Buzz Bissinger interviewed on a BLOG
We all know about Buzz by now. I personally had no idea who the guy was until he choked on his foot on HBO.
I write for this site, or blog as the case may be, because I enjoy it. No agenda, no specific vile or venom. And yes Buzz my computer is located in my basement. Additionally I do utilize poor grammar as in my real life I have not had to write much since college.
Buzz I may not be as famous as you, but I have an audience away from the keyboard, having done stand-up for years and radio for six years. So either I have fooled a lot of people or they are interested in what I have to say. I only wish I had been on that panel because I am like you, "I am a man of passion, and my passion got the better of me." And then I probably would have gotten the better of you in the parking lot too.
Here are some excerpts:
Q: And though we're not defending the use of the F-word or condemning it, clearly, there's a place for it in blogging or journalism - for instance, it appeared 21 times in your Vanity Fair profile of Don Imus last year.
A: I am not going to go back to the article and count the number of times the word "fuck" was used. I can tell you this-none of the uses were gratuitous or spur of the moment.
Q: We found the "blogs are dumbing down sports fans" argument to be highly debatable - the exact opposite could be said.
A: In the light of day, I think we are all guilty of the dumbing down not just of sports fans but of society. I was guilty of it on the Costas show.
While I didn't exactly take your attack personally, nor do I think our site qualifies as vile or dumbing down sports, Buzz from me to you: Go Fuck yourself.