The WELL: inkwell.vue.307: Clay Eals' "Steve Goodman: Facing the Music"

#249: Dave Waite (dwaite) Mon 8 Nov 10 12:13

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:13:00 PST

Sorry - my spelling really took a bath on my last post. Gary - the inside mural is one of several WPA murals at Chicago POs. A friend tells me that there are only a few left becuase the other POs have either closed or moved without the murals. [Read entire topic]

#248: Gary Greenberg (gberg) Mon 8 Nov 10 09:39

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 09:39:00 PST

Is that one of the WPA murals? [Read entire topic]

#247: Dave Waite (dwaite) Mon 8 Nov 10 09:15

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 09:15:00 PST

lat to the party - but it is my p[ost office 60613 that was renamed. and the building has a great mural inside depicting all things Chicago up until the 30s. [Read entire topic]

#246: Ari Davidow (ari) Wed 11 Aug 10 09:49

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:49:00 PDT

I was here late just a week or so ago, because I started playing my Steve Goodman anthology and then couldn't leave until I heard the whole thing.

Very sweet news. [Read entire topic]

#245: jelly fish challenged (reet) Wed 11 Aug 10 08:54

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:54:00 PDT

That isso sweet. I actually thought of Goodman during MOnday's Giants vs Cubs Jerry Day match up. [Read entire topic]

#244: Gary Lambert (almanac) Wed 11 Aug 10 08:20

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:20:00 PDT

Wonderful news! Although I'm surprised the Trib article didn't mention "A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request" among Steve's credits. [Read entire topic]

#243: David Gans (tnf) Wed 11 Aug 10 07:58

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:58:00 PDT

Thanks, Ed! [Read entire topic]

#242: Ed Ward (captward) Wed 11 Aug 10 07:51

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:51:00 PDT

Obama signs law renaming post office after singer Steve Goodman

WASHINGTON * A day before he heads home, President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed into law a bill to rename a Chicago post office for legendary folk singer Steve Goodman.

Goodman died in 1984 at 36 after a long battle with leukemia. He had penned hits including "City of New Orleans" and local anthems such as "Lincoln Park Pirates" and "Go, Cubs, Go." His ashes were scattered at Wrigley Field.

Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., in March introduced a measure to have the Lakeview post office, 1343 W. Irving Park Road, renamed for Goodman. The lawmaker had the support of every House member from Illinois, the Old Town School of Folk Music and musicians including John Prine, Bonnie Koloc and Corky Siegel.

More: <http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-steve-goodman-post-office,0,1405314.story> [Read entire topic]

#241: David Gans (tnf) Thu 27 Nov 08 13:36

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:36:00 PST

Moe's BOoks has an audio archive of the July 28 event:

<http://www.moesbooks.com/moes/mondayarchive/2008/080728.htm> [Read entire topic]

#240: David Gans (tnf) Tue 7 Oct 08 11:26

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:26:00 PDT

!!! [Read entire topic]