Alan Sepinwall writes about Jeff Conaway. I always thought he was the fifth wheel on "Taxi" and not sure I liked him until the trainwreck he provided us late in life. Sepinwall does us a favor by including the classic clip where Ignatowski tries to pass his driver's exam.

He died today at age 60 and it's pretty astounding he lasted this long. This is one of the reasons we've already turned our attention away from Charlie Sheen. Trainwrecks always end up badly.

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The 25 Best Progressive Rock Songs. Get the black light out. At least 23 of these will make you cringe. Save "Time" and "Shine on, You Crazy Diamond. Lots of Tull, ELP, King Crimson, early Rush, Genesis and Yes. Run.

How is Lawrence O'Donnell doing at MSNBC? He has retained Olbermann'a audience, probably making management happy.

Urban Outfitters stole another design. This time, though, social media put the smackdown on them.

John Tesh is still getting mileage from his "NBA on NBC" theme. "Roundball Rock"!

Birthday "whammies"? Delivered by a padded hockey stick? What is going on at school these days?

FIFA may be as corrupt as Cuyahoga County. Maybe even more.

Exercise Yard

Hirsh talks about tomorrow's Champions League Final. Could be the first time in a while, that Man U could actually be looked upon as a plucky underdog.

Grant Wahl chimes in.

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