Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
good dolphin wrote:
One Post wrote:
was Royko a recovering alcoholic?
I love his work. I consider Boss to be the seminal work for anyone who wants to know chicago. However, he was just a touch before my time. Was he an unnecessary asshole to everyone? You can see in that film a difference between him and Studs. I think he lived in my general area growing up and my parents did not speak well of him.
Yeah, Royko was a great writer but also a tool. He was definitely a nasty drunk at one time. I think he threw a ketchup bottle at a woman and got sued. But the column about locking up his Wisconsin cabin after his first wife died is about as emotional as a piece of writing can get.
He lived in Edgebrook for awhile, right?
I think he lived in that historical district part surrounded by woods and Edgebrook golf course. IIRC he was a real dick to his son who ended up having mental problems and burned the house down.
while i'm trying to drum up recollections I seem to remember them saying Royko was a real SOB when asked to participate in any polish American events or charity, like he was some self loathing guy
Which is, ironically, where the Pucinski's lived. And across the street from what is now the Ted Lechowicz forest preserve...
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