ESPN Book, Hangover II, Blue-Bird Buses

The book, "Those Guys Have All The Fun: Inside the World of ESPN" arrived today. It's by the guys who wrote the great inside story on Saturday Night Live, "Live from New York". Among the quotes in the ESPN book, this gem from Bob Ley on the departure of Keith Olbermann, "We felt not so much relief when Keith left as unrestrained f---ing joy. People were thrilled." The book is 763 pages. I may need to cut down on blogging. And working. And sleeping. And eating...


Heard from several people who have already seen The Hangover II. While they say it is exactly the same plot, with many of the same set-ups and jokes, I didn't hear from anyone who didn't laugh a lot and recommend the movie...

It's gotten so bad at Ohio State, even the student newspaper is breaking stories on football players selling conference championship rings and brokering preferential car deals. Jim Tressel will survive. Why? Because of those rings, and the 9-1 record vs. Michigan...

I still can't believe the Bulls blew a 12 point lead with less than four minutes to play. It's obvious Derrick Rose needs help...

The Iowa Cubs had a crowd of more than 10,000 fans for Thursday afternoon's game. I can't believe how many Blue Bird buses there were. I also can't believe those buses basically look the same as when I rode them...