NOTHING BUT SPORTS

 CONGRATULATIONS to Jim Harbaugh and the University of Michigan for winning the National Championship on Monday against an over-rated and out classed Washington football team. Michigan/Georgia would have had football fans howling at the moon.

Speaking of Harbaugh, what's next for the coach who wins EVERYPLACE he coaches? The Bears are too stupid to hire him but I'm thinking Atlanta or the west coast is his next stop.

The Bears dump everyone EXCEPT the head coach who has ONE year left on his contract which means nobody is leaving their current job for Chicago and a one year employment blanket. The right move was to sweep everyone out the door and let a new coach bring in his own staff (there are currently 6 recently fired head coaches hanging around)....but that would have been the right way to do it and we know the Bears don't like doing that. They suck. And don't buy that crap that they were sooooooooo close to making the playoffs. IF ONLY WE HAD WON THAT GAME.....or this one.....or that one. Complete and total bullshit.

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Trade the 1st pick again for a boatload of draftees?

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Someone finally woke up the CHICAGO CUBS front office and they signed a high caliber pitcher from the Japanese League. That was their first off season acquisition and now they need to make about 4 more moves, including re-signing CODY BELLINGER. They should also work hard to sign BLAKE SNELL if they want to be serious about the post season.

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The WHITE SOX make me laugh because they keep signing players that I have never heard of but I do notice the contracts all seem to be one year with a club option for a second year and most of these guys will disappear around July 31 in trades for minor leaguers. Does that sound familiar to anyone in Chicago? It should because that's exactly what the Cubs did in 2012-13-14 to build up their farm system before putting a competitive team on the field. Of course, you have to lose a hundred games a year for a while.

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The BLACKHAWKS have suffered more injuries that any other NHL team but the worst one was the other night when rookie superstar CONNOR BEDARD'S jaw was broken and now he will miss two months. Either way, the Hawks are going to finish at the bottom of the league again but Bedard was putting people in the seats and he was very exciting to watch.

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Any football fan had to be surprised by at least one of the three coaching moves this week. NICK SABAN, the best college coach EVER calls it a day and walks away from Alabama. Then BILL BELICHICK gets fired after 24 years at New England with six Super Bowl rings in his pocket but three consecutive losing seasons. What have you done for me lately? 

And then there's PETE CARROLL, who should have been fired LONG AGO for his decision in SUPER BOWL XLIX when he decided, with 30 seconds left in the game,  to pass from the one yard line instead of handing the ball to MARSHAWN LYNCH aka THE BEAST. Pass is intercepted and New England wins the game. And to this day, that obnoxious prick still defends his call even though it's been voted 'worst coaching call in NFL history' several times in different forums. 

Most of these coaches will be recycled as they always are. Life goes on in the NFL.

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CALEB WILLIAMS?

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Believe it or not, the CHICAGO BULLS are on the verge of the playoffs! Until they trade ZACH LAVINE. But no matter what, COBY WHITE still has the best hair in the NBA.

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CONGRATS to the 'Danimal' DAN HAMPTON who was elected to the COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME out of the University of Arkansas. He played 12 years with the Bears and is already in the NFL HALL OF FAME. He was fun to watch.

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DRAKE MAYE?

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This should be interesting. Comedian BILL MURRAY, MIKE VEECK and his son WILLIAM "NIGHT TRAIN" VEECK have bought controlling interest in THE JOLIET SLAMMERS of the independent Frontier League. Can't wait to see the promotions.

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I was reminded that I forgot a very big name in Chicago sports when I listed my R.I.P. section in a recent blog and I can't believe I missed it.

BOBBY HULL electrified Chicago hockey fans for 15 years and made the old Chicago Stadium come to life when he would make an end to end rink rush which would finish with one of his 100 mph slap shots. As a person who saw many of those games, he was one of a kind. Hull was 84 when he passed away in January. 

God bless and rest easy #9.

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And that does it for now, amigos. I'll be heading south shortly to get the hell away from this crappy weather. Stay safe and warm.

WE SAY GOODBYE TO 2023

 This is the final one of the year and thank you for following, commenting and enjoying.

I've had a long time habit of jotting down names of notable people who pass away and try to say goodbye to them thru this blog and I just found the list buried on my desk so here goes:

Sports have always been a big part of my life and saying adios to DICK BUTKUS was tough to do because I was in awe from the time he was in high school at Chicago  Vocational High School, then the University of Illinois followed by the Chicago Bears. Made the Hall of Fame at every level. Just awesome.

No one my age could ever forget WLS radio dj DICK BIONDI, who ruled the air waves in a two station Chicago battle with WCFL in the early 60's. Biondi claimed he worked for 29 different stations and he did seem to pop up everywhere, including emceeing OLDIES DAY at Lamb's Farm in Libertyville. He was, WITHOUT A DOUBT, the first dj to play the Beatles on the radio. A one of a kind but fun to listen to on the dial.

JIMMY BUFFETT created "THE PARROT HEADS" which was a very loyal group of fans who appreciated his Caribbean/Calypso genre and just danced the night away. He never changed his music.

A handful of actors took their final bows....CINDY WILLIAMS from Lavergne & Shirley, SUZANNE SOMERS from Three's Company, MATTHEW PERRY from Friends, MELINDA DILLON, the mom from A CHRISTMAS STORY, RICHARD ROUNDTREE as Shaft, RICHARD BELZER who played Munch on Law & Order, RYAN O'NEAL, TOM SMOTHERS, ANDRE BRAUGHER and BURT YOUNG who played the brother in law Paulie in all the 'Rocky' movies.    

And a special goodbye to NORMAN LEAR, the writer, director and producer who brought us ALL IN THE FAMILY, SANFORD & SON, MAUDE, ONE DAY AT A TIME, THE JEFFERSONS, GOOD TIMES and over 100 more show, specials and movies. I guarantee that at one time you enjoyed his expertise on tv or at the theatre.

And a couple of OOOO-LA-LAS took their final walks and wiggles starting with TINA TURNER 'Left a good job in the city'........ Italian beauty queen GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA and the woman who filled out a bikini VERY WELL, the ultra sexy RAQUEL WELCH.

Now I'm sure I missed a few but every year, it makes me glance at the sands of time.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! BE SAFE and stay out of Chicago.

JUST A BUNCH OF STUFF

I have just a few more thoughts rattling around in my brain but just a few so let's mix those with Christmas and some news .

Christmas is fast approaching and I can't wait for that brand new red corvette to be sitting in my driveway.

I worked almost every Christmas Eve and ALWAYS arrested someone who didn't understand the spirit of the holiday and that's a true story. Some of the highlights: A drunken Santa walking down the middle of the road and refusing to move to the sidewalk, two brothers wrestling on top of a fallen Christmas tree in the living room with Mom screaming in the background, a drunken burglar who robbed a house while the family was at mass and staggering down the street carrying the stolen gifts, a DUI for a man who ran into the side of the church while midnight mass was ongoing because he was late for the service, a woman who stabbed her husband because she didn't get the leather coat that she had already seen the receipt for and chased him into the street yelling "who's your whore?" Classic.

Ah, the spirit of the season.

Nat King Cole singing "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire" with the actual title being "The Christmas Song."

I told everyone a few weeks back that Matthew Perry was one of the few comedians who could make me laugh out loud and I was glad he had straightened his life out but the news today from the coroner was so disappointing because the report indicates that the "clean & sober" Perry's cause of death was KETAMINE, which put him asleep and led to his drowning in the hot tub. FYI... a first possession of ketamine in Illinois is 4-15 years. So sad that he couldn't slay the dragon.

Remember the 1st grader who brought mom's gun to school and shot his teacher.....TWICE....?? Well, mom got two years in prison today for child neglect on top of another 2 years for lying on her application and lying to investigators when she said the kid got it out of her safe when the facts were the kid climbed on a chair and took the gun out of her purse. Detectives searched the house and found no safe, lock box or even a trigger lock.

I still remember riding that brand new red bike in my pajamas on Christmas morning. Twenty degrees? Who cares because I have a new bike!

Glad my brother Terry is doing much better after his second surgery.

Frank & Bonnie's new place in Florida is awesome.

Outside decorations is a lost activity.

I found 197 feet of LED lights for twenty bucks on Amazon. One string and no blown fuses or circuit breakers. Ah,  the wonder of LED lighting. Hardly any juice required but as bright as can be.

A mall Santa makes $20 an hour in Illinois.

My Aunt Alma had an efficiency apartment in Chicago but we squeezed at least 10 adults in there on Christmas Eve.

I just replaced the halogen bulb in my driveway security light all by myself....on a ladder! YAHOO! I have no idea if it works until tonight.

I still laugh at my Mother buying "Mexican" sarapes for all the adult women one Christmas and then insisting that they all pose together for pictures. Still don't know what she was thinking but every time I see Clint Eastwood in 'Fistful of Dollars' I think of that photo and laugh. My mom was a huge fan of FINGERHUT for bargains. Like sarapes. 😝

The weather looks clear for Christmas weekend. Good for the parents but disappointing for the kids, They'll get over it.

Culver's butter burgers. Yes.

Barb & Tony's Christmas Eve open house.

Mayor Big Teeth of Chicago is finally admitting there is a crime problem in the city. DUH. 13% overall increase in crime. robbery up 14%. Theft up 15%. and my favorite....motor vehicle theft UP 133% !!!!!   And if you go south of Madison Street, you better be in an armored vehicle.

Ladies, as I told Gwen the other day, it should be automatic to lock your doors while you're driving around. The ghetto rats look at a woman as easy prey and when you stop at a traffic light, BINGO. You get yanked out of your car and they take your purse and cell phone and push you down on the street and drive away in your car. If you're lucky, that's all that happens. And no, you won't have time to pull your legal conceal carry weapon out of your purse or glove compartment or console to defend yourself. LOCK YOUR DOORS.

Snow on Christmas Eve is pretty neat.

I haven't been to church since co-vid arrived. Is it time to go back to church? And now I read that co-vid is back in the neighborhood. Arrrrgggh.

Is there such a thing as a GOOD frozen pizza?  LMK please.

I'm still waiting for Danny Pretzel to take me fishing. Maybe this year. Maybe not.

That situation in Texas is horrific. Pregnant lady is told the baby will not survive and her health is in jeopardy if she goes full term but the neo-nazi Texas courts won't allow her to have an abortion because it 'doesn't meet OUR criteria for abortion.' Freaking incredible. She has left Texas to have the procedure done in a more compassionate state.

I wonder why a Democrat wastes any time at all campaigning in that state.

Oberweiss eggnog is the absolute best. Heated with a splash of rum makes it even better.

For a guy with a bad hip, this shopping over the phone and then driving over to the Jewel and have them load it into the car. Awesome.

Ok, I think that's it so if we don't talk before the 25th, have a safe and happy holiday!

 

 

SHAKING MY BRAIN --PART 2

 Real Christmas trees MUST have tinsel.

Bubble lights are the best on a tree.

Waiting for the Thursday newspaper so you knew where the movies were playing.

Ushers in movie theatres.

Walking from Northlake to the York theatre.

Shoveling roofs for $20 after a blizzard. How dumb were we?

The Oasis outdoor theatre.

Hated rainy days as a kid. Love them now.

1966 Mustang convertible. Red.

Aunt Lorraine's fantastic cooking.

My stepmom Florence made the best fried chicken.

Was Franklin Park really better than Northlake?

Amaretto Disaronno

Jack Daniels

My first bar fight.

How sad my Dad was when Florence died.

How sad I was when my sister Barb died.

Warm eggnog with brandy.

Finding out where my parents hid the Christmas gifts. Terry's fault.

Smoking my first two cigarettes...and throwing up.

Finding out that my stepdad's uncle had served time for armed robbery.

Coke was just a beverage.

Pepsi is still best.

My brother showing me how to steal pop from the outside machine at the gas station.

My first kiss with a girl named Donna.

First time I felt a boob. Thank you Donna.

Finding out at the reunion that Donna had 5 kids. 😲

Aquariums are restful.

The Northlake Bank robbery.

First time I heard that a priest was a bad guy.

Moser's bakery.

Merry Christmas, Willie Mays.

Sharks.

Mr. Boyd's corner house dressed in solid blue lights for Christmas.

I hated the 10:00 high mass on Sunday. Took forever.

My Dad insisting that burnt chicken from the grill was "good for your system."

No Kleenex in our house. Use toilet paper.

Carry a hanky if you needed to blow your nose. GAG! 

Aunt Alma always had a hanky up the sleeve of her sweater.

The kid's table for holidays.

Carrie Underwood singing "Oh, Holy Night" (google it) In-freaking-credible 

Yes, I still sing Christmas carols as loud as I can out on the deck facing the cemetery. I figure they will appreciate the songs. My speakers are at top volume and so am I. It's normally an hour concert and I have never received a single complaint.

Downsizing.

Is there Christmas in the ghetto?

How do you live with rats and cockroaches?

The Christmas Song is one of my favorites. "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire...."

What the hell is a chestnut?

Why does Carrie Underwood always wear boots?

"I'll be home for Christmas"

Beignets with cold milk.

Biscuits & gravy. One of my all time favorites.

Liver & onions. ABSOLUTELY NOT.

Surprising someone you care about with a nice Christmas gift.

Bosch on Netflix.

Too many surgeries. 26 and counting.

Don't let your kids play tackle football.

I just re-counted. 27 surgeries.

Golfing with nephew Frank.

Sebastian Maniscalco.

Jimmy Kimmel.

Robert de Niro.

New Christmas commercial that I hate: a choir singing on the front porch about Verizon's new phone. Lead singer is a bulgy eyed woman with a red beret. Obnoxious.

OK, I think I have freed my brain enough for now. I want everyone to enjoy the weather and have SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS. And of course, stay out of Chicago where car thefts are up 108% this year. 😦😬😲

SHAKING MY BRAIN OUT

 Every once in a while, I have to empty my skull of all the random thoughts rolling around so please indulge me as we enter December.

I love Christmas songs and sing them all the time--sometimes even in the summer.

I hate that commercial, 1-877-Kars for Kids. Hate the song and the kids singing it and the guy who wrote the original commercial.

I love when people decorate outside for the holidays.

I do not like it when the Bears lose or have a sucky team. Both this year.

Why are ALL the Chicago sports teams bad at the same time? 

Gaza and Ukraine now have the same problem. Rebuilding will take decades and it's not done yet in either place.

I totally understand the anger of Israel.

Where are the American hostages?

I think pumpkin pie is still the best at Thanksgiving but pecan is a close second.

NO SUCH THING as good stuffing. Close behind are green bean casseroles and cheesy potatoes. Even the dog leaves the area when he smells those god-awful creations.

How lucky have we been with the weather?

Give me 3 inches of snow on the 23rd and 50 degrees and sunny for a couple of days right after Christmas and the roads and sidewalks are clear for New Year's Eve. Perfect.

Remember how exciting Christmas Eve was as a kid?

My father making split pea soup with a large hambone in a huge pot and the flame on 'low' all day long until he got home. I hated that too.

Small towns still do it best for major holidays.

Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, should be closed on Christmas Day.

Smelling the pasta and gravy being cooked at Mrs. Cervone's house. Almost every day.

Being invited to eat at the Cervone house. A kid's delight.

Climbing on top of Whittier School to collect tennis and rubber balls that went up there while playing 'up against the wall' and fouling a pitch up on the roof.

Being greeted by one of Northlake's finest when I was climbing down. A stiff warning and he let me keep the bag of balls. And no call to my parents.

Catching my sister coming home from a date past curfew.

Babysitting for 50 cents an hour. Not a lot of pay but unlimited Pepsi and chips.

My first car. 1956 Ford Fairlane. Paid $100 and it lasted almost two years. fair deal.

Failing miserably at learning the guitar.

ditto for the keyboard.

ditto again for reading music. But I can sing and carry a tune with no problem.

"THRILLER" was 40 freaking years ago.

"ROCKY" was 46 years ago.

Why are pears always so hard?

Medicare appears to be a pretty good deal.

Toasted coconut ice cream bars.

Jerry Reinsdorf should sell. Everything.

The White Sox will lose 100 games again.

It's almost impossible to buy a good Christmas present for a man over the age of 50.

I love my electric palm tree because it signals warm weather is here.

Women, no matter the age, are much easier for which to buy a present.

I really like torches on a warm summer night.

I miss the voice of VIN SCULLY on a summer night.

Thom Mcan shoes.

Robert Hall clothes.

My surgeon is the grandson of Robert Hall.

My great niece playing hockey at the age of 10. What?

Cats have interesting personalities.

My Dad hated cats. Said they were sneaky. How else do you catch a mouse?

Sitting right behind home plate on a summer day. Cold beverage. Hot dog.

The price of tickets.....to anything.

I like picnics but nobody has them anymore.

The old Chicago Stadium.

Ok, I think that's enough for today but I only emptied about half of what's running around up there. Stay warm and stay out of Chicago.

 

IT'S SPORTS TIME!

Hello to 3 new readers down in Florida.

I have just 6 words for Bear fans: CALEB WILLIAMS...MARVIN HARRISON..... and the embattled JIM HARBAUGH. Simple solution to a lot of problems. 

Harbaugh is extremely unhappy at Michigan despite having one of the best teams in the country and feels the university did not back him earlier in the year when he was accused of recruiting violations and handed him an earlier 3 game suspension.

And now, the situation is reversed and the university is not happy with Harbaugh because he was obviously involved in breaking the scouting rules and claimed he knew nothing about it and has embarrassed the school. They want him gone and he wants to leave. Hello Chicago?

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Congrats to the TEXAS RANGERS who finally won a world series after being so close TWICE ten years ago. They hit the bejesus out of the baseball and came up with some timely pitching and despite losing two key players, dominated the DIAMONDBACKS and won the series, 4-1.

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Back to the Bears, they just suck and I think it's time to pull the plug on the MATT EBERFLUS/RYAN POLES experiment. Some guys are great assistants but when charged with the big show, they melt like a cheap candle. (google Matt Nagy or Buddy Ryan). JUSTIN FIELDS isn't the answer so draft another QB (see first sentence of this column) and keep TYSON BAGENT as the backup. Add by subtracting. 

Their defense is ok and will get even better when players return from the injured list but YOU HAVE TO SCORE POINTS to win in today's NFL and and it all starts at quarterback.  The PACKERS are learning that lesson this year after having HOF's at that position for thirty years and now they suffer with JORDAN LOVE, who is a disaster and if they think he's the long term answer, they will be looking up in that division for a long time.

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BEST college team? GEORGIA, until they lose.

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The WHITE SOX have begun the total tear down and I say bravo! That group had their chance to ring the bell and never advanced in the playoffs before bottoming out the last two years and so the exodus began at the trade deadline and continued when the season ended.

Just a few highlights: 

TIM ANDERSON was too busy making babies out of wedlock so he "couldn't focus on baseball" and sucked the entire year but he still cashed those big checks. Go bag groceries.

LANCE LYNN was too busy hanging out at the all-you-can-eat buffet so he got traded and then the DODGERS found out just how much that fat piece of garbage sucked when he gave up 5 homers in less than 3 innings in the biggest game of the year.

KENYAN MIDDLETON...JAKE BURGER....MIKE CLEVENGER....JOE KELLY....KENDALL GRAVEMAN....LUCAS GIOLITO....BRYAN SHAW....and many more to follow as they empty the barrel and start over.......AGAIN.

JOSE ABREU didn't realize how lucky he was to get out of town when he did.

And now the Sox lose one of the best announcers in MLB as JASON BENETTI bails out on this dumpster fire and heads up to call the games for the fast improving Detroit Tigers.

And the White Sox were concerned about attendance THIS YEAR???

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The north siders are involved in an interesting chess match as they try to attract quality free agents, first by hiring CRAIG COUNSELL as their manager, a known winner who got the most out of some average teams up in Milwaukee and is well respected throughout the league and I AM HERE TO HELP THE CUBS REBUILD.  

They have to replace big time contributors like CODY BELLINGER, MARCUS STROMAN and even long time utility player JEIMER CANDELARIO, who came to the Cubs at the trading deadline and played both first and third. You have to replace Bellinger's offense and Stroman's all-star performance in the first half. Who to pursue?

Ok, forget OHTANI cause he ain't playing in cold weather and there's no place colder than Wrigley in April & May plus the park smells like urine when the warm weather does arrive. 

May I suggest BLAKE SNELL of the Padres? Left handed CY YOUNG WINNER will cost the smarmy TOM RICKETTS a few bucks but he has more than enough to grab the 30 yr. old Snell to a long term contract. They need pitching badly and he fills a need. Currently males 10 million.

JOSH HADER is also available. He's only 29 and the best reliever in baseball. Just make sure that getting a haircut is part of any contract. Current salary is 14 million.

Third base?? Professional midget NICK MADRIGAL is not the answer because he has to take 4 steps towards first before he throws and PATRICK WISDOM is laughable as an everyday player so just make the call to Toronto and grab free agent MATT CHAPMAN, a 4 time gold glover who only hits .240 but is a vacuum at third and makes a paltry 12 million. 

These 3 amigos would help the ball club immediately and then keep looking for some power for the outfield.  You're welcome.

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CONNOR BEDARD of the Blackhawks is 'must see' tv as he is rapidly becoming the only highlight on another crappy Chicago team. Went to see him in Tampa and got 2 & 2 in a 5-3 win and then he scored 2 more goals today in a 5-4 loss. He is incredible.

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Here's your happy hour trivia. The tallest professional athlete is Connor Bedard, Nick Madrigal or Marcus Stroman?  Hmmmmmmm

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Job opening at TEXAS A&M. Bur don't feel bad for JIMBO FISHER. His severance is 75 million. Time to go fishing.

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That's it for now. Enjoy the weather this week and stay alive by staying out of Chicago. Oh yeah, the tallest is Bedard at 5'10.

 

                                                                        

IT'S A NO BAD NEWS BLOG

 All of the turmoil in the world is wearing me out so it's time for good news based on real stories and my observations.

McDonalds still has the best French fries.

BOSCH is well worth your time if you have Amazon Prime. BOSCH LEGACY is the second part so don't watch that before BOSCH.

The tv strikes were brutal but finally settled. Maybe January for the returning shows.

Love the commercial where the kid brings a pair of slippers to Santa.

Hate the commercial where the wife buys him a watch and he buys a set of trucks and she steals the one he wants. GMC has run that commercial 3 years in a row and I am ready to throw a shoe unless he divorces her.

Lady in Chicago with terminal cancer takes in 7 migrants who were residing in a police station. "They needed a home and I appreciate the company." Sounds like a win-win.

Should the groom exclude relatives that always drink too much and cause fights? Hey, it's YOUR wedding so invite who you want and if the drunks ask why they weren't invited, tell the truth and I'm sure you have several examples to remind them of their stupidity.

Just located Judy's recipe for NON-ALCOHOLIC hot buttered rum. awesome.

The world series has the lowest ratings in years. Game 1 had the lowest first game ratings IN HISTORY. ugh.

Although October is celebrated world-wide because it's my birthday month, this year saw us lose too many people with whom you were familiar. We say farewell and Godspeed to:

MATTHEW PERRY of Friends was one of the few people on tv who, as CHANDLER BING, could make me laugh out loud with his sarcastic remarks and self deprecating humor.

DICK BUTKUS, a total animal on the football field and that compliment isn't given to  many players. He was the GREATEST linebacker in the history of the NFL.

SUZANNE SOMERS, the blonde cutie from THREE'S COMPANY who unfortunately, was  better known for her 23 year battle with cancer and alternative medicine.

RICHARD ROUNDTREE, the man who was SHAFT in 5 different movies and was part of the blaxploitation genre which showed black men as tough and strong.

The snow and cold weather on Halloween was just like spring training in baseball. Just getting you ready for the long season ahead.😬⛄

SANTA & MRS CLAUS will be riding special  holiday trains over the Metra routes beginning December 2. Tickets are $5 and must be purchased online starting today. All trains are expected to sell out. For more information      metra.com/holiday/trains 

Eggnog should be here soon. Yes, I know, you all love it just like you loved gelled cranberries in a can at Thanksgiving.

Least favorite for me? Stuffing and green bean casserole. No thank you.

For those who heat up the eggnog to make an adult beverage, do you use whiskey, brandy or rum? I like them all. Our family called that combination a TOM & JERRY, although a legit T&J has cognac and we couldn't even spell that, let alone afford it.

At 4 p.m. on Thursday, December 2nd on 93.9 LITE FM, their 23 year tradition of around-the-clock CHRISTMAS MUSIC begins. I know it can irritate some people but that's why they give you choices on your radio system.  

Finally, one more reason to enjoy November 2nd. THE LAST NEW Beatles song will be released. "NOW AND THEN" features all of the Beatles. Google the song for more.

And that's it. Hope I put a smile on your face because we all need it about now.

Talk to you soon.