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RM · 05-20-2007, 01:55 PM

The 'Bob Costas Mystery' was bothering me, so I did some sleuthing (some may call it googling) and came up with this:

1) Costas had a talk show that ran from 1988 to 1994. In 1991 Simon did a 2 part interview on Costas' show. It appears that Costas is quite the music fan. Among other names I noticed on the guests list were Kris Kristofferson, Wllie Nelson, Sting, and Tony Bennet, among many more.

2) Costas and Simon are both New York Yankee fans, and both grew up idolizing Mickey Mantle.

3) When NBC sports chairman Dick Ebersol's son was killed in a plane crash, both attended the funeral service, and Simon performed a song at the service.

There seems to be a rather long history between the two. I still like the Chevy Chase idea better.

05-20-2007, 01:55 PM	#9
RM Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,965	The 'Bob Costas Mystery' was bothering me, so I did some sleuthing (some may call it googling) and came up with this: 1) Costas had a talk show that ran from 1988 to 1994. In 1991 Simon did a 2 part interview on Costas' show. It appears that Costas is quite the music fan. Among other names I noticed on the guests list were Kris Kristofferson, Wllie Nelson, Sting, and Tony Bennet, among many more. 2) Costas and Simon are both New York Yankee fans, and both grew up idolizing Mickey Mantle. 3) When NBC sports chairman Dick Ebersol's son was killed in a plane crash, both attended the funeral service, and Simon performed a song at the service. There seems to be a rather long history between the two. I still like the Chevy Chase idea better.