Be True to Your school

Tony talked about his graduation speechat Mariet today.

Tony talked about his famous "Driver's Ed" story.

Tony didn't read his speech, which impressed a lot of people, but he does have 12 years of radio. Also, he had rehearsed it plenty over the last week.

There was a brief discussion of Zach hosting Around the Horn this week. It's nothing permanent, according to TK, and if he was making the decision, they would give the job to Stat Boy.

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Pomp(ous) and Circumstances

Tomorrow is when TK gives the Graduation Speech at Mariet. Tony will not give away any of his material today. Tune in tomorrow to hear some of it.

Talking about the Senior dinner the other day segues somehow into a discussion of ANIMAL HOUSE.

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Odessa Steps Magazine

The Camp Counselor

Lots of discussion about last night's Game 2. As you would imagine, TK sticks up for Larry Brown.

During the gab fest, you could hear Mayor McCheese yelling in the background, disagreeing with TK.

Also, the Larry Bird "white guys inthe NBA" topic came up. Tony said if Larry and Magic agree on the issue, he agrees with them.

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Odessa Steps Magazine

Columns! We got Columns!

Tony Had a column today, comparing Larry Brown and Phil Jackson. You can just imagine what it said. In fact, go read it. We'll wait for you. TK likes both guys - Phil since he played for the Knicks and we all know about the Camp Counselor.

Czabe, of course, took some shots at Captain Smudgie, as you would expect.

TK thinks the Lakers will win big tonight.

TK was griping about PTI getting bumped from ESPN yesterday by the 2003 World Series of Poker. TK wonders about the Poker Fad. Ask Norman Chad.

There was a brief discussion of the Mark Cuban reality show. TK, of course, is very curious about it, since the show will air against LISTEN UP! in the fall.

BTW, Wilbon also had a column today, about the Finals.

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RIP President Reagan

We begin with Smarty Jones. TK found it interesting that the owner and jockey of Birdstone apologized for winning and spoiling the Triple Crown for Smarty Jones.

As for the death of Ronald Reagan, TK wondered about the shutdown of DC on Friday. Rumors going around town that the subway will be closed. Also, the funeral on Friday is the same day as the Mariet School graduation.

Like most people on the opposite side of the political spectrum, TK praised Reagan's charisma and communication skills.Tony also mentioned, like some media critics, that it's odd for the media to be so overly praising of Reagan, since he was often at odds with the press during his Presidency.

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Odessa Steps Magazine

Tony's Back

Tony is back from his trip to Upstate New York. The trip up was nice, but it rained on TK while playing golf.

There was a family brouhaha in the TK household. Maggie was sitting on one of the chairs in the dining room, which TK loved, but Mrs. TK and Elizabeth didn't like, since they believed a dog shouldn't sit on a chair where people eat.

TK briefly discussed the topic of the day, Red VS Phil. Tony, despite his love of the 1970s Knicks, leaned towards Red.

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Andy's daughter has started to get college brochures and got one from Binghamton. Tony is on the list as "famous alumni," along with Paul Reiser and other people I've never heard of before.

As mentioned a few days ago, TK was in NY doing Sports Reporters and as always, he read the Sunday Times on the train on the way back. Tony talked about a lecture series in New York, where the Torre/Costas tickets are 4x more expensive than the ones for Mario Cuomo and other high-profile guests.

As for sports, TK has been picking the Lakers all the way (unlike Wilbon), but either Detroit Or Indiana could give them trouble, at least more trouble than Philly or Jersey did in previous years.

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A rare Weekend Update

TK had an article in the Post today, talking about the sitcom.

Also, as mentioned earlier, TK was on the Sports Reporters, with Ryan, Sal Pal and Napoleon, who was sitting in the host chair while John Saunders covers the Stanley Cup Finals.

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Pre-Emption Horror Stories and NBA basketball

Tony is angry right now, since PTI has been bumped to the Deuce. For Women's College Softball. "That's a Joke."

TK talks about Bob Ryan's column in the Globe today (about the crappiness of today's NBA). Tony is on the other side, since he sides with the Camp Counselor, even against "the Quintessential American Sports Writer." Larry's Pistons are not Pat Riley's Knicks.

Programming Note: TK is on Sports Reporters this week, along with the aforementioned Bob Ryan and probably, unfortunately, the Napoleon of Sportswriting.

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We begin by talking about the kids and the fat guy fighting over the bat in Cincinnati. TK actually drops a Henry Clay reference, presuming causing a great deal of confusion to the WTEM sports talk radio audience.

TK segues nicely to the Ron Artest middle finger fine and discusses how viewing things in slo-mo often alters perception of an event after the fact. This turned into a discussion about Karl Malone's elbow and his not being suspended for the elbow he threw earlier in the week.

And...the draft lottery, where the Wizards are a participant. TK says he probably would take Okafor, but it's not a great year. And Les Boulez cannot, TK says, take another HS kid.

Also, there was a blurb in Martzke's column today about Tony's desire to do radio locally in DC, but also something that would be available outside the city, possibly on XM Radio.

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Odessa Steps Magazine

Goff shots, nothing but Goff shots (and cicadas)

TK was great, so he says, on the links today. He shot 81 today and apparently only "missed" one shot all day.

Cicadas are stupid and clumsy, TK says. They fly into you when you're trying to hit a golf shot.

The basketball game from last night was also briefly discussed. TK did not hate it nearly as much as Andy Polley.

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Victory? I guarentee it.

Today, lots of talk about Rasheed Wallace's guarentee of victory tonight in the Pistons' game 2 vs the Pacers.

Also, we learn why TK said "Snappy Jones" on PTI last week. It seems George Michael said it on the basketball related show they do in DC and it stuck in Tony's head.

Segueing nicely, TK asked what has happened to Bill Walton, who is barely visible (which isn't easy mind you) on the EPSN/ABC coverage of the NBA playoffs.

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Andy and Tony's favorite player, C-Webb

We start by talking about Chris Webber, since Mayor McCheese wrote about him today in the Post.

Andy got some positive feedback about how funny the show was yesterday when TK was talking about Jason Alexander and John Goodman. TK said that he (and others) once tried to write a sitcom pilot years ago and hasn't tried since.

TK realized that "all the people in his stuff sounds like same", which is something the Napoleon (aka Lupica) doesn't.

The guys also briefly talked about a column by Richard Justice about the WNBA. Insert slicing meat joke here.

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Live From New York,...

Despite the good timeslot, TK is still being cautious about the TV show.

TK got to meet the cast yesterday. And as Tony said, Jason Alexander probably couldn't wait to get away from him. TK also got DAP from John Goodman, who said he loved the show and said "God Bless Baseball."


He also talked about the CBS upfront, where the Who played and Les Moonves slammed NBC.

TK had an "albert brooks" moment when they introduced the show and said "based on the life of Tony Kornheiser." But, it's based on "his columns," not "his life."

TK has poo-pooed the idea of "watching parties," for fear of people not liking it. Maybe if the show lasts three years and is Cheers-quality.

Amazingly, Tony was allowed to run over by Engineer Andy.

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Tony Clineman, Your Life is Calling

No Tony today. as mentioned yesterday, he's in NYC for the announcement of CBS' fall line-up.

Listen Up (formerly known as Shut Up and Listen) will be on Monday nights @ 8:30, right before Raymond and MNF.

On PTI, it was a wild scene with Stephen A Smith filling TK's chair.

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Greenlighting The Jason Alexander Show

The show is a go, but Tony says "I should be happier." He created these characters, but the show won't really be that.

Tony will be in NYC tomorrow, at the CBS launch party.

TK hasn't seen the pilot yet, but his book agent has seen it and said it's very funny.

On other matters, TK was shocked at what Deion Sanders was making at CBS, since it means that he's probably underpaid. He was also surprised that Shannon Sharpe abruptly retired to take Deion's place.

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Shut Up and Listen?

Word is that Tony's CBS show (with Jason Alexander "as Tony") is going to be picked up. We'll see on Wednesday, when CBS announces their schedule.

More Cicada talk. TK tells us about the "sounds of cicadas" in his neighborhood. WHen he leaves his house, "it sounds like the entire neighborhood is going to levitate."

TK also talked about the Preakness. he's rooting for Smarty Jones. TK plus his Post column tomorrow, which is about horse racing.

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Odessa Steps Magazine

Take a Guess

What did Tony talk about today?

a) The cicadas
b) His golf game
c) His son having a concert
d) all of the above

If you said D, you'd be correct.

You can pretty much guess what what said Tony, since you've probably heard it before. :>

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Eddie Jordan and Frasier Crane

The show began with the boys and TK talking about the Zards, since Eddie Jordan was a guest panelist on the George Michael basketball show. He was filling in for Mayor McCheese, who is still out covering the basketball playoffs. TK said he was a good guest.

Things turned to TV, as they talked about the end of Frasier (and nicely quoted me on some sitcom facts I sent Czabe a few weeks ago). TK didn't watch it much in recent years, but it had a great pedigree.

The segment closed with a discussion about American Idol and LaToya being voted off last night. Again, talk about racism came up, but Czabe said it was more like "stupidism."

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Yes, more Cicada Talk

We begin by discussing guest David Aldridge's new baby.

Then, onto the Cicadas. Andy again brought up how panicked the transplants seem to be around town. TK, however, thinks their anxiety is great and hope they will leave town, making the traffic a little lighter.

TK is apparently worried that Maggie will eat tons of Cicadas and then "puke them up on his bed in the middle of the night."

After coming "face to face" with a cicada, TK was unnerved enough by their beaddy-little eyes to run away from them.

How long has been since the Cicadas were here? The Wizards were good then. Not to mention they weren't the Wizards then.

We also briefly talked about Kobe's big game last night, another contest after jetting in from Colorado.

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Odessa Steps Magazine