The Day That Wouldn’t End: Groundhog Day in Chicago + Flashback Weekend
Thursday, December 20th, 2012
I have loved the movie Groundhog Day since I first saw it after its release in 1993, at which time it got lukewarm to generally positive reviews. But since then, the film has begun to find favor even more and more among fans and critics and has been elevated to the status of an all-time classic, even being selected for Preservation by the National Film Preservation Board. I don’t think I really need to sell anyone on the film; it’s one of my all-time favorites and that’s good enough. But it’s because I love it so much that I was hellbent on making a detour to scout the filming locations of the film during my weekend excursion with Dean to Chicago. Read the rest of this entry »
It was clear that Robert Remus, better known as Hall of Fame wrestler Sgt. Slaughter, could go either way as being a good guy or a bad guy in professional wrestling. On one hand, he could be the overbearing, militant bully who feuded with the likes of fan favorites Bob Backlund or Pat Patterson. On the other, he could represent America’s toughness as he feuded with 
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