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| 5:02
| Steve sat down and he panicked, he has relinquished control to Jim and he was fine yesterday. Today, however, he fell back into it and changed the station on his headphones, he heard Sheryl Crow and Tug McGraw. |
| 5:03
| Time for the 5:00 News with Buzz |
| 5:04
| President George W. Bush spoke at the Republican National Convention last night. Steve watched that last night because he wanted to kill the White Sox. He isn't sure who he is voting for because Janet is so into Barack Obama, it makes him want to vote for McCain. |
| 5:05
| Laura Bush said her husband has protected this country but he really didn't because September 11 happened while he was in office. It's kinda chicken to have your wife say all of that while you're via satellite with a fake hurricane behind you. |
| 5:07
| Also in St. Paul, former Al Gore running mate, Joe Lieberman, was rooting for a different party this time.; speaking on behalf of the Republican party. |
| 5:10
| An Iraq war veteran is facing murder charges in the beating death of his girlfriend. His family says he just returned home from Iraq and has severe mental problems. |
| 5:11
| Cloned animals look and taste the exact same as regular animals, according to the Food and Drug Administration. |
| 5:12
| Reverend Meeks said about a thousand students participated in the boycott of the first day of school. It didn't really look like a thousand though, maybe a couple of hundred. |
| 5:14
| Two California men are charged with beating a French photographer for taking pictures of Matthew McConaughey while he was surfing. They picked him and threw him into the ocean. |
| 5:15
| Oprah Winfrey's PR folks have released the full list of Olympians that will gather in Millennium Park today. Our own Brendan is there right now, in line waiting for lawn seats. He seems to be able to get in, they are letting 7000 in and he is in line with only 100 people. |
| 5:16
| Brendan is a decorated competitive swimmer from Lyons Township High School but he did not wear his medals to the park today. |
| 5:17
| There are some hot girls in line with Brendan, none wearing that stupid Phelps Phan shirt. Brendan thinks the percentage of fat women there is about 35%, then there are some gay men and a few guys that were dragged there by their significant others. |
| 5:18
| It sounds like there is a lot going on there, drinking maybe? |
| 5:26
| They are really having the time of their life in line at Millennium. Brendan has seen different line dances, the Cupid Shuffle and such. What is that? Something that happens at a wedding? |
| 5:28
| Brendan is talking to Carol, a big Oprah fan wearing a special t-shirt she made for the occasion. Carol got her shirt at Graphic Point and made a shirt that says "Mom made it to the season opener" and it has a torch in the back with "Congratulations Olympians", she used purple of course because it is Oprah's signature color. |
| 5:30
| The shirt was supposed to be around $30 but she was so excited she gave them a $15 tip. Steve thinks she should rush the stage and see if Oprah will sign it. Carol would never do that to Oprah. She has her wristband but she won't put it on because she doesn't want to be mugged so she is keeping it in her pocket. |
| 5:32
| Oprah isn't providing refreshments, she just advised people to bring their own water bottles to stay hydrated. Carol is always this upbeat, her mother tells people she was born with gym shoes on, whatever that means. She majored in recess and wants to get kids out and playing more. Steve doesn't know what to do about that but we can start by getting some buses. |
| 5:33
| Brendan should make sure they know what station we're on and what time for tomorrow. That's why Steve is seriously considering that catering truck, he could really sell some sweet rolls to these people. |
| 5:36
| Jim passed by this group this morning, there was a big crowd on Michigan Avenue. They didn't seem that raucous at that time though and they looked younger so Jim thought there was a band playing or something, Pete was holding out on him with the Phelps info. |
| 5:37
| Steve read yesterday that Michael Phelps really wants to endorse McDonalds, Steve is pretty sure he can make that happen today while he is in Chicago. |
| 5:39
| Steve is noticing Buzz is doing better with his lean. He is more in the microphone today, Steve has a funny email from someone who got his ears checked because he was having such issues hearing Buzz. |
| 5:41
| Steve found the email, the listener almost went to the ear doctor because it seemed his hearing was going in and out but it was really Buzz going in and out. Steve saved a life right there, see, that's what he does, saving lives. |
| 5:42
| Caller Gary is at work already, he owns a manufacturing company and gets there this early. The company makes less lethal protection equipment like a pepper spray that shoots out of a modified paintball gun. Steve wants to get some of that stuff, he always sees it on Cops. People always get mad about getting hit with that stuff or tased but really they're lucky because the police should've just shot them. |
| 5:44
| Buzz has been shot by one once that he can remember, but he was only 12 years old! He should just be happy tasing wasn't the thing back then. |
| 5:45
| We had our meeting in the office yesterday and Buzz was there holding his cell phone and checking his watch. He was disappointed there weren't any refreshments available, we will have them for him today. |
| 5:55
| The Cubs lost last night, that is 4 in a row. Big Z seems to be having some emotional issues, Jim is very frustrated and blaming Lou. Lou keeps going to Bob Howry and he just gets base hits. |
| 5:56
| The White Sox lost to the Indians last night and even Ozzie said the team is dead to him. He said something along the lines of thinking the team is dead. Tommie Harris may be out of the Bears season opener due to a knee injury he got during practice. |
| 5:57
| Steve wants to take a few more calls before the news music just starts up again. It just starts up and interrupts him, but that's good, Mary tells Jim to just play it, he can talk about his socks later. Speaking of his socks, he has come up with a sweet look and has been wearing a nice light brown ankle sock with his brown shoes so it looks like it is part of his shoe. |
| 5:59
| It says on the screen John is calling from Glen Allen but Steve thinks it's Glen Ellen. Vikki is screening calls today, she might just be a little weak on the geography. |
| 6:01
| Steve still gets up earlier than John, he has to say that because he can't say it to anyone here. Steve will say he woke up at 3:30 then Mary throws out a 1:09 and he can't compete with that. |
| 6:02
| John does dry wall for a living, Steve enjoys the fine stilt work of dry-walling. He is calling to say he enjoys the new 5:00 start time of the show. Steve likes it too and has noticed there are people out that early so it really is the morning drive time. |
| 6:03
| 6:00 News with Buzz Time! The music just cut in, Jim needs to stop that, Steve should at least be able to finish this call! |
| 6:04
| Ok, now we can hear the music. 6:00 News with Buzz |
| 6:05
| Sarah Palin, who just keeps looking hotter and hotter, will speak at the RNC tonight. We have an audio clip of Joe Lieberman speaking last night. He talked about Hurricane Gustav, residents of New Orleans will be able to go back into the city today. |
| 6:06
| Does Pete have any of ALF's dad on tape? Steve thinks Joe Lieberman sounds like him and wants to compare. ALF's dad did end up becoming a crackhead, there were pictures of him in the Enquirer in a crackhouse surrounded by gay guys. |
| 6:07
| Fred Thompson came to life in his speech at the RNC last night, he also said a lot in support of John McCain. Protests outside turned ugly again, police shut down a politically charged concert performed by Rage Against the Machine. |
| 6:08
| Jim saw them at Lollapalooza this year. The bass player is always at Cubs games because he is from a north suburb. Steve wants to play a 30 second iTunes clip of their's but is afraid there will be some profanity. |
| 6:10
| He is going to play a little, it doesn't say explicit but Jim isn't familiar with it. Steve sees Renegades of Funk and Jim knows that one so it should be safe. As it turns out Steve kinda likes that music, Buzz does too, they are both rocking out. |
| 6:12
| Today's boycott led by James Meeks heads downtown and thousands are scheduled to participate. C'mon, Steve only saw a hundred people and one was named Aquanetta! You can't name someone after hairspray, it will never bode well on a job application. |
| 6:14
| If the kids and Reverend happen to be listening, Buzz has set up a pottery wheel and kiln in the Prudential Plaza lobby. He will be giving pottery classes today just after 9:00 a.m. |
| 6:15
| We have Jim/Tyrone breaking in right now. Steve thinks Jim might be calling to tell him about an accident in Waukegan and Dundee Road is blocked. Does Tyrone have Reverend Meeks in the back there? Jim just needs to turn around and do another black voice. |
| 6:17
| Chicago Police charged a man with animal cruelty for throwing a kitten off of a third story building. Everyone knows kittens land on their feet but it was found with a broken pelvis and the man said he threw it because it scratched him. |
| 6:18
| Our final story is about a man charged with strangling another to death then staying at his home to watch a horror movie. Buzz had to find out which horror movie and it has been reported that he watched Saw. |
| 6:26
| Pete has the ALF tape, let's hear Joe Lieberman first. Whoa! Jim is playing it already, Steve is the presenter here, let's milk this. We're here at 5 now and we're on fire. Steve had to change the hours because Kathy from Eric and Kathy was stalking him. |
| 6:29
| They really do sound alike except for how pumped up Joe Lieberman is to be talking at the convention. Steve feels good enough about the comparison, but let's learn to milk this guys. Got milk Jim? Got milk Pete? Pete actually has cream in there with him. He has a little coffee bar in his studio. He needs his caffeine but does it really need to be set up like he is entertaining? |
| 6:32
| Bob of Bob and Ron is the only person to come in there and drink Pete's coffee. Pete won't let him use his Steve Dahl mug, he gives him a paper cup. |
| 6:33
| Buzz let loose with the obscenities earlier and they were directed at the coffee machine. Steve was just happy it wasn't directed at Stephanie because she would've clocked him . |
| 6:34
| Brendan is on the phone again from Millennium Park. There will be a large number of Olympian champs there for the Oprah show taping. You can hear them practicing right now. Steve thinks we should practice our show. |
| 6:35
| Brendan is already in the pavilion, they opened the gates at 6 a.m. and separated those with bracelets and those without, just like at the concentration camps. Even though there aren't that many people there, people immediately started running and elbowing each other for the best spots. Brendan decided to join them and got some good grinding in and was able to sit in the front row of the lawn. |
| 6:37
| Steve and Brendan are traveling to Los Angeles for the NBC party on September 16. Steve booked their flights yesterday and wants Brendan to know he put him in Economy Plus, it cost him $79 but he went ahead and did it. Steve had a moment where he thought about putting Brendan in First Class so they could be like Vince Vaughan and Jon Favreau in Made. |
| 6:39
| Brendan won't be staying with Steve though, he put him up at the Roosevelt Hotel. |
| 6:40
| They keep rehearsing the opening of Oprah's show at Millennium Park and every time this Teamster guy comes out and waves majestically so the cameras can be set right. Is he sure that isn't Oprah before makeup? |
| 6:41
| Steve hopes the bronze medallists will be seated in the back. They have red, white and blue seats set up on the stage. The show won't air until next week but maybe Brendan will end up on TV if he is in the front row. |
| 6:43
| There haven't been any refreshments served, but a guy did offer Brendan Wavy Lays. Was that in the men's room? Brendan was treated better at New Trier. |
| 6:44
| Steve likes those crackers with the hollowed out edges, they look like canoes and hold dip really well. |
| 6:45
| Caller Tammy tried to get Oprah tickets and was asked to send in a picture. They handpick their audience to have it look representative of what she is trying to show. Tammy didn't send in her picture because she only had bar pictures. |
| 6:47
| When Steve was on the Weakest Link show, they made the audience put a black cloth over their bodies and clothing so you could only see their faces. It was some kind of weird look they were going for. |
| 6:48
| Brendan isn't sure they'll be able to fill up the lawn because there aren't that many people there right now. The taping isn't until 10 though so they may be able to, it seems to be a bad day for this since school just started. Maybe Reverend Meeks could bring all the buses over to the park for the taping, they will want a snack though. |
| 6:55
| Live read: NBC TV |
| 6:57
| The Oprah taping will air Monday, the 8th. Time for the Web Poll, yesterday's was "Did you watch Mr. Rogers?" Steve will talk with Bob and Ron about his stoner channel later. |
| 6:58
| Don't forget to follow Steve on Twitter, he has been twitting, because he is a twit and he twitted something very funny yesterday. 13 hours ago he twittered "I just went to Malcolm X College to register for classes". |
| 7:00
| Today's Web Poll question is "Have you ever stolen anything from work?" Both Steve and Buzz have, Steve hesitates to tell his story knowing the news music will start up soon. McCormick Place has stepped up surveillance cameras to cut down on the employee theft. |
| 7:01
| One veteran worker recalls a 30 foot boat being stolen after a Watercraft Show was wrapping up. How do you steal a 30 foot boat? |
| 7:02
| 7:00 News with Buzz |
| 7:03
| Barack Obama was at the center of the RNC diatribe last night. He was called the most liberal and inexperienced nominee to ever run for President. |
| 7:05
| Steve found it weird when watching the hurricane evacuation that they didn't have both inbound and outbound lanes open. Of course, Anderson Cooper and the CNN guys are down in the French Quarter, standing in the storm for no reason. Buzz saw a montage of all the weather guys reporting on the hurricane in the hurricane and they all think it's brave, like they're war reporting. |
| 7:07
| This just in from Mark Czerniec, there is some discrepancy on the McCain quoting the Green Bay Packer offensive line. In another interview McCain said he named the Pittsburgh Steelers line. You can't really use that to say he lied about being a prisoner of war though. |
| 7:10
| Steve just saw Sarah Palin on CNN doing her soundcheck, looking good with the hair back librarian style. That's how Steve likes it and then she tells him "that's right, reading is for losers! But sex isn't!" |
| 7:11
| Reverend Meeks is bringing the boycott downtown and to the halls of major city buildings this morning. Mayor Daley spoke about the boycott and thinks it is wrong to keep the kids out of school. |
| 7:12
| We are going to Brendan to hear the sweet sounds of David Cook, this year's American Idol doing his soundcheck. All Steve hears is a guitar, he shut Buzz down for that?! He is going to pay the price for that. Brendan thinks he will do another song soon, he just finished one. |
| 7:14
| You can hear all the girls screaming for David Cook. Are all of the hot girls in front and a wall of fat girls in the back? That's Oprah's Great Wall of China. |
| 7:15
| That's that other David, not that little fella David, it's the one with the sick brother. What song is this? Maybe Steve should go down and ask the guy at Fresh. |
| 7:17
| Steve calls Stephanie, does she not say hello anymore? And Jim needs to turn that down! Buzz is not going to be happy, Steve is going to hear about this after the show. Stephanie is a bit of an American Idol expert and a fan of David Cook. |
| 7:29
| Live read: Townstone Financial |
| 7:31
| Steve wants to hear Buzz's Mayor Daley tape again. It really doesn't make sense but he was hoppin' mad. |
| 7:32
| It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time! Yesterday, Steve asked Pete to cut the song down a bit but in a way that no one would notice, it just ended very abruptly. Steve is going to start checking Pete's notepad before he leaves the office. |
| 7:33
| Pat doesn't have very good sports news for us. Carlos Zambrano took himself out of the game after 86 pitches last night. Lou Piniella spoke after the game and it seems his arm is more than just tired and they are waiting to hear back from Dr. Griswold. Is that Clark Griswold? |
| 7:34
| Geovanny Soto seemed to think everything was fine but he isn't really a doctor. If Steve were a Cubs fan, he'd prefer to hear Zambrano is just off his rocker, not injured. It's easier to take care of the crazy. |
| 7:36
| The White Sox are dead to Steve and Ozzie even said the team was tired and dead. Joe Crede took himself out of the game with back problems and isn't expected to play for the rest of the season. |
| 7:37
| Carlos Quentin had a forearm injury that held him out of last night's game. It doesn't appear to be serious but we don't know for sure yet. Pat uses the word "we' because he sits at the hospital with the players. |
| 7:38
| Michael Phelps is using his $1 million bonus from breaking Spitz's record to start a swim safety foundation, you know that's really just a tax break thing. |
| 7:40
| Something to brighten our spirits amidst all of this sad sports news, we have a clip from Jimmy Kimmel about Sarah Palin's personal obstacles. |
| 7:41
| Chef Hans is here and it's time for Meat Talk. We're doing real Meat Talk today, no calls just to get a free dinner, real calls for real meat men! |
| 7:48
| Live read: Taco Bell |
| 7:49
| Chef Hans hooked Steve up with a reservation to a restaurant in London but Steve had to cancel because he didn't have a coat or tie. He doesn't travel with a sport coat, does he look like a traveling salesman to Chef? Steve feels bad because he knows the restaurant was owned by a friend of Chef's. He did go to Gordon Ramsay's and the food was excellent. |
| 7:51
| Chef's friend was just getting back from Beijing, he ran the V.I.P. tent, so maybe he wasn't at the restaurant when Steve was supposed to have been. Steve went to Trader Vic's instead and saw the werewolves of London. |
| 7:53
| Before the Meat Talk questions, Chef Hans would like to say he is going to be part of a WGN documentary starting at Wrigley Field today and Saturday at U.S. Cellular Field. Chef will be judging food and interviewing customers and cooks. Steve already can tell him the White Sox have better food, Chef is going to play Switzerland for right now, he'll decide after they film. |
| 7:54
| Steve just wants to go to Meat Talk. Caller Todd would like to ask about filet mignons. His wife will only let Todd buy those at the supermarket, does she make him wear a skirt while shopping too? |
| 7:55
| Steve thinks this is all moot, Todd won't be able to bring anything else home. He is going to have to hang up on Todd, |
| 7:57
| Caller Suzanne would like to ask about grilling a beef tenderloin. Steve needs the zipper sound effect here, c'mon Jim! That was very low, didn't Steve talk to Jim and Pete yesterday about getting the levels right? |
| 8:01
| Our final caller in this Meat Talk segment is Rick. Rick wants to know if Chef is familiar with a flat iron steak. Chef knows what that is and here is the news music, Meat Talk is over. |
| 8:02
| 8:00 News with Buzz |
| 8:03
| Pakistan's Prime Minister has escaped an assassination attempt when his motorcade was attacked. |
| 8:05
| Fred Thompson lit the stage up at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota last night. |
| 8:06
| Sarah Palin will speak at the RNC tonight and her pregnant teenaged daughter, Bristol, will be present along with Bristol's boyfriend, 18 year old Levi Johnston. Buzz is really all over the Palin family news, he just never knew this much information about a family in this brief amount of time. |
| 8:08
| Detroit's Mayor is going to speak at a hearing today where he is facing charges on allegedly shoving a police officer and various other charges. |
| 8:10
| James Meeks will be bringing Chicago Public School students down the halls of Chicago buildings this morning in protest of the funding public schools receive. Our own Jim and Pete will be in the lobby of the Prudential Building at 10 a.m. offering a mime class and face painting tutorial. |
| 8:12
| Police officers in L.A. are under investigation after shooting a homeless man 40 times. |
| 8:13
| A New York man is being investigated after selling hundreds of stolen Victoria's Secret bras on ebay. |
| 8:14
| Finally, a sad musical story, songwriter and singer Jerry Reed has died. He wrote many famous songs, Steve would like to play a clip of "She Got the Goldmine, I Got the Shaft" |
| 8:21
| Live read: Apple iPhone |
| 8:22
| Back to Brendan at Millennium Park, he is among the largest audience in Oprah show history. Brendan got that from Oprah's website. |
| 8:25
| He reserved his spot in the front of the lawn and now is walking around and checking out back cleavage and looking for thongs. He also saw a few women in the pavilion seating with Phelps Phan shirts on. |
| 8:27
| Brendan is most excited to see Kobe or Nastia, the gymnast. Steve likes Shawn Johnson but she is probably too young for him. |
| 8:28
| Maybe we should talk to some people there, all we've heard from really is Brendan in his suit, carrying his computer bag, he must look like a real businessman. |
| 8:30
| Bob and Ron are here, they want to know where the donuts are. The donut machine is still in it's box and it's Wake and Bake Wednesday. Yeah, Steve isn't doing that for them, we don't need them lingering and really, Steve doesn't need them around. He can't eat anymore, it's become insane. Last night he went all day with just a taco but then had Noodles & Co. |
| 8:33
| Steve likes that place, he avoided it for awhile and wasn't sure who would go somewhere just for noodles. He actually ended up sending Pat Dahl. |
| 8:34
| Steve is at Noodles & Co. website and reads off the types of noodles they offer. You can also top them with sauces and meats. Buzz has to take the kid there, it's right in his neighborhood. Although he still can't get to Weiner's Circle but he doesn't want to take Piper there and night time is when he wants to go. They say everything to customers you want to say and they say it right, with swearing and all. |
| 8:37
| Caller Lauren wants to tell Steve there is a Noodles & Co. right down the street from him. Steve knows Lauren, she is the girlfriend of his trainer. Steve needs to quit that gym, he keeps running into his old trainer and it gets awkward. |
| 8:41
| Bob and Ron would like to go over to Noodles & Co. with Steve. He will not be doing that and while we're talking to them, Steve would like to say Ron's brother is nuts, he keeps emailing him saying bad things about Ron. |
| 8:43
| Today in Rock History we celebrate the birthdays of Buddy Miles and Dave Clemson, who took Peter Frampton's place in Humble Pie. |
| 8:45
| song: 30 Days in the Hole, Humble Pie |
| 8:49
| Why is Bob and Ron's music so low? Jim doesn't have volume controls there? He does and it's turned up now. That is much better, Steve can't talk to Bob and Ron straight. |
| 8:50
| Starbucks brought over a few skinny lattes and some granola bars. Steve is enjoying both right now, Bob and Ron can have some because there is a bunch outside of the studio right now. |
| 8:57
| Steve read the new 90210 wasn't so good but then again, he didn't think the first one was that good. Steve just also read the beef stroganoff he had at Noodles & Co. was 790 calories, just what he needs. |
| 8:58
| Brendan is on the phone with a Phelps Phan, Allison, she isn't wearing the shirt but is a huge fan of his. She is a swimmer herself so it makes sense that she is a fan. She isn't sitting near Brendan because she has a wristband and he doesn't, he is on the lawn. Allison has a friend that works at Harpo so that's why she got the wristband, it doesn't hurt to have friends in the business, Steve doesn't have any. |
| 9:00
| Steve can swim well too and can tread water indefinitely. He can win any bet you have involving treading water. He would like to set up a live remote from a pool and he will tread water for all 4 hours. |
| 9:02
| Brendan needs to chase after Allison and get her phone number! And don't grind her! |
