so let me see if i have this straight. a female packer fan in tinley park bets her husband '3 seconds of tasing' if the bears beat the packers. so when the bears win, he zaps her and how does she react? she calls the cops who charge him with a felony. i guarantee this will be reduced to no jail time and he should walk directly from criminal court to divorce court. what a bitch.
and while we're on domestic situations, a husband in china was awarded $120,000 after he sued his wife for producing an ugly daughter. turns out the wife had lots of cosmetic surgery before they met and quite frankly, the 'before' pictures of her clearly indicate that she needed all the help she could get. the courts ruled 'deception' on the woman's part.
were they all irish? nine skydivers & one pilot all survived a mid-air collision in wisconsin and they parachuted down when their plane broke apart. the second pilot was able to land his damaged plane. methinks the FAA will be checking this one out closely.
i see all these tributes to chef CHARLIE TROTTER after his unexpected death last week. truth be told, trotter was a jerk who treated people like scum on a regular basis. he had great culinary skills but zero people skills. as an example, he recently threw a handful of high school students out of his closed restaurant for absolutely no reason. they were visiting to see the kitchen set up and trotter, who had approved the field trip, suddenly erupted and ordered them out.
how sweet it is that dirtbag KEVIN TRUDEAU was found guilty of criminal contempt and immediately taken into custody. trudeau is, or was, the informercial king who ripped off thousands of people with phony diet books and has refused to pay back a single penny of his 38 million dollar fine. let's see how long he keeps smirking.
ELTON JOHN is in rosemont on 11/30. if you're a fan and you haven't seen him in concert, now's the time. ej is 67 and has been touring for over 40 years and the rumors of his retirement continue to grow louder so this might be your last local chance to see him.
later.
Friday, November 15, 2013
Thursday, November 7, 2013
ODDS & ENDS
the fans of the CHICAGO BULLS are finding out that serious injuries are not very easy to recover from as they've watched DERRICK ROSE stumble through the early stages of the season. he looks uncomfortable and is getting 'blown up' by other point guards which can't be good for his confidence. the shooting will come around and the turnovers will disappear but maybe, just maybe, he's lost a step? we'll see.
some pleasant news for chicago ears with the resignation of CUBS radio analylst KEITH MORELAND, one of the worst in my lifetime. he was on the job three freakin years and still called STARLIN CASTRO............ "STARLING." now if we could just get rid of BOTH radio guys on the south side. they suck.
i said it before but it bears repeating. best announcers in chicago? a tie between PAT HUGHES & PAT FOLEY, who both do a wonderful job for the cubs and BLACKHAWKS. and the best analyst is STEVE STONE for the WHITE SOX.
MNF was a nice surprise but don't drink the kool-aid just yet. the BEARS still can't tackle anybody and my mother could gain 4 yards off tackle. this is a REALLY bad defensive team. changes have to made at the safety positions but the bears have no one except CRAIG STELTZ on the roster, who would lose a foot race with PAUL KONERKO.
speaking of konerko, it's time to say good-bye to one of the classiest players to ever play in this city. the recent signing of JOSE ABREU to play first base pretty much sealed the deal because the sox are stuck with ADAM DUNN as their dh and there's just no room on the roster. look for konerko to sign a one year contract out west, near his phoenix home.
and how about that MIAMI DOLPHIN situation?
more later
some pleasant news for chicago ears with the resignation of CUBS radio analylst KEITH MORELAND, one of the worst in my lifetime. he was on the job three freakin years and still called STARLIN CASTRO............ "STARLING." now if we could just get rid of BOTH radio guys on the south side. they suck.
i said it before but it bears repeating. best announcers in chicago? a tie between PAT HUGHES & PAT FOLEY, who both do a wonderful job for the cubs and BLACKHAWKS. and the best analyst is STEVE STONE for the WHITE SOX.
MNF was a nice surprise but don't drink the kool-aid just yet. the BEARS still can't tackle anybody and my mother could gain 4 yards off tackle. this is a REALLY bad defensive team. changes have to made at the safety positions but the bears have no one except CRAIG STELTZ on the roster, who would lose a foot race with PAUL KONERKO.
speaking of konerko, it's time to say good-bye to one of the classiest players to ever play in this city. the recent signing of JOSE ABREU to play first base pretty much sealed the deal because the sox are stuck with ADAM DUNN as their dh and there's just no room on the roster. look for konerko to sign a one year contract out west, near his phoenix home.
and how about that MIAMI DOLPHIN situation?
more later
the ultimate game of chicken
so you want to play chicken, eh? cubs owner TOM "show me the money" RICKETTS has told WGN that he is looking to opt out of their television contract after the 2014 season in search of the golden goose, which is probably located on the cable side of the tv world but that causes a major problem for wgn.
pre-cable, wgn was the king of the world on both tv and radio and on a clear night, their radio signal could be picked up in atlanta, new york and denver and tv broadcasts were routinely picked up (although a little fuzzy) in indianapolis, milwaukee, northern wisconsin and downstate illinois. that's exactly how CUB NATION was formed because it certainly wasn't due to the quality of the product. they were the only game in town.
TBS out of atlanta gave viewers their first option back in the early 80's and since then, cable tv has grown quicker than PRINCE FIELDER'S waistline and on any given night, you can watch 4 games with just a basic cable sports package. and believe me, there's big time money lurking in the cable weeds and i believe tom ricketts has his lure ready to cast.
so what's the problem?
maybe none but i can tell you that many inner city families do not have cable and many parts of rural america have the same problem so you immediately have to subtract them from the equation.
i can also tell you that when the white sox switched from wgn to what was then called UHF, their attendance fell drastically because not everyone's tv had uhf capability. and when the sox tried a pay per view channel known as SPORTSVISION, it was a total disaster from which they have never recovered.
maybe it might just be easier if wgn antes up the big bucks and then everyone can relax. a final thought: think the cubs would buy their own channel like the yankees and the braves???
pre-cable, wgn was the king of the world on both tv and radio and on a clear night, their radio signal could be picked up in atlanta, new york and denver and tv broadcasts were routinely picked up (although a little fuzzy) in indianapolis, milwaukee, northern wisconsin and downstate illinois. that's exactly how CUB NATION was formed because it certainly wasn't due to the quality of the product. they were the only game in town.
TBS out of atlanta gave viewers their first option back in the early 80's and since then, cable tv has grown quicker than PRINCE FIELDER'S waistline and on any given night, you can watch 4 games with just a basic cable sports package. and believe me, there's big time money lurking in the cable weeds and i believe tom ricketts has his lure ready to cast.
so what's the problem?
maybe none but i can tell you that many inner city families do not have cable and many parts of rural america have the same problem so you immediately have to subtract them from the equation.
i can also tell you that when the white sox switched from wgn to what was then called UHF, their attendance fell drastically because not everyone's tv had uhf capability. and when the sox tried a pay per view channel known as SPORTSVISION, it was a total disaster from which they have never recovered.
maybe it might just be easier if wgn antes up the big bucks and then everyone can relax. a final thought: think the cubs would buy their own channel like the yankees and the braves???
Saturday, November 2, 2013
THE WORLD WE LIVE IN
WHAT is all the uproar over halloween costumes? actress JULIANNE HOUGH, dresses in black face and pig rolls to depict a character in the online show "orange is the new black." sounds like halloween to me.
but noooooooooooooooooooooooo! the black community is up in arms that a white person had the gall to dress up as a black woman. hough felt the pressure and apologized . for what?? having fun and dressing up??
anyone remember BILLY CRYSTAL wearing blackface and performing as SAMMY DAVIS JR. on the academy awards show? or SARAH SILVERMAN dressing as AUNT JEMIMAH?? silverman bluntly told critics to 'pound sand' because she was a comedian and the skit was to get laughs, which it did.
quick question: why can members of an acting group in a black church paint their faces white ON A REGULAR BASIS and mime gospel songs but whites can't use blackface to entertain??? repeat after me.....HYPOCRITES.
JESSE JACKSON, JR. got his sense of entitlement shoved down his throat this week when he showed up unannounced at federal prison to begin his two year term. sorry, jesse but that's not the way it works. you'll report to the judge like every other convict and get an official arrival time from the government. THEN you show up at our gates. no special privliges for you. get used to it.
i see where they had a bad fire in the city which took down a large building just three blocks from wrigley field. if only the wind had been blowing harder and sent the fire to clark & addison, we wouldn't have to look at that eyesore any longer.
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY (aka pedophile state) has agreed to pay sixty million dollars to 26 young men who were abused by coach jerry sandusky and there's still another six suits pending. think the university will ignore reports of misconduct next time? they deserve to pay every penny for ignoring an obvious problem and scarring these boys forever.
somebody's head has to roll for the obamacare computer snafu and it appears to be the secretary of human services KATHLEEN SEBELIUS. the prez turned down her offer to resign but be assured the guillotine will fall as soon as the program is repaired.
the republicans are beating their drums that the snafu will ruin the fabric of america when people can't sign up by the deadline. psssst, here's a secret. watch for the president to extend the deadline by 60 days.
feeling lucky? 67 year old JAMES BOZEMAN JR. won ten million dollars last year in the florida lottery. then he backs that up by winning three million more this summer. wonder if he needs a best friend?
want to reduce crime in the city of chicago??? just spend ninety-three million dollars in ovetime. wouldn't it be better to just hire more cops?
i see where the FAA has finally recinded one of the dumbest rules in the history of aviation. now you don't have to shut down your IPOD prior to takeoff & landing. apparently, they've decided that me listening to BON JOVI won't affect
the control tower communicating with the pilot. duh.
finally, the DEA has discovered another underground tunnel which led from TIJUANA to SAN DIEGO and confiscated 8 tons of marijuana and 325 pounds of cocaine along with arresting three suspects. in case you ever question whether the cartels really make THAT much money, the tunnel was equipped with electricity, cameras and high tech ventilation to go along with a rail system to transport mini-boxcars of dope. by the way......this was the 75th underground passage discovered in the san diego area since 2008.
bye for now.
but noooooooooooooooooooooooo! the black community is up in arms that a white person had the gall to dress up as a black woman. hough felt the pressure and apologized . for what?? having fun and dressing up??
anyone remember BILLY CRYSTAL wearing blackface and performing as SAMMY DAVIS JR. on the academy awards show? or SARAH SILVERMAN dressing as AUNT JEMIMAH?? silverman bluntly told critics to 'pound sand' because she was a comedian and the skit was to get laughs, which it did.
quick question: why can members of an acting group in a black church paint their faces white ON A REGULAR BASIS and mime gospel songs but whites can't use blackface to entertain??? repeat after me.....HYPOCRITES.
JESSE JACKSON, JR. got his sense of entitlement shoved down his throat this week when he showed up unannounced at federal prison to begin his two year term. sorry, jesse but that's not the way it works. you'll report to the judge like every other convict and get an official arrival time from the government. THEN you show up at our gates. no special privliges for you. get used to it.
i see where they had a bad fire in the city which took down a large building just three blocks from wrigley field. if only the wind had been blowing harder and sent the fire to clark & addison, we wouldn't have to look at that eyesore any longer.
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY (aka pedophile state) has agreed to pay sixty million dollars to 26 young men who were abused by coach jerry sandusky and there's still another six suits pending. think the university will ignore reports of misconduct next time? they deserve to pay every penny for ignoring an obvious problem and scarring these boys forever.
somebody's head has to roll for the obamacare computer snafu and it appears to be the secretary of human services KATHLEEN SEBELIUS. the prez turned down her offer to resign but be assured the guillotine will fall as soon as the program is repaired.
the republicans are beating their drums that the snafu will ruin the fabric of america when people can't sign up by the deadline. psssst, here's a secret. watch for the president to extend the deadline by 60 days.
feeling lucky? 67 year old JAMES BOZEMAN JR. won ten million dollars last year in the florida lottery. then he backs that up by winning three million more this summer. wonder if he needs a best friend?
want to reduce crime in the city of chicago??? just spend ninety-three million dollars in ovetime. wouldn't it be better to just hire more cops?
i see where the FAA has finally recinded one of the dumbest rules in the history of aviation. now you don't have to shut down your IPOD prior to takeoff & landing. apparently, they've decided that me listening to BON JOVI won't affect
the control tower communicating with the pilot. duh.
finally, the DEA has discovered another underground tunnel which led from TIJUANA to SAN DIEGO and confiscated 8 tons of marijuana and 325 pounds of cocaine along with arresting three suspects. in case you ever question whether the cartels really make THAT much money, the tunnel was equipped with electricity, cameras and high tech ventilation to go along with a rail system to transport mini-boxcars of dope. by the way......this was the 75th underground passage discovered in the san diego area since 2008.
bye for now.
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