Thursday, December 22nd, 2005

Paul Harvey

Is, to the detriment of his detractors, not dead yet! and not bloody likely to go on the cart for along time.

Those who know him personally know that he is a consummate gentleman. Most of us in the midwest associate Paul with the Farm Report and Orion Samuelson. (on the local stations here, you got one, then the other). A lot of coffee shops in the heartland would buzz with discussions of the two shows, every morning. Yeah, he’s about a million years old. Yeah, his method of mixing ads with news and commentary is unusual and perhaps, to some, annoying.

To me, he’s a reminder of the time I spent growing up, the show was most often heard in the truck, next to Dad as we drove to or from hunting, or fishing, or fixing someone’s house or car, or rescuing someone from some situation or another.

Sitting in the truck, listening to Paul, the smell of dad’s pipe and the liver brittany Ginger that was a common companion, heater hot on my shins and window cold against my head as I dozed, those moments are my firmest memories of being with Dad. When Paul goes, those last memory triggers will be gone. Stick around a while, Mr Harvey.

Oh, and by the way, he REALLY annoys liberals.

Tell the Zamboni driver not to hit Earth Wind and Fire.

Not the kind of thing you ever suspect you’d hear, but right now I’m watching a special on Bravo: “Earth Wind and Fire: Tribute on Ice”.

Now, I’ve racked my brain trying to come up with any possible connection between EWF and Ice Skating, and i cannot. Nor Brian Boitano. Nor McCormack Spice, who is sponsoring this. Now, I like EWF, and the music has always been enjoyable, but Keeryst on a crutch, folks, this is the goofiest thing I’ve seen since….. Oh, since five thirty today, when I was watching “destroy all monsters”.

Were you born an asshole?

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