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Five Minutes With Lin Brehmer
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at 03:15PM 
Lin at El Jardin Restaurant for the Lovable Losers Literary Revue, September 2008MY BRUSH WITH A CUB:
Ernie Banks appeared on my opening day live broadcast about seven years ago. I felt like I was in the presence of an immortal.
And I was.
WHO WERE YOU?:
Mickey Mantle. Batting from the left side.
WORKING ON:
Getting my guitar fingertip calluses back
DAY JOB:
The Last Morning DJ
MUSICIAN I’D HIRE TO MANAGE THE CUBS:
Buddy Guy. Life long baseball fan. Has the wisdom of the ages. And when things go bad, he knows how to sing the blues.
THE CUB I’D MOST WANT TO LIVE INDEFINITELY IN MY BASEMENT:
I don’t want anyone living in my basement, but my wife would surely say, “Andre Dawson, please.”
MOST CHERISHED CUBS MEMORY:
Final home game. 1987. Cubs in last place. I’m in the right field bleachers. Andre Dawson hits his 49th home run after a career year and walks out to his positions. He turns to the bleachers and that quiet, stoic MVP genuflects to the fans in the bleachers. Dramatic and unexpected.
BEST PIECE OF CUBS MEMORABILIA:
Opening night Cubs hat from 8/8/88
THE CUBS WILL WIN IT ALL IN 2009 BECAUSE:
All current indications point to the end of the world.
THE CUBS WON’T WIN IT ALL IN 2009 BECAUSE:
Of the Jon Bon Jovi “Livin on a Prayer” curse.
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