Double Yoi February 27, 2008 ~ 3:43 pm
Posted by Julie in : Uncategorized , trackbackRick left a message on my voicemail earlier to tell me that Myron Cope passed away this morning. If you’re from the Pittsburgh area, you know what that means. If you’re not from Pittsburgh, read the Wikipedia article I linked, because I can’t explain it any better. Myron Cope is the voice of my childhood, heard on the TV during long Sunday afternoons before I learned to like football. His nasal voice speaking Pittsburghese sounds like home to me, and his death is a lot like losing a member of the family.
Here’s to the man who invented the Terrible Towel:
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oh shit!
a moment of silence for myron cope, on sports.
*pours iron city on the ground*
It’s always tough to lose an icon.
My Terrible Towel is at half-mast.