Some quick thoughts. Despite what George W. says, the Social Security system is not in trouble and does not need fixing and the people are onto him. Tom Delay is a jerk. Hilary Clinton is already running for the Presidency for 2008. The Red Sox-Yankee rivalry is on the verge of getting out of hand. There was more fan interference at Fenway last night that nearly wound up in a brawl or a riot. Early morning network television is not news anymore--its a joke. I miss Dan Rather. And Tom Brokaw. And I pray in my own stupid way for Peter Jennings to get well soon. Sounds pretty lively still to me. Best wishes Tom. It's been a tough time for veteran TV newsmen.
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1 - NancyGail
There is a lot more to be doen now..
2 - Sean
I always liked Snyder. His late night talk show was great. He booked some great bands: The CLash, The Ramones, The Jam.
3 - Eric Olsen
he has been survivor and maintained his sense of humor in a treacherous business, and he appears to have th esame attitude toward the leukemia
4 - May
Tom Snyder? He's a great guy and was THE best back in the 70s and on .... mother in law and I drinking a can of cold ale and smoking our ciggies.... avidly watching Tom after 1 a.m. memories... An old interview of Tom with Charles Manson will just send shivers up your spine. Tom, you're a master.
5 - Lillian Hanson
Hello Posters,
For no special reason (maybe it was the angels
talking to me), I just thought of Tom while winding
up a letter to another blogger who somehow reminded
me of Tom back in the day. I Googled "Tom Snyder"
and found his old site, colortini.com, and found he
has some kind of leukemia. I am also a cancer sufferer, but used to watch his show avidly during
the 70's/80's and the early 90's. I was a single
mother raising two kids, and Tom was a beacon of
light in an otherwise dreary existence. He made me
grateful I still had a working brain and a quest
for truth in all that I did in life. He was a true
hero and inspiration. Eerily, I just contacted his site to find May 12th is his birthday, and I missed it by only a half an hour. There has been no peer since Tom's departure. I will "Fix a colortini and watch the pictures as they fly through the air". What a pithy saying from a
most down-to-earth, urbane gantleman. God Bless you, Tom, on earth and in Heaven when the Lord calls you home.
6 - gerr
tom was the best
7 - gger
remember billy preston appearing with tom - will it go round in circles
8 - Bearz
Tom is the last of the real newsmen, anchors & hosts who can think for themselves. The truth of the matter is, there aren't any more like him.
He's right people are onto George W.
Tom we miss you. Get well & don't pet the sweaty things & don't sweat the petty things!
Thanks for the memories! Now i'm off to mix up a colortini!
-Bearz
9 - Marc
Wikipedia's reporting Tom lost his battle with leukemia Sunday (7/29) in San Francisco.
10 - voxy
I found your well wishes for tom while searching around. You and I miss all the same people only add the lovely peter jennings to that list, now. I miss him terribly. It seems more than a bit suspicious all these deaths of all these wonderful voices at the same year, almost.
I'm sorry to hear of Tom. Thanks for writing about him !
11 - BIE
Tom Snyder was a leading ambassador of the railfan hobby to the world of celebrity and the media. His Tomorrow show special which reenacted the run of the CNJ Blue Comet using Ex. FEC 4-6-2 #148 in December, 1975 was one of the finest railfan moments on network television. So Long, Tom.
12 - paul
i'm saving a pdf of this page so that when I think of now and then i know i can retrieve this and 'hear' him speak a bit... i love how you described him in the opening paragraph... a totally classy smart 'real' old school guy/reporter too. thank you.