Without a doubt, the best TV theme song ever. Okay, maybe Knight Rider's is up there. And The Facts of Life's. Damn, I almost forgot about 60 Minutes'. I put that on so many of my mixes. Nothing gets a party started quite like a 1971 stopwatch. Anyway, suicide is the topic today, so MASH's theme song should be running through your head. If I could figure out how to post mp3s or small clips of music a la iTunes, this site wouldn't be so JV. Anyone have any suggestions?

Back to suicide. If you haven't heard yet, Terrell Owens of the Dallas Cowboys attempted suicide last night. Talk about burying your leads! Anyway, it was first reported that he had an adverse reaction to some pain medication he was taking for his broken finger. This morning, however, the police report revealed that he had taken about 30 painkillers last night and admitted to trying to harm himself. He also said he was depressed. Kinda goes without saying.

The first thing that came to my mind was, "Wow, how did he find out he was on my fantasy team?" The season's not looking good for the ole Hobo Bush, but was it really looking that bad? Then I really thought about it. Sure, TO seems to have everything. He has endless amounts of money. A great job. Celebrity. But he doesn't have much respect, I guess. At least not off the field. He's the target of so many sports writers and muckrakers. But, hell, he made his bed. He is selfish. He is a child. These things were not fabricated by writers or reporters. Still, he seemed to take all of that in stride. And things seemed to be looking up in Dallas, aside from the recent injury(ies).

This is a guy who pumps iron, does sit-ups and shoots hoops while holding news conferences at his house. He loves the spotlight. Above all else, he seemed to love himself. It just really shocked me to hear that someone who seems so proud to be TO would want to stop being TO. This would certainly be news if it happened to any player in the NFL, but it's pretty unbelievable when it's TO. I believe he's depressed. I believe this was a cry for help. But I'm sure there'll be cynics out there who think it's just the latest in a long line of Rosenhaus/Owens PR stunts. I don't buy it. The bottom line: He hasn't had much sympathy, and he probably won't have this much again for the rest of his life. However long TO decides that will be.

Stay tuned to see how this affects his season. Will he come back this year? I'm betting against it. He might be done for good. Like all those guys on Around The Horn will say this afternoon, this is bigger than football.

Then again, maybe he'll deny all the reports. The only way he comes back to football is if he does just that. It won't do as much for his sympathy factor, but I think people will still feel sorry for him, because he is obviously in pain. The brain kind of pain.

Tony liked it better the first time he heard it . . .

Update!!!

He's apparently denying the reports. Press conference on ESPN right now (1:00pm). Which sucked, so don't even bother tuning in. BUT! TO is having his own allergic reaction coverup, er, conference at 1:30 EST.