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  We did it! Now, join us for Studs Terkel bridge dedication Saturday

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  We are overwhelmed by the generosity of our friends, family, and fans of Minnie Minoso from around the country. We have met our Kickstarter goal with 43 hours to spare! As you know, documentaries are costly and this Kickstarter goal is only a portion of the total budget for the project. All contributions beyond our goal will be deeply appreciated and helpful. We still have the two collectible signed Minoso jerseys. Minnie gave them to us to help us fund […]

• EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Minnie reacts to Hall of Fame rejection

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  Please support this project in its final 65 hours. We need your help. You are the first to see this intimate clip. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/41855103] In December 2011, we attended the Baseball Hall of Fame press conference sure that Minnie Minoso was going to be elected. Instead, he received nine votes–three votes short of the twelve needed. The 89 year old will not be eligible for another vote for three years. In the Chicago Tribune, White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf reacted, […]

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  Minoso doc on Steve Dahl Network + new rewards

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  We are so pleased to have received pledges from 131 of you! We are 74% of the way there with three days to go–help push us over the top! White Sox win the World Series, 2005 “Baseball’s Been Very, Very Good To Me” videographer/editor Joel Cohen will be a guest on the James VanOsdol Show on the Steve Dahl Network tomorrow, May 9. The Steve Dahl Podcast Network is a growing web of subscription-based podcasts led by broadcasting legend and […]

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  Minnie in Chicago Side Sports

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  Read the article: “36 Years With Minnie Minoso” in Chicago Side Sports The Kickstarter project…Only four days to go!

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  Minnie and Me and You

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  Thanks to all who have pledged your support–either financially or by spreading the word–for “Baseball’s Been Very, Very Good To Me.” We are so pleased that our project has been emailed, facebooked, tweeted, tumblr-d, and blogged about all over the world, particularly in the last few days. We have only seven days to make the do-or-die goal with Kickstarter, so for those of you have been thinking about pledging, do it now! All levels are deeply appreciated. We hope you’ll […]

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  Chicago Tribune on Minnie Minoso: The Documentary

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  We’re excited about the enthusiastic piece by John Owens about our Minnie Minoso documentary on page 6 of the A&E section of today’s Chicago Tribune and the terrific video he made for Tribune online. (photo: Scott Strazzante/Chicago Tribune) Check it out and please pledge your support to help finish this documentary. We only have 14 days to raise about $10,000 and we can’t do it unless YOU help us. We know we’re going to make it! It’s easy and fast. […]

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  Ben Hollis shows us the real Chicago

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  Today we’ve got a video featuring Chicago TV personality Ben Hollis, who you may know best as the host and co-creator of Wild Chicago. We worked with him in 1995 on a show we produced called Weekend TV. We recently discovered this camera original footage of Ben, shot by Andrew Jones, in the archive. It was not used in the show, but it’s one of the best things we’ve seen in awhile. We edited a short clip that should not […]

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  Fugazi in Washington DC, 1989

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  Check out Fugazi’s awesome outdoor set in 1989 at the Alternatives Festival at the National Mall, shot by THE 90’s correspondent, Eddie Becker.