Say goodbye to ...
-- Atlanta's oldies station, part two. It was a tad incongruous to hear an oldies station call itself "new," especially when it was around for two years at the time of its demise.
I'll miss the oldies station here in town, if just for a change of pace. Unfortunately, that station was slipping back to "Good Times and Eight Oldies," which is not a good sign. It's even more sadder that the station actually showed a lot more variety (for an oldies station, that is) in its final hours with their weekly "Atlanta Graffiti" show. Why does it seem that some of the most interesting and varied music on mainstream commercial radio comes on specialized shows?
You can check out more of the revolving Atlanta radio scene through my friend Rodney's radio blog.
-- Chris Candido, one of New Jersey's greatest wrestling talents who, unfortunately, is following a trend of younger performers of dying early. However, it should be said that he appears to have died from complications following an injury last week, and not from drugs, which is often the case. In fact, it makes his whole story all the more tragic.
-- My quizbowl colleagues (save a Mr. Jennings -- whatever happened to that basketball guy anyways?) in the Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions. I was at a local bar to share in Mark's first-ever defeat, and then watched Brian's loss at home a couple of days later. Great runs by both guys, it's just too bad they couldn't advance any further.