After watching the Sox totally come dismantled against the Minnesota Twins and after watching Lou Piniella look suicidal after a recent Cubs loss to the Florida Marlins, we were struck by astartling realization:Both Chicago baseball teams suck right now. Both teams are mediocre at best. So can't Cubs fans and Sox fans get along? Can't we wallow in our mediocrity? It's after Memorial Day fellas so be proud and loud and wear your white shoes.

Stan can give me all the crap he wants, but I will wear my white shoes. They look stylish. They feel good. I feel like a rock star, dammit!!!!!! As far as I am concerned, if you don't like white shoes, that's your problem. Oh, and about that pink Cubs hat that Ed Silha put on my head. At least pink and white match. You will not rile me, Cubs fan. You will not get under my skin.

I also would like to take the time to wish my wife a very happy 3rd Wedding Anniversary (and Steve Dahl said it wouldn't last!). Though I must say I have been with Stan Lawrence longer. Peace out, kiddies.

Word to your mommy,

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Born and bred Chicagoan Terry Armour is one of the most recognizable and popular entertainment figures on the Windy City scene. A Chicago Tribune staff member since 1980, Terry currently pens two columns—“Armour & Co.,” in Sunday Arts & Entertainment, and “Night Sites,” in the Friday section—as well as covers a plethora of pop culture topics for the paper’s daily Tempo section.

Although already a respected journalist, Terry found fame in 1996 as the Chicago Bulls beat writer during the ballclub’s unprecedented 72-10 season. He continued at this post through three Bulls’ championships—enjoying national media exposure as a regular contributor on the WGN Superstation, and serving as a guest commentator on countless radio and television programs, from local sports shows to CNN and MSNBC.

Terry rode this wave of success into the showbiz field, and became a weekly on-air entertainment reporter for WGN television’s morning news broadcast. Not limited to television, Terry also gained a massive audience as a regular guest on radio’s hugely popular “Steve Dahl Show.” Dahl, a fixture in Chicago radio, has been named one of the most influential talk show hosts in the country, and is probably best-known for Disco Demolition Night—his history-making 1979 protest at Comisky Park. This event was chronicled on a 25th Anniversary DVD, released in 2004, that includes Terry’s insights and memories of “the night disco died.”

Terry Armour truly has it all: a relaxed and conversational interviewing style that makes him a favorite among Hollywood celebrities and the publicists who care for them; smart and witty writing techniques that leave his readers informed, amused, and eager for more; and a larger-than-life personality that endears him to fans young and old. On television, over the air-waves, and in print—Terry’s appeal reaches beyond typical demographics—men, women, all ages, all races—his fans are everywhere!

Sadly, Terry passed away suddenly on Friday, 28 December 2007 at the age of 46.

Stan was born and raised on the Southside of Chicago, living in the Bronzeville, Oakwood, and Chatham neighborhoods. In March 1971, during his freshman year of high school (Lindblom Tech.); the radio bug bit him when he got to host a 1-hour air-shift on radio station WVON 1450 AM, as a teen disc-jockey on the Herb Kent Show. During his senior year of high school, he hung out at WHPK 88.5 FM, managing to get on the air numerous times.

When radio personality Steve Dahl came to Chicago’s WDAI 94.7 FM, Stan was a regular contributor for Dahl’s “McHampster Head” fast-food restaurant bit. On June 19th 1980, Stan’s call to the Steve Dahl & Co. Show (which had moved to radio station WLUP 97.9 FM), clicked with Steve and earned him the coveted hot-line number. Through the 80’s and 90’s, Stan wrote and performed in Steve Dahl & Co. radio, television, and concert projects. “How to Speak On Ya”, “Jivin’ Miss Daisy”, and “How to Speak Jamaican” are some of his best known contributions.

In 1991, Stan co-hosted Ebony & Ivory, a weekly four-hour original sketch comedy/talk show, with Rick Kaempfer, on WLUP. In 1994, WLUP’s Let’s Talk About Sex-with Seka, paired Stan with adult entertainer Seka, for a lively talk show that aired Saturday nights. In the aftermath of the Steve Dahl and Garry Meier Show split, Stan was a regular contributor on Meier’s WLUP mid-day show. In 2001, Stan rejoined the Steve Dahl Show (which had moved to radio station WCKG 105.9 FM) writing and producing the radio soap opera “Cecil and Hash Brown”. In 2002, Dahl paired Stan with Terry Armour (Chicago Tribune Columnist) to host a Best of Steve Dahl Show, and a partnership was born. Together Stan and Terry write and perform “The Black Pages of American History,” a daily segment for The Steve Dahl Show during Black History Month. Stan and Terry were also regular participants in Steve Dahl Show remote broadcasts.

In February 2003, Stan began developing a television segment he would host for Chicago’s Public Broadcasting Station. The once a month segment would highlight a different historical piece of Chicago’s Black community. In July 2003, his first “Back in The Day” segment aired on Chicago Tonight, WTTW’s local news program. “Back in The Day” received a 2003-2004 Emmy Nomination, in Category No. 6, Outstanding Achievement within a regularly scheduled News Program-Feature Series/Soft News. In December 2004, Stan left a 28-year career in the HVAC/ATC/BMS industry to pursue a career in radio and television. In addition to his contributions on the Steve Dahl Show, and his work for WTTW, Stan can be heard on radio station WCKG (with partner Terry Armour), weekdays from 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM.

Back in the day, did you have a friend who had the place where everyone hung out? The vibe was relaxed, and you never knew who was going to stop-in. That’s the Stan and Terry Show.

The show is modeled after the lyrics to the Temptations “Psychedelic Shack”. Millionaires, kings and queens come here to do their things, you might hear anybody there. Peggy Lipton, Vince Vaughn, Danny Trejo, and Jessica Biel, to name a few.

Stan and Terry invite you to join in and be what you wanna be. Listeners are encouraged to call-in and participate in the topic of discussion, at 312-591-WCKG.

Hey kiddies -- here we go again. We know it's been a while since we last spoke. So, what do you think of the new digs? Yes, regular visitors to this site may notice that we've fixed the place up a bit, moved some stuff around and sprayed.

What this means is that we have a new and improved web site. Hopefully, we have made it totally user friendly. So our producer, Bonnie Lee, told some dude that she had a dream about him dying (see Bonnie's Blog) and found out the guy's brother had died. We would never do that -- tell somebody we had a dream about them dying. As for a sexual encounter in a dream, probably don't want to do that either. It could be awkward. Hey, keep listening. We need all the help we can get.

Oh, one more thing -- Robin Givens tells us she's looking for a man. We're just saying, you might want to give her a call.

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Hello everybody.

It's Pride Weekend in Chicago--and all over, for that matter. So be proud of what your are, gay, straight, black, white, young, old, any color under the rainbow, any political affiliation, Cubs fan or Sox fan just say it out loud and be proud!! With that said, Stan and I will be at the Pride Parade on Sunday, which kicks off at Belmont and Halsted at Noon. Come check us out. I have lost some weight so I can't wait to wear my new chaps! Who knows what Stan will wear. Oh, yes, and we need to clear something up. The lovely Daryl Hannah came by the studio on Friday to talk about being environmentally friendly (check out her vidoe blog www.dhlovelife.com>). Now we all know Daryl is a babe. And we all know she can kick some ass (she took lessons with Sonny Chiba for Kill Bill 1 and Kill Bill 2). But Stan nor I (and I have known Daryl for quite a while) had any idea that she was so into saving the environment (she will be a guest speaker at the Health Freedom Expo at Schaumburg's Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center on Saturday from 2 to 3). And Stan said that he thought she was all "legs and hair" not "legs and air." Daryl Hannah is not an air head. She is legs, hair and brains.

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Go ahead Cubs fans. Gloat. Bathe in your glory. Alas, your team has defeated the powerless Chicago White Sox, sweeping them in three games at the Joan. In fact, your team beat the White Sox 5 of 6 this season. Rejoice. For the joy you feel is only fleeting. For if your team does not win its division, failing to make the playoffs, then was it all for naught? Sox fans ask you this--WAS IT ALL FOR NAUGHT? For until you have drinketh from the goblet of championship nectar, which Sox fans did in 2005, then there is nothing to gloat about. So enjoy your victory Cubs fans. Go ahead and gloat. Wow, now that I have that out of the way: BOY DO THE WHITE SOX SUCK. What happened? Did they actually win the World Series in 2005 or was I dreaming that? Somebody help me. So long Buerhle, Dye, Uribe, A.J. and Podsednik. It was a good run. If there was a run. But I am rambling right now. What's that sucking sound I hear coming from U.S. Cellular Field? It sounds like the Sox bullpen. OK -- done rambling.

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