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| 5:30
| OH YEAH! Nothing like a little Rush to start your morning. Steve and Buzz are big fans of Geddy Lee and Rush. |
| 5:31
| In 1980 or 1981 at the International Amphitheater, which no longer exists, Steve MCed a Rush show. |
| 5:32
| Steve went out and tried to be funny and back in the day there was a crossover of Steve Dahl fans and Rush fans. Steve wasn't a fan of either group. |
| 5:33
| Steve doesn't hate Rush but it seems like they could have put out 1 song and that would have been enough. And that might be what they're doing. But their fans are passionate so they're probably calling and emailing right now. |
| 5:34
| Steve was told to go to a specific mic on stage which is the one he would have gone to, except once you tell him to do something he won't do it. So he went to another mic and started messing around. |
| 5:35
| It might have been Geddy Lee's mic and immediately his people came out and started hassling him for touching his stuff. Probably not the best way to start a concert but what are you going to do? |
| 5:36
| So Steve's getting yelled at by a bunch of roadies who have no jurisdiction over him. Geddy Lee's stuff was touched, he'll get over it. |
| 5:37
| That might have been at a Loop Fest and Rush was the headliner. So that song was LImelight by the progressive rock band Rush. |
| 5:38
| Steve still doesn't get what progressive rock is. He knows that every November Bob and Ron come in to celebrate Progvember, which just irritates Steve. He doesn't know what it is, it's not a bit he wants to do, but they keep coming in with it. |
| 5:39
| Prog seems like a marketing tool to Buzz. Bob and Ron will probably have all the information about it tomorrow. |
| 5:40
| Limelight was written by Rush drummer Neil Peart. It expresses his discomfort with the band's success and being in the "limelight". The song also contains a number of Shakespearian phrases. So you can see how they're a little full of themselves. |
| 5:41
| Steve has the lyrics, would Buzz like to hear them as Bill Kurtis? Bill knows his Shakespeare. |
| 5:42
| Has Buzz tried any of the Tallgrass beef yet? Buzz got some steaks from Allen Brothers but he hasn't pan fried them yet, that happens tomorrow. What precludes him from doing it tonight? |
| 5:43
| The Kilman family is going out for a celebration tonight at their favorite Italian restaurant. What happened, did Piper beat up her first boy in karate? Buzz doesn't really want to say what it is. Is there another kid on the way? Is the whole family coming out? |
| 5:44
| There's no kid on the way and the whole family will be in attendance. Is it martial arts related? Did Piper get a good report card? Did she solve the Drew Peterson case? |
| 5:45
| So far these lyrics don't seem very Shakespearian but then again Bill doesn't know much about Shakespeare. For sure "living in a fisheye lens, caught in the camera eye" is not Shakespearian. They didn't have cameras back then. |
| 5:46
| "I have no heart to lie" that sounds like something he'd write. It's so sad that Rush became famous and didn't like it. |
| 5:47
| "All the world's indeed a stage" that's definitely Shakespeare. Didn't he say that? "And we are merely players," that's definitely Shakespeare. Add some Canadian angst to that and you have something. |
| 5:48
| Bill was mentioned in the paper today, doing something. He does so many things he can't remember. He's like a middle-aged Ryan Seacrest. |
| 5:49
| This is from Robert Feder's column, Bill Kurtis could have a new show. How would he know that, other than Bill calling Rob? When Bill calls he refers to himself as William Kurtis since Rob insists on being called Robert. |
| 5:50
| Bill could have a new series in the works at CNBC. Did Piper get a show on CNBC, is that why the family is going out to celebrate? |
| 5:51
| His Chicago-based Kurtis Productions, which he named after himself, is behind American Originals - Levi's: Sewing a Legend. It's a show about blue jeans. |
| 5:56
| Does Buzz want to know what progressive rock is? It's sometimes shortened to prog rock, prog or art rock. It's a form of rock music that evolved in the late-60s and early-70s. It was part of a mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility. |
| 5:57
| That sounds like the kind of music that Buzz doesn't like. Steve doesn't like it either. It's just a bunch of guys trying to show off what they learned in music lessons. Buzz imagines that punk rock was the answer to prog rock so at least some good came of it. |
| 5:58
| Steve hates Rush. He'd rather open the show with oral surgery than with a Rush song. And speaking of that, there was a woman who died while getting a root canal. |
| 5:59
| As Steve was writing the Thought for the Day today he was thinking of something to compare the Bears loss to. He wanted to say it was like a root canal but then he saw this story. |
| 6:00
| Georgette Wilson, of Skokie, had an apparent heart attack during a root canal. It seems like people always have heart trouble when they're getting dental work done. Is it because of the plaque? There's plaque on your teeth and plaque in your heart. |
| 6:01
| Why do they have to give the address of someone who just died? Everyone reading this article can go to that house knowing that no one will be there. |
| 6:02
| The licenses of her dentists, Lawrence and Joseph Feldman were put on probation in July "due to substandard dental work and failure to maintain records." That's according to documents on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation website. Steve should bookmark that page the next time he's looking for a doctor. |
| 6:03
| When Buzz heard that a middle-aged female principal in Chicago had died Buzz thought it was Piper's principal. He was trying to figure out how he'd break the news to her too. And Buzz was probably thinking that all the kissing up he'd done had been snatched away. |
| 6:04
| Steve never liked kissing up to the principal. He never liked being in school, as a student or a parent. When he'd have to go back as a parent he'd just lapse into his old ways, sitting in the back of the room making smart-ass comments. |
| 6:05
| The web poll question hasn't been posted on Dahl.com yet because Ed Silha is in the hospital. That's how he put it out there. He was having abdominal pain last night while watching the Bears game so he went to the hospital. He's fine now though. |
| 6:06
| We all had abdominal pain watching that game last night. Steve hates the Bears. Why did stay up until 11 last night watching that game? And Kyle Orton? What happened there?! It does seem like he was the victim of some bad play-calling. |
| 6:07
| Ed does like to get the Italian beef for the football games, maybe he got a bad load of it. Ed is the only one who can post the web poll but he's in the process of showing Adam. He probably won't ever show him everything, that's how computer guys are. |
| 6:08
| Steve's going to call the hospital and check in on Ed. It sounds like Ed is on drugs. Dilaudid actually. Is Ed in a private room or did Steve's call wake someone up? |
| 6:09
| Both Steve and Buzz were communicating with Ed before and during the game. It all went to hell in a hand basket after the half. Maybe Steve should just ask Ed yes and no questions. |
| 6:10
| Ed asks his nurse if she wants to be on the radio but she doesn't. Ed's big-balling even in the hospital. And of course she doesn't which makes Steve feel bad. |
| 6:11
| The doctor's think Ed has a gall stone which is in the gall bladder. He's having an ultra-sound later today. |
| 6:12
| At least Ed didn't have to watch the end of the Bears game. He got off easy with some drugs. Did Ed get an ambulance to the hospital? |
| 6:13
| Ed got dressed, went downstairs and got a cab. He's a real trooper. Steve would have gotten an ambulance but he would have had to pay for it. |
| 6:14
| You have to pay for an ambulance? If that's happening then Steve's going to call one all the time. Do poor people have to pay for ambulances too? |
| 6:15
| Steve wants Ed to tell his nurse that he says hello. He should also say that he's Computer Ed and he's part of the show. Look what Steve's doing for Ed here. |
| 6:16
| If Ed can't make it work maybe Steve will go up there and talk to his nurse. He'll give her one of those nice hand over hand shakes. "Thank you for taking care of my friend Edward." |
| 6:17
| Caller Jack (on Jack) is a firemen. You have to pay for an ambulance unless you're poor. Did the marathoners get charged for those ambulances? |
| 6:18
| They all got charged but the insurance company covers most of it. Meanwhile Steve's at home sleeping and it causes his insurance to go up. Jack is CFD, does he want to give a shout-out to his firehouse? |
| 6:19
| Jack would prefer to stay anonymous. Is he not supposed to call radio stations during firefighting hours? It hurts Steve's feelings that Jack doesn't want to give a shout-out. Like Steve is his dirty little secret, the slut that comes up the backstairs of the firehouse and does everyone in the bunk room. |
| 6:24
| Tyrone's checking in with some traffic. Several lanes of the Tri-State were closed due to black ice. As you know Tyrone does not like the phrase black ice. |
| 6:25
| An accident sent one state trooper to the hospital with minor injuries. This all happening right over that stretch above the quarry. |
| 6:26
| That's just one big bridge and the air all around it is cold so that's the first thing that gets frozen. That's how you get the black ice. |
| 6:27
| Black ice is a racist term. The ice isn't black, the road is. Why don't they call it invisible ice? |
| 6:28
| Everything is open and cleaned up right now because they salted the road. Only the westbound lanes were closed but people coming east probably stopped to look. |
| 6:29
| Headlines with Buzz |
| 6:30
| Turkish troops have invaded Iraq. What does that mean? Maybe they'd like to take that war off our hands. |
| 6:31
| Astronauts Dan Tani and Peggy Whitson, are outside the ISS repairing some joint damage. They don't let the Russian out for any of that. It seems like he would have fat fingers and be clumsy. |
| 6:32
| Drew Peterson's request to have items returned to his house that were seized by police has been denied. Buzz's fat friend mistakenly said Drew had his computer back but he doesn't. |
| 6:33
| Drew didn't get anything back. They still have the iPods and his 22 CDs, that's his entire Buffett collection. |
| 6:34
| Drew also responded to rumors yesterday that the Savio family would file a wrongful death suit against him. |
| 6:35
| He also answered questions about the transfer of $250,000 to his son's bank account. He wanted to make sure Stacy couldn't get at it when she ran away. |
| 6:36
| Drew's done a lot of good things in his life but people only want to talk about the bad things. He never rescued a busload of nuns but he's done good things. He's decided to go victim, that should work. |
| 6:37
| Drew never wanted this kind of publicity but then there he is on the Today's Show or on his deck taking photos for People. |
| 6:38
| O'Hare will begin employing screeners trained in the psychology of observation. They will look for people who seem more nervous than normal while traveling. Great! |
| 6:39
| It seems like that would be the job of the TSA people although they don't seem capable. The last time Steve was at O'Hare this woman in front of him kept walking through the metal detector forgetting she had stuff in her pocket. |
| 6:40
| Finally one TSA guy said to the other one "this is what you get for smoking crack" right in front of the woman. She wasn't on crack she was just stupid. |
| 6:41
| Tinley Park police are reporting that a woman between the age of 65 or 70 hauled off with a Salvation Army bucket full of money. |
| 6:49
| Drew really did say that about the nuns going over the cliff because he's a jokester. That might be the punchline of a joke but you have to keep things light. |
| 6:50
| The sad thing is Drew has no one to confide in right now. He's alone, try curling up by yourself near the fire. |
| 6:51
| And the kids don't have their mom to turn to either. Drew doesn't make good sandwiches like Stacy used to. |
| 6:52
| Drew slaps a piece of bologna between two pieces of bread and that's your lunch. |
| 6:53
| Drew's life has been turned upside down but he has to just keep doing what he always did. Sadly he has nothing to do because he just retired. |
| 6:54
| Drew's hoping to have a talk show like Jerry Springer. He could do a good job on a confrontational talk show but he'd have to do something about the bags under his eyes. |
| 6:55
| Now they got that Mark Furman guy investigating Drew. He had all that stuff on OJ but it slipped through his fingers because he liked to use the n-word. |
| 6:56
| Song: Bolingbrookville, Steve Dahl |
| 7:01
| Tom Thayer is on the phone. Once again hearing those highlights it sounds like the Bears won. |
| 7:02
| The game was exciting for a while. They surprised Tom because they came to play. |
| 7:03
| Now everyone on the plane is chiming in wondering what Tom is going to talk to Steve about. So what is there to talk about? |
| 7:04
| The defense played pretty well up until the end. Even giving up 20 points isn't that bad, it's enough to give your offense the chance to win the game. |
| 7:05
| But the offense just kept shooting themselves in the foot. Considering how loud it was up there Kyle did a pretty good job though. |
| 7:06
| Generally speaking Tom thought Kyle did a pretty good job last night. He definitely deserves two more starts at home to end the season. |
| 7:07
| Steve thought he did OK but there was some bad play-calling going on. And they shouldn't have kept trying to run it inside every time they ran the ball. |
| 7:08
| Steve agrees with something Tom said last night too, Hester needs to pick a lane and stick with it. |
| 7:09
| Steve was able to sync up Tom and Jeff with the TV on his computer. There's a delay on the computer so Steve paused his TiVo until it lined up. |
| 7:10
| Steve thought we were going to lose Tom last night because he wanted to go down and get in Brad Childress' face. |
| 7:11
| That guy was getting every call he wanted from the refs. Tom would like to see the NFL review that situation. Coaches can get way too close to the refs and he got every call he wanted. It's like he was putting the flag back in their pockets. |
| 7:12
| Childress was right there on that Devin Hester push-out which should have been a first down. Steve thought Tom was going to go down and beat up Brad Childress which would have been fine. |
| 7:13
| That late hit on the QB also wasn't a late hit. The Vikings got every call last night, it was ridiculous. |
| 7:21
| Every year when the schedule comes out Tom circles the games he thinks the Bears are going to win. He usually is pretty close but it's not looking that way this year. |
| 7:22
| Over the summer Steve and Tom were saying "just win the division." Tom had the Bears at 11-5 or 10-6 but that didn't happen. He had them losing to San Diego but then bouncing back and winning a few in a row. |
| 7:23
| Before the season started there was a lot of hype about the Super Bowl loser going on to have a bad season the next year. Tom still doesn't buy it but it's a self-fulfilling prophecy. |
| 7:24
| Steve's not trying to blow sunshine up Tom's skirt (kilt actually) but he is so good during the game that he's analyzing a play before they've even shown the replay. |
| 7:25
| It was good to see the defense play like they used to play, at least for a while. It was also good to see Nate Vasher, The Interceptor, back in the game. |
| 7:26
| Should the Bears have run more and run more creatively against the Vikings last night? They have the best run defense in the NFL. |
| 7:27
| Just because they have the best run defense doesn't mean you shouldn't try to beat it. If you just give up on the run that deflates everyone else. |
| 7:28
| It seems unfair to make Kyle pass that much. He passed at least 40 times last night right? |
| 7:29
| The Vikings are probably headed to the playoffs this year. Knowing that, the Bears offensive line could have done some blocking that isn't exactly illegal, but cuts down the defensemen, like Pat Williams. |
| 7:30
| If you cut down a guy a few times, not enough to injure him, then you get him thinking about something else other than making a tackle. He's going to start complaining to the refs or his teammates. |
| 7:31
| When Tom was playing there was a guy on the Lions that Mark Bortz threw a flew low blocks into. Eventually he had to limp himself off the field. The next time they played the Lions he was complaining about Bortz before the game even started. |
| 7:32
| Does Tom want to take some calls? Steve's not sure how ugly they'll be. Tom wasn't expecting much but they've always been good questions. |
| 7:33
| What about the QB situation for next year? Tom doesn't think any position on the team is safe except maybe 5 or 6. |
| 7:34
| Caller Rich is wondering if the Fred Miller experiment is finally over. In the last few weeks it just doesn't seem like it's worked out. He also thought he saw Kyle Orton bending over a bit too much to get the snaps, were they too low? |
| 7:35
| The Bears definitely need to look to the draft for an offensive linemen who can contribute to this team for the next 10 years. There are also some free agents out there that they need to look at. |
| 7:36
| Tom also noticed Kyle bending down when he was in the shotgun. It seemed like Olin just really wanted to get the ball into Kyle's hands. |
| 7:37
| Caller Jerry wondered what Tom thought about Kyle Orton not connecting enough with Berrian, Clark and Muhammad. It seems like he kept going to Hester and teams are expecting it. |
| 7:38
| It wasn't until midway through the 3rd quarter that they finally got the ball to Greg Olsen last night. |
| 7:39
| It seems like based on the last few weeks they would have gone to the tight ends a lot more than they did last night. |
| 7:40
| Caller Jerry is also wondering about Ron Turner and the play calling. He'd really like to see him out of here next season. |
| 7:41
| Jerry felt like he was watching a high school game last night. And he's seen high school teams play better. |
| 7:42
| Steve doesn't think Tom can just call for the dismissal of a coach as one of the voices of the Bears. |
| 7:43
| Steve knows it's easier to blame one person for all these problems though, like Ron Turner. |
| 7:44
| There was another call on hold about the Devin Hester push-out but Tom covered that already. |
| 7:45
| Brad Childress was right up in the ref's face and he got the call he wanted. That guy needs to put a hat on or shave his head completely like Tom does. |
| 7:46
| Steve can't look at his head all game with that headset on. Would a hat be so bad? |
| 7:47
| Tom and Jeff are both calling in on Friday to preview the Packers game. Steve knows that Tom can't get involved with the Ron Turner stuff though. |
| 7:48
| Everyone knows Steve's thoughts on Ron Turner although it seems like the players need to make the plays he's calling. |
| 7:49
| It seems like the media has already decided that Kyle Orton isn't fit to play in the NFL. The headline of the Sun-Times is "No Thanks." If Tom says Kyle did OK then he did OK. |
| 7:50
| Buzz is really irritated with that Sun-Times headline. To put it on there like it's a universal decree is irritating to Buzz as a Bears fan. |
| 7:57
| There's more to that Tony Kornheiser rant against the Bears. Didn't he call them the Mice of the MIdway? |
| 7:58
| Steve does not like that guy at all. They started the game with Tony Kornheiser's rant. Then of course right after the first Urlacher turnover they started to backpedal. |
| 7:59
| Steve switched over to Jeff and Tom, he couldn't take the ESPN broadcasters. Buzz tries to ignore them. |
| 8:00
| For some reason Steve's tuner is not getting AM so he tried to listen to the ESPN crew but he couldn't take it. Then he went to WBBM's website and they were streaming the game. |
| 8:01
| Next season, before it starts to go bad and Buzz loses his motivation, he's going to figure out how to get all that hooked up. It'll be hard for Buzz to get AM radio at the movie theater though. |
| 8:02
| It seems like the NFL should figure out a way to get the radio broadcasters on the SAP channel. The TV station still gets credit for you watching the game. |
| 8:03
| Caller Bill's take on the Sun-Times cover "No Thanks" is that it's directed at the Bears who failed to make anything happen after 4 turnovers. |
| 8:04
| Buzz sees Kyle's name right on there so he thinks it's directed at him. If you get 4 turnovers in a game you should win. Steve and Bill both know Ron Turner needs to go but they can't say it when Tom is on. |
| 8:05
| The Bears offense poses no threat whatsoever. If Tony were coaching the other team he'd score once and then just let the Bears have the ball the rest of the game since they won't do anything on offense. |
| 8:06
| Live read: The Little Guys |
| 8:07
| Pete has the rest of the Tony Kornheiser rant. It's funny but come on! Plus they all but anointed the Vikings Adrian Peterson before the game. Then he gets 20 yards and they don't say anything. |
| 8:08
| Song: Rockstar, Nickelback |
| 8:11
| That's your Nickelback with some Jack music there. Steve's playing that because of an email he got yesterday. |
| 8:12
| The emailer was a huge fan back in the day but completely missed Steve on WCKG. That was 12 years by the way. It's not like he was there for a couple of weeks, it was 12 years, 25 hours a week! |
| 8:13
| The emailer is wondering why Steve plays any music during his show. How many songs does Steve play during a show? Maybe one? |
| 8:14
| The emailer feels that most people listen to the show to hear Steve and Buzz's insight and are also commuters with limited time. Really?! Steve needs to take notes here, this is finally the inside info he's looking for. |
| 8:15
| You can't miss the show for the last 12 years and then start complaining right away. She loves the Drew Peterson stuff and everything else but her commute is only a half hour a day and she needs to hear as much Steve and Buzz as possible. |
| 8:16
| Her final question is if Buzz ever complains when Steve interrupts him during the news. Buzz gets asked this question all the time. And he says yes right? |
| 8:17
| Buzz doesn't mind, the interruptions are part of the interaction. They used to annoy this woman but eventually she came around. Steve just thought it was funny that she missed 12 years. 12 years! |
| 8:23
| When you listen to Thayer and Joniak calling a Bears game you aren't subjected to Tony Kornheiser. He's 4 feet tall criticizing the Bears and Kyle Orton. |
| 8:24
| Steve couldn't believe his AM radio wasn't working. The entire storyline on ESPN last night was making fun of the Bears and talking about how great the Vikings Adrian Peterson was. |
| 8:25
| Adrian Peterson seems to have had a rough life and he seems like a nice kid but there are probably a lot of guys on the Bears who also had rough lives. |
| 8:26 | Live read: Allen Brothers |
| 8:27
| Headlines with Buzz |
| 8:28
| Hundreds of Turkish troops have invaded Iraq. They went in overnight to fight Kurdish rebels. |
| 8:29
| And what's the point of all this? The Turks don't like the Kurds, they come into their country so it's a border skirmish. |
| 8:30
| Dan Tani and Peggy Whitson are performing a spacewalk, trying to figure out what's wrong with the rotating solar panels. It's mind-bending to Buzz that they can do something like that. It's like if you're on a flight to Hawaii and someone has to go out on the wing to fix the engine. |
| 8:31
| Authorities are investigating how and why a Chicago grade school principal died during a root canal procedure. Steve still thinks there's some sort of connection between dental work and heart attacks. |
| 8:32
| Whenever you have dental work they talk about an increased risk of heart attack. |
| 8:33
| David Radler, the Sun-Times former publisher who looted the company of millions of dollars, could only serve a few months in prison if he's transferred to his home country of Canada. |
| 8:34
| Researchers have found that the levels of bacteria in plaque beneath the gum line may increase risk of heart attacks. Steve's also a dentist, did Buzz know that? |
| 8:35
| If Buzz would just read the Journal of Periodontology he'd know this. |
| 8:36
| Caller Noreen's husband was the victim of heart problems and he had gingivitis. He's been telling his dentist and his doctor for years that there was a connection but they never listened. |
| 8:37
| Caller Cindy reminds Steve that Jimmy Smits character on NYPD Blue died after getting a dental procedure. See, there's a connection between teeth plaque and heart plaque! |
| 8:38
| Buzz feels that connection is the craziest of all. The heart is just a trash bin for the mouth. |
| 8:39
| A Florida 5th grader brought a knife to school to cut up leftover steak for lunch. She was spotted, the police were called and she was arrested. |
| 8:40
| Can Steve read some more stuff about this plaque thing? According to Vincent J. Iacono, DMD and president of the American Academy of Periodontology, a patient's bloodstream can carry bacteria from the mouth to the heart. |
| 8:41
| So it's not the same plaque but it's the same bacteria. Steve just wanted to get that out there because everyone said he was an idiot. Buzz didn't say he was an idiot, he just said he was insane. |
| 8:42
| The city of Amsterdam announced plans to clean-up their red light district. Steve and Buzz have to get over there! They want to fight human trafficking trade and replace prostitute windows with upmarket boutiques. They also want to raise the prostitution age from 18 to 21. That's fine with Steve. Prostitutes have plied their wares for centuries to sailors and traders but now they're a huge tourist draw. Of course that's why Steve and Buzz were there, first in the Navy and then as spice traders. |
| 8:43
| A judge denied Drew Peterson's request to have items returned to him that were seized by police. If you don't know by now, Drew is a suspect in the disappearance of his wife. Have you seen her? |
| 8:44
| That might be Drew's next parody song, Have You Seen Her by the Chi-Lites. He probably won't even have to change any of the lyrics. |
| 8:45
| O'Hare will begin employing screeners trained in the psychology of observation, looking for travelers acting more nervous than normal. Steve isn't nervous at the airport but he's crazy at the airport. He's going to get stopped all the time! |
| 8:46
| A new study is tying a lack of sunlight to lung cancer. So that's another reason for Steve to go tanning. |
| 8:47
| Steve likes tanning but the last time wasn't a great experience. First of all there were only dudes working there, not cute girls. They were nice guys and they helped Steve figure out the situation with his tanning minutes. |
| 8:48
| He bought a package last year that gave him free time but the free time expired. So he had to buy a new package and was assured the minutes wouldn't expire. Steve thought he'd get a convenient card to put in his wallet but it was a giant piece of paper that he had to cut down to fit in his wallet. |
| 8:49
| Then he had to pick a lotion which both guys knew all about about. Steve went with the Monkey Love which Buzz ended up taking home. He thought Piper would get a kick out of it, it's called Monkey Love! Instead he was met with questions, like why did he have a bronzer? |
| 8:50
| Caller Melissa is a card-carrying member of the Insane Coho Lips. She remembers Steve talking about the tanning last Friday and that he also had a Blockbuster story to recount. Did she miss it or did he not tell it? |
| 8:51
| Steve didn't tell that story but he had a bad experience in that entire shopping center last week. |
| 8:52
| Melissa won the bonus prize but she'll have to wait out the extended music before she finds out what she won. Steve needs to get this cut down. |
| 8:53
| Steve's not that mad about the Blockbuster experience any more. He'll tell it after the break though. |
| 8:58
| So last week Steve went tanning then went to Dominick's to get one of those pre-cooked turkeys. Steve was mad because no one asked him for his Fresh Values card. |
| 8:59
| Steve never has the card but they normally ask him for his phone number. In the past Steve didn't know which phone number was tied to the card but now he had it changed and he's all ready. |
| 9:00
| Maybe she knew there was no Fresh Values savings for the turkey breast and the corn muffins. Buzz no longer feels the need to cook a turkey breast every week, he's switched to a deli turkey. Steve's not getting involved in switching up Buzz's habits. |
| 9:01
| After Dominick's Steve went to Blockbuster with his turkey and his muffins. He was looking for I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry and Superbad on Blu-Ray. |
| 9:02
| Steve knew Superbad was on Blu-Ray but he wasn't sure about Chuck and Larry so he wanted to find out. This Blockbuster has two employees, an Asian kid and a guy who looks like the Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons. Worst! Video store! Ever! |
| 9:03
| So Steve's in line and this guy steps in front of him. He says "excuse me" deferring to Steve who's a male presence. Steve let the guy go because he thought he was just going to rent one movie and be done. |
| 9:04
| Turns out the guy had 20 questions, it was as if he'd never heard of video rental or DVDs in general. The Asian kid couldn't stop answering questions and the Comic Book Guy was doing something else that seemed unrelated to videos. |
| 9:05
| Steve finally gets up to the counter and they don't have Blu-Ray discs. The Willowbrook store does and he offered to call over there. How can a Blockbuster not have Blu-Ray or HD DVD and expect to stay in business? |
| 9:06
| Then as Steve is leaving the detector starts beeping. All he could think was if someone came at him, after he'd been there for a half hour and got nothing, he'd hit them with the turkey breast. |
| 9:07
| Pat Boyle is on the phone and he's good, all things considered. Is he talking about the Bears game or did he get a bad diagnosis? |
| 9:08
| It's the Bears game, it was a late night last night but at least it's all over. Steve still has tickets left for the last two home games. |
| 9:09
| Comcast will be doing Post Game Live from the game this Sunday. This is the time when people start dumping their tickets. You'll probably get a lot of Packers fans and people not used to drinking that much. |
| 9:10
| Live read: Jacob Ruth |
| 9:11
| Steve has received a bunch of emails from people who went to Jacob Ruth's website and used Steve's name of the 10% discount. |
| 9:12
| Well, what is there to say about the Bears? Nothing. Kyle was adequate, we didn't lose the game because of him. Some people are saying we did though. That interception at the end made it look like he lost the game. |
| 9:13
| Pat doesn't see what can be done behind the offensive line. Maybe Olin Kreutz needs to break Fred Miller's jaw again. Or at least they showed take an O-line outing to the FBI shooting range. |
| 9:14
| Steve can't talk about the Bears any more. He stayed up until 11 watching the game and then woke up at 4 this morning. Then he has to go to the game on Sunday and pretend like he cares. Does Steve want to do the post-game? |
| 9:15
| Steve didn't watch Post-Game Live but he heard Jiggs got riled up. He and Pat had words over something. Jiggs gave the defense an A and Pat disagreed. |
| 9:16
| That Monday Night Football broadcast team seemed to have a script last night. Last night the story was that the Bears were like a Greek tragedy and that the Vikings Adrian Peterson had a hard life. |
| 9:17
| Pat has a nice montage of the broadcast team from last night ripping on the Bears. Steve would like to see those guys in a room alone with the Bears. Jaws could probably hold his own for a while but Tirico and Kornheiser would be getting swirlies. |
| 9:18
| Mike Tirico couldn't be more vanilla so it's shocking to hear some of that stuff come from him. Not that it isn't deserved though but it seems inappropriate to say some of that stuff. |
| 9:19
| It doesn't seem like they'd say that about any other team but maybe it just seems bad because it's our team. If they were saying that about the Vikings Steve would probably love it. |
| 9:20
| It seems like Ron Turner's offensive game plan is like that dream you have where you keep running and get nowhere. And he's smug too probably becuase his brother is the one who got the bad acne in the family. |
| 9:21
| Hopefully whatever connection he has to the team isn't enough to let him keep his job. |
| 9:22
| Steve can't talk about the Bears any more. How about basketball then? The Lakers are coming in tonight to play the Bulls at the UC. Expect some "Kobe!" chants in the stands. |
| 9:23
| That's about it in Chicago sports, pretty depressing isn't it? That just means good times are right around the corner. |
| 9:30
| Make the Bears stuff stop! Steve does agree with Dan Jiggetts, you have to give the Bears defense credit, with the exception of that 70+ yard run. |
| 9:31
| No more Bears stuff though, OK Pete?! Steve begged to make it stop and then Pete subjects him to another two minute tape. |
| 9:32
| Debra LaFave, looking really good right now, appeared in court today and is charged with violating her probation. |
| 9:33
| LaFave struck up a friendship with a 17-year old female co-worker at the restaurant where she was waiting tables. During the course of their friendship they discussed sex and relationships. |
| 9:34
| Buzz is outraged by the story. As part of her probation she is not allowed to have contact with minors without permission. |
| 9:35
| LaFave was under house arrest and on probation for having sex with a 14-year old student. It doesn't seem like it gets any better than that. You're in the backseat of a car, having sex with your hot-as-hell teacher, on your way to Busch Gardens for the day. |
| 9:36
| People say it doesn't get any better than that about a lot of stuff but in that situation you could really say it doesn't get any better. When you're 14 years old you're only goal is to have sex with anyone you can. |
| 9:37
| LaFave's parole officer is asking for the stiffest penalty, 15 years in prison. How can Steve and Buzz help her? |
| 9:38
| They'll have to get down to Florida for her hearing. Even if they don't make it in time they could still take her out to a nice dinner. |
| 9:39
| Probation records show LaFave worked at a Tampa-area restaurant until last month. Now she works a receptionist at her mother's barbershop. Who needs a haircut? Steve does! |
| 9:40
| It seems wrong that the probation officer is asking for 15 years. He or she must just have it in for LaFave. |
| 9:41
| Isn't the job of the probation officer to rehabilitate someone, not send them to prison for 15 years? |
| 9:42
| Debra LaFave is just hot. Buzz found Mary Kay Letourneau hot in a weird way but LaFave is just universally hot. It's almost overkill on a 14-year old. |
| 9:50
| Matt Lauer with the fake moral outrage over Debra LaFave. By brazen does he mean hot? He had to be thinking the whole time how he'd get her across the street to TGI Friday's |
| 9:51
| OK two things. First off, Buzz did a story about the new screeners at O'Hare. Behavior detection officers will work in pairs to look for passengers exhibiting behavior beyond the normal stresses that some travelers endure. |
| 9:52
| You know they're not going to be stopping the people they should be stopping. They should be stopping Arabs because Arabs are the ones doing it. Just don't stop Steve! |
| 9:53
| Earlier today we learned that our own Ed Silha went to the hospital. We had no web poll posted for today because he couldn't upload it. |
| 9:54
| Steve calls back to Ed's hospital room. The drugs seem to have worn out but earlier he sounded stoned. Ed can't wait to hear that tape. |
| 9:55
| Steve was trying to help Ed work his nurse who didn't know who he was. They doctors decided that Ed had gallstones. Did they consult Ed before reaching that decision? |
| 9:56
| Ed had a scan done earlier this morning. Does he know that his weiner shows up on that scan? Hopefully he did some pre-scan fluffing. |
| 9:57
| Gallstones are caused by high cholesterol. Has Adam been sending Ed croissants and butter, is he trying to do him in? Adam and Ed are both computer guys but they don't do the same thing for the most part. Still there's some crossover and a lot of competition. |
| 9:58
| Adam is very bossy, he wants to take charge of anything. Sometimes he comes into the studio and demands that Steve leaves so he can take over. |
| 9:59
| Ed's never been sick in all the time Steve has known him. Adam must be doing it to him. He's very bossy that Adam. He just comes down to the studio and yells at Steve. Too much Drew Peterson he says. |
