TLO Year End: June 2021

I guess we’re halfway through our 2021 Year End series. If you want to catch up on January through May, you can click here. The entire series is paywall-free because we’re nice! Former Oklahoman Editorial Writer Rues Demise of Racist Newspaper Date: 6/2/21 What We Said: Last week, J.E. wrote an editorial for The OCPA […]
Al Eschbach drugged, robbed and stabbed with fork during vacation to Colombia…

So, how's that for a headline?
Last night, I got a call from an Ogle Mole asking me when I was going to write about Al Eschbach's recent vacation misadventures.
I had no clue what the Mole was talking about, but since I, like most long-time Sports Animal listeners, know that Al Eschbach loves taking vacations to exotic spots that are notorious for their brothels, sex workers and human trafficking, I figured it had to be a good one.
The Mole then explained that the 76-year-old Eschbach spent most of Monday's radio show talking about how he got mugged, drugged, and stabbed with a fork during an attempted robbery while vacationing in Colombia. You know, run-of-the-mill bad vacation stuff.
Say what?
The New York Times profiles Enid like it’s a foreign country…

We’d like to give a big TLO attaboy to the town of Enid!
In this Sunday’s paper, The New York Times profiled a group of Bible-thumpin’, Trump-lovin’, dry-humpin’ comrades who have organized to overthrow the city’s local government in a very democratic and intimidating manner!
It’s a pretty interesting and long read, and if you didn’t know the Times was covering a town only 100 flat miles from here, you’d think they were in a foreign land profiling a group of religious extremists hellbent on implementing a theocracy.
Via The Times:
TLO Year End: May 2021

Our 2021 Year-End feature continues with a look back at the month of May. Enjoy! Oklahoma Lawmakers make it a crime to send a “Hello Honk” to bicyclists… Date: 5/6/21 What We Wrote: Whenever I pass someone on a bicycle, I – like most OKC motorists – rev the engine, honk the horn and give […]