The California Clipper’s Monday night bingo series takes the game out of the church hall and puts it exactly where it should be—surrounded with hipsters and booze. Two or three callers sit on the Clipper’s stage and read off the card numbers; the banter ranges from terse self-deprecating comedy to drunken-stooge rambling. If you win, you get a bag of mini-toys, erasers and gadgets—endless entertainment for the type of person who goes out drinking on a Monday night.
Best of Chicago 2005 was written by Dave Chamberlain, Brian Hieggelke, Melissa Lane, Tom Lynch, Ray Pride, David Witter, Michael Workman
With additional contributions by Mike Barr, Ted C. Fishman, Jessica Herman, Adrienne Hill, Mary Susan Littlepage, Nina Metz, Kathy O¹Neill, Trish Smith