I'm off to appear on Bruce Drennan's TV show at 4 p.m., but before I leave I'd thought I'd pass this on:
Tom the furnace guy just walked in and on his way down the steps he said:
"I saw the Browns are getting 16 points against the bye this week.
"Take the bye and give the points."
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The bye -16 over the Browns is my "Lock of the Week".
Bruce Drennan??? He's like Pete Franklin, only less clever, less funny, and 10,000 times the homer. And now that newspaper and radio guys who should only be on newspaper and radio now will kill to appear on TV, I'd have to say he's even more ugly than the late Peter J.!!!
Pat, honestly, if you're going to appear on TV, try to be more selective. Like go on "Ellen," for example. Plug your book, even though you've never written a book. Her bookers and producers won't know the difference. She's non-threatening, she won't hurt you, and you can still hang around somebody who is trained to say all the right things. Come to think of it, none of what I just said in that last sentence can be said for Delonte West. But I digress.
Anyway, here's what I'm getting to: If you absolutely, positively, must appear on TV somewhere (after all, the name "Akron Beacon Journal" has to get out there somewhere, lest you and your BJ comrades all bite the dust in the newspaper deathstorm), then tell the makeup lady (or the gay guy) who does your makeup to simply do a mild dusting on you. I'm being very serious about this. I once saw Windhorst do his scripted TelePrompter thing on one of those really, really bad ESPN2 shows, and they'd plastered so much pancake onto his face that he looked like Johnny Winter on a "before" Subway ad.
Pat,
I bet that we see Browns +20 against the Ravens next Monday…at Browns Stadium. Never thought I'd see that in my lifetime.
And you know what? I'm taking the Ravens. Again.
Did you ever notice Bruce Drennan used to be a big Notre Dame football fan when he was on the radio? Now he bleeds scarlet and gray. It just depends on who pays him. He is bad enough to listen to but tough to watch.
4 PM on a Thursday. Well, not exactly primetime. Isn't that when Dark Shadows is on?
Hey, I loved "Dark Shadows." Can Barnabas Collins scout college players and evaluate professional talent?
pat,
i just watched you with bruce. you tried to make your point in/re to legacies. i was afraid that bruce wasn't gonna get it. thanks for sticking to your guns.
You should have asked Bruce if he knows who Josh McDaniels is yet( he didn't as recently as 5 weeks ago).
I wasn't able to watch it, just listen to it. Too busy ripping out my drywall and putting insulation in the walls and giving myself cancer. But I did catch the very last minute of his last segment, put it on my DVR and transferred it to my computer. That's how you chose to present yourself on TV?
Look, Pat, I know you've often said you wanted to lose weight and you even bought that Sweatin' to the Oldies to train, but holy cow. Just tasteless. That's all I've got to say. Tasteless. Especially when Drennan pretended to shake your hand and then instead made a beeline straight for your package. I wasn't sure if I was watching Sports Time Ohio or the Spice Network. http://xr.com/og7
Pat,
Enjoyed seeing you on TV. Good job! Keep up the good work.
Pat:
I just read some of these posts and shake my head. I hope you don't take this sniping personally. Keep up the good work, I know being a reporter – particularly for a newspaper – is not a great gig these days.
XOH, you should have seen Drennan go for Pat's goodies at the conclusion of the final segment. I would even go so far to say it was absolutely terrifying. Drennan looked like a crazed Steve Phillips.
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