HOLY COW! Will Ferrell kills it as Harry Caray on ‘Jimmy Kimmel’
American comedy treasure Will Ferrell brought the comedy to the World Series hype last night with this hilarious sketch on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ where he revived his memorable portrayal of Cubs announcer Harry Caray. On the ever of the Cub’s first World Series in 71 years, Ferrell interrupted Kimmel to raise spirits and spout off some ill-logical stuff like the “last time the Cubs won the World Series the number 1 TV show was ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'”.
Ferrell also did a Harry Caray send off to ‘Late Show’ host David Letterman last year before the veteran host ended his prolific run on CBS.
The real Harry made a heart-warming appearance on Letterman’s NBC ‘Late Night’ show in 1986 after he celebrated his 42nd year broadcasting pro baseball. Playing off his signature singing of the “Take Me Out to Ball Game”, Caray describes how the tradition of his singing during the 7th inning stretch was a surprise the first time that fans heard him over the loud speakers in their seats. Caray shares tales of covering his memorable sports broadcasting and how he knew he was success because he had worked with a “terrible hangover”.
Ferrel first portrayed this weird yet lovable version of Caray during his run on ‘Saturday Night Live’ in the late 90’s, putting the over-sized eye-glasses and working man charm of the beloved broadcasting in fish-out-of-water situations like having Harry host a show about the science of outer space in this classic sketch.
‘Harry’ makes a ‘Weekend Update’ appearance again to look back at the year that was 1997 where he asks that people should “clone hot dogs”.
Arts and crafts time at the Friendly Confines.
Queued Up #199
1. Green Day – Say Goodbye
2. The Griswolds – Out Of My Head
3. Bishop Briggs – Wild Horses (Queued Up Artist Showcase 11/9)
4. Blink 182 – She’s Out Of Her Mind
5. Phantogram – Same Old Blues
6. Highly Suspect – My Name Is Human
7. The Fame Riot – Heart Stray
8. Cemetery Sun – Fake Love
9. Empire of the Sun – High and Low
10. The Heydaze – Hurt Like Hell
11. The Strumbellas – We Don’t Know
12. Holy White Hounds – Blind
13. Dirty Heads – Oxygen
14. Bon Iver – 33 God
1. Kings Of Leon – Reverend
2. Bleeker – Highway
3. Irontom – Be Bold Like Elijah
4. Jimmy Eat World – Get Right
5. Zipper Club – Going The Distance (Queued Up Artist Showcase 11/9)
6. CRX – Ways To Fake It
7. SWMRS – Palm Trees
8. Bob Moses – Tearing Me Up (live from the Sound Lounge)
9. Two Door Cinema Club – Sucker
10. The Unlikely Candidate – Ringer
11. Mondo Cozmo – Shine
12. Capital Cities – Vowels
13. The Lumineers – Cleopatra
14. Lewis Del Mar – Painting (Masterpiece)
15. Tigercub – Omen
10.23.16 – Alt_Backspace
1. Depeche Mode – Never Let Me Down Again
2. Stone Temple Pilots – Lady Picture Show
3. Violent Femmes – American Music
4. Jane’s Addiction – Been Caught Stealing
5. Camper Van Beethoven – Take the Skinheads Bowling
6. Bjork – Big Time Sensuality
7. Material Issue – Valerie Loves Me
8. Echo & The Bunnymen – Lips Like Sugar
9. Rancid – Salvation
10. Radiohead – My Iron Lung
11. Oasis – Don’t Look Back In Anger
12. New Order – Age Of Consent
13. Happy Mondays – Step On
1. R.E.M. – Shiny Happy People
2. The Pretenders – Message Of Love
3. Urge Overkill – Positive Bleeding
4. Pearl Jam – Glorified G
5. Cowboy Junkies – Sweet Jane (cover)
6. Teenage Fanclub – The Concept
7. Cast – Alright
8. Love and Rockets – So Alive
9. Soul Asylum – Somebody To Shove
10. Beastie Boys – She’s Crafty
11. Green Day – 2000 Light Years Away
12. The Smiths – Ask
13. Sublime – Badfish
Taking Back Sundays – 10.23.16
1. My Chemical Romance – Teenagers
2. Unwritten Law – Seeing Red
3. Mayday Parade – Three Cheers For Five Years
4. Story Of the Year – Until The Day I Die
5. Simple Plan – Addicted
6. Yellowcard – Way Away
7. Panic! At The Disco – I Write Sins Not Tragedies
8. Metro Station – Shake It
9. Fall Out Boy – Sugar, We’re Going Down
10. MXPX – Responsibility
11. Twenty One Pilots – Cancer
12. Blink 182 – I Miss You
13. Brand New – Sic Transit Gloria…Glory Fades
14. Soasin – Voices
15. Against Me – I Was a Teenage Anarchist
The Art Institute Lions Get a Cubs Makeover
For the first time ever, the lions in from of the Art Institute will be decked out in Cubs gear! WGN caught it all. You can watch HERE.
Video: Bill Murray & Harry Caray share a beer at Wrigley Field in ’88
What better time to embrace some Cubs nostalgia than tonight as the Cubs inch closer on their multi-generational quest to the World Series at Wrigley Field, we go back to 1988 when the Northsiders had their first night game on TV with beloved broadcaster Harry Caray being joined in the booth by Evaniston’s own Bill Murray. The interview is jovial and sees the two Chicago luminaries sharing a cold one, while Caray asks Murray about his mother and if the actor would ever want to get into broadcasting baseball after he’s done with performing on the “movie stage, television screen, what have you.” The best line is Murray saying he wore blue and white so that he would “look like the ground crew, in case (he) got thrown out, (he) could get back in.”
Murray at the time was well into his classic run in films, following a successful stint on ‘Saturday Night Live’. Caray is fondly remembered by sports fans in Chicago for his many years on the air calling both Cubs and White Sox baseball. This clip was posted back in August, what better time to see to lovable guys like this enjoying a night at Wrigley right?
Murray has been quite visible supporter of the Cubs this year, appearing at many playoff games, and even taking over the White House Press Room to talk about the Cubbies playoff journey. Watch that here.
Ticket prices for Cub’s possible World Series clincher are ridiculously high
In what is sure to be what of the more historic games in the 102 years of Wrigley Filed, Cubs face the Los Angeles Dodgers in a NLCS Game 6 playoff game that could send the Northsiders to the World Series and it has ticket prices going through the roof. Second-market value for tonight’s game are said to be quite high across the board. After the Cubs victory in Game 5, several ticket reselling sites saw an increase of 9-13% for tonight’s ticket prices. Vivid Seats has the median price for a Cubs ticket for Game 6 is $749. The most expensive tickets according to StubHub are right-field line tickets have reached the astronomical price of $279,999.66. Yes, that’s real. Would that still be worth it if the Cubs don’t win?
Here are some of the prices reported by today by Crain’s Chicago Business reported.
500-level: $478
400-level: $600
200-level: $581
100-level: $650
Club field level: $1,650
Bleachers: $892
The other big ticket in town is the Broadway musical smash ‘Hamilton’ at the Private Bank Theatre right off State St. Some lucky people who were lucky enough to score tickets for that show are trying to trade their tickets for tickets tonight’s Cubs game or possible World Series tickets. CBS 2 got the whole thing here in this report, note the guy who didn’t tell his wife that he made be trading their Hamilton tickets for Cubs tickets.
The first pitch is at 7:08 PM at Wrigley Field. With so much anticipation and high ticket prices, Cubs fans should beware of scalpers selling counterfeit tickets in Wrigleyville.
Comedy legend Kevin Meaney dies at 60
Stand comedian and actor Kevin Meaney died yesterday at his Forestburgh, New York home according to his agent who confirmed his passing to several media outlets. The cause of death is not known at this time. Meaney is widely respected as one of the best comedians to break out during the 1980’s boom, becoming one of the first comics to have a special air on HBO in 1986. Meaney became known for his biting act which would be punctuated by signature line “That’s Not Right!” in the character of his overbearing mother.
His success continued with a numerous performances on the Tonight Show with Johnny Cahttps://youtu.be/qFGIYSS_34grson, the Late Show, Saturday Night Live, and more. Meaney’s charismatic voice talents allowed him to contribute to a lot of memorable animated shows like Rocko’s Modern Life, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Duckman, and Dr. Katz. He also had a successful run on Broadway with a one-man show and starred in a sitcom adaption of ‘Unlce Buck’ for CBS. He consistently toured the country, earning rave reviews and regard from comedy fans everywhere. Meaney was simply one of the best comedians who ever performed, even if he’s not the first comic whose name comes to mind right away.
‘The Tonight Show’ with Jonny Carson in 1989.
Meaney opening for Jerry Seinfeld on Broadway in 1999.
Check out this recent 2014 performances which has some pretty harsh NSFW language.
Meaney stayed relevant and active in comedy into later years, and was scheduled to perform this weekend in Rhode Island. His act evolved as he did as a person coming out as a gay man in 2008, and enduring personal set backs which influenced his work. If you have never seen him perform, seek out his specials and check out these clips covering different periods of his long and always funny career.
My sincere condolences go to Kevin Meaney’s family and friends.
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Donlad Glover set to be new Lando Calrissian in Han Solo Star Wars film
Donald Glover who has been kicking butt in TV, Film, and music for years will now go to a place far far away, the Star Wars Universe where he is set to become a younger Lando Calrissian in the planned Han Solo spinoff film. Glover has all the charisma to play the smooth-talking Cloud City boss who movie fans first got introduced to in ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ originally played by Billy D. Williams. Glover joins Alden Ehrenreich who will play a younger version of Han Solo. Phil Lord and Chris Miller who directed the successful ‘LEGO Movie’ and a planned animated Spider-Man film, will handle this Han Solo cinematic adventure which is scheduled for release in May 2018.
Glover is currently starring in the FX series ‘Atlanta’ , had a supporting role in ‘The Martian’, made waves with NBC’s ‘Community’ and broke out with online comedy group Derrick Comedy. When he isn’t to busy in front of a camera, he’s one of the most acclaimed rappers under his under formerly performing name Childish Gambino producing critically-praised albums and hitting stages all over the world including Chicago’s Lollapalooza. While promoting the film ‘The Lazarus Effect’ late last year, Glover stated he felt he would no longer produce music as Childish Gambino.
And to make all of you Netflix fans to freak out, here is a remix of Glover rapping his hit ‘Bonfire’ over the synth-tastic theme song to ‘Stranger Things’. Note there is some very naughty NSFW language in this track.
Bill Murray crashes White House press conference, talks Cubs NLCS
Bill Murray the world’s most famous Cubs fan took the podium today at the White House Press room and addressed the real question striking our country (as if he was the President) about whether or not the Northsiders can triumph over the Los Angeles Dodger in this week’s NLCS in Major League Baseball. Citing Chicago’s powerful resource of water while L.A. is dealing with water shortage issues, Murray quipped that “trees in L.A. just die” and that this could potentially effect the outcome of the series. It was silliness in the grand degree from a true Chicagoan and American comedy treasure.
Jeff Tweedy & Nick Offerman Wrote & Recorded Some Woodworking Songs
(from chicagoist.com)
Nick Offerman’s new book, Good Clean Fun, was just released on Tuesday, and, according to Entertainment Weekly, the audio version features five woodworking-themed tunes written and performed by Offerman (best known, of course, as Ron Swanson from Parks and Recreation) and Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy.
As Stereogum points out, Tweedy and Offerman go back, with Tweedy having appeared on Parks and Rec and Offerman returning the favor by directing a music video for Tweedy. Joliet native Offerman and Tweedy both have strong Chicago roots, as you may know: Offerman came up in the local theatre community (alongside wife Megan Mullally) and Wilco has made Chicago their adopted hometown for years. (MORE HERE)
TWEEDY OFFERMAN – WHAT AMERICA NEEDS!! – marconi
Nintendo reveals it’s new gaming console Switch
Nintendo revealed today what has been rumored for weeks, it’s new gaming console Nintendo Switch in a video on Youtube. The new device plays as a home console as well as a mobile console, allowing gamers to play the game seamlessly on the go and back on the couch. The versatility to play with this mini system against friends on one screen in a van, then bring it home and pick it all up where you left it seems really exciting. It reminds me of video and music on-demand becoming more flexible to modern tech lives. The announcement has been a trending topic on social media throughout the afternoon, with millions talking about the new gaming device from the same people who gave us Super Mario .
It’s not surprising this new device will have a duality with at-home and on-the-go play because if you look at Nintendo’s history, their most successful consoles were handheld devices, the Gameboy and the DS which have both sold over a 100 million each. With their last console the Wii U falling behind Microsoft’s XBOX One and Sony’s PS4, they had to do something to carve out their piece of the video game pie as consumers look to the next generation to come in.
The big gaming studios have committed to making games for Switch including Activision, Bethesda, EA Games, Sega, Ubisoft and Warner Brothers. Nintendo Switch is due out in March, with the new Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild available on the system when it launches. Industry experts tell BBC-UK are saying the Nintendo needs to have a blockbuster roster of exclusive games on the Switch so they don’t fall behind, and the launch of this new console gets lost in the digital forest.
And yes, there will be a new Mario game….
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Watch the trailer for Hugh Jackman’s final Wolverine movie ‘LOGAN’
The trailer for Hugh Jackman’s final movie as Wolverine is out now, and we get see this beloved X-Men character in one final adventure that appears to be quite violent and emotional. And man, does Wolverine look older here, but he can still heal from battle wounds in time to pop out his claws and go wild. Also, Professor X was already old but he looks extra-elderly here as well. ‘Logan’ hits theaters in March.
Ready For Zombies….er, Walkers?
Season 7 of The Walking Dead begins on Sunday and I thought this little primer from John Cleese would be nice to get you up to speed. -wALT
📷: ComingSoon.net
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Watch: Rizzo Apologizes to Ump Angel Hernandez
Cool moment between Rizzo and home plate ump, Angel Hernandez.
