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Clark & addison EpisodE X - “proFFEr WiTHdraWn“

A REUNION OF 20 SOMETHING CUB FANS ON THE CORNER OF CLARK AND ADDISON IN CHICAGO - IN A SMALL BAR NAMED WEAGHMAN’S PARK. THE CUBS ORIGINALLY PLAYED AT WEAGHMAN PARK IN CHICAGO BEFORE TRANSFERRING TO CUBS PARK IN 1919 - WHICH BECAME WRIGLEY FIELD IN 1926. NIGHTLY IN DEPTH DISCUSSIONS OF CUBS AND CHICAGO OCCUR AT WEAGHMAN’S PARK. WEAGHMAN’S PARK ONLY SERVES FOOD AND DRINK ORIGINATING FROM ABOVE THE WISCONSIN BORDER . . . SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD WRIGLEY FIELD BAR CALLED WEAGMAN’S PARK WITH ONLY WISCONSIN BEER AND SHEBOYGAN BRATS - A 20 SOMETHING HANGOUT. FOLLOW THE HISTORY OF THE CUBS, BEARS AND BULLS AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF JOSH, ELLIOT, SAM, KERI, MELANIE AND FRIENDS . . .

JOSHHEY WILL - WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN - WE HAVEN’T SEEN YOU AT WEAGHMAN’S PARK LATELY ? WHAT’S GOING ON ?

WILLOH, I FEEL I’M GOING THROUGH MALE DEPRESSION.

JOSHGUYS DON’T GO THROUGH THAT - THEY MAY GET DOWN A BIT - BUT REAL CLINICAL DEPRESSION ?

WILLWELL ASK SAM - HE’LL TELL YOU - I TALKED TO HIM AND HE FEELS I HAVE AN ENDOGENOUS DEPRESSION.

JOSHCOME ON WILL - ANYONE WHO CAN CATCH THOSE BOMBS FROM SAM CANNOT BE DEPRESSED. I’M NOT AND I NEVER CAUGHT ONE OF THEM.

WILLYOU DON’T UNDERSTAND JOSH MEDICALLY - I MEAN SAM IS A GREAT DOCTOR - NOT ONLY CAN HE PROVIDE ANESTHESIA TO SICK FOLKS - BUT HE CAN FLAT OUT DO OTHER MEDICAL STUFF.

JOSHWAIT A SECOND - YOU’RE JUST BUMMED OUT ABOUT MEGAN - I MEAN SHE GOT REALLY FORLORN AND REMINISCED WHEN SHE HEARD ABOUT THE NORTHERN TRAGEDY - TRIED TO LINK UP WITH PEOPLE LIKE YOU SHE KNEW AND BOOM WHEN SHE WOKE UP - WELL SHE MAY NOT HAVE WANTED A RELATIONSHIP.

WILLEXACTLY !

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JOSHWELL IF IT’S MEANT TO BE IT WILL BE - THERE’S NO SENSE IN PUSHING IT.

WILLWELL I REALLY LOVED THAT GAL - BUT THERE WAS ALWAYS THIS THING - SHE WAS FROM THE GOLD COAST AND WELL I WAS FROM SCUDDY WIRGLEYVILLE. I WOULD BE MARRYING UP.

JOSHTHAT’S NOT A GOOD SITUATION TO BE IN. I MIGHT LET THIS ONE GO.

WILLYOU’RE RIGHT - UNTIL SHE STEPS IN HERE - SHE’S BEEN AT BERNIE’S - BUT THAT’S ABOUT AS FAR AS IT GOES - MEGAN WOULD NEVER STEP FOOT IN A PLACE LIKE THIS - TOO MANY BUMBLING BORDER FOLKS.

JOSHIT MAY MAKE SENSE JUST TO STAY AWAY FROM HER AND BERNIE’S.

WILLWHY BERNIES ?

JOSHBECAUSE YOU DON’T WANT TO WALK INTO BERNIE’S AND HAVE SOMEONE HITTING ON HER DUMBO !

WILLOH I GET IT - BUT MEGAN WOULD NEVER HANG AT BERNIE’S. SHE JUST ISN’T THE TYPE.

JOSHI’M SORRY WILL - THE NUNS WOULD KILL ME FOR BEING SO SARCASTIC. BUT MEGAN HAS THE SAME THING THAT KERI HAS - A BIOLOGICAL CLOCK - THEY MAY NOT WANT TO ADMIT IT - BUT IT IS TRUE - AND THOUGH SHE IS A 20 SOMETHING SHE HAS A BIOLOGICAL URGE - IT’S LIKE A SALMON SWIMMING UP STREAM.

WILLYOU’RE FLAT OUT CRAZY JOSH - I DON’T SEE MEGAN HANGIN AT BERNIE’S LIKE A SALMON SWIMMING UP STREAM.

JOSHOK - MAYBE I’M OVERDOING IT A BIT - BUT YOU WAIT - GIRLS DO FUNNY THINGS. LOOK AT KERI - SHE DRAMATICALLY CHANGED WHEN SHE SAW SAM -

WILLYES - KERI ACTED LIKE THE SALMON WHEN SHE SAW SAM.

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JOSHSEE - IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE AT ANYTIME - AND IT WILL HAPPEN TO GALS QUICKER THAN US. I WOULD RIDE THIS ONE OUT WILL INSTEAD OF PAXIL OR ANY OTHER SSRI DRUG.

WILLYES - YOU’RE RIGHT. I’VE TOTALLY GIVEN UP ON THE BULLS - WE ARE GRINDING DOWN AND THEY HAVE TO HAVE A RECORD FOR MOST LEADS BLOWN AT THE END OF THE GAME. THEY CANNOT FINISH. MAYBE THIS IS WHAT IS CAUSING MY DEPRESSION.

JOSHOH MY GOD - IT’S TEAM AFTER TEAM - NIGHT AFTER NIGHT - SAME SONG.

WILLWE AREN’T MAKING THE PLAYOFFS - A TON OF WEIRD SCENARIOS MUST OCCUR WITH ATLANTA - I DON’T SEE IT.

JOSHWHO KNOWS WHAT WE’LL GET IN THE NBA DRAFT - THE WHOLE COUNTRY IS COMING OUT FOR THE DRAFT - FROM JUNIOR HIGH TO HIGH SCHOOL TO EARLY COLLEGE - PRETTY SOON THEY’LL BE CHECKING THE DNA AT SPERM BANKS FOR PLAYERS.

WILLWELL THE BULLS NEED SOMETHING - BOYLAN WILL BE GONE - I DON’T KNOW WHO THEY’LL SIGN BACK - WE ARE ON PAR NOW WITH THE BUCKS - MAYBE WE SHOULD BE IN THE NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE. I DON’T KNOW - WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING.

JOSHTOTAL DISARRAY - IMPLODING AT THE END OF THE GAMES IS NOW ALMOST EXPECTED - DUMB FOULS, EASY SHOTS MISSED, LACK OF DEFENSE WHEN IT COUNTS, TURNOVERS - IT GOES ON AND ON - NEVER ENDS.

WILLAND THE BLACKHAWKS ARE NO BETTER - DON’T GET ME GOING ON THEM. OH MY GOSH - HERE COMES MELANIE !

JOSHHEY MELANIE - WHAT BRINGS YOU TO WEAGHMAN’S PARK ? WILL ?

WILLCOME ON JOSH - YOU KNOW MELANIE IS AFTER SOMEONE CULTURED AND PROFESSIONAL LIKE YOU.

MELANIEWELL GUYS I NEED A RUSSIAN STOUT LEINIES LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IN WEAGHMAN’S PARK.

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WILLOH MY GOD - GALS NEVER DRINK THAT STUFF - THEY USUALLY WANT THE LIGHT FLAVORED LEINES - OR THE ORIGINAL.

JOSHNO - MELANIE FLAT OUT WANTS A STIFF LEINIES - SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED AT COOK COUNTY. SO LET US IN TO YOUR WORLD MELANIE.

MELANIENO - YOU GUYS DON’T WANT TO HEAR GRUESOME STUFF FROM A HOSPITAL OPERATING ROOM - THE OR.

WILLTHE HECK WE DON’T MELANIE - WE CAN HANDLE IT - LAY IT ON US.

JOSHYES - MELANIE - WE CAN TAKE IT.

MELANIEWELL - WE HAD THIS TRAUMA FROM THE STEVENSON EXPRESSWAY COME IN AND......OH GUYS IT IS SO GROSS I CANNOT SAY IT WHILE PEOPLE ARE EATING AND HAVING A GOOD TIME.

JOSHMELANIE WE ARE GUYS - WE CAN TAKE ANYTHING...GET IT OFF YOUR CHEST!

MELANIEOK WELL THERE WAS THE USUAL FRACTURED BONES AND THE LIKE...THERE WERE TWO PATIENTS THAT REALLY WERE DISTURBING...ONE WAS A YOUNG GUY WHO LITERALLY HAD HIS HEAD TORN OFF...

WILLAND HE’S STILL ALIVE ?

MELANIEYES - THEY CALLED IN THE TRAUMA RECONSTRUCTIVE TEAM AFTER HE UNDERWENT A LOW TRACHEOTOMY..

JOSHAND THEY RECONSTRUCTED HIS HEAD ?

MELANIEYES - THEY PUT IT BACK ON - IT TOOK ALMOST 24 HOURS - BUT THEY SEWED VIRTUALLY EVERY NERVE, VESSEL, AND MUSCLE TISSUE BACK IN PLACE AND HE KINDA LOOKED GOOD AFTER THEY WERE DONE.

WILLWHOA - WHAT ABOUT THE SECOND GUY ?

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MELANIEWELL HE WAS THE REALLY GROSS ONE - ENOUGH TO RETIRE ME FROM TRAUMA SURGICAL NURSING.

JOSHLET IT OUT - I’LL JUST ASK SAM IF YOU DON’T TELL ME - I’M CERTAIN HE WAS AROUND.

MELANIEMATTER OF FACT HE WASN’T AROUND - HE HAD A DATE WITH KERI ACCORDING TO THE OTHER RESIDENT ANESTHESIOLOGISTS.

JOSHWELL - TELL US HERE AT WEAGHMAN’S PARK WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON AT COOK! IT’S DULL AROUND HERE UNTIL THE CUBS REALLY GET GOING !

MELANIEWELL THIS GUY FROM THE SAME ACCIDENT APPARENTLY HAD BEEN ILL FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND HE INCURRED BELLY AND CHEST TRAUMA MAINLY. HE CAME TO THE OR FOR SEPSIS AND WAS OBVIOUSLY DYING WITH A FEVER OF 107 DEGREES. THEY IMMEDIATELY OPENED HIM UP AND HE HAD MASSIVE BUBBLING GANGRENE. HORRIBLE SMELL - THE WORST IN MY LIFE !

WILLAND YOU HAD TO STAY IN THE ROOM RIGHT ?

MELANIEWELL THEY THEN SPRAY THIS MENTHOL STUFF IN YOUR MASK WHICH BARELY OVERPOWERS THE VICIOUS ANAEROBIC SMELL.

WILLI HAVE ADHD MELANIE. WHAT IS ANAEROBIC ? SOUNDS AQUATIC ?

JOSHIT’S BACTERIA THAT DOESN’T REQUIRE OXYGEN. I REMEMBER THAT FROM A FAMOUS LITIGATION CASE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL. VIRTUALLY CERTAIN DEATH !

MELANIEWELL THIS CASE WAS SO DISASTROUS THEY ACTUALLY POURED MAGGOTS INTO THE WOUND AND LEFT THE BELLY PARTIALLY OPEN.

WILLOH - I GET IT - THE MAGGOTS LITERALLY EAT THE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA OR GANGRENE FOR LUNCH ? RIGHT ?

MELANIEPERFECT - AND YOU KNOW THE GUY IS SURVIVING.

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WILLI WONDER WHERE THEY GOT THE MAGGOTS ?

JOSHWELL - THAT IS EASY - WHITE SOX PARK - I’M CERTAIN THEY ARE ALL OVER DOWN THERE.

WILLWELL I’M STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE SOX THIS YEAR - WRECKING OUR SEASON - IT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN YOU HEAR NOTHING ABOUT THE SOX - WHICH IS THE CASE THIS YEAR. VERY QUIET DOWN THERE.

JOSHWELL THE CUBS ALWAYS GET A TON MORE PRESS THAN THE SOX BECAUSE IT’S THE CUBS, THE 100 YEARS WITHOUT A WORLD SERIES, BARTMAN, AND NOW LOU.

MELANIEWELL THE CUBBIES ARE OFF TO A REAL SLOW START THIS YEAR - LOSING 2 OF 3 TO THE BREWERS - BUT EVERYONE IS FEELING IT - THAT THEY ARE AT LEAST A WILD CARD = THE BREWERS AND ST. LOUIS WILL BE FIGHTING THEM TO THE END.

JOSHTHE RICKIE WEEKS HOMER IN THE FIRST SERIES REALLY GOT TO ME - I KNOW IT’S A LONG SEASON BUT.....

MELANIEYOU’RE RIGHT - THE CUBS NEED TO START OUT ON THE RIGHT FOOT AND NOT DIG A HOLE LIKE LAST YEAR - WE WERE FORTUNATE TO GET BACK INTO THE PLAYOFFS - ONLY MILWAUKEE FOLDING AT THE END SAVED US.

WILLMAN - DID YOU SEE YOSH KWANO THE CUB EQUIPMENT MANAGER OF 65 YEARS RETIRED - THAT’S HUGE. HE WAS IN THE 1945 SERIES WITH THE CUBS.

MELANIEWELL I FEEL REED JOHNSON WILL HELP IN THE OUTFIELD, SOOT WILL PROBABLY END UP CATCHING, AND FUKUDOME CAN FLAT OUT HIT.

WILLTHEY ARE ALREADY PUTTING ALFONSO BACK AT LEADOFF - BECAUSE THE CUBS RECORD WITH HIM LEADING OFF IS 2 TO 1 REGARDING WINS.

JOSHI FEEL FELIX PIE WILL BE THE BEST CUB ADDITION - VERY ATHLETIC AND WILL WORK WELL IN CHICAGO I HOPE FOR A LONG TIME.

WILLSAY MELANIE - WHAT THE HECK IS STANOZAL - THE STEROID THAT HERNANDEZ TOOK - IS IT A BIGGIE ?

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MELANIEIF YOU FEEL THAT SITTING FOR 50 GAMES SO HE CAN TAKE AN ANABOLIC STEROID AND FIRM UP HIS MUSCLES, INCREASE HIS TESTOSTERONE, RED BLOOD CELL MASS, AND RID HIS FAT - IT ISN’T WORTH IT - TOO MANY SIDE EFFECTS LONG TERM.

WILLLIKE WHAT ? AND THAT GAL BACK THERE WANTS A BERRY WEISS - YOU KNOW THE GIRL STUFF JOSH.

MELANIEAND GIVE HER A ZUERCHER’S COLBY ALSO - SHE REALLY LOOKS HUNGRY.

WILLSO BEFORE I GET BACK TO STANAZOL - DO THEY EAT ZUERCHER’S AT COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL MELANIE ?

MELANIETONS WILL - THEY CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF IT - YOU REALLY CANNOT GET WISCONSIN STYLE CHEESE ANYWHERE IN CHICAGO EXCEPT ZUERCHER’S OR WEAGHMAN’S PARK.

JOSHBACK TO THE STANAZOL MELANIE - WHAT DOES THAT STUFF DO ?

MELANIEWELL IT YOU TAKE SOME GOOD DOSES - YOU FIRM UP AND DEFINE YOUR MUSCLES, LOSE FAT, OPPOSE ESTROGEN, AND HAVE MORE TESTOSTERONE PRODUCED.

WILLYOU MEAN YOU’RE MORE OF A GUY ?

MELANIEI GUESS SO - IF YOU WANT THE SIDE EFFECTS - LIKE DEEPER VOICE, MORE HAIR, BONE, TENDON, AND LIGAMENT DEATH, CATARACTS, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, PERSONALITY CHANGES LIKE DEPRESSION - THE LIST GOES ON - THESE STEROID DRUGS KILL YOU.

WILLSO WHY THE HECK DID HERNANDEZ TAKE STEROIDS - HE WAS ALREADY PLAYING WELL.

MELANIEWELL THERE IS THIS THING CALLED THE MALE EGO AND ONCE YOU ARE A GUY YOU HAVE TO PROVE YOURSELF IN EVERY WAY -SOME GUYS FEEL VERY INFERIOR UNLESS THEY ARE ON THE VERY TOP OF THE LADDER. I KNOW SINCE I DATED ONE AT ONE TIME. IT’S RIDICULOUS.

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JOSHWELL HERNANDEZ WILL BE BACK BY THE ALL STAR BREAK. AND WE ARE REALLY SET WITH LEE, RAMIREZ, THERIOT, FUKUDOME, DEROSA, SOOT, JOHNSON, SORIANO, CEDENO, AND PIE.

MELANIEAND OUR PITCHERS WITH Z AND LILLY - WE’LL BE OK.

WILLWE JUST CANNOT FALL BEHIND THE BREWERS 10 GAMES RIGHT OFF THE BAT AND EXPECT TO CATCH THEM THIS YEAR. ST. LOUIS AND THE BREWERS WILL BE BETTER THIS YEAR. I KNOW THAT.

JOSHWELL IT’S GOOD TO SEE THE CUBS ARE ALREADY PUTTING $150,000 BACK INTO WIRGLEYVILLE AS A CHARITY RIGHT UP FRONT THIS SEASON. I KNOW TICKETS, SHIRTS, HOT DOGS AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS GOING UP - BUT THE CUBS ARE RIGHT THERE PUTTING MONEY RIGHT BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY.

WILLAND THE NEW FIELD RESURFACING AND NEW SEATS SHOULD HELP.

JOSHNO WAY WILL - THE FIELD WILL BE THE SAME FOR BOTH TEAMS - ALL THEY DID WAS REALIGN THE DRAINAGE SO THEY COULD GET OUT OF GAMES QUICKER. IT WILL STILL BE WRIGLEY FIELD ALL THE WAY.

MELANIEI MAY ACTUALLY GO TO THE PEORIA CHIEFS GAME AT WRIGLEY - THE VERY FIRST MINOR LEAGUE GAME AT WRIGLEY - I’M CERTAIN THEY ARE GROOMING PEORIA’S COACH RYNO TO BECOME THE NEXT CUBS COACH.

JOSHTHEY WON’T GIVE IT TO HIM - RYNO MUST WIN IN PEORIA.

WILLI’M CERTAIN HE’LL DO WELL. AND THIS GAL WANTS ANOTHER HONEY WEISS WITH SOME SALAMI FROM CHIPPEWA FALLS ALSO. I’D JUST GIVE HER ZUERCHER’S - THEY HAVE EVERYTHING.

MELANIEMY GOD IF I KEEP EATING HERE AT WEAGHMAN’S I’LL BE 200 POUNDS.

WILLIF THAT HAPPENS MELANIE YOU WILL HAVE FLAT OUT TAKEN YOURSELF OUT OF THE MARKET.

JOSHI DO KNOW THEY ARE LIGHTER AT BERNIES. THEY DON’T EAT AND DRINK AS MUCH AS WEAGHMAN’S PARK.

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MELANIEWELL I’VE BEEN TO BERNIE’S AND THEY ALL JUST TRY TO HIT ON EACH OTHER THERE - IT’S SO OBVIOUS. I FEEL A TON MORE COMFORTABLE HERE AT WEAGHMAN’S PARK.

WILLI KNOW KERI FORMERLY HUNG AT BERNIE’S BUT SHE DIDN’T LIKE IT - BUT THERE ARE A TON OF GUYS THERE.

MELANIEWELL THERE ARE A TON OF GIRLS THERE ALSO. I NOTICED THAT !

JOSHANYWAY WE ARE PLANNING ON CONFRONTING MR. W. THIS YEAR.

WILLHAS HE BEEN IN YET THIS YEAR ?

JOSHI SAW HIM OPENING DAY - AND HE LOOKED REAL STRANGE - LIKE WE WERE FIGURING HIM OUT.

MELANIETHIS IS THE GHOST OF OLD MAN WRIGLEY - THE CHEWING GUM DYNASTY BIG SHOT.

JOSHEXACTLY - HE’LL BE BACK AND I MAY BE ABLE TO CONFRONT HIM - I KNOW HE’S HERE BECAUSE WEAGHMAN’S PARK IS WHAT WRIGLEY FIELD WAS BEFORE IT WAS SOLD TO THE WRIGLEYS. HEY - HERE COMES ELLIOTT !

ELLIOTTHEY GUYS - WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON ?

JOSHI DON’T GET IT - THE CUBS ARE OFF TO A ROUGH START WITH THE BREWERS - BUT THAT IS ALL - NOTHING HAS CHANGED.

WILLWE JUST HAVEN’T SEEN YOU AROUND HERE MUCH ELLIOTT - WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ?

ELLIOTTWELL - I AGAIN TRIED OUT FOR ANOTHER BIGGIE THEATER PRODUCTION DOWNTOWN AND JUST MISSED - I WAS TABBED THE UNDERSTUDY.

MELANIEYOU MEAN SECOND STRING ?

ELLIOTTEXACTLY - I TURNED THEM DOWN - MINIMAL PAY FOR A TON OF WORK.

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JOSHARE YOU SURE ABOUT YOUR DECISION ELLIOTT - I MEAN.........

ELLIOTTI DO KNOW WHAT I’M DOING JOSH - I TRIED OUT FOR ONE OF THE BROTHERS AT THE PROFILES ON BROADWAY - AND WELL....

WILLWHAT WAS THE PLAY ELLIOTT ?

ELLIOTTIN A DARK HOUSE.

MELANIETHAT IS REAL HOT ELLIOTT - I’M CERTAIN THE COMPETITION WAS TORRID !

JOSHELLIOTT CAN HANDLE THAT - BUT ELLIOTT YOU LOOK TROUBLED ?

MELANIEYES - EVEN A POOR JUDGE OF THE OPPOSITE SEX LIKE ME CAN EXACTLY TELL YOU ARE A TROUBLED GUY.

ELLIOTTWELL - AFTER PUTTING IN SO MUCH TIME - WELL I COULD’VE HAD A PART IN A CHICAGO DOWNTOWN PRODUCTION IF I HAD A ROMANTIC LIASON WITH ONE OF THE KEY GUYS. THAT IS HOW SOME CHICAGO THEATER MAY WORK. MAYBE IT WAS JUST CHANCE - I DON’T KNOW - AND I WASN’T INTERESTED IN HIM OR PUTTING MYSELF IN A POSITION FOR ANY THEATER JOB BY BEING A BOYFRIEND.

WILLWELL ELLIOTT - YOU SAID THAT YOU WERE TENDING THAT WAY - RIGHT ?

ELLIOTTI JUST DON’T KNOW - BUT I DO KNOW I WANT NOTHING LIKE BEING PART OF SOMEONE’S LIFE JUST TO ACT.

MELANIESO YOU WERE SNUBBED OR BLACKBALLED - RIGHT ?

ELLIOTT100% CORRECT !

JOSHWELL ELLIOT - YOU CAN NEVER GIVE UP AS MANY FAMOUS PEOPLE BECAME FAMOUS AFTER GETTING THEIR START AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS.

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ELLIOTTYES - I KNOW AND I’M DOING QUITE WELL WITH MY MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA AND OTHER THINGS. BUT IT IS ABSOLUTELY FRUSTRATING AS CAN BE - TORTURE.

WILLHOW MANY SERIOUSLY TRIED OUT FOR THAT BROTHER POSITION ELLIOTT ?

ELLIOTTNEARLY 100 !

MELANIEAND YOU WERE PROBABLY IN THE TOP 5 - MENTION THAT AT YOUR NEXT TRY OUT - IT MAY HELP.

ELLIOTTBUT ALL THESE PRODUCTION COMPANIES INDEED TO DO WHAT’S RIGHT FOR THEM - THEY GO ON EXPERIENCE AND FEEL....AND I HAVE VERY LITTLE BIG PLAY EXPERIENCE.

JOSHWELL ELLIOTT - YOU MADE THE RIGHT DECISION AS A PECUNIARY GAIN FOR SEX IS CALLED PROSTITUTION - AND IN YOUR CASE IT CLEARLY WAS POSSIBLE SINCE IT WASN’T CONSENSUAL.

ELLIOTTWELL MAYBE I AM NORMAL OR HETEROSEXUAL - I JUST DON’T KNOW.

WILLI WOULDN’T SWEAT IT - BECAUSE ALL I EVER HAVE IS CATCH AND RELEASE TYPE ROMANCES. ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER IS NOT HAPPY AND SOMEONE GETS HURT.

MELANIETHAT’S WHY THEY HAVE ALL THE E MATCHING GIMMICKS - NO ONE IS EVER WHO THEY SAY THEY ARE ON THOSE THINGS. IT STILL IS A SIGN OF DESPERATION I THINK.

JOSHBUT MOST OF THE XERS AND NOW GENERATION Y THINK IT’S FAR BETTER THAN HANGIN OUT AT BARS AND THE LIKE.

MELANIEI’D REALLY LIKE TO KNOW SOMEONE BEFORE I START DATING THEM - NOT JUST HAVE THEM SHOW UP. I REMEMBER A BLIND DATE A YEAR AGO I HAD - AND THE GUY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE GREAT - AND GUESS WHAT - WELL HE SAID ZERO THE ENTIRE NIGHT AND SO I JUST WENT HOME EARLY.

WILLYOU CAN FLAT OUT DO THAT ON A BLIND DATE - IT’S ACCEPTABLE.

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JOSHIT’S ALSO ACCEPTABLE TO KILL THE PERSON WHO SET UP THE DATE - USUALLY FEELING SORRY FOR SOME SOUL.

MELANIEBY THE WAY JOSH - HOW LONG ARE YOU GONNA KEEP LIVING THE 20 SOMETHING LIFE ?

JOSHI JUST DON’T KNOW - I’M STILL THAWING OUT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. I KNOW MY PARENTS AND FAMILY ARE BEGINNING TO SEE THIS AS A PROBLEM - MY INFATUATION WITH THE CUBS - THEY THINK I’LL BE AT WEAGHMAN’S PARK WHEN I’M 90 OR SOMETHING.

MELANIENO JOSH I’M SERIOUS - HOW LONG WILL YOU BE HERE AT WEAGHMAN’S PARK ?

WILLI THINK SHE’S INTERESTED JOSH - AND WANTS A STRAIGHT ANSWER - IF A GUY GIVES A STRAIGHT ANSWER - WELL HE IS THEN SERIOUS - IF HE BUMBLES AROUND HE ISN’T SERIOUS SO EITHER BUMBLE OR SAY IT STRAIGHT JOSH.

MELANIEYES I NEED AN ANSWER JOSH ?

JOSHWHY - AM I GONNA BE ASKED TO PROM OR SOMETHING ?

ELLIOTTNO - THIS IS THE USUAL SORT OF QUESTIONS GALS GET FROM THEIR PARENTS WHEN THEY GO OUT WITH SOMEONE THE PARENTS DON’T KNOW.

MELANIEYOU GOT THAT RIGHT - MY MOTHER IS A FIREWALL YOU CAN’T BELIEVE.

JOSHOK - MY GRAND PLAN IS THE NEXT TWO SEASONS UNLESS SOMETHING BIG COMES ALONG.

MELANIEI HEARD YOU ALREADY HAD BIG OFFERS SINCE YOU FILED THAT PROTEST AGAINST THE BEARS OFFENSE AND NOW ARE PENDING APPEAL.

JOSHWELL A COUPLE FIRMS CONTACTED ME - BUT I JUST GOT OUT OF THE CELL DOWN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW AND MBA SCHOOLS - DONT’ GET ME WRONG - THEY ARE GREAT SCHOOLS AND ALL - BUT YOU GET BRAINWASHED BIG TIME - AGAIN THE SUCCESS OF AN ATTORNEY

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IS SANDBAGGING YOUR WAY INTO TAKING SOMEONE’S SOCKS OFF AND RUNNING AWAY WITHOUT THEM ACTUALLY FEELING IT.

MELANIEBUT THAT IS THE REAL WORLD - WE SEE THAT AT COOK COUNTY ALL DAY LONG - TONS OF INEQUITIES IN LIFE - WHY IF SOMEONE DOES EVERYTHING RIGHT AND THINGS STILL DON’T WORK OUT MEDICALLY FOR THEM AND THEY ARE MAIMED OR FLAT OUT DIE DUE TO NOTHING THEY’VE DONE WRONG.

JOSHWELL CHICAGO ATTORNEYS TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN CONVINCING THE OPPONENT THEY ARE GETTING A GOOD DEAL - WHEN IN ACTUALITY THEY ARE LOSING THEIR FARM. IF THEY HAVEN’T BLED THE OPPONENT TO DEATH - THEY HAVEN’T WON - AND THAT IS WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT - WHETHER A TORT CASE, PROSECUTION, OR EVEN THE JUDGE.

MELANIESO YOU ARE NOT GONNA PRACTICE LAW JOSH ?

JOSHYES - I WILL PRACTICE LAW AND BUSINESS AND I’LL DO IT MY WAY AND MAKE CERTAIN EVERYONE HAS SOCKS - THAT’S ALL.

WILLWELL THAT WAS SPIRITED JOSH - AND THE GUY IN THE CORNER WANTS AN ORIGINAL LEINIES RED - HE BETTER SLOW DOWN AND DRINK RESPONSIBLY. AND BY THE WAY MELANIE - IN THE LAST GAME AGAINST GREEN BAY LAST YEAR IN DECEMBER WE WON OVER FAVRE BY A TON - A BIG OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE BLOWOUT - SO THE PRESENT JUDGE IN STATE COURT FEELS THAT THE BEARS CASE IS MUTE.

ELLIOTTWE COULD REV IT UP AGAIN IF THE BEARS DON’T AGAIN GET A QB IN THE DRAFT. LOVIE IS STILL THINKING REX AND WELL WE HAVEN’T HAD A QB SINCE MCMAHON. I JUST DON’T GET IT.

WILLWE ALSO TRADED AWAY THOMAS JONES AND KEPT CEDRIC - THAT MAY HAVE HURT. ALL I KNOW IS THAT WE JUST NEED CONSISTENT OFFENSE AND THE BEARS HAD BETTER DRAFT OR TRADE FOR SOME GUYS THAT CAN MAKE PLAYS.

MELANIEI’M CONFIDENT THEY CAN AND WE CAN REVIVE THE PROTEST IF THE BEARS DRAFT IS HORRIFIC. JUST WATCH FOX OR ESPN AND THEY WILL RATE THE BEARS DRAFT.

JOSHTHE DRAFT THOUGH IS A REAL CRAP SHOOT - LOOK AT TERRELL DAVIS FROM DENVER - HE WAS PICKED 196 AND MAYBE WAS THE VERY BEST

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RUNNING BACK THE PAST 20 YEARS. HECK BRADY WAS A 6TH ROUNDER ALSO. YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WITH THE DRAFT ! NEVER !

WILLBUT THE BEARS HAVE BEEN PRETTY LIMP LATELY WITH DRAFTS - I THINK LUKE’S LINE ALSO NEED’S BOLSTERING - HE ISN’T STEPPING UP AS A COACH CONSISTENTLY LIKE IRON MIKE, HIS UNCLE. HECK MAYBE WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT SOME NORTHERN ATHLETES ?

JOSHI’VE BEEN REALLY FOLLOWING THEIR ATHLETICS - JERRY KILL THE FOOTBALL COACH HAS BEEN THERE 20 YEARS - VERY STABLE AND SUCCESSFUL - WELL LIKED.

WILLI STILL GET ALUMNI NEWS - EVEN THOUGH I DIDN’T GRADUATE - JEFF COMPHER HAS COME IN AS AD - HE WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL AT WESTERN CAROLINA AND WASHINGTON. HE HAS AN IMPRESSIVE RECORD.

MELANIEAND I HEARD ON THE RADIO THE OTHER DAY NORTHERN OPENS AT MINNESOTA IN FOOTBALL. THIS SHOULD BE A GOOD MATCH.

ELLIOTTIS THE GAME IN MINNEAPOLIS MELANIE ?

MELANIEYES - AND I DON’T KNOW IF IT’S A HOME AND HOME.

JOSHYOU’RE STARTING TO SOUND LIKE KERI !

MELANIEDON’T EVEN MENTION HER NAME JOSH !

WILLHEY MELANIE - KERI DIDN’T STEAL SAM FROM YOU IF THAT IS WHAT YOU’RE THINKING !

MELANIEHOW THE HECK DO YOU KNOW WILL - DID YOU SCOUT US OUT OR WHAT ?

ELLIOTTEVERYONE SIMMER DOWN - MELANIE IF SAM WAS CRAZY ABOUT YOU - HE WOULD HAVE PROPOSED BY NOW AND HE HASN’T.

JOSHWELL - LET’S GET BACK TO NORTHERN - MELANIE’S HEART WAS HURT A BIT AND SHE’S VENTING.

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MELANIEOK JOSH SINCE YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WITH FEELINGS HERE - HOW ABOUT WE GO TO THE NORTHERN GAME IN MINNEAPOLIS AUGUST 30TH ?

JOSHME AND YOU ? IS THIS LIKE A DATE MELANIE ?

MELANIECALL IT WHAT YOU WANT !

WILLHECK I’LL GO IF JOSH DOESN’T WANT TO GO MELANIE - I’M VERY AVAILABLE .

MELANIEYOU GUYS AT TIMES ARE VERY NICE AND RESPECTFUL - BUT MOST OF THE TIME YOU ARE PATHETIC/DISGUSTING/ AND BEYOND WORDS.

ELLIOTTWELL I’M STILL FLAT OUT CONTRIBUTING TO THE MEMORIAL FUND AT NORTHERN EVERY CENT I CAN - AND SO ARE MY STUDENTS.

WILLSO AM I - I FLAT OUT SEND EVERY EXTRA DOLLAR I HAVE - AND IT ISN’T MUCH -TO NORTHERN FOR THOSE FAMILIES THAT WERE STRICKEN BY A MADMAN.

JOSHAND NOW THERE IS A SHARED BOND BETWEEN VIRGINIA TECH AND NORTHERN SINCE BOTH EXPERIENCED SIMILAR TRAGEDIES THIS PAST YEAR - I SENT MONEY TO BOTH. WE ARE ALL SO FORTUNATE - AND I THINK WE TRULY DO REALIZE IT NOW - HECK ANYONE OF US COULD HAVE BEEN THERE AND BEEN A VICTIM AND OUR FAMILIES WOULD’VE SUFFERED SO VERY MUCH.

MELANIEWOW - YOU WEAGHMAN’S PARK GUYS ARE REALLY SENSITIVE, CARING, AND REALLY KNOW WHERE LIFE IS AT. MOST FOLKS WOULD JUST LOOK THE OTHER WAY AND NOT CARE - BUT YOU GUYS ARE TRULY SPECIAL.

WILLWELL MELANIE - THAT IS WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT - HELPING OTHERS WHEN IN NEED. IT’S SO IRONIC THAT SO MANY JOKES WERE MADE ABOUT NORTHERN AND NOW EVERYONE HERE IS LIKE THE BIGGEST FAN OF THE UNIVERSITY.

ELLIOTTTHE DISASTER WAS SO CLOSE TO CHICAGO - KIDS OUR AGE - THAT ALL OF US NOW ARE BACK GOING TO MASS EVERY WEEKEND.

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WILLARE YOU GOING TO MASS REGULARLY MELANIE ?

MELANIEWELL.........

WILLIT’S OK - BECAUSE SOMETHING LIKE THE NORTHERN INCIDENT REALLY GOT TO ALL OF US - EVEN KERI.

MELANIEDON’T MENTION HER NAME EVER AGAIN.

ELLIOTTYOU TWO WILL PROBABLY END UP BEING FRIENDS - YOU NEVER KNOW.

MELANIENOT LIKELY ELLIOTT. BUT AGAIN I MAY START CONTRIBUTING TO THE NORTHERN FUND AND HELP THEM IN ANY WAY I CAN. WE NEED TO GET ALL OF CHICAGO BEHIND THEM.

ELLIOTTSO JOSH - YOU NEVER REPLIED BACK TO MELANIE REGARDING THE NORTHERN - GOPHER GAME AUGUST 30TH.

JOSHWELL - HOW ABOUT WE WAIT UNTIL THE FIRST GAME IN DEKALB - ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO TRAVEL ALL THE WAY TO THE TWIN CITIES ?

MELANIEYOU DON’T GET IT JOSH ?

JOSHI GUESS NOT - THE PLAYOFF RUN WILL BE ON - THE CUBS WILL STILL BE HERE - WE COULD ACTUALLY TRAVEL UP NORTH AND MAYBE GO TO CHIPPEWA FALLS - WHERE LEINIES IS BREWED.

WILLOR HEAD UP TO GREEN COUNTY AND VISIT THE ZUERCHER CHEESE FACTORY - A TON GOING ON BEYOND THE BORDER.

JOSHMELANIE - YOU’D GAIN 10 POUNDS JUST DURING THAT WEEKEND.

MELANIENO - I’M ALSO THINKING MALL OF AMERICA, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, PAUL BUNYAN - YOU NAME IT !

ELLIOTTAND SAFE BRIDGES !

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JOSHWELL I ONLY GET ONE WEEKEND OFF A MONTH NOW AND..........

MELANIEOK - I’M RETRACTING MY OFFER - ISN’T THIS LEGAL ?

JOSHWELL YES - AN OFFER IS ABLE TO BE DUMPED ANYTIME BEFORE ACCEPTANCE -BUT ONLY IF I DON’T HAVE RELIANCE OR AN OPTION.

MELANIEYOU HAVE NO RELIANCE ON THIS OFFER - AND THERE ARE NO OTHER OPTIONS. THE OFFER IS RETRACTED PERIOD - AND I’M HEADING HOME BY THE L.

JOSHDO YOU WANT ME TO WALK YOU TO THE L STATION MELANIE ?

MELANIENO - I’M QUITE OK WALKING MYSELF - AND I’LL JUST GO TO THE GOPHER GAME AGAINST NORTHERN BY MYSELF. I’M OUTTA HERE.

WILLYOU BLEW IT JOSH !

ELLIOTTYES - YOU BLEW IT JOSH !

JOSHYES MAYBE SO - BUT DO YOU REALIZE I HAVE CUBS TICKETS THAT WEEKEND - THE BEGINNING OF THE SEPTEMBER RUN.

WILLYOU STILL BLEW IT JOSH - AND WELL YOU JUST BLEW IT ! WE’RE OUT OF HERE ELLIOTT !

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