Afternoon rim shot

Programming note: I'm supposed to talk about the Times with Suzi Weissman on Beneath the Surface live on KPFK (90.7 FM) at 5:15 pm.

I'm not sure what the folks at Online News Squared are trying to say about Tribune's potential sale with this "news" item, but they think the Times will be especially interested in the, uh, Southern California angle to the new financial team that is considering a bid:

Lead Bankers
Thurston Howell III
Milburn Drysdale
Theodore J. Mooney
Monopoly Man

Lead Bank
Commerce Bank of Beverly Hills

Lead Counsel
Oliver Douglas

Lead Deal-maker
Mr. Haney

Lead Investors
Jed Clampett
Bruce Wayne
Scrooge McDuck
Gomez Addams

Executive Assistant
Miss Jane Hathaway

More over there.