Fan Mail re: Dick Clarke

Hi Dave:

Congrats on your blog site. I just have one question: Who is this Dick Clarke, anyway?

The Dick Clark I remember was known for "American Bandstand", and for his involvement on New Years Eve when they dropped the ball in Times Square.

This Dick Clarke could be on "American Grandstand" for his comments about his involvement on 9/11 when they dropped the ball in the same city.

I think I prefer the original.

John Austin

DFO: Hidey-ho, good neighbor, John; long time no see. You're right about Dick Clarke (notice the final E) being a grandstander. And making a million bucks to tell all to the enraptured -- not embedded -- national media, which are huffin' and puffin' and tryin' to blow Dubya's house down. I don't like the words to Clarke's ever-changin' tune and he's hard to dance to. I've run down several links that tell a different story about this bum than Dan, Roger and Peter'll tell ya. Click here and here.