[HairOfTheDog]

I heard Imus the same way you did. I had begun to wonder if I was imagining what I heard him say.

Yeah - I know what you mean... Imus is a crusty bugger, but I like to listen to him.... He is like the crusty opinionated uncle that rants, calls everyone a fat loser, always a little harsher perhaps than the situation calls for.... you know.... Kinda like FReepers. ;~D

I was curious to hear his take on the Rush situation precisely because he is so vocal about his own addiction and recovery. I heard what I expected to hear from the character that he is.... Knowledgeable about the wall Rush is about to hit and has his own style for telling people to buck up. That is what this was.... Not condescension at all....

[twigs]

I like Imus too. Not always, but when he gets unsufferable, I just turn the dial. When he's good, he conducts great interviews, good enough that it's worth listening through some pretty bad programming to get to the golden nuggets.