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Stormin’ Norman

February 27, 2009 bret.dougherty

State Street won't be the same...Not without Norm Van Lier... Chicago lost a major icon today with the passing of Chicago Bull icon, Norm Van Lier today, and as a result, old-time Chicago basketball fans have taken a major hit. The shocking part of his death is that he … [Read more...]

Ball Postings, Basketball, Cool People

Farewell to “Division Street: America”

October 31, 2008 bret.dougherty

"Curiosity did not kill this cat"... Old Chicago is passing on day-by-day, but the one thread that kept us loosely tied was Louis 'Studs' Turkel. With his passing today, one only has to look at how Division Street has changed with the Jewel, Kinko's, Blockbuster, CVS … [Read more...]

Chicago, IL, Cool People

Bo Diddley: WXYC ‘TNF Review’

July 7, 2008 bret.dougherty

Big Bad Bo... Special thanks for the input and to the listeners on WXYC's Thursday Night Feature. I have to admit that I was nervous about presenting the legendary music and story of Bo Diddley. His innovations and creative process is nothing short of astounding. Bo Diddley … [Read more...]

Cool People, Interviews, Music

Pick-Up in the Hill

April 29, 2008 bret.dougherty

Everyone wants to ball when they come to the Hill... Which is why no one should be surprised that presidential hopeful, Barack Obama, wanted to ball this AM with the Heels, and who can blame him? After all, how often do you get a chance to ball in a pick-up game with a Final … [Read more...]

Ball Postings, Basketball, Chapel Hill, NC, Cool People, UNC Basketball, WXYC SportsRap

Triumph of the Collectible

February 18, 2008 bret.dougherty

It's always good to see one of your boys shine... For my boy and fellow co-worker, Gavin Rhodes of Brooklyn, New York, he shined  big-time with his victory in the New York Times Collectible Car of the Year Contest.  Check out the NYTimes article by Richard Chang … [Read more...]

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