Category: Illini
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TBT: Say Thanks for Having Me – Send Portillo’s Italian Beef
Back in 2016, work offered to send me to Los Angeles to cover the Cubs and Dodgers in the NLCS. The radio station secured my press credentials for Dodger Stadium access. But it was last minute, so all the hotels were booked or ridiculously expensive. Radio doesn’t do pricey. I placed a call to my…
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Illini Marching Band on the Chicago River
The Marching Illini brought the pep to the Chicago River this morning on a cold November morning. Between songs, they initiated I-L-L chants with passing boats. Illini marching band on the Chicago River #marchingillini @IlliniAthletics pic.twitter.com/FWBmZGKsnE — Brendan Greeley (@bgreese) November 14, 2018
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The Jimmy Butler Lotto Prank
TBT to the time I collaborated with Jimmy Butler to prank my buddy Wiz for an Illinois Lottery commercial. We set it up at Harry Caray’s Navy Pier. What they don’t show in the final edit the 30 minutes at the table Wiz spent asking Jimmy about former U of I star Dee Brown. Why? …
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Recent Sports Machine Guest Stars: Super Troopers, Jim O’Heir, Dave Savini and Joe Walsh
Jay Chandrasekhar & Erik Stolhanske popped in for some Sports Machine shenanigans while in town for a Super Troopers 2 screening at AMC River East. (BTW, I honestly enjoyed the movie. Most comedy sequels suck but this one holds up to the original.) Jay & Rabbit also signed a poster for my buddy Bowzer. Here…
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