Oh my goodness, shanks, I knew I'd be glad of your return!

Confess I don't always use complete sentences. Depends on the atmosphere, I think. If I am trying to explain something, I use complete ones. If I'm just mouthing off
(giving my own opinion, for ex.), prob'ly not. Don't even
always use correct grammar or syntax, esp. if I'm excited about something (a frequent occurrence). One trait that you and I share, that, I think, probably drives most of my
friends crazy, is my tendency, or rather, predilection, for speaking in a very convoluted way, because often in mid-speech I will decide that bringing in an explanation is necessary.

The Watergate trial took over TV here while it was going on.
I seem to recall that they did play the tapes.