ESPN360.com is

the shit!!!!!!

I was totally unaware that I can get this at home for free, thanks to my AT&T subscription.

As a result I watched for the first time in the USA - Euroleague basketball game between Unijaca Malaga and Olympiacos.

Slovo Gorcina

http://www.slovogorcina.ba

ZARA

I was informed by my sister that ZARA opened a store in Old Orchard Mall recently. Now I can get some eurotightandtacky clothes 10 minutes from my work. Well, OK. One can find some decent clothes for women there, but for men - so so. I guess it's a bit edgier than Banana Republic or J-Crew, but I predict thousands of Europeans who live in Chicago are already swarming the place.

M-L-S

I was craving fish and chips last night for dinner so I ended up going to the Globe Pub. I knew that Chicago Fire was playing LA Galaxy (you know - the team Beckham plays for). When I got there it was pretty empty, the two buses of fans going to the game in Bridgeview already left and apparently from Stewart's comments, 3/4 of those fans were women. How come??????
I ate my food and watched the game while chatting with the waitress and a nice older fella from Argentina who happens also to be a Roma fan. The dude was loaded it seemed and he kept showing me pictures on his iphone from various stadiums around the world he's been to, and various ex girlfriends he's been there with. He just came back from Buenos Aires and he was showing me pics from La Bombadera (Boca Juniors game I watched on TV last sunday). Next time I see him, I gotta find out what kinda businness he be in.
Anyway, back to the game. I actually thought that the game was excellent in terms of quality of play. I might watch MLS playoffs when they start.

Hideout Block Party

I have done a lot of stuff lately, just havent had time to blog about it.

I had an amazing time over the weekend at the Hideout Block Party, an event that seems to get better year by year. The lineup was as diverse as you can get and that made for a great crowd as well. Neko Case live under the stars was an unforgettable experience. Summer is not over, the forecast looks great for the next week or so with my bday coming up on Sunday. There is a Fall Fling series of bike races over the next two weekends, but I rode my bike 3-4 times since the beginning of the month, so I guess I am out.

Forte.

I've been blogging politics lately but who didnt talk about it over the last two weeks? The conventions were timed perfectly before the start of the NFL season. The wait is now over and the Bears' season started last night. And what a night it was! Forte rules!!!!!!! I dont mean the Performance brand of bike parts , but the rookie RB Matt Forte. All eyes were on Orton, and not much was expected from new running backs, other than maybe higher average as compared to Benson's -2.4 yds gained average.
I cant say he's Adrian Peterson (of the Vikings), but it sure is good news that the Bears might have a RB who can make a few decent plays from time to time. That's all we need, a QB who doesnt throw stupid interceptions and doesnt fumble the ball, RBs that make plays on 3rd down, and defense that does its thing- the way they do how they do.

In unrelated news, Britney's back!!! I dont know if that's good o' bad but it made the newswire.

Traitor Joe

I think that Dick C. should take Joe L. hunting to thank him for a job well done last night at the RNC.