Around Here: Wisconsin Gas, Omelets, Old Friends, and the Blue Gill

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22

Drove across the border and met the former Magee teachers at the Bristol 45 Diner in Bristol, Wisconsin.  It was also time to fill up the Dakota which was down to about an 8th of a tank.  It has a big gas tank and it takes a lot to fill it when it is that low.  Gas around northern Illinois is anywhere from $3.40 to $3.60 now.  Gas in Wisconsin is lower and along Highway C was $3.20.

We had a good turnout for our first get together since the coronavirus hit back in March 2020 with six:  Bob B., Maxine, Bob D., Karen and Cindy.  Great to catch up with old friends.  And, the Diner has really great omelets.  I usually get the Mediterranean one and have several meals off it at home.

On the way home, I got gas at a station on Wis. 83, just north of Antioch, Illinois, for $3.08.  A considerable savings for me as it took 18 gallons to fill up.

Later, we met Kevin and Kelly at Kelly's in Trevor, Wisconsin, for a fish fry.  I had some delicious blue gill.

--RoadDog

PREGNANCY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:  Q   What is the most common craving for women during pregnancy?  A     For men to be the ones who get pregnant.

Here Are Another 12 Great Illinois High School Nicknames: The Polo Marcos

Cobden Appleknockers

DeKalb Barbs

Dietrich Movin' Maroons

Effingham Flaming Hearts

Elk Grove Grenandiers

Genoa-Kingston Cogs

Fisher Bunnies

Hampshire Whip-Purs

Lake Forest Academy Caxys

Polo Marcos   (Ha Ha)

Wethersfield Flying Geese

Zion-Benton Zee-Bees

Go You Flying Geese  --RoadDog

Great Illinois High School Nicknames: Go You Wooden Shoes

From the October 27, 2021, Rockford(Illinois) Register Star "Which Illinois high school has the coolest nickname?  here are our favorites" by a panel of six.

Well, I went to Palatine High School (the Pirates) and Fremd High School (the Vikings).  Okay names, but nothing extraordinary.

Here are some extraordinary school nicknames.  Go to the site and learn how they became known as them.

Rockford East E-Rabs

Plano Reapers

Rochelle Hubs

Centralia Orphans

Canton Little Giants

Teutopolis Wooden Shoes

Illinois Central Valley Grey Ghosts  (and just in time for Halloween)

Freeport Pretzels

New Berlin Pretzels

Witt Speedboys

Hoopestown Cornjerkers

Lincoln Railsplitters

Galesville Silver Streaks

And, just in time for the start of the 2021 IHSA Football Playoffs this weekend.

The Cornjerkers  --RoadBall

WLS Top Ten for Week of October 25, 1971: 'Tired of Being Alone'

That's right, just fifty short years ago.  I was still in college at UGA at the time as a junior and pledging Sigma Phi Epsilon, but had decided to drop out of that fraternity and try to start a Delta Sigma Phi fraternity there.

1.  YO YO--  Osmonds

2.  I'VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN--  Free Movement

3.  CHARITY BALL--  Fanny

4.  GYPSEYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES--  Cher

5.  MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE--  Rod Stewart

6.  TIRED OF BEING ALONE--  Al Green

7.  DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN--  Lee Michaels

8.  ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW--  Delaney & Bonnie

9.  SHAFT--  Isaac Hayes

10.  WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY--  Dawn

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DEBUTS

27.  EVERYBODY'S EVERYTHING--  Santana

28.  BABY I'M-A-WANT YOU--  Bread

29.  I DON'T WANT TO LIVE INSIDE MYSELF--  Bee Gees

30.  TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE--  Grass Roots

CHERISH--  David Cassidy

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Been Fourteen Days Since I Don't Know When."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Do You Know What I Mean"

Around Here: A Civil War Encampment, Stucky's, Karaoke and Da Pack Beats Da Bears

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16

For the first time since 2019,I went to a Civil War encampment at Hainesville, Illinois.  It was good to get around like-minded folks like me.  It was sunny, but blustery with a good bit of cold in the air.  Not bad in the sunlight, but avoid tree shade.

I met and talked with my friend Bob, who was playing the part of Elijah Haines, the founder and namesake of Hainesville.  We go back to 1973, when we were both teachers in Round Lake.  I also sat in on the presentations by U.S. Grant and Abraham Lincoln.

They were going to recreate the Battle of Bentonville, fought in North Carolina on March 19-21, 1865.  This battle was fought just 25 miles from where I was born in 1951, Goldsboro.  However, I had been wind-blown enough by then so I decided to leave.

Later that night Liz and I went to Stucky's in Johnsburg where we ate an d I sang karaoke.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17 

Met the new neighbors across the street for the first time.  We went to the McHenry American Legion where we watched a certain quarterback own us again as he said so emphatically after scoring a TD.  The 24-14 final score was not truly indicative of their domination.  Sure getting tired of watching Da Bears play Da Packers.

--RoadSadBears

Around Here: Good Things About Eliminations, Flu Shot, Raking Pine Straw and Lawn Tractor Problems

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14

Well, one good thing about the Sox being eliminated from the playoffs (and the Brewers were also eliminated last night), I no longer have to make a special effort to watch any of the playoff games anymore.  I will watch parts of them as I get a chance to, but not all the games.  Plus, had the Sox gone to the World Series and won, there is a considerable savings on souvenirs of the event.

I got my regular flu shot for the second straight year,  I didn't get them for many years as I taught school and was around so many kids that I had built up quite an immunity, but the last several years I had been really sick with the flu for a couple weeks at a shot, so, hey, I'll take the shot.

Put up some more Halloween lights.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15

I did a lot of pine straw raking (free mulch) around the east and west pine islands and picked up a whole lot of limbs and sticks in the arboretum area in preparation of cutting the grass.  Sadly, I couldn't get the lawn tractor started and will have to have it worked on again.  It is now 28years old and perhaps even a John Deere doesn't run forever.  This is the third problem this year so it may be time to get another one.

--RoadDog

Around Here: Sad Sox Eliminated, No Civil War Round Table, Donovan's Reef and German Fest at Stucky's

TUESDAY. OCTOBER 12

I had two big things to do today.  Originally just one, but yesterday's Sox-Astros ALDS game was rained out and rescheduled for today.  I also already had a McHenry County Civil War Round Table meeting at Woodstock Public Library, the first in person one since the virus hit at 7 pm.  The Sox game was in the afternoon.

We went to Sunnyside Tavern in Johnsburg to watch the Sox game which was my big mistake.  The Sox got off to a 1-0 lead, but then the bats went silent and any mistake the Sox made, the Astros scored.  They were especially good at scoring with two outs which happened quite a few times.  That is the mark of a good team.

And, out pitching collapsed again as well.  The result was a 9-1 loss and elimination from the playoffs.  To say the least, I was in no shape to drive the 17 miles to Woodstock for the round table meeting.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13

We went to Donovan's Reef in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin and played trivia with Uncle Jeffie.  Afterwards, I went to Stucky's in Johnsburg, Illinois, and had their Wednesday special, the German Fest 4-course dinner which included beef goulash, bratwurst balls & sauce, hunter's pork chops and Black Forest cake for $13.50.  As usual, Chef Deb put out a great spread.

--Eins, Zwei, Drei.  --RoadHund

Every Blooming THing: Mid October

This has been a strange fall so far.  It has not gotten very cold at all (That is, until now.  We had to turn the furnace on today.)  The  trees haven't really started to change much. My honey locusts, got gold, but he  lost their leaves quickly as usual.  Usually by now several of my crabapple trees lose their leaves by the end of August, but this year we had a drier spring, so they kept their leaves.

The birch trees are starting to turn yellow.  The burning bushes are just starting to turn their blazing red a little bit.

Unfortunately, the lawn tractor broke down for the third time this season nd is in a shop.  But, that isn't stopping the grass from growing.  Hope I get that back soon or it may be too late.

All Halloween decorations are up.

The asters are a deep purple and several hundred mums of varying hues are blooming as well as the reddish sedum heads.

--RoadGreen

Okay Bob Stroud, Here's a Ten at Ten for You: Fifty Years Ago: 'Absolutely Right'

Bob Stroud plays his Ten at Ten show every weekday at Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM.  He plays songs from a year or song with a common theme, such as yesterday's "Just Say No" show where all the songs had the word "No" in them.

Now, here's my list of songs on the WLS Survey from the week of October 11, 1971.  That would be fifty years ago in case you're wondering.  To me, these songs could definitely be played more often.

ABSOLUTELY RIGHT--  Five Man Electric Band

ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW--  Delaney & Bonnie

SHAFT-- Isaac Hayes

RAIN DANCE--  Guess Who

CHARITY BALL--  Fanny

TIRED OF BEING ALONE--  Al Green

ONE FINE MORNING-- Lighthouse

SO FAR AWAY--  Carole King

IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME--  Stevie Wonder

SWEET CITY WOMAN--  Stampeders

I think even Bob Stroud might like this list.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "People Say That I've Found A Way To Make You Say That You Love Me."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Tired of Being Alone"

WLS Top 10 for Week of October 18, 1971: 'I've Found Someone of My Own'

These were the Top Ten songs and debuts in Chicago according to WLS, 890 AM fifty years ago.

1.  MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE--  Rod Stewart

2.  DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN--  Lee Michaels

3.  YO YO--  Osmonds

4.  IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME--  Stevie Wonder

5.  I'VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN--  Free Movement

6.  SWEET CITY WOMAN--  Stampeders

7.  SUPERSTAR--  Carpenters

8.  CHARITY BALL--  Fanny

9.  GYPSYS' TRAMPS & THIEVES--  Cher

10.  ONE FINE MORNING--  Lighthouse

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DEBUTS

26.  INNER CITY BLUES--  Marvin Gaye

27.  PEACE TRAIN--  Cat Stevens

28.  IMAGINE--  John Lennon

29.  TRAPPED BY A THING CALLED LOVE--  Denise LaSalle

30.  YOU THINK YOU'RE HOT STUFF--  Jean Knight

EVERYBODY'S EVERYTHING--  Santana

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Been Forty Days Since I Don't Know When I Just Saw Her With My Best Friend."  Answer below.  RoadDog

"You Know What I Mean"

Music Deaths: Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers

PHIL EVERLY, 84

Died 21 August 2021

Singer/songwriter with vocal duo Everly Brothers with brother Phil Everly.

Talk about your hit songs.  These guys sure had them.  Just some of them:

"Bye Bye Love"  (#2-1957)

"Wake Up Little Susie"  (#1-1957)

"All I have To Do Is Dream"  (#1-1958)

"Bird Dog"  (#1-1958)

"Cathy's Clown"  (#1-1960)

And those are just a few of them.

Music Deaths: Tom T. Hall 'The Storyteller'

TOM T. HALL, 85

Died 20 August 2021

Country singer and songwriter.

As a recording artist, placed more than 50 songs on the country charts 1967 to 87, including 21 which became Top Ten hits.

Wrote "Harper Valley PTA" for Jeannie C. Riley" and "Itty Bitty" for Alan Jackson.

Some of his hits:

"(Old Dogs, Children and) Watermelon Wine"

"I Love"

"The Year Clayton Delaney Died"

"I Like Beer"

"That Song Is Driving Me Crazy"

I remember seeing quite a country show back in the early 1980s featuring Tom T. Hall and Bobby Bare.

As a matter of fact, I sang "I Like Beer" just last night at karaoke at Stucky's.

Thanks Tom for all those great songs.

WLS Top 30 for Week of October 11, 1971-- Part 5: 'So Far Away'

Fifty years ago in Chicago's WLS, 890 AM radio.

*  Means the song was climbing the chart.  The number after the artists is how high the song got on the Billboard Hot 100 National Chart.

10.  SO FAR AWAY / SMACKWATER JACK--  Carole King     #14     From that huge album "Tapestry."

9.  GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL--  Donny Osmond    #1  for three weeks.

8.  THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN--  Joan Baez        #3     This song always makes me sad.  Her only Top Ten ever.   She only had one other song in the Top 40, "Diamonds and Rust," but, oh what a voice.

7.  I'VE FOUND SOMEBODY OF MY OWN--  Free Movement    #5

6.  IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME--  Stevie Wonder     #8

5.  SUPERSTAR--  Carpenters   "Long Ago and So Far Away."

4.  YO YO--  Osmonds      #3     The white Jackson 5.

3.  SWEET CITY WOMAN--  Stampeders    #8

2.  DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN--  Lee Michaels    #6

1.  MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE--  Rod Stewart     #1  for five weeks

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Virgil Caine Is My Name And I Drive On The Danville Train."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down."  

WLS Top 30 for Week of October 11, 1971-- Part 4: 'Spanish Harlem'

Fifty years ago on Chicago's WLS, 890 AM.

*  Means it was climbing the charts.  The number after the artist is how high it got on the Billboard Hot 100 National Charts.

15.  GYPSYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES--  Cher       #1   Another persecuted group.  Real name Cherilyn Sarkisian.

14.  SPANISH HARLEM--  Aretha Franklin      #2       Aretha making another song her own.

13.  TIRED OF BEING ALONE--  Al Green     #11    His first Tip 40.   Had that perfect voice for that music.

12.  I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING-- Partridge Family      #13    Great song from a Cowsills knock off band.  But, they had Susan Dey.  The TB series ran from 1970-74.

11.  ONE FINE MORNING--  Lighthouse    #24      One fine horn band.  From Toronto, Canada.   One of two Top 40 hits.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "I Was Born In The Wagon Of A Travellin' Show."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves"

WLS Top 30 for Week of October 11, 1971-- Part 3: 'Charity Ball'

20.  MARIANNE--  Stephen Stills   #42    Born in Dallas in 1945.

19.  STICK UP--  Honey Cone     #11     Some of that great 1970s female soul  Lead singer Edna Wright died in 2020.    "Boom Boom Shacka Lacka Boom Boom."

18. I'M COMING HOME--  Tommy James     #40     I don't remember this song.  2:05.   What?  No Shondells?

17.  BIRDS OF A FEATHER--  Raiders   #23   This was written ad sung originally by Joe South and went to #106 in 1968.  They dropped the name Paul Revere and the Raiders in 1970.

16.  CHARITY BALL--  Fanny     #40     All girl band and a great song that I had forgotten.  These gals rocked.  This song should have ranked way higher.   Two of them were sisters.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  ""A Thief In The Night, He Stole My Mind."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Stick Up"

Thanks for a Fun Season Chicago White Sox

They gave their best shot, but those Astros were just too good.  I found out that this will be their fifth straight trip to the American League Championship Series.  And you could sure see it.  Make a mistake and they crucified you.  

That third inning especially yesterday.  Rodon hit the first batter, then walked the next two.  I immediately said the Astros were going to score at least two, which they immediately did.  That 2-1 lead proved to be all they needed.  

After the Sox beat them 12-6 Sunday in the game that seemed like it would never end, Sox bats went silent.  This was something the Sox had been doing regularly the last two months of the season.

But, I see a real fun year coming next season and they can use the experience in this playoff series to help base them for the next.

And, of course, I have to apologize to them for writing about the games in advance.  Whenever I do that for any of the teams I back, that essentially amounts to a kiss of death.

Oh, well.  At least I now have a lot more free time and I saved a lot of money buying souvenirs.  I will watch the rest of the MLB playoff, now that the Brewers are also out, at my convenience.  No must-watch games.

Oh yes, back in 2005, the White Sox swept the Astros in the World Series.  Just saying.

--RoadSad

WLS Top 30 for Week of October 11, 1971-- Part 2: 'Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep'

Fifty years ago.

*  Means the song is climbing the charts.  The number after the artist is how high the song got on the Billboard National Hot 100 Chart.

25.  AIN'T NO SUNSHINE--  Bill Withers      #4   Just 2:06 long.    And Bill's saying "I Know" 27 times didn't seem to hurt the song.  I know.   His first of three straight top three songs.  His next one went to #1.  Do you know the name of it?

24.  RAIN DANCE--  Guess Who      #19     A comment from two years ago said they couldn't believe this group is still not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  Is that true?  Probably one of their least-known hits, but, wow!, what a song.  It gets into your head, then try to get it out.

23.  CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP--  Mac and Katie Kissoon.     #20    Probably a silly song, but just try to get it out of your mind.  One comment called it the ultimate guilty pleasure.  It IS a neat song.   Brother and sister act from Trinidad.

22.  NEVER MY LOVE--  Fifth Dimension      #12     What harmony and then three's that Marilyn gal.  An old Association song.

21.  WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY--  Dawn       #39      As in the group Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando.    Gee, if you don't have anything going on Sunday. let's get married.  Not much forewarning on this one.

Name That Tune (from the above song):  "Wonder This Time Where's She Gone.  Wonder If She's  gone to stay."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Ain't No Sunshine"

WLS Top 30 for Week of October 11 1971-- Part 1: 'Shaft'

These are the tip songs in Chicago FIFTY years ago according to Powerhouse radio station WLS, 890 AM.  Yep, AM radio.

*  Means the song was climbing the charts.  The number after the artist is how high the song got on the National Billboard Hot 100 charts.

HITBOUND

*YOU THINK YOU'RE HOT STUFF-  Jean Knight      #57   Sounds a lot like her hit "Mr. Big Stuff."  One comment called it "Mr. Big Stuff Pt.1."  Love the lines from the song:  "But I am the one who's gonna cool you off" and "I know what you're after, But you're not gonna get it."

30.  UNCLE ALBERT /ADMIRAL HALSEY--  Paul and Linda McCartney   #1    Born James Paul McCartney in Liverpool on June 18, 1942.

29.  *ABSOLUTELY RIGHT--  Five Man Electric Band    #26    At 2:17, way too short.  You just start getting into it and its over.  From Ontario, Canada.

28.  *ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW--  Delaney & Bonnie     #20   Written by Dave Mason.   Follow up to "Never Ending Song of Love."

27.  WEDDING SONG--  Paul Stookey     #24   I wonder how many weddings this song has been played at?  Where are Peter and Mary?

26.  *SHAFT--  Isaac Hayes      #1    "Theme from Shaft"  One tough song in all aspects:  from music to singing.  Makes you feel invincible after hearing it.  His biggest hit.  Follow up to "Never Can Say Goodbye."

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "I Don't Mean To Mislead You, It's Just My Craziness Comin' Through."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Only You Know and I Know"

About Last Weekend: Two Legions, a Band, No Fireworks, Buck Drafts and Da Bears

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2

We went to the Fox Lake (Illinois) American Legion and saw the 50s-60s band Tony & the Effects from 3 to 6 in the afternoon.

Then went to Stucky's in Johnsburg, figuring we'd watch the Johnsburg Family fireworks display from there while enjoying the $1 draft beers.   Unfortunately, we could not see those fireworks from there.  But, we did enjoy those drafts.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3

Watched then first half of the Bears game at home in Margaritaville, our downstairs bar and the second half at the McHenry (Illinois) American Legion and enjoyed the excellent brats that Dave had made.

It was a good thing that the Bears were playing the Lions, who are as bad as DaBears or we would have lost the game.  But, at least our new wonderkid qb, Justin Fields wasn't sacked nine times.

--RoadDog

And, Yet Another Futile Effort on the Part of the Bad / Sad Sox

Now down two games to nothing in a best of five series.  The season should be over tomorrow night.  Everything I feared the Six would do, is exactly what they're doing.  

Then there is that Craig Kembrel. Sure hope that arm-hanger is gone by next year.  He comes in with the Sox down by a run and then suddenly they are down my five runs.

The Astros take advantage of every mistake the Sox make.  In one inning the Sox walked three straight Astros and two scored to tie it.

And, I didn't like the fact that the game was televised just on the MLB network which we don't get.

Well, one good thing about a quick out for the Sox is that it frees up time for me.  With them gone, I don't HAVE to watch or listen to any more baseball games.  Plus, I won't have to buy stuff that I would had the Sox won the World Series.

--RoadSad

Well, the Bad Sox/Sad Sox Showed Up Yesterday

Watched the entire game at a local watering hole and it was hard.  Sox pitcher Lynn didn't have his stuff and the Sox couldn't buy a hit there in the first six innings.

Of course, par of the problem was me putting the whammy on them by writing about them in this blog.  I guess I have to then take part of the blame.

But, at least the Sox got their act together at the end of the season and won five games in a row before losing the last one.  It reminds me of 2005, when the Sox won the World Series where they won five games in a row at the end of the season and then went through the playoff with a 11-1 run.

It was kind of bad that they were not threatened by any of the other Central Division AL teams and won so easily.

Well.  Good Luck Today.  --RoadSox

So, Which White Sox Team Will Show Up Today (A Sox Fan Worries)

In just a little bit, the Chicago White Sox will be starting their playoff game against the Houston Astros.

And, the big question is, which Sox team are we going to see.  Is it going to be the good one or the bad one.  If it is the bad one, it will be three and done.  And, there is no way of knowing which we will be getting until after the game gets underway.

The Sox can be unbelievably impressive at times and such a waste at others.  They can beat a team by ten runs and then lose the next four games by one run each.  Their pitching can be brilliant or I can't watch.  Relief is even a bigger question, especially with the Hendricks and Kimbrel.  Either brilliant or like throwing gas on the fire.

Now, I know I just put a whammy on the team by writing about it, but I just had too.

One thing I know, is that perhaps the team should be renamed the Chicago Hispanic Sox (sure are a lot of Hispanic names) or the Chicago Gold Chains (it seems most of the players always have those gold chains out bouncing around).

Plus, more than a few of the players require an interpreter when they speak to the media.  Looks like if you have been in the U.S. for several or more years, you ought to learn how to speak the language especially with how much money you're earning.

Any, just a few thoughts before the playoffs begin.

Go You White Sox and Bring It Back to Comiskey Park.  --RoadSox

Top Albums in Chicago for Week of October 4,1971

1.  EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY--  Rod Stewart

2.  EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR--  Moody Blues

3.  SHAFT--  Isaac Hayes

4.  TAPESTRY--  Carole King

5.  WHO'S NEXT--   Who

6.  BARK--  Jefferson Airplane

7.  RAM--  Paul & Linda McCartney

8.  MASTER OF REALITY--  Black Sabbath

9.  CARPENTERS--  Carpenters

10.  IMAGINE--  John Lennon

--RoadDog

Civil War, Half-Price Books, Sliders, Stucky's, Radio, Margaritaville, Da Bears, Legion and Concert

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

Drove to Panera Bread Co. in Crystal Lake, Illinois, for the McHenry County Civil War Round Table discussion group,    This month's topic was Lee's First Invasion, 1862.  Nothing like getting together with a bunch of like-minded folks to talk about history, drink some coffee and today I had a Bear Claw.  That was good as I hadn't had one in a long time.

Afterwards, I drove to Algonquin, and even got through the Algonquin Road-Randall Road intersection without having to wait.  That is a first for me.  I drive the extra six miles to Algonquin because they have two of my favorite places, Half-Price Books and White Castle.  Love those cheap books and CDs at the first place, and, of course, a ten-pack of those beloved Sliders.

Cut the grass and later went to Stucky's in Johnsburg for their $1 pints.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

The usual morning stuff of internet and Breakfast with the Beatles and Rock and Roll Roots on the radio and then watched the first part of the Bears game in Margaritaville, our downstairs bar, then the second half at the McHenry American Legion.  Enjoyed one of their Adequate Bloody Marys for $2.50.  

I left in the 4th quarter when it became apparent Da Bears were completely outclassed and going to lose (poor Justin Fields in his first start at qb was sacked NINE times) and went over to the nearby Miller Park on the Fox River where I met friend Pam and saw a set by a local performer who put on quite a show.  This was the final concert of the summer season there and what a perfect day for it.

Afterwards went back to the Legion for awhile and then home.

Good Times in the Area.  --RoadDog

WLS Top Ten for Week of October 4, 1971: 'Spanish Harlem'

Fifty years ago these were the top ten songs in Chicago and the debuts.  Also, try to guess the artist of the song in the headline.

1.  MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE--  Rod Stewart

2.  SWEET CITY WOMAN--  Stampeders

3.  SUPERSTAR--  Carpenters

4.  DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN--  Lee Michaels

5.  YO YO--   Osmonds

6.  GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL--  Donny Osmond

7.  THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN--  Joan Baez

8.  I'VE FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN--  Free Movement

9.  I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING--  Partridge Family

10.  SPANISH HARLEM--  Aretha Franklin

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DEBUTS

21.  I'M COMING HOME--  Tommy James

22.  GYPSEYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES--  Cher

23.  CHARITY BALL--  Fanny

24.  WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY--  Dawn

25.  NEVER MY LOVE--  Fifth Dimension

ABSOLUTELY RIGHT--  Five Man Electric Band

Name That Town (from the above songs):  "Long Ago, And Oh, So Far Away, I Fell In Love With You Before The Second Show."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Superstar"

No FP for Me, Fall Arrives, Donovan's, Trivia, Sunnyside, Craft Brews, Da Bears and a Fish Fry

WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 22

Fall has arrived and with it considerably cooler in the morning  I haven't sat out FP (Front Porch) for the last several days.  Went to Donovan's Reef as we do most every Wednesday to play live trivia with Jeff and enjoy the cheap beers.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

We went to Sunnyside Tavern in Johnsburg and I enjoyed this month's Thursday special which was the craft beer called Beach Blonde for $2 a pint.  I really like craft beers (but definitely not IPAs), but do not like paying $5 to $7 for one.  I am what you call a cheap drinker.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

Still no FP.  Fall has definitely arrived.  Lots of talk around here about the Bears moving to Arlington Heights since they have evidently bought Arlington Park Race Track.  Makes no difference to me.

Met Kevin, Kelly, Barb and Glen at Cuda's for their fish fry.

--RoadDog

Where Were You October 1, 1972?: 'Dirty Work'

Bob Stroud went back to 1972 for his Ten at Ten on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM, the Drive.

This date, I was a senior at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb and busy taking education classes so I could teach social studies in high school when I graduated in May 1973.

These were the songs Stroud played:

HOLD YOUR HEAD UP--  Argent

I SAW THE LIGHT--  Todd Rundgren

FROM THE BEGINNING--  Emerson Lake & Palmer

GO ALL THE WAY--  Raspberries

SENTIMENTAL LADY--  Fleetwood Mac

DIRTY WORK--  Steely Dan

ZIGGY STARDUST--  David Bowie

COVER OF THE ROLLING STONE--  Dr. Hook

BRANDY--  Looking Glass

HONKY CAT--  Elton John

The #1 song this date was "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me" by Mac Davis, the #1 album was "Chicago 5" by Chicago and the #1 movie was "Superfly."

Bob always has listeners pick their favorite song played of the ten and mine was "Brandy."

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "There's A Port In A Western Bay And It Serves A Hundred Ships A Day."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Brandy"