Saturday, January 8, 2005

Slicin' & dicin' with Fillet King OK, gang. Here's the photo I tried to take yesterday. That's Wayne Johnson (white hat), about to start on his umpteenth perch, while brother Bruce watches his technique to see if he can learn something. We kept them both busy all day, filleting some of those panfish they brought down here to Arlington Park for the Northwest Chicago Sports Show. They'll be here tomorrow, too, because they've got some fish left. You've got time to some down early, cruise through the show, and then get home in time for the Packers/Vikings game. Hey, you missed a real treat today. Linda Scherr, one of our booth babes, wore her Packers muskie cheesehead hat, made by Jeff Kahlow of Big Guy Hats in Fond du Lac. Linda had fun all day long giving Bears fans a hard time (which is not tough to do). Then along came Ed Schindler, who asked Linda if she could name five famous Packers from the Vince Lombardi era. "Sure," she said. "Max McGee, Paul Hornung, Ray Nitschke..." Ed stopped her there and introduced her to Ray's son, Richard, who had been hanging back a little. (They played this game with me yesterday and I named Ray first, which impressed both of them.) Tears welled up in Linda's eyes and she gave Richard a big hug. He is here at the show promoting his family resort in Minocqua. Of course, I forgot to photograph that scene! Tomorrow, I'll shoot a few frames of Linda and Richard and post them tomorrow night after the BIG GAME. Wanna know my scenario for a Packers trip to Super Bowl XXXIX? Packers win tomorrow and next week at Atlanta, somebody beats Philly and then comes to Lambeau for Game Three, which the Packers win. Whadda ya think? I did tell you I'm in the Packers Hall of Fame, right? Yup. A photo of me wearing one of Jeff Kahlow's hats (a buck with a cheese wedge in his mouth) was one of several Jeff sent the team when they loved the huge Packers Ultimate Mascot/Fan costume he wore to a game last season and invited him to send some stuff for the fans section of the HOF. I don't know if it's still there or not, but a photo of me and one of Ted Nugent wearing Jeff's hats were both on display. Check it out next time you're up in Green Bay. (For the NFC Championship Game, for instance...) Gotta get some sleep for the final day of the show. Later... 11:46:43 PM    comment []

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