Ramblin' with Roger (Free subscription) | yesterday
I remember in the mid-1970s, Andy Rooney, the guy on 60 Minutes, used to do these occasional pieces, these "humorous" mini-documentaries about restaurants, or different ways people sing the song "Misty". One piece was about who is famous. I recall that while Paul McCartney was famous, Michael Jackson, then with the Jackson Five, was not, at least in his mind, Famous meant generally recognized, regardless...
J D's Daze (Free subscription) | yesterday
I don't know how many of you have seen this essay come through your email inbox. Or, like me, Five or thirty TIMES. If you have seen it, I apologize, but I just have to post it. Too many good points! It is credited to Andy Rooney...I vaguely remember him. He seemed like a pretty smart guy when he was on the news. Then when I read this...I KNEW he was a smart guy. I just kinda chuckled under my breath...
Ellipsis...Suddenly Carly (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
"Death is a distant rumor to the young." -Andy Rooney ::Sadness:: Something devastating happened to the small East Bay town of Castro Valley this week, when the small community of friends and neighbors lost two children, well young adults actually, after the very bad decision was made to street race. Police reports say the car, a 1997 Corvette, had lost control on a curve on Dublin Canyon road, just...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
Last night's bitch-fest by Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes' starts with his inability to discern the difference between cars and then as usual, inexplicably moves towards something only quasi-tangentially related. In this case, license plates and state slogans. Although there's no real point he's driving at, it's funny in that "Oh, Grandpa, you're so old" kind of way. Especially when he explains he's unable...
MyNewPlace Blog (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
This morning, we saw that Stanley Fish's column in the New York Times had evoked quite a backlash in its comments section. Professor Fish's article about the cumbersome nature of recycling, though it reads a bit like an Andy Rooney diatribe, does highlight some important points. Our interest stems our own preoccupation with the subject of green apartment living and trying to find ways that apartments...
CBS News (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
The Kingdom of Dubai finds success in the Middle East. 60 Minutes Correspondent Steve Kroft reports. 60 Minutes Correspondent Andy Rooney shares his feelings on combining flavors.
The Happy Circumstance (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
Remember the kerfuffle when Senator Obama's campaign put up a shield on a lectern that looked kind of like the Presidential seal? Remember the spittle flecked commentary about how it must be illegal to make a seal that kind of looks like another seal to convey a connection to government that isn't, ya know, really real? Remember when Congress declared the brush -entangled, well-disclosed, oft-visted...
Ecademy: user blogs (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
This is for all you women 30 years and over.... and for those who are turning 30, and for those who are scared of moving into their 30's...AND, for guys who are scared of girls over 30!!!!... This was written by Andy Rooney from CBS 60 Minutes. Men take note of the very last paragraph Andy Rooney says: As I grow in age, I value women who are over 30 most of all. Here are just a few reasons why: A...
CBS News (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band talk with Scott Pelley; Steve Kroft interviews Boston mobster John Martorano; Bob Fuss on NASA's preparationo for a manned flight to mars; Andy Rooney on food labels.
Rumors and Rants (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
He was quite possibly the last of his breed -- which is why there is no shortage of irony in writing a tribute to him on a blog. As reported by the Chicago Tribune , Jerome Holtzman died over the weekend at the age of 81. An old-school reporter with eyebrows that would make Andy Rooney blush, he started his career as a copy boy (a now-obsolete profession) at the Chicago Daily News (a now-obsolete paper),...
Right Mind (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Falsely attributed to Andy Rooney, but written in his style. I don't think being a minority makes you a victim of anything except numbers. The only things I can think of that are truly discriminatory...( read more )
Out in Left Field (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Last Monday, I went back to the wacky world of business. I'm enjoying my new job. The only female in an office of about ten to twelve men, I've already tagged the Dwight Shrute and Michael Scott labels on two of my co-workers. A dead ringer for Andy Rooney is there, too. Three desks away from me. Wait. There is one woman in the office. She's our receptionist/secretary. But she's about sixty-five. She...
Ramblin' with Roger (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
I wish I could find the piece done some years back by Andy Rooney of all people, who explained well why he didn't wear a flag pin. Bob Schieffer on Face the Nation addressed the topic more recently here . But it's more personal than that. Very few people were wearing them before 9/11. Then wearing one not only supposedly "proved" patriotism, the lack of one, or the lack of a flag off one's front porch...
!! omg blog !! (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
Jesus, no wonder her ratings are down. In "a page from her notebook", Katie spouts off text-speak like a bad Andy Rooney knock-off. Nothing like an octogenarian poo-pooing the youth. STFU, Katie. Via POETV...
Toronto Mike's Blog (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
In no particular order, here's a list of guys I'm glad are still doing their thing. Nelson Mandela Neil Young Roger Ebert Pete Seeger Gary Roberts Andy Rooney Bob Cole Andy Barrie Stan Lee Mike Wallace
