Comments on: Internet pioneer Andy Rooney retires from 60 Minutes

By: Katie

Katie — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:36:00 +0000

Oh man, I loved Andy Rooney when I was a kid… checked all his books out of the library. Agreed that his WWII stuff is really good. It was one of the first alternative perspectives on war that I got as a kid (maybe alternative is not what I mean… but it was the first thing I read on war that wasn’t just a textbook). I still enjoy his crabby commentaries, but he does seem pretty out of touch with some things these days. I hope he enjoys his retirement.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:22:00 +0000

Fair enough. If I’m critical of Rooney, it’s only because the last twenty years he’s been doing trite, fairly terrible segments every week. I’ll concede ignorance to his earlier work as a correspondent and memoirs of said work.

By: Rob Madeo

Rob Madeo — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:29:00 +0000

Meant to break the paragraph after the word “didn’t”…oops.

By: Rob Madeo

Rob Madeo — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:03:00 +0000

Eric: My War, Rooney’s memoir about stumbling into journalism in WW II is a great book that’s worth reading. I’d also recommend it to young writers who have trouble composing succinct sentences. Come to think of it, there are quite a few older bloggers who could also learn a lesson about brevity from Mr. Rooney.

I thought Andy Rooney was funny. Over the years people criticized him in the same way many bloggers I know have been criticized by those who didn’t appreciate their skewed view of the world or like their sense of humor.

Ever write something that you thought was funny and other people didn’t? His comments on Cobain were wrong, but who among us is right all the time?

By the way, I do not recall ever receiving any peanuts for my work on the Times Union’s website. It hurts me deeply that you got peanuts and I did not.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 01:15:00 +0000

Why ARE nuts like pistachios and macadamias so expensive? Goddamn. It’s not like there’s research costs involved.

By: J Eric Smith

J Eric Smith — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 22:44:00 +0000

On a (semi-)positive, (semi-)serious note, I heard Andy Rooney speak to the Brigade of Midshipmen at Annapolis circa 1985, and he was brilliant . . . he told us about being a young WWII field correspondent, and what it was like flying around in the guts of creaky warplanes while being shot at by massive ground-based artillery . . . and how that shaped the man he was then (and presumably is now) . . . I don’t read or watch him anymore, and haven’t for years and years, but I do respect him. Hats off to you, sir. Well played.

By: J Eric Smith

J Eric Smith — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 22:40:00 +0000

Dude, Macadamias, for sure. Cha’ching!!!

By: Dain Brammage

Dain Brammage — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:36:00 +0000

Personally, I think you should work for walnuts. NO! NO! Pistachios, they are expensive