C&A_7

Clark & Addison Episode 7 - “Box club seats” 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 . . .

JOSH OK WILL WHEN DO WE SPILL THE BEANS TO KERI ?

WILL WE MAY NEVER SEE HER AGAIN !

JOSH NO WAY - SHE’LL BE BACK - YOU’LL SEE WILL WELL SHE WAS REALLY HOPPING MAD WHEN SHE LEFT HERE THE OTHER NIGHT. JOSH I DON’T GET IT - SHE REALLY DOESN’T EVEN KNOW THIS GUY. WILL I GUESS WE BUILT HIM UP TO BE A TARZAN OF SORTS AND SHE WAS PUMPED BEFORE SHE EVEN MET HIM. JOSH MAYBE SHE IS A “ MARRY THE DOCTOR TYPE “ ?

WILL KERI - NO WAY. SHE’S AS INDEPENDENT AS THEY COME - SHE ISN’T GONNA RELY ON SOME GUY TO SUPPORT HER. JOSH I DON’T KNOW - SHE WAS ACTING REAL WEIRD ABOUT SAM - TOTALLY INFATUATED - LIKE HE WAS THE ONLY ONE LEFT ON EARTH AND SHE HAD TO HAVE HIM.

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WILL I GUESS WHEN GALS HIT THE MID 20S - THEY BEGIN TO HEAR IN THE BACKGROUND THE CLICKING OF THE BIOLOGICAL CLOCK - AND THE INERT NEED TO HAVE A GUY. IT CAN BE SO STRONG, THEY’LL KILL OVER THIS BIOLOGICAL IMPULSE. MOST OF THE TIME GIRLS ACT CRAZY WHEN THEY’VE DECIDED TO TAKE THE PLUNGE. JOSH BUT IF WE TELL HER MELANIE IS JUST A FRIEND AND SAM IS WHOLLY AVAILABLE - KERI IS LIKELY TO KILL US AND ATTACK THE HOSPITAL. WE AREN’T GOING TO WIN EITHER WAY. WE MAYBE PULLED TOO MUCH OF A PRACTICAL JOKE. WILL YES - THIS IS ABOUT AS LOW AS IT GOES. I FELT MELANIE WAS NOT REALLY HAPPY GOING ALONG WITH THIS EITHER. JOSH WELL IF FOLKS CAN’T HAVE FUN IN OUR VERY SHORT EXISTENCE - WELL I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. WILL BUT IF WE HURT PEOPLE JOSH......

JOSH SINCE WHEN DID YOU GET SO SENSITIVE WILL ?

WILL WELL I’VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT ALL THIS 20 SOMETHING STUFF - DO YOU THINK WE’RE JUST EXTENDED ADOLESCENTS OR WHAT ?

JOSH SO WHAT IF WE ARE - WE HAVE THE REST OF OUR LIFE TO PLAY ADULTS - MY GOD WILL THIS IS JUST A PRACTICAL JOKE - IT’S NOT A DEATH PENALTY. WILL BUT WITH THIS LITTLE JOKE - I THINK WE TOOK THE LIFE RIGHT OUT OF KERI WHEN WE TOOK SAM OUT OF THE PICTURE. HERE WAS HER BIG CHANCE TO HAVE A QUARTERBACK DOCTOR GUY AS SHE’S COMING INTO THE BIOLOGICAL NEED. JOSH COME ON WILL - KERI HAS ALREADY HAD THAT AND SHE RAN AWAY FROM IT. GIVE ME A BREAK - HECK SHE MAY BE BLUFFING US KNOWING HER IQ AND ABILITY TO OUT FLANK MEN. WILL SO SHOULD WE CALL HER BACK DOWN TO WEAGHMAN’S PARK ?

JOSH NO - JUST LET HER COOL OFF .

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WILL GOOD IDEA JOSH. RIGHT NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO TALK TO KERI - YOU KNOW HOW EMOTIONAL GALS CAN BE. JOSH WILL - YOU KNOW MORE ABOUT GIRLS EMOTIONS MORE THAN I BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO HAVE A GIRL 24/7 OR YOU’RE NOT SETTLED. WILL WAIT A SECOND JOSH - NOT FAIR - I JUST HAPPENED TO RUN INTO THESE GALS AT WEAK MOMENTS. JOSH YA RIGHT. ANYWAY SAM IS THINKING ABOUT COMING BACK DOWN HERE TONIGHT WITHOUT MELANIE............

WILL YOU’RE NOT THINKING WHAT I’M THINKING ARE YOU ?

JOSH NO - KERI ISN’T COMING HERE TONIGHT - AT LEAST NOT BY INVITATION. WILL YA - SHE WON’T SHOW UP - HECK SHE SAID SHE MAY NEVER BE BACK AFTER THAT DEBACLE WITH SAM AND MELANIE. WILL I DON’T KNOW - SHE WAS REALLY PRETTY MAD ABOUT THE WHOLE THING WITH SAM AND MELANIE. THIS WAS ONE OF THE VERY WORST THINGS WE’VE DONE. JOSH HECK - THIS WAS JUST A PRACTICAL JOKE. THERE WAS NO CRIME INVOLVED - NOR A TORT OFFENSE - NOT EVEN INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. GET OVER IT WILL. IF YOU CAN’T LAUGH AT YOURSELF YOU SHOULDN’T LIVE PERIOD. WILL HERE YOU GO WITH THAT LEGAL VERBAGE AGAIN. REMEMBER YOU’RE AT WEAGHMAN’S PARK - NOT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MOOT COURT ROOM. JOSH OK - BUT NOW I’M FEELING MAYBE A LITTLE GUILTY - HERE WE GO BUILDING UP SAM AND THEN DROP A BOMBSHELL THAT SAM IS MOVING IN WITH MELANIE TO CUT COSTS OF THE ANESTHESIA RESIDENCY. WILL YES - WE’RE 20 SOMETHING CREEPS ALL THE WAY.

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JOSH WELL MAYBE WE SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO RETRIEVE KERI - SHE MAYBE WILL NEVER TALK TO US AGAIN - GIRLS FLAT OUT DON’T FORGET THEY HOLD GRUDGES FOREVER. WILL YES - A WOMAN’S MEMORY IS LIKE AN ELEPHANT. A GUY JUST FORGETS OR PUTS IT ASIDE AND MOVES ON - YOU’RE RIGHT GIRLS FLAT OUT DON’T FORGET. JOSH WE WILL HAVE TO APOLOGIZE IN SOME WAY IF WE GET A CHANCE - IN FACT WE COULD GIVE HER A CALL ON HER CELL...

WILL NO WAY - SHE’LL BITE YOUR EAR OFF RIGHT NOW. THAT WOULD BE REAL STUPID - EVEN I KNOW THAT. JOSH WELL WHO KNOWS - MAY SAM IS ACTUALLY INTERESTED IN KERI ?

WILL WHY WOULD SAM BE INTERESTED IN A TOM BOY FROM WRIGLEYVILLE ?

JOSH WELL - IT MIGHT WORK - HE WOULDN’T HAVE TO GO FAR TO THE IN LAWS AND THEY WOULD HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON - WRIGLEYVILLE HIGH. WILL OK - WELL WHY DON’T WE JUST ASK SAM NEXT TIME HE’S IN HERE IF HE HAS ANY INTEREST IN KERI ?

JOSH HE’S A BIG BOY - IF HE’S INTERESTED HE’LL CALL US FOR HER CELL NUMBER OR HE’S ALREADY SOMEHOW OBTAINED IT - LIKE OFF THE INTERNET. WILL I GUESS IF I WAS SAM - I MEAN THE GUY HAS ACCESS TO HUNDREDS OF LOVING NURSES AT ALL THOSE DOWNTOWN HOSPITALS - HE DOESN’T NEED TO COME TO WEAGHMAN’S PARK FOR FEMALE COMPANIONSHIP. JOSH IT’S DIFFERENT IF YOU’RE WORKING WITH THOSE GALS EVERYDAY - YOU DON’T LOOK AT THEM FOR COMPANIONSHIP - MY GOD THEY’RE TRYING TO SAVE LIVES DAILY. BESIDES I HEAR IF YOU DATE A NURSE AS A RESIDENT AND DUMP THEM - THE REST OF THE NURSING STAFF ON THAT FLOOR WILL CRUCIFY YOU - LIKE CALL YOU AT 2 AM FOR TYLENOL OR SLEEPING PILLS WHEN YOU’RE ON CALL - AND THEN SAY “ I DIDN’T REALIZE YOU WERE SLEEPING.”

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WILL SO SAM MAY BE PLAYING IT SMART BY NOT DATING MELANIE AND THE REST OF THOSE DOWNTOWNERS. JOSH I GUESS SO - SAM IS NOT STUPID. BUT MY GOD I DON’T KNOW HOW HE KEEPS FROM PROPOSING TO MELANIE. SHE IS BEAUTIFUL - BUT HE PROBABLY BLEW IT WITH THIS PRACTICAL JOKE ON KERI. WILL HEY JOSH - THE GUY IN BACK IS SIGNALING FOR ANOTHER RUSSIAN LEINIES STOUT - THE STALIN STUFF. JOSH OH - THAT ‘S MR. W. WILL MR. W. ? WHAT’S THAT ALL ABOUT ?

JOSH MR.W. COMES IN HERE FREQUENTLY DURING THE BASEBALL SEASON. SWITCHED OVER TO THE RUSSIAN STOUT RIGHT WHEN IT CAME OUT. NEVER TALKS MUCH - BUT A NICE GUY - REAL NICE. HE IS BEHIND HOME PLATE NEARLY EVERY GAME FOR YEARS. SOME FEEL MR. W. IS WRIGLEY’S GHOST. WILL WELL HE LOOKS A BIT FLOPPY TO ME. I THINK ...........

JOSH I’LL SHOW HIM THE DOOR - NOT YOU. REMEMBER WE STILL HAVE ILLINOIS DRAMSHOP LAWS WITH ALCOHOL - MEANING WEAGHMAN’S PARK IS LIABLE IF WE CONTINUE TO POUR LEINIES INTO THIS GUY’S TUMMY KNOWING HE’S FLOPPY. WILL LOOK - MR. W. IS LEAVING OR THAT’S WRIGLEY’S GHOST BECAUSE POOF HE’S GONE. JOSH HE’S REAL QUICK - SOME SAY HE LIVES IN ROCKFORD - OTHERS SAY IN WRIGLEYVILLE. I JUST DON’T KNOW. WILL WELL MAYBE WE COULD LIKE TALK TO HIM SOME DAY ?

JOSH I TRIED - BUT HE ALWAYS VAPORIZES OUT OF HERE SO FAST. MAYBE HE IS A GHOST. I’M ALWAYS SO BUSY WHEN I’VE TRIED TO TALK TO HIM AFTER GAMES.

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WILL I BET HE’S FILTHY RICH - MAYBE I COULD WORK FOR HIM .

JOSH YOU’RE ALREADY WORKING AT O’HARE - SO WHY DO YOU WANT MORE ?

WILL I BET MR. W. IS BEYOND EVERYONE IN THIS ARENA AT WRIGLEYVILLE. WHEN HE COMES BACK, I WILL TALK TO HIM. JOSH HE’LL VANISH IN A HEARTBEAT IF HE MAY BE IN A CONVERSATION. I MEAN YOU CAN TRY AS I HAVE - BUT HE’S IMPOSSIBLE TO TALK TO. IT’S AS IF HE SENSES THINGS AND CAN EASILY ESCAPE TALKING BY EITHER LEAVING OR HAVING WEAGHMAN’S PARK GET VERY BUSY. WILL I’LL TALK TO HIM - SOMEHOW - SOME WAY. JOSH IS THAT YOUR CELL GOING OFF WILL ?

WILL YES IT’S IN THE BOTTOM OF MY COAT POCKET...I’VE GOT IT....OH MY GOD...IT’S SAM.....HE’S DOWN AT BERNIE’S - HAS THE NIGHT OFF. WANTS TO KNOW WHERE KERI IS. JOSH HAS HE HAD TO MUCH TO DRINK ?

WILL I DON’T THINK SO - HE’S ALWAYS ON BACK UP CALL OF SOME SORT SO HE REALLY CAN’T DRINK AT ALL - I MEAN HE MAYBE COULD HAVE ONE LEINIES .

JOSH WELL TELL HIM THAT SHE’S AROUND BUT NOT HERE TONIGHT. WILL HE’S COMING OVER. MAYBE WE SHOULD GET KERI OVER HERE ?

JOSH I DON’T KNOW WILL - SHE MAY BITE YOUR HEAD OFF IT YOU CALL HER BUT WHAT THE HECK - GIVE HER A TEXT - THAT WILL AVOID TALKING TO HER. WILL GREAT IDEA. BUT WAIT.......HERE COMES ELLIOTT.....WE HAVEN’T SEEN HIM IN A MILLENNIUM.

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JOSH AND HERE COMES KERI RIGHT BEHIND HIM. WHAT IS GOING ON ?

WILL JOSH - I THINK THIS GUY OVER HERE WANTS ANOTHER ZUERCHER’S COLBY AND HIS BUDDY THE AGED SWISS. JOSH WHOA - THERE IS A TON GOING ON IN HERE THAT I DON’T UNDERSTAND. WILL AND NOW HERE COMES SAM........I ALREADY TOLD HIM KERI WASN’T HERE. JOSH WELL SAM WILL PROBABLY FIGURE ELLIOTT IS HER BOYFRIEND NOW. WILL NO ONE WOULD THINK ELLIOTT IS ANYONE’S BOYFRIEND. JOSH I DON’T KNOW - THIS IS GETTING QUITE INTERESTING - HEY BUDDY - THE LEINIES IS COMING UP SOON WITH THE COLBY JACK CHEESE SPECIAL. HANG ON ! I KNOW WHAT A GUY’S HUNGER IS. WILL HEY ELLIOTT - WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE TONIGHT ?

ELLIOTT HEY GUYS - WE NEED TO TALK. WILL GO AHEAD MUSIC MAN. JOSH I ALREADY KNOW WHAT YOU’RE UP TO ELLIOTT. ELLIOTT IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINK JOSH. WILL OK ELLIOTT - LAY IT ON US. ELLIOTT I’VE HEARD ENOUGH FROM KERI THE PAST COUPLE DAYS - IN FACT..............

SAM HEY MAN WHAT’S GOING ON TONIGHT ? LOOKS LIKE WEAGHMAN’S PARK GANG IS LOYAL. AND KERI IS OFF IN THE CORNER BY HERSELF ?

WHAT’S WITH THAT ?

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ELLIOTT I WAS JUST RELAYING KERI’S TOTAL FRUSTRATION WITH THESE LOCAL DELAYED LAUNCHERS - HOW INCREDIBLY MEAN AND DIRTY YOU ALL COULD BE WITH KERI - WHAT DID SHE DO TO DESERVE THIS MEAN TREATMENT BY ALL OF YOU ?

WILL WHAT DID WE ACTUALLY DO ? I MEAN WE PLAYED A LITTLE PRACTICAL 20 SOMETHING JOKE ON HER - SHE NEEDS TO CHILL .

SAM YOU MEAN SHE HASN’T FIGURED OUT YET WHAT WE DID LAST WEEK ?

ELLIOTT NO - ALL I RECEIVED WAS AN EARFUL OF HOW EMBARRASSED SHE WAS WHEN SHE WANTED TO MEET SAM - AND SUDDENLY YOU SPRING MELANIE ON HER AND ON TOP OF THAT THEY’RE MOVING IN TOGETHER ! COME ON GUYS - THAT’S BEYOND MEAN ! THAT’S NOT A JOKE. THAT’S A TORT....INFLICTION OF WHATEVER.......

JOSH SOUNDS LIKE KERI HAS GONE NUTS OVER THIS WHOLE THING - HAS SHE GONE CRAZY ? IS SHE SUICIDAL ? AND IT’S INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF MENTAL DISTRESS REQUIRING PHYSICAL EFFECTS OR MANIFESTATIONS FOR SUIT ELLIOTT. ELLIOTT WELL........SHE WAS PUT ON SSRI DRUGS TODAY BY HER FAMILY DOCTOR. WILL I HAD NO IDEA - I MEAN KERI HAD JUST GOT OUT A BAD RELATIONSHIP - AND SHE WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING FREE FOR A WHILE - AT LEAST WE ALL THOUGHT - I MEAN WEAGHMAN’S PARK ISN’T THE PLACE YOU HANG IF YOU WANT TO CONNECT. JOSH WELL WHILE WE’RE ALL TALKING - THERE GOES KERI - I MEAN SHE’S FLAT OUT LEAVING. SHE’S WALKING DOWN CLARK STREET TOWARDS BERNIE’S. SAM WELL - DON’T LET HER GO - STOP HER. SHE NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED !

JOSH HEY SAM - WHY DON’T YOU GO AFTER HER - SHE MIGHT STOP AND TALK TO YOU. SAM OK - I’M OUT OF HERE. SEE YOU IN A FEW. ELLIOTT WHAT IS GOING ON HERE ?

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JOSH WELL THIS WHOLE THING WAS A HOAX....WE WERE JUST PLAYING A LITTLE JOKE ON KERI. ELLIOTT LOOK - KERI IS TURNING AROUND AND COMING BACK IN. SAM IS HOLDING THE DOOR FOR HER. JOSH HECK - SHE’S NOT EVEN LOOKING AT SAM......SHE DOESN’T LOOK HAPPY. HERE SHE COMES !

KERI I HAVE ZERO TO SAY TO ANYONE HERE - I JUST LEFT MY CELL AND I DIDN’T COME BACK BECAUSE SAM CALLED. YOU CREEPS CAN ALL BURY YOURSELVES. WILL KERI....WE ALL NEED TO............

KERI SHUT UP WILL........YOU ARE THE MOST WORTHLESS MALE I’VE EVER ENCOUNTERED.....IN FACT ALL OF YOU ARE BEYOND DESPICABLE.....

YOU’RE ALL WORSE THAN THE BEARS DEFENSE THIS YEAR - JUST TOTALLY HORRID. JOSH KERI - LET ME EXPLAIN....YOU SEE.....

KERI NO JOSH.... YOU AND YOUR GANG ARE A BUNCH OF DELAYED LAUNCHING WANNABEES. I HAVE NO RESPECT FOR YOU JOSH AND WILL.....AND SAM......YOU ARE.......

SAM SAY KERI..........I NEED TO TELL YOU SOMETHING. KERI WHY DON’T YOU JUST TELL YOUR FUTURE LIVE IN - MISS MELANIE. I’M OF NO USE TO ANY OF YOU. I’M OUT OF HERE FOREVER !

SAM KERI....WOULD YOU ATTEND THE BEARS GAME WITH ME THIS WEEK.....I’VE GOT BOX CLUB SEATS FROM AN ATTENDING DOC WHO IS GOING THROUGH A DIVORCE AND.......

KERI YOU KNOW SAM...YOU’RE TOO MUCH. WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO ? SIT BETWEEN YOU AND MELANIE ? GET REAL ! I’M GONE.

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JOSH NO KERI - DON’T GO - THIS IS A REAL DATE.....THE STUFF ABOUT MELANIE IS JUST FLUFF - IT WAS A BIG JOKE OR HOAX ON YOU. SAM IS LIKE REAL. SHOW HER THE TICKETS SAM. KERI OH MY GOD...YOU GUYS ARE ALL THE SAME. YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT’S LIKE TO PLAY A JOKE LIKE THIS ON A GIRL. WE DON’T GET OVER THINGS EVER. OUR DNA IS FAR TOO EMOTIONAL. SAM I’M SERIOUS KERI! I HAVE THE TICKETS ! I WANT TO TAKE YOU TO THE GAME !

KERI OK - SAM - IF YOU ACTUALLY WANT ME TO GO I WILL. YOU MUST HOWEVER PASS THE UPSTREAM SHARK INFESTED WATER TEST. WILL MY GOD KERI - WHAT IS THAT ?

SAM SAM - I’LL GO OUT WITH YOU ONLY IF YOU CAN PROVE TO ME THAT YOU WILL ACTUALLY SWIM UPSTREAM AGAINST FLESH EATING HUNGRY SHARKS TO GET TO MY HEART. NOTHING SHORT OF THIS WILL DO. I’M HEADING HOME...AND I’M GOING MYSELF. I’VE HAD IT WITH ALL OF YOU. YOU MAY NEVER SEE ME AGAIN. WILL SEE GUYS - THESE GALS ARE ALL THE SAME - EXTREEEEMELY EMOTIONAL. JOSH YES, I THOUGHT KERI HAD IT ALL TOGETHER. SHE SEEMED PRETTY COOL MOST OF THE TIME - OUR TOMBOY. SAM WELL GUYS I CAN TELL YOU THAT PHYSIOLOGICALLY FROM A PHYSICIAN’S PERSPECTIVE - WELL THIS IS PURELY NORMAL BEHAVIOR. ELLIOTT WAIT A SECOND - HECK WHEN KERI CALLED ME - WELL SHE SAID THAT THE WEAGHMAN’S PARK GANG REALLY SET HER UP AND EMBARRASSED HER - AND THAT GAL MELANIE WENT ALONG WITH IT - WHAT KIND OF HUMANS DO THAT STUFF ?

SAM WELL - EVEN MELANIE WON’T TALK TO ME NOW - AND WE WERE GOOD FRIENDS BEFORE - IN FACT MANY NURSES ON THE WARDS AT COOK WON’T TALK TO ME - AND NOW CALL ME FOR EVERYTHING - LIKE

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LETTING ME A PATIENT WANTS TO TALK AGAIN AND AGAIN WHEN I’M REAL BUSY. ELLIOTT OBVIOUSLY JUST TO HARASS YOU SAM. WELL YOU DESERVE EVERY BIT OF IT SAM. AND GALS NEVER FORGET - SO UNTIL THE DAY YOU LEAVE COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL - YOU’LL BE HARASSED. WILL ENOUGH OF THIS - LET’S GET ON WITH THE BEARS. WE ONLY KEEP LOSING. HECK WE STILL HAVE AN OUTSIDE SHOT AT THE PLAYOFFS. JOSH A WHOLE BUNCH OF THINGS MUST HAPPEN FOR THE BEARS TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS. I DON’T SEE IT HAPPENING. MAYBE YOU GUYS DO. WILL HEY JOSH - NOT TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT - BUT THIS BORDER GUY BACK THERE WANTS SOME MORE CHEDDAR. HASN’T HE ALREADY HAD THREE ?

WHERE’S HE PUTTING ALL THIS ?

JOSH THE MOST I’VE EVER SEEN IMBIBED IS 6 ZUERCHER SANDWICHES IN ONE SETTING. SO THIS IS NOTHING. ELLIOT THERE ARE A TON OF GUYS ON THIS BEAR TEAM WHO HAVEN’T STEPPED UP. SAM OH I COULD GO ON ABOUT MANY BEAR PLAYERS - BUT IT ALL STARTED WHEN LANCE SAID HE WOULD NO LONGER PLAY FOR THE BEARS LAST SUMMER. I MEAN A GUY HAS A FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO SAY WHAT HE WANTS - RIGHT JOSH - BUT LANCE CARRYING ON ABOUT HOW BAD THE BEARS ARE WHEN THEY WERE JUST IN THE SUPER BOWL. WILL ESPECIALLY WHEN HESTER RAN THE OPENING KICK BACK. IT WAS THEN UP TO LANCE AND THE DEFENSE TO HOLD INDY AND MANNING - NOT TURN IT INTO A FLAG FOOTBALL GAME FOR THEM. JOSH YOU’RE RIGHT ON BOTH ACCOUNTS - LANCE - BARRING DEFAMATION, OBSCENITY, FIGHTING WORDS, INCITEMENT OF CRIMES, OR FALSE ADVERTISING CAN PRETTY MUCH WITHOUT COMMITTING A CRIME SAY WHAT HE WANTS. SO LANCE JUST BASHED THE BEARS - WHICH HE’S ENTITLED TO DO. THE BEARS ARE OF PUBLIC INTEREST, IT’S OPINION, AND LANCE IS FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTED. ELLIOTT WELL I ALSO AGREE - THAT SET THE TONE FOR THE COMING SEASON - HERE WE HAVE A MULTIMILLIONAIRE LINEBACKER IN THE SUPER BOWL WITH ANOTHER BIG PAYOUT COMING - AND HE’S COMPLAINING THROUGH THE PRESS. YOU’D THINK LOVIE AND THE BRASS WOULD KEEP THIS IN HOUSE. MY GOD - THIS IS A VERY GOOD TEAM AND THEY BLEW IT.

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JOSH THE BEARS HAVEN’T RAMPED OFF THEIR SUCCESS OF A YEAR AGO. QUARTERBACK HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE MCMAHON LEFT. MAYBE HE SHOULD COME BACK. SAM TOO MANY OF THEIR QUARTERBACKS THINK TOO MUCH AND DON’T JUST PLAY - TONS OF BAD DECISIONS. TONS! ELLIOTT I AGREE - WHENEVER REX GOES BACK TO PASS THE WHOLE CITY JUST HOLDS THEIR BREATH - NOT KNOWING WHO IS CATCHING THE PASS AND IF IT’S THE OTHER TEAM - HOW FAR THEY WILL RUN WITH THE BALL IF NOT TO THE HOUSE. JOSH HECK IF SOME OF THEIR BRASS WEREN’T SO TIGHT WITH THE GREEN, NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. BUT I GUESS SOME WOULD ARGUE HOW MANY MILLIONS DOES IT TAKE FOR THESE GUYS TO PLAY ?

SAM CEDRIC GETTING HURT DIDN’T HELP EITHER - BUT I HAVE TO ADMIT ADRIAN PETERSON HAS STEPPED UP BIG TIME. WILL BUT IS ADRIAN REALLY THE ANSWER LONG TERM FOR THE BEARS ? I JUST DON’T KNOW. SAM WELL SOME OF THESE OTHER BEARS MAY STEP UP IF YOU GIVE THEM THE CHANCE. TRUST ME. JOSH WELL WHY THE HECK AREN’T YOU THERE THEN WILL ? YOU SAID YOU COMPETED ON THE TAXI SQUAD. WHAT HAPPENED ?

ELLIOTT YA WILL - YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT STEPPING UP - WELL YOU’RE THE ONE WHO HAS ALL THE SPEED AND CREDENTIALS - WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ?

WILL I DID EVERYTHING I COULD - TRUST ME. IT JUST WASN’T IN THE CARDS FOR ME TO BE ON THIS TEAM. I HAD A MINIMAL SALARY - NO SUPPORT FROM THE FRONT OFFICE. I WAS FISHBAIT FOR THE STARTERS. I GUESS YOU CAN ONLY TAKE SO MUCH POUNDING. THEY DON’T WANT TO LET THEIR STARTERS TAKE THE PRACTICE POUNDING SHOTS. JOSH I STILL STRONGLY FEEL WITH THE BEARS NUCLEUS OF DEFENSE INTACT FROM THE SUPER BOWL, HESTER, AND HUNGRY PLAYERS - THEY

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SHOULD’VE BEEN THERE. HECK GOULD MAKES 90% OF HIS FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS. WILL I STILL CONTEND THEY SHOULD DRAFT ANOTHER QUARTERBACK IN THE DRAFT UNTIL THEY GET IT RIGHT. ASK A DENVER FAN ABOUT GRIESE ?

HE’S PLAYED BETTER THAN HIS POST ELWAY PERIOD - BUT AGAIN HE’S NOT THE BEARS LONG TERM ANSWER AT THIS POSITION - HE’S A PATCH WORK LOVIE CREATION. WE NEED A REAL STUD IN HERE AT QB - LIKE ROETHLISBERGER OR MANNING OR I HATE TO SAY IT - FAVRE. ELLIOTT MAYBE ORTON IS THE GUY - ANOTHER PURDUE THROWING GREAT WHO IS SITTING ON THE BENCH - HECK HE WAS 10 AND 5 IN 2005 AND REX PLAYED THE LAST GAME. THEY GAVE UP ON HIM BECAUSE THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PRODUCTION AT QUARTERBACK. GIVE ME A BREAK - HE WAS WINNING. ORTON WAS ONLY A 4TH ROUND GUY AND REX WAS A FIRST ROUNDER - THAT’S WHY THE BIG CHANGE. THE COACHES FELT THEY HAD TO JUSTIFY THE BIG SALARIES AND SIGNING BONUSES. JOSH HECK - KYLE ORTON WAS A FRONT RUNNER FOR THE HEISMANN UNTIL HE GOT HURT HIS SENIOR YEAR AT PURDUE - AND THREW FOR 522 YARDS IN A BIG 10 GAME. ELLIOTT WASN’T THAT AGAINST INDIANA THOUGH. WILL DOESN’T MATTER - IT’S STILL 522 YARDS. THAT IS 5 AND 1/4 FOOTBALL FIELDS OF PURE PASS AND CATCH. ONE OF THE VERY BEST PERFORMANCES IN THE HISTORY OF THE BIG 10. ORTON KNOWS HOW TO DO IT. SAM WELL SOME WOULD ALSO SAY - ALL THEY DO AT PURDUE IS THROW THE FOOTBALL - WITH A LEGACY OF HERRMANN AND BREES BEFORE ORTON. IN FACT BREES THREW IT 83 TIMES IN ONE GAME V THE BORDER GUYS’ TEAM. JOSH WELL AT PURDUE THEY RECRUIT GUYS WHO DON’T HAVE VIDEO GAMES - GUYS THAT CAN ACTUALLY CATCH THE FOOTBALL - MY GOD - PURDUE RECRUITED ORTON FROM PLEASANT HILL IOWA. THEY PLAY FOOTBALL INSTEAD OF VIDEO GAMES THERE. SOME GUYS LIKE REX MAY BE ON SUCH GREAT COLLEGE TEAMS THAT ANYONE BACK THERE WOULD LOOK GOOD EVEN A FRATERNITY INTRAMURAL GUY. ELLIOTT WELL LUKE’S LINE HASN’T HELD UP FOR THE BEST THIS YEAR EITHER. AT TIMES GOING BACK TO PASS WAS A DEATH SENTENCE FOR OUR QUARTERBACK. WE’VE HAD SO MANY INJURIES AND LINE CHANGES. 14

WILL BUT THAT IS TO BE EXPECTED - AND THE BEARS NEED TO HAVE GUYS STEP UP AND FLAT OUT PLAY - GUYS THAT COULD ACTUALLY START IF NEEDED WITHOUT ANY NOTICEABLE DROP OFF IN PRODUCTION AND PROTECTION. JOSH WELL MUHAMMAD AND BERRIAN CAN PLAY - THEY JUST NEED TO GET THE BALL MORE. AND DON’T GET ME GOING ON HESTER - WHY HE ISN’T IN THE GAME FOR EVERY OFFENSIVE PLAY IS BEYOND ME. ELLIOTT UNLESS HE’S EXHAUSTED. AND I’VE FLAT OUT SEEN DEVIN BREATHING FAST AFTER RETURNING SOME KICKS - MAYBE GIVE HIM FIRST DOWN OFF AFTER THE KICKS SO HE CAN LOWER HIS SERUM LACTATE LEVEL GIVE HIM SOME OXYGEN IF HE’S IN DENVER - WHATEVER. BUT GET HIM ON THE FIELD AND GET HIM THE BALL AND THE HEAD CHEERLEADER. GET HIM MOTIVATED. SAM IT’S NOT THAT EASY - IN FACT LOVIE LIKES TO USE DEVIN AS A DECOY. WILL WELL - HOW MUCH ARE YOU TO WIN IF YOUR BEST PLAYER DOESN’T GET THE BALL. I SAY GIVE HIM THE BALL, ALL THE CHEERLEADERS - AND TAKE IT TO THE HOUSE. JOSH I FEEL MOST GAMES ARE DECIDED BY 3 OR 4 PLAYS - AND WHO BETTER TO HAVE THEIR HANDS ON THE BALL THAN DEVIN. I JUST DON’T GET IT A DECOY ??

SAM THE BEAR’S BRASS THINK THEY KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS STUFF THAN WE DO - BUT SOMETIMES I FEEL THEY NEED TO SIT BACK AND THINK THINGS OVER A BIT. LIKE LEAVING DEVIN ON THE BENCH OR LETTING HIM BE THE DECOY IN A COVER 2 WHILE HE’S SINGLE TEAMED. I FEEL MANY TEAMS ARE DISGUISING DOUBLE TEAMS ON DEVIN AND WE DON’T GET IT. JOSH I JUST DON’T KNOW - WE NEED TO MOVE ON AS A TEAM THOUGH. I’M STILL WAITING FOR THE JUDGE TO GIVE US THE GO AHEAD ON OUR PROTEST AGAINST THE BEARS OFFENSE. ELLIOTT WELL - WE’VE LOST SOME STEAM - I MEAN THE TRIBUNE HASN’T FOLLOWED THE STORY. NO ONE HAS.

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JOSH WE’RE WAITING FOR THE JUDICIAL OK. I DON’T WANT CHICAGO’S ELITE TO INFLUENCE THE JUDGE. SO I’M COMFORTABLE THE JUDGE WON’T BASE HIS DECISION ON THE CONTENT OF OUR PLEA. WILL WE’LL SEE - I’M CERTAIN MANY JUDGES SEE LOTS OF GOOFY THINGS BEFORE THEM - BUT I BET THIS ONE OPENED THE JUDGE’S EYES. ELLIOTT THE BEARS OFFENSIVE PROTEST IS MORE INTERESTING THAN MANY OF MY BAND KIDS AND THEIR IMPOSSIBLE BEHAVIOR - AN UPHILL WORK IN PROGRESS - BUT WE’RE GETTING THERE. SAM I DON’T SEE YOUR LIFE AS BORING ELLIOTT - YOU ARE PROBABLY KING AT THAT SCHOOL - BIG INFLUENCE - KIDS IMPROVING DAILY - FIRST TIME AT A BIG TIME BAND FESTIVAL IN INDIANA. THIS IS BIG STUFF IN YOUR FIELD SAM. DON’T SELF DEPRECATE ELLIOTT. JOSH HOLD ON YOU GUYS - I NEED TO GET THIS GUY HIS 5TH ZUERCHER COLBY SANDWICH - ONE AWAY FROM THE RECORD. WILL HE’S NOT FLOPPY IS HE JOSH - THAT WILL DISCLUDE HIM FROM THE RECORD. JOSH NO - HE HASN’T HAD MUCH BORDER BEER. HE’LL BE OK. I’M CERTAIN IF KOBIASHI - THE HOT DOG EATER CAME IN HERE - HE’D HAVE THE RECORD IN 15 MINUTES - SO IT’S NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL. CHEESE AND WISCONSIN ARE ADDICTING. ZUERCHER’S IS MAKING OUT LIKE A BANDIT WITH THIS BUSINESS. ELLIOTT WELL IT’S GETTING LATE AND WE HAVE A CONCERT AT THE SHELTER IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO TOMORROW. I NEED TO BE READY FOR ANYTHING - BUT GIVE THESE KIDS CREDIT - THEY’LL PLAY ANYWHERE, ANYTIME, AND TO ANYONE. WILL THAT’S A CREDIT TO YOU ELLIOTT. AND BY THE WAY - ARE YOU TO HAVE A COMEBACK AND TRYOUT FOR A NEW PLAY ?

ELLIOTT I DON’T KNOW - THE KIDS WANT ME TO GO TO BROADWAY AND TRYOUT FOR THE TRAVELING JERSEY BOYS SHOW. I JUST DON’T KNOW. SAM ISN’T THERE ANYTHING ON RUSH STREET GOING ON ?

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ELLIOTT HECK YES - THERE IS ALWAYS SHOWS THAT NEED FILLERS AND OCCASIONALLY YOU GET A SHOT AT THE TOP. SAM WELL - ELLIOTT JUST GO FOR IT - YOU’RE SINGLE - HAVE THE TIME HAVE WEAGHMAN’S PARK AND YOUR BAND BEHIND YOU - WHAT’S STOPPING YOU - YOU’VE ONLY JUST LOST THAT ONE PART IN ONE PLAY - I WOULDN’T HANG IT UP BASED ON THAT. YOU’RE BASICALLY A COWARD THEN. ELLIOTT I CAN’T DO EVERYTHING WILL. I JUST CANNOT. I’M UP TO MY EARS WITH SCHOOL POLITICS AND STRUGGLING STUDENTS - IT’S NOT THAT EASY - AND THEATER DOESN’T PAY MUCH UNLESS YOU’RE ON BROADWAY - AND NOW THEY STRIKE JUST TO MAKE A LIVING. THIS IS A ROUGH FIELD. SAM BUT IT’S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO AND YOU SHOULD GO FOR IT BECAUSE YOU’RE YOUNG AND THIS IS YOUR TIME. THINK ABOUT IT. ELLIOTT I WILL AND I’M OUT OF HERE - HAVE TO BE AT THE DOWNTOWN SHELTER BY 0700 TO SET UP. JOSH GOOD LUCK ELLIOTT. I’LL TRY TO GET DOWN THERE IF WE CAN CLOSE EARLY HERE AT WEAGHMAN’S PARK. GOOD NIGHT. SAM I’VE GOT TO GO ALSO AS I’M ON CARDIAC CALL TOMORROW AND IT’S BEEN BACKED UP AND BUSY AT COOK. I WILL BE WITHOUT SLEEP THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. JOSH SO LONG SAM - LET US KNOW HOW YOU ARE PLANNING TO SWIM UP STREAM FOR KERI’S HEART AGAINST ALL THOSE FLESH EATING SHARKS. WILL I NEED TO GO ALSO JOSH AS I HAVE TO GET TO O’HARE TOMORROW MORNING BY 0600 AS WE HAVE A MONSTER REPAIR JOB COMING IN FROM ATLANTA. I DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS. JOSH SO THE AIRPLANE MECHANIC SCHOOL IS WORKING OUT ?

WILL GREAT - I GET ON THE L EVERY MORNING AND BACK HOME AT NIGHT NO HASSLE - AND THE WORK IS FABULOUS.

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JOSH WHAT ABOUT SECURITY ?

WILL NOT BAD - ONCE IN A WHILE THE AIRPORT IS CLOSED AND WE CANNOT GET IN OR OUT - BUT FOR THE MOST PART BUSH HAS DONE A GOOD JOB OF KEEPING THE AIRWAYS FUNCTIONING WITH MINIMAL INTRUSION ON PEOPLE’S PRIVACY I FEEL. JOSH IT’S A TON EASIER TO GET PADDED DOWN THAN TO RISK GETTING BLOWN OUT OF THE SKIES. WILL AND THERE ARE SOME AMAZING FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO VIEW AS WELL. JOSH ANY LUCK ?

WILL I ASKED THIS ONE GAL OUT - BUT SHE WAS STILL TRYING TO GET OVER GETTING DUMPED BY HER LAST BOYFRIEND. JOSH MAYBE YOU COULD COUNSEL HER. WILL I HAVE TO SEE HER EVERY MORNING ON THE L WHEN SHE’S IN TOWN. SHE’S NOT IN THE MOOD FOR COUNSELING WHEN WE’RE GOING TO WORK. JOSH SURPRISE HER WITH SOME FLOWERS OR SOMETHING. MAKE A PLAY. IT MAY WORK. WILL I THINK SHE’S INTERESTED IN SOME GUY WHO IS RAMPING THE CORPORATE WORLD. I’M NOT IT RIGHT NOW. JOSH I’M NOT SO CERTAIN WILL - SHE MAY REALLY DIG YOU. YOU DON’T KNOW UNLESS YOU TRY. WILL LOOK JOSH - YOU’RE GONNA BE SOME BIG SHOT DOWNTOWN IN SOME BIG SHOT FIRM OR BIG SHOT BUSINESS - I’LL BE STUCK AT O’HARE FOR YEARS WITH A RETIREMENT PACKAGE. THAT’S IT - NOTHING MORE. JOSH WAIT A SECOND - YOU MAY GO BACK AND GET YOUR DEGREE - WHEN THEY FIGURE OUT A CURE FOR ADHD - YOU MAY BE A VERY SUCCESSFUL COACH OR MECHANIC OR WHATEVER. WE ALL HAVE OUR STRENGTHS 18

AND WEAKNESSES. INVITE HER TO WEAGHMAN’S PARK AND LET US SCOUT HER OUT - SHE MAY HAVE SOME FUN. WILL I’LL THINK ABOUT IT. I GUESS I’M NOT CATCHING THOSE 80 YARD BOMBS ANY LONGER. I NEED TO MOVE ON. JOSH WE ALL DO WILL. WE’LL ALL RAMP - TRUST ME - IT MAY TAKE A WHILE BUT WHAT THE HECK - WE’LL ALL BE DEALING WITH ADULT STUFF FOR THE NEXT 75 YEARS - GIVE GENERATION X AND Y SOME SLACK AND LET US ENJOY OUR LIVES A BIT. YOU’RE OUT OF HERE WILL.

End - Episode 7, Clark and Addison

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