"Fire up a colortini,....."

Just last week, I thought about how much I used to love Tom Snyder, so I looked him up on WikiPedia to make sure he was still around. I was comforted by the fact that he was but today came the news that he lost a battle with leukemia.
I loved the informality of his show, and they way he seemed genuinely interested in the answer and could follow up with more comments or questions. So many of the new "celebrity" types of journalists seem more interested in running down their list of prepared questions, that they really aren't listening to the answer.
Tom seemed to make his guests so comfortable, it was like the viewer was eavesdropping on two old buddies having a drink and passing the time. Golden tv moments. If you missed it you really missed some good interviews. I will never forget the chilling interviews he did with Robert Blake,a long time before the murder of the con-woman who he married.
Tom Snyder was one of the best-they just don't make 'em that way anymore.
"Fire up a colortini, sit back, relax and watch the pictures, now, as they fly through the air."