tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post112365440693379223..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: Nostalgia Ain't What It Used To BeJames Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1123767986542430672005-08-11T09:46:00.000-04:002005-08-11T09:46:00.000-04:00The first rule of journalism is you do not talk ab...The first rule of journalism is you do not talk about journalism. Combine that with the "Never speak ill of the dead" and the Jennings obit writes itself.eRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05189252064595168859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1123710876374698292005-08-10T17:54:00.000-04:002005-08-10T17:54:00.000-04:00We were just reminiscing over all the fine hair-me...We were just reminiscing over all the fine hair-metal bands of our youth. Motley Crue. Warrant. Ratt. Now that will make your skin crawl.<BR/><BR/>But why is it that so many writers and critics are falling all over themselves to pair "Peter Jennings" with variants of "urbane" (as is the case in the quotation you provide)? What was so "urbane" about him? I mean, just because you're not a filthy Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1123692487970620602005-08-10T12:48:00.000-04:002005-08-10T12:48:00.000-04:00Never been into sideburns, which I suppose makes s...Never been into sideburns, which I suppose makes sense, given that my best preference is for braids.<BR/><BR/>And, I have to say, I wax nostalgic for Queen myself, despite an insidiously ex boyfriend. As for sporting events, Freddy with <I>that voice</I>, or Gary Glitter with that conviction: you make the call. <BR/><BR/>To each his or her own, but the Highland malts were good, yes, on those Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1123686235513497302005-08-10T11:03:00.000-04:002005-08-10T11:03:00.000-04:00Kathy, I don't actually drink rye. It's Highland ...Kathy, I don't actually drink rye. It's Highland malts and Booker Noe's bourbon, in case you're making out your Christmas list already. Rye was apparently so far out of it by the 80s that no one even bothered producing a Luxury Premium rye. Your choices are Old Overholt and Jim Beam Rye, and they're pretty pedestrian. But hell, Big Bob always ordered one.<BR/><BR/>There's also something James Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1123681947527460982005-08-10T09:52:00.000-04:002005-08-10T09:52:00.000-04:00I only know one other guy who drinks rye. I think ...I only know one other guy who drinks rye. I think you're OK there. I mean, trying to find a bottle of Old Overalls or whatever that stuff is to buy for this guy is not easy.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, Peter Jennings was the best of the Dan, Tom, Peter Big 3. But that's not saying a lot. Seemed like a nice fellow, anyway.<BR/><BR/>I went to a Queen concert at the Forum in 1977 (I think) with a high school Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1123680727771975162005-08-10T09:32:00.000-04:002005-08-10T09:32:00.000-04:00I see what you're saying, DH, and it's pretty much...I see what you're saying, DH, and it's pretty much right on, yet, I agree with D. <BR/><BR/>When I was very very young, Kronkite was still on the news, but not for long. So I actually grew up watching Peter Jennings. He was there for me when the Challenger exploded, he told me about the fall of the Berlin Wall and Communism, and countless other historical events. He did it with style, and in an Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1123655569750860672005-08-10T02:32:00.000-04:002005-08-10T02:32:00.000-04:00Yeah, but he was smart, and he was witty, and he w...Yeah, but he was smart, and he was witty, and he was dignified, and he may not have been the world's greatest journalist, but at least he tried. And he reminded us that being smart and witty and dignified is something other than the dreaded "elitism". <BR/>And, he was pretty hot.<BR/><BR/>I'll miss him, in a way that I don't think I will Dan or Tom. <BR/>I'll miss him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com