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Our November Video Road Test

Our November Video Road Test is a bit different.  Rather than reviewing just one car, we’re sharing several short first impressions of some of the new 2013 vehicles we had the opportunity to drive at the Midwest Automotive Media Association’s … Continue reading

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Some Halloween Treats

As we get closer to Halloween, we’ve been hearing from many of you asking about some of the Halloween “treats” that were a part of our show for many years. One is the Halloween poem which, in one form or … Continue reading

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Our October Video Road Test

In case you haven’t yet checked it out, our October Video Road Test is available from Consumer Guide Automotive’s Daily Drive website.  This time we take a look at the 2012 Nissan Juke. And, in case you want to check … Continue reading

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Life After Dark With Dear Friends

Even though we’re trying our best to recycle our body clocks, we’re still finding ways to have fun after the sun goes down. Last Sunday night we attended the annual WGN Quarter Centurion dinner.  On our way, we stopped by … Continue reading

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Our Latest Video Road Test … and more

Just to let you know, the latest of our Video Road Tests is now available on Consumer Guide Automotive’s Daily Drive website.  In the current edition, you can see Johnnie put the top down on the 2012 Chrysler 200 Limited … Continue reading

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Following Isaac

As many of you know, we spend a fair amount of time in Panama City Beach, Fl.  It’s been our vacation home since before we were married when we used to visit Steve’s Dad and spend as much time as … Continue reading

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Celiac Disease & Gluten Free Information

Many of you have asked if we could provide some of the information about Celiac Disease and Gluten-Free foods and cooking that had previously been a part of our WGN Radio site.  We’re more than happy to give it a … Continue reading

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We’ll Always Remember Les Paul

Three years ago today we lost a very dear friend.

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Part 3 of our video profile w/Lisa McClowry & Jim Peterik

The third and final installment of the video profile we recorded with Lisa McClowry and Jim Peterik is now available. To see it, just click here. To see part 2, click here. To see part 1, click here. We had … Continue reading

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Jim Peterik’s “Vehicles”

If you’ve been reading our recent blog posts, you know that, lately, we’ve been spending some time with Jim Peterik.  Among the many hats Jim wears is that of lead singer/songwriter with The Ides Of March. While “The Ides” have … Continue reading

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