A screen shot from TV. — At least take this advice if heading out this evening - leave the leather pants for a cooler evening because heated conversation may prove unavoidable.

An OPEN LETTER to … Fans of Ross Geller and His Leather Pants

June 25, 2022

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Dear “Friends” Fans:

We are positive you recall the 1999 episode, but now is not the time. Not today. Not only is it supposed to reach 92 degrees this afternoon, but it’s also a little warmer around that steak fry grill, now isn’t it?

That’s not to mention the conversations likely taking place these days because of, well, politics, and it’s doubtful even a great cause can squelch debate about guns and abortion.

Those are topics that tend to end friendships and if you toss in a half-naked guy holding a baby-powder-covered pair of sweaty leather pants, you are asking for commotion, unrest, disruption, turmoil, and, depending on the crowd, maybe even some frisky fisty-cuffs.

But worst of all, burned steak.

Sincerely,

Visiting from Switzerland

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Steve Novotney

Steve Novotney has been a professional journalist for 33 years, working in print for weekly, daily, and bi-weekly publications, writing for a number of regional and national magazines, host baseball-related talks shows on Pittsburgh’s ESPN, and as a daily, all-topics talk show host in the Wheeling and Steubenville markets since 2004. Novotney is the co-owner, editor, and co-publisher of LEDE News, and is the host of “Novotney Now,” a daily program that airs Monday-Friday from 3-6 p.m. on River Talk 100.1 & 100.9 FM.