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VIDEO: Meet the voice of Mario from the Nintendo games

January 28, 2017 | Kevin

Charles Martinet is a Hollywood actor with decades of work under his belt, working in theater and film but you likely don’t know him from any of his on screen roles but you have heard his voice in many of the biggest video games of all time. Martinet has been the playful voice of Mario from the ‘Super Mario’ video game series, and this interview with Great Big Story, shows off the familiar plumber adventurer’s voice in all of it’s over-the-top glory. There is an odd disconnect when you actually see the voice from the Nintendo games just coming out of a real person mouth, but it’s really neat to see the craft of bringing this character to life.

Get the lowdown on the first Mario game for mobile devices, ‘SUPER MARIO RUN’ here

We are on such an Nintendo kick this week. This past Thursday at Headquaters Beercade in River North, Neal from Hammond won our massive Mario Kart N64 tournament to win the opportunity of a lifetime to compete against Tyler from Twenty-One Pilots at the United Center on stage.

Neal from Hammond wins it all, to move on to face Tyler from @twentyonepilots Sat @ the UC #clique #emotionalroadshow @kevkellam

A photo posted by 101WKQX (@101wkqx) on Jan 26, 2017 at 10:07pm PST

Gourmet Toasts & 170 Whiskies Coming To New West Loop Restaurant

January 27, 2017 | Marconi🍕

(from chicago.eater.com)

The West Loop is getting an all-day restaurant that will serve gourmet toasts in the mornings and sling from a selection of 170 whiskies at night. The unusual combo has an apropos name: Slightly Toasted. It should open by the end of the month inside the former Mila One space at Clinton and Madison, according to Crain’s. Slightly Toasted is what the crew behind Oak + Char have been preparing for since their River North restaurant closed over the summer. They want to attract Metra commuters from nearby Ogilvie Transportation Center with counter service for coffee and pastries. But they 90-seat space will host a more formal atmosphere on Saturdays when they’ll serve from a prix fixe menu for a single nightly seating. (MORE HERE)

Love this idea, ALL but this part – “will serve gourmet toasts in the mornings and whiskey at night”. I thought I would finally have a home for two of my favorite things TOAST and WHISKEY. WHY CAN’T THEY BE SERVED TOGETHER??? WHYYY???

THE JUGGALOS ARE MARCHING ON WASHINGTON!

January 27, 2017 | Kevin

The Juggalos are marching on Washington, I REPEAT the Juggalos are marching on Washington, D.C.! Yes, this is 2017 and not a comedy sketch on TV.

Rap group Insane Clown Posse and their faithful “Juggalo” fans are set to march in Washington on September 17th, to protest the band’s fans being labeled as a “loosely organized hybrid gang” by the FBI in 2011. Since the group gained the dubious designation, it has failed in court to have the tag dropped. ICP continued to release music, tour, and produce their annual ‘Gathering of the Juggalos’ festival which has a reputation for being an anticipated wild event under the Psychopathic Records banner.

The march’s official website clarifies what the planned event’s purpose is saying “This march is a serious, peaceful public demonstration, organized for one purpose — to deliver a message to the world showing how Juggalos have been unfairly stigmatized and discriminated against simply for identifying as being part of a particular music-based subculture. The golden rule of the march for participants is simply this: If you’re not serious about being there, just stay home.”

ICP rappers Joseph “Violent J” Bruce and Joseph “Shaggy 2 Dope” Utler will be present. The march will also feature a free concert with Vanilla Ice and 2 Live Crew in Brisbow, Virginia not far from D.C.

Looking at this story from a far, I have honestly felt bad for ICP fans for getting collectively painted with a broad brush of negativity. No matter what you think of the music or it’s fans, this will be interesting.

This though was a fun piece of music comedy spoofing ICP’s Gathering from SNL in 2010.

Queued Up #211

January 27, 2017 | Web Team

1. Panic! At The Disco – Death Of A Bachelor
2. Moose Blood – Knuckles
3. Spoon – Hot Thoughts
4. Phantogram – Same Old Blues
5. The Shins – Name For You
6. The XX – Say Something Loving
7. Cage The Elephant – Cold Cold Cold
8. The Wrecks – Favorite Liar (Queued Up Artist Showcase 1.26.17)
9. Glass Animals – Pork Soda
10. The Orwells – They Put a Body In The Bayou (Local)
11. The Strumbellas – Young and Wild
12. Bastille – Blame
13. The Hunna – Bonfire
14. Morgxn – Home
15. Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes – Lullaby

1. Sundara Karma – She Said
2. Hembree – Holy Water
3. Jon Bellion – All Time Low
4. Kings Of Leon – Reverend
5. Bleeker – Highway (Queued Up Artist Showcase 1.26.17)
6. Declan Mckenna – The Kids Don’t Wanna Come Home
7. Silversun Pickups – Latchkey Kids
8. Ocean Park Standoff – Good News
9. Lewis Del Mar – Painting (Masterpiece)
10. American Authors – I’m Born To Run
11. Cemetery Sun – Fake Love
12. Frank Turner – The Real Damage
13. Sigma – Find Me (feat. Birdy)
14. SWMRS – Palm Trees
15. Night Riots – Nothing Personal

Petitions Seeks To Rename Pittsburgh Airport For Mr. Rogers

January 27, 2017 | Eric

I appear to be a pretty tough guy. I shave my head. Some might say I cast an imposing presence. And as I type this wearing my vintage Tool sweatshirt and various other clothing items of black, I’m immediately brought back to the innocence of childhood with news about Mr. Fred Rogers.

Hey, we all have our soft sides…

A petition is circling Change.org calling to rename the Pittsburgh International Airport after the host of Mister Roger’s Neighborhood, a staple of public television and childhoods for generations of kids. Later in life, I heard interesting things about Mr. Rogers:

He was a sniper in the army (NOT TRUE)
He wore those cardigans to cover tattoos (NOT TRUE)
He was a vegetarian (TRUE!)
He was colorblind (TRUE!)
He originated his broadcasts from WQED in Pittsburgh, the local PBS affiliate. That would be the reason for choosing that particular airport.

With all this tension in today’s politically charged climate — maybe a good reminder from our past? – [eric]

Chicago Cubs Discontinue “Print-At-Home” Ticketing

January 27, 2017 | Eric

The days of printing out your tickets at home for games at Wrigley Field is OHHH-VA.

To cut down on counterfeiting, the Cubs announced yesterday that tickets will be mailed or available at will call only. Too many scammers took advantage of the World Series run last year by passing fake tickets. I’m okay with this. It is not as convenient, but as long people aren’t getting screwed over, fair enough.

The added bonus of going back to good old fashioned tickets…I have books and books of my old concert and game stubs. I got away from that because lets be honest…something printed out on a deskjet just doesn’t have the same gravity.

What I don’t want to see is what other sports arenas seem to be moving towards…attaching tickets to the magnetic stripe of your credit card you bought them with. The credit card then becomes your ticket into an event.

So…what if I can’t go last minute to an event? Can’t exactly throw my tickets to a friend. Nor am I too keen on exposing my credit number to yet another scanner.

In summary: paper tickets, good. The future of electronic ticketing still needs some work, right?

McDonald’s USA Announces Participating Restaurants In Illinois Where Limited Edition Bottles of Big Mac Special Sauce Will be Available

January 26, 2017 | Marconi🍕

(from http://news.mcdonalds.com)

McDonald’s USA will be giving away 10,000 limited edition bottles of beloved Big Mac Special Sauce on January 26 at participating restaurants nationwide. Customers can find Big Mac Special Sauce bottles in their market by downloading the Big Mac Special Sauce Finder iMessage app that highlights the nearest restaurant where the limited edition bottles will be available.* (MORE HERE)

Here are the locations in Illinois

1313 N State St, Belvidere, IL 61008-2002
4623 State St, Rockford, IL 61108-2118
4403 Harrison Ave, Rockford, IL 61108-7927
616 E Green St, Champaign, IL 61820
627 N Western Ave, Peoria, IL 61604
1156 Vaughn Rd., Wood River, IL 62905

At Chicago Public Library, Porn Is On The Menu

January 26, 2017 | Eric

With all the issues that Chicago needs to work on, I don’t think we need another. Especially when it involves…unexpected pornography. But here we are.

DNAinfo recounts one woman’s experience at Harold Washington Library: sitting there, minding her own business, using the internet for the convenience of filling out online forms. Her neighbor, however, was using the computer for that other thing the internet provides: porn. Specifically, said patron took off the privacy screen….did not use headphones…and was using his smartphone to record honest-to-goodness, hardcore pornography.

When she brought this to the attention of the security guard, they basically threw up their hands. Because it turns out there’s a tricky balance between the First Amendment….and….well, you know. In other words, its perfectly legal to watch porn at the library as long as people aren’t being….lewd. And if they are being overly disruptive with their…umm…content, library officials might move those with the prurient interest in sex to another computer.

But as one librarian was quoted from the article, “it’s not my business what they look at. Some people read dirty books.”

So…yeah.

My thought: if you are using a smartphone to record something off the internet…well….you get it. — [eric]

Best Nachos in Chicago, Mapped

January 25, 2017 | Marconi🍕

(from chicago.eater.com)

Anyone who doesn’t love nachos is probably “nacho” friend. And perhaps anyone that doesn’t love cheesy jokes is in the same boat — maybe. Often reserved as an appetizer to hold you and your friends over until the main attraction arrives, nachos have grown into an attraction of their own. (MORE HERE) I’ve been wanting to take a Nacho Tour of Chicago!! Now I have a map!! I love this city!!

Hundreds Of Dog Statues Will Soon Line Magnificent Mile To Honor Fallen Police

January 25, 2017 | Marconi🍕

(from chicagoist.com)

Starting this summer, Chicago will get its latest parade of animal-related public art. Some 200 dog statues will be on display downtown, primarily along Michigan Avenue, as part of a collaboration between the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation and PAWS Chicago.Dubbed K-9s for Cops, the initiative aims to honor police officers who died or were injured in the line of duty. (MORE HERE)

Love this kind of thing. Is it okay to pet these statues or are they considered to be on duty like the real police K-9s??

Holy White Hounds in The Lounge

January 25, 2017 | Web Team

Josh Gad Trying to get Star Wars Info

January 25, 2017 | Lou

Josh Gad tries to get Daisy Ridley to spill some “Last Jedi” secrets.

Lion – Movie Review

January 25, 2017 | Mishell Livio

The first half of Lion is the story of a poor 5 year old kid in India that gets super lost, taken to an orphanage and adopted by a rich white family in Australia. The second half of the movie follows the kid, now an adult played by Dev Patel, as he tries to find his biological family. The little kid and his journey in the first half of the film is really interesting and super cute. The second half of the film is much less interesting and even boring at times. Nicole Kidman is really intense. She has a few monologues where I got lost in just watching her speak. It didn’t really matter what she was saying, I believed that she was this person and that the memories she was recounting were hers. Overall, it was a very pretty film with a compelling story based on true events.

6/10 Stars

Queued Up #210

January 24, 2017 | Web Team

1. Kings Of Leon – Around The World
2. Mainland – Empty Promises
3. Bleeker – Highway (Queued Up Artist Showcase 1.26.17)
4. Silversun Pickups – Latchkey Kids
5. The Head and The Heart – Rhythm & Blues
6. Night Riots – Nothing Personal
7. LP – Lost on You
8. Jon Bellion – All Time Low
9. Sigma – Find Me (feat. Birdy)
10. Car Seat Headrest – Drunk Driver/ Killer Whales
11. American Author – I’m Born To Run
12. Declan Mckenna – The Kids Don’t Wanna Come Home
13. Sundara Karma – She Said
14. Hembree – Holy Water
15. Frank Turner – Recovery

1. Glass Animals – Pork Soda
2. The Shins – Name For You
3. Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes – Lullaby
4. Panic! At The Disco – Death Of A Bachelor
5. The Wrecks – Favorite Liar (Queued Up Artist Showcase 1.26.17)
6. The XX – Dangerous
7. The Strumbellas – Young and Wild
8. Moose Blood – Knuckles
9. Bastille – Blame
10. Dude York – Black Jack
11. AFI – Snow Cats
12. Cage The Elephant – Cold Cold Cold
13. TeamMate – Damage
14. Hamilton Leithauser + Rostom – In A Blackout
15. The Orwells – They Put a Body In The Bayou

He Will Not Divide Us: Shia LaBeouf launches four year anti-Trump art project

January 24, 2017 | Marconi🍕

(from hewillnotdivide.us and mashable.com)

Capital Cities #NoDoughShow

January 24, 2017 | Web Team

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Some of the 2017 Big Game Commericals

January 24, 2017 | Lou

Here’s a look at some of the commercials we’ll see during the Big Game on February, 5th. Nothing that great in the early previews. Hopefully they are saving the good stuff for 2/5.

Tom Brady for Intel

Gal Gadot and Jason Statham for Wix.com

Hyundai with Joe Montana

Hyundai with Mike Singletary

Turbo Tax

Kia with Melissa McCarthy

Lexus

Avocados from Mexico with John Lovitz

Free Burgers At Shake Shack Just For Downloading An App

January 23, 2017 | Marconi🍕

(from chicagoist.com) The Shackburger you will be getting for free. Photo courtesy of Shake Shack.

Free burgers are just about the best kind of burgers. From now through Feb. 28, all you have to do to get some free burger action is download their new online ordering app, create an account, and then order a single ShackBurger and use the code “shackappy” when you check out. It’s that simple. If you already eat at Shake Shack, there’s no reason not to get the app. (MORE HERE)

I just want my phone to vibrate like those things they give you when you wait for your foods.

NFL: What was Tom Brady hiding in that giant coat?

January 23, 2017 | Kevin

What is New England Patriot’s QB Tom Brady hiding in his giant coat? His Pats are once again heading to the’Big Game’ this will be Brady’s 7th run in the biggest NFL game of the year but all the Internet wanted to talk about was this ridiculous over-sized coat he wore on the sidelines this past Sunday. He got roasted pretty bad, and this NowThis video really arranges the best tweets on the topic of Brady’s tent-like clothing.

Maybe our Chicago Bears are hiding in that coat, trying to stay away from the public eye after their awful season this year.

Saturn’s Moon looks like the Death Star from Star Wars

January 23, 2017 | Kevin

This is just weird, maybe today’s big Star Wars announcement of the the subtitle for Episode VIII ran such serious cosmic ripples through our very real universe that it forced the planet Saturn’s moon called Tethys to look like the Death Star. This can not be proven by any scientific theory. and based on these ‘fake news’ times that we live in, let’s just say it is because it’s what want to hear and what’s not actually happening at all. Saturn has reportedly 62 moons, so imagine if it has moons that look like other famous places from movies or TV shows.

Don’t worry we can turn things here on the surface of Earth into a ‘Death Star’, here is some video proof of that.

Saturn’s moon Tethys may look like an eyeball staring into space, but that large circle is an enormous impact crater https://t.co/bK6glpa1gE pic.twitter.com/Uffl4KHuIO

— NASA (@NASA) January 23, 2017

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