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So I was watching Game 2 of the World Series the other night with friends, and I remarked that Fox was trying a new kind of advertising. Fox has been using a lot of "live audio" form the sidelines, but I;d noticed some in Game 1 with Royce Clayton and Coco Crisp that seemed a little too "Pulp Fiction"-goes-to-Burger-King to be unscripted. Anyway I noted it to Mike, and Friday, lo and behold, there I am on Mike's blog. ( http://www.michaelprager.com/blog/?p=438 ) Thanks, Mike. (He described me as "astute", however, so his insights may be suspect.) To be fair, I tip my cap to the cleverness, in the TiVo era, of slipping the ads in as in-game chatter among the players. [Gotta pay for those in-ground cameras somehow, and using those 30-second skip buttons on your DVR probably doesnt help.] But as a viewer and fan, I don't like it. Also, the Boston Globe noted this issue, and credited Mike as someone who weighed in, but not me. Why not, Geoff Edgers? ht...

I was recently privileged and honored to preside over the wedding of Gregg Snider, annd Heather Vallee. Gregg has been a friend almost since the moment I arrived in Boston 18 years ago, and his family has welcomed mine as we've all come to welcome Heather. Anyway, here's the ceremony. The Marriage of Heather Vallee and Gregg Snider 13 October 2007 (Chris) Welcome. Please be seated. Dear friends, this is the happiest of evenings. We have gathered here to witness and to celebrate the marriage of Gregg and Heather. We have come from far and near, from a variety of backgrounds and circumstances, united today by our feelings for this couple. We are their nearest and dearest, families and friends, and each of us here today gives an added dimension of meaning and joy to this occasion. I am humbly honored to help guide this ceremony along, and I cannot tell you how deeply moved I was when I was asked to officiate. (It was over sushi – no surprise there, folks.) I’ve known Gregg and his...