn't figure out what to do during the Canadian National Anthem last night. At first he had his hat on his heart but then he took it away. Then he looked at the players trying to figure out which ones weren't Canadian so he could do what they were doing. He's pretty sure Patrick Kane isn't Canadian but he can't prove it. |
| 6:26
| Live read: Allen Brothers |
| 6:27
| When Steve gives the gift of meat he usually gives the Awesome Gift Pack. That's a lot of meat. |
| 6:28
| People will have that meat all year long too. Then they remember who gave them the meat. It was from Steve Dahl, the greatest guy on the planet. |
| 6:29
| They have other cool stuff too like the Wagyu beef chili, beef stroganoff, chicken pot pie, pork pot pie! |
| 6:30
| Caller Bill is out in Naperville. Today's the day Steve travels through Naperville so he might want to alert the authorities. |
| 6:31
| Steve's being interviewed after the show by Comcast. It's for their year in review and they want to know what it was like being a Bears, Sox and Hawks fan in 2007. |
| 6:32
| After that Steve's heading home, grabbing his shovel and cleaning up his driveway. The plow guys put markers on the edges of the driveway but they don't follow the boundaries. The plow guys are Mexican and they don't have snow down there so they probably think that as long as you can get your car out it's fine. |
| 6:33
| Thursday is also the day Steve gets his massage which is in Naperville. If Steve's still under court supervision he should be careful going through there. |
| 6:34
| Steve is still under supervision but he reached speeds of up to 100 today on his way into work. He also might hit the LA Tan near the massage place. |
| 6:35
| When Steve goes to the LA tan near him and gives his name the girl behind the counter says "which Steve Dahl? Are you the one in Naperville?" So there's another Steve Dahl in Naperville. Steve wants to go there and have that confusion happen to him. |
| 6:36
| Bill wanted to let Steve know that there's an ice rink in Naperville. It's South of where Steve gets his massage. There's actually an ice rink that Steve passes on his way to the massage. |
| 6:37
| Bill wanted to let Steve know that Canuck in Canada is like Yankees in America. If you get some Canadians and Americans together to talk hockey they'll probably start saying canuck and yankee. |
| 6:38
| Bill has a few hockey terms Steve could use for his analysis. Last night the Hawks were sluggish because they lost their legs. When a guy falls down it's because he lost his edge. |
| 6:39
| Steve does know "lost his edge". Bill really wants to get back to Hawks games, he used to be a season ticket holder back in the 70's. |
| 6:40
| Bill is getting the Jacob Ruth gift certificate from the prize wheel. They dropped off some earrings for Buzz to give to his daughter. He's passing that off as a gift he bought, luckily the family doesn't listen. |
| 6:41
| Actually Aimee does listen now although Buzz isn't sure exactly when. He can't operate with impunity any more. She's trying to catch him saying something. |
| 6:42
| Steve ran into Buzz after he hadn't seen him for a while. He wanted to introduce Aimee to Steve because she was a fan. But then they started working together and she didn't listen any more. |
| 6:43
| For some reason Aimee wasn't able to listen in the afternoons as much but now she can in the morning. She busted him for something the other day but he can't remember what it was. |
| 6:48
| Patrick Elwood from channel 32 is on the phone. He's on his way to a remote right now, he's schlepping for the sales department. |
| 6:49
| Steve has a question for Patrick that might be stupid. In 2005 when the White Sox were in the World Series Steve did sports during the morning show after one of the games. He was never asked back though but he had a good time. |
| 6:50
| Patrick went out and grabbed breakfast for everyone and he brought Steve the best breakfast burrito he's ever had. If Steve would have called 10 minutes ago Patrick could have swung back around and grabbed one for Steve. |
| 6:51
| Steve has people who can go get a burrito for him. The place he went to was Vista Carry-out on MIchigan. It's a greasy spoon but it's really good. |
| 6:52
| What's going on with those White Sox? They could have had Dontrelle Willis and Miguel Cabrera, those would have been good pick-ups. Patrick has been splitting season tickets with his brother for the past few years but he's not doing it this year. |
| 6:53
| Patrick doesn't see the Sox making the playoffs this year. So are they dead to him? What if they do make the playoffs though? How is Patrick going to get tickets? |
| 6:54
| The worst thing for Patrick is that he works with a lot of Cubs fans and they all give him grief. You know what a high five is for a Cubs fan? Five outs away from the World Series. |
| 6:55
| That burrito was really good though, Steve will have to send out for one. Would Buzz like one too? Buzz has his breakfast shake every morning before he comes into work. |
| 6:56
| Steve also wouldn't mind getting some Allen Brothers chili for the Bears game tonight. They're on the Southside, he could also send someone out to get that. |
| 6:57
| Someone had her second oversleeping violation yesterday so Steve could send her as penance and make her take the train and the bus to get down there. Steve has a three strikes policy with oversleeping. |
| 6:58
| Has Steve overslept? Has Buzz? Has Mary or Pete or Brendan or Jim? Has Stephanie? No. Has Tina? Yes, twice. |
| 6:59
| LIve read: Gladstone Homes |
| 7:00
| Steve might buy a Gladstone Home just to get the $100,000 discount. He doesn't even need a house though. |
| 7:01
| Buzz thought he could give the house to the boys. That's not going to happen, Steve needs to cut them off actually. Mike's still laboring under the false impression that Steve should sell him his house for what they originally paid for it. |
| 7:02
| Mike doesn't understand why Steve would want to make a profit off his own son. Why does his son want him to be eating cat food in his retirement?! Several of Mike's friends seem to be under the same impression and they all seem to be middle children. |
| 7:03
| Headlines with Buzz |
| 7:04
| Jack is in jail! Kiefer Sutherland surrendered to authorities and will begin serving his 48 day prison sentence. That's 48 24-hour days. |
| 7:05
| A man in Omaha killed 8 people in a shopping mall yesterday before turning the gun on himself. |
| 7:06
| The space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to launch today. That's Dan Tani's ride home. He's probably looking out the window of the space station for the shuttle. It's like how Buzz looks out his kitchen window waiting for his cab. |
| 7:07
| Joel and Ethan Coen's No Country For Old Men came out on top yesterday at the National Board of Review awards. It won best picture, best ensemble cast and best adapted screenplay. |
| 7:08
| The Bears play the Redskins tonight and the game is on My50 for all those people who don't have the NFL Network. Steve always wonders who doesn't have the NFL Network but then he remembers that Jeff Joniak doesn't have it. |
| 7:09
| Jeff will be calling in at 7:30 today from his hotel in Washington, DC. Steve wanted to play "Guess the Price" for room service but then he figured that Jeff probably keeps his per diem and doesn't eat from room service. |
| 7:10
| It's time for today's Dahl.com web poll question. "When you're sleepy do you prefer to take a nap or drink coffee?" Steve's having a hard time napping, he's constantly being disturbed by people. |
| 7:11
| People come to Steve's house in the afternoon and they need to stop. Yesterday Matt Dahl was there was his dog and then the guys who put up Steve's Christmas lights showed up. |
| 7:12
| It's very hard to pin down a time when those guys are going to show up. In the past it didn't matter because of the afternoon show. But yesterday they showed up at 4:00 and then the dogs started barking. Steve was trying to take a nap so he ignored them. From now on if you're coming to Steve's house you need to have an appointment. |
| 7:13
| Sleepy drivers who don't want to stop their journey have two choices, pull of the road or load up on caffeine. Steve has found himself getting sleeping on the way home a few times. |
| 7:14
| Back in the day when Steve lived in Bolingbrook he would fall asleep while driving. He doesn't have to go as far now though. |
| 7:15
| French researchers tested the driving performance of two dozen sleep-deprived motorists. They test people between 6:00 and 7:30 pm and then between 2:00 and 3:30 am. |
| 7:16
| Caller Bridget is Irish. Top o' the mornin' to ya! Bridget is a light sleeper and probably light skinned too. |
| 7:17
| Bridget has a condo in the city and a house in Dublin. When she's trying to nap she uses a fan or an air purifier, something that causes the white noise sound. |
| 7:18
| Steve and Buzz need to get places in Dublin, it sounds cool to say. |
| 7:19
| The white noise sound drowns out everything but Bridget can't guarantee it'll drown out the dog barking. |
| 7:20
| Bridget is also recommending Steve hire a dog walker to take the dogs out for an hour something. That might not be a bad idea. |
| 7:21
| Steve's going to get some Irish music for this segment. It's really just the Larkin & Moran Brothers, they might not even be Irish. |
| 7:22
| Could Steve take a nap at Bridget's house? Her soothing Irish accent would put him right to sleep. |
| 7:23
| Bridget would be willing to come over and walk Steve's dogs everyday. That seems like an imposition. For some reason Steve doesn't think coming over to her house to nap is an imposition though. |
| 7:24
| Steve would probably get in more trouble for hiring someone to walk the dogs than for going to Bridget's house to take a nap. |
| 7:25
| Bridget could be the fan in the room, she could read Steve his press clippings and then they could make fun of the Larkin & Moran Brothers. |
| 7:26
| Caller Kathleen wanted to recommend something called Stoke which they sell at the Bolingbrook tollway oasis. It's a shot of black coffee and one of those keeps her up until 11:00 every night. |
| 7:27
| Should Steve keep taking calls until Jeff calls in? His breakfast burrito is here and it's driving him nuts. Can't he take the break now? |
| 7:28
| Caller Alice has a way to keep Steve awake when he's driving. Her boyfriend is a truck driver, as is Steve's, and when he needs to stay awake he licks his fingers and wets his eyelids. And that works? |
| 7:29
| Alice tried it once and it really worked. You probably want to do one eyelid at a time though. |
| 7:30
| Caller Candy has the most horrible story for Steve. A few days ago she was driving to work with her daughter. She pulls up behind a woman at a traffic light and when it turns green the car doesn't move. |
| 7:31
| So Candy pulls alongside her and the woman is sound asleep with her kids in the back of the car. Candy started pounding on the window to wake her up and the woman didn't know where she was. |
| 7:38
| Live read: Cheeseburger in Paradise |
| 7:40
| Steve has lost his timing on these live reads but the copy has been changed. He did just eat a burrito, he'll blame it on that. |
| 7:41
| Steve forgot what he liked about that burrito so much, it's the chorizo. It also has cheese and a really fresh tortilla. There were hash browns too but Steve didn't eat those, he's watching his weight. It's right out in front of him where he can see it. |
| 7:42
| It would be funny if the guy on the Giants named Dahl was really Steve. Based on those highlights it sounds like the Bears won the game. |
| 7:43
| Jeff Joniak is in on the phone. He's already in his hotel room in Washington. |
| 7:44
| Steve was going to play Guess the Price on the room service menu but Jeff needs to find the menu. As Steve guessed Jeff doesn't use his per diem on room service. |
| 7:45
| Jeff doesn't get a per diem, he just expenses whatever he buys. Steve just needs to know how nice of a hotel they're in so he can guess the prices. |
| 7:46
| Jeff is not getting room service because he's having a breakfast meeting with Tom in a little bit. Steve needs to know the price of the room too before he can start the game. |
| 7:47
| Steve is giving Jeff a lot to do today but what else are they going to talk about. Why didn't the Bears use the no-huddle? Steve saw Ron Turner talking about all that yesterday, he wanted to drive up to Lake Forest and kill him. |
| 7:48
| It's like he doesn't even care. It's just a football game, no big deal. Turner said maybe they should have used the no-huddle more on Sunday and should have used it earlier in the season. They meant to but didn't get around to it. |
| 7:49
| Didn't get around to it?! What else were they doing? Ron Turner's only job is to call plays for the offense! |
| 7:50
| The first item on a complete breakfast is the Rock Creek Continental. Steve's going to guess $18. He's a little high. How about $14? Right on the money. Steve needs a few items before he can hone in. |
| 7:51
| The Power Breakfast is two eggs, bacon, sausage or ham. Steve's going to say $17. He's a dollar off. |
| 7:52
| The Healthy Start has a heart next to it which means it's good for you but crummy. Steve's going to say $12. That's a little low, it's $15. For that! |
| 7:53
| On to the a la carte items. They've got some designer omelets on there with your choice of 3 items. Steve's going to guess $16 for the omelet. It's actually $14. What's wrong with Steve today?! |
| 7:54
| Next is the bagel in lox with fruit. Steve's going to guess $12. Ding ding ding! |
| 7:55
| Belgium waffles...Steve's going to guess $10. He's close, they're $11. We'll give Steve that one. |
| 7:56
| Eggs benedict, Steve's going to guess $17. They're actually $18. Jeff didn't mention the fresh tomatoes in there though. |
| 7:57
| Steve's feeling locked in right now. Half a grapefruit, Steve's going to say $2. Jeff didn't think Steve was going to get this one because it's not reasonably priced. $5 for half a grapefruit. That's too much! |
| 7:58
| Jeff normally gets the egg white omelet when he's having breakfast with Tom. He wouldn't be able to order some sort of omelet dripping with cheese. Egg white omelets are the breakfast of champions. |
| 7:59
| On the team charter plane there's usually a cart that comes by, on the flight home. There's always a nice cheese platter on there and in the entire time Jeff and Tom have been broadcasting together Jeff has never been able to get to the cheese. |
| 8:00
| Tom always sits on the aisle and when the cheese cart comes by he just puts his arm up to block Jeff. |
| 8:01
| Steve's ability is uncanny, Jeff doesn't think he'd ever been able to do this. Jeff wants to do one more. How about Mom's Meatloaf? It's probably got some nice green beans on there. |
| 8:02
| Steve's going to say $12. Higher! It's $16. That's Devin Hester ridiculous. Yesterday Jeff had a chance to meet Deion Sanders who's in DC doing a story for NFL Network about Devin Hester. Deion told Jeff he did a great job on those Hester calls. |
| 8:03
| Fed Ex field is the biggest stadium in the NFL and it gets really crazy in there. The Redskins owner moved the broadcast booth to the end zone so it's the worst place to call a game from. |
| 8:04
| The placement of the broadcast booth makes it so that fans can pretty much reach in and take your stuff. In 2001 there were three women, a mother and her daughters, who stood there for the entire game staring at Tom and making catcalls during the breaks. |
| 8:05
| The Bears better win tonight. If they don't win and Steve sees a blaise Ron Turner in the post-game interviews he'll have no choice but to drive up to Lake Forest and commit a felony. |
| 8:10
| Ron Turner can't say that the Bears should have probably run the no-huddle offense more on Sunday. It's just a football game! No worries man. |
| 8:11
| What kind of attitude is that for Ron Turner to have? It's no big deal?! Steve didn't ask him to be offensive coordinator, someone else hired him. |
| 8:12
| Live read: Townstone Financial |
| 8:13
| Song: Bolingbrookville, Steve Dahl |
| 8:24
| Someone sent Steve a website yesterday that lists all of Drew Peterson's quote. It doesn't have the audio but Steve can just do the voice. |
| 8:25
| For example "you can't even breath without the media making a story of it." |
| 8:26
| Steve was reading something about the public hearing Stacy's voice for the first time. Does Buzz want to hear it? |
| 8:27
| Stacy Peterson left a voicemail for her father with her new phone number. The family's spokesperson, Pamela Bosco, heir to the Bosco Chocolate Milk fortune, released the audio yesterday. |
| 8:28
| She sounds cute as a button, very delightful. Maybe delightful when she wasn't PMSing. |
| 8:29
| They had those divers in Lockport looking for something, good luck finding anything down there. It's all just cars. |
| 8:30
| There were a a few anxious moments when they had a toe rope pulling something up but then they came up with nothing. |
| 8:31
| Officials from the Army Corps of engineers say the channel is littered with abandoned cars. |
| 8:32
| No reason to clean that stuff out though guys, just leave it in there. What else are they doing other than improperly building levees in New Orleans? |
| 8:33
| It is believed that this is a significant search which could yield some evidence in the case. It seems pretty significant. Any time you convene state divers, the FBI, the Army Corps and some Homeland Security department it's significant. |
| 8:34
| In Illinois you don't need a body to charge someone with murder. They can be charged on circumstantial evidence or even suspicious behavior. |
| 8:35
| Stacy always made Christmas very special but Drew was thinking of putting something up in the backyard for the kids. The cul de sac used to be very kid-friendly before the media arrived. |
| 8:36
| Thinking about Christmas makes Drew cry though because Stacy made it so special. |
| 8:37
| Drew's a jokester but he could still cry. It's the Tears of a Clown. Don't let Drew's glad expression give you the wrong impression. |
| 8:38
| Stacy's sister has created a new collage of the family's website. She wants to show the world that Stacy has so much more to offer the world. |
| 8:39
| The voicemail message starts off the collage. It's sad to see it though. Unless she's off in some tropical destination gallivanting around. |
| 8:40
| You can tell from the collage that Stacy is hot though. Drew's not getting any credit for it either. That's his boob job and his tummy tuck and his hair removal. She used to have a mustache to rival his! |
| 8:48
| LIve read: Medical Hair Restoration |
| 8:49
| Buzz's wife told him to get a hair transplant or something. He never bothered to ask what "or something" meant but she probably had a list of ideas. |
| 8:50
| Steve doesn't need a hair transplant but he'd get one if they paid him. He'll do pretty much everything if he gets paid for it. |
| 8:51
| Live read: Jacob Ruth |
| 8:52
| Time for a Mailbag! |
| 8:53
| The first emailer is responding to Steve wanting to go hang out in front of Drew's house with Janet Shamlian. |
| 8:54
| CNN pressed Janet into service yesterday to cover the Omaha mall shooting, even though she's still in Chicago. |
| 8:55
| The emailer lives on Pheasant Chase Drive and would love if Steve stopped by after visiting his media friends to warm up. Steve could probably take a nap there. |
| 8:56
| Not only can the emailer see Drew's house, she can see the Savio house and the Dumbass house. Is that the guy who ran on the field at U.S. Cellular? His name was Dumas but Steve called him Dumbass. That's a hot block though. |
| 8:57
| There are a lot of listeners on Drew's block. Emailer Robin was talking to another neighbor about Steve's Drew impersonation the other day. |
| 8:58
| Steve doesn't really want to get too much closer to this case. It was creepy enough hearing her voice. He doesn't really want Drew to call in either. |
| 8:59
| The next emailer is looking for some new stories about the adventures of Pete and Catman. The emailer also misses Matt and Brendan on the air. |
| 9:00
| Matt and Brendan are actually going to start doing a podcast for MattDahl.com. Pete, any new Catman stories? |
| 9:01
| Pete is sort of Catman's wingman right? Catman doesn't really need a wingman, he works solo. Pete gets drunk pretty quickly and once that happens he'll do anything. Steve saw it firsthand in Mexico. He assumes that girl is still alive. |
| 9:02
| Much to Pete's dismay that girl talked about what happened all week long. Steve really didn't want to hear any of it though. She was calling him Petey Pie. |
| 9:03
| Pete and Catman like to go out drinking on the weekends but there are no new adventures to report. Catman's been flying solo lately but he has run into Ed and Brendan when he's out. So he's leaving Zippy at home then? |
| 9:04
| Didn't Pete sort of have a girlfriend for a while? Is that not happening any more? What happened? She didn't make it? Did she slip into a coma? |
| 9:05
| So now Ed's hooked up with Catman? That must be where Ed is getting his cocky attitude from. The Catman seems like a bit of an ass based on Steve's experience. It was only one bad experience but that's what Steve is basing it on. |
| 9:06
| Catman usually goes out pretty late and Pete can't make it past midnight. It's at those late-night places where he runs into Ed. Steve's been sending the blog earlier and earlier and he wants Ed to post it when he sends it. |
| 9:07
| Steve asked him in a nice way but Ed responded "I'M NOT IN FRONT OF THE COMPUTER EVERY SECOND OF THE DAY!" Apparently he's out with Catman very late every night. |
| 9:08
| Pat Boyle is on the phone but Steve's looking for one last email. Actually, this one is from Pat. |
| 9:09
| Pat was driving into work and he heard Mariah Carey singing All I Want for Christmas is You. That gave Pat the idea for Steve to do a parody song called All I Want For Christmas is Drew. |
| 9:10
| That's a good idea but what's troubling is that Pat is listening to Mariah Carey. He can't remember what station it was on but he was just scanning through the stations. He can't remember because it wasn't on a station, it was on a CD that he owns. |
| 9:11
| Steve was at the Hawks game last night, they lost. Jim Thome dropped the ceremonial first puck which is a completely fake procedure. They roll out a carpet so he won't slip, he has a Hawks jersey on and then there are two players at center in position. But he doesn't drop the puck they just take a picture. |
| 9:12
| When Steve went to the bathroom he heard Jim Thome on the radio talking about how hard it was to hit the 500th home run. As Steve theorized it was very tough for him because they kept changing the balls to the ones with holograms on them. |
| 9:13
| As a White Sox season ticket holder there were two moments you wanted to be at least year, Buehrle's no-hitter and Thome's 500th home run. Steve was at neither of them. |
| 9:14
| We've got the Bears tonight in Washington, DC. They're still going at he one-win-at-a-time mantra, which they seem to have adopted all season. 1 win, 1 loss, 1 win, 1 loss. Did Pat see the Ron Turner tape last night? How can he say that they probably should have gotten to the no-huddle offense earlier in the season. |
| 9:15
| Turner did say they couldn't really run the no-huddle with Cedric. That might have been a better thing to say then. |
| 9:16
| Yesterday on channel 7 Jim Rose said the Bears should start tanking to get a better draft pick. He didn't say that exactly, he just said "what's more important, winning or rebuilding this team?" |
| 9:17
| Maybe he was talking about getting Kyle Orton in the game but it seemed like he was talking about draft picks. |
| 9:18
| Pat has a question for Buzz. He was watching ABC7 the other day and they were showing Snow Central. What he's wondering is what if Snow Central when it's not snowing? |
| 9:19
| Buzz has no idea why Pat thinks he'd know this. The only Snow Central he knows is the one here at the station which is manned 24/7 by Jim Kid. It looks like a sweet place to watch a football game though. |
| 9:20
| Get some waitresses in there, serve some wings and you've got a way to make the city some money when it's not snowing. |
| 9:21
| Pat has one more cut, Lou Piniella talking about Ryan Dempster. The Cubs have said they're going to try him out in the rotation but Lou was being a bit of a jokester and said he might go back to the bullpen. |
| 9:22
| Caller Jackie works for the city's 9-1-1 center and that's also where Snow Central is. |
| 9:30
| Steve did not see Jim Thome at the Hawks game last night. Had Steve seen him he would have said hi. |
| 9:31
| Jim Thome doesn't know Steve from Adam because he leaves the muffin basket on his front steps, rings the door bell and then runs. Had Steve seen him he would have said he was a fan and congratulated him on the 500th home run. |
| 9:32
| Steve wouldn't have worked in who he was though because that seems complicated and would probably bum him out. |
| 9:33
| Steve would rather have someone say "you know who that is?" after he left. Then Jim would say "no". Then the person would explain who Steve was to Jim and next time Jim would be wanting an autograph. |
| 9:34
| Steve doesn't actually leave muffin baskets for Jim Thome but in the summer he does run in his town from time-to-time, making note of the cars he drives. It's somewhat stalkerish. |
| 9:35
| Live read: The Little Guys |
| 9:36
| Todd Cavanah had all the I's removed from this live copy. That's why he was in Steve's office yesterday after the show talking about all the jeans he has. He's wearing the same brands that Mary wears. |
| 9:37
| For the metrosexuals the jeans might be all unisex at that point. Steve accused him of buying his jeans at Banana Republic but he actually shops at Neiman-Marcus. He might not even be able to get out of bed today after Steve said he shops at Banana Republic. |
| 9:38
| Steve was requesting the dragon-patches jeans, although he was thinking diamond for some reason. In his mind there's a diamond-shaped stitch on the back of most jeans, isn't that what Levi's have? |
| 9:39
| Buzz rarely looks at his own ass as it turns out. Steve doesn't buy that for one minute. He probably has a 360º array of mirrors at his house. |
| 9:40
| Buzz stares at Todd's butt now, looking for the dragon. Steve doesn't think he'll wear them ever again, they've probably been shipped off to his home in Montana. That's where he sends all the clothing he's not sure about any more because no one up there knows him. |
| 9:41
| That being said, Steve really likes Todd because he gets the job done. He got all the I's removed from this live read. |
| 9:42
| During the break Steve thought he heard someone doing a mic check. Engineer Steve assured him it wasn't on the air. Someone might have messed around with the gain control on Brendan's mic because you could barely hear him. |
| 9:43
| When pressed Steve finally admitted that he might have hit it with his butt because he was working underneath the counter yesterday. It was refreshing that he actually admitted it might have been his fault. |
| 9:44
| When the show was over yesterday Steve was stuffed under Brendan's desk like someone would be stuffed in a barrel. Not that anyone has done that lately. |
| 9:45
| We also received a call from Joel Brodsky saying he appreciated Steve saying he was doing some good lawyering. He didn't want to put Joel on the air because he doesn't want to be any closer to this case. Apparently he's been a fan since DAI. Steve didn't want to know if Drew was a fan though. |
| 9:50
| Buzzman, do you have some hair news for us? |
| 9:51
| Live read: Medical Hair Restoration |
| 9:52
| Fine job as always Buzz. Steve saw that the shuttle take-off is being delayed. He wouldn't be too happy if he was Dan Tani, that's his ride home. |
| 9:53
| They're going to try again on Friday. There were some problems with the fuel gauges on the external tanks. If you're going into space you're going to want to know how much fuel you have. |
| 9:54
| Hopefully it won't be delayed any longer. After that shuttle exploded the people in the space station were stuck there for months. |
| 9:55
| If you go to Dahl.com you can see video of the interview Steve and Buzz did with Dan Tani. It was on NASA TV. |
| 9:56
| President Bush is going to reveal the details of the mortgage rate freeze plan. It's probably really complicated. It's not an across the board freeze though, you have to qualify for it. |
| 9:57
| If David Hochberg wants to call in and clear it up that's fine. He could also take credit for the idea. |
| 9:58
| The two sons of the British man who reappeared 5 years after he was thought to have died released a statement today. The sons, Mark and Anthony, said in a statement that they often believed they were the victim of a scam by their parents. They want no contact with them in the future. |
| 9:59
| David Hochberg is on the phone. Why isn't he taking more credit for this mortgage rate freeze? The one time we want him to call in he doesn't call in. It'll be hard to quality for the rate freeze though. |
| 10:00
| It'll help a small number of people which is better than nothing. It seems like they should freeze rates for everyone though. |
