PlaysWithTrucks

Tag: Chicago

  • It’s Football, Mister.

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    Scott Duvall
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    Back when the NFL was just a rag-tag extension of college football, teams had fight songs. Perhaps it’s a testament to the continuing ownership from a founding member of the league in George Halas, but the Chicago Bears have kept theirs. It’s a fun catchy 40’s number, even though the football references are now completely…

  • We’re on a Mission from God.

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    Scott Duvall
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    The Blues Brothers (1980). At the height of their Saturday Night Live fame, Dan Akroyd and John Belushi created “The Blues Brothers” characters from their shared love of blues music. Akroyd was always a life-long fan of the genre, and introduced it to Belushi during their time on SNL. What started as a live performance…