So another summer’s pretty much passed faster than a meal from Taco Bell does. Turns out, it went quicker than Aaron Rodgers lasted as the New York Jets quarterback, too. I marked the occasion with what pretty much was the busiest weekend of the season for me. Friday, I went to Ravinia with Best Fest… Continue Reading
Hibenian Radio Hour is proud to announce a very special musical guest on the show this Wed. June 22nd at Cork & Kerry Irish Pub, 10614 South Western Ave in the heart of Beverly. The show is dedicated to Irish First Responders; cops, firefighters, paramedics and nurses and host Mike “Houli” Houlihan says, “We met… Continue Reading
It was Best Fest Buddy Tom’s birthday recently, so over the weekend we headed to the St. Louis area, where his brother lives, to celebrate. Tom’s waist size remains less than his age, and there is a currently airing police drama set in Honolulu. Those are the only clues I’ll give you about how old… Continue Reading
Here’s a helpful hint, like Heloise would give you if she liked to drink: If you know you are going to an event the next day where you’re supposed to be sampling beer, don’t have spinach dip the night before. Make that, don’t have spinach dip with two martinis. Experimental martinis made with Chartreuse (an… Continue Reading
It’s getting close to Groundhog Day, so, being in a winter rut, I decided to celebrate a little early. While I do live in the northwest suburbs, I didn’t head to Woodstock to pay homage to Harold Ramis’ best film. Instead, I hit the Norge Ski Club’s 110th annual ski jump tournament. I think Puxatony… Continue Reading
Best fest buddy Tom and I couldn’t have picked a better weekend for a road trip: the weather was early fall, teasing everybody in the Midwest of what summer was supposed to be; Enterprise had a $26-a-day deal, and we wound up with an SUV; and the airports were screwed up because an unbalanced person… Continue Reading
Saturday, best fest buddy Tom and I were going to hit Hot Doug’s (www.facebook.com/hotdougs) before making our annual trek to the Chicago Beer Society picnic. See, we’re both reverse anorexics, and when either of us looks in a mirror, we think we’re thin and need to eat. Odd thing is when I look at him… Continue Reading
I’ve never been to Kansas City. Driven past a couple times on my way to Denver. Those sound like song lyrics from the 1970s. Wait, that was Please Come To Boston, voted by me to be the 14th wimpiest song ever on the John Belushi guitar-smashing scale. But over Labor Day weekend the town will… Continue Reading
Best fest buddy Tom and I made our annual pilgrimage to the mecca of all Irish summertime gatherings on this continent, the Rose Bowl of American Hibernia, the Macy’s parade of stateside Paddies, the Milwaukee Irish Fest. Or, as Shane Hayes of the County Clare trio Socks in the Frying Pan (www.socksinthefryingpan.com) called it, the… Continue Reading
Irish American News columnist Mike Houlihan is scheduled to appear in St. Charles on Monday night July 7th at McNally’s Traditional Irish Pub at 109 West Main Street, in St. Charles, IL at 6:30PM at the personal invitation of Shay Clarke. Houlihan is scheduled to appear at the pub to promote his latest book, “More… Continue Reading