The Vile Fly Must Die

August 17, 2010

My Sunday column. It was good to finally get this off my chest. If in our lifetimes, we each are called upon to battle a mortal enemy — mine would be the Vile Fly. When it comes to their presence in my abode, I simply refuse to grant them purchase. Their demise is all that I [...]

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Orange Gum+Bacardi+Sprite=?

August 12, 2010

Here’s my latest foray into entertainment journalism. I previewed Blake Shelton’s upcoming performance at the Illinois State Fair. So you want to get to know Blake Shelton, find out about the guy behind the country music star? You don’t need to schmooze his publicist for access. No need to track down his family and former [...]

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What do I think I’m doing here?

August 3, 2010

Look up for a second. See that figure in the foreground of the banner? The shady character off to the right? He appears to have wandered into the collage by accident. Perhaps he’s trespassing. That’s not the case. That’s me – the owner of this establishment and I’m there lawfully. When a friend saw that [...]

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Vuvuzelas v. Thundersticks

July 19, 2010

My monthly column this month is on baseball and how soccer is my cup of tea. I’ll entertain counterpoints, but I’m pretty firm in my resolve that base coaches are amateurish. My trump card in this debate was this: a sportswriter once calculated that in a three-hour-and-15-minute playoff game, the ball was in play for [...]

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Three Chords and 90 Years

July 15, 2010

Loren Miller was one of the most interesting people I’ve ever interviewed. When he told me the story about playing at a retirement home, I knew right away that I had the story’s lede. Loren Miller and his guitar were recently invited out to a retirement home to “play for the old people,” as he [...]

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Song sung Springfield

July 8, 2010

Here’s a little something I wrote on a little something other people wrote.  In particular, songs written about Springfield, IL by the songwriters who’ve lived there. “Some might say it’s their kind of town, Springfield is. Others may feel that if they can make it here, they’ll make it anywhere. And it’s a safe bet [...]

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Where the streets have a name

July 5, 2010

How did your street come to be named? I don’t know. But I did find out a bit about how those charged with naming streets practice their craft and wrote about it in this SO magazine feature: (notice the clever use of the phrase “trip down memory lane.” You don’t get that kind of wordplay [...]

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I’m no Arsene Wenger

June 20, 2010
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“And so it was when I innocently dialed-up the Y’s soccer office for some information. By call’s end, I was the proud coach of an adorable co-ed soccer team. I named them the Shamrocks.” My Sunday column on the adventures of coaching youth soccer. Viva la Shamrocks! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on [...]

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Excuse This

May 18, 2010

This is the new website for Dan Naumovich Copywriter/Journalist. As you’ve surely noticed, it’s under construction. Soon my portfolio and descriptions of services will be available here. Try not to let the anticipation get to you. This is also where I’ll blog – an activity to which I’m rededicating myself. All of the old Blog Free [...]

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