Chicago Loves Bill Simmons and The Book of Basketball
InGameNow —
Look out Richie Daley, Chicago loves The Sports Guy. After seeing the amount of fans that showed up for a Bill Simmons book signing, there is no question Simmons could make a run for King of Chicago (for those not familiar with Windy City politics, Daley did away with the position of Mayor, appointing himself King.)
Bill Simmons was at ESPN Zone to sign copies of his new book, “The Book of Basketball“. I tricked my pregnant wife into showing up to this, figuring Simmons might attract a 5-10 minute line. Boy, was I wrong…… ...
Deleted Scenes From The Sports Guy Book Tour [Deadspin I-Team]
Deadspin —
Bill Simmons' book tour continues apace (NY Times #1 bestseller!) and we also continue to get dispatches from fans of overweight literature. Enjoy these tales of long lines, blurry photographs, and some guy who likes autographed meat. The Holy Cross tattoo is always a good icebreaker The Hurricane O'Reilly's staff [Boston signing] weren't allowing Simmons available for pictures while he was about to leave but we told the bouncer my girlfriend went to Holy Cross (which she did), and has a Holy Cross tattoo on her back (which she does), and he agreed to ...
