Citizens Report American Irish Culture

Author Archives: Mike Danahey

Danahey on the Loose in Carbondale

Danahey on the Loose in Carbondale

In early May, Best Fest Buddy Tom, his brother Mark and I hit the highway for a trip to Carbondale. We headed downstate to help one of Mark’s sons celebrate his 30th birthday.  Our drive from the Chicago suburbs was not long after a terrible multi-vehicle accident along I-55 near Springfield caused by a dust… Continue Reading

5th annual Hibernian Hooligan Ball Sunday to feature legendary Chicago comic Bill Brady, other surprises!

5th annual Hibernian Hooligan Ball Sunday to feature legendary Chicago comic Bill Brady, other surprises!

Until this Sunday’s 5th Annual Hibernian Hooligan Ball, the last time legendary Chicago comedian Bill Brady and Mike Houlihan shared a stage together was in the indie film, TAPIOCA. The movie starred Ben Vereen, Tim Kazurinsky and a legion of Second City all-stars. Brady played himself in the off-beat comedy. Brady threw Houlihan off the… Continue Reading

The Drum Corps International semifinals, with Danahey on the loose

The Drum Corps International semifinals, with Danahey on the loose

If Aaron Rodgers ever picked out the halftime entertainment for a Packers game and based it on his mind-altering experience with Peruvian ayahuasca it might look like a Drum Corps International  (DCI) competition. What’s DCI, you say? Well, Louis Armstrong apparently said if you have to ask what jazz is, well, you’ll never know. Or… Continue Reading