Kid Gleason

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Aug 24, 2005 -> 10:21 AM) If you don't name your next band "Sparking Gojis" there is no justice in the world. Oh, no! There goes Tokyo! Next band. Like that will ever happen. I'm solo from now on. My goals are so different from what anybody in a band situation would be. Plus the politics of band life just suck. But that would be a cool name.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Aug 24, 2005 -> 10:18 AM) Did one of the parks used to sell David Bergs? Those are the Aurora IL-made kosher dogs of choice (I like them better than hebrew national), and they were the ones we sold at Soldiers' when I used to work the Bears games. The David Bergs also have the supposed distinction of being the first hot dogs sold at a major league ballpark, back in 1901, but that is a matter of debate. Whether they called them hotdogs or not, frankfurter and Vienna-style sausages were sold at ballgames before that time. Neither park sells Berg right now. I have never been to Soldiers Field (except to see Cheap Trick, Joe Walsh, and Steve Dahl And The Teenage Radiation back at Chicagofest in...oh...'81 maybe), so I have no idea what is sold there.

Congrats!!! Just remember, it isn't always going to be as great as the next few weeks, but never forget why you will be doing these next few weeks!!!

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Aug 24, 2005 -> 09:19 AM) Should have held on to that – I bet Gleason would pay you good money for it. Nah, Sparking Goji's aren't all that rare. You can find them from any colector really. Cool toys though...for obvious reasons. I get the smell of paste in my head every now and then, even though I never used it. I understand the hog manure thing, as the smell of cow manure makes me think of childhood, and of my mom commenting on how she loved the smell, as she grew up on a farm. The smell of electricity. It makes me think of my train set. I love that smell though. The smell of cigarettets in certain situations reminds me of the ballpark. Clove makes me think of my teen years at The Cabaret Metro and the old Medusa's. If you were there in the 80's, you know what I mean. That and Dep hair gel.

QUOTE(SnB @ Aug 24, 2005 -> 09:26 AM) because a chicago hot dog is a "meal", you don't serve meals at a ballpark, you serve hot dogs. And besides, you can't get those great of grilled onions anywhere, they're special to our park. So the fries are just a garnish? I don't get where this idea that the onions are exclusive to The Cell came from. Over at "the other place" you can get a dog with grilled onions also. They look the same, and smell the same. The difference is that the dog is a Hebrew National (NY made) and at The Cell they are Best (Chicago made). But the presentation is exactly the same. So why do we think ours is "exclusive"???

Why is it that at the two ball parks in this city, they both feature a dog not in the "Chicago Style", but rather grilled with grilled onions, and that is what everybody craves at the parks? How is it also that neither one serves Vienna? Shouldn't they also show some care about the tradition and kick out the crappy assed Connies Pizza and bring in some GOOD Pizza by any of the great joints? Shouldn't a baseball game in this city have food VERY reminisent of what you can get in the city? Milwaukee has Brats and Miller products, along with many other local breweries. Goose Island is at The Cell...but that is it for local brews. No Italian Beefs on mass display...only Connies crap...no Chicago Dogs. It always seemed wrong to me. Hell, stick a few Portillo booth's in there. They are chain enough that they could handle the supply needed.

I'm in, but I am no longer making for damn sure that I see every game. It seems that whenever I turn on the TV they fall apart. So I am kind of watching from a slight distance. But I am now not letting the games get in my way of anything else. I am wearing a Sox shirt right now, so I still am there. But I am also being realistic and seeing that they can easily blow this lead the rest of the way to make a neck and neck race of the season.

Super Dog breaks the tradition by using that crazy pickled tomato on theirs though, and they are easily one of the best damn Dogs in the area. Those dang poppy seed buns are even a b**** to find in the area in stores! For me though, the only thing that is truely optional is the sport peppers. Those little things are pretty evil and you can't fault a person for not wanting those things on their food. You can go easy on the onion, but just one of those stupid peppers can overwhlem you. That is the reason why most have to be told to include the little green turds.

We are now what...7.5 games up? How long did it take us to lose those 7 games to bring us from 14.5 to this? How many weeks are left in the season? Hmmm, why was I hating to see our fans getting all "puffy chested"?

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Aug 23, 2005 -> 03:43 PM) JUST SAY NO TO KETCHUP ON HOTDOGS!!! That is a first degree food felony. Then every single kid in the country qill be spending time in jail.

The deep dish pizza pisses my Dad off. He grew up in Chicago (born in '40 and lived his whole life in the area until 1993) and claims the true Chicago Pizza is an extremely thin crust pizza. But he says marketing and time turned the think abomination into the now standard "Chicago Style Pizza".

Another Beef topic has started, so I think we need a debate about which food should be considered the TRUELY OFFICIAL CHICAGO FOOD.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Aug 23, 2005 -> 11:07 AM) You are so tragically unhip it boggles the mind. All of your coolnezz are belong to me! I have The Andrews Sisters and Bing Crosby in my CD player right now! What do you mean I am "unhip"??? I thought all of the cool kids listened to this stuff!?!

QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ Aug 23, 2005 -> 12:40 PM) I'm just saying that at times he [Penn] can be stupid. Oh...O.K. (^ That was a worthless post by me, I know...but look at my post totals grow!!! )

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Aug 23, 2005 -> 11:01 AM) http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=w00t Hahahaha!!! .

QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ Aug 23, 2005 -> 10:58 AM) He may be stupid but at least he wants to learn things. When did I call him stupid?

What does "w00t" mean?

QUOTE(Texsox @ Aug 23, 2005 -> 10:35 AM) What I found interesting Kid was the lack of anti-American language in his article. I'm not certain where the comparison to Jane Fonda and Viet Nam fits in all this unless there was some more information out there. Freedom of speech should be encouraged, not slammed. That's all well and fine, but I still think the guy is an arrogant asshole.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Aug 23, 2005 -> 09:47 AM) http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c...DDGVUEAQRL1.DTL I've been reading his story. Now there is a fine representative and intellectual for our country. It took me a few to realize that this was actually the artist himself writing. Surely he could find a better way of discussing this?

What an ego. How many Iranians do you think know who the hell he is? Yeah, I'm also sure they would appreciate his skills in friggin' Fast Times! Heh...look at the guy in the upper right of the picture. He looks impressed to see Spiccoli there.

Sheesh...I clicked on the link thinking it had to do with me. I mean, I'm a happy parent and I have a happy marriage. But nope...I didn't apply to tthis topic. Strange.

'kay...we have three of you who voted "no". Let's have your reasons. Be brave. I have always wondered why on earth somebody would NOT be a donor, if not for medical reasons of some sort. Not looking for a "fight", but I am after a discussion.

Born in Chicago. Moved to Glenview. Moved to Buffalo Grove. Moved to Crystal Lake. Moved to a different house in Crystal Lake. Moved to McHenry. Moved back to Crystal Lake. Moved to Harvard. Still in Harvard. The first move to Crystal Lake was tough at the time, but turned out to be the greatest thing that happened to me. I loved growing up in that town (it's where I am right now, as I work in Crystal Lake). The move to a different house in C. Lake was BAD. It was a beautiful house, but things went terribly bad for my family with it. The move to McHenry was the move out of the house. I got an apartment, and then got married. Moving back to Crystal Lake was great. My wife and I bought our first house, which meant a kid was to follow. 1.5 years later, my daughter was born. So that house gets the best memories for my life changing in the greatest way ever. The move to Harvard is good, due to loving the house we are in. I have great memories though of everyplace I have been, and nothing too terrible for memories, and no scars. I hope to never, ever have to move again. I hate it with a passion. I guess the moving is O.K., but the house sale and buying SUCK.

Wasn't there once an old idea of if you wanted to improve your countries economy you just start a war? So...what the f*** is happening here? Is it because this war isn't creating any jobs at all? Do we need cars to run on gas. My buddy, who is a chemist, claims they can make a car that runs on hydrogen. But there is no money to be had for the oil tycoons in that, so we will never see it. He says the hybrids are bulls*** because it is technology that doesn't need to be there.

QUOTE(Queen Prawn @ Aug 22, 2005 -> 10:49 AM) I am, but Brian isn't currently. His sister has told him too many tales (she is a Chicago Paramedic). I am working on him though - he is just about to sign his license. Why on earth would a paramedic tell anybody stories that would keep them from donating? Is she against it?