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Author:  Mac [ Sat Feb 08, 2014 8:50 pm ]
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Doug in Evergreen Park wants to know if there's going to be another tailgate party at the Cell.

Tough to say... and I'm doing my best to get out of the prediction business. I'd like to have one this summer, but can't say for sure that by the time the weather is more trustworthy (Doug suggests mid-August), I'll still be on the air at the Score or anywhere else. If there is one, I'll make sure there's ample notice.


Darkside (and I'm not not sure if he's serious but I'll answer anyway) wonders "porterhouse... fillet or ribeye?"

No love for the NY strip? Depends on the restaurant, Dark. The strip at Harry Caray's always is terrific. There's a steakhouse five minutes from my house (Venice Steakhouse on 30 in Dyer) that consistently delivers a five-star ribeye. I'm not much of a fillet guy. Chick steak. If I have a fillet....it's smothered in blue cheese. When I take the boys to Canada, I usually take some porterhouses because they offer both the tenderness of a fillet and the flavor of a strip. I also love end cuts of prime rib.... one of my favorite things to grill. God, I miss the Allen Brothers endorsement....my favorite of all time....more than any dealer car or other $$$ or product. Great stuff, but hideously pricey.


Q. Bovifs asks, besides weed, what's the best gift I ever received from a listener.


I always enjoyed getting bud from my listeners...but ONLY if we got to burn it together. We had us some times, didn't we DEP, BF, RPB, SH84, etc.? I'd have to say there are a couple gifts that stand out. After ESPN whacked me, they took down the entire photo album of MJH stuff from the website...like I never existed. I commented on that here and Eaglo Jeff showed up at my house one day with a framed photo of Billy Williams and me, taken in Mesa, as we were just standing around the batting cage, shooting the shit. I don't keep a lot of photos with me and celebs and I rarely have the ones I have "on display" in the mancave...but that photo means a lot to me. We weren't posing....he wasn't on the show....I was just talking about golf, life, etc., with my childhood hero and it's a great shot. Thank you, Eaglo.

Recently, I was given a large Blackhawks Indian head, carved out of wood and hand painted meticulously and beautifully, with tremendous attention to detail. It wasn't bought in a store...it was a gesture from a man who made it with his hands. It was a gift from a new friend, a brother in the program... a 34-year-old crystal meth addict who lives up in Lake County. He's the smartest, funniest blue collar dude I've ever met and I admire him enormously. He just celebrated his first year of sobriety and I'm hoping to be friends with him for life. He's got a new baby daughter and is a wonderful guy. He engraved well wishes on the back, dating it 12-6-13. The first Hawks game my dad took me to was on 12-6. Thanks, Keith S.


good dolphin asks "Dan, how are you feeling? It seems there has been a little more fire in the belly lately. Glad to hear it."

That's a very kind question, gd. A few very simple words that seem genuine and compassionate. I feel good. I have a lot for which I am grateful... great family.... great friends and a job I usually enjoy. Sobriety agrees with me. It keeps me grounded. Don't get me wrong, I miss the smell, taste and feeling of burning sweet, sticky ganja and a fine bourbon rocks always sounds good....but I'm in a better place without it. More on the "fire in the belly" in the work thread. I'm glad somebody asked that, gd. I will ask it of others and MEAN it when I ask it. Thank you.


Lastly...sinicalypse asks "How much mac would a macchuck mac if a macchuck could outmack spmack?"

Hey sinicalypse.... How are you feeling? Very funny. I've laughed at your query several times.

Two more threads to go.... enjoying a movie with Patrick next so I'm going to put the Ask Mac stuff...on hoooooold.
Author:  badrogue17 [ Sat Feb 08, 2014 8:55 pm ]
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What movie?
Author:  Score is doomed [ Sat Feb 08, 2014 9:08 pm ]
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badrogue17 wrote:
What movie?


Best of Ashley Fires?
Author:  Mac [ Sat Feb 08, 2014 9:11 pm ]
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Not with Patrick, SID. Anchorman. He loves when Fred Armison's character makes Ron Burgundy eat cat poop. Hell, who doesn't?
Author:  jimmypasta [ Sat Feb 08, 2014 9:15 pm ]
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Hi Mac,
I want the Cubs to move to Arlington Heights (or Rosemont). Does that make me a bad man?

Also,I love "Escape" by Alice Cooper,too! That should have been a big hit.
Author:  redskingreg [ Sat Feb 08, 2014 9:50 pm ]
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Mac, I notice you go out of your way to rearrange sentences to ensure they don't end in prepositions. However, I've heard you use "at" to end a sentence countless times on your show. If "where" is used, "at" is redundant. One of my pet peeves. Love the fire you've shown lately. Have you heard from Spiegs since yesterday? You know he's going to he pissed about the over/unders axing.
Author:  Mac [ Sat Feb 08, 2014 9:57 pm ]
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I will be mindful of that, Redskin Greg. Thanks for the observation.

"Escape" is an awesome deep cut of Alice's, jimmypasta. He opened a show with it... I think the first time I saw him...in 1977.
Author:  Mac [ Sat Feb 08, 2014 9:58 pm ]
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It was/is silly to bring up anything that regards programming for next football season. Nobody is promised tomorrow, let alone next September.
Author:  Darkside [ Sat Feb 08, 2014 10:58 pm ]
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Hell yeah I was serious. I'm very serious about my grilling.
I have had a ribeye at Ruth Chris and at Mortons and I liked Mortons better but Damn I grill me a mean Ass ribeye. A simple mixture of seasoned salt and garlic salt is all it takes. I cringe when my wife puts sauce on it like a1 or some Damn shit but hell... my wife has made us both cringe before (remember what she asked you on the roof of nellies? )
Author:  pittmike [ Sat Feb 08, 2014 11:10 pm ]
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Was she gonna put A1 on Mac's "steak"? :lol:
Author:  Darkside [ Sat Feb 08, 2014 11:11 pm ]
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pittmike wrote:
Was she gonna put A1 on Mac's "steak"? :lol:

Boo
Author:  pittmike [ Sat Feb 08, 2014 11:15 pm ]
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Cmon the board is having a slow night
Author:  Darkside [ Sat Feb 08, 2014 11:18 pm ]
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pittmike wrote:
Cmon the board is having a slow night

Boo I said.
Author:  pittmike [ Sat Feb 08, 2014 11:30 pm ]
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Alright :|
Author:  Darkside [ Sat Feb 08, 2014 11:33 pm ]
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pittmike wrote:
Alright :|

Well all right then.
Now that that's taken care of... what are you wearing?
Author:  Tad Queasy [ Sun Feb 09, 2014 12:07 am ]
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Darkside wrote:
pittmike wrote:
Alright :|

Well all right then.
Now that that's taken care of... what are you wearing?


Is that only for pittmike or can anyone answer?

Mac, why are Kerry Sayers' updates so consistently bad? It sounds like she either has legitimate difficulty reading, which I would imagine is not the case, or she uses very poorly written and punctuated copy. No one else on either WSCR or AM1000 has nearly as much trouble doing what should be a relatively simple job for a professional.
Author:  pittmike [ Sun Feb 09, 2014 12:32 am ]
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Fucking cold Darko. I am fleeced up.
Author:  Darkside [ Sun Feb 09, 2014 12:48 am ]
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pittmike wrote:
Fucking cold Darko. I am fleeced up.

Oh.
Author:  redskingreg [ Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:48 am ]
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And what are the chances of reviving the "players, clubhouse, and dugout" drops, Mac? I miss Zimmer.
Author:  IkeSouth [ Sun Feb 09, 2014 3:00 pm ]
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i think if mac gave up just the booze and pills he would be even better. its a shame corporate overlords make people quit weed especially when people need to be funny and cool.
Author:  lipidquadcab [ Sun Feb 09, 2014 6:43 pm ]
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Mac wrote:
Darkside (and I'm not not sure if he's serious but I'll answer anyway) wonders "porterhouse... fillet or ribeye?"

No love for the NY strip? Depends on the restaurant, Dark. The strip at Harry Caray's always is terrific. There's a steakhouse five minutes from my house (Venice Steakhouse on 30 in Dyer) that consistently delivers a five-star ribeye. I'm not much of a fillet guy. Chick steak. If I have a fillet....it's smothered in blue cheese. When I take the boys to Canada, I usually take some porterhouses because they offer both the tenderness of a fillet and the flavor of a strip. I also love end cuts of prime rib.... one of my favorite things to grill. God, I miss the Allen Brothers endorsement....my favorite of all time....more than any dealer car or other $$$ or product. Great stuff, but hideously pricey.

Mea culpa time...I remember giving you shit on here 3 or 4 years ago because you were doing a AB promo and you talked about how you smothered your filet with this and that. Not really understanding the different cuts of meat all that well, I didn't know just how lame/tame the flavor of a filet is..."this jackass on the radio is taking a twenty dollar steak and turning it into refridgerator Velcro"...but yeah, that's pretty much what you have to do with a filet. So sorry about that.
Author:  pittmike [ Sun Feb 09, 2014 6:53 pm ]
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A fillet without at least bacon around it is worthless. Go figure my wife's favorite meat.
Author:  badrogue17 [ Sun Feb 09, 2014 6:58 pm ]
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I guess Im steak retarded because I pretty much celebrate the entire catalog. Porterhouse, Filet, Sirloin, Strip. I think they're all great.
Author:  lipidquadcab [ Sun Feb 09, 2014 7:01 pm ]
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badrogue17 wrote:
I guess Im steak retarded because I pretty much celebrate the entire catalog. Porterhouse, Filet, Sirloin, Strip. I think they're all great.

Ribeye is sadface
Author:  badrogue17 [ Sun Feb 09, 2014 7:05 pm ]
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lipidquadcab wrote:
badrogue17 wrote:
I guess Im steak retarded because I pretty much celebrate the entire catalog. Porterhouse, Filet, Sirloin, Strip. I think they're all great.

Ribeye is sadface

Don't think Ive ever ordered one, thus its exclusion.
Author:  SomeGuy [ Sun Feb 09, 2014 7:09 pm ]
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lipidquadcab wrote:
badrogue17 wrote:
I guess Im steak retarded because I pretty much celebrate the entire catalog. Porterhouse, Filet, Sirloin, Strip. I think they're all great.

Ribeye is sadface


:) out of :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
Author:  RFDC [ Sun Feb 09, 2014 7:10 pm ]
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what makes ribeye a sad face?
Author:  Darkside [ Sun Feb 09, 2014 7:21 pm ]
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badrogue17 wrote:
lipidquadcab wrote:
badrogue17 wrote:
I guess Im steak retarded because I pretty much celebrate the entire catalog. Porterhouse, Filet, Sirloin, Strip. I think they're all great.

Ribeye is sadface

Don't think Ive ever ordered one, thus its exclusion.

Ribeye is by far... FAR the best.
Dude I'll make you one. Come have a ribeye with Darko and DW.
Author:  lipidquadcab [ Sun Feb 09, 2014 7:22 pm ]
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RFDC wrote:
what makes ribeye a sad face?

that he didn't list it.

Ribeye is outstanding and by far my favorite. So much flavor.
Author:  Chus [ Mon Feb 10, 2014 9:27 am ]
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Darkside wrote:
badrogue17 wrote:
lipidquadcab wrote:
badrogue17 wrote:
I guess Im steak retarded because I pretty much celebrate the entire catalog. Porterhouse, Filet, Sirloin, Strip. I think they're all great.

Ribeye is sadface

Don't think Ive ever ordered one, thus its exclusion.

Ribeye is by far... FAR the best.


No doubt. I pan seared some ribeyes last night. Delicious.
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