Hawgwash BBQ

Friday, May 6, 2011

Happy 80th Birthday to "The Say Hey Kid"

Center fielder
Born: May 6, 1931 (age 80) Westfield, Alabama
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 25, 1951 for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
October, 1973 for the New York Mets
Career statistics
Batting average	.302
Home runs	660
Hits	3,283
Runs batted in	1,903
Teams
New York / San Francisco Giants (1951–1952,1954–1972) New York Mets (1972–1973)
Career highlights and awards
24× All-Star selection (1954, 1955, 1956, 1957,1958, 1959, 1959², 1960, 1960², 1961, 1961², 1962,1962², 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969,1970, 1971, 1972, 1973) World Series champion (1954) 12× Gold Glove Award winner (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968) 2× NL MVP (1954, 1965) 1951 NL Rookie of the Year 2× MLB All-Star Game MVP (1963, 1968) 1971 Roberto Clemente Award Hit 4 home runs in one game on April 30, 1961 San Francisco Giants #24 retired Major League Baseball All-Century Team
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1979
Vote	94.7% (first ballot)

Willie Mays
Center fielder
Born: May 6, 1931 (age 80)
Westfield, Alabama
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 25, 1951 for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
October, 1973 for the New York Mets
Career statistics
Batting average .302
Home runs 660
Hits 3,283
Runs batted in 1,903
Teams
New York / San Francisco Giants (1951–1952,1954–1972)
New York Mets (1972–1973)
Career highlights and awards
24× All-Star selection (1954, 1955, 1956, 1957,1958, 1959, 1959², 1960, 1960², 1961, 1961², 1962,1962², 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969,1970, 1971, 1972, 1973)
World Series champion (1954)
12× Gold Glove Award winner (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968)
2× NL MVP (1954, 1965)
1951 NL Rookie of the Year
2× MLB All-Star Game MVP (1963, 1968)
1971 Roberto Clemente Award
Hit 4 home runs in one game on April 30, 1961
San Francisco Giants #24 retired
Major League Baseball All-Century Team
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction 1979
Vote 94.7% (first ballot)

Right across the street from work!!! Man shot dead in Loop store robbery

Cops: Man shot dead in Loop store robbery

A man was shot to death during an apparent robbery in a convenience store he ran at Wabash Avenue and Jackson Boulevard for more than 20 years, police and relatives said.

A co-worker found Edward Jernagin, 57, in a back office of Wabash Food and Liquors in the 200 block of South Wabash Avenue at about 8 a.m., according to relatives and police.

Jernagin was shot in the back of the head, police said. A source said the store safe was open and at least one casing was found on the scene.

The store's front door was locked when the co-worker arrived this morning, according to Lt. Denis Walsh, an Area 3 homicide detective. "We're at the infancy of this investigation," he said.
Walsh said the store usually opens around 7 or 8 a.m. and usually closes around 9 p.m. He said a security guard is usually in the store while it is open.

Police said they planned to review surveillance video from the store.

"He was the best," the victim's brother, George Miles, said through tears just minutes after Jernagin's body was removed from the store on a stretcher. "He loved everybody."Miles said his brother never encountered serious trouble at the store. "He did not deserve this," Miles said. "He gave with his heart. He gave to everybody. He didn't have a hating bone in his body. . .I hope they burn in Hell."

Clarence Shearer said he was in a nearby Starbucks when he heard sirens and came outside, where he saw police outside the store. Shearer, 42, said he had been in the store a handful of times. "I thought maybe it was just a robbery until I got out here and started hearing stories, and, you know, it just doesn't look very good at this point," he said. Clusters of people have gathered along Wabash since police arrived, speculating about what happened and watching forensics investigators come and go from the store.

Brian Hecht, 36, an attorney who works down the street from the store, said the store serves a mix of DePaul students, people who work in the area and homeless people. Hecht said the employee he usually saw in the store is a "real nice guy, a real low-key guy.""He seemed to treat everybody the same," said Hecht, who did not know if the employee he was describing was the person who was found dead.

Several people said a security guard was usually inside the store when it was open.

Happy 50th Birthday, Booker Brooks

Did you think George Clooney from the Roseanne show, was going to be a star?

Happy 66th Birthday, to Bob Seger!!!!

Kari, is this Jerry Wasserott?

Night Moves is from Dearborn, MI

The Trip of 1998

1989 – Cedar Point opens Magnum XL-200, the first roller coaster to break the 200 ft height barrier, therefore spawning what is considered to be the "coaster wars".

This was the great trip of 1998 to Cedar Point, Will in the front row with Tim Bowen & Kevin Spencer in the Second row. We got so much tail on this trip.

Location	Cedar Point
Coordinates	41°29′7.25″N82°41′10″W
Status	Open
Opened	May 6, 1989
Cost	US$ 8,000,000
Type	Steel
Manufacturer	Arrow Dynamics
Designer	Ron Toomer
Model	Hyper coaster
Track layout	Out and Back
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	205 ft (62 m)
Drop	195 ft (59 m)
Length	5,106 ft (1,556 m)
Max speed	72 mph (116 km/h)
Inversions	0
Duration	2:02
Max vertical angle	60°
Capacity	2000 riders per hour
Height restriction	4 ft 0 in (122 cm)

1937 – Hindenburg disaster

1937 – Hindenburg disaster: The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Happy Cinco de Mayo (Sinko de Mayo)

Happy Cinco de Mayo, from the Whitest Mexican

Rick Bayless

Look it's Jesse Hernandez's Family Block Party in Lynwood

Happy Cinco de Mayo

Happy 63rd Birthday, Bill Ward!!!

William Thomas "Bill" Ward (born 5 May 1948, Aston, Birmingham, England), is an English musician, best known as the original drummer for the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath.

He inspired drummers like:

Peter Criss (Kiss)

Dale Crover (The Melvins, The Men of Porn, Nirvana)

Les Binks (Judas Priest)

Chuck Biscuits (Danzig)

Mike Bordin (Faith No More, Ozzy Osbourne)

Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam, Soundgarden)

Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Them Crooked Vultures)

Vinnie Paul (Pantera, Hellyeah)

Lars Ulrich (Metallica)

Alex Van Halen (Van Halen)

Sim Cain (Rollins Band)

Igor Cavalera (Sepultura)

Jean-Paul Gaster (Clutch)

Brian Dixon (Cathedral)

Brendon Cohen (Vision of Disorder)

Happy 39th Birthday, Baby Jordan!!!!

The first perfect game was pitched by Cy Young on this day in 1904

1904 – Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy Young of the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball.

Happy Cinco de Mayo!!!!

Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "fifth of May") is a holiday held on May 5. It is celebrated nationwide in the United States and regionally in Mexico, primarily in the state of Puebla. The date is observed in the United States as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride, and to commemorate the cause of freedom and democracy during the first years of the American Civil War. In the state of Puebla, the date is observed to commemorate the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín. Cinco de Mayo is NOT Mexico's Independence Day, the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico, which occurs on September 16th. Cinco de Mayo is a holiday that is virtually ignored in Mexico.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Beastie Boys - Make Some Noise

RIP, 2 years ago!!! Captain Chaos

Dominick "Dom" DeLuise (August 1, 1933 – May 4, 2009)

Happy 76th Birthday, Mr. Fiji!!!

Happy Star Wars Day!!!!

May 4 is called Star Wars Day (also sometimes known as Luke Skywalker Day) because of the popularity of a common pun spoken on this day. Since the phrase "May the Force be with you" is a famous quote often spoken in the Star Wars films, fans commonly say "May the fourth be with you" on this day.