> > > as Mr Rogers would ask...Can we say "Bit"?
> > >
> >
> > Um, and that was a bit, too, when Russ told listeners to
> > overload the WBAP news line and David Gold's show to
> > complain about Dan doing the news there a few weeks
> back????
> > There's no love lost there, and Dan, Lord love 'em,
> refuses
> > to crawl under a rock or leave the market to avoid further
>
> > Russ altercations. And to think, these guys WERE best
> > buddies all the way back to high school. I just can't see
>
> > that Dan is the one with the problem here. It's just
> > another example of an ego gone ballistic, and no one who's
>
> > riding the Russ Bus to Fame and Fortune has the b@lls to
> put
> > a stop to it or strip him of his power. They all just sit
>
> > there and thank their lucky stars that it's not THEM who's
>
> > getting the psychological beating.
> >
> > Once the day comes that Russ loses his show and his power
> > and becomes a local has-been, and ultimately takes his own
>
> > life over the trauma, will the listeners be able to put
> the
> > whole Russ Martin experience in perspective. Nah, you
> guys
> > will make a martyr out of him instead and will find some
> way
> > to implicate Dan in his "murder." And JD and Russ's
> shrink
> > will race to the publisher to see who can get their book
> out
> > first.
> >
> > The Joe Pyne's and Morton Downey's and Freddie Mertz's
> (not
> > the "Lucy" kind) of the world will all tell you
> > (posthumously, in some cases) that the fame doesn't last
> > forever, and that the fall is a real b!tch. Freebie, I
> > don't expect you to accept all this and agree with me, and
>
> > I'd rather avoid another cussing match between us. I'll
> end
> > my comments on the subject here.
> >
> Yes, there will be some Russ fans who will defend his
> actions,and they will be spurred on by Russ to come to this
> discussion group,and use their metaphors. Alice is
> correct,fame is fleeting and once Russ loses his he will
> receive the vindictiveness that is well suited for him. Russ
> just needs to let go of his childish antics against
> Dan,especially in a public forum. It's like a high school
> spat where the girl dumps the guy and he can't handle it.
> Dan appears to be doing well and it appears Russ is obsessed
> with it. Anger management Russ.
>
While some people will pound their chest and say that Dan is being picked on, this bit will help drive people to see his play, so he will see a benefit from the bit as well. You can love or hate Russ, I'm just glad his foundation is there to help the family of the fallen police officers with a check to help out until their benefits kick in..........