Pittsblurgh

Have you heard of Marty Griffin? If you haven’t, you should tune in to KDKA radio 1020. Oh and that’s 1020 AM by the way. I know what you’re thinking. “Who in the hell listens to AM radio anymore?” That would be me. It’s all of the entertainment I get driving around town in a 1998 Pontiac with a radio that works half the time and a tape deck (yes, a tape deck) that works less often than that. Marty is one of ... Read More

I contemplated not writing this post because even two days after the event, I really wanted to love Hothouse. But I didn't. Being a former event planner myself, I know that there are many variables that make an event a success. Some you can control and some you can't. I think the mark of success is when you have a solid Plan B to control the uncontrollable. Know what I mean? In other words, there wasn't much Hothouse event planners could do about ... Read More

Did anyone else catch Al Michaels gettin' all high on Pittsburgh during last night's Steeler preseason game against the Eagles? After rolling out the usual stock film of blast furnaces and molten steel with sparks flying, Michaels and Madden discussed the confluence of the Mon and the Al to make the Ohio. Not unusual in itself, but then Al makes the statement that the aerial shot from the Goodyear blimp "is one of the most beautiful views in the country" ... Read More