Rest In Peace George Michael

Takes a second to say goodbye, say goodbye, oh, oh, oh.  It takes a second to say goodbye, say goodbye, oh, oh, oh, say bye bye…  Where you going to now..  -U2

Public Service Announcement:  Ok, here we go!  I went to college in Washington DC in the ’80s.  My friends and I would wait with bated breath for Sundays. Bated breath I tell you! Sunday!  Sunday!  Sunday!  You see, Sunday nights is when George Michael’s Sports Machine came on.  You have to remember, Al Gore hadn’t invented the internet yet.  There was no ESPN, or any other sport channels, showing highlights ad-nauseum. Without pauseum.  Giving us our sports clips like Santa Clauseum.  The only sports we got were the actual games, This Week In Baseball and the local news.  And the Sports Machine. If I wanted to see Larry Bird, I had to wait for Sunday. If I wanted to see Roger Clemens, I had to wait for Sunday. Magic? Gretzky? Sweetness? Bull Riding? NASCAR? I had to wait for Sunday for George Michael to push that big button.  Unfortunately George Michael is now pushing that Big Button in the sky.  He died this morning at Sibley Memorial Hospital.  Rest in Peace George Michael.  You were a pioneer.  You will be missed.

Peace out George Michael.  Six two and Even!

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