For the uninitiated: Mike Royko was the most famous columnist in Chicago, working for three of its papers from the 1960s until his death in 1997. He was a great storyteller, a devoted player of Chicago's 16-inch softball, a great drunk. Here he hits for that cycle, at the Billy Goat Tavern. I don't care if it is seven in the morning—pour yourself a beer and give this a listen.
The one time Mike Royko had a chance to be my hero… he struck out and I can proved him to be a bigot, as well as a hypocrite.
Tell the tale, Jerry.