Category: News

  • Free Sox Tix: Cha-ching

    Okay. So anyone who knows me knows that I love the Cubs. And Wrigley Field. But nobody is going to question rooting for the home team – whoever they may be.

    A guy I know sent out this huge email, saying that he had free White Sox tickets to give away – to the game *that* night (which was yesterday). I just happened to be at my computer, online, when the new message popped up. I immediately responded, “I’ll take them”. Score.

    Section 509, Row 11, Seats 10 and 11.

    No, they’re not the greatest seats in the park, but the view was much better there than in the terrace reserved section of Wrigley – where my brother and I stood from a few weeks ago. My hunch is that, overall, the view of the field is better at U.S. Cellular. But, there’s no surpassing the history, look, and feel of good ole Wrigley. Though originally named Weegham Park (1914-1920), then Cubs Park (1920-1926), the name has remained the same since the 1927 season.

    The game was great. Megan really likes the Sox (she’s from a Sox family), so I was happy to take her. Plus, I had not been to Sox Park since it was “New Comiskey, Rev. 1”. Sox 3, Royals 0.

  • Memphis BBQ

    If you’ve ever been to Memphis, you’ve probably had dry rub barbeque. But if you haven’t, you don’t know what you’re missing! Hanging out in Memphis this past month, I am convinced that I ate the best BBQ ribs I have ever had. The restaurant? Central BBQ. This stuff is just fall-off-the-bone juicy on the inside, but the outside is dry, rubbed with a secret combination of spices. It beats me how they do it, but the combination of dry and juicy is unreal. Here’s a picture of what I got: the “slab for two”.