Wikipedia has a lot of info on tavern owner William Sianis:
Born in Greece in 1895
Immigrated to US in 1912
Purchased Lincoln Tavern in 1934, two months after prohibition ended
Renamed tavern Billy Goat Tavern in honor of billy goat he had resscued
Took goat to 1945 World Series
Bought two tickets for $7.20, one for him and one for the goat. Try to find World Series tickets for $7.20 these days
Fans complained about odor and goat was asked to leave
When the Billy Goat was only underneath Michigan Avenue it was a pretty seedy place. The air was filled with smoke, the floors were dirty, the food was sketchy and the place was packed with celebrities. Not the fashionable ones but Royko, Belushi and so on. Mostly they would be hammered by 3 PM.
The place was legendary. Now it’s a tourist attraction for idiots from Iowa.
When the Billy Goat was only underneath Michigan Avenue it was a pretty seedy place. The air was filled with smoke, the floors were dirty, the food was sketchy and the place was packed with celebrities. Not the fashionable ones but Royko, Belushi and so on. Mostly they would be hammered by 3 PM.
The place was legendary. Now it’s a tourist attraction for idiots from Iowa.
By the time that F***tard hit town the best days of the Billy Goat were behind it. John Belushi, unintentionally he admitted, had turned the place into a tourist attraction with his skit on Saturday Night Live. By 1982 all the writers were either gone or drank in the morning before the tourists arrived.
By the time that F***tard hit town the best days of the Billy Goat were behind it. John Belushi, unintentionally he admitted, had turned the place into a tourist attraction with his skit on Saturday Night Live. By 1982 all the writers were either gone or drank in the morning before the tourists arrived.
Nite, tourists come (mostly from Iowa) to do the Chicago tour. They see one museum, kind of, hit the Billy Goat, catch a Cubs game and then get drunk at a Wrigleyville Bar. Those with families skip the last part and go downtown for a ride on “the historic Chicago river which is dyed green every year ......”
Moises Alou fucking up in the playoffs and dumping the blame on a fan belongs up there.
Fucking Cubbies…
If Alou would have just stopped pissing on his hands to toughen them up and just used Johnson’s Baby Oil he might have had some feeling left in his hands to catch the fucking ball.
Nite, tourists come (mostly from Iowa) to do the Chicago tour. They see one museum, kind of, hit the Billy Goat, catch a Cubs game and then get drunk at a Wrigleyville Bar. Those with families skip the last part and go downtown for a ride on “the historic Chicago river which is dyed green every year ......”
Well at least we can all agree that all tourists skip the great slab of concrete on the south side paid for by IL taxpayers.
Moises Alou fucking up in the playoffs and dumping the blame on a fan belongs up there.
Fucking Cubbies…
If Alou would have just stopped pissing on his hands to toughen them up and just used Johnson’s Baby Oil he might have had some feeling left in his hands to catch the fucking ball.
Nite, tourists come (mostly from Iowa) to do the Chicago tour. They see one museum, kind of, hit the Billy Goat, catch a Cubs game and then get drunk at a Wrigleyville Bar. Those with families skip the last part and go downtown for a ride on “the historic Chicago river which is dyed green every year ......”
At least they don’t get drunk until after the game, so they can remember who won the game.
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