Just a quick note: my blog is not dead. I'm just having technical difficulties and the admin of the server is being a bit too casual in attending to these problems. So I'll post here momentarily:

For those who grew up in the Detroit area, the name Bill Bonds most likely brings laughter or a shudder of disgust (or both). For those unfamiliar with Billy, he was a local newscaster on local ABC affiliate WXYZ television. His antics include many DUIs, million dollar contracts, diamond studded airbrushed jean jackets, bad toupees and challenging then mayor Coleman Young to a fist fight on the air. He was most likely the inspiration for Simpsons news anchor Kent Brockman. I found this link with a transcript of a Bill Bonds blooper, complete with muddled real video. It's only a small portion of a man whose legacy is far under documented and celebrated.