Goodbye, Bob...

http://tv.yahoo.com/news/ap/20061031/116234028001.html

Yep, December 12th is it. You kinda had to know it would be happening, eventually, but it's still more than a bit surprising. A big chunk of me kinda assumed he'd be around forever.

It's a scary fact to reflect upon, but this guy's been doing "The Price is Right" longer than I've been alive. And, given the demographics of my friends, odds are good he's been doing it longer than you've been alive, too.

Well, thank you so much, Bob, for so many years of being the quintessential game show host. Have a very, very happy retirement.

(BTW, the obvious question follows...what happens to the show? I mean, it is literally the ONLY daytime network game show left. Does "Price" carry on without the man who will forever be its host...or can it, even? No announcement of a replacement yet, but whoever it is has almost Carson-sized shoes to fill. Good luck, whoever you are.)