The Southwest Observer is commemorating its one-year anniversary, kicked off by the annual South Side Irish Parade.
West Beverly native and professional journalist Michael Fielding and Web designer Steve Delmont joined nearly 120 other entrants in the 30th annual South Side Irish Parade, marching proudly down Western Avenue before more than 250,000 onlookers March 9.
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Test your talent at South Side Idol competition, Tues., Aug. 14 (first round) and Fri., Aug. 17 (finals), 7:30 p.m., at the Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St.
Performer registration: $8/advance or $10/door.
Audience admission: $3. Cash prizes to top three winners.
For more information call 773-445-3838 or visit www.beverlyartcenter.org.
This diary is dedicated to my brother-in-law Mark, the White Sox fan
I wish I could post the "I didn't have the ball, bitch!" photo, as it brought us luck in the last series. However, with Mikey's transference to greener pastures this week, I fear it might have the opposite effect. Instead, I give you the craziest Venezuelan this side of Huge Chavez:
While we can't look forward to an AJ/Mikey rematch any longer (and frankly, that ALONE might have been cause to keep Barrett around), we can hope for yet another lecture on diversity and tolerance in America from their fearless leader. In the past, Ozzie has given us such pearls of wisdom as:
"I've got two people here that drive me crazy. They are all over me, and I'm like 'Shut up, you drunk.' It's easy to make moves when you're drunk.”
"If my kids were on the field, they were going to get their rear end kicked. What's Ozzie Jr. going to do? Eat somebody?"
"He's a garbage.He's always been a garbage.And he will die a garba
From da South Side #2 Originally uploaded by Ojo de vidrio. While I'm slowly working on the photos, and the photoblog and a post about fucking straight boys, I thought I'd share this photo from flickr. One of the few things I miss about Chicago: young men like this. I'll try to find some hot Puerto Ricans next.
On the South Side of Chicago, fans were euphoric after winning the World Series in 2005, and fans were looking forward to the boys in black to have a back to back championship season. White Sox GM, Ken Williams worked in earnest to improve the team from what it was in 2005 into 2006 with more wheeling and dealing. In the end, their mission was not successful and the White Sox finished third with 90 wins in a stacked division featuring the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers. The White Sox were strong throughout the season, but a bad August & September all but doomed the team.In light of not heading to the postseason in 2006, the White Sox seem ready to make a run at the AL Central once again in 2007. Under the watchful of charismatic, yet controversial manger, Ozzie Guillen, much of the core of the team returns as well as several new additions, such as former Angel Darrin Erstad, Andrew Sisco from the Royals, along with Gavin Floyd, Toby Hall, & David Aardsma. The team jettisoned se
