UNHAPPY NEW YEAR

Dre pours a beer on our last Monday at the Pig.

HIGHLAND PARK, IL -- I'd wish everyone a happy new year but really, it will not be that happy. As reported earlier, our beloved Flying Pig Pub closed its doors for good last night. You could find me at the Pig every Monday night after work for the last four years. I shudder to think about the financial investment I've made in that place over the years.

But the point is, in a crushing blow of epic proportions, I couldn't be there last night. So until a New Pig rises from the ashes of the old, I'll leave you with this and I'll see you on opening night somewhere down the road.