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QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 25, 2009 -> 10:17 AM) Cowher extremely interested...check Shanahan extremely interested...check Lovie's dismissal...... I have said planety of times here and stand by it, the only way I fire Lovie is if we get a big time replacememnt. A guy with good experience. No head coach taking his first head coaching job. Keep in mind though, that no Super Bowl winning head coach has ever won another Super Bowl with another team...

QUOTE (SHIPPS @ Dec 25, 2009 -> 10:49 AM) I got me my first authentic Blackhawk sweater...and my facebook friends from here were able to see my stupid pic of it on like I was a child posing wearing his new gift. Which sweater did you get, Shipps?

QUOTE (SHIPPS @ Dec 25, 2009 -> 10:45 AM) LOL. I had to wake up early for work this morning. Well, it may be work for you, Shipps, but for most of us it comes pretty naturally...

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Dec 25, 2009 -> 10:35 AM) Baby stuff for my soon to be born son. I'm also working today, getting paid double. Hey, congrats buddy!

Now now, this was NOT Jesus' real birthday!

QUOTE (knightni @ Dec 25, 2009 -> 09:03 AM) Did you get your "tree" "decorated" this morning when you woke up? I never knew you were in to Lady Gaga, Jeremy...

According to ESPNChicago.com, Mike Shanahan would be "extremely interested" in the Bears head coaching job if the team decides to part ways with Lovie Smith.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 24, 2009 -> 12:19 PM) Started out 35-5, including the Sox having a great series against them. They were amazing. What was the movie, Tiger Town?

The funny thing about our White Sox Championship team, is that many people outside of Chicago probably do not even recall them winning. I think I read somewhere that they were one of the most "insignificant World Series Champions ever," whatever the hell that means. Fool.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Dec 23, 2009 -> 06:37 PM) my kids are 10 and almost 12 and I'm questioning taking them, so I'm not sure about bringing a 9 year old. Ok, saw the movie in IMAX, had the kid along...he loved it. Maybe a tad too much violence, but there are a lot worse movies for a kid to see. We ended up having to sit a bit too close because we got there only 15 minutes early, but it was a great movie. A bit cheesy, but an amazing, groundbreaking movie. This thing is going to give Titanic a run for its money.

Watched GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra last night. All I can say is, thank goodness there were hot chicks in it. And Brandon Soo Hoo, who played "Young Storm Shadow," is one creepy little f***er. As for Avatar, this chick I am trying to date has a 9 year old son. Is it ok for a kid that age? Kid is really smart and really into science, so I figured he would dig it...

Best Game Show Hosts #1 Richard Dawson Richard Dawson (born November 20, 1932) is a British-born American actor, comedian, game show panelist, and host. He is best known for his role as Corporal Peter Newkirk on Hogan's Heroes, and as the original host of the Family Feud game show from 1976–1985 on ABC and in syndication, and again in syndication from 1994 to 1995, replacing Ray Combs. Dawson also appeared as a panelist on the 1970s version of Match Game on CBS, from 1973–1978. Dawson was born as Colin Lionel Emm in Gosport, Hampshire, England to an American father and British mother. At the age of 14, he ran away from home to join the Merchant Marine, where he pursued a boxing career. After his discharge, he pursued a comedy career, using the stage name "Dickie Dawson;" when he reached adulthood, he revised this to become "Richard Dawson," which name he would later officially legalize. In the course of his career in comedy, Dawson is known to have played the Palladium Theater in London. Having married British sex symbol Diana Dors, Dawson moved to Los Angeles, California, where he gained fame in the hit show Hogan's Heroes as Cpl. Peter Newkirk, opposite Bob Crane's lead character. The war-related sitcom was one of the highest-rated shows on television during its six-year run from 1965 to 1971. Earlier, in 1963, a svelte, dapper young Dawson had appeared in an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show in the role of Brit entertainer "Racy Tracy" Rattigan. In 1965, Dawson had a small role at the end of the film King Rat, starring George Segal, playing a 1st recon paratrooper, Capt. Weaver, sent to free allied POW's in a Japanese camp. [edit] In 1967, Dawson released a psychedelic 45rpm single including the songs "His Children's Parade" and "Apples & Oranges" on Carnation Records. Dawson was also in the movie The Devil's Brigade, as Private Hugh McDonald, in 1968. Dawson and Dors eventually divorced, and he gained custody of both their children, Gary and Mark. Immediately following the cancellation of Heroes, Dawson performed as a regular on the popular NBC variety show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In from 1971 to 1973, and would also be a regular on The New Dick Van Dyke Show from 1973 to 1974. Dawson also appeared as a panelist on the 1972–73 syndicated revival of I've Got a Secret. After Laugh-In left the airwaves in 1973, game show pioneer Mark Goodson signed Dawson to appear as a regular on Match Game '73, alongside Brett Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly, and host Gene Rayburn. Dawson, who had already served a year as panelist for Goodson's revival of I've Got a Secret, proved to be a solid and funny gameplayer and was the frequent choice of contestants for the "Head-To-Head Match" portion of the show's "Super-Match" bonus round, in which, after winning prize money in the "Audience Match" portion, the contestant and Dawson (or any celebrity the contestant chose) had to obtain an exact match to the requested fill-in-the-blank prompt. In a classic episode of Match Game '77, he and fellow panelist Debralee Scott revolted when their answer "Finishing School" did not match the answer "school" in the judges's minds; thus sparking the "School Riot." On the show Dawson would sit in the lower middle seat, directly below fellow regular Somers. Dawson hosted a one-season syndicated revival of Masquerade Party in 1974; the program featured regular panelists Bill Bixby, Lee Meriwether, and Nipsey Russell. Produced by Stefan Hatos and Monty Hall (of Let's Make a Deal fame), the program was not popular enough to warrant a second season. In 1975, during his tenure as one of Match Game's regular panelists, Dawson was hired by Mark Goodson to host an upcoming project titled Family Feud, which debuted on July 12, 1976, on ABC's daytime schedule. Unlike his flop with Masquerade Party, Family Feud became a breakout hit, eventually surpassing the ratings of Match Game in late 1977. In 1978 he left Match Game and won a Daytime Emmy Award for Best Game Show Host for his work on Family Feud. One of his trademarks, kissing all the female contestants, was one of the things that made the show appear to be a warm and friendly program. He was nicknamed The Kissing Bandit.[1] However, Dawson was actually not averse to insulting contestants or sparking controversy, a fact which tended to escape references to the program. During 1983, Dawson made an appearance on Mama's Family as himself hosting an episode of Family Feud where the Harpers come in for a visit. After Dawson became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1984, he showed his passport and photo during the introduction of an episode of Family Feud. He continued hosting the Feud until both editions were canceled, the ABC edition on Flag Day, 1985, and the syndicated edition on September 13, 1985. Dawson parodied his TV persona in 1987 by co-starring in the action movie The Running Man, in which he acted out the evil, egotistical, dark-sided game-show host Damon Killian. Of Dawson's performance, film critic Roger Ebert (who gave the film itself thumbs down) wrote, "Playing a character who always seems three-quarters drunk, Dawson chain-smokes his way through backstage planning sessions and then pops up in front of the cameras as a cauldron of false jollity. Working the audience, milking the laughs and the tears, he is not really much different than most genuine game show hosts--and that's the movie's private joke." [2] Dawson hosted an unsold pilot for a revival of the classic game show You Bet Your Life that was to air on NBC in 1988, but the network declined to pick up the show, which would eventually have two failed renditions with hosts Buddy Hackett and Bill Cosby. On September 12, 1994, Dawson, returned to the syndicated edition of Family Feud, replacing Ray Combs for what became the final season of the show's official second run (1988–1995). On Dawson's first show back, he received a 25 second standing ovation when he walked out. Afterwards, he said "If you do too much of that, I won't be able to do a show for you because I'll cry." The final episode aired on May 26, 1995. He was considered for the current version of Family Feud, but elected to retire instead of accepting the offer to host. Upon his retirement, Dawson took up residence in Beverly Hills, California with his wife since 1991, Gretchen (Johnson) Dawson, whom he met when she was a member of one of the contestant families on Family Feud in 1981. They have a daughter, Shannon Nicole Dawson. He did not kiss the female contestants in his second run on Family Feud due to a commitment he made to his wife and daughter [3]. He also has two sons, Mark Dawson (born 1960) and Gary Dawson, (born 1962) from his previous marriage to Diana Dors. Richard also has four grandchildren: Lindsay Dors Dawson, Tyler Emm Dawson, Emma Rose Dawson, and Lauren Jr Dawson.

If we trade this topic, I'll be really ticked off at Kenny. This topic is a really great player, and a good kid, too.

Bottom line is, the guy is a valuable innings eater and considering they gave up very little in this deal, it's definitely a positive addition to their ballclub. We should just be happy we were able to get a very solid prospect at a premium position for him and move on.

QUOTE (ChisoxfaninOH @ Dec 22, 2009 -> 06:01 PM) I'd say we are #3 going in, +/- a spot or 2. And as much as we all as sox fans like to hate on Javy, he's strengthens the Yanks rotation overall. He's going to give them quality innings nearly every start, which you cannot count on from Joba or Hughes. Yay! Some realism!

Wow, I'd much rather the return we got than the one the Braves got. Although they did get an absolutely stellar season from Javy.

I remember being pretty lit up at the two playoff games. Didn't John Halama start one of them for the Mariners? Goodness gracious.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 21, 2009 -> 05:12 PM) Holy crap, my fiance's bank just got robbed. She called me to let me know that she's okay, waiting to find out the details. My good buddy is a cop in Irvine and texted me right when he heard the call come in on his radio. Sounds like no injuries but the suspect escaped...for now. That's scary some scary s***, man. Glad to hear she's alright.

QUOTE (Ranger @ Dec 22, 2009 -> 01:13 AM) This is also a misconception. A lot of fans think that whatever they lose on the half-price deal to sell the extra 10,000 or so tickets, they make up in concessions. Actually, they don't and it isn't even close. It's not really my place to go into detail on that subject but you would be shocked at how much more they make on a regular-price night with 25,000 attendance compared to a half-price night with 35,000. The difference is actually staggering. Keep in mind they don't get all of that concession money. Think about it: if they were really making that much more money on half-price night, why wouldn't they do that every night? I hope, for their sake, that they have done studies to recognize the ideal price-point for their tickets, which results in optimum revenue production.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 21, 2009 -> 11:25 PM) Holy s***. I didn't know they did a Press Your Luck video game! That is awesome!!! God bless Peter Tomarken... Hey SS2k5, check this little nugget out. I was not aware of this: Michael Larson "cheats" Press Your Luck

Qwerty, these studies are saying do not make productive outs in lieu of taking a regular PA. But I wonder what the difference is when you factor in outs that were productive even though they weren't intentional sacrifices. I'm sure you see the distinction.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Dec 21, 2009 -> 11:42 PM) Your an attorney. You and soxbadger are the craziest bastards I've seen post on this site because of it. I'm not an attorney, I just stayed in a Holiday Inn Express. I abandoned that silly profession to sell megawatts in Las Vegas. Doesn't that tell you how crazy I am?

QUOTE (Tex @ Dec 21, 2009 -> 11:18 PM) You have been posting here for three and a half years and you just now figured that out No, this just proves all my suspicions were indeed correct.

^^^ Great stuff here.

You guys are all a bunch of crazy motherf***ers