On the way home from the race yesterday I had the baseball game on the radio. In the background Ernie Hays could be heard playing the organ. Mike Shannon chimed in about Ernie's unique playing style. He should have left well enough alone with that comment. Instead he continued on and displayed for the listening audience his own unique style... with the english language. Shannon proclaimed how great it is "when Ernie is at the pearly gates.".

Say what? I don't find it appropriate for Shannon to be wishing for Ernie's death. Personally I hope Ernie continues to "tickle the ivories" for many more years before he reaches the "pearly gates".