Re: Our Simon

[RonButters at AOL.COM]

In a message dated 8/20/04 3:33:25 PM, gogaku at IX.NETCOM.COM writes:


> On the Dave Ross show on 710 KIRO, Bill Press used the word "Simon" to
> mean judge this morning.
>
> I'm paraphrasing from memory, but he said something like, "Would you be
> our Simon?" when asking the producer or director to judge his name the
> beer-drinking bear contest.
>
> The first thing that went through my head was trying to figure out a
> connection to Simon Says, but then I woke up to the glory and
> realization of popular culture. May Simon Cowell live forever in
> greatness.
>
> Benjamin Barrett
> Baking the World a Better Place (with ice cream)
> www.hiroki.us
>
>

Sure he didn't say "Solomon?" Who is Simon Cowell?