Run OJ, Run

I just returned from a four-day business trip in Phoenix. As is going to be pretty common for me in the next few months, I brought my running stuff with me so I could get in some miles before/after work. Even though it was only 100 degrees out, I decide to run on the treadmill at the spa, and as always, I had my MP3 player with me. Only this time, I spent time during my 11 miles over 2 days listening to the TV in the spa. CNN, ESPN and Fox News were the stations of choice on the 3 TVs. Having already seen the 30-minute repeats of Sports Center earlier in the day, news it was. While these stations are built around presenting quick news facts, this time was different. I was having flashbacks to 1995, as they became “The All OJ” stations. OJ arriving at court. OJ leaving court. OJ in the white bronco (yet again), OJ on the airplane. OJ taking a leak. OJ searching for the killer…on the 16th hole. (hint OJ – he’s not hidden next to your ball).

What is the fascination that the media has with this guy? If he was still running through airports stumping for Hertz and hurdling luggage, I might watch. But only given today’s airport environment. Imagine OJ hurdling past the TSA agents in an attempt to bypass security as if they were defenders, yelling “throw me the bomb” in an attempt to relive his football glory days. Is he stupid enough to utter “bomb” in an airport? We could only hope. He was stupid enough to barge into a Vegas hotel room.

So while I was running, I couldn’t help but think “Run OJ, Run”…to where you can’t be found. That way, Fox News can update me on more pressing issues, such as whether Howard K. Stern and Larry Birkhead are an item? I miss the real news.