I'm watching the Padres- Dodgers game, this Sunday afternoon. Matt Vasgersian, of Channel 4 (Official Padres station), started his mid-inning station promotions, in the second inning.
MATT: Tonight on 4SD, a former exotic dancer...oh, I can't believe this...
Tonight, a former exotic dancer talks about how she is recruiting for "The Body Shopp"
Screenshot cuts to a strip club
MATT: I'm not reading this...nice...
a Sunday afternoon family show...nice
A 15 second, weighty caesura
MATT: Watch this. I'll be the one that gets in trouble.
MARK GRANT: Not at all. I got your back
So do I, Matt. In fact, I'm linking this and sending it to the Padres, Voice of San Diego, San Diego U-T, and San Diego Traveler.
I met both Matt and Mark, last year, in a Phoenix airport. We shared a plane ride back to San Diego, mid morning. There were 5 middle-aged guys, headed to Pacific Beach, for a "guys" weekend. Mark and Matt were yukking it up with all of us.
These guys aren't prudes; they're gentlemen. Gentlemen know that there is a time and place for everything. Strip club promotions, during a Sunday afternoon Padres game, are inappropriate.
Thanks, Matt. I'm no prude but I have a 7-year old daughter. I appreciate your judicious conduct.
