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Who do those stripe-clad shins at right belong to? As if you didn’t know. That’s me, Scott M.X. Turner, and Phil Hecken engaging in a classic “sock-off” outside Sheep Station during yesterday’s Uni Watch party. Here’s a rundown of who wore what: • Ryan Connelly came all the way from Pittsburgh to attend . . . → Read More: Uni Watch Party Report By Phil Hecken, with James Huening First off. A note of apology to Jeremy Brahm, with whom I had collaborated on a HUGE post for today. Somehow…and I’m not sure how…I ended up deleting an ENTIRE post — and his portion is simply too long to recreate now (as I type this, it’s . . . → Read More: And now, the Worst. Uni. Ever. By Phil Hecken and Rick Pearson Well, I’m back again with the master of the early AFL years, Rick Pearson, who is here today to present you the 1961 and 1962 AFL uniforms as they should appear. You will recall the OUTSTANDING post Ricko and Timmy Brulia assisted me with a few weeks . . . → Read More: Getting It Right: The AFL – 1961 & 1962 [Editor's Note: Today we're honored to have a guest-written entry from Robert Marshall, who recently went curling with fellow Chicago reader James Huening. -- PL] By Robert “RPM” Marshall James “JTH” Huening and I went to the Chicago Curling Club on November 1st as part of their “learn to curl” program. The place . . . → Read More: Uni Watch Play Date: RPM and JTH Go Curling Did you know there’s a clinical condition characterized by a fear of vegetables? It’s true! It’s called lachanophobia, which would make a great name for my blog if I hadn’t already chosen “Uni Watch.” All of which makes a good introduction to today’s very protein-centric content, which stretches across several platforms. Think of . . . → Read More: Be Afraid … Be Very Afraid … of Salad I wrote pretty regularly for Fast Company magazine from 2004 through 2007. But I guess they must not have me in their Rolodex anymore, because nobody told me about this article, which they just posted on their web site (not sure if it’s also in the printed mag, but I don’t think so). . . . → Read More: ‘Why Yes, I Do Think I Could Do Better’ Two weekends ago I was in Cooperstown, where Hall of Fame curator Tom Shieber was kind enough to give a private behind-the-scenes tour to me, Kirsten, and my old college pals Jeff Katz and Ben McTernan. Naturally, I dressed for the occasion (thanks, RPM). Most of our time was spent in the Hall’s . . . → Read More: ‘If you damage this, I will beat your skull in with it’: Cooperstown Field Trip Report Back around 2002, I wrote a column about collectibles for a magazine too embarrassing to mention. The column was eventually discontinued because the editor felt I wasn’t coming up with enough “found in the attic” stories — i.e., stories about amazingly valuable collectibles that had been gathering dust in someone’s attic until they . . . → Read More: A Helmet for the Ages |
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