Best of KCFORUM.NET - 16th Edition

It was a pleasure to again hook-up with the likes of my KCFORUM brethern on Friday evening. Strangely enough, the cockiest of the bunch never showed up. I can't quite figure this out.

If you get bored, check out my review of the movie GOTHIKA at Horrorwood Babble-On. (link on the right) If anyone is interested in seeing the sneak preview of TIMELINE this Tuesday, there are still tickets available. Drop me an email and I will set you up.

It's a short work week this week. I'm going to play my next update by ear.


"Yeah, (Bo) Pelini is real 'ballsy' talking sh!t to a 147 year old man (Bill Snyder)." - CDUBB

"It's the gift that keeps on giving alright. All I did was shake HawksChief's hand and that was good enough to get VD!" - Original Stonie

"Softball sized boobs? Are you sure it wasn't Stonie?" - O&A Army
W: You know who REALLY has "man-boobs"?

"He has a nativity scene that, due to some unidentified hooligans, has consistently lost some of its original members. Instead of buying replacements, he has substituted items from his rather large collection of plastic figures. Highlights include a snowman wiseman, Santa Claus as Joseph, and about 3 Reindeer hanging in the manger with JC." - pooboy

"As I look back on my first 999 posts, I have to wonder...How the hell am I still employed?" - CDUBB
W: You're not the only one who has wondered this.

"Get in the Christmas spirit. Stab them with your 'Yule log'" - Twisted Steel

"Man, I thought for sure the title to this thread was 'forum happy hour/make-OUT session'. I was scared sh!tless for a second." - FrankWhite4Ever

"I'm appropriately moist, thank you."- just mary

"Hawkchief...sorry you're not showing tonight. Good luck tomorrow. Maybe you can post one time next week, too?" - westmar

"Reason number one why I don't go to these things. Nothing more impressive than bragging about how wasted you are while you're driving around." - buckybadgersbrother
W: While I'm certain none of us advocate drinking and driving, I find the premise of BBB's statement to be quite humorous. This is your number one reason for not attending a KCFORUM get-together? Get real. Those of us who are regulars in the forum are aware of the real reason(s), Bucky.

"I can't believe I just used coming and mouth in the same sentence when asking a man a question." - CDUBB

"(Combine) Billy is lazy. That's why he has so many tractors. A real go getter would pull all that stuff by hand." - Mr. PITA
W: It's now terribly obvious to me that I have no life...I happened to find this quote from PITA just "lying around" in a file on my hard drive. It's from several weeks ago, and I'm fairly certain I haven't used it.

"Ask Stupid (BobbyD's dog) if she's gotten the pregnancy test back. Not that I've been impersonating Johnny Appleseed or anything." - Original Stonie
W: Poor guy. In his defense, I'm fairly certain Stonie thought he was referring to Bobby's wife and not his (male) dog. I hope I'm right about that, anyway.

"And I'm really kidding about getting it tonite. I don't even know this guy or his middle name, so there's no way his rattler will see my sacred space that quick." - just mary

"Renshaw's show was not on tape today. There were a couple of taped interviews (like most shows often have), but the whole show was NOT on tape, it never is (unless it's a best-of on a holiday). Believe it or not, John actually showed up to do his show the day after the Turkey Bowl...But then again, he didn't get totally blasted after the game because he 'cost his team the game'... that was our former morning show host. The more I think about it, our old host did come in the day after last season. He walked into the 1510 studio and dropped a few cuss-words on live Randy Miller's show and then taped a half-drunk interview with Reggie Tounge to play the next morning." - leabonics

"Well guess who reared his little bald head the day after the turkey bowl to make sure the right message gets out. You don't want anyone talking about the major attendance drop or the postgame party dud. keep everyone focused on gary green's 25,000-pound donation...but since you're in a talkative mood and want to tell stories today, why don't you continue with drinksaw's top 10 moments with advertisers..." - bigsexy
W: This exchange between Jason Whitlock and Todd Leabo went on for over ninety minutes on Thursday morning. Many of you were glued to your computer screens with popcorn, Milk Duds, and sodas.

"Well, let's talk about things that aren't private...how 'bout talking about your divorce on air and getting pulled over by the Praire Village police with your pants around your ankles..care to discuss?" - big sexy

"Is this called deflecting? Jason, you made a statement about John's show being on tape, then an assertion that if was because he was drunk. I was just putting out a few facts. Here's another one...the final count from Harvesters was over 61,000 pounds". - leabonics
W: I truly love this! The 810 message board gets shut down under mysterious circumstances and a few years later its spin-off site is used as a venting outlet for radio personalities. Ah yes...America the beautiful.

"I mean, seriously...this ain't all that hard to read...you think it's a coincidence that 810's information minister showed up just hours after no one attended the Turkey Bowl postgame party? And they want to talk about the pot and the kettle and hypocrisy..." - bigsexy
W: Rumor has it Mr. Kietzman didn't show up for it, either.

"Jason, I check the board out every day. I only posted today because YOU were inaccurate in what you said about Renshaw's show. I generally only post to respond to some of the things you say." - leabonics
W: Did anyone else think that last sentence sounded a little strange?

"Big sexy is FIRED UP!!! Drinking haterade, bashing his replacement who is tripling his ratings and cracking on KK. Screw the radio shows. They are lame this time of the day, anyway. The forum is where it's at!!" - Twisted Steel

"They're on ALL THE TIME. Leabs, start landing some new guests. This is one area where JW has been killing you." - Hot Carl
W: Mr. Hot-ness is absolutely correct. Between The Lines has turned into a broken record of guests...broken record of guests...broken record of guests...

OTC Comments
W: I'm saddened that I missed Hall's "Miami University/University of Miami" mistake last week. Shame on me.

GH: "(Jim) Rome has long bouts of uninteresting shows but he can still hit one out of the park on occasion. Last week he did a bit on Christina Aguillera being beeped by the airport metal detectors because of her vaginal piercings. Rome questioned how much metal she had in her lower region to be able to set off the detector. "What did she have down there, an aluminum bat? Some cyclone fencing? Some rebar?"
W: That's a brilliant sports talk bit, isnt' it?

GH: "Pork Chop has brought in some excellent guests and has had the sense to replay these interviews in his five-o'clock hour. But his show lacks energy. When you have four hours to fill, one good interview played twice simply magnifies the problems you have with the other 3.5 hours of your show."
W: I agree. The lack of energy in Whitlock's show is a serious problem. Some think this will change when Bill Maas comes on board. One thing's for sure...something will change when he's added to the show.

GH: "Has Holmes gone from Team Priest to Team Beast? Has his touchdown glide morphed into a Warren Sapp-like trash-talking bravado? Maybe Priest is tired of seeing the mouths in the NFL get all the commercial endorsements while his Priestly image is mostly ignored by Wall Street."
W: I've been saying it since August - Priest has an attitude. It might not be to the tune of Warren Sapp or Randy Moss. But make no mistake - The Priest can be a devil.

GH: "(Rick) Dean (of the Topeka Capital Journal) used to be a regular contributor on Kevin Kietzman's show on WHB. I don't know if the decision to stop appearing on 810 AM was Dean's or Kietzman's but the loss is the WHB's listeners. Dean has a very relaxed folksy way of delivering his Chiefs information that is perfect for radio. I catch him occasionally on Z-man's morning show but the guy's talent deserves a much larger audience."
W: To go a step further, I've discovered (thanks to FrankWhite4Ever) that the Topeka Capitol Journal has an excellent sports section. The Kansas City Star could probably learn a thing or two from it.

GH: "(Trent) Green signed a $50-million contract in the off-season and has garnered more national press lately than any Chiefs' QB since Joe Montana. He was the Sports Illustrated cover boy, ESPN Magazine did a feature story on him and what they termed his "beige house" and CBS had him swapping comments with Deion on their NFL show. Vermeil has told us this is the guy. The next three months is when his play and his team's success will determine how he is remembered as an NFL quarterback."
W: This, of course, is coming from a guy who has continuously said he's still not sold on Kansas City's quarterback. It was one game, people. Let's not start to freak out. The loss to the Bengals was clearly a team effort. Frankly, I was impressed that Green didn't turn the ball over with all those black jerseys in his face and the apparent lack of open receivers.

GH: "A win over the Raiders at Arrowhead will make everything right once again in Chiefsville. But an upset loss to the 2-7 Raiders will set talk show phone lines afire with more doomsday speak from the rabble in red. This is a big game."
W: The Chiefs are going to have to play focused football to avoid a disaster this afternoon at Arrowhead. Yes, I know what most of you are thinking...but Marvin Lewis has now exposed the Chiefs' offense - anything is possible. Thankfully, I don't think the Raiders have the talent or coaching on defense to hold the Chiefs in check at home.

GH: "(Jammal) Lord might be the worst leader (and passer) in Nebraska history. His refusal to shake hands with Ell Roberson during the coin toss was juvenile."
W: I've been stating my feelings for Jammal Lord all season long - the guy is a horrible quarterback. Rumor has it that Frankie Solich has coached his last game in Lincoln. Whether this is true or not, it would really make sense to sit Lord down and let Joe Dailey start against Colorado next Friday.

GH: "Take this from a guy who has watched Sproles very closely over the past six years - he hasn't even come close to his potential. He is such a talent that I believe he could be the equalizer if K-State meets the unbeatable Sooners at Arrowhead."
W:This might be true of Sproles, but let's be realistic about K-State's chances against Oklahoma. The Wildcats might be on a winning streak, but look closely at who their opponents have been.

GH: "(Jack) Harry has a delicious little spat going with KSU fans this season. He is a known MU backer and he saved his best salvo for last Sunday night."
W: Each member of the local sports media (especially radio) seems to have a favorite university and it shows through on the air every week. This disgusts me. I don't mind a little leaning...but we get a huge dose of it on a regular basis.

GH: "While six wins would be a vast improvement for the Jayhawks, they will not ensure a bowl bid for Mangino's squad. Seven Big 12 teams are guaranteed bowl games."
W: This analysis is brought to you by a guy who gave you his solid prediction of 8 wins for KU earlier in the season. (All right. I'll admit...if Bill-Whit could've stayed healthy, the season might've been different. But I still thought/think 8 wins was a stretch with or without him.)

Best of KCFORUM.NET - 15th Edition

I'm a little light on the quotes this week and I apologize. This is never a reflection on your talents as much as it is a reflection of how busy I've been during the week. Keep bringing it. And always feel free to email or u2u me if you see a post or quote someone else has made that you think is deserving.

There are still some tickets available for the GOTHIKA sneak preview this Tuesday night at the Cinemark Merriam 20, 7:30 PM. Yours truly and T.Mac will be giving away some t-shirts prior to the lights being dimmed. Also, don't forget about the TIMELINE sneak preview on Tuesday the 25th. More ticket information for either movie is available at Horrorwood Babble-On; the link is on your right. If you have questions, please email me.


QUOTES

"A couple of longtime sports radio callers contacted me about the Turkey Bowl because they had been personally contacted by Boeger asking them to play in the Turkey Bowl. These guys had mixed emotions. I felt it was best for me to stand down on the Turkey Bowl thing. The protest was gonna be divisive and put some good guys in a tough situation. I apologize for leading some of you on about a protest. We'll continue to work hard to improve our station. And next year we'll have a real Turkey Bowl featuring actual listeners and callers. Again, I apologize." - bigsexy
W: This disintegration of a disoriented plan to crash WHB's Turkey Bowl was inevitable. Bigsexy's reason for backing out is shifty and hazy. I'll admit I'm speculating here...but I have a strong hunch that Mr. Whitlock was told by his Entercom bosses to nix his plan to make a scene at a competitor's charity event.

"And here I thought 'Tudge' was a 'procedure'." - westmar

"I thought a tudge was similar to a dirty sanchez." - CDUBB

"Illegal Proceedure on the offense...*Tudging*...5-yard penalty...repeat first down." - Bubba Clyde

"Any one that follows in a similar action will get a stiffer punishment. I can’t believe I typed stiffer in this announcement." - BobbyD, explaining KC Paul's suspension that ended up not being a suspension for using a very sexually explicit avatar.

"Why do we have to worry about his (KC Paul's) avatar? Can't we just ban him for being a douchebag?" - Hot Carl

"Man, this thread is totally not what I thought it would be about." - FrankWhite4Ever
W: If I had a dime for every time I've said this to myself while surfing our forum...


E-mail Bag

Westy,

What do you think of that new kcsportsboard.com? I noticed you've been spending some time over there.

James

W: It's a cozy little place that doesn't have a lot of traffic yet. A lot of people are convinced it's an 810 driven/supported forum, but I'm not so sure. I'm of the belief that several of their members are former newbies from KCFORUM.NET that were freaked out by the initiation process and found a safe haven at kcsportsboard.com.


Westmar,

I agree with your opinion on the so-called "experts" who are picking the Bengals to beat the Chiefs.

Ken

W: The "experts" are trying to look like geniuses by predicting an upset of the Chiefs this Sunday. If it happens, they look smart. If it doesn't, they'll downplay it. The percentages are against the Chiefs. With each win, it becomes more and more difficult to keep winning. If an "expert" really wanted to make a bold prediction, he'd pick the Chiefs to keep winning because it's not expected.


Hi Westy,

Do you believe in the SI Jinx?

Unsigned

W: Yes.


OTC Comments:

GH: "(Nate) Bukaty apparently thinks volume makes up for content. It does not. He would improve if he would slow down, change his inflection on occasion and stop trying so darn hard. Feel the force, Buke."
W: When Bukaty comes on, you can turn the volume down as far you want to on your radio, and you still won't be able to listen comfortably. The only good volume when Bukaty is on is zero.

GH: "...I found the constant commercials/promos for John Ritter's former sitcom somewhat interesting. It appears that the three remaining female characters in this sitcom have decided to mourn Ritter's character's death by taping their breasts together and dressing like hookers…all while looking very morose. The interesting part is that they've invited Jim Rockford to come over while they're doing this. What Ritter's old sitcom needs is some characters like Rocky and Angel - no cleavage but these dudes were entertaining. Cue the Rockford Files theme song…"
W: I'll admit I have been humming the Rockford Files theme while watching the new, depressing episodes of "8 Simple Rules". But Greg is as lost as a Chinese hooker in Harlem on his evaluation of the female characters. They're not mourning Ritter's character's death with those slutty outfits...they have always dressed that way. Watch the show, Greg!

GH: "I'm of the belief you can get beat by anybody every week in the NFL. But if you subscribe to Vermeil's thinking, there is only one team remaining on the Chiefs schedule that possibly meets that criteria - the 6-3 Vikings in game 15."
W: I'm of the same belief. But I also know there's no coach in the NFL quite like Dick Vermeil. It's kind of refreshing for a change, isn't it?

GH: "(Hal) Wagner (of Ace Sports and Collectibles) says Chiefs/Raiders tickets are going for $130 and the late-season games against the Bears and Lions are $90. He is also selling Super Bowl tickets starting at $1,995 and up for upper end zone seats."
W: For those of you who don't know it; there are more cost-efficient ways to acquire Chiefs tickets. Hal "I won't knock anything off my price even if the game is already half-over" Wagner should always be your last resort.

GH:"(Trent) Green started very slow this season - he even had critics pointing to him as the team's weakness. But his play of late has been Montana-like. I am still not convinced he can bring a team back from defeat like Elway and Favre. Maybe he won't have to."
W: I still chuckle at the critics who pointed to Green as a weakness earlier this season. If a team is winning, the quarterback can rarely be a weakness. The reason Greg is still not convinced that Green can bring his team back from a late deficit is because he hasn't needed to do it this season. But if you can remember back to 2002, I recall seeing Trent do it several times only to stand on the sidelines and watch the defense throw up all over themselves.

GH: "Green might have the weakest arm of any NFL starting QB, but his game is accuracy not velocity."
W: It seems a stretch to even consider that Trent Green's arm could be the weakest among NFL starting quarterbacks. For starters, what does "velocity" have to do with anything? He's a quarterback, not a starting pitcher. Green also seems to overthrow the deep ball more often than not. This doesn't sound like a weak arm to me.

GH:"Could the Bears and Lions beat the Chiefs? It happens every week."
W: Any Chiefs fan who doesn't believe this could happen has got their head up their - ERRR - in the clouds.

GH:"Holmes is still my pick for the MVP of this Chiefs team. Has the guy who won the league's MVP award ever received the Comeback Player of the Year Award the following season? Holmes deserves it after battling back from what many believed to be a career-ending injury to where he is again one of the best players in the league. Amazing."
W: Would the NFL give out the Comeback Player of the Year Award to a guy who only missed a few games at the end of last season? Let's be honest...the "career-ending injury" angle was just a bunch of hype.

GH:"I think I like the pre-Letterman Dante better than the swelled-headed Dante. He looks like he thinks he's the show - which he is, but he could be a bit more humble."
W: Which Dante are you watching out there, Greg? Hall acts just as goofy now as he did before appearing on Letterman. I will admit, though; it'd be nice if for once he'd just return the ball instead of dancing around like a ferry in Neverland all the time.

GH: "Both these guys (Johnnie Morton and Eddie Kennison) should be fined by Vermeil for their embarrassing end zone acts."
W:I agree. I think it'd be a brilliant move by Vermeil to fine them. I'm sure it would put team chemistry over-the-top and insure the Kansas City Chiefs their first Super Bowl appearance in over thirty years. (Ladies and gentleman, my tongue is officially in my cheek.)

GH:"The Star reported that 35-40 cars with Nebraska license plates parked at multiple Lawrence hotels had their tires slashed."
W: This seems a little unexpected coming from a school that is supposed to be such a class act. I hope Kansas Citians that make the trip to Cincy will respond with more maturity if the Bungles happen to knock off the Chiefs.

GH: "And then the game will start and the better team will win. K-State 38, Nebraska 13. I would give up much to be wrong about this one."
W: I'm posting this shortly before the game begins; I also have my concerns for the Huskers. They have shown nothing this season to make me believe they will win this game. The final score might end up being more like K-State 10, Nebraska 6.

Best of KCFORUM.NET - 14th Edition

I forgot to post last week's limericks, so you'll find them below in this week's update. It just goes to show...only a few of us have a true "artistic ability". I also learned many new things this week, including the eye-opening fact that even KCFORUM.NET can have a little controversy of its own.

In case you haven't heard about it...check out the link to the right for Horrorwood Babble-On. While supplies last, we're giving away free sneak preview movie passes to 2 movies: GOTHIKA, starring Halle Berry and TIMELINE. When you get to the main page of the site, click on "Free Flix" on the left hand side and follow the instructions from there. We even mail the tickets to you. If you have questions or problems, let me know. Otherwise, I'll see you there!


"Resumes are out, the phone is ringing, back from visiting (Combine) Billy's daughter, and ready to update." - O&A Army

"I know this is a tough time in your life, (MC86). But trust me, the acne WILL go away." - buckybadgersbrother

"In the meantime why don't you (MC86) peel the pages of your mom's sears catalog apart again so you can stroke another one to the men's camping gear page." - O&A Army

"I don't know or care about what some anonymous poster posted. have I ever yelled at a board op? hell, yeah...as far as I know everybody has." - butter (presumably an alternate Whitlock screen name).
W: I never yelled at any of my board ops. Apparently, "as far as you know", isn't "very far", butter.

"I believe there may have been a misunderstanding, you see....nevermind, I can't think of a good comeback." - Mr. PITA
W: In my book, honesty is ALWAYS the best policy at KCFORUM.

"PITA, just a little FYI. Once upon a time I was a newbie (which I know you are not) and KC Paul was the only person agreeing with me. Just so you know, that means it is time to rethink your position." - O&A Army

"I bet they (Whitlock, Leabo, Z-man) spend their fair share of time in a certain 20 page thread that I won't mention the name of." - Mr. PITA

"GH (Greg Hall) is a pasty white guy from Nebraska, do you expect him to know who Suge Knight is?" - Cardinal Ry
W: I'm a pasty white guy from Iowa and I know who Suge Knight is.

"Is that the same stuff (bigsexy butter) that ends up on girls dresses?" - combine_billy

"I remember when you "experimented with different formats" in college. You had to sit on a donut for two weeks!" - Original Stonie

"Man, O&A, what a heartfelt reponse. By the end of your post, I thought you opened the Naked Celeb thread to stop world hunger!" - KC Mouth

"Does anyone realy give a crap about 'Real Runners' feelings? Is that some new special intrest group?" - Karupt

"But it is fun to read the bantering back & forth, especially when the ego's of radio & print can't resist defending and/or promoting their opinions and jump in the discussion, all of which NEVER gets mentioned on anyone's shows. The 'secret factor' of it all is amusing & entertaining, much the same way looking at naked actresses is for a red-blooded heterosexual from Middle America like myself." - houstonhuey82 (newbie)
W: Great post. Hey, JW? KK? You reading this?

"I was not trying to ellicit any feelings for 'real runners'. Just my take on why Soylent Greg bashes the fat guy (Whitlock) about it. But now that you mentioned it, I think they should be allowed to marry." - bmanpoo

"Pretty soon Soylent will be here calling you a racist for some unknown reason. Then he'll get accused of being Greg Hall, then I'll have to drop a porn 'stache comment, then O&A will brag about a sexual encounter, then Paint will have to threaten to remove all "art", then Sin Sister will get drooled on by all the true internet nerds who peruse this board, then Whitlock will tell us that Renshaw is about to get fired, then Train will threaten to kick KCPaula's azz, then Beavis will scare everyone before they figure out he's a cool dude, then Pell will drop a post about a band nobody has ever heard of, then Westy will pimp some bizarre, unknown site he's "working" for, then Stugats will profess his love for gay wrestling, then Leabonics will cryptically say that "nobody got arrested", then Tudge or Karupt or someone will say "stay on topic", then Stick will post something that takes me a long time to decipher because I'm REALLY white, then Billy will beg for some sort of government subsidy, then Hipity will post something about some team he calls "The Wiz", then Billie Jean will say, "Hey, I played the Scarecrow in that horrible movie", then one of the Powercat guys will defend KSU's non-con schedule, then Willie will pull his hood on and launch a racial blast at you in iambic pentameter, then WarDrive will pretend he's not KK, then Analog Kid will call Sidecar Willie a butt-munch, then Klink or some other Mizzou fan will catch smack because MU has never been to a final 4 and KU has a zillion times, then buckybadger will post something that only he understands and then Stonie will arrive, call everyone a turd burglar and threaten to kick your azz. Now you don't want that to happen do you?" - Hot Carl
W: Although combine_billy was a close second, Hot Carl pulled in the Post of the Week with no time to spare. And now for you artsy-fartsy types I present to you the beginnings of a poetry book from KCFORUM:

"There once was a guy named Willie
Wrote little songs that were silly
He upset a host
Now he can post
But his calls are thrown in the nilly" - Mr. PITA

"There once was a fella named Stonie
We know that he beats his baloney
You'll get your ass kicked
If you grab his man tits
If only he had the ca-honies!" - Hot Carl

"There once was a poster named Tudge
His hobby was packing the fudge
We asked if he'd quit
Packing the sh*t
But the bastard just wouldn't budge." - Twisted Steel

"There once was this poster named Triplow
Whose real name we all knew it was Joe
He said he works Ford
And not the control board
He's not even fooling Todd Leabo." - westmar

OTC Comments:

GH: "The Internet is a remarkable tool of communication. It allows those with very little media access to voice their opinions publicly on any subject - usually with little censorship. That's a very good thing. Not all of the media reads these boards but my guess is the vast majority do. The fact that Whitlock, Z-Man and Leabo respond to some of these posts merely shows that they are willing to admit to perusing these sites. I agree that basing any programming decisions on what a few anonymous posters have to say is a mistake -- but simply conversing with these folks online shouldn't be seen as a weakness."
W: Apparently, the gentleman who sent in this email didn't realize that Hall spends time searching and posting in our forum, as well.

GH: "Greinke signed for over a million before he even played a game for the Royals. If Greinke fails, he gets to land on his million-dollar billfold. If Barman fails or gets hurt, he loses a year of eligibility and gets sent off to class. Barman's debut in College Station was remarkable but the Hawks lost. Was it really worth his fifth year as a senior in 2007 when he could have led KU into Lincoln and Manhattan?"
W: Isn't it a little too early to be asking whether or not it was worth it?

GH: "For those of you who continue to believe (Brent) Musberger has something important to say, you're wrong. Here's another Musberger nugget from his interview with Pork Chop: 'Right now, I rate Oklahoma above everybody.' Where else but the Mussman are you going to get insight like this?"
W: A lot of people like Musberger because of his nostalgic voice - he's been around for a long time. But make no mistake, folks. He's stinking it up in the 21st Century.

GH: "(Trent) Green made an appearance on CBS's pregame show, Tony Gonzalez guested on Fox, Dante Hall was on Letterman and Johnny Morton sat in with the Best Damn Sports Show. The Chiefs are America's new team. Can we deal with NOT being disrespected? It will be interesting to see if the Chiefs and their fans can handle the love."
W: The important part is the last sentence. As long as Chiefs fans continue to act like upstanding citizens, everything will be okay. I'm more concerned about how Chiefs fans will handle that first loss.

GH: "He (James Brown) never met a non-talent that he didn't think was doing a "nice job." Guerrero is so inept at her job that even her ample front porch doesn't make up for her lack of lighting in her attic."
W: The truth is, everyone knows that Guerrero isn't very good at her new job. But you'd have to be insane to think someone like James Brown is going to go on the record and actually state it publically. On a note of sympathy, it's too bad for Guerrero that she's had to follow in the footsteps of someone like Melissa Stark.

GH: "Not only will (Dante) Hall run back more kicks this season, he'll run two back in one game before the whistle blows on the 2003 campaign."
W:It's because of outlandish predictions like this that I began to produce/write this section of my site. Puh-leeze, Greg!

GH: "Whoa! Your first-round pick has "some potential?" Vermeil swears LJ will be a factor in the second half of the season but it appears Saunders is far more pessimistic (or realistic?) than the head coach."
W: I'm not saying that Larry Johnson will always be a worthless player in the NFL, but at this point, he seems to have been THE WORST first-round pick of Carl Peterson's tenure.

GH: "(Soren) Petro thinks he is far better than he is - which is no crime but can lead to prolonged bouts of unemployment. If WHB offers him a midday show opposite Rome he needs to take it. Syndicated national gigs are about as rare in talk radio as talent."
W: True dat.

GH: Quoting Jason Whitlock as saying: "They call me Shug Whitlock."
W: Greg, what have I told you about getting your facts straight before going to print? It's "Suge" Knight.

GH: "Entercom's brass has been less than enamored with Pork Chop's drive-time show. His heavy urban mix clashes garishly with the rest of the 610 lineup. One exec was heard to say, 'If Whitlock was going to do the show himself, we'd have never hired him.' "
W: For a small fee of $50, I'd have warned Entercom about Whitlock before they hired him.

GH: "I haven't seen a high school as inept as the Jammal Lord-led Skers. Any NU fan penciling in a win in Lawrence this Saturday must not have watched the game in Austin. Putrid."
W: Hall has been praising Lord's athleticisim and so-called ability to run the option since the first week of the season. I have been doing the opposite. Jammal Lord runs the option very, very slow, with no burst of speed as he attempts to pussy-foot his way around the corner.

GH: "Priest Holmes has introduced a line of t-shirts and sweatshirts priced from $22 to $33. This is not quality gear. It's cheap stuff priced ridiculously high in order to turn a profit and take advantage of Holmes' celebrity status. Whether the profit goes to charity or to Holmes, it's a rip-off. Just say no."
W: $33? I could get three loaves of bread at Hen House for that kind of money!

Best of KCFORUM.NET - 13th Edition

Not much to say this week. Greg Hall's column was fairly accurate for a change, so it wasn't necessary for me to hammer on him too much. I've started to do some film, music, and book reviews for my friend Gery Vermin and his new E-Zine, Horrorwood Babble-On. The link to the site is above and to your right. Be sure to check out my review of Stephen King's book "Everything's Eventual".

There were some pretty memorable quotes this week from our forum members, as well. Check them out!


"Paint, can we add a button for donations at the top of the forum so that O&A never has to get a job?" - Phat Endy

"All my ex wives and people I work with think I am HOT. To bad I am shallow as a gravel pit." - Stromyle

"(The 'Between The Lines' theme music) certainly needs to be updated. But then, so does the host." - Hot Carl

"I can't believe all those chicks (Women of KU 2004) are surrounded by Lawrence Homos!" - Original Stonie

"Unless there is a "happy ending", I want no part of a day spa." - pell
W: It's probably unanimous - Pelly has the quote of the week.

"Pell was your prom really the one where they filmed 'It's a Wonderful Life' at? I heard BBB was a chaperone at that one." -O&A Army

"We have more sports stations then Pro sports. Does anybody find that odd?" - KCotter

"They (AM 1340) had better go back to religious prgramming or start praying that they have jobs next month." - CDUBB
W: I still listen to 1340 on a daily basis. They'll never be a major player, but at least they're not using the airwaves to spar with their competitors.

"You'd have a better chance of hearing them if they (AM 1340) stuck their heads out the studio window and yelled really loud." - Hot Carl

OTC Comments

GH: "I was a big Boomer fan when he played for Cincy. He always looked like he was in control and thinking three plays ahead of the defense. Maybe he seems some of that in Green. I don't, but I'm glad Boomer does. Green always looks to me like he could revert to the guy who tossed 24 picks in 2001. Let's hope he keeps that dude as well hidden as Marc Boerigter's game."
W: It's much safer to be negative about Trent Green in times like these. If he fails, you can say "I told you so". If he wins the Chiefs a championship, you bank on no one remembering that you doubted him.

GH: "What happened to Hastings Hot Flash? After drafting Boerigter in my Fantasy League, I had to dump him three weeks into the season due to numbers lower than Randy Miller's. What is it that we don't know about Bo?"
W: He had a couple of big games last year. That's it. And those big games were due in part to his team playing from behind or finding themselves in a shootout. If you want to blame someone, don't blame Boerigter. Blame the 2003 defense for keeping the Chiefs in their games.

GH: "It appears the Chiefs will be the only AFC West team to finish with a winning record."
W: That might be somewhat of a stretch.

GH: "King Carl has forced all vehicles to park where the attendants direct them instead of allowing early arrivals to stake out the same spot each Sunday. This change in policy has smoke coming from more than the BBQ pits around Arrowhead."
W: Is there any doubt that Carl Peterson has the biggest ego in Kansas City?

GH: "(Trev) Alberts' job on ESPN is to get half the country to hate him and the other half to love him. He knows the college game well (much better than clueless Corso) but he's not really there to offer insight as much as to incite."
W:Ahem. Does this sound like anyone else we know?

GH: "It's interesting that Pork Chop left WHB complaining how KK was an on-air owner who dictated the course of Maas' and Whitlock's shows because it appears PC is making the same mistake himself on 61 Sports."
W: I said this awhile back (see my archives) and it still holds true. If Whit thinks he had a lasso (albeit a big lasso) tied around him at WHB, he ain't seen nothing yet. Mass, Grunny, and Pork Chop are about to find out the grass is not always greener on the other side.