Al Gore is at our Navy Pier studios. I wonder if he can tell I took a very hot shower this morning.

The room is abuzz here at Chicago Public Radio because the honorable Albert Arnold Gore Jr. is in the house. We wanted to hook him up with a Wikipedia Files, but they are pressed for time. What can you do. Sam had the great idea that we ride along in the car, but something tells me that’s probably not going to happen. Maybe I can give him a ride in my CRV? I’m on it. I’m going to go try again…

We are live blogging the interview right now. It’s a full hour. Call up now and you can actually talk to Al Gore. Ask him about throwing discus in high school (see, I was prepared).

In other news:

• The Chicago News Cooperative has a great story about why cabbies don’t want to take credit cards. Maybe they should look to NYC cabbies, who love it.
• The owners of the E2 nightclub are being sentenced for contempt today. That kind of took a while?
• Nordstroms gets the gold star for the week.

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• Caption Contest: What is Al Gore telling Andrew Gill?

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11 2009

by Justin Kaufmann

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1. Dave Stanford #

   11.24.2009 11:09

   1

   I’m not fancy enough to shop at Nordstrom’s, but that sign is awesome.
2. Amy Buzby #

   11.24.2009 14:56

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   What happened at the end of the Eight Forty Eight interview with Gore during the 9 a.m. broadcast? Was there an equipment malfunction?
3. Justin Kaufmann, Web Editor #

   11.24.2009 15:43

   3

   Yeah, the transmitter went kablooey.
4. Amy Buzby #

   11.25.2009 10:17

   4

   Darn. I thought maybe it was the vast right-wing conspiracy! ;) At least it happened at the tail end of the interview.