Demon Dogs, Streets and San and Notre Dame Football - A Hard Habit to Break
By Joey McDermott - The Teacher aka Chicago Joe “You want ketchup? That’s 5 cents for two packets.” A nickel in 1987 was like fifteen...
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joeymcd23
- Jul 2
- 5 min
This "Boomer" Wants to Know, What happened to Father and Sons Pizza? - It got replaced with Paulie Gee's!
By Joey McDermott - The Teacher AKA Chicago Joe Milwaukee Avenue in Logan Square has always had great pizza! Growing up I loved Father...
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joeymcd23
- Jun 16
- 6 min
Jimmy's Red Hots, The Chicago Ave Bus and Getting Chased away from Orr HS
By Joey McDermott - The Teacher AKA Chicago Joe I rushed from my basement Chemistry class, knowing I had a long walk. I peeked out the...
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joeymcd23
- Mar 19
- 4 min
Oleo, Tomato Pies, Micks and Snickerdoodles: An Ode to my Irish/Jersey Grandma - By Joey McDermott
"Grandma, you said we'd make cookies." "I told you, 'no cookies until you eat lunch.' Now go make a sandwich." "I already ate my lunch,"...
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