January 18th, 2008 by Berklie in Athletics, Chicago
…the mighty Bl-a-a-a-ckhawks. Everybody! Any time that you get a chance to watch hockey at the United Center, from the sweet United Airlines suite… you take it. And when it’s a game that you would actually pay to go see anyway, it’s bonus level time! Thanks, Mighty D.R., for the last-minute (oh, who are we kidding… last-second) set of “owner’s box” tix to see the Blackhawks club the Blues. And we mean club. “Red ice!” By the way, was it wrong to get three desserts “to go,” from the Fruit and Dessert Table? Nah, we didn’t think so either.
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September 10th, 2007 by Berklie in Athletics, Chicago
When the world’s best team comes to town, and they bring with them the world’s best player… you flat-out do not mess around. You buy two tickets in the Sam’s Army section at Soldier Field and prepare to do battle. (Or, simply the best you can against Brazil and Ronaldinho [whom we saw destroy England first hand in the 2002 Korea/Japan World Cup with one sick assist and one MF’ing incredible goal, when he still wore #11].)
M.C. followed-up USA’s 4-2 (but pretty close) loss with the great suggestion of heading over to Coalfire for dinner to drown our sorrows. As Mario says: “Mamma Mia.” We’ll definitely be back. Oh yeah… we’ll get you next time Torcida do Brasil.
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June 26th, 2007 by Berklie in Athletics, Chicago
Ahh, karma. Sometimes you’ve just got to <3 it... when you've been good that is. Maybe as some form of “Karma Kredit” (similar to a Schrute Buck, no doubt) for my not flipping-out from the Berkcam® getting lost in the ether on Saturday and enjoying M.L. and T’s “Big Fat Italian Wedding” till the break of dawn on Sunday… I got a major ticket upgrade for the next day’s 2007 Gold Cup Tournament Final at Soldier Field.
Goodbye, south goal’s 22nd row… hello, center pitch’s 6th row! And not just my two, but four, free additional $155.00 tickets to boot. Thankfully(?) I’m addicted to Sweet Mandy B’s, or I’d never have bumped into D.B. at John’s Place for him to gift me some Sprint V.I.P. tickets, after meeting my old UW “7 West Crew” at McGee’s for brunch. (Note: not as cool as Chicago Bear Greg Olsen’s UM “7th Floor Crew“… but we had the name first.) Back to the 2007 Gold Cup Tournament Final, though, after the jump.
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May 25th, 2007 by Berklie in Athletics, Chicago
Oh, my… after a week like the last, could there not be peace and quiet off my balcony for one night? (Though I must admit, it’s always fun to see a semi-flash mob in action. Especially when you don’t have anywhere to be.)
Chicago Critical Mass made their monthly rounds last night and decided to up and hang in my hood for a fair amount of time. But, who wouldn’t? Say, let’s try and get the Rat Patrol out here next time, too. Those guys totally rock it! Berksclusive’s® and an FOB follow.
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May 12th, 2007 by Berklie in Athletics, Chicago
The frenetic Deadspin blogosphere descended upon The Cell yesterday, in the form of its inaugural Deadspin Midwest Pants Party… and on Dog Day no less.
Now make no mistake, this crew can blog (and I mean b-l-o-g) about anything sports-related, but actually hanging out with them in person was like hanging out with a bunch of characters from Gary Larson’s The Far Side’s Midvale School For The Gifted.
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April 21st, 2007 by Berklie in Athletics, Chicago
Two Cubs games attended, two losses observed (and yet another one run-er, Cardinals 2 - Cubs 1, to boot!). But we don’t really come for the baseball anyway, do we? Nah… just keep drinking (until they stop serving in the eighth, that is). Know your vendors, and collect them all.
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April 13th, 2007 by Berklie in Athletics, Chicago
And so it begins. (No, not another Cubs losing season… those began 99 years ago.) The wait to see how long it takes until one can leave his winter jacket at home, before heading out to the old ballpark. I’m thinking May.
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February 20th, 2007 by Berklie in Athletics
Yes’sir! Just barely had the time to get that “#1 Ranked Basketball Tee” order in at Bucky’s Locker Room… before Bucky was knocked right back down to, oh, #5 or #6? (Hell, a loss tonight to MSU? Make that #15 or #16.)
Bucky can still save some face at OSU this Sunday; the other #1.
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February 19th, 2007 by Berklie in Athletics
This comes my way from Deadspin… love it, love it, love it. Can’t Albert the Alligator get some love on Brutus Buckeye’s campus, too? (Video after the jump.) We’re are all friends here after the Gator Attack, aren’t we?
And looking way forward to the Deadspin Midwest Pants Party! Get some for yourself and meet us out at The Cell.
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