Tag: Tom Hanks
From Factory Town to Olfactory Fame: Cheerios Is on the Breeze in Buffalo
While Buffalo has many reasons to visit, like its famous chicken wings, world-class art and architecture, and nearby Niagara Falls, it may one day be known for another reason altogether: Cheerios are cooked up in […]
The Boy Who Didn’t Like Tom Hanks
I had never seen my friend Farbman so upset. He was so disturbed he didn’t even touch his second desert at lunch. “It’s my son Bruce,” he said. “In all my days, I never thought something […]
Gump and Jenni
Excerpt from my upcoming book “Coaches, Characters and Mascots!” here’s Mike Gundy right after his “I’m a Man” blowup. The speech was aimed at Daily Oklahoman sports writer, Jenni Carlson. We suspected there might have […]