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Saturday, 10 September 2011 | Smooth Jazz and Music, Uncategorized, 9-11, Richard Elliot
My wife and I were never more relieved to get home from a vacation. We drove straight from O’Hare to our dog sitter’s, thanked her profusely for taking care of Mike an extra six days, and proceeded to rush home. I wouldn’t be surprised if the neighbors heard our sighs of relief as Lori and [...]
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Smooth Jazz and Music, Uncategorized, 9-11, Richard Elliot |
Sunday, 24 July 2011 | Uncategorized, Rivers Casino
Reasonable table minimums. Cordial dealers. Clean air. I don’t ask for much out of a gaming experience. You’ll notice that I didn’t even include winning. Winning helps, but if those three conditions are met, I’m pretty much assured of having a good time regardless of how my bankroll fares. I went over to the new [...]
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Uncategorized, Rivers Casino |
Sunday, 14 November 2010 | Chicago Sports, Bob Verdi, Bobby Hull, Chicago Blackhawks, Golden Jet
My first Christmas gift this year came from . . . me. On a recent trip to Barnes & Noble I spotted the new book The Golden Jet, written by Bobby Hull with venerable Chicago Tribune columnist Bob Verdi. I had to get it. Now that I have, I’m glad I didn’t wait for Santa [...]
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Chicago Sports, Bob Verdi, Bobby Hull, Chicago Blackhawks, Golden Jet |
Sunday, 07 November 2010 | Chicago Sports, Zenyatta
Everybody loves an underdog, but I find no shame in rooting for a distinguished champion, either. I was one of the millions caught up in the saga of Zenyatta and her valiant attempt at making horseracing history in her final race at Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Classic. It’s too bad so many writers and commentators chose [...]
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Chicago Sports, Zenyatta |
Sunday, 31 October 2010 | Smooth Jazz and Music, American Smooth Jazz Awards, Smooth Jazz
*a/k/a the American Smooth Jazz Awards, Friday, October 29, at the DuSable Museum, Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA. In my opening remarks before a capacity crowd at the DuSable Museum Friday night I referred to the last time an awards show in Smooth Jazz took place in Chicago (March 3, 2001) as “something those of [...]
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Smooth Jazz and Music, American Smooth Jazz Awards, Smooth Jazz |
Sunday, 10 October 2010 | Chicago Sports, Chicago Bears, Newsradio 780
If I could change one thing about Chicago radio, this is what I’d do: I’d get the Bears off WBBM-AM. Not that I have anything personal against the Bears. Well, in the interest of full disclosure, I actually do. Whenever they’re on the air, the Bears utterly dominate the Sunday Brunch. When it comes to [...]
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Chicago Sports, Chicago Bears, Newsradio 780 |
Tuesday, 05 October 2010 | Chicago Sports, Chicago White Sox, Gary Pressey, Nancy Faust
Know what I remember most about the first White Sox game I went to? The music. Maybe that’s because the team was horrible that year, eventually losing over 100 games during that 1970 season. They did little of note on the field that year but, as it turns out, they made a wise move off [...]
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Chicago Sports, Chicago White Sox, Gary Pressey, Nancy Faust |
Sunday, 26 September 2010 | Uncategorized, French fries, Ruby Tuesday
Listen to dieticians, and they all suggest one way to cut back on calories when you dine out is to make sensible substitutions. For instance, ask to swap out the French fries (which seem to come with everything you can order at a restaurant these days) for a healthy vegetable. My wife and I decided [...]
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Uncategorized, French fries, Ruby Tuesday |
Saturday, 18 September 2010 | Uncategorized, Harold Gould, Hawaii Five-O
I was too big a fan of the original series to miss this Monday night’s reboot of Hawaii Five-O. I’ll be watching with limited expectations, however, because I realize it won’t be the same show. The network, CBS, is calling it a “reimagining,” which I interpret as a warning to fans of the original that [...]
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Uncategorized, Harold Gould, Hawaii Five-O |
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