I want to see: Pro football games tomorrow offer a moment of silence in honor of Stockhausen

[Rabrrrrrr]

That would rekindle my faith in humanity.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. ...followed by a performance of Kontrapunkte

by an ensemble of bass kazoos.

[no name no slogan]

2. He's DEAD?

I just found out

[tigereye]

3. me too!

although, my son was watching one of those hyperbolic, old- style Footbal/Superbowll films from the 60-70s and the commentator referenced Gertrude Stein!

I was shocked.


Evidently the commentators back then were considerably less culturally impaired and more erudite!

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. Well, back in the 60s and 70s, the networks were still hiring literate people.

They had the idea if that someone was going to speaking on public TV, they should have an education, be cultured, and be able to use English.

Of course, those are all handicaps now, especially in the field of sports "journalism".

[tigereye]

6. Bob Costas and the sports commentator on NPR (forget his name)

seem to the only ones who have some literacy and wit...

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. Yeah, and consider when Bob Costas started!

Back in the early 80s, when we were making the switch from informed, intelligent journalists to big chested and/or hatefilled jackasses.

[Burma Jones]

5. Or Oscar Peterson at least......