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

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

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.”

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

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