JOHNGY'S BEAT

Every year, I enter the Loyola Ramblers Home Run Derby. Benefitting Cal's Angels, it is a lot of fun, as well as helping a great cause. ...

When I saw Frankie Torres was performing in Chicago, I immediately made plans to finally meet her. I had interviewed her for Global Traveler...

Friend Encounters is a weekly series featuring friends meeting celebrities. Today I feature two friends, two celebrities and a scene I witne...

Celebrity Jersey Cards is a weekly series in which I create virtual trading cards for celebrities wearing sports jerseys. Today, I continue ...

Cards That Never Were is a recurring series in which I create virtual trading cards for players missed in various sets over the years. It is...

Last year, I interviewed musician Frankie Torres for Global Traveler . That interview is at Talking Travel with Frankie Torres . Since then,...

April was Autism Acceptance Month (formerly Autism Awareness Month). To learn more about how autism impacts travel, I turned to Dr. Brown, a...

Yesterday, I relayed the story of my first picture with Notre Dame's Leprechaun mascot. I left with the big mystery of whether I got a c...

As I always do, if there is a mascot on the scene, I do my best to get a picture. Heading to Notre Dame, I knew there was a leprechaun masco...

Friend Encounters is a weekly series featuring friends meeting celebrities. In March, I attended Squared Circle Expo VI. It's not just a...