George Washington Bradley was born on this day 1852, during the Millard Filmore administration. Bradley pitched for the #Cubs in their second National League season. His nickname was Grin. Before coming to the Cubs he pitched the first no-hitter in NL history. #everyCubever pic.twitter.com/Mbw5iaRhY8
— Rick Kaempfer (@RickKaempfer) July 13, 2021
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Grin
Footsie
Born 121 years ago today: Footsie Blair. He played his entire major league career with the Cubs (only three seasons 1929-1931). His teammates dubbed him Footsie because he pioneered the “intentional boot” play, where he kicked grounders to proper base. #everyCubever pic.twitter.com/QIY2ufF4oq
— Rick Kaempfer (@RickKaempfer) July 13, 2021
Emmy Nomination List
Outstanding Drama Series
“The Crown”
“The Mandalorian”
“Pose”
“This Is Us”
“The Boys”
“Bridgerton”
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
“Lovecraft Country”
Outstanding Comedy Series
“Black-ish”
“Cobra Kai”
“Emily in Paris”
“Hacks”
“The Flight Attendant”
“The Kominsky Method”
“PEN15”
“Ted Lasso”
Outstanding Limited Series
“Mare of Easttown”
“The Queen’s Gambit”
“The Underground Railroad”
“I May Destroy You”
“WandaVision”
Outstanding Television Movie
“Uncle Frank”
“Sylvie’s Love”
“Oslo”
“Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia”
“Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square”
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Uzo Aduba, “In Treatment”
Olivia Colman, “The Crown”
Emma Corrin, “The Crown”
Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Mj Rodriguez, “Pose”
Jurnee Smollett, “Lovecraft Country”
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us”
Jonathan Majors, “Lovecraft Country”
Josh O’Connor, “The Crown”
Rege-Jean Page, “Bridgerton”
Billy Porter, “Pose”
Matthew Rhys, “Perry Mason”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Aunjanue Ellis, “Lovecraft Country”
Emerald Fennell, “The Crown”
Helena Bonham Carter, “The Crown”
Gillian Anderson, “The Crown”
Yvonne Strahovski, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Samira Wiley, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Madeline Brewer, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Ann Dowd, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Michael K. Williams, “Lovecraft Country”
Tobias Menzies, “The Crown”
Giancarlo Esposito, “The Mandalorian”
John Lithgow, “Perry Mason”
O-T Fagbenle, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Max Minghella, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Bradley Whitford, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Chris Sullivan, “This Is Us”
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Kaley Cuoco, “The Flight Attendant”
Tracee Ellis Ross, “Black-ish”
Jean Smart, “Hacks”
Aidy Bryant, “Shrill”
Allison Janney, “Mom”
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, “Black-ish”
Michael Douglas, “The Kominsky Method”
Kenan Thompson, “Kenan”
William H. Macy, “Shameless”
Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Kate McKinnon, “Saturday Night Live”
Cecily Strong, “Saturday Night Live”
Hannah Waddingham, “Ted Lasso”
Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks”
Aidy Bryant, “Saturday Night Live”
Juno Temple, “Ted Lasso”
Rosie Perez, “The Flight Attendant”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Bowen Yang, “Saturday Night Live”
Kenan Thompson, “Saturday Night Live”
Carl Clemons-Hopkins, “Hacks”
Brett Goldstein, “Ted Lasso”
Brendan Hunt, “Ted Lasso”
Nick Mohammed, “Ted Lasso”
Paul Reiser, “The Kominsky Method”
Jeremy Swift, “Ted Lasso”
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Kate Winslet, “Mare of Easttown”
Michaela Coel, “I May Destroy You”
Cynthia Erivo, “Genius: Aretha”
Anya Taylor-Joy, “The Queen’s Gambit”
Elizabeth Olsen, “WandaVision”
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Paul Bettany, “WandaVision”
Hugh Grant, “The Undoing”
Ewan McGregor, “Halston”
Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Hamilton”
Leslie Odom Jr., “Hamilton”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Jean Smart, “Mare of Easttown”
Julianne Nicholson, “Mare of Easttown”
Kathryn Hahn, “WandaVision”
Phillipa Soo, “Hamilton”
Renee Elise Goldsberry, “Hamilton”
Moses Ingram, “The Queen’s Gambit”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Daveed Diigs, “Hamilton”
Jonathan Groff, “Hamilton”
Anthony Ramos, “Hamilton”
Thomas Brodie-Sangster, “The Queen’s Gambit”
Evan Peters, “Mare of Easttown”
Paapa Essiedu, “I May Destroy You”
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Alexis Bledel, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Mckenna Grace, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Claire Foy, “The Crown”
Phylicia Rashad, “This Is Us”
Sophie Okonedo, “Ratched”
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Courtney B. Vance, “Lovecraft Country”
Charles Dance, “The Crown”
Don Cheadle, “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”
Timothy Olyphant, “The Mandalorian”
Carl Weathers, “The Mandalorian”
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Maya Rudolph, “Saturday Night Live”
Kristen Wiig, “Saturday Night Live”
Issa Rae, “A Black Lady Sketch Show”
Jane Adams, “Hacks”
Bernadette Peters, “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”
Yvette Nicole Brown, “A Black Lady Sketch Show”
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Chris Rock, “Saturday Night Live”
Dave Chappelle, “Saturday Night Live”
Daniel Kaluuya, “Saturday Night Live”
Dan Levy, “Saturday Night Live”
Morgan Freeman, “The Kominsky Method”
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Benjamin Caron, “The Crown”
Jessica Hobbs, “The Crown”
Julie Anne Robinson, “Bridgerton”
Steven Canals, “Pose”
Jon Favreau, “The Mandalorian”
Liz Garbus, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Misha Green, “Lovecraft Country”
Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Steven Canals, Janet Mock, Our Lady J, “Pose”
Rebecca Sonnenshine, “The Boys”
Peter Morgan, “The Crown”
Yahlin Chang, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Dave Filoni, “The Mandalorian”
Jon Favreau, “The Mandalorian”
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
James Burrows, “B Positive”
Lucia Aniello, “Hacks”
James Widdoes, “Mom”
Zach Braff, “Ted Lasso”
MJ Delaney, “Ted Lasso”
Declan Lowney, “Ted Lasso”
Susanna Fogel, “The Flight Attendant”
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Meredith Scardino, “Girls5eva”
Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, “Hacks”
Maya Erskine, “PEN15”
Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, “Ted Lasso”
Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, “Ted Lasso”
Steve Yockey, “The Flight Attendant”
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
“Conan”
“The Daily Show With Trevor Noah”
“Jimmy Kimmel Live”
“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
“A Black Lady Sketch Show”
“Saturday Night Live”
Outstanding Competition Program
“The Amazing Race”
“Nailed It”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race”
“Top Chef”
“The Voice”
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
RuPaul, “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness, “Queer Eye”
Nicole Byer, “Nailed It!”
Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, “Top Chef”
Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, Kevin O’Leary, “Shark Tank”
Send this to your Trumper friends
If you only watch 1 thing tonight, please watch this rather chilling video that my producer, the great & powerful Ivy Green made, putting Trump's lying pro-terror words on Fox over images of the actual violence from January 6th.#mustwatch @MehdiHasanShow pic.twitter.com/JGkI6K1Ox8
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) July 13, 2021
Minutia Men
Five sure fire ways to win an argument with your wife are included in this week's episode. https://t.co/YNCrmtK3og
— Rick Kaempfer (@RickKaempfer) July 13, 2021
Monday, July 12, 2021
Disco Demolition
42 years ago today: Disco Demolition. Here's the game broadcast from Channel 44. Harry Caray and Jimmy Piersall were amused by the crowd. https://t.co/Sl8HbJhzya
— Rob Hart (@RobHartWBBM) July 12, 2021
Bob Stroud
My old buddy Bob Stroud is on the HOF ballot. From Robert Feder's column...
Chicago radio treasure Bob Stroud is on the ballot again this year for the Radio Hall of Fame. The top-rated midday star and host of the long-running “Rock ’n Roll Roots” on Hubbard Radio classic rock WDRV 97.1-FM is a repeat nominee along with “Wait Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me!,” the NPR comedy-quiz show produced by Chicago Public Media WBEZ 91.5-FM. They’re among 24 personalities and programs whose nominations were announced today in six categories. (Here is the link to a complete list.) “I’m so thrilled to recognize our 2021 nominees, and look forward to our upcoming in-person induction ceremony in Chicago Thursday, October 28,” Kraig Kitchin, chairman of the Radio Hall of Fame, said in a statement. “We’ll not only welcome 2021 inductees, but we will also welcome and honor the 2020 inductee class on that special evening this fall.” The Radio Hall of Fame is based at Chicago’s Museum of Broadcast Communications.
Friday, July 09, 2021
Free Kicks
A full recap of the semi-finals and a preview of the finals of this weekend's Euros. Adam is positively giddy. https://t.co/PSxy1uv8B7
— Rick Kaempfer (@RickKaempfer) July 9, 2021
Mind the Gap
If you've ever taken the London Underground, you've heard a pleasant lady say "Mind the Gap". We had a nice chat with her this week on the show. https://t.co/jtwV6uh1dg
— Rick Kaempfer (@RickKaempfer) July 9, 2021
Euro Madness
Apparently I'm not the only one...
LONDON, July 8 (Reuters) - England's Euro 2020 semi-final victory over Denmark on Wednesday was watched by a peak of 27.6 million people, setting a new record for a soccer match shown on a single British channel, broadcaster ITV (ITV.L) said.
And here's some advice to the British fans from former English soccer Gary Lineker...
If you’re lucky enough to get a ticket for the final, please, please don’t boo the Italian anthem. A/ It’s an absolute belter and worth listening to. B/ It’s bloody rude, disrespectful and utterly classless.
— Gary Lineker 💙 (@GaryLineker) July 8, 2021
Thursday, July 08, 2021
Vaxx That Thing
Gotta say. This is pretty good.
Juvenile turning “Back That Azz Up” into a pro vax anthem is….I truly don’t even know I’m speechless pic.twitter.com/uQQLvpRsIk
— Tyler Conway (@jtylerconway) July 7, 2021
Taking Full Credit
Look, I'm not saying that I had anything to do with the Cubs ending their losing streak at 11 games last night. On the other hand, I wasn't there for the 11 losses, and I was there last night. Probably not a coincidence.
Rowdy
Former #Cubs catcher Rowdy Elliott was born on this day in 1890. His #Cubs career ended in May of 1918, when he suddenly left the team and enlisted in the Navy to fight in World War I. Survived war, but fell out of a window and died in 1934. #everyCubever https://t.co/xge9nvC4QG pic.twitter.com/OYFnvpnZKs
— Rick Kaempfer (@RickKaempfer) July 8, 2021
Hank
Born on this day in 1859, Hank O'Day. He was the umpire who made the most controversial call in baseball history…the play that became known as “The Merkle Boner" in 1908. O'Day spent the 1914 season as #Cubs manager, before returning to umping. #everyCubever pic.twitter.com/PZufvDtnpO
— Rick Kaempfer (@RickKaempfer) July 8, 2021
Tuesday, July 06, 2021
There are only 330 million people in the US
Maybe, just maybe, our country's gun violence problem has something to do with the fact that a nation with 4% of the world's population has nearly half of the world's civilian-owned guns. https://t.co/6rxYXohvj0
— Mark Jacob (@MarkJacob16) July 6, 2021
A More Convincing Article
Finally an article that can convince some men who are reluctant to get a COVID-vaccination: https://t.co/7XCDVEX3Xk
— Rick Kaempfer (@RickKaempfer) July 6, 2021
Fox News is Poison
People think I'm using hyperbole when I say that Fox News has broken America. I have studied this subject more than any other. I mean it. I believe it.
Don't take it from me. Take it from this former Rupert Murdoch executive: Fox News is Poison for America.
Thanks Robert Feder
From his column today...
Joan Esposito, afternoon host on Newsweb Radio progressive talk WCPT 820-AM and longtime Chicago newscaster, gets the profile treatment from Rick Kaempfer in the July issue of Illinois Entertainer. (Here is the link.) “I feel engaged with the world in a way I didn’t feel when I was out of the business,” Esposito tells Kaempfer. “I like being back in the world of current events. Carol Marin used to say to journalism classes, ‘Do you really love information because that’s what this job is all about.’ And I love it. I love talking to other people who do, who come at it a little differently than I do. Parts of my brain have been reactivated.”
Monday, July 05, 2021
Goose
Happy 70th birthday to HOFer Goose Gossage. He was so universally referred to by his nickname, even the baseball card makers didn’t bother using his real first name anymore. (It was Rich.) He got his 300th career save as a Cub. #everyCubever pic.twitter.com/58ZL9XSt6O
— Rick Kaempfer (@RickKaempfer) July 5, 2021
Sunday, July 04, 2021
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)