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July 19th, 2013- When East Side Story turned the Windy into Music City and made dreams come true: a tale of 3 Matt’s, mE, Em, and Pearl Jam

 a week prior: “So let me get this straight.  You asked a friend, who happens to be the nephew of Magic Johnson, to see if Magic Johnson could ask the owner of the Chicago Cubs for tickets to see Pearl Jam play a concert at Wrigley Field?” My friend, Matt Hummer, looked at me funny. […]

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East Side Storytellin’ 13: Where Chuck found luck with the weather and fantastic music all around

  I normally don’t watch much of the weather or the radar unless I hear that strong winds will keep my wife up at night because we don’t have a storm shelter.  That said, I was paying extra attention to the forecast during the days leading up to Tuesday, May 7th.  We had already cracked […]

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East Side Storytellin’ 12: Where writers read, sing, and eat their great uncles with a side of Red Beets for dinner outdoors.

  Tuesday, April 16th was one for the ages for myself and I know I wasn’t alone.  In fact, I would dare to say that it being the first ever East Side Storytellin’ outdoors – coupled with the fact that it was the ultimate combination of wordsmiths, local historians, and music players & appreciators – […]

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East Side Storytellin’ 11- Laughter the day after April Fools

I figured awhile ago that kicking off my favorite month, for personal reasons of course, of April surrounding myself with some people that would make me laugh and my heart to smile would be the best thing I could do.  It just so happened that I knew exactly who to call for said mission within […]