Rush's The Spirit Of Radio talks about shattering the illusion of integrity.
Ron Stone died yesterday.
But in some regards, the Ron Stone the public thought they knew died a while back.
He built up over twenty years of trust with the Houston community as a newsanchor.
And then, instead of retiring, he made a business of selling that trust to the highest bidder.
Uncle Guido once told me that you can never sell integrity.
Those who try to sell it never really had it in the first place.
Whether it was poor planning for his retirement or poor character that drove him to such a post-journalism career, I'm sure only Ron Stone could tell you.
Comments are turned off on this post because, frankly, I don't give a flying fuck what others think right now. And if you want to comment on this post in other posts, don't. Not going to read it, not going to approve it.
Go vomit on your own blog. This is my barf-bucket.
Where did I put that lamp?
I need to wander the streets again. Need to find someone.
Won't find them, sure, but that doesn't mean I should stop looking.