Brush With Greatness

Andrew Huff reports on a chance meeting with three of Chicago's most illuminating illuminati -- at the Billy Goat Tavern, no less.

I notice that a table over in the VIP (Very Insecure People) section is looking my way. It takes me a minute to realize it's Jim Coudal and Kevin Guilfoile, and they're sitting with Rick Kogan. They invite me to sit down with them, and I do.

Kogan's Mike Royko anecdote is priceless. Random serendipitous meetings like these -- or even the opportunity of same -- are something I really miss now that I no longer live in the city. Life's full of tradeoffs, I guess.