JMR
I am a 36-year-old dad and Chicago area freelancer whose dreams include recording an instrumental surf guitar album and someday running my own hot dog stand. At AC, I will dazzle you with my thoughts on Chicago sports, history, and the occassional book/movie/music review.
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Here Comes the Silver SurferThe Silver Surfer hits the silver screen this summer. Just who is he, anyway, and will moviegoers want more?
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Chief Illiniwek's Last DanceAfter 81 years the university of Illinois says goodbye to Chief Illiniwek.
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Celebrating St. Patrick's Day in ChicagoOne city, two parades, and more fun than you can shake a shillelagh at ... -
Best of X Minus OneGather the family around the front room. Warm up that vintage Crosley "Harko" radio. Everybody's favorite science fiction program, X Minus One, is about to begin. -
Cubs Ace Zambrano Wants Big BucksCarlos Zambrano has given the Chicago Cubs an ultimatum: pay up or I'm packing my bags.
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Two Activists' Vessels Attack Japanese WhalerThe Sea Shepherd Conservation Society continues to assualt Japanese whaling ships off the coast of Antarctica. -
Activists Attack Japanese Whaling VesselTwo environmental activists -- terrorists to some -- were rescued from the Arctic Ocean by a Japanese whaler, later to pursue and attack the same vessel with acid and smoke bombs, injuring two crew members.
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"Chicago Bears, Super Bowl XLI Champions"Unused hats and t-shirts, declaring this year's Super Bowl losers as its winners, will find their way to clothe the needy in third world villages a million miles away from either Chicago or Indianapolis.
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Reds, Arroyo Agree to $25 Million ExtensionCincinnati right-hander Bronson Arroyo to be a feature part of the Reds rotation through the 2011 season.
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Beatles, Apple, Inc. Settle Up (again) Over Use of LogoIn the third -- and most costly -- legal battle in as many decades, Steve Jobs and Apple, Inc. have reportedly paid over $50 miilion to the Fab Four for use of the Granny Smith icon.
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Barbaro Memorial Fund CreatedA Charity has been established to research a cure for laminitis, the hoof disease that caused Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro to be euthanized last week. -
2007 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinees AnnouncedVotes are in, and the six inductees to the Professional Football Hall of Fame are ... -
Favre to Return in 2007Despite offering a teary eyed good-bye to the game he loves after the season finale last New Year's Eve, Brett Favre has announced he will once again don the green and gold for the Packers in 2007. -
A Groundhog Day Guide to Historic Woodstock SquareWalk in the footsteps of Phil Connors (Bill Murray) and company from the 1993 hit movie, Groundhog Day, and discover the charm of historic Woodstock Square. Just don't try and stay up all night ... -
Cubs Convention Ushers in "Next Year"The 2007 Chicago Cubs Convention is full of optimism and cliched promises that "next year is here" -- and there just might be something to it this time. -
Dead Man ParkingThe City of Chicago has a parking program that reserves special parking spaces outside the homes of disabled residents. Nice, right? Problem is, hundreds of active permits for this program are issued in the names of those who are no longer living. -
Mordecai Brown vs. Christy MathewsonThis article revisits the great pitching rivalry between Chicago Cub Mordecai Brown and New York Giant Christy Mathewson that raged in the first two decades of the 20th century while these two teams battled for many National League pennants. -
Mike Ditka Neutral Over Sunday's Saints Vs. Bears Game?Is Mike Ditka a Heretic? His ambivalence over the outcome of Sunday's NFC Championship, a victory in which will send his former team, the Chicago Bears, to the Super Bowl, has many fans thinking, "Yes." -
Sammy Sosa, Texas Ranger?Sammy Sosa has been working out with the Texas Rangers. Will he return to Major League Baseball in 2007 in a personal quest to reach 600 career home runs? -
A Review of World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max BrooksMax Brooks' second book, World War Z, takes a novel approach to the Zombie genre, that of an oral history. It will be made into a movie for 2008. -
Chicago's Indoor Lacrosse Team Shamrox Remains Undefeated, Eyes NLL TitleA new indoor lacrosse team has arrived in Chicago. They call themselves Shamrox. An electrifying 11-10 victory over the Minnesota Swarm has given them a 2-0 start to the season, as Shamrox sights are firmly set on the coveted NLL Champions Cup.
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Bears Kicker Robbie Gould Sends the Team to the NFCField goal kicker Robbie Gould, a former construction worker, was the big hero in the gut-wrenching 27-24 Bears OT victory over the Seahawks on Sunday.
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Michael Brecker Dies at 57Michael Brecker, the accomplished jazz musician with 11 Grammys to his name, died from a rare bone marrow disease early Sunday morning. He was 57. -
Beckham BenchedJust two days after announcing his plans to come play soccer in the U.S., David Beckham learns from his current coach that he will be benched for Real Madrid for the rest of this season. -
Good Rex, Bad Rex, and the Chicago BearsAs the Chicago Bears wait to play the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the NFC playoffs, the team's fans cannot help but be anxious over who will show up as their starting quarteback: "Good Rex" or "Bad Rex" Grossman. -
Chicago Sportswriter Turns in Blank Hall of Fame BallotA sportwriter at the Daily Southtown defends his position to submit a blank ballot in the 2007 Hall of Fame voting. -
Mark McGwire Denied Cooperstown PlaqueMark McGwire fell far short in the balloting to be enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame amidst ongoing suspicions and allegations of steroid use by the slugger.