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* House Speaker Michael Madigan’s spokesman Steve Brown turned 65 yesterday. Brown has worked for Madigan since 1983, after working for Mayor Jane Byrne and after writing for the Daily Herald. Despite his Medicare eligible status, Brownie shows no signs of slowing down.

Some of us threw a little dinner party for him last night…

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:02 am

Comments

1. “This IS my ‘formal’ shirt”

   Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:04 am

2. “There’s an actual reporter here? I don’t see any.”

   Comment by Siriusly Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:05 am

3. “Hey… HEY! You can’t ask our Mushroom for a quote. Only I can tell you the Mushroom’s quote!”

   Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:06 am

4. “I’m busy…Ok, what did the Speaker tell YOU… Well, then you’ll be fine, ok…”

   Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:08 am

5. “You go ahead and talk. I can wait to discredit your speculation later.”

   Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:10 am

6. No, we are NOT the Smith Brothers!

   Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:13 am

7. “Your on deadline and need a quote? Ok, go with the ‘working on it’ and ‘the votes aren’t there’ or just Page 25 from the stand-by quotes handbook I gave you for times like these for a Speaker’s Office quote, ok?”

   Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:13 am

8. One of these bearded guys looks very distinguished. The other one looks scarily like the guy I see in the mirror every day…

   Comment by downstate commissioner Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:13 am

9. SB: Some people call it a halo, but it is really just my natural aura of believability.

   Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:15 am

10. “Rich, I have to go, Scott Drury is talking to the press again about being a former federal prosecutor…”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:16 am

11. “Hey Cross! You like ‘Apples’…”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:18 am

12. Aw schucks, Madigan just caught me socializing with Miller.

    Comment by Norseman Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:19 am

13. “Jim…Jim …hey, Oberweis! Come down to the Ward Office this weekend, we have petitions of yours all signed to give you… No, thank YOU!”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:20 am

14. Darth (Err I mean Mike), I didn’t know he was going to be here…really. I told him to bite me, but he had his dog do it instead.

    Comment by PublicServant Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:22 am

15. It’s interesting to see pic of a person who we hear about so often but never see

    Comment by Levois Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:22 am

16. “Thanks Rich - this was fun - oh crap - is that Chuck Goudie?”

    Comment by Siriusly Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:23 am

17. Come on dad give me the keys to the car ….

    Comment by Spliff Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:25 am

18. Leave the gun, give Miller the cannoli.

    Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:27 am

19. “Who are the guys in the dredlocks and tie-dyed tee shirts talking to Lou Lang over there in the corner?”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:28 am

20. And I don’t feel a day over 92. Great event
    Finished with a cigar and the guitar stylings of the ever improving lawmaker band at the “Hut

    Comment by Steve Brown Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:29 am

21. Rich Miller meets the ghost of George Carlin.

    Comment by Wallinger Dickus Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:31 am

22. “Oh my goodness! Over here! … Yeah…We loved you in ‘The Royal Tennenbaums’ and ‘Moonrise Kindom!’…”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:34 am

23. Santa Claus auditions are down the hall, guys!

    Comment by Emanuel Can't Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:36 am

24. Steve Brown looks on as the Senate GOP heads to Caucus in their usual broom closet by the newspaper stand.

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:38 am

25. Hey Steve, your old tie looks good with this suit, eh?

    Comment by A guy... Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:40 am

26. “Hey! Somebody grab that photographer! I gotta be careful with whom I am photographed. Don’t want to upset the Da Speaker!”

    Comment by Nearly Normal Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:41 am

27. Is that Andy Shaw? He’s come here to harass and bully me again, hasn’t he?

    Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:44 am

28. Happy Birthday, Mr. Brown. I would wish you many things, or even hope many things for you on this day, but I know no matter what I wish or hope,… I know… one thing …,”You’ll be fine”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:45 am

29. Hey, Mike, I’m moving up the food chain. Miller just offered me a job as his intern!

    Comment by Wensicia Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:47 am

30. =Medicare eligible= After seeing the CMS Medicare Advantage debacle, he probably decided to hold off retirement for awhile.

    Comment by DuPage Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:48 am

31. Rich Miller is shown with the new spokesman for “Pawn Stars,” Steve Brown.

    Comment by Arthur Andersen Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:51 am

32. Brown, (thinking), “The UPS guy is early, wonder if that’s my 71 ‘Fire Madigan’ tee-shirts I ordered…”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:53 am

33. 30-year reunion of Breaking Bad cast

    Comment by Nonplussed Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:55 am

34. “No, I haven’t tried Grecian Formula. Have you?”

    Comment by Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:57 am

35. Hawk and Animal spend time talking about their glory days as the Legion of Doom in WWE.

    Comment by zatoichi Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:58 am

36. “Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job.”

    Comment by Grandson of Man Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:58 am

37. Brown, (thinking) “What is Patrick John Ryan doing down here? They saw him get on the plane, right?”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 9:59 am

38. More cocktails anyone????

    Comment by regular democrat Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 10:02 am

39. “What the… someone is wearing the same sweatshirt!”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 10:04 am

40. Steve Brown pictured with Rich Miller as the sun sets between his new Mickey Mouse ears.

    Comment by PublicServant Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 10:04 am

41. Isn’t he your main information source

    Comment by Seanoge Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 10:06 am

42. Darn it, I’m photo bombed with Rich Miller. Bet this ends up in a caption contest.

    Comment by AFSCME Steward Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 10:19 am

43. Retiring Democartic spokesperson Steve Brown congratulates his successor Richard Miller, a Springfield resident and longtime Madigan supporter.

    Comment by Bill Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 10:19 am

44. Old Blue-eyes & old Blue-eyes

    Comment by AFSCME Steward Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 10:20 am

45. Brown: “I have to drink with these people too after dinner? I’m getting a hangover already.”

    Comment by Grandson of Man Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 10:33 am

46. RM: I never agreed to 3 points on top of the vig! Am I something special? Some sort of schmuck on wheels?

    SB: Are you gonna argue with Mike Madigan? Just give him his money so we can get the heck outta here.

    Comment by 47th Ward Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 10:46 am

47. And then they started drinking…

    Comment by Dirty Red Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 10:53 am

48. “Rich, I’m gazing into your future and I don’t see another one of those ‘kingmaker’ columns anywhere.”

    Comment by Dirty Red Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 10:54 am

49. Mike, I swear I didn’t invite him.

    Comment by AFSCME Steward Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 11:09 am

50. No, I’m not Santa Claus but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last nite.

    Comment by I'm Strapped Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 11:26 am

51. Fear the beards!

    Comment by Bobbysox Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 11:36 am

52. Just from speaking briefly to Rich Miller, Steve Brown had three light bulb ideas go off on how to solve the state’s problems and enshrine Oscar as the state dog.

    Comment by Tommydanger Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 11:48 am

53. SB cadging free drinks by doing his impression of Oracle Jones from “The Hallelujah Trail.”

    Comment by Anon. Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 11:58 am

54. So he went with the Walgreens sweatshirt, Hmm.

    Comment by Jake From Elwood Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 12:36 pm

55. SB: “Miller’s in a suit. Must’ve just been to court”.

    Comment by A guy... Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 12:48 pm

56. Seanoge, if he was it would be an awfully boring read every day.

    Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 1:10 pm

57. Is this a dinner party for his Birthday, or kick off party for the Macy’s Santa’s at the start of the Holiday Season?

    Comment by 3rd Generation Chicago Native Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 1:19 pm

58. rich, you’re not helping

    Comment by superanon Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 1:23 pm

59. Every year Santa Wantabe’s get to sample the new cocktails and vote on which one’s will be on the Walnut Room menu for the holiday season. Some have to sample each new cocktail more than once….not naming names, but the proof is in the picture.

    Comment by 3rd Generation Chicago Native Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 2:15 pm

60. in the high world of Springfield press, the term “get me the beard,” has a different meaning than elsewhere.

    Comment by Amalia Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 2:59 pm

61. No dogs allowed rich!

    Comment by Superanon Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 4:04 pm

62. Who’s the dude with “Comment Tourette’s” in this Blog?

    Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 4:19 pm

63. “I’m wearing this sweatshirt because Medicare demanded I take a stress test. They mentioned Andy Shaw in the first five minutes. I failed.”

    Comment by Boone's is Back Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 4:46 pm

64. “Yeah, somehow after all these crazy years we still both choose to care and call this crazy State ‘Home.’ Yeah, we’re probably both off our rockers, but at least it’s FUN a lotta days, and ALways an adventure…!”

    Comment by Just The Way It Is One Thursday, Nov 7, 13 @ 5:29 pm

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