A daily dose of Tony will be missed

Every day for the past nine months I have been able to turn on my radio during my morning drive and hit the AM button and hear a fat, old, orange, bald guy yammer on about things that irritate him.

He was constantly ranting about something, whether it was his garbage-can-killing-dog, Led Zeppelin, or describing, in detail, his icky colonoscopy. Doesn't sound like much, but it has been my routine for the past eight months.

Tony Kornheiser left his radio show last week and left his thousands of fans, including me, heartbroken. I will miss Tony's sharp tongue and wit and especially his story-telling. His humor has even been a source of inspiration for some of my columns.

I think I reach some people through this column and I hope I give them a little chuckle as they drink their coffee every Monday morning, but a newspaper column isn't as personal as the radio. The radio is habitual; because we are creatures of habit it makes it more personal.

I only hope that people will miss me half as much as people miss him when I'm finally done.

In tribute, I rolled the windows down Friday morning and I let the famous, "Hey Tony" song blare through my speakers one last time. I know Tony isn't reading this, but this is a "shout-out" from Cape G.:

If you're out on your bike, during your week ahead, please, do wear white:

Tuesday

The regular season is winding down for the Blues and so is their postseason streak if they don't pick it up. All fans receive a team poster when the Oilers visit the Blues at 7 p.m. This is a nice way to remember, potentially, the worst Blues team in 24 years.

Wednesday

Central travels to Sikeston to play the No. 2 team in the state in Class 3 baseball. If you want to stay in town, then go see Notre Dame's girls host Poplar Bluff in soccer at 7 p.m.

Thursday

The final regular season home game for the Blues. It is only fitting that the Red Wings are in town at 7 p.m.

Friday

Some players will be playing in Memphis for their only time this year, while others will call it home before the season is out. Cards at Memphis 7 p.m. First 10,000 fans receive a commemorative ticket and lanyard

Saturday

Southeast Missouri State hosts its annual Gatorade Classic at Abe Stuber Complex at 11 a.m. It is Southeast's only major home meet of the year.

Cards are in Memphis still for one last tune-up before opening day next week. 1 p.m.

David Wilson is a sportswriter for the Southeast Missourian and a student at Central High School. His column appears every Monday.