dveon's Death and Destruction Maert

On the north side saturday afternoon, driving down devon, when I saw the fklashing blue lites ahead of me. Before pulling to the rite to let them pass, ui loked in the back mirror and saw tonnes of lites - at that instant, cheepa, in the seat next to me, said "Hey, they're chasing that black truck!" The truck pulled a left into a side street to avoid the cops comeing east, and slammed into a tree - what, 75 feet from me? I was out of the car instantly looked to see what would happen - untill the gunfire started. Too many stories of how terrible and damaging bullets are - so i jumped behind the Strasser 's engine block.

Not too many times Ive been taht close to some guy getting multiple shots to the head and dying. But as it turns out, these guys were involved (allegedly)in 12 murders, and had jusrt come back from teo more killings. I'd read about the previou murders - there modus was to have a cocaine deal in the $100,000 range, then kill ther dudes.

As we drove south further, we ran into the area where the original killing had taken place - somke driving up alleys etc and we were fee..

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Salerno’s was only sparsely crowded for trivia night. Top suspicion went to the storm threat oversold (as usual) by the Chicago weather persons. However, Benkowski seemed to think the low turnout was due to burnout, referencing some 8-hour event. Mysterious.

J&B represented by: Chemical MAn, Stix, MG, Mothers and Lazers ((No Hilts))

The Competition: Peeps, Auntie J, and Funky Monkey

Art’s initial shit list:
Chemical MAn, Mothers, MG, and Lazers

First half: Movies 89 & 99/Music 76 & 06/Current NBA

’76- sang “Play That Funky Music”?
’76- sang “Sara’s Smile”?
’76- sang “Love Hurts”?
’76- sang “Do You Know Where You’re Going To”?

After one team gets a correct answer after another team’s incorrect answer-
Benkowski: “They call that a clean-up in the trivia world.”
MG: “We call that a rebound in the J&B world.”

Mothers wins a Ladies Only “Long Distance Roll”- props deserved after singling out her 0-3 one month back.

Scores at the half: J&B 1470 Auntie J 970 Monkey 640 Peeps 510

Art’s shit list is a living document that evolved into the following:
Chemical MAn, MG, Mothers and Lazers

The switch in slots between MG and Mothers came after MG cracked a funny one-liner. Stix moves him down one slot on the list for the joke. MG = joke. Mothers = no joke.

Second half: Songs with “kiss” in the Title/TV on Sunday/Sports Champions

’98- sang “This Kiss”?
’95- sang “Kiss from a Rose”?
’88- sang “Kiss and Tell” (initials B.F.)?
’86- sang “Kiss”?
’57- sang “Kisses Sweeter Than Wine”?
2000s- Two golfers won the Masters three times each?
1990s- Two European golfers won the Masters twice each?
1980s- This European golfer won the Masters twice?
1990s- She won five women’s championships at Wimbledon?
1980s- This European won three men’s championships at Wimbledon?
2003- In the last line from this movie, Queen Latifah says to Eugene Levy: “You’re some kind of freak”?
1984- female lead of “Purple Rain”?

For that last question, Benkowski threatens to revoke the “man card” of an African-American guy sitting at the bar, playing for the Peeps, if he didn’t know the answer.

Mothers (plotting): “SS…that’s for ‘secret strategy’.”
Why do I have the feeling that SS conjures a different connotation when discussing J&B? ((KIL))

After the Peeps issue an incorrect answer, one of them follows up by giving the correct answer-
Benkowski: “I would never follow my answer with a secondary answer. Other teams may hear you. That’s bad strategy.”

Mothers gets involved in another Ladies Only contest- Most Occupied Piercings. The representative from the Peeps was a waitress whom I don’t recall seeing before tonight. Mothers has two occupied piercings. The waitress tells Benkowski she has three. She points out the earring in each ear. She points out that her nose is pierced; however, it is not occupied. That doesn’t count. Benkowski then points out that her lip is pierced and occupied. The waitress wins with three occupied piercings. J&B tries to decide which aspect of the waitress’ game was more intelligent: the fact that she tried to win an “occupied piercings” challenge by using an unoccupied piercing, or the fact that she apparently doesn’t know how many piercings she has in the first place.

Scores after two halves: J&B 2530 Auntie J 1830 Monkey 1540 Peeps 1120

During a lengthy break prior to the Final Questions (the climax of the Bulls game looked to play a part), an older gentleman from Funky Monkey shines some light on Benkowski’s reference to the 8-hour burnout. Apparently, once a year, there is an underground trivia event held at some guy’s house. It sounds like it is a team event in tournament form and can take 8 hours to complete. The Funky Monkey guy plays. I think Benkowski plays. Other Salerno regulars may play. This year’s event apparently was held this past Sunday, hence the current burnout.

The first rule of “underground trivia”: Do not talk about “underground trivia”.

The Funky Monkey gentleman passed along some questions that he remembered from the event:

Name the three world countries whose second letter is “c”?

Daryl Strawberry is the NY Mets all-time home run leader with 252. Ten other players have hit at least 100 home runs as Mets. Name them.

Back to Benkowski, where J&B wagers the classic. Category options were: 2000s Movies, All Time Strikeout Leaders, Guns N Roses, No Doubt, South Suburban Locations, and (I would like to have seen our faces when this was announced) Benkowski Sings Temptations’ Songs.

South Suburban Locations (Peeps):
At 183rd and Dixie Highway, what 8 letter city?
At 89th and Kostner, what 8 letter city?
At 143rd and Bell Road, what 2-word city?

All-Time Strikeout Leaders (Funky Monkey):
Of the all-time top 12, 3 played in Chicago for at least 3 seasons- name 1?
Two of those played in Chicago for at least 10 seasons- name 1?
Name the other?

Benkowski Sings the Temptations (Auntie J):
Just have to use your imagination for this one.

2000s Movies (J&B):
Name the 3 female leads from “Monster In Law”?
Name the 2 male leads from “The Whole Nine Yards”?
Name the 2 leads and exact year of “Castaway”?

Gentlemen?

PART @ w/ Answers

Part II

First Half:
’76- sang “Play That Funky Music”? Wild Cherry
’76- sang “Sara’s Smile”? Hall & Oates
’76- sang “Love Hurts”? Nazareth
’76- sang “Do You Know Where You’re Going To”? Diana Ross

Second Half:
’98- sang “This Kiss”? Faith Hill
’95- sang “Kiss from a Rose”? Seal
’88- sang “Kiss and Tell” (initials B.F.)? Bryan Ferry
’86- sang “Kiss”? Prince
’57- sang “Kisses Sweeter Than Wine”? Jimmy Rodgers
2000s- Two golfers won the Masters three times each? Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson
1990s- Two European golfers won the Masters twice each? Nick Faldo, Jose Maria Olazabal
1980s- This European golfer won the Masters twice? Seve Ballesteros
1990s- She won five women’s championships at Wimbledon? Steffi Graf
1980s- This European won three men’s championships at Wimbledon? Boris Becker
2003- In the last line from this movie, Queen Latifah says to Eugene Levy: “You’re some kind of freak”? Bringing Down the House
1984- female lead of “Purple Rain”? Apollonia

“Underground Trivia”

Name the three world countries whose second letter is “c”?
Ecuador, Iceland, Scotland

Daryl Strawberry is the NY Mets all-time home run leader with 252. Ten other players have hit at least 100 home runs as Mets. Name them.
Mike Piazza 220, Howard Johnson 192, David Wright 169, Dave Kingman 154, Carlos Beltran 134, Todd Hundley 124, Kevin McReynolds 122, Edgardo Alfonzo 120, Ed Kranepool 118, Carlos Delgado 104.

Final Question:

Peeps- 1120- South Suburban Locations- guess Midlothian (no), Hometown (correct), and South Holland (no)- only 1 correct- wagered 800- down to 320.

Benkowski, after the correct Hometown guess: “Big time play for a small town!”

Funky Monkey- 1540- All Time Strikeout Leaders- guesses Tom Seaver (correct), Ferguson Jenkins (correct), and Jack McDowell (no)- that’s 2 correct- wager of 1540- double up to 3080 and the lead!

Auntie J- 1830- Benkowski Sings the Temptations- guesses Just My Imagination (correct), Diana Ross and the Supremes (correct), and Psychedelic Shag (correct)- all 3 correct- wagered 1251 plus bonus- up to 6081 and the new leader. J&B will need the bonus to win tonight.

J&B- 2530- 2000s Movies- guesses Jane Fonda/Jennifer Lopez/Wanda Sykes (correct), Bruce Willis/Matthew Perry (correct), and Tom Hanks/Helen Hunt/2004 (the year was incorrect)- 7 out of 8 equals 2 correct- wagered 1131- up to 3661.

Auntie J emerges victorious for Sparse Trivia Night.

J&B next in action for one of the big events: St Bede’s Trivia on February 26th. Update to come next week. The final roster expected to be: Moho/Chemical man/hilts/Stix/nitenurse/Peppys/Lazers/MG/Mothers/whichever of Chem’s nieces wins the cage match

Final Answers:
South Suburban Locations:
At 183rd and Dixie Highway, what 8 letter city? Homewood
At 89th and Kostner, what 8 letter city? Hometown
At 143rd and Bell Road, what 2-word city? Homer Glen

All-Time Strikeout Leaders:
Of the all-time top 12, 3 played in Chicago for at least 3 seasons- name 1? Tom Seaver, Ferguson Jenkins, Greg Maddux
Two of those played in Chicago for at least 10 years- name 1? Jenkins and Maddux
Name the other? Whichever one you didn’t answer for the last question

2000s Movies:
Name the 3 female leads from “Monster In Law”? Jane Fonda/Jennifer Lopez/Wanda Sykes
Name the 2 male leads from “The Whole Nine Yards”? Bruce Willis/Matthew Perry
Name the 2 leads and exact year of “Cast Away”? Tom Hanks/Helen Hunt/2000

From Jakov (ne Jamie, Jime-e, Jacob)

If your able, let me know what verse you speak of regarding purgatory. Also, if the Webster's Ninth Collegiate Dictionary is correct when it defines "grace" as unmerited favor (unearnable obviously, and undeservable), than how, logically, could that be something that an individual could choose or reject?You said a couple of weeks ago that an individual must "do something", in terms of their relationship with God. More importantly, i believe the Gospel is arguing, and, i believe, Paul testifies, that a Christian or Catholic must "believe" something first. They must believe what's referred to as "the milk of the Gospel". That Christ accomplished something for us, and, indeed, for all creation on the Cross. He is the "author and finisher of our faith". And what did Christ do for us on the Cross? Well, simply, he saved us. Saved us from what? Answer: the bondage of the law. Dad, you told me several months ago, and many times previously, that freedom is responsibility. I don't know if that's true, but i do know that neither you nor i are free in the most radical sense meaning capable of doing anything we wish without repercussion (the Webster's says freedom is to be not subject to the control or domination by another). You and i are very much not free. We are under bondage of the law. Paul says the law is good, and i agree. It seems to point toward kindness, common decency, and consideration toward your neighbor. Christ came not to destroy the law but to fullfill. This is the milk of the Gospel. While the law is usually good, kind, and just, we are not eternally accountable for it because God, in his infinite wisdom and love toward us, chose to take the responsibility of the law, and of course, the punishment that the violation of the law brings. We live in a state of grace with God because of what was accomplished for us on the Cross. We cannot earn unmerited favor, it is where we stand positionally with God because of the sacrifice on the Cross. We do not choose grace. Grace has been thrusted upon us. Paul states, "For by Grace are we saved through faith and that not of ourselves, it is the gift of God, not of works, least any man boast". We are given the gift of faith by God to trust in what was accomplished for us on the Cross. We are given the gift of faith to trust Romans 3.21... that the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets.Why is Jesus God? It's simple. According to the Gospel of John nothing was created without the Savior. Nothing that was created was under anything other than grace. Jesus is God because He is given all the credit, He is given all the glory, He is given all the honor for saving and delivering Ed Peters and the rest of creation from the bondage of the law and from any guilt or shame the law can bring. All of God, the twenty four elders, the four beasts, and all of creation shall bend a knee in homage to the Lamb's sacrifice. Jesus is given all the credit for the eternal righteous perfection of God's creation. We can all proclaim Isaiah 61.10, " I greatly rejoice in my Lord for he has covered me in the garments of salvation, he has clothed me in robes of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride (the bride of Christ?) adorns herself with her jewels. For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden causes seeds to grow, so the Sovereign Lord will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations".You cannot put new wine into old wineskins. If you do the skins will burst... and the wineskins will be ruined. You pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved. What does this mean? Simple, the old skins are Judiasm and Judaic Law. These skins cannot contain the blessings of joy, peace, and salvation that are ours by the Grace of God.

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Jakov

The Ancient of Days

The Ancient of Days - also know as Jacob's spiritual leader - died during the snowstrom. He was found dead on his kitchen floor. I used to hate the guy, but since Jacob moved out and was less subject to his hectoring - the hate dissapeared.

It was shock when Jacob called w. the news. More later

On Thursday and Sunday nite

Horrid nites - well, wonderful, but....

Friday morning I woke up and vomited

Monday nite it was different but the same

One of many REM songs I love

Reminds me of Q. She was the biggest REM fan I knew ever. We used to watch this video when we were to-gether - hews close to what I thought my feelings were for her @ the time. Now?

FROM A CHAIN LETTER

Absolutely Brilliant

The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility.

As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5- year phase-in plan that would become known as "Euro-English".

In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c".. Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard "c" will be dropped in favour of "k". This should klear up konfusion, and keyboards kan have one less letter.

There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced with "f".. This will make words like fotograf 20% shorter.

In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible.

Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling.

Also, al wil agre that the horibl mes of the silent "e" in the languag is disgrasful and it should go away.

By the 4th yer people wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" with "z" and "w" with "v".

During ze fifz yer, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining "ou" and after ziz fifz yer, ve vil hav a reil sensi bl riten styl.

Zer vil be no mor trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi TU understand ech oza. Ze drem of a united urop vil finali kum tru.

Und efter ze fifz yer, ve vil al be speking German like zey vunted in ze forst plas.

If zis mad you smil, pleas pas on to oza pepl.

Sex @ Dawn

Great book. Basically, the nexus of it is that the one on one relationship that we are all hammered to believe in and mainly aspire to have is rather an unnatural byproduct of agriculturalization and turning women into property. The argument goes that the first, say 95% of humanities time on earth we lived in hunter/gatherer tribes where everything is shared. Nobody had anything - since we were always on the move, who had time to cart around possessions? So - since there were no possesions to hand down or farms to protect - paternity was not an issue. Therefore, since there wasn't anysorta deal about paternity, everyone took care of each other - the men didn't know whose kids were who - but ince they mite be "mine" - then all children would be protected.

Pretty kool. And for 95% of our existence - meaning 95% of my and your gramma's and grandpa's - did the 'free love' thing. 190,000 out of the 200,000 years of human's existence.

But then the Agricultural Revolution. Property started then - hey, we farm here, and we will farm here the next year as well. So - the best fields and positions of power? These needed to be passed down to the top-dudes sons - and so the importance of paternity.


The scientists say...? The authors argue that for too long the science of sex and relationships served Power - and not Truth. So, some examples are - scientists concentrated on Chimps and Gibbons for their scientific findings - but the authors feel that Bonobos are a better fit for scienctific lookings into human sexuality. The authors also find fault with other older scientific leanings - too much relying on more modern huntergather groups for data (seven tribes are mentioned), where the authors see these groups -- and thus the data --as being spoiled by modern society. They then turn out data on other tribes that ahdn't been yet touched by the West (journals from explorers in the 1700's where these groups practice of sexuality was like the hunter/gathers, scientists who were the first Westerners in an area who studied remote tribes, etc etc etc...)

Much more. Humans penis and ....whats the word ? .... Oh, just use 'balls' ... compared to a chimps? Our equipement, the authors write, was designed for .. well, group sex. The thrusting? Alone among the primates do we thrust and thrust and thrust - and scientists see that this thrusting creates a vacum that pulls out liquid - ok, seamon - from the womens insides. When a man comes, the shaft first deflates but not the head- letting everything to drain out below the head - which keeps inflated and keeps everything deposited by the latest lover inside her.

What - fucking men and their obsessions? The authors cant get beyond the difference in men getting jiggy wit it - for a few minutes, and then crashing out after the deed is done. How the hll is that compatible w. women taking the time of her life to warm up and have orgasm after orgasm? And her screaming - why are men so quiet, and women are LOUD!?!? Well, they feel women have multiple lovers, and as each dude does his deeds and she loves it, she wants it more and more and tells everyone so.

So - cuckolding - which there was a question in Dan Savage's column some months ago that first interested me in the book amidst the hails of laughter- appears to be a way to make guys get even hotter = since y'know, the whole group sex thing, and the women has bales of lovers, all @ once, and the dudes just havta wait around, and watching gets them even hotter (think the phrase'men are visual', and 'men like porn', and....) - so hot, that when it comes their time to play with the female, the dude can thrust even harder and more committed and more and make sure that it's HIS sperm that....... oh, what ever....

Ok, oooook, ok. I know. You have a wife, or a husband, and property, or are muey Conservative, or .... whatever.... and all of this science stuff is clabbertrap and you are deeply offended. But ... read the book. My impramateur is on it. Hell of a lot more than the digressions here. Again - read it - very interesting.

Salon interview

Every Once In Awhile

Every once in awhile Dragon and I do well. Idea was to watch Bears together, and I said I'd spring for the Fry and drink, as well as dragging M.Jenx to the show if Draggs'd open up his crib. Three peoples joined us - Gallo, then Jacob, then Crankface. Not like, say, a random Tuesday Feb. Bulls game during the Run of the Bulls - that would garner 20 rabid shouting celebrating fenz - but I really did enjoy the game w. four frenz.

Funny. I was to cook up the Fry - but Gallo naturally did it. The drink was good. Sir Green. And the Bears won handily.

Gallo and Cranx departed - for shure no Gallo next week if a bearswatchparty happens - he's secondarily a Packer fan. Then, the remaining three watched a kickass game - the Jets - New england. Had not much care in this game - but the instant teh Jets let notice that they mite actually want to win this game - then I became a Jet fan. It was a lot of fun - both games.

death

She wasnt someone I was expecially close to @ all - really, havent even seen her for a few decades. She worked @ the school i went to - and, I was a FB friend w. her. I'll freely amidt that I gave almost no thought to her - until her son, also a FB friend, posted that she died.

Immediately, the weepiness in me came out. Had to scroll down through her FB page, look over her stuff, note her last post (20 December), and feel bad.

I barely knew her, but .... sad. A whole life, a whole family, a whole .......... i dunno. Nobody can say. Just very sad.

Opening Day 2011

Written By Lazers

edited by Hilts

Opening Day 2011. Salerno’s was adorned with the brass bands and the bunting and the parade, and the trivia media was overflowing in the press box. J&B informs Benkowski that they will have a new attitude in 2011. New attitude or not, the majority of prognosticators again pick J&B as the team to beat in the new season. And the season would begin with a fun and rowdy night reminiscent of the TC Pub days.

J&B Opening Day 2011 lineup: Chemical Man, Hilts, MG and Lazers

The Competition: Auntie Joanne, Peeps, Awesome, Logan Squares (aka Chicago Sharks), and Out of Towners (one of the NW Indiana teams that were part of an all-star team representing that state for the championship)

First half: Local Sports 80s & 90s/Jennifer Aniston/Music 70s & 00s

2008- “Burning Up”?
2001- “Hero”?
1973- “I Got a Name”?
1974- “I’ve Got the Music in Me”?
2000- “Thank God I Found You”?
2003- “In Those Jeans”?
1970- “Snowbird”?
1972 (didn’t catch for certain)- “If Lovin’ You is Wrong I Don’t Wanna Be Right”?
1999- primary position for Paul Konerko?
Mike Ditka’s first season as head coach of the Bears?
Two Wisconsin Badgers on the 1992 Blackhawks?
1993- White Sox primary RF?
2010- male lead in Aniston movie “The Switch”?
On “Friends”- first and last name of Aniston’s character?
Jennifer Aniston Year of Birth?
As a youth, Aniston lived in this European country for a year?

Note: there is a Benkowski factor on the Konerko and Wisconsin Badgers answers.
Don’t remember how or why it started, but the Houston Oiler fight song (and variations thereof) was sung often and loudly throughout the night. I’m pretty certain it was by J&B most if not all of the times it happened, including this version:

They filibuster.
They have the Mindworms.
J&B number one!

Sight seen on Chemical Man’s notes: “Stix is absent but still gay”

Scores at the half: J&B 1000 Auntie J 830 Out of Towners 830 Logan Squares 760 Awesome 330 Peeps 60

It was probably halftime when J&B decided to rank the Opening Day 2011 babes. The candidates were:
The blonde girl on Awesome (Shelly)
The brunette girl on Auntie J (we find out she is a flight attendant for American Airlines, as she came to trivia right from the airport after being stuck in Grand Rapids for 12 hours)
The brunette girl at the bar (allegedly the owner’s daughter, currently known as Boots, and despite intelligence from Bill indicating she is 17 years old, none of us think that is an accurate estimate of her age)
The gal from Out of Towners (no current intelligence on her)

Voting resulted in the following order: Boots, Shelly, Flight Attendant, Out of Towner (though those last two may have been switched).

Second half: Music 80s & 00s/Ads/Famous Chicago Athletes Who Benkowski Interviewed for His Show 1988-Present

Prior to revealing that last category, Benkowski: “There might be some gnashing of teeth and cursing when I announce the third category.”

1982- “Heartlight”?
1987- “Tell It To My Heart” started string of 10 consecutive to chart Top 100?
1981- “For Your Eyes Only”?

Last Chicago manager to do a promo for Benkowski’s show?
PSA featuring Alicia Keys in a coffin is to bring attention to what issue? ((Someone joked "Necrophila" - Hilts))

Gal from Peeps to Hilts, after a 2nd incident of her team being booed: “Take your hat off, it’s warm in here!”

Logan Square and J&B engage in a heavyweight battle throughout the second half, with the lead changing hands many times.

Scores after two halves: Logan Square 1960 J&B 1720 Out of Towners 1440 Auntie J 1200 Awesome 810 Peeps 460

Benkowski hands out cards to solicit ideas for categories. Despite suggestions of 60s Batman TV Series, NFL Fight Songs, and Marriageable TV Characters, Bill chose Oscar Winning Movies with a “Fuck you all.”

As it turns out, Benkowski was not soliciting category ideas for future trivia events. No, he did not have final questions prepared for tonight due to a “situation” (I was not aware that Benkowski watched “Jersey Shore”). The categories submitted by each team would be their final category, and Benkowski moved into full Jim Segredo mode, sitting at the bar for 20 minutes to come up with questions for each one.

J&B wagers the 2nd place classic (1161).

Automobiles (Peeps):
GM stopped production of this line of cars in the early 2000s?
Car dealership on North Western Avenue- when Scottie Pippen stopped appearing, it took his name of and changed to ________ Dodge Store?
Car dealership on South Western Avenue- started in 1938 was founded by what former White Sox player?

Celebrity Gossip (Awesome):
Margaret Cho’s comedy routine addresses her rumored lesbianism by her claiming to be ____sexual?
1939- someone is rumored to have hung themselves on the set of this movie?
Terry Armour of the Tribune ran into this local female news anchor (still active) in the porn section of a video store on the north side (apparently joked about for many years)?

Old Movies (Auntie J):
“We’ll always have Paris”?
This TV executive played a bartender in “It’s A Wonderful Life”?
Top 3 billed stars of “Double Indemnity”?

90s & 00s Movies (Out of Towners):
Played the tall crook in “Home Alone”?
Played the evil caretaker of the old folks home in “Happy Gilmore”?
Top 3 billed stars of 2000s movie about a female boxer?

Oscar Winning Movies (J&B):
In “American Beauty” she was always clipping flowers?
1955- Best Actor for “Marty”?
Top 2 billed stars of “The Seven Year Itch”?


70s Blackhawks (Logan Square):
At the Chicago Stadium, players and media entered the stadium where?
Red Motlow chewed out Benkowski at the locker of this Hawk winger after Benkowski put his microphone into an ongoing interview?
This goalie from Midlothian had a stint with the Blackhawks?

Gentlemen?

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Part II
First half Answers:2008- “Burning Up”? Jonas Brothers
2001- “Hero”? Enrique Iglesias
1973- “I Got a Name”? Jim Croce
1974- “I’ve Got the Music in Me”? Kiki Dee
2000- “Thank God I Found You”? Mariah Carey
2003- “In Those Jeans”? Ginuwine
1970- “Snowbird”? Anne Murray
1972 (didn’t catch for certain)- “If Lovin’ You is Wrong I Don’t Wanna Be Right”? Luther Ingram
1999- primary position for Paul Konerko? Benkowski answer: DH
Mike Ditka’s first season as head coach of the Bears? 1982
Two Wisconsin Badgers on the 1992 Blackhawks? Benkowski answer: Chris Chelios and Gary Suter
1993- White Sox primary RF? Ellis Burks
2010- male lead in Aniston movie “The Switch”? Jason Bateman
On “Friends”- first and last name of Aniston’s character? Rachel Green
Jennifer Aniston Year of Birth? 1969
As a youth, Aniston lived in this European country for a year? Greece
Per Baseball Reference: Konerko played 92 games at 1B and 54 as DH in 1999.
Per Hockey Reference: Gary Suter was traded to the Blackhawks in March 1994.

Second half Answers:
1982- “Heartlight”? Neil Diamond
1987- “Tell It To My Heart” started string of 10 consecutive to chart Top 100? Taylor Dayne
1981- “For Your Eyes Only”? Sheena Easton
Last Chicago manager to do a promo for Benkowski’s show? Lou Piniella
PSA featuring Alicia Keys in a coffin is to bring attention to what issue? HIV/AIDS (J&B input of “necrophilia” was not correct)

Final Answers:Peeps- 460- Automobiles- guess Oldsmobile (correct), didn’t hear guess (no), no guess at all (no)- only 1 correct- wagered it all- thanks for playing.

Awesome- 810- Celebrity Gossip- guesses tri-sexual (correct), Wizard of Oz (correct), “Robin somebody” (no)- that’s 2 correct- wagered 850- up to 1660. Nice job wagering more points than they had.

Auntie J- 1200- Old Movies- guesses Casablanca (correct), Sheldon Leonard (correct), Fred MacMurray/Barbara Stanwyck/Edward G Robinson (correct)- all 3 correct- wagered 425- with bonus up to 4625 and the lead.

Out of Towners- 1440- 90s/00s Movies- guess Daniel Stern (correct), Ben Stiller (correct), Clint Eastwood/Marisa Tomei/done (no)- that’s 2 correct- wagered 730- up to 2170.

J&B- 1720- Oscar Winning Movies- guesses Annette Bening (correct), Ernest Borgnine (correct), Marilyn Monroe/Tom Ewell (correct)- all 3 correct- wagered 1161- with bonus up to 5881 and the new leader.

Logan Squares- 1960- 70s Blackhawks- guess Gate 3 ½ (correct), Grant Mulvey (no), Bob Janecyk (correct)- that’s 2 correct- wagered 1521- up to 3481.

J&B begins the 2011 campaign with a victory! As the 3rd place Logan Squares filter past the J&B dugout, their lady jokingly informs us “J&B sucks.”

When Benkowski stops by the celebrating J&B table in order to dish out their winnings, Pat asks him about Boots’ age. Benkowski speculates that she is around 29 but issues a “word to the wise- she’s Vicky’s daughter.” Vicky is the bartender tonight, lending credence to Bill’s intelligence about Boots being the owner’s daughter. Not sure why the warning though- I would think every mother wishes her daughter could marry a J&Ber.

St Bedes update: scheduled for Saturday, February 26th. Hilts should have details on cost and time.
As for the most marriageable TV characters- gentlemen? Remember- you’d be marrying the character, not the actress.

Automobiles:
GM stopped production of this line of cars in the early 2000s? Oldsmobile
Car dealership on North Western Avenue- when Scottie Pippen stopped appearing, it took his name of and changed to ________ Dodge Store? Northwestern (or North Western)
Car dealership on South Western Avenue- started in 1938 was founded by what former White Sox player? Tony Piet

Celebrity Gossip (Awesome):
Margaret Cho’s comedy routine addresses her rumored lesbianism by her claiming to be ____sexual? Tri-sexual
1939- someone is rumored to have hung themselves on the set of this movie? Wizard of Oz
Terry Armour of the Tribune ran into this local female news anchor (still active) in the porn section of a video store on the north side (apparently joked about for many years)? Jackie Bange

Old Movies (Auntie J):
“We’ll always have Paris”? Casablanca
This TV executive played a bartender in “It’s A Wonderful Life”? Sheldon Leonard
Top 3 billed stars of “Double Indemnity”? Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G Robinson

90s & 00s Movies (Out of Towners):
Played the tall crook in “Home Alone”? Daniel Stern
Played the evil caretaker of the old folks home in “Happy Gilmore”? Ben Stiller
Top 3 billed stars of 2000s movie about a female boxer? Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman

Oscar Winning Movies (J&B):
In “American Beauty” she was always clipping flowers? Annette Bening
1955- Best Actor for “Marty”? Ernest Borgnine
Top 2 billed stars of “The Seven Year Itch”? Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell
Note: “The Seven Year Itch” did not win an Oscar.
70s Blackhawks (Logan Square):

At the Chicago Stadium, players and media entered the stadium where? Gate 3 ½
Red Motlow chewed out Benkowski at the locker of this Hawk winger after Benkowski put his microphone into an ongoing interview? Daryl Sutter
This goalie from Midlothian had a stint with the Blackhawks? Bob Janecyk

Note: Pretty apparent that 70s Blackhawks is not Benkowski’s strongest category. Sutter played only 8 games in the 79-80 season (perhaps none in the 70s), and Janecyk didn’t play in the 70s at all.

They look the same, just 30 years apart

Kid Sister - Right Hand Hi

and on

Frenz w. all types - including full on Teabagger types. Facebook back and forths a lot. Love afriend of mine - Tealady - but politically she's not just having drunk the koolade - she makes it. here are some FB clips and my answers:

I saw:

#2Teabagger=I think Harry Reid is suffering from dementia. If you watch the whole interview with him w David Greggary, he said are economy is fine and so is social security! Is he on drugs?!?

Hilts responded=Although the economy s terrible, social security is actually in pretty good shape. Full payments for the next 27 years, 85% (or so - whats the exact %_it's like 85%) after that. With a wee bit of tinkering, it'll be in full 100% shape to ...provide security for merica future - just like the last 80 years of success.. It's very important for America that we keep the $2.4 Trillion out of the hands of those bankers etc. who want to get that money into their greedy hands. Social Security should be for th 98% of Americans who need it for America's secuirty- not so it can be looted by the profiteers.

Don't ever believe the rich - and all their fancy college degrees and organizations of the elite- who are crying out that Social security is in terrible shape - they just want to make commissions and profits on our money.

hey -the change the subject - read this??

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/matt-taibbi-the-crying-shame-of-john-boehner-20110105See MoreJanuary 9 at 2:38pm ·

#2 ==Social security is in the red starting this year, it will not last 2012.... I'm not buying that ss is in good shape
January 9 at 2:55pm ·

Hilts===‎27 years. sorry to throw out some facts - you can look it up. I know the elite want to get their hands on the 2.4 trillion - and yr probably getting your sountbites from those well educated, well heeled, well financed wall street elite ...- but of course, these people want the money - your money - to make their profits on it.

27 years full solvency. dont let the elite lie to you about your money and your future. Who the hell would trust the rich elites - you really ant to use their talking points - wrong - which??

try this - http://www.ncpssm.org/pdf/truth_booklet_2010.pdf
and this

from there:

"President Bush proposed to privatize Social Security in 2005 by having seniors create individual, privately invested accounts. This Republican proposal would have increased our national debt by $2 trillion to pay for transition costs, gambled the security of seniors’ retirement income on the ups and downs of Wall Street, and imposed management costs of as much as 20%."

2 trillion in debt? After the Republicans just saddled us w. $ 800-900 billion in tax cuts for the elite and (jokingly, i know) posturing about adding anohther $230 billion in debt by trying to cancel Obamacare?

Please. Stop listening to the elite. You start saying elitest things like "Social security is in the red starting this year".

unless, of course, you are part of the elite, to 2% of Americans in wealth - then yr jabble about ss makes sense and I get your take. I'm in the bottom 98% (and i totally suspect you and all rading this as well are) - and we need desperately security.

Dont believe me? Ask yr parents.

3.18pm

#3== I see you have bought into the class warfare scheme. Shame. Don't need the govt. (other people's money)to take care of me cradle to grave. Be responsible and save for your own retirement. Simple. This is America and you are not limited by a caste system.
January 9 at 4:55pm

#1TeabagSan==
First of all, we will be paying for Hilts's golden years and PAY we will with his handsome Chicago Public School pension. So, Hilts, if Social Security is good enough for us, peasants, why isn't it good enough for YOU?

Second, ask my paren...ts?

Well, my parents are seniors and they have worked all their lives and if their is one thing they hate is the social security system!!

Come over.

Ask my dad.

Regardless, you are baseless when you talk out of two sides of your mouth... If anyone is elite, it is YOU. Why is God's name am I responsible for paying for YOUR pension and health care? You are not my problem yet I've been saddle with YOUR problems.

When you forfeit your pension this great social security program, then come back and talk to you, okay?

Hilts==Sorry - i dont make enough money to be in the elite status of people like Reid, obama, linbaugh, that bipolar freak - whats his name, the "Food storage dude" (he he he he...sorry....)?

Also, again, ask yr parents their thoughts about about So...cial Security.

Tuesday, 2:07pm

#2== My mom is on ss and bracing herself for the day her checks stop coming in... I am too because I will be supporting her and paying that big bloated mortgage while living here renting a shit hole apartment....

2:17

#1San== Virgil, my dad and even more so, my mom, HATE social security... they just HATE it... And BTW, we all store food... We store food, products AND WATER! I'm taking some classes on canning at a Mormon church. My grandma stored a lot and I wa...s always big on it, but not with flour and stuff as I am now.... Honey, I don't know if you realize it, but I'm the biggest tin foil hat you can ever meet... We are having a silver meeting soon, if you would like to attend. Gink and Shavid will be talking to everyone about buying metals... And you will be able to walk out with product, not any of that stuff where they will keep it for you... LOL C..., you coming? 2:18pm

Hilts== um ..... oh, ok. didnt know.

2:19pm

#1San== Virgil, why don't you tell everyone how YOU don't have to live on Social Security because YOU will be living of us!! You will have a nice fat pension... Make sure you tell everyone this while you promote S.S.

2:19pm

#1San= Yes, as my dad says... "Social security is one of the most evil things this country has been forced to endure..."

My mom is another story... Her response is "Damn democrats just want to take everything from everyone who works... Always have,... always will."

I thought you knew this... LOL

@2:20PM

#2== I love Rush! For a person w no college or family clout like the Kennedys, he did well. He was also fired 9 times in his life and collected unemployment. We all have the opportunity to start a biz And become wealthy but most don't bother..,,

#1==YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RUSH IS KING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hilts== Linbaugh is worth close to half a billion dollars - he's as Elite as they come and his every word gushes itDo ypu really feel you have the same values as that guy, or other s of the superrich elite class he reresents?

And yes, i fully under...stand the "Myth of the self made man" deal that some starry eyed americans are whipped into believe in (check out some rap videos) - but the percentages of the very very few who make it into the very SuperElite status is so tiny, i put my lot w. the 98% of us - you too, Catherina, yr one of us and not one of them, no matter how good it makes you feel or whatever. Hey, it's the American way - isnt it funny that upwards of 60% of Americans in a recent Gallup poll want to reduce the deficit by taxing the rich - and not taxing you, Cat.?

Im out - gotta go to soccer practice.

2:40pm

#2==So glad I'm paying for Virgil's pension! Wish I could can... Beck talked about his grannies canning every summer when he was a kid... Precious medals are cute while enduring the depression, but we can't eat them... Yes, I will be there... Yes, I will be paying Virgil's pension! Yes we can! Yes, I can!
Tuesday at 2:45pm

#2== Half a billion is not elite, more the $10 trillion. The Facebook founder is a billionaire and he drives a prius and rents a home. It's not like Rush robbed a bank and used the money to open a radio broadcasting network...

#1San== Amazing... Taxing the rich? Who gives us jobs? Aside from people like you who work for government?

And don't patronize me with remarkds about feeling good. It's not the way I want my government ran! It's wrong.

Why don't you talk about your... flipping fat ass pension, Virgil??? Who the hell pays for that?

Don't even try, C.... He talks out of both sides of his mouth. What is good for the goose is not good for the gander. And his poll results are as sound as Obama's fiscal policies... Losers.

Reducing the deficit cannot be done by "taxing the rich" -- they will move money like you wouldn't believe. They are international. Besides, it's unAmerican. Cut spending. Stop living like there's no tomorrow. Tell those who don't f-ing work to go to work. Let us be free. I don't need jack from any government bureaucrat.

Tuesday 3:19

#1San== Virgil, I hope you lose that fat pension... See how much you'd like S.S.

You're a hypocrite.

3:19pm

#2==But if he lost the pension, he may start a small business that takes off and become a billionaire elitist .... Now we can't have that now can we?
Tuesday at 4:04pm

#1San==OR... Just another small business owner who are one of those who Obama wants to tax out of business.

4:04pm

#1San== Love how I may SS but will never get a check from them even at 80+ yes old... We will be 80 ur olds working while Hilts gives us a high five living la vida loca w his pension!
Tuesday at 4:09pm

#1San== LOL I swear! Such hypocrisy!! He left to go coach his girls' soccer team, which he gets paid extra to do.

4:21pm

#2 == Hope he pays taxes and ss on his earnings from coaching???

Tuesday 7:34pm

#1 San==Yes, but we contribute to his pension, too, when he coaches...
Tuesday at 7:35pm

Hilts== Not sure why yr calling me a 'hypocrit' - read back and cant figger the reference (seriously - not sure) Do tell.

So,Cat, joining the rich in hating us in the working class and wanting the woring classes pensions to fail? Wait - you are ...part of the working class!! Why the self hatred? who taught you to hate yurself and your family.

Hate to say it, but you were born into a working class neighbourhood - not some rich subarb- and we were all working class. Why the self hatred? Who taught you that?? Really? Very sad to see the hateful vitriol against Marquette Park.

I get paid about $1000 for girls soccer - turns out to be about $4/h. Im so evil. Maybe we shoyld just let the kids out after school and - what, gangs. Shooting people?? TV? video games? Orshould they be with hard working responsible adults who care for these kids, learning teamwork, keeping in shape, becoming more confident (and i know, that since our President told the nation when he was sworn in that "Science will be restored to its proper status" that you must be 100% against science now .... i mean, rite?)? And spare me the "im in it for the $" -$4/h - and that's not including the indoor teams we run, weeks early in the summer - trust me, it really gets down to something like $2/h -when all said and done. We are serious here - we work the kids , in the proper cotext, the year round. All of you should be very proud about the job the coaching staff at this school - well, unless you want the kids to just roam the streets after school. Please do tell - proud about a fellow concerned American and their work w. Americas future - or just mutteretd halfunderstood complaints about the "evil working class" or whatever those worth $400 billion are libeling about?

AND - I'm pretty close - it'll take a few years more - to getting SS as well from other work - hard work, like our parents, huh!!!! God bless America. The American Dream - we work hard to build our country, and then when we need it, our hard work and savings let us live our last years/decades in security. I understand. If you are worth $400 billion, or $50-60 million (that'd be linbaum and glenn beck) - you dont need SS. I understand.

And as for the "Hey, he can become a billionare" - i dont suscribe to the "Myth of the self made man" . Why do we have to pass laws and all that completely leaning towards this "Myth" when 99+% of America are not billionares? How is that being a responsible American? Trying so hard to lean the laws towards that leas that 1% - when 99% od Americans are not in that bracket? How is that responsible? Have you ever even heard of this?

Trust me please - just think about it. Try. Unfettered by bombastic statements. Open mind. Read. think for yrself. Then make decisions.

(((Here's Moore on the myth:
“So, here's my question: after fleecing the American public and destroying the American dream for most working people, how is it that, instead of being drawn and quartered and hung at dawn at the city gates, the rich got a big wet kiss from Congress in the form of a record tax break, and no one says a word? How can that be? I think it's because we're still addicted to the Horatio Alger fantasy drug. Despite all the damage and all the evidence to the contrary, the average American still wants to hang on to this belief that maybe, just maybe, he or she (mostly he) just might make it big after all.” ))

from wiki-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Alger_myth

CAT - missed bro's Xmas party - i had a Bears thing planned that nite for months and only realised the conflict that aftrnoon. Hated that i missed it.

See 'y'all.

#1SAn==You're not stuck with this miserable social security... You've got a pension paid by THE TAXPAYER!!

So I don't get who you think you are cheering this bankrupt scheme...

Go ahead, try to make me feel guilty all you want... Try to make me f...eel silly all you want... Taking from the government is not what I was raised on... And this class warfare you promote is pathetic.

Yeah, I was wrong on the coaching, but still PAID BY THE TAXPAYER!!

Social Security is a ponzy game... They were NEVER to borrow from it and yet they did...

I don't think most Americans walk around thinking, "Maybe I'll make it big..."

But I do think many Americans appreciate the opportunity and most definitely want to protect the INDIVIDUALISM rather than this damn collectivism that you espouse...

What I make is what I make... Please don't tell me to share, Virgil.

And why are you contining to call this a "tax break" when what they are tax rates... What you are espousing is higher taxes on those who make more money... WHY? WHY PUNISH THOSE PEOPLE...

And PLEASE stop with class warfare and stick to the constitution.

#1San== BTW, I was only somewhat kidding with the soccer... I don't begrudge you for WHAT you do, but HOW you get paid and WHAT you espouse... I think the soccer thing is good and I know you work hard at it...

Hilts==SS has been a successful, worker paid for system to provide social security for Americans in their old age. It will pay Full benefits for the next 27 years and something like 85% for the following 30 years or so (not fully sure of the #'s ...after the first 27years, but it's close - ill get the official numbers for next go around).

So - basically full benefit for over 50 years - and yet, you have people on the right saying it's going in the red NEXT YEAR.

Who told you that - and then start to go over whatever else these people are saying and try to get the validity of these statements.

Then - after you establish that these people are giving you and other right leaning people the wrong facts - then your next job as patriotic Americans is to establish just why these people are forcing this misfacts on you.

And it's not punishing these people - the people who use more of Americas resources should pay their fair share.

--look- the idea is is that they used the stability of this country for their businessesour military, out transortation infrastructure, the electricity and water to run their various factories and business and stores and etc ... - would they have had the same business opportunities in, say, Guiana (sp) or Laos? IS the infrastructure the same there? How many millions would they have made there? Dont think so. Since they use so much of our resourses, they should pay rheir fair share of it.

Right? It's fair. It's the American way. My parents didnt come to this country deliousionally thinking they were gonna sit beside the elites of this country like limbaugh and th others whose millions of dollars can be counted in the hundred of thousands. You reallt hink you share any values with those people?

Thise peole dont share our alues, no matter how badly you wanna
Cat - wouldnt it be nice for our taxes to be lowered by making those who drain the contries resources to pay their fair share?

I like America healthy - not laws skewed towards those in gated communities - which, as we both know, neither of us are ever going to live in (I'd never live in one - I love Americas richness of character and diversity of people and would never want to be cut off from that).
10 hours ago

Hilts== Oh- btw - loved the "Blood Libel" speech for Gov. Palin - finally somebody on the right apoligizing (or at least pointing out the deep unfairness )for villiafing (sp) all Muslims after 9/11. That stunning Anti-rightwing movement that has ...swept the country this past week - I am completely against any sorta of villifying like- "ALL Republicans are terrorists crazy assasins who want to shoot and kill innocent pepole".

(the shooter was a crazy man. Unless they find out more about him, i shy away from tying him to Palin and Linbaum and that sort).

hey - youve seen this, rite?? FUNNY!!!

http://tv.gawker.com/5732873/heres-every-breath-sarah-palin-took-during-her-blood-libel-speech10 hours ago

#2== Palin is being ripped at every turn for "Blood Libel" comment.... death threats even... Poor Gal.....

The 5 cents they get from SS investing, could be billions $$$ if individuals took the role of managing their own money...take the money ou...t every check and put it where YOU WANT IT, not where big daddy wants it. SAme with pensions...Look how amazing THE POWERS THAT BE INVESTED THOSE! BIG OL PENSION HOLE IN EVERY CITY AND STATE'S BUDGET YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR....

GOVERNMENT IS A FAILURE WITH MANAGING $$$$ HELLO $13 Trillion DEFICIT!!!!

#2== Also, every year the SS sends me a statement reminding me how much they stole from me and put into their Ponzi Scheme with a blurb in big bold letters stating, "In 2047 when you retire, you will only be getting 30% of this amount..............you have put in" does that sound fair and solvent to you?

Sure it's great for people right now, but everyone under 50 still paying, gets shit.... Unless I live til 127, and paid in 115 years I may get something....

They pissed the money away, so I get to pay and still am on my own because big daddy SS won't be around for me... But that's fair right? I have an IRA or I will be homeless at 87...or a greeter at WallMart....
7 hours ago.

Hilts== Have soomeone sit down and explain these yearly statements to you (this is not a dis on you, just a suggestion). The 30% simply means you have to put some years into the system to actually get something back. My guess is you haven't worke...d that long, or have an uneven job history (not a dis, just an explination).
Again - there is $2.4 trillion in the system, and it's totally paying out 100% for the next 27 years, and somehting like 85% for the next 30 - meaning, since my guess is that you mite be around 28 years old -if you work till, say, you are 65 (unless the Republicans force us to work even longer than that by raising the retirement age), you will be getting 100% benefits till you are .... 115 years old.

Say - your 30% in @ your age? Well done! (again, not a dis - but yr well on yr way to security in yourolder years -keep working and building our great country!!)

Don't believe me? Take that statement into a ss office and have them explain it to you, step b y step -

Rush limbaagh and the monied Elite of this country - they only care about that $2.4 trillion and the fees and profits they could make off it - not you. To us Americans, SS is for - well, the security of the elders and the security of America's future.

To the elite, they have no care about our future security - just want to take our money and make their profit off of it. remeber when Bush (not the older one - the one who crashed every business he wa sin - but luckily, he had tonnes of frenz w. tonnes of cash to keep him 'going') tried to do destroy SS and America collectively stood up and said "No way!"? Americans can be so kool!!!!
42 minutes ago

girls soccer

Conditioning has started. I have to wake up again - although my latest rising times have been around 1130h. Go to school by 1500h, the older kids run the conditioning actually - well, every once in awhile you can hear me boom "NOW! LETS GO!!" I do so love playing the adult. A lot of last years returning girls are back - it's great to see them. Also - we're killin'm - again, it's nice to see such dtermination. Swaety redfaced kids having to do endless hard exercises. yes, they are all 14-18yo kids - buut we run'm.

Tickleish news - one of our girls is African American. Predominatelt our players are Mexican Americans - and lately has seen the return of the Polish kids. But I always hope that our teams are a reflection of our school - so I love it when all different types show up. I'm rooting for her to stick with it. No matter how good/not good she is - our team will be better for it.