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| 5:33
| The city is spring to live Buzz. Thank goodness! This theme is one of Steve's favorites actually. |
| 5:34
| Steve imagines this theme is playing while Buzz gets ready in the morning. He's holding up outfits, twirling around, marveling at how his pants make his ass look great. And his family is standing there watching him. |
| 5:35
| It's not like that at Steve's house, the dog had to pee this morning that was about it. For some reason the little dog gets up and drinks about a gallon of water from the toilet. |
| 5:36
| Steve has to let the dog out and then it's conflicted. On the one hand it's a dog so it wants to be your companion. On the other hand it's very early in the morning. The dog sat at the bottom step but Steve told her she could go back upstairs. She was available if he needed her though. |
| 5:37
| Buzz knows that guy from the Larkin & Moran Brothers died right? He did not know that actually, where do you find something like that out? Steve heard from Mary, she's their biggest fan. |
| 5:38
| Mike was the quiet guy, the bass player. Usually the louder Larkin & Moran Brothers are the ones that get noticed. He was out walking his dog, the dog ran out into traffic and he got hit by a car. Then the car sped off. |
| 5:39
| Steve's going to that wake today which is why he's wearing pants. He didn't think it was appropriate to show up in cargo shorts. Although the cargo shorts hauled cargo at the Sox game yesterday. |
| 5:40
| There was a 90 minute rain delay and Steve put 2 napkins in his pocket so he could wipe down his and Janet's seats. They didn't need them though because the guy in charge of the section saved him a towel. |
| 5:41
| So Steve had to take those out of his pocket although for a minute he thought he should keep them and put them on the prize wheel. Steve also thought about bringing two bottles of water in his cargo shorts to the game. This is what he thinks about over the weekend. Will the water bottles weigh his shorts down? |
| 5:42
| How about Buzz, how did his weekend go? He had that gig at the motorcycle festival that went well. There was some bad news from Bumblebee Bob. He was supposed to play Blues Fest but he was in the hospital. He's 80 years old but he had to be restrained because he wanted to leave. |
| 5:43
| Buzz learned about this as he was getting out of his car at his gig. Some guy walked up and handed him Bob's info and told him the story. Was he one of those guys acting like a girl? Did he set up a shrine for Bumblebee? |
| 5:44
| Buzz won't be visiting Bumblebee Bob because the hospital is on the Southside. Steve's going down that way for the wake, he can stop by the hospital as part of his mission of mercy. |
| 5:45
| Then yesterday Buzz looked at the newspaper, disappointed in what was playing in theaters. The only thing he really wants to see is Kung-Fu Panda. And of course he has to see that with Piper because it would be weird to go on his own. |
| 5:46
| He did see that a horror-comedy called Stuck was playing at the Music Box. It's directed by Stuart Gordon, who's a Chicagoan. It's also getting very good reviews. Steve feels that the Music Box has a great scam going. Everything that plays at that theater is obscure so they get good reviews. |
| 5:47
| The Music Box had no air conditioning yesterday so Buzz left. The guy at the theater said some people don't mind. Steve's going to recommend You Don't Mess with the Zohan to Buzz. |
| 5:48
| Steve almost walked out several times in the first 10 minutes. He doesn't like comedies where supernatural things are happening. Zohan has man abilities, like he can kick you with both feet at the same time, or do a push-up without using his hands. Steve prefers his comedies to be a little closer to reality. |
| 5:49
| Sure the guy in Cable Guy is crazy, but it's possible that you could run into someone like him. Even the end, when he climbs up on the satellite dish, is conceivable. But Zohan was still funny. |
| 5:50
| It was written by Adam Sandler, who's funny, Judd Apatow, who's putting out a movie every few weeks, and Robert Smigel who does the cartoons on SNL. |
| 5:51
| Steve did not catch the debut of Swingtown because he's not interested in watching it. He knows it's written by some guy who went to New Trier but it just seems like the CBS version of Desperate Housewives. |
| 5:52
| On paper the show sounds great, like the guy who brings a flight attendant home for a threeway with his wife. But Steve's going to need that on HBO. Plus CBS isn't waiting until the fall to air it, they're just doing it over the summer. |
| 5:53
| Must-see-TV for Steve last night was When We Left the Earth about America in space. Steve was very into the space missions as a kid, he used to get up very early in the morning to watch the launches. |
| 5:54
| The jet propulsion lab was in Altadena where Steve grew up. Almost every kid Steve knew had a dad who worked there. It was a really good special and Steve got a little weepy. The only bad thing was that Gary Sinise is the narrator. |
| 5:55
| Steve's getting a little sick of that guy. He's pretty sure it was because Gary was shoved down his throat by a former producer. Every time Gary came to town with that Lt. Dan Band he got booked on the show. |
| 5:56
| Plus Steve lost a lot of respect for him because of that CSI: NY. That's just a bad show, Gary should have done whatever he could to get out of his contract. Steve's also sick of always hearing about how great those Steppenwolf actors are. He can't listen to that if they're all going to whore themselves out on shows like CSI. |
| 6:01
| That's from Swingtown. It's so Buzz Kilman to tape a show, ask Steve about it but not actually watch it. He just wants Steve to do the dirty work and watch it so he can tell him if it's any good. |
| 6:02
| Steve's going to say it sucks but we can ask Pete. It seems like a show he'd watch with his pants around his ankles. Pete liked it but he likes any show that references Chicago, like My Boys. TBS wants to get the guys from that show in the studio. |
| 6:03
| Is there any way Pete could turn his TV down a little bit? The top story is the weather, even though it happened over the weekend. That should be the top story on the History Channel. It already happened, the tree is through the person's house and their power is out so they can't actually see the top story. |
| 6:04
| Buzz got a frantic call from during rush hour on Saturday. Rush hour? There's no rush hour on a Saturday, what planet does Buzz live on? Rush hour is during the week in the morning and in the afternoon. Buzz was just caught in traffic, it's not rush hour. |
| 6:05
| There were a lot of people coming into the city and a lot of people leaving. That's just idiots going to Blues Fest. Steve also gets the feeling that any car in front of Buzz is considered heavy traffic. Buzz got a call hat said "Hurry home, there are tornadoes" Buzz loves tornadoes so he was torn between coming home or going toward the tornado. |
| 6:06
| When Steve goes to the movies in Rosemont he can see the people getting on the Kennedy from 90 and 294 and he can see what Buzz is saying. Saturday is the day Buzz would prefer to stay off the road. Ironically it's the one day that he usually has to be on the road, for gigs or to take kid out. And he's often given the car on weekends to drunk drive. |
| 6:07
| Usually the tornadoes are in Oklahoma but this was more of a local angle. Steve was watching something on cable when the National Weather Service cut in with their warning. When Comcast cuts in like that everything shuts down. All you have is a black screen with a computerized voice. It really scares the wife. |
| 6:08
| Caller Joe is a truck driver and he agrees with Buzz. Anything east of Elgin is heavy traffic. Steve agrees with Buzz that there's heavy traffic but it's not called rush hour. Let's not add a rush hour to Saturday. Does Buzz want to work Saturdays? |
| 6:09
| Let's say that rush hour is weekdays 6-9 in the morning and 3-6 in the afternoon. Joe sees the worst kind of drivers on Saturdays. The only thing Steve likes about these rising gas prices is that it's going to cut down on those lower echelon drivers who shouldn't be on the road in the first place. |
| 6:10
| Joe is seeing a reduction in bad drivers out there though. Steve would like to see us adopt that German law where if your car is broken and you don't fix it in 30 days it's taken away. It would definitely cut out some of the riff-raff. Joe would like to see Illinois require state safety inspections like other states. Steve doesn't want to have to wait in line but Joe gets around more so he probably knows. Joe gets around more than his ex-girlfriend. |
| 6:11
| Does Joe have his ex's number handy? Joe wouldn't want to give that to anyone. He made a mistake and learned the hard way. Buzz has turned his mic off and backed away from this conversation. |
| 6:12
| Steve wasn't trying to be mean about the rush hour thing though. It's just one of the things that Buzz says that actually makes Steve chuckle when he thinks about it later today. Buzz just shut his mic off which will also give Steve a chuckle later. |
| 6:13
| Drive safely today Joe! Actually he's off today so live safely then. He's off to a bad start already because he's laid up with the gout. That's bad if you're a truck driver. |
| 6:14
| Alright we now go live to Brendan Greeley at 26th and California. It threw Steve off on Friday to have Brendan back at the studio. Maybe he should just stay out there, isn't there some paperwork he can do or something? |
| 6:15
| The most troubling this about Brendan being out at the court house is when we leave the leftover Taco Bell for him on the counter, with a note. We might want to go fridge with that. |
| 6:16
| Buzz doesn't think you can ever get back the freshness once you put it in the fridge but you can. All you do is stick if in the microwave for 30 seconds and you're good to go. 30 seconds is just long enough to cook the meat and melt the cheese without messing up the lettuce. |
| 6:17
| Steve has an invention that would even better reheat the Taco Bell. He's trying to sell it to Taco Bell but no one is taking his calls. |
| 6:18
| R. Kelly will be back in court today and Brendan's very excited. He's probably up already right? Do you think one of his bodyguards carries him out to the tour bus in his pajamas? |
| 6:19
| Brendan went looking for R. Kelly's tour bus last week, we were told it was in nearby Douglas Park. He didn't find it but an listener sent Steve an email over the weekend, she went to Douglas Park and found the tour bus and took a picture next to it. |
| 6:20
| When R. Kelly went on tour in Europe he took the Queen Elizabeth 2 because he has a fear of flying. He probably put the peein' in European. |
| 6:21
| In this day and age you shouldn't have a fear of flying, that's just a sign of a weak mind. How many flights are there everyday? |
| 6:29
| Alright it's Blue Monday and we've got Tony Joe White coming in at some point. Probably not too early since he's a musician. He was at Blues Fest yesterday afternoon. |
| 6:30
| Tony wants Steve and Buzz to jam with him. Steve was practicing the song all weekend and there are still a few parts he hasn't figured out. Of course Buzz will just ask what key it's in and then grab the right harmonica. |
| 6:31
| Steve gifted Buzz Tony's entire album but he got nary a thank you. Buzz actually didn't even listen to it until last night. So the thank you is in Steve's inbox? |
| 6:32
| Alright let's go back to Brendan. Steve got an email from him on Friday with a story that's connected to this trial. Lisa Van Allen, from the threeway video, has two associates from Kansas City named Keith and Chuck. |
| 6:33
| Keith flew into Chicago with the threeway tape and viewed it in a hotel room with Lisa and R's people. Keith and Chuck were going to have a press conference on Thursday but they couldn't get it together. |
| 6:34
| They rescheduled without a location and as Buzz knows location is key for a press conference. On Friday they said they were on the run from Chicago police and were going to have the press conference in Joliet. |
| 6:35
| Then the reporter covering the trial for MTV got a call from Keith and Chuck, they wanted to meet her at the Rock & Roll McDonald's. When she got there only Chuck was there. Chuck soon bolted across the street to Portillo's and then to the Hard Rock where he disappeared. |
| 6:36
| Brendan got that from the MTV reporter and the woman covering the trial for the Tribune. Both the Trib and the Sun-Times have some great coverage of this trial. Steve only gravitates towards the Trib because they have a better interface with the iPhone. |
| 6:37
| Steve heard there's a new iPhone coming out and he wants one. Steve Jobs is supposed to make a speech today and Steve gets the feeling they won't be available until after the speech. Steve is coordinating with Stephanie to make sure he gets one. |
| 6:38
| When the iPhone came out Steve ended up with three of them. He had several people working on his behalf to get one and they all came through at the same time. |
| 6:39
| Apple is unveiling a new iPhone today, will it be thinner and cheaper? Will it have video conferencing and GPS? There's nothing in the article about when the iPhone will be in stores though. |
| 6:40
| Steve has read that they will be available today and he's seen photos of palates of new iPhones. They're supposedly in short supply but that's what Apple does. Apple scams you all the time but they hook you with their products. This new iPhone will be better than the last one but if you have the first one you can't just download a firmware update. |
| 6:41
| Alright time for the web poll. 70% of the people said yes to the question "Have you ever experienced a buzzkill moment in the sack?" Steve can't remember what that was all about though. |
| 6:42
| Today's web poll question is "Who should be in their respective Hall of Fame?" The options are Otis Anderson, Chris Mullin, Ron Santo, None and All. Who is Otis Anderson? |
| 6:43
| This is from ESPN the Magazine. Kerry Wood doesn't understand why Ron Santo isn't in the Hall of Fame. |
| 6:44
| The biggest problem with the the Baseball Hall of Fame is that the sports writers vote on the players. Ron Santo has been denied 18 times and every time that happens Wood and other Cubs look at his stats. |
| 6:45
| Most of those sports writers weren't even around when Santo was playing. And the Veterans Committee is all sports writers which is Santo's only chance now. |
| 6:46
| What we need to stop doing is showing Ron Santo getting the rejection call from the Hall of Fame. The media probably prefers that he doesn't get in because it's a better story. |
| 6:47
| Edgerrin James wants Otis Anderson in the Football Hall of Fame and Diana Taurasi wants Chris Mullin in the NBA Hall of Fame. That's probably not enough to get the job done. |
| 6:48
| If someone knows about the baseball Hall of Fame voting they should call in. Steve's pretty sure he's right about the process but maybe the Veterans Committee is writers and Hall of Fame players. The problem with Hall of Fame players is they don't necessarily want to let new guys in. |
| 6:49
| Steve is getting a lot of calls from people who want to talk about Ron Santo's stats but he's not interested in that. At some point they need to just let Ron Santo in though, he keeps losing limbs like that black knight in Monty Python. |
| 6:50
| Steve's pretty sure he's right about the voting for Cooperstown though. He can understand why egomaniacal athletes wouldn't want to let more players into the hall of fame because it lessons their accomplishment. Steve would be the same way. |
| 6:51
| Caller Roy remembers how Steve sent Ron Santo an alarm clock because he was having problems waking up. That's not what happened, Steve sent him a portable phone the first time he got rejected on TV. |
| 6:52
| Ron had an old cordless phone that still had the retractable antenna so Steve had to send him a new one. So now when you see Ron on TV getting the call he's using the phone Steve sent him. |
| 6:53
| At this point, on humanitarian grounds, Ron Santo should be in the hall of fame. You can take him out once he dies, he won't even know. |
| 7:00
| The Baseball Writers Association of America votes players into Cooperstown, starting 5 years after they retire. Do you really want Jay Mariotti deciding who gets into the Hall of Fame? On the other hand you have guys like Rick Telander and Paul Sullivan so it probably balances out. |
| 7:01
| After 15 years a player is thrown over to the Veterans Committee which is all living Hall of Famers. |
| 7:02
| Steve has been nominated to the Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame but it doesn't actually exist. There's no building so that lessens the urgency of any speech Steve would have to write if he gets in. |
| 7:03
| The museum was safely ensconced at the Cultural Center but for some reason they wanted to leave. Now they have half of a building and all the contents in Bruce DuMont's trunk. |
| 7:04
| Ron Santo's had a lot of bad stuff happen to him but he's managed to maintain a pretty positive attitude. On that alone he should get in, plus he's got the stats of a Hall of Famer. |
| 7:05
| It seems like a lot of people outside of Chicago hate the Cubs so that could have something to do with him not getting in. Plus Ron did a lot of hopping and skipping on the field that some people didn't like. |
| 7:06
| Ron can't do that any more because he's got the prosthetic legs. Although some of those new prosthetic legs allow you to hop and skip. |
| 7:07
| News with Buzz |
| 7:08
| As promised, Hillary Clinton suspended her historical campaign for president on Saturday. She went farther than any woman for the presidential nomination. |
| 7:09
| Tornadoes and thunderstorms hit an already storm-weary Midwest over the weekend. CBS is reporting at least 7 people dead. Indiana's governor MItch Daniels has declared his state a disaster area. "Hi Mitch Daniels, Omega house, damn glad to meet ya!" |
| 7:10
| Vets have given Big Brown a thorough exam and he appears to be healthy. The colt finished in dead last at the Belmont Stakes on Saturday. No one really knows why he finished last though. |
| 7:11
| Steve has a few ideas why. First of all they took Big Brown off steroids. It's not illegal for a horse to be on steroids but everyone was whining about it. |
| 7:12
| Also that jockey took the worst line in the race. No one brings that up because for 2 hours before the race they had a TV profile about the jockey and how his son is dying or going blind. |
| 7:13
| For those of us who are only casual horse racing viewers it appears that it was the fault of the jockey. At some point the jockey did give up because he knew there was something wrong with the horse. |
| 7:14
| Caller Richard only bets on the Triple Crown races and he won $7,600 on Saturday. He bet the field, $200 on each horse and the longshot came in. It was a gamble but it paid off. |
| 7:15
| That's a completely flawed strategy for gambling. You can't bet $200 on each horse! Richard did and he got lucky. Steve's not giving him a spin because he's been lucky enough lately. |
| 7:23
| With all due respect to that last caller, his gambling strategy is very flawed. It works all the time, as long as the longshot finishes first. |
| 7:24
| Steve did not wager on Saturday. He would only bet on the horse to win, he doesn't like any of that trifecta or box stuff. |
| 7:25
| Live read: Fresh Diet |
| 7:26
| As Buzz knows, Brendan has been reporting live from the R. Kelly trial for the last 5 weeks almost. He's doing such a great job that Steve is experimenting with him doing other reports from around town. |
| 7:27
| This is going to be like a TV pilot with Brendan. There isn't always going to be a celebrity trial like this though. Steve would consider Blago a celebrity trial, if that should ever happen. |
| 7:28
| So this is a report from Brendan about the weekend around town. |
| 7:30
| Did Brendan just call Chicago The Chi? And that's very majestic music for such bad cellphone reception. That was working for Steve though. |
| 7:31
| Buzz is wondering if we're done with the news? Steve can't remember where we left off. If he has more we can keep going though. |
| 7:32
| Good news from Cuba, where doctors are now allowed to perform sex change operations. |
| 7:33
| Nine people are dead in Japan after a man went on a stabbing rampage. He said he was tired of the world. If you're tired of the world, why not just stab yourself? |
| 7:34
| One man died and 2 more went to the hospital after being exposed to chemical fumes somehow released at the Blommer Chocolate factory. You really don't want to think of something like that going into your chocolate do you? |
| 7:35
| Chicago chef Grant Achatz won top chef honors at the James Beard Awards in New York yesterday. Buzz isn't sure how to say Grant's last name, or the name of his restaurant, Alinea. It's out of his restaurant area. Although Steve and Buzz are hanging with Charlie Trotter now. |
| 7:36
| In other gastronomical news, giraffe meat and milk can now be considered Kosher according to rabbinical law. |
| 7:37
| That just makes Bill Kurtis want to start up a giraffe ranch in Africa. That's where he can wear his leather vest. Did Buzz know that corn is the new tobacco? |
| 7:38
| How about some grass fed giraffe Buzz? Bill is guessing that the neck is the best part of the giraffe. It's probably the filet mignon of giraffe meat. |
| 7:39
| Caller Matt has all the pronunciations for the chefs and restaurants. Matt's going to need to be a little friendlier to get a spin of the wheel. Steve doesn't mind being wrong it just seems like Matt was rubbing his face in it. |
| 7:40
| In New York they want to make Brokeback Mountain into an opera. That is something to sing about. It's gonna be a gay Oklahoma which was gay enough. |
| 7:48
| What was just going on in the studio? As the break was ending Jordan the intern was standing there clutching money. Why does Jordan call him Buzz but calls Steve Mr. Dahl? |
| 7:49
| Buzz ran out of trail mix bars so he needed Jordan to go get some for him. He just happened to have an old wrapper that he gave her. |
| 7:50
| Buzz pulled Jordan out of the rotation though. Technically Caitlin, who just started today, should be the one going. Jordan's out there answering phones. |
| 7:51
| Jordan actually went through Buzz's garbage to find a wrapper. That's probably why her parents sent her to Syracuse. |
| 7:52
| Alright we've got Brendan on the phone. He also recorded a report which we can probably play later. They're timeless right? |
| 7:53
| Steve wanted to ask Brendan about something that happened on Friday. Apparently a musician/lawyer came into court and laid a CD on R. |
| 7:54
| That was actually 2 weeks ago and Matt Dahl found the CD online. So now Steve's doing old Matt Dahl bits? |
| 7:55
| If you're a lawyer/musician and you're doing something like this chances are you're more musician than lawyer. Steve's former attorney Swifty also thought of himself as a lawyer/musician. |
| 7:56
| He's now just a musician who does a little lawyering on the side. If you're lawyer is also a musician you should probably get a new lawyer. It's a good thing that Judge Gaughan guy wasn't there, the guy would have been arrested. |
| 7:57
| Does Brendan want to hear some of this guy's music? The guy's name is Mike Roman and the Tellstars. You can see how R would want this music. |
| 7:58
| The guitar has a very distinct sound, it's fake Santana. The intros to the songs are very long, making you think it's an instrumental. This isn't worth 30 days in jail though. |
| 7:59
| How about D-Day & Normandy? It has a very patriotic feel to it. You can just see the transport boats coming up to the beach, doors swinging open, Germans imbedded in the hills. It's like being there. Steve thought Saving Private Ryan was realistic but it's nothing like this. |
| 8:00
| Brendan does know that R is very patriotic so he might like this song. He famously sang the National Anthem before a Bernard Hopkins fight. Steve was at the Sox game yesterday and they had a couple of kids singing the National Anthem and God Bless America |
| 8:01
| Steve knew it was going to take a while because the girl singing was looking around and really getting off on the crowd. Then another kid sang God Bless America and Steve never knows if he should take his hat off or not. |
| 8:02
| And that kid took forever to sing that as well. It's just a bunch of hambone Broadway kids. |
| 8:03
| Caller Mick went to high school with Mike Roman back in the 70s. He used to wear green bellbottoms pleated with red. |
| 8:04
| How about a little more Mike Roman? Would Buzz like to hear Tsunami 911? |
| 8:05
| Alright it's time for the Eight O'Clock Taco Bell. It's Manager Monday and on the phone is Judy, manager of the Taco Bell at 75th and Lemont in Downers Grove. |
| 8:06
| Steve's been to that Taco Bell, it's very well-run. They're actually closed right now to construct an entirely new Taco Bell building. |
| 8:07
| It must be exciting to be getting an entirely new building. Although now they're missing out on the Why Pay More menu. |
| 8:08
| Someone might want to tell the new intern that when the door to the studio opens, shut the yapper. Dr. Patty's daughter is the new intern. Dr. Patty is also a bit of a yapper. We might need to have a yapper meeting after the show. |
| 8:09
| Live read: Townstone Financial |
| 8:10
| Steve just has to say that Buzz's Betty character from Friday's Townstone live read was off the charts. If there's some sort of award for radio drama Steve would not be surprised if Buzz was nominated. |
| 8:11
| Does Buzz want to hear Brendan's recorded report now? |
| 8:12
| Brendan really loves his hip-hop, it's all he listens to. A parade of hip-hop character witnesses would resonate with the jury but it probably wouldn't be good for R. |
| 8:20
| What was the meaning of that drop Pete? It has no meaning unless you want to know what cities T-Pain likes for strippers. He was one of the rappers mentioned in Brendan's report. |
| 8:21
| It's a good thing they have strip clubs, VIP rooms and Cristal because without all that there'd be no rapping. |
| 8:22
| What else is going on with Pete? He's actually getting ready for Tony Joe White and the big jam session. He was disappointed that Steve wasn't going to play his electric guitar. |
| 8:23
| Steve said on Friday that he might play the electric but Tony has that Fender sound and Steve only just got a Fender. He made a trade with Jason from The Nadas, Fender for iPhone. |
| 8:24
| So Tony's coming in in a little bit. He's a Delta blues guy and Steve loves the Delta blues. Tony is what Elvis probably wanted to be. He must have met Tony at some point and realized he wanted to be like Tony. |
| 8:25
| Alright it's Peanut Butter Jelly Time. Steve knows the volume ever changes on that song but on some days it seems really loud. |
| 8:26
| It was a big weekend in sports in Chicago, we've got the Cedric Benson arrest and the sweet mug shot. |
| 8:27
| We'll get to that later since Pat has an order. Steve has demanded that Pat start with the Cubs. He always does the Sox first and if Steve were a Cubs fan he'd get mad about that. That's only because Steve gets mad with the news stations for always leading with the Cubs. |
| 8:28
| The news stations should alternate the teams, at least until one team drops out of first place. Technically they should lead with the team that has the largest lead in their division. |
| 8:29
| The Cubs had a great win last night but on Saturday Carlos Zambrano went nuts on the water cooler in the dugout. Just so everyone knows he was only mad at himself, not anyone else on the team. |
| 8:30
| Former Cub Todd Hollandsworth was on Sportsnite last night. He was asked if Zambrano's outbursts should be a concern to teammates and he said no. You want to see your teammates like that. |
| 8:31
| The Cubs are back home this week but they have today off. The Sox are playing a make-up game against the Twins today, they're going for a perfect 7-0 home stand. |
| 8:32
| All of the sudden the Sox are finally hitting, a week after Ozzie's rant in Tampa Bay. Pat doesn't know for sure if it was Ozzie's ran or just a coincidence. |
| 8:33
| Steve thinks Ozzie's a genius. He took all the attention off the guys who weren't hitting and made it about him. |
| 8:34
| Joe Crede was asked that same question and he thinks Ozzie had something to do with it. And Greg Walker was the hitting coach in 2005. Last year the pitching was horrible and this year it's much better and Don Cooper has been the pitching coach through all of that. |
| 8:35
| So Cedric Benson was arrested over the weekend on a DWI. His time as a Bear could be coming to an end. Pat doubts he'll be here when they go to Bourbonnais. |
| 8:36
| Steve doesn't understand why they have to get rid of Benson. Because of two DUIs? Actually it's a BUI and a DWI. The horsing while intoxicated is on the way. |
| 8:37
| When you look at some of the other stuff players in the NFL are doing this isn't that big of a deal. The difference between Cedric and Pacman Jones is that Pacman is a better player. |
| 8:38
| You have to feel a little better if you're Matt Forte with this Cedric Benson situation. Ron Turner was asked if he would feel comfortable going into camp with Adrian Peterson, Garrett Wolfe and Matt Forte. Steve's guessing he said yes. |
| 8:39
| Pat thinks the Bears need to go out and get someone else. He's very negative today. Pat likes Forte but he's a rookie and he's seen Adrian Peterson play, we have the wrong one. |
| 8:40
| Steve thought it was smart that the Bears brought in that Brandon Lloyd guy, he played for Turner at U of I. That should be a good replacement for Moose. Pat doesn't think the Berrian departure is really going to hurt the Bears too much. |
| 8:41
| The Bulls are close to hiring a new head coach but it won't be Doug Collins. Remember when Doug said that he talked to his son Chris and he said it was OK to take the job? |
| 8:42
| Pat told Steve that we didn't want Collins as the coach. It does seem weird, you don't want to hire a guy who needs approval from his son. |
| 8:43
| Comcast has the Sox game on today. Matt's been playing Steve about this game. He's going and taking a date. |
| 8:44
| Matt kept saying that he was going to ask this girl but then she couldn't go. But then Steve got the call and now she can go. |
| 8:45
| That means no podcast for Matt today. He doesn't get mad when he can't make it, only when Brendan can't make it. |
| 8:46
| It's a 1:05 game but Matt needs to get there early for all the pre-game stuff like the buffet. Does Pat always have to bring up the buffet? It's out there already. |
| 8:47
| Steve spent 2 hours in that buffet room because of the rain delay. He did go in with a game plan that involved 2 slices of turkey and a salad. |
| 8:48
| Next thing he knows he's having fried chicken and vanilla mousse. You can't say no to a buffet. Steve had the turkey and a salad with a balsamic vinaigrette. So it's sort of healthy but unfortunately that's next to the omelet station. |
| 8:49
| Next thing Steve knows he's waiting in line for an omelet, talking to a fella he actually met on a flight to London with Pat Dahl. While Steve was waiting for the omelet he kept putting strawberries on his plate because the omelet was taking too long. |
| 8:50
| Steve went with mushrooms and onions in the omelet but the guy put cheese in there anyway. Then he got some fried chicken and some vanilla mousse. It was like whip cream on crack. Steve did not eat anything at his seat other than a few peanuts. |
| 8:51
| It could have been worse though. The omelet really threw Steve off though. But he saw Mr. Skin get one and he thought "Why not me?" Steve is certainly as deserving-if not more deserving-of an omelet than Mr. Skin. He got an egg white which Steve thought he should have got. |
| 8:52
| Steve will have to watch the game on Comcast but he also has a funeral to go to. Mike from the Larkin & Moran Brothers died on Friday night. It was a hit and run but the driver did end up turning himself in. |
| 8:53
| Matt Dahl is on the phone and he has some good and bad news. The bad news is that Matt's date cancelled on him last night but the good news is that he has an extra ticket for today. Matt has an extra ticket? |
| 8:54
| Matt can get the ticket and the parking pass to him by 10:30 this morning. The girl still has a boyfriend so that could be why she cancelled on him. |
| 8:55
| Matt couldn't imagine anyone he'd rather go to the game with other than Steve. No matter what Steve says, Matt should not let him go back to the buffet a second time. |
| 8:56
| During the game Steve will try to get Matt to disregard his previous request and Matt always does. They'll try again today though. Maybe Matt should throw himself in front of the buffet line. |
| 9:03
| That was Ron Santo from Saturday's game, he missed the Soriano home run even though he was in the booth. Why did he miss it? Steve knows Pete's busy setting up for Tony Joe White but does he know what happened? |
| 9:04
| Ron takes bathroom breaks during the game and it takes him a little longer to get back because of the legs. You'd think Pat would jot down a note about what happened. |
| 9:05
| Alright Tony Joe White is here. He's got the greatest voice ever. Tony was at Blues Fest yesterday and he did get his gig in. All the bad weather went around them. |
| 9:06
| Does Tony still want Steve and Buzz to jam on Rebellion? Tony wasn't sure what song it was but Steve was told Rebellion. Tony hasn't played that one in a while so Steve and Buzz will have to take over. That won't let anywhere good. |
| 9:07
| Does Tony want to jam first and then do the other songs by himself? |
| 9:08
| Tony's new album Deep Cuts was produced by his son Jody. Tony calls it Technoswamp. Jody produced it on his computer. |
| 9:09
| It sounds really good, Steve likes hearing Soul Francisco on there. Tony's not traveling with his son today though. |
| 9:10
| Tony Joe White performs Way Down South. |
| 9:13
| Steve remembers when Soul Francisco first came out when he was growing up in LA. When that song came out Tony was living in Texas. He got a call from a DJ in Paris who wanted to interview him but he didn't even know the song was out. |
| 9:14
| Can Tony do just a little Polk Salad Annie? Just a touch because we have other stuff to do. |
| 9:15
| When Tony wrote that song did he think it was special, did it jump out at him, or did he think it was just another song? That song jumped out at Tony because it was when he first started writing. |
| 9:16
| Tony wanted to write about something he knew and Ode to Billy Joe had just come out. Tony knew about polk and he knew about rainy nights. |
| 9:17
| Tony must have known he had something when he came up with that sweet guitar lick. |
| 9:18
| Tony had the Polk Salad Annie riff with him for about 6 weeks. And then he took it out camping? Get in the tent! |
| 9:26
| Alright it's Blue Monday and Tony Joe White is here. Tony is probably the coolest guy Steve and Buzz know and they only know him casually. |
| 9:27
| That's about the coolest thing anyone has ever said to Tony. It's Steve's theory that Elvis wanted to be like Tony but he fell a little short. |
| 9:28
| When Tony was growing up in Louisiana everyone was dressing like Elvis but listening to the blues. Then Elvis recorded Polk Salad Annie. He actually flew Tony and his wife out to Vegas when he was doing a show. |
| 9:29
| Does Tony want to do one more song before Steve and Buzz take him down the rabbit hole? It won't be that bad actually. |
| 9:30
| Tony performs As the Crow Flies |
| 9:33
| There's not too much pressure on Steve and Buzz right now, Tony can play guitar and harmonica at the same time. He doesn't even need Steve and Buzz. |
| 9:34
| Steve's going to send Buzz over there first and then go over there once he's all set up. |
| 9:35
| Buzz? Buzz? Buzz forgot to get his headphones on or get on a mic. This is Blues Buzz, last song people! |
| 9:36
| Steve has to say that Pete's set up for him is lacking. his guitar is still on the stand, it's not plugged in. He doesn't do any of that for Steve? |
| 9:37
| Steve and Buzz perform Rebellion with Tony. |
| 9:40
| That's dueling harmonicas right there. Tony thinks Steve and Buzz should come out to L.A. with him. |
| 9:47
| That Tony Joe White is cool. Steve and Buzz would go out to L.A. with him, they don't even want to get paid. They just want to wear the shades. |
| 9:48
| Steve didn't mean to give Pete a hard time but is there any reason why he plugs Steve in and then unplugs him? |
| 9:49
| Steve doesn't like leaving the studio when he's on there air. Then he comes into the other studio and Pete is standing there holding an unplugged cord. |
| 9:50
| Steve needs a roadie and it's obviously not going to be Pete. And if there's no guitar strap Steve needs a stool. Buzz noticed Tony's guitar strap, it's a rattlesnake with the head still on. |
| 9:51
| Pete isn't very talkative anyway. Even off the air it's hard to talk to him. Steve will pop his head in and say hell to Pete and gets nothing back. Then he asks Mary what his deal is. She says he can't hear him but that's bull. |
| 9:52
| It sounded good though right? Steve had to take his headphones off at some point. |
| 9:53
| Pete did a good job but in the future he should feel free to have Steve plugged in and ready to go. Pete didn't have the stool ready or Steve plugged in, it was a horrible mess. Steve freaked and this was coming on the heels of Buzz forgetting he was on the air. Then he walks in and Pete has completely disassembled Steve's guitar. |
| 9:54
| Steve's seeing in the Tribune that there's some R. Kelly trial coverage. They mention the defense's Little Man theory. They think that someone doctored the tape, putting R's head on someone else's body. |
| 9:55
| The defense used the movie Little Man, in which Marlon Wayans' head is put on a baby's body. Someone asked Marlon about that process and he said it would be extremely complicated and expensive. |
| 9:56
| Matt and Brendan talked about that weeks ago on their show and Steve's going to play some of that now. |
| 9:58
| Anything else going on? We're good right? Steve has one more Brendan/R. Kelly report to play. |
| 9:59
| The only thing Buzz wanted to add is that Father Pfleger is returning to St. Sabina today. Steve doesn't have a tape but it's being brought into him now. |
| 10:00
| Pfleger's actually coming back next Monday which is when his 2 week suspension is over anyway. So what's the big deal? |
