I. can't. belive. I'm. blogging.

Not "wow, I've made it!". Not at all. More like, "this-shit-must-be-way-too-easy"...

So here I am. I'm Robert Gibson. I produce the show. If there's an authoritative voice on the life and times of The (Casino Rama) Grill Room, I'm the dude. I was "associate producing" the show in it's early days, when it was decided that the set should include as much blue as to insult you; when Wheeler WASN'T the host, when Steve Buffery was on the show every day (insane, I know, but I survived) and when we sat at a desk big enought to accomodate Roger Clemens' ENTIRE legal staff.

If you're reading this blog, my assumption is you will probably agree with the follwoing statement: Man, the show has come a logn way in 2+ years.

Wheeler has brought a style that no other sports show can bring. Have you seen this dude? What other host would even consider wearing vest after vest UNDER a sweater with a rock shirt - ON TV! Mad risspeck. More importantly, he has a unique view of the sporting world and he subscribes to the same tonic I do when it comes to the sports media: JUST 'CAUSE YOUR A SPORTS GUY, DOESN'T MEAN YOU NEED TO CARRY THE JOCK TORCH. Lighten up! Listen to some Echo and the Bunnymen, don't wear runners with your suit and for god sake, it's cool to admit your interest lie outside of the sporting world.

Cauz was brought in a year ago from TSN's "Off The Record" and offered two things, straight up: 1) The office is funnier now and 2) the man works harder than non-union types.

And then there's our latest addition: Coco. Corey Struthers started as an intern and still gets treated as one, even though we pay him now. The best of both worlds.

I have no idea what I'm going to do with this blog. It may be an outlet for me to vent on all things Norm Rumack. It could emerge as a portal for all stuff "I find cool". And the lack of interest the general public will have in that idea, may just lead me to use this as a place to post some sports stories and opinions that may have flown under the radar.

So, we'll see. In the meantime, keep watching the show, keep up with this blog (my god you're reading this, WE LOVE YOU) and let us know how we're doing.

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