Scott and me (and Ohio State)
This one is for my dad-in-law who said the only thing missing here is pic of Scott and me. It just so happens that my brother took one of us when we were in Ohio earlier this week that turned out… okay.
We were having lunch at Applebee's in Chillicothe. It's appropriate that the Ohio State memorabilia features so prominently in this photo because let me tell you they are in a FRENZY there gearing up for the national championship game (to be played right here in AZ of course 
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Having lived in the area most of my life and being Ohio State alumnus (Class of 1991) myself, I wasn't at ALL surprised. I think Scott found it all very curious, though – this level of insanity. The plane on the way home yesterday was PACKED with fans headed to Phoenix for the game next week. And since one of the flight attendants was a Buckeye fan, we were treated to some Ohio chants and marching band music from TBDBITL over the PA system. What fun!
Also news crews are starting to head out here. We boarded the plane and, as I watched a man walking to his seat in the row directly behind us, I thought to myself: "That guy looks a lot like Jerry Revish [evening news co-anchor, Channel 10, Eyewitness News]. Nah. He'd surely be in first class, right?" So I dismissed that idea.
Then about 5 minutes later, his co-anchor Andrea Cambern walks up the aisle and takes her seat next to him.
I was a little geeked about it, I have to admit. It was fun to listen to them talk shop a bit.
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I had to find some other OSU Voxers in my depressed halftime hiatus from the game. Sorry to horn in on your blog. It was fun to read your comments on the locals. I was a Miami U grad myself (95), but grew up near Columbus. We had the Channel 4 weather guy as our keynoter at high school graduation, Jym Ganahl. Remember him? He suffered from severe migraines and then wound up in a bit of a scandal as a result of the Channel 4 medical reporter doc prescribing him some sort of narcotic pain killers or something, and had on air blank outs while reading the news. It was painful. OK, sorry again! Go Bucks?
Vanna
8 Jan 07 at 8:31 pm
No, THANKS for posting, Vanna. I'm all depressed, too. Almost the end of the 3rd quarter and I don't think I can bear to watch anymore.
Wahhhhh.Yep, I remember Jym Ganahl – he was still forecasting as recently as 2004, when I last lived in OH.Well, the Script Ohio looked good. Hoping for a miracle turnaround anytime now…
beba
8 Jan 07 at 9:13 pm
I guess it didn't go our way, Betsy. I've avoided talking about it as much as possible until now. At least we still have Jym. He is still on the air, actually.
Vanna
11 Jan 07 at 8:01 pm