In the mid-80's the Cubs would replace much of their old wooden sets with plastic and sell off the wooden seats to dealers. I worked in Stadium operations at the time and was called in to work when the weekend Security guard failed to show up to work one Saturday. I was told someone was going to stop by and pick up the seats (there had to be a thousand of them) and when that "someone" arrived, it was Dan Knoll with a few rental trucks and a small army of helpers.
I had joked with him that I had not yet taken a seat for myself as most of my co-workers had already done and despite the fact Dan paid for each seat that was sitting there that Saturday, he encouraged me to pick one out and put it in my car.
I would see him at several Chicago area shows over the years and he would always ask me if I still have that seat.
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02-23-2025, 08:19 PM
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