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What is Chicago without Ed Reardon?

08.24.2009 by David Murray // Leave a Comment

Hard-core Murray readers will remember this piece from two years ago, written and published on my old Shades of Gray blog, upon the death of my friend Ed. Supremely confident in my theory that Eddie wouldn't have minded my reminding Chicago of what a cool guy he was, I've republished it on Huffington Post.
Reardon

Categories // Happy Men, and Other Eccentrics

A short memoir by a lucky kid

03.23.2009 by David Murray // 7 Comments

My dad, who died in January, wrote for Car Collector Magazine for 30 years.

They remember him in the March issue, partly with an essay by me.

Categories // Happy Men, and Other Eccentrics

“Ballet Best-Case,” Chicago Tribune

03.07.2004 by David Murray // Leave a Comment

Into their 40s, Joffrey Ballet’s Deborah Dawn and Willie Shives have
stayed in a business dominated by people half their age. What’s their
secret?

[Read more…]

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