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Posted Feb 9th 2009 11:50AM by Mo Rocca

Well, folks, it looks like it's time to say So Long, Farewell and auf Wiedersehen. (Readers of this blog know I prefer Harold Arlen over Rodgers and Hammerstein, hence the title of this post.)

For two years I've blogged for the good people at AOL and it has been nothing short of glorious: Who else would give me a forum to write about everything from presidential politics to American Idol ... to my personal travails with Ped Egg and my Polish cleaning lady? This has been a tremendous experience.

Through it all my producer Will Hines has been an extraordinary collaborator and friend. We've been able to dress up a young man as Cindy McCain, consult Tim Gunn on polygamist fashions, and ask random New Yorkers about their Spank Bank holdings. And we made major news when we uncovered the Michelle Obama "Whitey" tape.

Here are a few of our favorites...

In our critically-acclaimed "Pimp My Candidate" series, Will and I analyzed the weaknesses of various 2008 candidates -- and sought remedies for those handicaps. There was Fred Thompson and his tendency to seem dead (which brought us to an herbalist) and Barack Obama's mole (which led us to ask "Keep, Remove or Hide?"). Then there was Rudy's lisp:

In our award-winning "This or That?" series, we forced innocent passersby to choose between Christian Science or Scientology ... Fried Dumplings or Steamed Dumplings ... and Beau Bridges or Randy Quaid. Then we asked them to make the hardest choice of all:

Experts were always on hand, like when we examined the world's worst sibling rivalry:

But more often the expert was you, as when we explored the protocol of hooking up at a baby shower:

Before Will took over the 180 ship, producer Dave Larzalere brought his warped wit with, among others, this classic survey:

And at the start of this venture, my pal Gideon Evans produced this gem:

Thanks to master editors Dave Kovenetsky and Doug Morrione, our longtime PA/trumpeter Andrew Oom, studio cameraman Tim Meyers, party promoter Mike Whitmore, DJ Rafael Jiminez and boss man Mike Rubens. Thanks also to Andrew Zipern, James Luria, Coates Bateman and Stephen Pendlebury at AOL.

AND HUGE THANKS AND LOVE TO EVERYONE WHO VISITED!

The irrepressible and shape-shifting John Giza (180's Alec Guinness) ... the buoyant and no doubt beautiful Gifted Girl ... future university president Blayze O'Brien ... the Spain-loving Miguel Cane ... the way-more-clever-than-me Finn ... lovably gruff Mac ... Mac's sassy spitfire co-star Sherry ... the alluring SGS ... Pittsburgh's tigress-eyed Jacqueline ... Florence Nightingale (with the funny) Andrea ... sweet as pie Ah Clem ... whip smart Clif Kuplen (is that your real name?) ... Mo-NEEK-a with the mostest ... Brassy babe Gabrielle ... kind-hearted conflay ... awol Marsha Beckerman ... and yes you, JillJG. (Have I left anyone out? Sorry!)

Until we e-meet again (and we will) ...

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61. Aw Mo & FINN:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbqFlqGnk94

Hank Kimball at 2:08PM on Feb 16th 2009

62. Aw Mo,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_qdDwqA7tk

Those were the days!

Harold Arlen (wannabe) at 2:16PM on Feb 16th 2009

63. Mac, I did not intend to offend you. What did you think of Buck Owens? .....not so much?

JillJG at 3:52PM on Feb 16th 2009

64. Harold Arlen, I noticed you included Larry Craig's arresting officer in your slide show. What's up with that?

JillJG at 4:02PM on Feb 16th 2009

65. True That Jilly,

Look, I am so fed up with You Tube--
particularly with whatever the heck WMG stands for...
but they won't allow any of my selected music to accompany my videos?

And the songs I pick--good God, there is nobody in the land listening to them--they ought to be thankful I even reference them! O goodness, did they lose some dollar somewhere?

I say: (while I still can) BOYCOTT WMG, whatever the hell that is?

Anyway, while we wait for my latest video, (before House pulls the plug on us) watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/user/VenetianPrincess

Somehow this is okay, but my old Cher songs are not?

Harold Arnold Esq. at 4:30PM on Feb 16th 2009

66. Doing some heavy lifting here, Roccats!

Yes, Jill, I did dodge your question.

Oh, Pooh!

Anyway, see how this plays out.
(HINT) if it has some sappy song, you can always replace it with Glen Campbell's soupy version--he is a pal, so I can say that...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKRRCPCVW1A

Harold A. at 5:04PM on Feb 16th 2009

67. Sorry, you lost Auntie Jill a ways back. But let me say this. I'm sure Cher's music is worth more than a dollar to her. And by protecting its use, she makes you value it more.

Gee, the next time I'm at your place, I'll help myself to your sock drawer. Nobody wears super Power Ranger socks anymore. What's-his-whozit won't miss them. I'll borrow them, wear them, wash them and put them back. Why would he care? What's the harm?

JillJG at 7:45PM on Feb 16th 2009

68. Of the same genre(:-l)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBeBQJHhIj4

JillJG at 9:14PM on Feb 16th 2009

69. I love Cher,

But there is no such thing as intellectual property!

I can trace anything you can find to someone else.

And what about "there is no such thing as bad publicity?" Just ask Madonna.

True, some artists might be offended if you "yank" them out of context, but, again, imitation is the sincerest form of something.

Now, listen to this song--it might clear a few things up. I hope.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnBjhDY3_G8

Last Comment at 11:32AM on Feb 17th 2009

70. Jill, really. We are sad Mo is leaving. You're better than that. Jesus would want you to look at your own sock drawer before judging other peoples.

Gabrielle at 7:06AM on Feb 18th 2009

71. Thanks for the backup, Gabby,

4 Mo and we break the Cheerleader thingywhatits (to use that one's ((Jill-who-should-chill)) words.

Anyways, thanks!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGbnua2kSa8

Alden-Hank 2016 at 11:41PM on Feb 17th 2009

72. Aw Mo,

Hope they don't make too many changes to this one:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_Rocca#Career

The ending.

Lucky Ned Pepper at 12:21AM on Feb 18th 2009

73. Fear not,Roccats...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJmBPCYt5LY

The Beginning...? at 12:35AM on Feb 18th 2009

74. Wow,

I forgot how harsh B.T.O. was...
sorry,
anyway, maybe leave it here with a favorite Queen song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR1pUIG_IaA

J G

The Continuation at 12:50AM on Feb 18th 2009

75. http://www.abevigoda.com/

Deutero-Isaiah (40-55) at 5:02PM on Feb 18th 2009

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Mo Rocca appears on a bunch of shows, including CBS News Sunday Morning (with the indescribably wonderful Charles Osgood), The Tonight Show on NBC, and NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! He's a sometime judge on Iron Chef and was featured on Telemundo's Amore Descarado. Last year he starred on Broadway in the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. His expose "All the President's Pets" was published by Crown in 2004.