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* Famed Statehouse lobbyist, primo White Sox fan and top notch election law attorney Andy Raucci’s birthday is today. Let’s all wish him a happy birthday with a caption contest, shall we? Get a load of that shirt, man…

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, May 25, 12 @ 10:22 am

Comments

No one wanted to point out that Andy’s color blindness had gotten worse over the years…

Comment by OneMan Friday, May 25, 12 @ 10:26 am
“You know how many election law cases I had to win to pay for a shirt like this.”

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, May 25, 12 @ 10:26 am
And this year’s winner of the Rep. John Bradley loud shirt contest is…

Comment by Pot calling kettle Friday, May 25, 12 @ 10:29 am
The Illustrated Lobbyist

Comment by I don't want to live in Teabagistan Friday, May 25, 12 @ 10:29 am
Although no one can remember who called him, Hawaiian election officials were amazed their primary election garnered the interest of one Andy Raucci

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, May 25, 12 @ 10:29 am
“This is me in Hawaii, working really hard on finding Barak Obama’s birth certificate …”

“Business Casual - Election Law Style”

“I turned him down in the end, but this shirt was given to me by Scott Lee Cohen, as retainer against the ILDEMS …I don’t think it was given to me ‘new’ …”

Andy Raucci pays off a bet to Tom Jaconetty on some obscure Library Board race in Cook County …

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, May 25, 12 @ 10:34 am
In the best old crotchety man voice I can muster: “You’re lucky I’m wearing pants!”

Comment by Team Sleep Friday, May 25, 12 @ 10:36 am
“I couldn’t find a Hawaiian shirt in my size. This is a Pacific Rim shirt.”

Comment by wordslinger Friday, May 25, 12 @ 10:38 am
Raucci prepares for the annual White Sox “Dress Like a Doofus Day” game.

Comment by Rich Miller Friday, May 25, 12 @ 10:38 am
“Wait … tuck the shirt in, or leave it out?”

“No, no … this is a work shirt.”

“In December, when I get the Winter Blues … I put on this shirt and it all washes away.”

“When we do this binder check, I want to make sure I blend in … not draw any attention to me.”

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, May 25, 12 @ 10:42 am
Andy Raucci does his Rich Miller impersonation of the well dressed man.

Comment by Andy Raucci Friday, May 25, 12 @ 10:43 am
“I got a free bowl of soup with this shirt.”

Comment by View from the Cheap Seats Friday, May 25, 12 @ 10:43 am
“Ma, Dad! … I got my picture with Jimmy Buffet!”

Andy Raucci attends the 100th Birthday Celebration for Earnest Hemingway … in character.

“Sir, were you in the Beach Boys?”

“When Andy Raucci toured with the Greatful Dead, that is when we started ‘losing days’…”

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, May 25, 12 @ 10:45 am
“Why, yes, I do shop at Goodwill. Why do you ask?”

Comment by Rich Miller Friday, May 25, 12 @ 10:46 am
“Seems to me, that button is in the worst possible spot. The second button literally makes or breaks the shirt, look at it; it’s too high! It’s in no-mans-land, you look like you live with your mother.”

Comment by Rich Miller Friday, May 25, 12 @ 10:48 am
“The ‘Jan and Dean’ Fan Club meeting is at the Best Western …”

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, May 25, 12 @ 10:48 am
Jerry: See now, to me, that button is in the worst possible spot.

George: Really?

Jerry: Oh yeah. The second button is the key button. It literally makes or breaks the shirt. Look at it, it’s too high, it’s in no-mans-land.

George: Haven’t we had this conversation before?

Jerry: You think?

George: I think we have.

Jerry: Yeah, maybe we have.

Comment by Rich Miller Friday, May 25, 12 @ 10:50 am
Leave the gun, take the shirt off.

Comment by Rich Miller Friday, May 25, 12 @ 10:50 am
Some people have photo albums of trips they take, Andy Raucci has a collage of his trips made into a shirt …

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, May 25, 12 @ 10:51 am
Leave the Shirt, back away from Cannoli!

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, May 25, 12 @ 10:52 am
“I found the ‘horse’, the ‘anchor’ … found the ‘mermaid’ … Andy, turn around, I am looking for the ’spoon’ and the ‘lamp and I think they are on the back.”

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, May 25, 12 @ 10:53 am
“But the most amazing thing to me is, I get paid for doing this.”

Comment by Rich Miller Friday, May 25, 12 @ 10:57 am
“You think we can put this picture on ‘the twitter’ or ‘the facebook’ … ya know, to get some buzz?”

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, May 25, 12 @ 11:00 am
“People ask, ‘When are you going to retire, slow down?’ … I respond, ‘Lemme know when I working?’ … think about that …”

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, May 25, 12 @ 11:02 am
Somewhere in the world, a window is missing its drapery …

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, May 25, 12 @ 11:03 am
===Somewhere in the world, a window is missing its drapery===

Yeah. Somewhere in a south Florida retirement community.

Comment by Rich Miller Friday, May 25, 12 @ 11:06 am
Hat tip to OW, somewhere in the world there’s a VW Microbus missing a seat cover.

Comment by Anonymous Friday, May 25, 12 @ 11:08 am
“Excuse me, I need some assistance to pick out a tie to go with this shirt.”

Comment by titan Friday, May 25, 12 @ 11:08 am
“Take the picture already … it’s 4:05, we’re late for dinner …”

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, May 25, 12 @ 11:09 am
“Be honest, the one thing I don’t want to do is look like a tourist …”

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, May 25, 12 @ 11:11 am
ALOHA!

Comment by Uncle Leo Friday, May 25, 12 @ 11:23 am
Well, yes, I did lose a bet. Why do you ask?

Comment by Arthur Andersen Friday, May 25, 12 @ 11:23 am
I guess Election Law and Lobbying ain’t paying as well as it use to …

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, May 25, 12 @ 11:26 am
“Should we have TOLD him it was a ‘gag’ gift?”

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, May 25, 12 @ 11:31 am
Lesson of the Day: Be it from a Governor, a President, or a Loved One, you are not required to wear anything you got as a gift.

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, May 25, 12 @ 11:32 am
Some Third House traditions need to be revamped. The ‘Crazy Silk Shirt’ Expo is one of them.

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, May 25, 12 @ 11:34 am
== Raucci prepares for the annual White Sox “Dress Like a Doofus Day” game. ==

Since he couldn’t find a Cubs jersey…

Comment by OneMan Friday, May 25, 12 @ 11:43 am
Judging by the shirt it is apparent that Mr. Wirtz is paying some of his lobbyists in-kind.

Comment by Beerman Friday, May 25, 12 @ 11:55 am
A shirt like that deserves a proper white belt.

Comment by Former Titan Friday, May 25, 12 @ 12:21 pm
Dudley took all my good clothes until I promised to vote for Romney. I shall wear this until election day!

Comment by CircularFiringSquad Friday, May 25, 12 @ 12:25 pm
Can I borrow that shirt? I’m on my way to Orlando’s Seaworld Water Park and could use a map.

Comment by Wensicia Friday, May 25, 12 @ 12:39 pm
They told me it was the latest in elegance: Matrushka Construction Handmade Clothing. The shirt is an exact replica of the undershirt, which is an exact replica of the tatoos. Took a while to get those done, but I’m sure you’ll agree once you see them, that it was well worth it.

Comment by Anonymous Friday, May 25, 12 @ 12:53 pm
Perhaps Raucci took the shirt from Rich Means after a particularly heated objection hearing.

Comment by Jake From Elwood Friday, May 25, 12 @ 1:42 pm
Puff the magic Andy…

Comment by Tom Friday, May 25, 12 @ 2:15 pm
“…and the winner of the Steve Dahl, ‘Aloha Friday’ Contest is …”

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, May 25, 12 @ 2:16 pm
I was going to make a smart ass comment but I think I have the same shirt.

Comment by Hon. John Fritchey Friday, May 25, 12 @ 2:32 pm
Happy Birthday Mr. Speaker! Here’s to a great partner (even in that shirt)!!

Comment by Sully Friday, May 25, 12 @ 2:42 pm
smartest guy I know….and a damn snappy dresser!!

Comment by Raising Kane Friday, May 25, 12 @ 3:02 pm
Maybe because it’s Friday before a three day weekend, but has anyone noticed more people commented on Andy Raucci’s shirt than Speaker Madigan’s substantive interview on Medicaid and Pensions! Plus, you should have seen the way the Third House Speaker used to dress in the old days!!

Comment by Sen. Kirk Dillard Friday, May 25, 12 @ 3:33 pm
Sen. Dillard, given your unequaled resume as gubernatorial legislative liaison, chief of staff, senator, statewide candidate and big-foot private sector attorney, your substantive interview on those subjects would be as welcome as well as your comments on beach wear. In any forum.

Comment by wordslinger Friday, May 25, 12 @ 4:39 pm
“I didn’t lose a bet, I chose to wear this shirt.”

“If we go to Bakers Square now to get coffee & pie…”

Sometimes being in Rome you shouldn’t do as the Romans do.

“The shirt looked better on the Internet.”

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, May 25, 12 @ 5:08 pm
Andy Raucci is a 5 Tool player - bingo, shuffle board, early bird dinner, bridge player, and of course, unusual shirt wearer.

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, May 25, 12 @ 5:13 pm
This shirt approved by the ghost of Bill Veeck.

Comment by Boone Logan Square Friday, May 25, 12 @ 6:10 pm
Dad, I see you’re still wearing the same shirts I remember (not fondly) from my childhood.

:-) Happy birthday!

Comment by Andy's Daughter Friday, May 25, 12 @ 6:20 pm
Sen. Dillard, as I just pointed out, he dressed the SAME in the old days!

Comment by Andy's Daughter Friday, May 25, 12 @ 6:24 pm
If I was a Cub’s fan I would be 102 in Cub years

Comment by WazUP Friday, May 25, 12 @ 6:25 pm
And Titan, haven’t you seen? He DOES have ties that match this shirt!

Comment by Andy's Daughter Friday, May 25, 12 @ 6:34 pm
“When you’re as good at what you do as I am, you can wear whatever you want.”

Comment by Andy's Daughter Friday, May 25, 12 @ 6:41 pm
Too bad the picture doesn’t show the matching knee-high socks.
Happy birthday Dad.
Love, Drew

Comment by Andy's son Friday, May 25, 12 @ 7:50 pm
You dind’t drag Andy Raucci into this mess?

Andy sticks out like a sore thumb. We’ll find him.

The hell you will. He’s got a two day head start on you, which is more than he needs.

Raucci’s got friends in every town and village from Rockford to the Kaskaskia Mounds, he speaks to a dozen county election law boards a year, knows every local custom, he’ll blend in, disappear, you’ll never see him again. With any luck, he’s got the candidate off the ballot already.

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, May 25, 12 @ 8:12 pm
With shirt like that who needs tattoos.

Comment by zatoichi Friday, May 25, 12 @ 9:25 pm
ala Seinfeld/Newman

“Hello,…Andy”

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, May 25, 12 @ 9:31 pm
This shirt would look better with the whale pants. Love you!

Comment by Andy's Daughter Friday, May 25, 12 @ 9:35 pm