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* The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute has published an “exit essay” by our old pal Steve Brown…

How does a three-month contract become a 38-year communications project? The ultimate gig economy job?

It was May 1983. Congressman Harold Washington won the Chicago mayoral general election. My then-boss, Mayor Jane M. Byrne, lost. Just days after the inaugural, my resignation was sought and accepted. No ill will. I expressed an offer to help the City Hall administration. It was not needed.

Included photo…

Pretty certain that was an overtime session day, hence the casual attire.

* The Question: Caption?

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 2:56 pm

Comments

1. He is not guilty.

   Comment by flea Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 2:59 pm

2. Yes, I ate an apple today.

   Comment by Huh? Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 3:02 pm

3. This was us before we tried Grecian formula.

   Comment by OneMan Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 3:02 pm

4. I’m a retired investor living on a pension. I came home to vote in the Presidential Election because they wouldn’t give me an absentee ballot.

   Comment by 47th Ward Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 3:04 pm

5. Steve Brown: I don’t have to have hair like Rich, hair like the Speaker’s would be fine…

   Comment by OneMan Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 3:04 pm

6. “Hurry up so we can get to Saputo’s.”

   Comment by NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 3:07 pm

7. Steve Brown: “I’m getting a little sleepy–we had a long session night last night, then had to be up early for Madonia’s show, then a long session day, plus a big lunch meeting at Saputo’s. Then we might be going close to midnight tonight.”

   Comment by NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 3:09 pm

8. So your stating you like what on your pizza?

   Comment by AfscmeEmployee Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 3:11 pm

9. Evidence of the bulldog persistence of Miller, who got to Madigan despite the efforts of Security who ripped all the buttons off his “Thursday Shirt” to keep him away.

   Comment by Sayitaintso Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 3:16 pm

10. The Howard brothers in their glory days, (L-R) Moe, Curly and Shemp. Moe is saying, c’mon pick two.

    Comment by Earnest Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 3:19 pm

11. Call Security…I don’t like the way Millers looking at me.

    Comment by Dotnonymous Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 3:24 pm

12. I believe that is under review.

    Comment by Asteroid of Caution Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 3:28 pm

13. One of these guys hasn’t changed a bit. The other publishes the Capitol Fax.

    Comment by Bruce( no not him) Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 3:30 pm

14. I always tell McClain to put it in an e-mail so we don’t have to rely on memory

    Comment by SAP Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 3:31 pm

15. Speaker to Rich: “For the Love of Pete, don’t tell me this another of those years you are refusing to get trimmed and groomed until a budget is passed”.

    Comment by Give Me A Break Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 3:35 pm

16. Rich: “Speaker, it’s an overtime session day. I thought we were wearing casual attire.”

    Madigan: “This is my casual attire.”

    Comment by Can Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 3:41 pm

17. The most intense three-way standoff since the Graveyard Incident of 1862 took place at the Capitol in Springfield today…

    Comment by Northsider Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 3:43 pm

18. Is that a milk carton missing persons image of the lost budget on your tee shirt?

    Comment by 47th Ward Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 3:44 pm

19. The Speaker responds to an inquiry on why the Cannabis statute was going to exempt the licencees from the FOIA statute. “What do you think we are doing, running a democracy or something?”

    Comment by Al Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 3:47 pm

20. Glad I never took that offer to work for ComEd.

    Comment by Three Dimensional Checkers Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 3:48 pm

21. Steve Brown, in a moment of chaos, contentedly remembers that he is, in fact, not the stupid one.

    Comment by Three Dimensional Checkers Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 3:50 pm

22. Miller is getting grumpy about the non-answer responses.

    Comment by Huh? Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 3:54 pm

23. “Why are you a peasant with an old fashioned mic like that. Being modern and hip like my friend Rich here is where it’s at.” said the guy that refused cell phones

    Comment by Lurker Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 4:00 pm

24. “Bite me.”

    Comment by Shield Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 4:05 pm

25. 47th, yes

    Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 4:07 pm

26. “Slavoj Zizek politely asks Spike Jones to record a humorous voice mail greeting on his phone.”

    Comment by sulla Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 4:14 pm

27. Does anyone here have any doubt that Brown included that photo in his exit essay specifically so it would become a caption contest and get people talking? The man knows his stuff.

    Comment by Dance Band on the Titanic Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 4:16 pm

28. “Rich Miller, displaying ‘amazing energy and pace.’”

    Comment by Keyrock Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 4:27 pm

29. The Man, The Myth, The Legend.
    (You pick which one)

    Comment by Been There Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 4:30 pm

30. Mr. Miller, you’re in my right-hand man’s spot. Please remove yourself.

    Comment by PublicServant Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 4:32 pm

31. ===The man knows his stuff===

    Yes, he does. lol

    He called me this afternoon and specifically mentioned that there was a photo of us in the piece. They didn’t call him the Press Secretary General for nothing.

    Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 4:36 pm

32. “First, you’ll all be fine”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 4:53 pm

33. “It’s not over until both me and Brown walk away”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 4:55 pm

34. “My legacy? I will be living rent free in the minds of my enemies long past I leave. My friends, even my adversaries will move on. My enemies, you’ll know who is who by this”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 4:58 pm

35. “I’ve been here so long even Brown saw the PAR students work and then retire”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 4:58 pm

36. He’s still spinning

    Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 5:01 pm

37. “After this governor, Governor Rauner, if we Democrats elect a millionaire or billionaire governor… I’ll retire. You can print that”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 5:02 pm

38. “I have enjoyed McAuliffe, Saviano, and Jim Durkin being chairmen of House committees with me as Speaker”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 5:09 pm

39. My sincere best wishes to Steve Brown, cannoli to you sir.

    Go Salukis.

    Oswego Willy

    “Caption?”

    Steve Brown looks on as Speaker Madigan discusses the parallel between ripe apples and ripe legislation, and picking the ripe time as the right time.

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 5:12 pm

40. “I’m not confused about the constitutionality on it. I helped write it”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 5:24 pm

41. “Who knows. Maybe in the end Rauner and I will take each other out”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 5:32 pm

42. “When it comes to the budget, or campaigns, or whatever, it’s not personal… I don’t feel I have to wipe everybody out. Just my enemies.”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 5:36 pm

43. “They made a documentary about me, now a podcast, what’s next, an action figure?”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 5:37 pm

44. The good, the bad and the ugly. Rich is the good of course. Love them or hate them, they knew their stuff.

    Comment by Manchester Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 5:58 pm

45. “I think Steve has answered this, and lord knows I have, but my favorite apple is a red delicious. I am all things Illinois but I like the apples from Washington state.”

    Comment by JS Mill Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 6:45 pm

46. Two notable Salukis and a guy who went to some out of state college no one has ever heard of.

    Comment by Pot calling kettle Thursday, Oct 21, 21 @ 7:50 pm

47. Steve Brown looks on as Rich and the Speaker perform an “American Idol” tryout for their rendition of “It’s Just a Bill.”

    Comment by NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham Friday, Oct 22, 21 @ 9:23 am

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