JOHNGY'S BEAT

Fan Expo Chicago always has a large celebrity guest lineup. This year, as soon as I saw Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt were coming, I set my sig...

Travel expert Angie Orth was on my radar for a long time. Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing her for Talking Travel on Global Trav...

Friend Encounters is a weekly series featuring friends meeting celebrities. John D. is another friend I met through conventions. I always lo...

Celebrity Jersey Cards is a weekly series in which I create virtual trading cards fo celebrities wearing jerseys. Born in Pittsburgh, Alliso...

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

Ohio native Lauren Curry made a great debut for Northwestern, pitching a scoreless inning. A versatile athlete, she finished her career with...

I have been a longtime admirer of Elliott Serrano's work. Serrano is a comic-book author, writer, "King of Chicago Geeks" and ...

I have an interesting hostroy with Chuck Swirsky, dating back to 1988. Earlier this year, I finally got to meet him and get a picture with h...

Patrick Wohl is an author and attorney originally from Illinois. One of his books is Something Big: The True Story of the Brown's Chicke...

Friend Encounters is a weekly series featuring friends meeting celebrities. This is entitled Blue Pants meets black pants, although it looks...

Celebrity Jersey Cards is a weekly series in which I create virtual trading cards fo celebrities wearing jerseys. Born in Syracuse, New York...

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...

Athletes Unlimited catcher Taylor Edwards announced her retirement. It's a sad announcement for softball fans. After starring at Nebrask...

David McGuffin's Exploring Europe has educated folks about the joys of Europe. From out of the way spots to main cities, McGuffin cover...

Today is my nephew's birthday. Big Money adds another year to his life resume. I have written a lot about Matt. He's been more than ...

I featured the Legends Football League Legends Cup a while back, but this is a special picture. I had to go all the way to Los Angeles, Cali...

Friend Encounters is a weekly series featuring friends meeting celebrities. My Wisconsin friend Dennis is back. That probably means he is wi...

Tomorrow, TKO and the WWE present Clash in Paris, the last PPV (or PLE) under the current system. Moving forward, WWE programming, including...

Athletes Unlimited debuted in 2021 with four women's pro sports leagues. Although they recently dropped lacrosse, the volleyball, basket...

At Elk Grove Rotary Fest, the opening bits of I Was Made for Lovin' You by Kiss rang out and the crowd erupted because we knew what tha...