SCIENCE said:

captain_spalding said:

SCIENCE said:

what’s the précis

…Kenneth?

oh

AI Overview +6 On October 4, 1986, CBS journalist Dan Rather was attacked while walking on Park Avenue in New York City by a man who repeatedly demanded:“Kenneth, what is the frequency?“The Incident: As Rather was being punched and kicked, his assailant(s) repeated this phrase continuously. The attack was unprovoked and, according to Rather, was not a robbery as nothing was taken.The Attacker: The mystery was solved nearly a decade later when it was identified that the assailant was William Tager. Tager was a mentally ill individual who believed that television networks were beaming signals into his brain. He demanded “the frequency” to block these signals.Later Murder: In 1994, Tager killed an NBC studio tech stagehand, Campbell Montgomery, outside the Today Show studios, which led to his identification as the man who attacked Rather.Pop Culture Legacy: The bizarre incident inspired the 1994 song “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” by the band R.E.M..While initially, it was thought there were two attackers, Tager later claimed he acted alone.

Huh! Never heard of that.