Listen to it here.
Thursday, February 13, 2020
Free Kicks--Postpone a Match?
Listen to it here.
Mini Loop Reunion
Met up with some old Loop friends last night downtown. First photo is a Ebony & Ivory reunion (with a photobomb from Vince). Second photo is everyone who was there...
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Damone!
#MinutiaMenCelebrityInterview EP11: Rick and Dave interview Robert Romanus, who played Mike Damone in Fast Times at Ridgemont High https://t.co/BDwUONf1b2
— Radio Misfits (@RadiosMisfits) February 12, 2020
Newsman, Bluesman
From Robert Feder's column this morning...
Newsman, bluesman and longtime Chicago radio raconteur Buzz Kilman will be back on the air Friday when he fills in for David Plier from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Nexstar Media Group news/talk WGN 720-AM. Kilman was last heard on WGN when Jonathon Brandmeier hosted mornings there from 2011 to 2013. He’s been a fixture on Chicago radio since 1980 when he joined the station formerly known as The Loop as Steve Dahl’s morning news anchor.
Newsman, bluesman and longtime Chicago radio raconteur Buzz Kilman will be back on the air Friday when he fills in for David Plier from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Nexstar Media Group news/talk WGN 720-AM. Kilman was last heard on WGN when Jonathon Brandmeier hosted mornings there from 2011 to 2013. He’s been a fixture on Chicago radio since 1980 when he joined the station formerly known as The Loop as Steve Dahl’s morning news anchor.
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Tommy Kaempfer's Writing Debut
Allow me to be a proud dad. Tommy Kaempfer's first concert review in the Illinois Entertainer https://t.co/FX8ZQSWvnp
— Rick Kaempfer (@RickKaempfer) February 11, 2020
The Sweetest Words
Today's the day for the Cubs!
THE SWEETEST WORDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
By Bill Holub
“Pitchers and catchers report”.
These are indeed the sweetest words in the English language. Friends have been hearing me recite this every year at this time. I once had an old poker playing friend who used to say the sweetest words have always been “I’ll play these”. This is the same friend who couldn’t win even when dealt a pat hand. That however is a story for another time and place, where an explanation of the relationship between the quantity of beer consumed, what the cards in your hand really look like and the amount of money you bet can be fully explored. It’s really something scientists should be looking at.
In the meantime, I apologize to all those who came here looking for a sentimental dialogue on romance. I’m sorry to say it but the sweetest words in the English language are not “I love you”. Now that I think of it, this may instead be a sentimental dialogue on romance and baseball.
It’s funny how the two always converge around Valentine’s Day. Spring fever is referred to as that time of year when things start to bloom as the weather changes and love is in the air. It is no coincidence that this is the same time the baseball season opens and brings hope to all of us diehard baseball romantics.
My love affair with baseball was re-ignited in 1987-88. There was only one place to catch baseball highlights from all over the major leagues back then. Once a week you could tune in to “This Week In Baseball” with good ol’ Mel Allen. During those two seasons I was hooked into witnessing two West Coast baseball Gods embodied in the forms of a young Mark Mcgwire and Jose Canseco. This is before anyone had ever heard of andro, anabolics and the other chemical cocktails that have since cast a pall over these two. Back then, I was treated week in and week out to mammoth sized home runs flying out of every ballpark in the country. The fact that these home runs were being hit by players wearing what my brother and I had always considered the coolest looking baseball uniforms in the world (the Oakland A’s green and gold) had me embracing the game I grew up on all over again.
By 1989 I was so hooked on this game I even started collecting baseball cards again, although as much as an investor as a fanboy. I also started another nasty habit that impacts my life to this day. That is when I started a fantasy baseball league with a bunch of guys at work. 1989 also happened to be a division winning season for my beloved Cubs, so I was in baseball heaven and haven’t looked back since.
THE NATIONAL PASTIME
I think we can honestly say that baseball is no longer the national pastime in this country. It has been supplanted by football. I can accept that. Although I would insist the true national pastime is gambling, which is the driving force that makes football the number one spectator sport in America. I suppose I could go off on a George Carlin type of rant here on the differences between football and baseball, but that’s not why I’m writing this piece.
I just want to point out there is one major difference between the two and that is commitment. I’m talking about the commitment between baseball fans and football fans. Football is a four month season requiring your undivided attention one day a week, or two if you’re both a college and pro fan. Baseball is a six month season requiring your undivided attention throughout with your favorite team(s) playing as many as five or more games a week.
Baseball is a commitment. I believe it carries as much of a commitment as love. They both require dedication and attention. They can both go awry despite the best laid plans. An early swan dive in the standings in May that ends a team’s season before it even had a chance can be just as painful as not having your phone calls returned after the second or third date. Meanwhile an October champagne shower celebrating a pennant or World Series championship is as sweet and memorable as a ‘yes’ to a question posed on one knee.
BASEBALL AND THE CINEMA
Once that warm baseball is back feeling starts sinking in every year, I like to get fully immersed by throwing myself into my favorite baseball movies before the games actually begin. This is my form of spring training.
You’ve got your “Bull Durham”, “Field Of Dreams”, “Major League” (only the first one, please), but there is one movie that hits me in the right spot. “City Slickers” is not a real baseball movie per se, but there’s one scene that remains among my all-time favorites. It’s where the three friends (Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern and Bruno Kirby) are on the cattle drive and passing the time by discussing their favorite baseball memories. Billy Crystal remembers the first time his father took him to Yankee Stadium as a kid and how he had never seen grass that green before. Mickey Mantle even hit a home run that day. Daniel Stern recalls how growing up he and his father never saw eye to eye, but they could always talk about baseball with each other. “We always had baseball” he says.
As for me, one of my earliest baseball memories was getting to take the day off of school with my brother because my Dad got opening day tickets to Wrigley Field. I still remember wearing our warmest winter coats and knit hats, waiting to sit down while the Andy Frain usher brushed the snow off our seats. They don’t make Aprils in Chicago like that any more.
THE SWEETEST SOUND
There is a sound that accompanies the words “pitchers and catchers report”. It is the sound of a ball popping into a mitt. The sound of a simple game of catch. It is more than the crack of a bat sound. The sound of a mitt popping brings the memories and feelings of a lifetime of baseball flooding your senses all at once. It happens every time, whether it’s major leaguers or just a game of catch with your dad or your kid. The week pitchers and catchers report there are no cracking bats, only popping mitts. The sweetest sound in the world. “Pitchers and catchers report”. The sweetest words in the English language.
Monday, February 10, 2020
RIP Angel
Angel Echevarria has passed away at the way too young age of 48. This is his EveryCubEver write-up...
~Angel Echevarria 1971--2020 (Cubs 2002)
By the time Angel arrived in Chicago, the first baseman was already 31 years old. He had a few cups of coffee with Colorado and Milwaukee before playing for the Cubs. Angel hit pretty well (a career-high .306) and drove in some big runs (21 RBI), but was never given another shot at the big-time.
~Angel Echevarria 1971--2020 (Cubs 2002)
By the time Angel arrived in Chicago, the first baseman was already 31 years old. He had a few cups of coffee with Colorado and Milwaukee before playing for the Cubs. Angel hit pretty well (a career-high .306) and drove in some big runs (21 RBI), but was never given another shot at the big-time.
Former #Cubs outfielder passes away at 48: https://t.co/Y0LUdpsUpl pic.twitter.com/n0Su5ZvPUo
— CubsHQ.com (@ChicagoCubsHQ) February 9, 2020
Congrats to JRL
Congrats to @gvsu alumnus @Landeckerjohn on this tremendous honor!@gvsucmj
— Len O'Kelly (@LenOKelly) February 10, 2020
John Records Landecker will be inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Broadcasting Hall of Fame at the 2020 NAB Show. https://t.co/vEu5ztsYvZ
The Mooch on Minutia Men
You have to hear this. It's brutal. And prety funny.
Listen to it here.
Sunday, February 09, 2020
The Elephant in the Room by Brendan Sullivan
Brendan Sullivan is the co-author of the first book ever released by Eckhartz Press, The Living Wills. On Saturday February 1st, 2020, he suffered a terrible loss. His son Charlie passed away unexpectedly at the age of 24. Brendan penned the following piece, which was passed out at Charlie’s wake and funeral. The Sullivan family hopes it can help others avoid Charlie’s fate.
The Elephant in the Room
Perhaps these facts can help save one person’s life, and save one other family from this unfathomable pain.
Our son, we have learned in the last few days, occasionally used cocaine ‘recreationally.’ Cocaine is more popular today than we naive parents realized, readily available and more common than we ever expected. Perhaps you have used cocaine? Perhaps your child has? Perhaps your child has and you don’t know? Talk to them.
Our son was trusting of other people, and always saw the best in everyone. We know that he could not imagine that someone out there would knowingly hand him a drug that might kill him.
Fentanyl is an opiod pain medication, a narcotic that is 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine. It is prescribed for late stage cancer patients experiencing extreme pain. Misuse of fentanyl can cause death, especially when used without a prescription or when combined with other drugs including alcohol.
Street fentanyl, primarily manufactured illegally in Mexico, is added to cocaine and heroin by drug dealers to increase its potency, to ‘enhance your high.’ However, most users have no idea that they are using fentanyl, often resulting in overdose deaths. You only have to use it once.
In 2019, more people in Cook County, Illinois died of a fentanyl overdose (789) than were killed by guns (580). This is a cruel epidemic which we fear does not get the attention and outrage it deserves because its victims were using an illegal drug so ‘they should have known better.’
Our son did not take his own life deliberately, and he was not an addict. He was a young man who made one bad decision last week. If you or your family are dealing with suicide or addiction, our hearts go out to you. Our prayers are with you. These are also huge problems in our community that should be given more attention.
Talk to your children. Listen to your children. Hug them, and tell them you love them. And feel free to share this message with the world.
Charlie Sullivan 1996-2020
The Elephant in the Room
Perhaps these facts can help save one person’s life, and save one other family from this unfathomable pain.
Our son, we have learned in the last few days, occasionally used cocaine ‘recreationally.’ Cocaine is more popular today than we naive parents realized, readily available and more common than we ever expected. Perhaps you have used cocaine? Perhaps your child has? Perhaps your child has and you don’t know? Talk to them.
Our son was trusting of other people, and always saw the best in everyone. We know that he could not imagine that someone out there would knowingly hand him a drug that might kill him.
Fentanyl is an opiod pain medication, a narcotic that is 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine. It is prescribed for late stage cancer patients experiencing extreme pain. Misuse of fentanyl can cause death, especially when used without a prescription or when combined with other drugs including alcohol.
Street fentanyl, primarily manufactured illegally in Mexico, is added to cocaine and heroin by drug dealers to increase its potency, to ‘enhance your high.’ However, most users have no idea that they are using fentanyl, often resulting in overdose deaths. You only have to use it once.
In 2019, more people in Cook County, Illinois died of a fentanyl overdose (789) than were killed by guns (580). This is a cruel epidemic which we fear does not get the attention and outrage it deserves because its victims were using an illegal drug so ‘they should have known better.’
Our son did not take his own life deliberately, and he was not an addict. He was a young man who made one bad decision last week. If you or your family are dealing with suicide or addiction, our hearts go out to you. Our prayers are with you. These are also huge problems in our community that should be given more attention.
Talk to your children. Listen to your children. Hug them, and tell them you love them. And feel free to share this message with the world.
Charlie Sullivan 1996-2020
Hollywood & the Cubs
On this Oscar night, read all about them at Just One Bad Century.
Friday, February 07, 2020
Just Sayin...
post-benchmark revision, monthly job growth in the first 37 months of Trump's presidency has averaged 182,000.
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) February 7, 2020
In the last 37 months of Obama's presidency, it averaged 220,000.
What about stock markets? S&P 500 is up about 47% since Trump took office. At the same point in Obama's presidency, the index was up 59%.
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) February 7, 2020
Again, usual disclaimer: Presidents don't control markets. But since Trump likes to claim credit anyway, let's look at the numbers. pic.twitter.com/lsEcmQpTuT
It turns out that the economy never had a Trump bump. https://t.co/MTRTPhkdR5
— Slate (@Slate) February 7, 2020
Thursday, February 06, 2020
Free Kicks--The Transfer Window
Listen to it here.
The Mooch
Listen to first interview here.
This will bother him
Ratings for Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech were down 21% from last year. Maybe it’s time to re-cast the lead?
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) February 6, 2020
Deceiver in Chief #TrumpLies #StateOfTheUnion2020pic.twitter.com/S3ynSS2tlO
— The Agitator (@UKDemockery) February 6, 2020
holy shit this ad pic.twitter.com/DAoYxfkeya
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) February 5, 2020
Back from the Left Coast
Sorry I haven't been blogging for the past week, but I've been in LA & San Diego with my wife. We visited old friends and basked in some sorely needed sunshine. Here are a few photographic highlights...(Newport Beach, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, President Nixon's favorite restaurant, the USS Midway, Coronado Island, the Beverly Hills Hotel, and Warner Brothers Studios)
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Jason Thomas
News from WXRT Radio (via Robert Feder)...
It’s over and out for Jason Thomas after more than 13 years at WXRT 93.1-FM. Monday marked his last night at the Entercom adult album alternative station as host of “The Big Beat.” He resigned his part-time position to accept a new job outside of the market. “Thank you for making my time at XRT so memorable,” he said. “I’ll always have a huge spot in my heart for the station, the city, and the people.” Thomas, who signed on as afternoon host in 2006, was cut back to weekends and fill-in in 2018. Starting next week, Ryan Arnold will host “The Big Beat,” which loses an hour and moves to a new time — from 11 p.m. to midnight Mondays.
Monday, January 27, 2020
Fox 32 Fires Rafer Weigel
Robert Feder has the details.
Good News
It won't be the same without Neil Peart, but it will still be awesome.
Monday Morning Prediction. There will be a LEE/LIFESON PROJECT announcement this year. They will release a studio recording WITH guest drummers on the songs, UNTIL they decide who to tour with. These guys ARE NOT done yet.... @RushFamTourneys #RushFamily #LeeLifesonProject pic.twitter.com/VvTfldA8Ht
— Steven A Banass (@StevenABanass) January 27, 2020
Saturday, January 25, 2020
Minutia Men--The Royals & The Cubs
A few stories about the Royal family, and an in-depth interview with Cubs TV play-by-play man @LenKasper
Listen to it here.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the President of the United States
Our case against lyin’, cheatin’, liddle’ Adam “Shifty” Schiff, Cryin’ Chuck Schumer, Nervous Nancy Pelosi, their leader, dumb as a rock AOC, & the entire Radical Left, Do Nothing Democrat Party, starts today at 10:00 A.M. on @FoxNews, @OANN or Fake News @CNN or Fake News MSDNC!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 25, 2020
What an embarrassment this man is. Seriously. He's a third grader.
Friday, January 24, 2020
Pedro Strop
Looks like Pedro Strop is moving on from the Cubs. He will always remain in the pages of EveryCubEver, and I know for a fact he has a copy of the book, because I gave it to him. Best of luck, Pedro!
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Free Kicks--Final Across the Pond Special
Listen to it here.
You will surprised where this goes
I know I sure was...
Well that escalated pic.twitter.com/u30ow5e6vV
— WOTAPLONKER (@wotaplonker) January 23, 2020
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Chicago Radio Ratings
These are the numbers for Chicago radio in December. Note that December is usually abnormal because of the holiday music played at WLIT...
1. WLIT 93.9-FM adult contemporary, 13.7 (9.5)
2. WVAZ 102.7-FM urban adult contemporary, 5.7 (5.4)
3. WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM all news, 4.9 (5.0)
4. WDRV 97.1-FM classic rock, 4.6 (4.7)
5. WLS 94.7-FM classic hits, 4.3 (4.8)
6. WSCR 670-AM sports talk, 3.5 (3.1)
7. WTMX 101.9-FM hot adult contemporary, 3.3 (3.4)
8. (tie) WXRT 93.1-FM adult album alternative, 3.1 (3.8); WBEZ 91.5-FM public radio news talk, 3.1 (3.5); WOJO 105.1-FM Mexican regional, 3.1 (3.5)
11. (tie) WGN 720-AM news talk, 3.0 (3.5); WRME 87.7-FM soft rock oldies, 3.0 (3.3); WSHE 100.3-FM adult contemporary, 3.0 (3.4)
14. WBBM 96.3-FM Top 40, 2.9 (2.7)
15. WKSC 103.5-FM Top 40, 2.8 (3.2)
16. (tie) WBMX 104.3-FM classic hip hop, 2.5 (2.9); WGCI 107.5-FM urban contemporary, 2.5 (2.2)
18. WKQX 101.1-FM alternative rock, 2.4 (2.9)
19. WLS 890-AM news talk, 2.3 (2.3)
20. WLEY 107.9-FM Mexican regional, 1.9 (2.1)
21. (tie) WUSN 99.5-FM country, 1.6 (1.9); WCKL 97.9-FM contemporary Christian, 1.6 (1.5); WPPN 106.7-FM Spanish adult contemporary, 1.6 (1.9)
24. (tie) WMVP 1000-AM sports talk, 1.4 (1.6); WPWX 92.3-FM urban contemporary, 1.4 (1.0)
26. WEBG 95.5-FM country, 1.2 (1.5)
27. WVIV 93.5-FM Spanish contemporary, 1.1 (1.2)
28. WMBI 90.1-FM Christian ministry, 1.0 (1.0)
29. WSRB 106.3-FM urban adult contemporary, 0.9 (1.1)
30. WFMT 98.7-FM classical 0.8 (0.8)
1. WLIT 93.9-FM adult contemporary, 13.7 (9.5)
2. WVAZ 102.7-FM urban adult contemporary, 5.7 (5.4)
3. WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM all news, 4.9 (5.0)
4. WDRV 97.1-FM classic rock, 4.6 (4.7)
5. WLS 94.7-FM classic hits, 4.3 (4.8)
6. WSCR 670-AM sports talk, 3.5 (3.1)
7. WTMX 101.9-FM hot adult contemporary, 3.3 (3.4)
8. (tie) WXRT 93.1-FM adult album alternative, 3.1 (3.8); WBEZ 91.5-FM public radio news talk, 3.1 (3.5); WOJO 105.1-FM Mexican regional, 3.1 (3.5)
11. (tie) WGN 720-AM news talk, 3.0 (3.5); WRME 87.7-FM soft rock oldies, 3.0 (3.3); WSHE 100.3-FM adult contemporary, 3.0 (3.4)
14. WBBM 96.3-FM Top 40, 2.9 (2.7)
15. WKSC 103.5-FM Top 40, 2.8 (3.2)
16. (tie) WBMX 104.3-FM classic hip hop, 2.5 (2.9); WGCI 107.5-FM urban contemporary, 2.5 (2.2)
18. WKQX 101.1-FM alternative rock, 2.4 (2.9)
19. WLS 890-AM news talk, 2.3 (2.3)
20. WLEY 107.9-FM Mexican regional, 1.9 (2.1)
21. (tie) WUSN 99.5-FM country, 1.6 (1.9); WCKL 97.9-FM contemporary Christian, 1.6 (1.5); WPPN 106.7-FM Spanish adult contemporary, 1.6 (1.9)
24. (tie) WMVP 1000-AM sports talk, 1.4 (1.6); WPWX 92.3-FM urban contemporary, 1.4 (1.0)
26. WEBG 95.5-FM country, 1.2 (1.5)
27. WVIV 93.5-FM Spanish contemporary, 1.1 (1.2)
28. WMBI 90.1-FM Christian ministry, 1.0 (1.0)
29. WSRB 106.3-FM urban adult contemporary, 0.9 (1.1)
30. WFMT 98.7-FM classical 0.8 (0.8)
Rich Koz
Listen to it here.
RIP Terry Jones
So sorry to hear about the passing of Terry Jones from Monty Python. He was 77 years old.
Just heard about Terry J
— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) January 22, 2020
It feels strange that a man of so many talents and such endless enthusiasm, should have faded so gently away...
Of his many achievements, for me the greatest gift he gave us all was his direction of 'Life of Brian'. Perfection
Two down, four to go
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
He's a Baby Boomer
Hey John Landecker, Bridget and I were cleaning out closets over the weekend and look what we found...your "Baby Boomer Diaper"! Where should it go? The Smithsonian, the Museum of Broadcasting, or the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Monday, January 20, 2020
Eckhartz Press Author Flashback: Joel Daly
Read his tribute and relive his media tour here.
Minutia Men--Escaping Court, McDonald's and Berlin
Listen to it here.
Friday, January 17, 2020
Free Kicks--Across the Pond episode 4
Listen to it here.
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Ted Giannoulas
Listen to it here.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
They just announced this year's inductees. They are...
*Depeche Mode
*The Doobie Brothers
*Whitney Houston
*Nine Inch Nails
*The Notorious B.I.G.
*T-Rex
*The Doobie Brothers
*Whitney Houston
*Nine Inch Nails
*The Notorious B.I.G.
*T-Rex
Finally
With his recent election to the #PFHOF20 class, we celebrate the career of Jim Covert!@ChicagoBears pic.twitter.com/WAKFKEil5q
— Pro Football Hall of Fame (@ProFootballHOF) January 15, 2020
Who do you agree with the most?
Click here to do the quiz yourself.
Ron Smith obit
Robert Feder eulogized him today in his column...
No one knew more about oldies music in Chicago than Ron Smith. An on-air personality, program director and music director at four radio stations in the Chicago area, and author of five books on Top 40 music charts, he died Monday at 66. Smith, who graduated from Harold L. Richards High School in Oak Lawn and North Central College, also was a pioneering Internet radio programmer and consultant. “A brilliant and kind man who loved radio and radio people,” said longtime friend and colleague Tommy Edwards, who worked with Smith at the former Magic 104 WJMK and Real Oldies 1690. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter & Paul Orthodox Church, 6980 South County Line Road in Burr Ridge.
No one knew more about oldies music in Chicago than Ron Smith. An on-air personality, program director and music director at four radio stations in the Chicago area, and author of five books on Top 40 music charts, he died Monday at 66. Smith, who graduated from Harold L. Richards High School in Oak Lawn and North Central College, also was a pioneering Internet radio programmer and consultant. “A brilliant and kind man who loved radio and radio people,” said longtime friend and colleague Tommy Edwards, who worked with Smith at the former Magic 104 WJMK and Real Oldies 1690. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter & Paul Orthodox Church, 6980 South County Line Road in Burr Ridge.
Grammy Lineup
Pretty strong lineup of performers this year for the Grammy's. The show airs on January 26. Here's the scoop from the RAMP newsletter...
Demi Lovato took to Instagram to announce her involvement in the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. Much to the delight of her millions of fans, she posted, "I told you the next time you'd hear from me I'd be singing at #Grammys." Lovato joins previously announced performers Ariana Grande, Aerosmith, Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani, plus host Alicia Keys, who will be returning for her second straight year as master of ceremonies for Music's Biggest Night. Hey, and speaking of Aerosmith, Variety reports that the two surviving members of Run-DMC -- The Rev. Joseph Simmons and Darryl McDaniels -- will perform with Aerosmith during that band's advertised medley of hits -- no doubt referring to their hugely successful 1986 collaboration on Aerosmith's classic, "Walk This Way." The group's third original member, DJ Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell died in 2002.
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
RIP Ron Smith
In 2011 I interviewed him for Chicago Radio Spotlight. It's a great overview of his career, and reveals his passion for radio.
RIP Ron. You will be missed.
Congrats to LSU
We have a lot of family in Louisiana (on Bridget's side), and lots of LSU grads. Happy for them...
King shit. pic.twitter.com/6wQvzLDCiA
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) January 14, 2020
Not budging on press briefings
The White House received a letter yesterday from former press aides urging them to return to the old practice.
They refused. Amazingly, Fox News, which is supposed to be part of the press, is cheering on the decision.
Monday, January 13, 2020
Top 25!
Would you believe that the Illini are back in the top 25? It's been years.
Granted, they are #24, but baby steps.
Jimmy Johnson
I don't think I've ever rooted for Jimmy Johnson before, but this was a nice moment...
Jimmy Johnson finding out he’s going to the Hall of Fame on live television is tremendous pic.twitter.com/hTC05ibRFx
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) January 13, 2020
The Oscar Nominations
Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood)
Anthony Hopkins (The Two Popes)
Al Pacino (The Irishman)
Joe Pesci (The Irishman)
Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
The rest of the nominations are here.
Amy Louise Williams
From Robert Feder's column this morning. The driver of the car from Chet Coppock's accident last April has also passed away...
Amy Louise Williams, the former Chicago TV producer who was driving the car in which sportscaster Chet Coppock was fatally injured last year, died January 5 in South Carolina, according to her family. She was 50. The cause of death was not reported, but Williams underwent numerous surgeries after the accident near Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, on April 6, 2019. The car she was driving veered across a highway median and struck another vehicle traveling in the opposite direction. Her injuries included two broken legs, two broken femurs, four broken ribs and a broken arm. “After a lifetime of brilliant triumphs and crippling struggles, Amy is finally at peace,” her sister, Erin Clark, wrote on Facebook. In 2001 Williams won a regional Emmy Award for a documentary on elder abuse in Chicago produced for PBS station WYCC-Channel 20.
Amy Louise Williams, the former Chicago TV producer who was driving the car in which sportscaster Chet Coppock was fatally injured last year, died January 5 in South Carolina, according to her family. She was 50. The cause of death was not reported, but Williams underwent numerous surgeries after the accident near Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, on April 6, 2019. The car she was driving veered across a highway median and struck another vehicle traveling in the opposite direction. Her injuries included two broken legs, two broken femurs, four broken ribs and a broken arm. “After a lifetime of brilliant triumphs and crippling struggles, Amy is finally at peace,” her sister, Erin Clark, wrote on Facebook. In 2001 Williams won a regional Emmy Award for a documentary on elder abuse in Chicago produced for PBS station WYCC-Channel 20.
Sunday, January 12, 2020
Minutia Men--Reefer & Rutles
Listen to it here.
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