His rise and fall and rise again during the 1980s and '90s helped define the transition from boys-will-be-boys notepad journalism to the buttoned-up, professional digital recorders of today.
Now, his shirts aren't as flashy as they used to be -- I noticed you're buttonedup all the way to the top there. (Laughter.) Neil can still -- (laughter) -- (inaudible) -- (laughter) -- Neil can still put a generation of fans in their seats.