A weekly update/preview of my latest podcasts, and a look back at some of my previous audio work from this week in history over the past 40+ years.
This is the latest episode...
Here are a few from the archives...
June 16--Kerry Wood birthday
=I told the story of my brush with the great Cubs hurler this episode of Minutia Men.
June 18—Roger Ebert birthday.
=I met the great Chicago movie critic many times during my radio career, but none of my stories about him are anywhere near as entertaining at this Roger Ebert story told to us by Fox-32 reporter Dane Placko. It's a story for the ages.
June 18--Paul McCartney birthday
=I have my own Paul McCartney story that I told in this episode of Minutia Men. The radio legend Bob Stroud also told us his Paul McCartney story in this episode of Minutia Men Celebrity Interview.
June 19—Dirk Nowitzki birthday
=Former Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban told us how he felt about the NBA Hall of Famer in this episode of Minutia Men Celebrity Interview
June 19, 1990—North Pier opens.
=Stan Lawrence was on our show and told us a memorable story about the treatment he received in a club that no longer exists at North Pier. You can hear that story here.
June 20, 1953—Hottest day ever at Wrigley Field
=When it's hot at Wrigley Field it's very hot. We have audio of Pat Hughes and Ron Santo talking about the heat, and it's solid gold. Will we play it this week?
June 22--Todd Rundgren birthday
=Todd is known as being difficult in the recording studio, but Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad was on our show and had a slightly different take on the Rock and Roll great. Listen to it here.
