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Every few weeks there is another tease about Al Gore running for President. Usually after I resign myself to it not happening. Now with speculation running rampant him winning the Nobel Peace Prize and using that as a springboard to run for President.

I used to like Rudy a lot. However, the more I see him these days the more he reminds me of GWB. This Slate article shows that he has a little aversion to the truth that sounds way too familiar. The fact that Joe Biden slammed him at a recent debate, saying he is "the most uninformed person on American foreign policy now running for president" only further confirms the comparison.

Sometimes people never learn. USFL, XFL, WLAF, etc have all failed. Yet for some reason two new leagues are begining with some potentially deep pocketed owners (Mark Cuban). The best part of the article shows Tim Crouch trying out. That will be good news for those that own Tim Crouch jerseys (there is an inside joke in this last comment).

One of the gazillion political newsletters I received this week contains an interesting study on what would happen if the Electoral College were changed from a winner take all to a District by District plan. Unfortunately, Al Gore still loses (and Nixon beats Kennedy in 1960).

For those of us with satellite radio, the merger in waiting of Xm and Sirius is confounding. Mobil and Exxon merged with no issues but two little satellite companies are taking months. Interesting status of the merger noting that Sirius has spent $1mil in copying alone for the 6 mil pages of legal documents submitted. (sounds like they are getting ripped off)

Siriusly Entertaining

This weekend I heard that E Street Radio was returning to Sirius, I was thrilled. Last time Bruce had a station on Sirius was in early 2006 and it was fantastic. Most of the stuff they played I had never heard before. Much of it was obscure concert recordings that could not be heard any place else. The station returns on September 27th through March 8th to coincide with the new tour (which incidentally I got tickets for today). It is one more reason to have a Sirius radio.

Somewhere around January 2006, I purchased a Sirius satellite receiver mostly to coincide with Howard Stern starting on Sirius. (Ok, it was solely to listen to Howard, but that is besides the point.) 2 stations devoted 24 hours a day to Howard Stern is great for the millions of Howard fans. Where else can you get Andy Dick's Shit Show or Jackie's Jokehunt? Want to listen to an hour broadcast of John the Stutterer talking Politics? It's right here. If not, there is always Howard 100 which plays his morning show 24 hours a day so you can always pick up pieces you missed on your morning commute. I love listening to Stern, it is like hanging out with friends on my morning commute, but when Howard retires in a few years Sirius will still be collecting subscription money from me.

Have you ever tried to listen to Air America? Don't bother answering that. Well in Boston, it no longer exists on terrestrial radio. On Sirius you have Sirius Left 146 which broadcasts the immortal Ed Schultz show. Big Ed is the best of the progressive talk shows.

Ever try listening to the Celtics on the radio? Up until this year who cares, but now you don't have to find the obscure station of the moment, just plug in the Celtics as your favorite team and your Sportster will remind you when to turn to Cornbread.

NFL, besides carrying every game (usually in both cities feed), the update show that runs on Sunday is better than listening to any one game.

Tonight on the ride home, I was listening to Barbara Walters weekly one hour show. She promoted the show last week on Stern and I've listened to it the past couple of weeks. There really is something for everyone.

Then there are the music stations. Radio Disney and Starz Hits one for the kids. All Elvis and country for my wife, and Little Steven's Underground Garage, Classic Rewind and now E Street for me. If that doesn't work for you there is always the 24 hour Frank Sinatra or Rolling Stone stations. Many, many, many more choices.

There are 2 limitations that I find on Sirius. One is that if I want to listen to the Red Sox, I have to remember what station carries it. Since I have not listened to terrestrial radio once in 18 months, I just don't know what station carries the Sox. If the merger with XM goes through, I should be able to buy a baseball package. The other thing Sirius should do is devote 10 stations to local sports in the 10 biggest markets. Think of how many Sox fans in Florida or California would love to listen to a Boston sports station on the way to work.

Maybe my favorite thing about Sirius is I haven't had the misfortune of listening to Dennis and Callahan once in the last 18 months. Are those two morons still on?

YouTube Video of the Week

Admittedly this is only funny if you are a Howard Stern fan and you have seen the internet sensation "Leave Britney Alone" video.


Leave Artie Alone.


Save Baby Gorilla!

Quick Links

Ok, I have been accused of being too political lately. %@&* you Jim. Anyways, here are some non politcal quick links:

I always like articles like this that compare players across generations. This one is about Rawlings attempt at fielding an all time gold glove team. Leading to the the better question of "who is Wes Parker?"


Slate has an article on a popular Football news site that was the lead on the Michael Vick story. The article claims that this site is the best source for football news. Here's the article (Slate) and here is the actual football site(Pro Football Talk). It is largely run by one person and is considered the best insider information. Why have I never heard of this site????

It's bring your own cupcakes Friday for Artie Lange fans like myself. When Artie Lange Hosts 'Friday Night Stand-Up' on Comedy Central. It will be followed by the television premiere of Beer League. For those of you that didn't spend you 15th wedding anniversary in a Times Square movie theatre with 5 other patrons watching the movie, this is your chance.

Here's Artie doing the William Shatner Roast.


How'd I do Jim?

Iron Sheik..... Best Guest Ever

For those that know me, you probably know I am a big Howard Stern fan. For those that do not listen, everything you have heard about the show is true. There is a little bit of everything on the show, but it is clearly not for everyone (especially not for my kids).

The thing I like most about Howard Stern it is like hanging out with friends. For my 40 minute commute to work I have listened to Artie gaining 100lbs over the last year, Robin going on a three week liquid diet, Sal's marital problems, and Howard renegging on his vow to never get married again. All the while they have tormented each other relentlessly. The best aspect of the show is it really is like hanging out with friends (insane,troubled, warped friends).

Today's show was maybe one of the funniest a great show because they had two great guests. Tracy Morgan from SNL and an even bigger star....the Iron Sheik.

The Iron Sheik was a wrestler 30 years ago when I was 9 and liked wrestling. Unfortunately, I don't think anyone ever told him it was a character and when his wrestling career was over, he could stop acting. He hasn't stopped, he is still the Iron Sheik.

Today at work I received two emails that basically said nothing else but "Iron Sheik...best guest ever"

Here is another Iron Shiek interview. The video contains a lot of foul language you may want to be careful where you play it. He is also, shall we say a little homophobic. Needless to say, Stern's interview was even more over the top than this.