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Ugh…time for a team shrink?
at Wrigley with Leo Gilbert and Richard Brick -- all smiles, but that was before the game! The less said about the Cubs post-season performance, the better. Just know that there is definitely something...
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Slinging Obama
14 days to go until the election, and from what I can see, everything is trending in the right direction. There’s a part of me that is beginning to allow myself to dream about the possibilities. If...
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Who collapses now?
I know it’s considered bad form to wish bad things on anyone…but I suppose everyone has their exceptions. For me it’s Republicans and the New York Mets. Why the Mets? As we all know, our team...
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New Stadium, New Look Cubs?
The New Yankee Stadium Got my first glimpse of this year’s version of the Cubs at Yankees Stadium in the first game ever played in the new ballpark. It’s a good thing that the games were exhibitions...
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After 3 Months on Twitter, still wondering…
About 5 or so months ago, David Pogue wrote in the New York Times that he had tried out Twitter and wasn’t sure what it was good for. He wrote “Like the world needs ANOTHER ego-massaging,...
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It was 40 years ago today…
Granit Hotel and Country Club In the next few week’s it’s going to be hard to avoid the fact that it has been 40 years since the Woodstock Music & Arts Festival tracked its muddy footprints into...
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40 Years ago… Part 2
Part one of this story can be found here. It was August, and after dropping a number of hints that I was unhappy being the children’s waiter, I was finally promoted to the main dining room, but as a...
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A Cubs Solution?
I had dinner tonight with Peter Gilbert, of “Hoop Dreams” fame. We had a great time catching up on a variety of subjects, and inevitably ended up talking about the Cubs. I spouted off on one of my...
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Columbia Giving Day. Join in the Fun and Help Support Our Students.
Columbia University has designated October 24th as “Giving Day.” It has set up a competition among all the schools that make up the University, backing it with up to $400,000 in matching funds. All of...
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Diary of a Cubs Fan – Part One
Anyone who has been following me on social media the last two weeks, is aware that I’ve been on the road, with fingers crossed and fandom blazing, following the Chicago Cubs, as they attempt to break...
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Diary of a Cubs Fan – Part Two
This is part 2 of a series. You can start at the beginning here. In my last entry, I neglected to mention that while in Chicago, I stayed in the home of Peter Gilbert, my friend, colleague and one of...
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Diary of a Cubs Fan – Part Three
This is part 3 of a series. You can start at the beginning here. Just prior to the start of the playoffs, I got an invitation from the Chicago Film Festival to do a one hour speaking gig, and when I...
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Diary of a Cubs Fan – Part Four
This is part 4 of a series. You can start at the beginning here. The only flight I could get to Los Angeles was with a stop in San Francisco, but fortunately I had a day in between games. I would be...
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Diary of a Cubs Fan – Part Five
This is part 5 of a series. You can start at the beginning here. I had a morning flight to Chicago via Phoenix and my friend Janis volunteered to drive me to the airport. The first hitch was that the...
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Diary of a Cubs Fan – Part Six
This is part 6 of a series. You can start at the beginning here. The Cubs are in the World Series. Let me say that again. The Cubs are in the World Series. I’m going to let that swirl around in my head...
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Diary of a Cubs Fan – Part Eight
This is part 8 of a series. You can start at the beginning here. After the Cubs victory in Game 5, my phone went haywire with messages from friends and family. Everyone was asking the same question,...
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Diary of a Cubs Fan – Epilogue
This is the final part of a series. You can start at the beginning here It happened! I actually never thought I’d see the day. The experience of this year’s baseball season for an old Cubs fan like me...
View ArticleArt House Convergence Acceptance Speech
This past Tuesday night, I was honored by the Art House Convergence with the first annual Spotlight Lifetime Achievement Award. Since then, I’ve been asked by many people who were there if I could post...
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