After yesterday’s appalling Ride the Ducks tragedy in Philadelphia, which killed two Hungarian tourists, the media is doing its typical post-game pig-pile, grilling operators about the safety of the land-to-water vehicles and forcing Herschend Family Entertainment, which operates Ride the Ducks, to suspend all operations across the country. The sad truth is that accidents happen…. Read more »
July 2010
Inappropriately cheerful in Philly…
As I was heading to Fox News’ studio to do my weekly segment on Fox Philly, there was a terrible boat accident in the Delaware River involving one of those Duck tours, and two people were still missing. As I was sitting in New York in my chair, waiting for the cue in my IFB… Read more »
Setting sail on the new Norwegian Epic
Leaving Manhattan by ship is always sublime. It makes me feel lucky, or like it’s 1924.
The Knickerbocker Door
Have you ever noticed the Knickerbocker Door? In Manhattan’s Times Square station, at the southern end of the S train’s Track 1 (which is nearest to the other train lines), is a lonely white door. Most people go right past it without seeing it. But if you look above it, you see a lintel sign,… Read more »
When the “Professor” taught Philly…
Because Fox has a new Craig Kilborn show it’s trying to get off the ground, my Wednesday time slot was moved from 5:45 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. That means the delightful Kerri-Lee has clocked out out and now I’m talking to Thomas. Today’s topic: how outlet malls can rip you off. At the end, he… Read more »