I'll be updating photos/videos of the whole thing on Friday, October 21st, circa 1:30 PM. Click
here to see all the documentation of Chris, fulfilling his part of the bet (see below).
On the way to work
Birds of a feather.
Snapped this shot while looking out over a parking lot, at the Damen Blue Line stop. What first caught my eye was
that these birds were perched on the wall itself, literally clinging to the brick. I watched them for a good while,
fluttering from wire to brick, flying across the parking lot, into some trees nearby, then back to the wire. It was like
a mini nature documentary.
I realize the video below might not be all that interesting. But this morning, I was pretty captivated.
The Bet, Ammended
From:Mike To: WKQX Mailing List, WLUP Mailing List Cc: (Various Sports Reporters at ABC, NBC, FOX, Chicago Trbiune) Subj: A Lunchtime Treat
As some of you may know, Chris Stiles - Emmis Interactive Designer - hails from the Northeast and is a Boston Red Sox fan. Considering his allegiance to the BoSawx and mine to the White Sox, the two of us placed a friendly wager on the American League
Division Series. The bet didn't involve anything extraordinary, though in the case of a sweep the resulting consequence for the loser was quite unappealing. Among other things it involved eating lots of beans, and beans only, for a long period of time.
Since the sweep, it has pained me to think of what Chris, my co-worker and friend, would have to endure in the coming days. With that in mind, I gave him an alternate option to settle our bet - one that would do some good for the White Sox community (rather than ensure him a visit to the ER) and hopefully, in a small way, help propel the Sox to a World Series title.
So if you're free tomorrow (Friday) at 12:30p, you're invited to come watch Chris pay his debt during a lunchtime performance at the Picasso in Daley Plaza. Dressed in White Sox gear including a jacket and headband, he will belt out "Let's - Go - White - Sox" accompanied by the appropriate hand clapping, for a full minute. When the minute is up he will end his cheering with a verse of "Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye."
If you can't make it, no worries, the event will be digitally recorded and available online at a future date.
