Blind John Davis did a gig for me in a club I was running in downtown Liverpool during the mid-late 70's. When he came on his stage wife lit his cigar; and when he had finished the cigar- that was the end of his set! ere he chats to Studs Terkel ... Being a Brit I used to think that was Studs Turtle ... Oh well ... [ More Detail ]
Jared Montz interviews John Thorrington of the Chicago Fire. John holds the record for youngest American to sign with an English Premier League team when he signed with Manchester United at age 17! He has a great story so check it out... [ More Detail ]
vlogbrothers:http://www.youtube.com/user/vlogbrothersI found out John Green of the vlogbrothers was doing a book signing of his 'Paper Towns' book in Naperville, ILPaper Towns:http://www.amazon.com/Paper-Towns-John-Green/dp/0525478183so Vanessa and I went out there. John was very nice and easy to talk to.I got lost when we left and it took us about 3 hours to get home. It was raining the whole time, too.I found out today he was appearing at a bookstore that's about 10 minutes away from where we live in Chicago. [ More Detail ]
Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, John Mayer, Hubert Sumlin, Jimmie Vaughan &Johnny Winter from the DVD "Crossroads Guitar festival 2007". Keep the blues alive and buy it here: http://www.amazon.com/Crossroads-Eric-Clapton-Guitar-Festival/dp/B000VR824S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1224537421&sr=1-1 [ More Detail ]
WBBM-TV's John Drummond Outside Soldier's Field in 1987 getting harassed by Chicago Bears Fans.... Who Could Forget the famous line "I thought I was on The Fauxel of a Tramp Steamer"I Had to Transfer this Video from the OLD VHS tape I had sitting in a drawer from 1987. Best LIVE SHOT Ever! [ More Detail ]
Watch as Pete McMurray of MOUTHPIECE poses some questions to comedian Frank Caliendo's John Madden about the Chicago Bears. The guy is dead-on, isn't he? [ More Detail ]
The first approximately 35 seconds are nothing, so skip through that. :)John Mayer performing a cover of Sweet Home Chicago by Robert Johnson LIVE in Chicago at the First Midwest Bank Amphitheater! Then he transitions smoothly into Bigger Than My Body. :) [ More Detail ]
State Senator John Cullerton on Impeaching the Governor; Jack Roeser, Bill Brady and is Illinois a high tax state? Pat Brady, McKenna and Kjellander; Budget Deficits, Income Tax Increases, Pension Bond schemes and Fund Sweeps; Topinka, Chicago Tonight and Speaker Mike; School choice, the loss of Federal matching funds and a Capital Budget; Go to www.SenatorCullerton.com State Senator John Cullerton, now completing his third decade of service in the General Assembly, debates and discusses the issues with "Public Affairs," show host and executive legal recruiter Jeff Berkowitz. Senator Cullerton is in the running to become the next Senate President, should current Senate President Emil Jones become Ambassador to the country of his choice, if Senator Obama becomes President Obama. Senator Cullerton, who started his legal career as an Ass't Public Defender, is now with the St. Louis based, 350 attorney firm of Thompson Coburn. In addition to St. Louis, Thompson Coburn has offices in Washington, DC, Chicago and Belleville. Topics discussed on the show featuring Senator Cullerton include the 7% increase in spending in the State's operating budget-- is it unconstitutionally unbalanced? Is there really a two billion dollar hole in the budget? If so, it that deficit typical of prior budgets, adjusting for inflation? Did Governor Thompson, the current lawyer for Campaign Blagojevich, face similar, unbalanced budgets. If so, how did he handle them? How does the 16 Billion dollar pension bond scheme/sale figure into things? If Cullerton had been Governor, what would have done differently, starting in '03? Would Judy Baar Topinka have raised the income tax if she had won in '06? Does the answer to that question explain why she, and not Senator Rauschenberger, is now providing commentary on Chicago Tonight? Does Speaker Mike Madigan, along with all the other legislative leaders, want a Capital Budget? What would Speaker Mike prefer as the revenue stream for the Capital Budget? Would there be more support in the General Assembly for an increase in the income tax if the legislators were confident they could limit the uses of the money to education, financing the capital budget and reducing the payment cycle for Medicaid?Must a Capital Budget be passed this year to avoid Illinois losing federal matching funds? With Pat Brady being installed as the new Republican Committeeman, is Kjellander back in the saddle? Did Kjellander work with McKenna to achieve that? Would the Dems be more afraid of Senator Rauschenberger leading the charge against them than Pat Brady?Are the Dems anticipating a five-seat pick up in the State House in November? Will the Dems raise the Illinois income tax if they get that kind of pick up in the House? Can Cullerton name downstate Republicans who will support an increase in the income tax? How much of a net increase in state tax revenue is Cullerton talking about, come 2009? Is School Choice like "Change," or does it have real meaning? Are charter schools more saleable in Illinois than school vouchers? Are charter schools a good way to introduce competition into the provision of educational services, especially when you consider the political angle? Were the state caps on charter schools modified by the General Assembly this year? What about the teachers unions' efforts to clamp down on the expansion of charter schools by limiting the number of campuses per charter school? Did the teachers unions get their way? Is Jack Roeser right when he says the public schools in Illinois ought to be able to live on $250,000 per classroom? Where did he get that number? Does that mean that the public schools don't "need," more tax revenue? Does Senator Cullerton know Jack Roeser? Doesn't everybody?Is Senator Bill Brady right when he argues that lower tax rates will result in more private employers providing their employees more health care, and that would place a lower burden on the state to provide health care? Is Illinois a high tax state? In general, and specifically with respect to gasoline taxes?Should Governor Blagojevich be impeached? Will the State House vote to issue articles of impeachment? [ More Detail ]
Erik Santos, Denise Laurel, John Prats, Pooh, &Sheryn Regis live in Chicago's Gateway Theater. Denise Laurel, John Prats, Pooh, &Sheryn Regis guested in Erik Santos's concert.A clip of their combo number. [ More Detail ]
Tournament in Memphis Tennesee. The guy I was marking was probably the second best player I've ever defended against. I think his name is Jason Bhatta but I'm not sure. He is amazingly quick and has wicked ball skills. While he burned me a couple of times I recovered and didn't let him score. [ More Detail ]
John Fogerty. To hear this in STEREO, click this link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y8b8URh21k&fmt=18If your browser opens a second window, simply close the first one.In the intro, he explains what this song is about. Evidently, I always had it wrong. [ More Detail ]
John Fogerty "Fortunate Son" live, Chicago, 2008.I dedicate this song to President Bush (Jr), Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and Karl Rove.To watch this with improved sound and video quality, click this link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_wWxj4-5mM&fmt=18If your browser opens a send window, simply close the first one. [ More Detail ]