Tony Kornheiser (53:50)
I got a C. I hooked Carroll's journalism class. When I was a professional writer, I hooked it. Are you kidding me? At CW Post, I hooked it. Really? Let's see the teacher piece from Jesse Ford in Havertown, Pennsylvania. Or is it Havertown? That's near Haverto Havertown. When you started quoting Jesse Winchester lyrics, I might be the only person listening under the age of manhood that got excited. See, it was a pseudo David Aldrich moment for me. My mom was a huge Jesse Winchester fan, and when she and my dad found out I was a boy, they had a raging debate as to my name. They battled over Jesse Ford, or wait for it, Darrell Waltrip Ford. As my dad was an avid NASCAR fan and my mom was a Jesse Winchester fan. Luckily, she won out. It brought a massive smile to my face as a happy memory. It was just what I needed as she had passed away in December 2023. Even a year later, still hard to believe she's not here to call and tell this story. But trust, as it often does, the show's broad, reaching connective tissue brings so much joy to us all. After bringing it full circle, I'd be happy to take the mantle of the official Jesse, named after Jesse Winchester of the Tommy Kornheiser show. Assuming, of course, it's not taken. It's not taken. You've got it from Robert Paris, Santa Barbara, California, who was an Altadena native. Altadena was one of those areas completely crushed by the LA fires. This note is a bit odd in the fact that I'm here to sing the praises of one of the show's advertisers, Johnny O. Over the years I've used the code a few times, mostly to pick up golf shirts or pullovers. Quality stuff, kind of expensive, but the code helps. I grew up in the 80s and 90s, running around Pasadena and Altadena, and a few weeks ago my parents lost their home in the Eaton fire. They've been living with me in Santa Barbara while they figure out the next steps trying to put the pieces back together. Johnny O posted something on the Instagram after the fire saying if you were a fire victim to email them and they would send a care package. I sent the email off with my mom and dad's sizes, not really knowing what to expect. Part of me figured it would be some old clearance junk that's sitting in a warehouse somewhere. But whatever, it was worth the shot. I got an email response within a few hours saying they got my note. They would get something off from my parents in a few short days. A day or two later I got a shipping notification after another day or two of boxing arrived from Johnny O. I told my I'd not told my parents about it, wanting it to be a little bit of a surprise. When they opened it up, my mom opens the box. There were immediate gasps, the good kind. Wow, look at this. They didn't send old clearance junk from the warehouse. There's some really nice merchandise, three pieces of clothing each from my parents. We added up the tags. There's roughly $900 worth of gear. We were blown away. My mom was moved to tears. Everything they sent fit perfectly and was high quality. At a time when my parents have been dealing with the loss of everything they'd worked for and built over 52 years of marriage, Johnny O brought a little bit of happiness, didn't have to do that, but they did, and they handled it in such a way that it will not be forgotten. It's an incredibly kind gesture. All I can say is thank you to Johnny O and use the code people. John O'Donnell has lived in Los Angeles for quite some time now and identifies with these people and is a fine person and their company is a fine company and we are proud to be affiliated with that company. Bill Matfield Fort Mills, South Carolina UVA Class of 96 School of Engineering and Applied Science I think you were thinking of Benjamin Franklin, who did some early research into using evaporation in refrigeration cycles, which is the basic principle used in modern refrigeration systems. He didn't invent it per se, but started us along the path. I was taught the principles of heating and refrigeration cycles at the University of Virginia, otherwise known as Mr. Jefferson's University. I'm pretty sure Thomas Jefferson would have been mentioned if he actually did have anything to do with refrigeration. God knows we got drilled and everything else Thomas Jefferson ever said out loud or wrote down. On a side note, when I was we would never dare call Jefferson TJ. It's always Mr. Jefferson. Mr. Jefferson is a big and the rest of us are UVA littles. Allegedly, James Monroe a big used to call Jefferson TJ and James Madison and also a big was known to call him Tommy after a night of drinking in classic UVA fashion. Mike Roseberry State College, Pennsylvania I don't think Jefferson invented refrigeration, but he may have bombed Pearl Harbor. Not sure that Penn State education can only take you so far. Very funny. Lisa Gonia Ganya G O N I A Lisa G New York City girl from New York City. I recently watched a video in which several individuals tried Progresso soup drops so you don't have to and I wanted to transcribe what they had to say, as I'm sure curious minds are wondering. Person 1 Laughter that's crazy. I like a toasted flavor, kind of like brown sugar, ish and sweet like a carrot. Person 2 It's kind of like a cough drop, but soup. Person 3 Laughter okay. Oh yeah. That's disgusting. Person 4 this is not a candy that I'm going to suck on for fun, but it's not as offensive as you'd expect it to be. Number five puts it in mouth audibly gags, turns around and cheer. I'm going to spit this out. Person 6 There's something wrong, man. I don't want to suck on This I got. Stop. But I must say, the tagline soup you can suck on, I must say it's one of the great taglines. Person 7 the flavors like changing and like layers. I want to keep going. It's an experience. Person five continued at the end. I'm not trying to be dramatic. I think I'm going to throw up. Let it be known that these actually come in a Progresso soup can. So make sure you're careful with your soup selection. Yes. The next time you're at the Refugee Safeway. Person two explained it exactly as I had imagined it. So, Jason Smoro, our friend in Syracuse, involved with the Syracuse baseball team and the Cheeserie night. That's right. Dear Mr. Tony, last night we had the pleasure of seeing the immortal Dan byrne at the 443 Social Club here in sunny Syracuse, New York. He was accompanied by Jane and the Great Danes. Jake Hafner brought his 17 year old son who's now a little and also a big Dan Byrne fan. This was Dan's second visit to Salt City. His first appearance garnered him a trophy as he sold out the venue on his first try. He did not receive a trophy this time. He always gives us Syracuse Mets and Hafner's restaurant and great shout outs as well as the Cheeserie nights. As I am always a month or so behind on the pod. I did not know he was recently at Uncle Benny's table and he discussed it in his Tony Kornheiser show portion of the concert. What? He talks for five minutes or so about the pod to about ten of us littles in the room. Gets a good laugh when he recognizes most everyone else has no idea what he's talking about. Great performer, puts on a great show, attaches some photos of the show and post game feed at Hafner's restaurant. Lots of laughs were had. Please tell Jake and Jacob and Jacob Hafner to eat it and the other lovely pictures. And Dan Byrne is up there. So that's really nice. Andy from Apopka, Florida. The race is on to see if Tony will pay more this year for mice removal. Removal or sweater repair. Oh, it's not close. The sweater repairs are hundreds.
