KOEB Meeting: 7/10/06 -- Building Fall Down Go Boom! Edition

[Patsy Stone]

Ladies and Gents! Lurkers!



And Steph! :loveya:



Let's go!

[SharonRB]

1. Hey, Pats

:hi:

[Berry Cool]

Hey, Shar and Pats

Another 30 Rock night for Keith, I guess because it was easier for John Dean.

Glad he's on and talking about his book. I read it and really found it quite compelling.

[Patsy Stone]

4. Hi there, Sharon!

How are ya this fine evening?

John Dean is on my TeeVee. :loveya:

[SharonRB]

6. Just fine

Funny thing -- he's on mine, too!

[Patsy Stone]

22. Such a coincidence!

Such a mechiah. :)

[SharonRB]

25. I loved "Worse than Watergate"

I'll have to get this new one.

I'd love more of these great interviews -- forget the #2 and #1 stories and Oddball. Give me more of this.

[Patsy Stone]

29. Agreed

Throw TomKat from the train. I still have to read Worse than Watergate. I am behind. :(

[RevCheesehead]

2. Hiya, Patsy

I think everyone's on ebay, looking for the Garcia. :P

:hi:

Keith :loveya: and I don't believe a word of the gossip.

[Patsy Stone]

8. Or rare Topps baseball cards

:hi:

[RevCheesehead]

3. OMG - Is John Dean wearing THE Suit??

:rofl:

[Patsy Stone]

5. Yes!

I think he is. And it looks much better on him. :rofl:

[RevCheesehead]

9. Well, DG better get her ass over here, pronto.

And I agree - looks much better on an older man.

[WolverineDG]

27. Sorry, I wasn't looking at Dean

I was looking at the other gray suit on Keith!

:loveya: KO Remember, this too shall pass. No matter what, we :loveya:

So would you now please wear the Garcia tie? j/k

dg

[Berry Cool]

7. LOL, it does look like it, doesn't it?

I hope this is the sign of a trend--KO getting a chance to do more in-studio interviews.

[RevCheesehead]

10. Or moving the whole show over there.

Hi, berry! :hi:

[Berry Cool]

28. Hi, Cheeser!

:hi: Keith is very silvery and lovely tonight. :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

12. I'm enjoying this very much

I was just thinking this was the first time they'd been in the same place for an interview. Maybe it is a trend, and it's one I heartily encourage.

:hi:, Berry!

[Berry Cool]

55. HI Patsela!

I'm Keithless and devastated. He was STOLEN away from us!

[Olney Blue]

21. I like Dean's outfit- crisp white shirt and bright red tie. Looks good on

him with his white hair.

[SharonRB]

11. Cheney was in town today and Nancy Skinner organized a protest

outside the hotel where the luncheon was. She had a press conference and it made the local news.

[RevCheesehead]

14. excellent!

No more freebies for these bastards! :nuke:

[Botany]

13. Drive by blog

Did I ever tell you that you are my Fav?

:rofl:

off to pool ..... must keep buff .... Steph might fly out to Ohio anytime :rofl:

[Patsy Stone]

15. I'm sure she will

Just to see her buddy. :hi:

[Olney Blue]

19. Hi Botany! Where ya been lately?

[Botany]

24. some of the EDVs not saying who .... made fun of me

:cry:

[gkhouston]

49. we know who makes fun of you.

We compare notes and coordinate our attacks. }(

[Patsy Stone]

52. We know when he's awake

And talking to Steph.

:hi:, gk!

[gkhouston]

57. hi, yourself.

Is that red or white wine in the cubes? (Oops, I said "whine" the first time.)

[Patsy Stone]

65. Red

I forgot which color the white whine box is. Green?

[gkhouston]

67. with envy? n/t

[WolverineDG]

73. What gk said

Is it my turn this week?

dg

[gkhouston]

78. yup. I'm too busy.

Keep us posted. :evilgrin:

[Olney Blue]

16. Hi Patsy and everyone. Break out the wine cube!

Moma needs a box of wine tonight. :)


This Dean interview is very interesting.

[Patsy Stone]

17. p.s.

I've had it, and it's really good! :)

:hi:, Olney!

[gkhouston]

42. *You* need a box of wine.

I've got VBS this week. Music for three and four year olds. :crazy:

[Olney Blue]

58. You win. Take the whole case!

:hug:

[gkhouston]

60. snort. That'll really help my coordination for tomorrow! n/t

[RevCheesehead]

There's been fear-mongering going on?

And this is news because.....? :shrug:

[Clark2008]

18. Of course fear breeds a trend toward authoritarians...

We've been saying that on this board for ages!

:hi: all!

[Patsy Stone]

20. Yeah, but who reads us anyway?

:rofl:

Hi, Clark. Absolute power...

[Clark2008]

71. Corrupts absolutely.

(Sorry for the delay - my realtor called and we're getting ready to bid on a house).

[gkhouston]

112. ooh, how exciting.

Hope it goes smoothly for you.

[Patsy Stone]

128. Woo Hoo!

Best of luck. Everything's crossed! :hug:

[RevCheesehead]

23. Gordon Liddy = Oliver North

Who is the Bushie version?

[Patsy Stone]

26. You could throw a dart in the air at the WH

and whoever it landed on would be qualified for the role.

[Berry Cool]

33. Prior to reading this book, I had no idea that there was a freeper theory

that explains away Watergate and tars John Dean at the same time.

WAITTTTT!!!!!! WHAT THE HELL IS UP WITH THIS????? WHAT HAPPENED TO KEITH????

Why can't we have him back until the end of the show????????? :shrug:

[RevCheesehead]

38. Last game before the All-Stars?

Um, about the other: who is it that was in *both* administrations?
Um-hmm.

[SharonRB]

40. I don't think there are any games tonight.

I hope this isn't a new format for the show!

[Patsy Stone]

43. It's the Home Run Derby

And tomorrow is the All-Star Game.

[SharonRB]

45. You think he's leaving to go to Pittsburgh now?

He can't even get there in time for the home run derby.

[Patsy Stone]

47. No

I think he's going to watch it on the TV. It's on ESPN.

[SharonRB]

51. Oh, watching guys hit home runs on TV is more important

than us?

I don't THINK so!

[gkhouston]

54. apparently

KO thinks otherwise. Keith? :spank:

[Berry Cool]

50. I don't know who it was that was in both administrations

Cheney?? He doesn't seem right.

Anyway, nah, why would the All-Stars have anything to do with Keith doing the beginning of the show and the end of the show?

And for the record, he has stated on Dan Patrick's show that he doesn't give a flying f--- about the All-Star Game. Thinks that it's actually pretty pointless. So don't go assuming we'll be seeing him from Pittsburgh tomorrow night.

Boy, Allison isn't kidding when she says that "they left the important stuff to me"!

[RevCheesehead]

56. There were two: Cheney and Rummy

You know, the guy the blivet refuses to fire. Why?
Cheney's the one who's got his hands up the blivet's sock (if'n ya know what I mean).

[gkhouston]

59. well, THAT was a freeway exit

better left untraversed. :puke:

[RevCheesehead]

61. LOL

How'd it go with the kiddies today? :hi:

[gkhouston]

66. pretty good, all things considered

No limbs needed to be reattached, so I think it could be called a success. ;-)

[RevCheesehead]

83. That's usually a pretty good sign.

Be advised: by the end of the week, you will have those damned songs in your head, and questioning your sanity. :silly:

[gkhouston]

111. already there.

is this what that "fool for Christ" stuff was referring to? ;-)

[RevCheesehead]

129. *snort*

do you really want to ask ME? :rofl:

[gkhouston]

130. I thought you

were just a fool for Keef? :shrug:

[bear425]

30. I hardly ever check in and I'm sorry about that...

But, that doesn't mean I'm not watching. I just have to say that was one of the most fascinating interviews I have ever seen on teevee. KO's conversation with Dean was mesmerizing and frightening at the same time. Wow, just wow. Can't wait to read Dean's new book.

Hey, and is it time for a new tie from the KOEB?


edit:word choice

[SharonRB]

35. I think we've given up on ties

He hasn't worn either of the ones we bought him this year (despite what DG thinks), so what's the point?

[bear425]

53. I didn't know that there were tie thingys this year.

I was in on the original one. He wore that one a couple of times. ;)

[SharonRB]

74. Yeah, we sent him 2 ties for his birthday this year

and he hasn't worn either of them and hasn't worn last year's more than twice.

[bear425]

105. That's just so wrong.

Although, I think I'll forgive him. If, and only if, he'll continue to be the awesome, albeit poorly accessorized (sp?), journalist that he is. :loveya: Keith!

[WolverineDG]

79. I suggest we get him a DSM IV next time

that way he has it handy for easy reference to make sure potential dates don't have their own entries, IYKWIM.

dg

[SharonRB]

82. Oh, I know all right

:hi:

[gkhouston]

113. do I get to use a highlighter on certain passages first? n/t

[WolverineDG]

116. Sure, why not? n/t

[Olney Blue]

72. Hi bear- I agree- the Dean interview was amazing.

:hi:

[WolverineDG]

31. Heya Pats!

:hi:

What an interview! And I can't wait to get my hands on the book!

dg

[Patsy Stone]

36. But's what's happening here?

Where has Keith gone? This is like showing up for the one meeting you had, and then taking the rest of the day off. And, does "back with the #1 story mean live or taped? I'm so confused.

I was off reading something else when the show first began, so I don't know if he mentioned this or not. :(

But, Hi, Alison! It's nice to see you.

:hi:, DG!

[WolverineDG]

68. Was the Dean interview taped?

I didn't notice. I was too :loveya: by the other gray suit.

I did like the long interview segment though. :thumbsup:

dg

[Patsy Stone]

No, I think that was live

and Alison is live but I'd be surprised if the last bit is live. Here's to more long, live interviews. I'd love to see Colin Powell on there. But that's just me. :)

I'm going to have a bit of dinner. Let's see if the end is live or Memorex.

[WolverineDG]

102. Memorex n/t

[Olney Blue]

32. WTF? What the hell just happened to Keith?

[SharonRB]

34. Why do we have Allison now?

She looks great. I suppose it could be worse, but WTF?

[Berry Cool]

39. I DON'T GET THIS!!!!!!

He said "That'll do it for me for now--I'll be back to report on the Number 1 Story."

WHAT?????? He doesn't get to do anything ELSE tonight but the TOMKAT CRAP?!?!?!?!??!?

[RevCheesehead]

41. I'm sure it's taped.

He's on his way to the ballpark.

[gkhouston]

44. Gotta be. Keef's gotta have his baseball fix.

Man, I had to re-phrase that one a couple of times.

[SharonRB]

48. There are no games tonight.

It's the home run derby in Pittsburgh tonight prior to tomorrow night's All Star Game.

[Berry Cool]

69. This makes NO DAMN SENSE.

Keith goes on Dan Patrick's show and says he really doesn't see any point to the All-Star Game, yadda yadda, blah blah blah...but somehow he mysteriously disappears one-quarter of the way through his own show. And I'm supposed to believe it's because he's watching the friggin' HOME RUN DERBY????

Now granted, I did run across a description of him at a Home Run Derby several years ago in my many Internet wanderings. One in which he was depicted as sitting there barefoot watching the balls go flying into the stands with a look of boyish wonder on his face.

But come ON, Keith. You know now that it's all steroids and HGH. How boyishly excited can you continue to be?

GET THE HELL BACK TO WORK or else...



"YA FIRED!"

[Catchawave]

90. I had to throw cold water on a GD thread....

...some have suggested this is the new Countdown format "watered down" Keith and probably off for the All Star Game.

Is Keith broadcasting from Pittsburgh? Nice set, doesn't look at all like 30 Rock.

[Berry Cool]

107. It's a different studio at 30 Rock.

The one he was in with Al Gore.

He said "Good evening from New York" at the outset of the show. Not "Good evening from Pittsburgh."

[Catchawave]

115. I missed the first five minutes.....

...thanks for clearing that up for me :hi:

[Olney Blue]

37. Cowboy Junked

Good one.

[RevCheesehead]

46. Seesh, I step away for two minutes, and Keith disappears on me.

I AM NOT YOUR STALKER!!
(well, not yet, anyways :evilgrin:)

[WolverineDG]

70. Oh, go write a blog about it.

:hide:

dg

[Muffstser]

62. Geez, I leave to go feed my cat, and there's Alison!

(Not that there's anything wrong with that.)

[Kolesar]

63. What happens to the bulls of Pampalona?

Did she say they kill them?

[Berry Cool]

76. Yeah, they kill them.

That's why Keith says "Always root for the bulls."

[WolverineDG]

85. Interestingly enough

Pamploma is the third stop on the Camino that I intend to walk next year, but in May, when the bulls are safely in their pastures where they belong.

dg

[Kolesar]

92. Yeah, root for the bulls. ..eom..

[Catchawave]

84. Bullfighting

I always root for the bulls on the "run" !

[RevCheesehead]

64. OK, Surry is the #3 story - what's #1? n/t

[Berry Cool]

80. OK, I admit, I missed that. I switched to the Home Run Derby

:rofl:

[Berry Cool]

86. NUMBER ONE IS A FRIGGIN' RERUN! !!!! !!!!

THAT'S WHAT IT IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They're rerunning that thing where Keith draws a connection between Dan Rather and Star Jones! IT"S A RERUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HE'S GONE FOR THE NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Allow me to be the first:



Dammit, Keith, with the exception of the Dean interview, tonight, you MAILED IT IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RevCheesehead]

87. Yeah, but at least the stamps come with it's own wooden floaty heart.

:rofl:

He's had a lot of crap to deal with - let's give him a break.

[gkhouston]

114. lovely stamp dispenser, Berry

but what I really need at the moment is a hairbrush...?

Might as well have let Allison do the whole program or everything except the Dean interview instead of throwing in some warmed-over um, material about Star.

[Berry Cool]

123. A hairbrush? My, you're violent. :-)

When I feel like spanking Keith I feel the need for nothing more severe than the palm of my hand.

Of course, I admit the thought of putting a hand on his bottom is appealing, period. :blush:

[Patsy Stone]

75. ... and it's unplayable!

Yes, I got sucked into the Home Run Derby for a bit. Miguel Cabrera is up and currently has 7.

:loveya:

[Muffstser]

77. That pig! What a squealer!

Followed by Ann Coulter. Gotta love it.

[Olney Blue]

81. That pig was hilarious- and much more articulate than a certain chimp.

[Berry Cool]

91. This is horrible. I can't watch.

Keith works for 10 good minutes, not even 15, and then leaves us with a devilishly cheery grin to go watch a friggin' Home Run Derby by a bunch of guys who are probably all on steroids anyway, a preliminary to a game he claims not to give a good goddamn about.

That's it' I'm startin' my own blog.

[Olney Blue]

93. Keithus Interruptus

Berry, maybe we should give him the benefit of the doubt! We don't really know
why he had to leave, do we?

[RevCheesehead]

96. Hey Berry -

maybe Keith's in a meeting with his lawyers, plotting a stategy to get to the bottom of the sock puppet blogs.

:think:

[gkhouston]

120. bwah. Nah, it's probably baseball. I'm just surprised he showed up

at all. It must have been an extremely good time to book Dean, or maybe MSNBC wanted him to make at least a token appearance on the day when the lineup was being shuffled? :shrug:

[Berry Cool]

124. If it's baseball, it's only because Keith gets off on seeing guys

hit baseballs into stands.

[RevCheesehead]

88. Aw hell...

I just got a call from my Dad. He was at a funeral today for one of our neighbors, who died of cancer. She was 64. :(

[Olney Blue]

99. Oh no. That is really too young. I'm sorry to hear that.

[RevCheesehead]

101. I'm still kinda shocked by it.

I had no idea she was sick.

[Olney Blue]

106. Apparently, the mayor of Pittsburgh also has cancer. It really sneaks

up on people.

[Berry Cool]

108. I'm sorry too, that's awfully young.

Not for Ken Lay, but for other people. Sorry.

[RevCheesehead]

109. Thanks, Berry.

She & her husband just moved to Door County a few years ago. If I knew she was sick, I would have made it a point to go see her. :(

[Patsy Stone]

89. Okay... I was so wrong!

But, what's this?? A hard news story as #1?

Me likey!! Still eating...

[Patsy Stone]

94. And I wasn't totally wrong

Some I'm taking some of my apology back.

:rofl:

Oh, Keith. Why bother?

[SharonRB]

95. So the lead-in was new, but the story is old

There's already a thread started to contact MSNBC to complain about the "new format." Come on, folks, calm down, it's one show. If they do this for a week, then complain.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1605441

[Berry Cool]

104. Can you blame them for thinking that's what this is?

After all, this is the "start date" of all the other new changes at MSNBC. Tucker's show being renamed and rescheduled; no more Rita; documentaries from 10 to midnight. If I didn't know better I'd think that the fella Allison's engaged to is trying to push Keith out of his job in favor of her.

[Berry Cool]

97. See? I TOLD YOU! Most of this story is a RERUN!!!!

And the part that isn't was recorded earlier...if you note the MSNBC "bug," it doesn't say "LIVE."

Keith. Keith. Keith...talk about "off faster than a calico dress on a West Texas prom night"...

[Berry Cool]

100. And even the paper pitch was prerecorded.

Keith, Keith, Keith...must you always be seduced away by the siren song of BASEBALL????

One thing's for sure. If anyone ever manages to snag this boy, it's gonna have to be a winter wedding...otherwise don't count on him showing up.

("But...but...it's the bottom of the ninth with three men on and two outs...")

[RevCheesehead]

98. So Boy George is Karma Chamelion??

:rofl:

[Berry Cool]

103. You got it. He started the blog.

He got Dan Rather, and Keith is next!!!!!!! :rofl:

[Berry Cool]

110. Well, for the record, this is what I posted to the other thread

and I believe it is true:

1. While the end of tonight's show was prerecorded, the interview with John Dean was NOT. I taped it. The MSNBC "LIVE" bug was on during that segment and during the brief tease Keith did for the rest of the show. MSNBC is religious about using the "LIVE" bug only for live material.

2. That interview took place in New York. Keith opened the show by saying "Good evening from New York."

3. As much of a baseball fan as Keith is, he's gone on Dan Patrick's show saying he really doesn't see any point to the All-Star Game. So while he may have cut out early to watch the Home Run Derby on TV (or not), I see no reason to assume he's going to Pittsburgh.

Edited to add: This doesn't mean that all this is some kind of MSNBC plot to take Keith's show away. It just means that the theory that "he's in Pittsburgh/going to Pittsburgh for the All-Star Game" is false/likely false.

(Adding: I don't know. Maybe Keith just can't resist watching a bunch of big burly guys try to hit home runs. But even if he's doing it, he's not doing it from Pittsburgh. Unless he's cloned himself.)

[WolverineDG]

117. Well, if he has

that explains quite a few things. ;)

dg

[gkhouston]

118. LOL

okay, you get the best post of this thread for the implications behind that. :rofl:

[Berry Cool]

125. Yes, I must admit

That was a good one.

[Patsy Stone]

119. Dan broadcasts from NYC?

He's not in Pittsburg. Dan's in Pittsburgh.

[gkhouston]

121. Dan's in Pittsburgh for the next couple of days.

But I thought he usually broad-casted from ESPN hell in wherever-it-is...? Connecticut?

[Patsy Stone]

122. Bristol.

I thought so. It never seemed like NY.

[Berry Cool]

126. It's not. Dan's normally in Bristol, KO's normally from NY.

Keith's either from home, or from an ABC radio studio somewhere at the tiptop of Madison Square Garden. Doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason why he's in one place or the other.

Every once in a while Dan comes into NY and they do the show in the same studio. Usually from the ESPN Zone, but at times they have met at that studio at the top of the Garden.

[Patsy Stone]

127. Thanks for that.

It seemed weird that he'd travel to Bristol eveyday. And it doesn't usually sound like he's on the phone, unless he's on the phone.

Cheers!

[Rhiannon12866]

131. Has anyone posted this thread? My friend sent it to me. Vote for Keith!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1611982&mesg_id=1611982

[SharonRB]

132. Thanks for posting, Rhiannon

We have a ways to go -- BOR is way ahead. Spread the word around DU!

[Rhiannon12866]

133. I was just thinking that I should have started a new thread with this.

I guess I will. Thanks, Sharon!:-)

Rhiannon:hi:

[SharonRB]

134. I already got your back -- I started one.

How'd you do on the KO quiz? I got one wrong -- I didn't know when he published his first book.

[Rhiannon12866]

135. I know, my friend, and I just kicked it. :D

And I only got four out of six, but so did my friend who sent this to me and she's been a KO sports fan for years, so I don't feel quite so bad...:blush: