That's gonna hurt ticket sales

One of the bonuses of not having a job is being able to listen to a lot of daytime radio. KJR (sports talk radio) in Seattle has been delightful, and not just because my man Jordan Babineaux and the Hawks are playing in the Super Bowl.

No, another running sideplot has had me in stitches for the past few days - Gas Man's anger at the Sonics front office over this broadcasting thing. If you didn't hear, Sonics radio broadcasts are leaving KJR and moving to a most unlikely competitor - conservative talk station KTTH.

I found out about this with the rest of the world on Tuesday. I was gettting in my car to head to the Queen Anne Safeway for some refried beans and Miller High Life when a flustered Gas Man cut in with the news.

He had just been handed a press release, so the news caught him off-guard. So after making the announcement and pausing for a few seconds, he proceeded to tear into the Sonics Front Office, saying they don't know anything about broadcasting, how they never make players available for radio interviews, how they turned their back on KJR along time ago, how perfect they were for each other, how good the good times used to be...hey man...I wanna be with you...

All the dirty laundry came out - including why they got rid of Marques Johnson, who I agree was clearly the best color man to ever work with Kevin Calabro.

So I listen for about 10 minutes and get out to make the purchases. When I get back to the car, Gas Man is still going on about it, except now David Locke is in there trying to calm him down.

He's still going on about it to this day, three days later.

However, the move won't take place this season, so we have another half-season of lame-duck broadcasts to entertain us, which should be especially fun because Gas Man singlehandedly took a torch to every one of the bridges between KJR and the Supes. It will be like a couple breaking up, but they still have five months on the lease and neither can afford to move out. Steve, how will this effect ticket sales?

Oh yeah, and KJR is accepting (fake) resumes to earn a trip to Detroit to watch the Super Bowl. The ones they have chosen so far have been funny as opposed to serious. I recommend everyone apply, especially the members of the Austin family.

(Finally: is there a better feeling in the world than the few seconds after you book your flight to Las Vegas?)