PRAY, WHO BE THIS 'TRACY JORDAN' THOU SPEAKEST OF? Where does ("ALOTT5MA fave?" -- we need to vote) Tracy Morgan end and "Tracy Jordan" begin? Both the New York Times (with audio clips) and New York magazine try to figure it out.

NO ONE CARES IF YOU UPSET A DROID: Via Russ, an a capella tribute to Star Wars and the music of John Williams.

Consider this an open thread to post links to other random stuff you think folks should see.

RADIO SILENCE: Literary giant and radio legend Studs Terkel died today. He was 96 and a vibrant fixture on local public radio here in Chicago almost to the end (WBEZ's web site has a sample of some of his work over the year). If you've never read one of his oral histories (I recommend Working or Division Street America--do yourself a favor and pick one up this weekend.

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THE REAL BATTLE: Mere days after fanning Eric Hinske to win the 2008 World Series, Brad Lidge has to face him again on Sunday in week 9 of a MLB players' fantasy football league. Both Lidge and Hinske are a decidedly imperfect 3-5 in the league, and between Lidge's reliance on Tyler Thigpen as an injury-replacement QB and Hinske's apparent belief that you can trust Maurice Jones-Drew ... yeah, they should stick to baseball.

AND MY DAUGHTER NOW KNOWS WHAT "CONFETTI" IS: This is not the typical view outside my office:

Parade: awesome. Simple, exuberant, massive.

However, SEPTA FAIL. An unexpected shutdown of southbound service on the Broad Street Line meant there was no way for me and Lucy to join the (extremely delayed) rally at Citizen's Bank Park -- basically, you have hundreds of thousands of people in Center City ending an event at around the same time, and no plans on how to disperse them. I mean, I'm not saying cities can reasonably prepare for such an event, but public transportation simply failed today.

Anyway, I'm watching the rally right now. Burrell just spoke. I'm getting misty.

e.t.a. CHUTLEY! has now made local broadcasters very interested in the Supreme Court's upcoming handling of FCC v. Fox Television Stations.

COPS AND ROBBERS: In what's the most odd (and interesting) cop show pairing I've heard in a long time, NBC pilot Off Duty will apparently star charter member of the Sorkin Family Players Bradley Whitford as a formerly legendary police detective on the downslide, and Apatow Player Romany Malco as his new partner, a young cop on the rise.

DUE TO MY STRONG PERSONAL CONVICTIONS, I WANT TO STRESS THAT THIS POST IN NO WAY ENDORSES A BELIEF IN THE OCCULT: Let's celebrate Halloween with Michael Jackson. (And while we're at it, Jennifer Garner dancing like Michael Jackson.)