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| 5:32
| Steve doesn't have an exact rundown of the music but that last half hour on Jack was some of the gayest ever. Buzz is only aware of Queen but there was also Der Kommissar. |
| 5:33
| There was some Rush in there as well to mix things up. Rush is gay too though, Geddy Lee sings like a girl and wears his hair like a girl. |
| 5:34
| There was also a promo in there that Steve feels doesn't accurately capture the show. It's old too, how about freshening things up a bit Jack? Can Pete replay the one Steve just heard, about the scissors? |
| 5:35
| There's another one where Steve is talking to Bob and Ron about dogwalking that isn't even properly set up. Steve doesn't even know who cuts these promos, it's someone named Bob that Steve has never met. |
| 5:36
| It might help to have someone from the show cutting the promos. We send him the audio but then someone else puts them together. |
| 5:37
| Pete starts playing the promos. It seems like a lot of them are nonsequitors, like the one about Steve using scissors. There's another one about Bob and Ron that actually sounds pretty good. Way to pick the one that doesn't prove Steve's point Pete! |
| 5:38
| There are several promos labeled "dog crap" so Pete's just going through them. There's another one with Bob and Ron about dog poop and there's no joke. |
| 5:39
| The next promo is actually pretty good. Maybe it's hit or miss. The promos might have to be dumbed down a bit just to snag the people who want to hear Der Kommissar. |
| 5:40
| Maybe the promos are fine and Steve just doesn't want to hear himself. Although once he gets used to it he loves it. Now Steve could hear himself all day, which is good because he has to hear himself until 10 am. |
| 5:41
| After the show Steve wants to do a promo previewing what's coming up on the show tomorrow. Can Buzz stick around for that, it'll take an extra 30 seconds. That means Buzz has to leave at 10:01:30. |
| 5:42
| Of course Steve and Buzz won't really know what's going on during the show tomorrow. They don't even know what's coming up on today's show. They are back in the studio after the Arlington broadcast. |
| 5:43
| Steve might have Stephanie pick Buzz up everyday, he's never seen him in a better mood. Not that he's in a bad mood. Although once Stephanie starts picking Buzz up she'll be doing it until he's 91. |
| 5:44
| So maybe these promos aren't that bad after all. Can Steve hear one more? Buzz finds them all quite pleasant to listen to. Does it showcase Steve's genius then? 591-JACK, call in and let Steve know. |
| 5:45
| OK how about one more. Pete keeps switching back to the commercials. He's also not picking them at random, he gets on one and then moves off of it. Pete's just going through them randomly, like he's spinning a wheel. |
| 5:46
| So they're not that bad after all. Usually Steve doesn't want to hear himself for the first 10 or 15 seconds which is how long some of the promos last. |
| 5:47
| So far no one is calling in about the promos, one way or the other. Is the transmitter on? Are the phones on? Brendan might have gotten disconnected out there after Friday's broadcast. |
| 5:48
| There were some technical difficulties on Friday and the engineer blew into the studio at 10:05 on Friday to blame everyone on the show. Steve had to make a pretty hardcore call to Todd on Friday afternoon. |
| 5:49
| Caller Neil thinks the promos are fine. They are out of context but that will help snag the knuckleheads. Plus it makes you want to tune in to find out what's going on. |
| 5:50
| Neil know how hard it is to hear yourself though. Steve still hasn't gotten used to hearing himself even after 30 years. That might be why he never made it as big as Howard Stern. Howard probably loves to hear himself talk. |
| 5:51
| Caller Dan is on his way to work on a miserable Monday. Dan has been listening for 30 years and he thinks everything Steve says is genius. |
| 5:52
| It is difficult to hear the show in short clips though, it takes away from the verbal tapestry that Steve and Buzz weave. |
| 5:53
| Caller Terri thinks the promos are excellent portrayals of Steve's genius. He's been a genius for as long as Terri has been listening. |
| 5:54
| Terri lives in Genoa City, where is that? It's just north of the border in Wisconsin. Our producer Mary, her husband is from Richmond. Terri warns listeners not to speed through Richmond. Mary's father-in-law is the fire chief or something so they can probably speed through there. |
| 5:55
| Terri has three teenage daughters and she just wanted to wish Buzz good luck. We're all waiting for Buzz's big surprise with his daughter. Then we can laugh at him, or laugh with him. |
| 6:03
| Steve has figured out why we couldn't hear Brendan, his mic was unplugged. We had a little trouble on Friday and for some reason everyone at the broadcast was hearing Vicki screening calls but only in their headphones. |
| 6:04
| If it's on the air you can work with it but if you just hear it in your headphones people think you're nuts. Some people might think you're nuts already. |
| 6:05
| So the mics were all unplugged, apparently that means the problem is fixed. In a way it is fixed. |
| 6:06
| Steve happens to know that Buzz is ready for the news because Jim came in during the break. He also gave Steve a very lighthearted greeting, at least it was for him. Buzz doesn't understand, nor does Steve. |
| 6:07
| Maybe there's something wrong? Steve calls down to the newsroom, what's with the happiness today? Jim didn't think he was any more cheerful than normal. Did he miss Steve and Buzz on Friday? Jim's trying to be less mopey so he can go on the next remote broadcast. Pete is pretty mopey at the remotes too though. |
| 6:08
| Pete's actually not mopey, he's more fake pensive. There was actually a problem early on Friday before the show started. At one point Pete was talking Jim down. Steve doesn't think Jim could have talked Pete down had the roles been reversed. |
| 6:09
| Steve couldn't hear the station at the remote and he could hear an echo of himself. Pete talked Jim Kid down though and it was awesome. Pete switched into a gear that Steve has never seen him go into before. Pete feared for Jim's safety, had their been screened windows in the studio Jim would have thrown himself out. |
| 6:10
| It wasn't Jim's fault of course, but the engineer blamed him and everyone else for the issues. Pete saw the engineer on Friday and he seemed very friendly. That's probably because he'd already blamed everyone in Todd's office. |
| 6:11
| This is a little something to get Steve's Monday off to a good start. Actually it's a day-ender, then Steve's free to do whatever he does at 10. Maybe today he'll go practice his golfing at the range. Steve's still not ready to unveil his golf game on a course. |
| 6:12
| Steve's not sure how long that unveiling will take. He's still borrowing 3 clubs from his instructor, you can't go golfing with those. He was recently fitted for a set of clubs though, he's getting the big plastic ones they give little kids. Steve's golf game has Donald Duck feel to it. |
| 6:13
| Steve knows he's going to be a good golfer because he's joining a country club even before he knows how to golf. What better to force yourself to become a better golfer? Otherwise Steve is just going there for the cheeseburgers, which are delicious. Steve is actually fascinated that he can join a country club. |
| 6:14
| Some people country club are coming out to the house to interview Steve and Janet. Janet is not too happy about that. That reminds Jim of the Curb Your Enthusiasm where Larry and Jeff have to be interviewed by the country club. Jim didn't know they actually did that. Will they inspect? They must, otherwise they'd have Steve drop by and see them. Steve will have to shut down the meth lab now. They're coming next Monday so Steve doesn't know how much product he'll have for Buzz on Tuesday. |
| 6:15
| Steve needs to work out today too, his new thing is going to the East Bank Club. Steve still can't believe how mean Buzz was to Steve about the East Bank Club. Buzz doesn't think he was mean but for years Steve has made fun of the place, now he's going there? |
| 6:16
| This is the new Steve, he's joining up at places he didn't think he was allowed to join. A lot of people don't know that Steve is black. If he'd show himself more he might get a better entree to these places because a lot of clubs are looking for more black members. Steve's thing is to work out with Tom Thayer but he's back down in Bourbonnais. |
| 6:17
| Jim just went down to Bourbonnais yesterday, he met his brother. Is his brother on the Bears? He's a fifth stringer. Actually he lives in Champaign. Steve thought Jim said his brother was a fist trainer. |
| 6:18
| Jim's brother lives in Champaign? Why? His wife is from Springfield and they wanted something halfway between Chicago and Springfield. That's a very ill-thought-out plan. They just bought a house, you can buy a mansion there for $35,000! Steve had to go down to Champaign for 4 years when Mike was there, it sucks. Jim points out that they have opened some nice hotels since Steve was there |
| 6:19
| How did the Bears look yesterday? They were running the standard sideways pass for no yards. So the Ron Turner offense is in full-swing? Did they give Caleb Hanie any more reps? Jim saw him and Orton and Grossman but Hanie didn't get as many snaps. Kyle and Rex do need more practice than Caleb, who seems more accomplished. That guy had something, why doesn't anyone listen to Steve? |
| 6:20
| The Bears won't do that because they're stubborn. They're running those 3 yard plays that don't add up to 10 yards by the way. He gets so close, maybe he doesn't know you need 10. There's that phrase "the whole nine yards", why would they say that? Maybe Turner thinks that on 1st and 10 they're spotting him that first yard, so he only needs 9 more. |
| 6:24
| Before Buzz does the news can Steve talk about the origin of "the whole nine yards"? Not the movies but the phrase. The first movie was pretty good but the second one was bad. Steve knows the guy who did both of those movies, as does Buzz. Their lawyer Swifty had a friend named AK, he did those movies. |
| 6:25
| Ed Silha will probably be calling in in 3, 2, 1 to explain "the whole nine yards". The origin of the phrase is unknown. The most common explanation is that it came from World War II where 9 yards was the length of an aircraft machine gun ammo belt. So "go the full nine yards" meant you used the entire thing. |
| 6:26
| Etymology has risen to the challenge to provide other explanations for the phrase. Is that Mark saying that? Other suggested sources include the volume of graves or concrete mixers, the length of bridal veils, American football or ritual disembowelment. |
| 6:27
| Steve likes the World War II explanation. Where do we get a lot of our colloquialisms? Usually they're from wars. So far Ed Silha hasn't called in but he likes the concrete mixer explanation. |
| 6:28
| Steve was hoping Ed and Mark would both call in and they could be pitted against each other. Has that ever happened before? Now that the Olympics are in full swing it's bound to happen soon. |
| 6:29
| News with Buzz |
| 6:30
| The conflict in Georgia has escalated and that country's president is calling for help from the UN. Up until yesterday Steve thought it was the state of Georgia. Why is Russia invading them? |
| 6:31
| Mark Czerniec is on the phone. Things are pretty quiet up at Steve Dahl Headquarters, where all the WCKG t-shirts and VHS tapes are half price. Everything must go! |
| 6:32
| Georgia is a breakaway republic from Russia. We're allied with them because we have our own Georgia right? And because Georgia is always on our mind. Georgia has been accused of ethnic cleansing. |
| 6:33
| Russia's current president is one of Vladimir Putin's guys. Mark was very impressed that Bush could pronounce the guy's name, it was better than he could do it. Bush has taken a hardline stance against Russia, because we're allied with Georgia. |
| 6:34
| Did anyone see Bob Costas interviewing Bush during the Olympics last night? It was highly inappropriate, Costas started asking Bush about Tibet. It's the Olympics, it's not supposed to be about politics! |
| 6:35
| Mark was yelling at Costas during the opening ceremonies because he kept saying random things and never completed the thought. That was an impressive opening ceremony though, how is Chicago going to top that? |
| 6:36
| The good news is that London will have to top China first, they'll probably have a tribute to bad dentistry. Everyone was in agreement that no one could ever top China. They have their entire country working on it, using every resource. These Olympics are supposed to be their global coming out. |
| 6:37
| Steve thought Costas did an OK job on Friday. They had pretty good coverage, they even had a guy who spoke Chinese. He seemed to have a Latin name though. |
| 6:38
| So what about "the whole nine yards"? Mark and Ed had some verbal sparring on IM, how about bringing that on the air? Ed is convinced it comes from concrete mixers, they hold 9 yards of concrete. |
| 6:39
| Caller Mike was watching something about aerial combat on the History Channel and some World War II vets talked about giving enemy planes "the whole nine yards" when shooting them down. They can't just make things up on the History Channel can they? |
| 6:40
| Either way, someone should tell Ron Turner because he thinks you only need 9 yards for a first down. It's actually 10 yards. This could really change things for him. |
| 6:41
| The mistress of former presidential candidate John Edwards does not want a DNA test to be performed to determine if he is the father of her child. Buzz was calling for this to be front page news on Friday! Neil Steinberg, who Buzz considers to be one of the best columnists in the city, had 6 reasons why he hadn't reported this story. Buzz thought it was pretty weak. |
| 6:42
| John Edwards has said he will take whatever tests are necessary to prove he is not the father of this child. How convenient that she doesn't want any paternity test performed. |
| 6:43
| OK, here are Neil Steinberg's 6 reasons why he didn't report the Edwards story. First, Edwards isn't running for president. But he was when this story broke and he could have been a candidate for VP. |
| 6:44
| Second, Neil doesn't think that every private aspect of a candidate's life illustrates his public actions. The guy was cheating on his wife while she had cancer! That's pretty newsworthy. |
| 6:45
| Third, the Sun-Times often gets accused of being too much like the National Enquirer as it is. Maybe if they were more like the Enquirer they'd be doing better. As it is a lot of people bought the Enquirer because of this story. |
| 6:46
| Fourth, Neil doesn't care for Edwards and he thought waving an unpleasant fact about him would be seen as zealotry. Didn't he do that with Bob Greene? Fifth, Neil isn't that much of a hypocrite and finally, who really cares? Steve would have guy coded all of this? The more women started to become journalists the more we lost the guy code. |
| 6:47
| Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps is looking to beat Mark Spitz's record of 7 gold medals in the Olympics. He already has 2 after winning again yesterday or today or this morning. Steve gets confused with all the time changes. |
| 6:48
| Steve doesn't like to watch the qualifying meets anyway, he did watch a lot of girl's gymnastics. Then he went down to city hall to register as a sex offender. That's just good preemptive action right there. |
| 6:49
| The mother of a former Olympian is improving from stab wounds sustained in Beijing over the weekend. Barbara Bachman and her husband Todd were stabbed by an ancient Chinese monument. Todd was killed and the attack committed suicide. |
| 6:50
| U.S. Senate candidate and alleged comedian Al Franken held a roundtable on Veteran's issues at Bridget's Cafe in St. Cloud, Minnesota, one person showed up. Franken talked to the vet for an hour. |
| 6:51
| Science is very close to unveiling an invisible man. Buzz has been waiting for this. Scientists have engineered a material that can bend visible light around objects. It could lead to breakthroughs that would allow you to render people and objects invisible to the naked eye. Could Steve just take 8 inches off his waist? Maybe drop a chin? |
| 6:52
| Rachel Ray leads Forbes' list of the top earning celebrity chefs, pulling in $18 million a year. Wolfgang Puck is a close second at $16 million a year. |
| 6:53
| Michigan courts could step in soon after Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick once again violated the terms of his probation. Has anyone told him what the terms are? |
| 6:54
| A memorial has been planned for this Saturday in Chicago for the late comedian Bernie Mac. He died on Saturday from complications from pneumonia. Relatives believe his pre-existing sarcoidosis weakened his immune system. |
| 6:55
| Now Bernie Mac is really done with the White Sox. Steve wishes he still had the voicemails that Bernie Mac left him a few years ago. Steve was giving him a hard time for pointing out that he'd said he was done with the White Sox and then being at the World Series. They were very profane voicemails but the system crashed and they got lost. |
| 6:56
| Al Sharpton has endorsed plans in Chicago for students to boycott the first day of classes. Steve found the Bud Biliken Parade to be a mixed message, if you're going to boycott the first day of classes why are you having a parade? It's one of Steve's favorite parades of course and he looks great riding in it. |
| 7:01
| Who was the "Bob" that John Edwards was talking to in that drop? Was it Bob Costas? Does he talk to everyone now. It was actually Bob Woodruff, the guy who got his head blown off. |
| 7:02
| Steve wouldn't be giving interviews if he was John Edwards. The editor of the National Enquirer is hopping mad because no one else is pressing Edwards on the love child. He says he has evidence which makes him think it is Edwards' child. |
| 7:03
| Steve is not as taken with this story as Buzz is. It's fascinating to Buzz because it's a comedy of political errors. This is how guys get ruined. This is also why the guy code was developed, to protect guys from things like this. |
| 7:04
| Alright, time for the web poll. Friday's question was "Did you attend West Fest?" 96% of the people said no although 4% said yes. Pete was going to attend but he did not. He sounds worried that he's disappointed Steve or something. |
| 7:05
| Pete was going to go on Saturday but after the debacle that was the Cubs game he was in a foul mood. The Cubs lost? Seriously? Steve doesn't even bother checking the box score any more. |
| 7:06
| Pete didn't go home on Saturday and torch a jazz club did he? Pete hates jazz but it wasn't him. He should get his alibi together. Pete was actually looking forward to the place opening, it was brand new. He usually wouldn't go there because it's in a gang-infested area. He paints a lovely picture. |
| 7:07
| Today's web poll question is "Have you ever hit a walk-off home run?" Probably not that many people have. It always makes the video highlights, a batter hits a walk-off and as he's rounding third he flips his batting helmet off while his teammates wait at home for him to slap his back. |
| 7:08
| In recent years the helmet toss has become part of the walk-off home run. Some guys make a show of it, pretending to roll is as a bowling ball, but most guys just flip it off. |
| 7:09
| That signals to your teammates not to hit your head during the celebration. Steve would leave his helmet on. Ironically taking your helmet off gives you more head protection. |
| 7:10
| The season started at the Washington Nationals new ballpark with a Ryan Zimmerman walk-off, so-called because the home team walks off the field after the player comes home. |
| 7:11
| Other players to hit walk-off home runs include Ryan Braun, Jay Bruce and Carlos Quentin. Steve loves Carlos Quentin, can he just say that? He's tied for the major league lead in home runs and he came from pretty much nowhere. |
| 7:12
| Players still get jabs in the ribs and on the back after hitting a walk-off but there aren't as many head slaps. And this is what you get for winning the game. |
| 7:13
| That thing they all do at home plate where everyone jumps up and down seems very new. It also seems pretty tribal. Baseball players have gotten very self-congratulatory lately. It's like that thing where they shake each other's hands after a win. |
| 7:14
| You're supposed to shake the other team's hand after a win, not your own teammates. That's probably because everyone in the dugout just wants to be out on the field. |
| 7:15
| Buzz wonders if the players shake hands and congratulate themselves after a walk-off home run. There might be some of that as they're walking back to the dugout. |
| 7:16
| Somewhere along the line baseball players went from congratulating the other team to congratulating themselves. What happened? |
| 7:24
| Live read: Windy City Limo |
| 7:25
| That is of course a drop from Pete's favorite show, My Boys. They just had their season premiere last week so you can catch up on all the episodes. Every year Steve has to fill out a questionnaire to see if he's qualified to do live reads for the show. |
| 7:26
| Steve always pretends like he likes the show but he never passes. Maybe they know about all this. It's Pete's fault, he keeps pushing it on Steve. Pete says it's a good show for summer viewing. But it's over now. So he's recommending a show that's over. |
| 7:27
| There are several other ways to view old episodes of the show though, in case you're tired of reruns or reality shows like World's Greatest Dog. That's a great show Pete! |
| 7:28
| Maybe Steve will give it a second chance and he'll actually like it and get the live reads. Steve likes the other shows on TBS but he never gets the live reads. |
| 7:29
| Pete likes the show because there are a lot of Chicago references, especially about the Cubs. And all the guys on the show are wishy-washy like Pete. Pete has noticed a lot of similarities between that show on real life. There's a character named Brendan who works at a radio station that they ran into the ground. Then it became a light music station. The show is written by some people from Chicago and one of them is a fan. So Steve's saying, where's his money? |
| 7:30
| OK, Ben Gay is calling in now from China where his kung-fu training really comes in handy. First Ben has to play his intro which he recorded before he left. |
| 7:31
| Some how Ben's outtakes ended up getting played. Can Pete please play the one where Ben doesn't crack himself up? |
| 7:32
| That's Ben's theme, it encompasses all of the Olympic sports. How are things back in Chicago Buzz? Ben doesn't even know what time it is because of the time differences. It's almost night in China. |
| 7:33
| It's almost time for breakfast in Chicago, did Buzz have his granola bar yet? The granola bar is actually a mid-morning snack, breakfast is at 4:30. Ben didn't know Buzz ate before the show. What did he have? |
| 7:34
| Buzz has two pieces of toast with raspberry jam, no butter and then he puts half a banana, a raw egg and orange juice into a blender. Then he jogs down to the station in a hoodie? |
| 7:35
| It's 8:35 in China so that's a 13 hours time difference. Ben has some Olympics news to report. Did Buzz see the opening ceremonies on Monday? Ben was one of the guys in the light show, did Buzz see him? |
| 7:37
| Ben will be bringing back several of those drums that were used in the opening ceremonies, it's going to make a nice coffee table for Buzz. |
| 7:38
| Ben would prefer that Buzz call him Beijing Gay for the next week or however long the Olympics last. |
| 7:39
| Buzz will have to excuse Ben, he needs to let someone in his hotel room. Buzz didn't know Ben habla'ed the Mandarin. Croatia's water polo team believes their mustaches will bring them good luck in the Olympics. The world champion team showed up sporting everything from wisps of hair to full mustaches. |
| 7:40
| China's Long Qingquan won the gold medal in weightlifting on Sunday. This is actually a guy, Ben thought it was a girl. He gets all of his news from Yahoo Sports since he doesn't go to the actual events. There's a photo of Long with a woman and Ben got confused. |
| 7:41
| Ben prefers to only think about men's weightlifting. Does Buzz happen to know what Long Qingquan means? It's probably long. |
| 7:42
| What about the American's? Don't they lift weights? Don't we have weights here or are we only focused on swimming? |
| 7:43
| That beach volleyball should not be an Olympic sport, it's just people standing on the beach. |
| 7:44
| Alright that's all from Beijing and Beijing Gay. |
| 7:52
| Live read: Townstone Financial |
| 7:54
| Song: Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen |
| 7:58
| From time to time Steve wants to slip more music into the show. He might have left his mic on while telling Buzz that he was playing a song though. |
| 7:59
| That didn't go like Steve wanted it to though. Could Pete not play such a tantalizing drop before the song? It was a drop about Billy Dec and David Schwimmer being at the Olympics on Friday. |
| 8:00
| Steve didn't really give everyone enough heads up but in the future maybe don't play something so tantalizing. Steve was sitting there for the entire song wanting to talk about Billy Dec and David Schwimmer. |
| 8:01
| Then Steve's mad at himself because his left his mic on and Buzz is mad because he couldn't get his live read in. Steve should have just let him do it, he's a professional and he can read over the intro of a song. |
| 8:02
| So what was that drop then? Ben Bradlee is over in Beijing covering the Olympics and he ran into The Dec and The Schwimm and they some how got tickets to the opening ceremonies. |
| 8:03
| How does that happen? How do Steve and Buzz not get tickets as well? Steve was sitting there for 3 minutes having angina because he couldn't talk about Billy Dec and David Schwimmer. |
| 8:04
| Steve does want to play more music, he thinks it sounds good in the mornings. He thought everything was good there and then Pete plays that tantalizing drop-in. |
| 8:05
| Maybe Billy's over in China researching Chinese food. His next restaurant will have bao buns and dimsum. Ever heard of dimsum? It's little dumplings served in a steamer basket by really hot chicks. |
| 8:06
| Steve would like to hear Buzz do his read over the Born in the U.S.A. intro. He's not going to be hitting the post or anything though. |
| 8:07
| Alright it's time for the Eight O'Clock Taco Bell. On the phone is Kelly, manager of the Taco Bell in Hammond, Indiana. |
| 8:08
| Steve patrols that area on his way to New Buffalo every weekend. They're selling the Fajita Steak and Jalapeño Chicken Melts. Steve prefers the Chicken Melt. |
| 8:09
| Alright it's time to open the Mailbag. Steve feels that the Mailbag no longer needs to be closed because of the new theme. |
| 8:10
| The first emailer loves that she can now stream the show on his iPhone. She can't stream at work because the network administrator has blocked it. Evil bastard! |
| 8:11
| The listener used to download the podcast and still does for any segments she misses. What a great listener. He just wanted to thank Steve for everything he does to bring the show to listeners. All he does is get up and drive to work and try not to get into an accident. It was a little dicey today. Steve thought the left lane was for speeding. |
| 8:12
| The one drawback Steve has noticed when you're listening to the stream on your iphone, if you answer a call or send a text you close the AOL Radio application and then have to go back into it. |
| 8:13
| Did Steve read the email from the girl who listens to the show while she's in the tanning bed, naked? You can't hear that one enough really. |
| 8:14
| Steve did read this last week, the girl listens on her iPhone and Steve pointed out that they have cameras. |
| 8:15
| Steve is embarrassed to say that his mailbag is in disarray. There are letters in here that he already read and other letters he wanted to read which aren't present. He's ashamed of himself. |
| 8:16
| The next emailer wanted to let Steve know how much the show means to hear and her boyfriend. The boyfriend listens all the time and he downloads podcasts so he can listen again in the car. |
| 8:17
| At first the emailer thought that was absurd but then she got hooked too. They once went to a Sox game and her boyfriend was more interested in pointing out Steve's seats than watching the game. |
| 8:18
| Recently the woman's boyfriend has begun to think the relationship is too hard. He still loves her though. She was hoping Steve could give the guy a shout-out and hopefully he'd get his you-know-what together. Steve doesn't really do that and he's not sure it would help. |
| 8:19
| Steve can't keep people together, he doesn't do counseling. If they were ready to get married he could perform the ceremony though. And if she'd left her phone number Steve could probably do some one-on-one counseling. |
| 8:26
| What is the significance of that drop Pete just played? Was it because they mention Skybox on Sheffield. Last night during the Cubs game on ESPN they had a camera on the rooftop. John Miller kept pointing that out but the fact that it's called Skybox on Sheffield wasn't enough of a hint for him that it's not on Waveland. He said Waveland several times. |
| 8:27
| Can Pete come in and save a setting on Steve's machine? He feels he has the perfect sound for Ben Gay's phone calls from Beijing. |
| 8:28
| Pete came into the studio and for about 20 seconds he was nowhere near the machine. He just looked out the window. He was trying to remember how to save the settings. Why didn't he just say that in the first place? |
| 8:29
| Steve will just right down all the numbers for the setting because he needs to use the machine. |
| 8:30
| Tyrone is checking in with some traffic. He's in mourning because of the death's of Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes. Is Tyrone enough of a celebrity to be part of a trilogy of celebrity deaths? He is in a helicopter now. |
| 8:31
| Tyrone is on eggshells right now but hopefully he's not famous enough to be part of it. That Olympic swimmer better watch out over in Beijing though. The Olympic death toll is already up to 2. |
| 8:32
| You've got that volleyball coach's father-in-law and then his attacker, Buzz is including the attacker in the tally. |
| 8:33
| Tyrone does have a traffic thing to tell Buzz about. It's Tyrone's fervent hope that Jimmy "JJ" Walker is taken next. Buzz didn't even know he was still alive. |
| 8:34
| Westbound on the Ronald Reagan Tollway there's an accident near York Road. Authorities are on the scene. That's all Tyrone has, is that enough? |
| 8:35
| Tyrone has got to get out of the sky, God is looking for a black celebrity to kill and his choptater might have missed it's last tune-up. To be honest, Tyrone is still on the pad with the engine going. He might as well turn it off and not waste the gas. |
| 8:36
| News with Buzz |
| 8:37
| As fighting continues between Georgia and Russia, Georgia's president has signed a cease fire. There's no indication that Russia will sign the cease fire. You need at least two signatures for a cease fire, otherwise it's pointless. |
| 8:38
| Steve feels embarrassed that he doesn't know more about Georgia, the country not the state. All he knows is that Georgia is our ally. |
| 8:39
| Beijing has stepped up security for the Olympics after a stabbing which left two dead including the assailant. |
| 8:40
| Michael Phelps picked up his second gold medal at the Olympics, propelling his relay team to a last second victory. |
| 8:41
| Caller Cherise has some information about Russia and Georgia. She never learned anything in college, all of her information comes from Tom Clancy novels. He's never wrong. All Steve has to do is read Red Storm Rising, he'll get the whole history of Georgia and Russia. |
| 8:42
| John Edwards alleged mistress blamed the candidate's wife for getting her fired from his campaign. Probably because she was doing her husband. |
| 8:43
| Broward County deputies shot and killed a 17-year-old in his house because they said he was carrying a bat. A representative for the police department said the officers had no choice. |
| 8:44
| Of course today's biggest story is scientists on the verge of unveiling material that can bend light around a person, making them invisible. It sounds like that would be great in a war, or for peeping toms. |
| 8:45
| Elvis Presley's Palm Springs estate has been put up for sale. It features 5 bedrooms, panoramic views and lots of shag carpeting. This week is of course the 31st anniversary of Elvis' death. |
| 8:53
| Bernie Mac is being remembered as a Sox fan but Steve has a tape that says otherwise. Steve has also said he's done with the Sox but he never threw out the first pitch at Wrigley. |
| 8:54
| Does that mean Steve can probably take the tape off his machine? Buzz hates to see it go. As George Clooney has pointed out, the world is a little less funny without Bernie Mac. So we should keep this tape so we can hang on to some of that funny. |
| 8:55
| Alright, Peanut Butter is checking in with some sports. There's not much going on but it was a big weekend in Chicago sports. Pat was up in Wisconsin with the family, he gets a lot of vacation time. |
| 8:56
| Sunday through Thursday are Pat's usual days so he just took yesterday off to go up to Wisconsin. He gets more vacation time than Steve and Buzz do, maybe they should have gotten into the sports racket. |
| 8:57
| Steve was up in Detroit over the weekend watching the Sox game on DirecTV. For some reason DirecTV has no blackout issues, it's only Comcast and MLB.com. After the Sox game they went to NESN and there are a lot of babes working on that channel. |
| 8:58
| So if Comcast is looking to hire some babes they should look to NESN. It also seems like they put a little more money into their set at NESN. |
| 8:59
| Steve was stunned to learn earlier today that the Cubs actually lost a game over the weekend. He's not being facetious, he thought they won every game. |
| 9:00
| The Cubs got shellacked on Saturday with Carlos Zambrano on the mound too. The Sox also lost on Saturday and Jose Contreras is out for the year with a torn achilles. He did it covering first too, not even pitching. |
| 9:01
| The Sox did drop down to second place briefly on Saturday, just to make things interesting for Steve. Steve really hates when they do that. |
| 9:02
| What about the Bears, what are they doing to make Steve's life more miserable? Steve was at the game on Thursday when the Chris Williams story conveniently broke. Pat thinks that there's something the Bears aren't telling us, like they drafted an injured player. Maybe the Bears should just trade away their first round pick. |
| 9:03
| Alright, we're switching over to hockey talk right now because Jay Blunk from the Blackhawks is on the line. Jay wanted to announce that regular season tickets go on sale today, that's for all home games except the January 1st game. |
| 9:04
| The Hawks had a great year last year and they're looking forward to an even better year coming up. They made some great moves in the offseason too. |
| 9:05
| There's something in the air with the Blackhawks. They started filling the stadium more and more last year. A lot of this can be attributed to Rocky Wirtz. There aren't many owners in this town who have their name chanted when they're at the game. |
| 9:06
| Pat is amazed by the changes the Hawks have undergone. A year ago Jay Blunk and John McDonough were with the Cubs. |
| 9:07
| OK, let's get back to the Bears. Chris Williams is out until at least November but it'll probably be all year. Steve doesn't think he's ever going to play football again. |
| 9:08
| They've been talking to people at Vanderbilt who said Williams never missed a practice, Pat doesn't care about that. He wants to see medical records. Buzz thought Tom Thayer had a more positive spin on this. |
| 9:09
| Tom has been through the same surgery, he was just saying that it's good to get it done now and there's no reason to rush Williams back. |
| 9:10
| So that's Tom's take. Steve's take is that Chris Williams is never playing football again. In other news Kevin Jones was at practice, he's working his way back from an Achilles injury. He should be giving Matt Forte a run for his money. |
| 9:11
| Pat has some baseball audio even though we're about a half hour away from baseball talk. We can play the tapes though. |
| 9:12
| There were a lot of great plays in yesterday's Cubs game. Jim Edmonds was the hero of the weekend even though Cubs fans are slow to embrace him. What is that? Because he's from St. Louis? C'mon! |
| 9:13
| The Sox have a chance to take 3 of 4 from the Red Sox as they finish their series tonight. They were down 3-0 yesterday before Big Q and Jim Thome hit home runs. |
| 9:14
| The Sox got into some trouble yesterday, Matt Thornton loaded the bases with 1 out. Steve could do that! It reminded Pat of that game against the Red Sox in the 2005 playoffs. Boston loaded the bases, there were no outs and El Duque struck out the side. |
| 9:15
| Brett Favre had to run laps yesterday in Jets practice for fumbling a snap. Pat was in Wisconsin over the weekend and the entire state is in mourning. That can't be a popular decision, especially when you hear that idiot coach trying to explain it. |
| 9:16
| For Aaron Rodgers sake, he better turn out to be a good QB. There's a ton of unnecessary pressure on him now. |
| 9:17
| Pat is going down to Bourbonnais tomorrow so he'll talk Bears football then. Can Pat mention to someone that Steve is declaring this the beginning of the Caleb Hanie Era. That guy has something. |
| 9:18
| Steve doesn't care that he was playing against third stringers, he still put the ball where it was supposed to go. Pat can ask Billy Jack about it, he knows what's going on. |
| 9:19
| Hanie has the swagger that you need as a QB, even if he was playing against third and fourth stringers. The Bears will never go with Hanie though, they'll just get Chad Pennington and ditch the guy. |
| 9:20
| How great would it be to hear Lovie saying "Well...Caleb's our quarterback." He's even got the great QB name. |
| 9:21
| Caller Dan agrees with Steve about Caleb Hanie. The best play of that game was when he went around that defensive end. Orton and Grossman never did that. |
| 9:22
| Pat doesn't care though, he's just shill for the Bears. He's no better than Lou Canellis. Steve's just kidding about that actually. Did Pat see any of Lou's sideline reports on Thursday? They really had the Bears Kool-Aid pumping into his veins. |
| 9:23
| Dan knew something was wrong with the Bears when Tom Thayer had nothing good to say about the offense. Pat needs to spread the word about Caleb Hanie. He could own this town. Why not? |
| 9:24
| Alright coming up next, some celebrity news with Brendan. |
| 9:31
| Hearing Lovie talk, it doesn't sounds like losing Chris Williams is that big of a deal. Steve was once hired by a radio station, paid a lot of money and then he couldn't talk. They were fine with it though. |
| 9:32
| Brendan sees Chris Williams getting into a Mark Colombo situation. The Bears will pay him for a few years and then he'll go to the Cowboys and be a star. |
| 9:33
| Alright, Brendan is here for celebrity news. Steve put a call out to Matt Dahl because Brendan has a Matthew McConaughey story. |
| 9:34
| Matt Dahl just got to work, he's one the rooftop deck at Mr. Skin's offices. He doesn't have a Sun-Times though so he needs to run and get one. Brendan will save the McConaughey story for the end then. |
| 9:35
| Brendan has some breaking celebrity news, Haydn Panettiere's father has been arrested for spousal abuse. Haydn is of course from the hit NBC show Heroes. Her father was arrested this morning on allegations of spousal abuse. |
| 9:36
| Allen Panettiere will face charges for hitting his wife Leslie and leaving a mark. Police were summoned to the Panettiere's house at 3 am, shortly after returning from Eva Longoria's Beso Restaurant. She has a restaurant? |
| 9:37
| Chef Todd English knows a lot about Mediterranean food but he has a thing to learn about picking his words now that he's partnered with friend Eva Longoria. He called the opening of the restaurant a "long pregnancy" Why can't he say that? |
| 9:38
| Haydn's mom refused to go to the hospital but police officers took photos of the injury. The fight started after Allen accuse Leslie of hanging with someone and being disrespectful. How old are her parents, 18? |
| 9:39
| Would Buzz like to hear some menu items from Beso? You can artichoke guacamole with zatar pita chips, that's $14. How about dates and almonds for $10? Or a shrimp and chorizo corn dog for $11 |
| 9:40
| These are just the appetizers, how about entrees. Pescado crudo, that means crude fish right? This all looks fairly boring. |
| 9:41
| Matt Damon thinks he knows how to solve this country's problems. He says American's need thicker passports. He claims only 21% of American's have passports. That's because not everyone is an actor who gets paid $15 million a movie for 3 months of work. |
| 9:43
| Alright Matt's back on the phone, and we've got the Matthew McConaughey story. There's always McConaughey news, God bless him. |
| 9:44
| McConaughey saved the placenta from his son's birthday and plans to plant it in an orchard. Does Matthew keep that in a cooler with some cold beer? |
| 9:45
| Matthew's brother just named his son Miller Lite, does Matthew wish he did that too? The McConaughey brothers are big fans of the domestic beers. |
| 9:46
| When Matthew was in Australia one of the aboriginal tribes had an entire tree that was fertilized with placentas. It was beautiful. DId Matthew get up in the tree and play some bongos? |
| 9:47
| Matthew was playing a Brazilian drum between his wife's legs as she gave birth but then she kicked him out and got a c-section. |
| 9:55
| Young greeter/cleaners in Beijing are working hard to keep Olympic venue bathrooms spic and span throughout the games. Signs in English and Chinese urge bathroom visitors not to flush their toilet paper. |
| 9:56
| Instead, they're being asked to put their soiled toilet paper in baskets. It's the job of the greeter/cleaner to empty those baskets and remove and rogue toilet paper from the bowl. That has to be the worst job in China. |
| 9:57
| The goal of this project is to not clog up the toilets. Steve's surprised they even have toilets. To Buzz a toilet also includes flushing. |
| 9:58
| Buzz heard that vendors in Beijing are still selling dog meat. Not vendors at actual venues though right? What's the best kind of dog for eating? |
| 9:59
| Alright that's it for Steve and Buzz today, they'll be back bright and early tomorrow morning at 5:30 am. Well it'll be early, they're not sure about bright. |
