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First of all, I’m a big PTI/Tony Kornheiser fan. Some may say, “What? Why him?” To which I frequently respond, “Hey, I think he’s funny. Get off my back, mom!” He’s especially great on the radio. Anyway over the past couple of weeks “Mr. Tony” has said a few things regarding contemporary music that struck me as curious (especially given the fact that he has a segment on his radio show called “Old Guy Radio”). Granted, this is a TV Blog, not a music blog, but he is first and foremost a television personality, so I’m going to let it skate through (oh, and the second part of this story involves Omaha, Nebraska, where I spent 23 years of my life).

1) Two weeks ago on the radio show Tony said, seemingly out of nowhere, “Two for Arcade Fire. Two for Arcade Fire,” apparently in reference to an upcoming show they would be playing in Washington D.C.

2) Yesterday on PTI, one of the topics was about Dana Altman’s decision to return to Creighton University (in Omaha) after coaching briefly in Arkansas. Here is exactly what Mr. Kornheiser said:

I don’t know much about Fayetteville, Arkansas, but I know a little about Omaha. They have good indie bands there. They have Connor Oberst and Bright Eyes. They got Warren Buffet — if he lives someplace, it’s got to have something to recommend it…

Who knew the man was a connoisseur of modern indie rock. Who knew he even knew the term “indie rock.”

Funny.