tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023556716422736970.post7395884917324225908..comments2024-03-29T03:26:59.485-04:00Comments on BSO: McDermott's LegacyTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10900475514170268904noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023556716422736970.post-51586598033126922072010-01-17T12:50:24.827-05:002010-01-17T12:50:24.827-05:00Thanks for using my quote, Tom. I'd forgotten...Thanks for using my quote, Tom. I'd forgotten I'd ever written it.<br /> <br />It's still true, though.<br /> <br />The Springfield paper and MassLive are almost not worth reading. The fact that we still do is beginning to seem like an old habit that's hard to break, something like jiggling your foot or eating too many Peanut Butter cups.<br /> <br />Happy New Year, Tommy. We miss you down here.<br /> <br />SheilaSMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023556716422736970.post-85028934192800901952009-12-20T14:10:51.219-05:002009-12-20T14:10:51.219-05:00A guy went into a thrift shop in Springfield. Whil...A guy went into a thrift shop in Springfield. While there he found a bronze rat. "How much do you want for the rat" he asked. "$3 for the rat and $1000 for the story that goes with it" said the shopkeeper. The guy said "Just give me the rat," and then he left with it. <br /><br />As he walked down Main Street he noticed a couple of rats following him. As he walked further, more and more rats started chasing him. By the time he got to the Connecticut River, there were thousands of rats chasing him. So he climbed up a pole and threw the bronze rat into the water. To his amazement, all the rats jumped into the water. <br /><br />The man then returned to the thrift store. "Ahh" the owner said. "Now you would like to hear the story?" "No" said the guy, "I just came back to see if you had a bronze statue of any Springfield politicians.Ronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023556716422736970.post-35508780574592801022009-12-19T12:48:37.741-05:002009-12-19T12:48:37.741-05:00I agree - thanks for that.
I never met Mr. McDer...I agree - thanks for that. <br /><br />I never met Mr. McDermott during my brief stint at The Repub this summer (I don't think anybody but Greg, Bill and Harold from Local Buzz knew I was there) but I read his weekly column.<br /><br />Being a recent transplant to the Valley, I didn't know about any of those controversies. One of the problems with the Old Media model is that most local histories are recorded by newspapers, and they're not about to report on the controversies they cause.S.P. Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14890128873734264889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023556716422736970.post-57075547475019150512009-12-17T19:46:59.806-05:002009-12-17T19:46:59.806-05:00Thanks Tom, that's an article only you could h...Thanks Tom, that's an article only you could have written.Shanenoreply@blogger.com