The Sausage King of Chicago - UPDATED WITH #WINNING!

The contest is over, which means the winner by means of random number generation is... #1182, Tricia Mullen! Congrats, Tricia! An autographed book and DVD are coming your way soon! * * * * * * * * * * I have two very exciting things to share today: First up, the World Premiere of my new book video! Fine. Technically, this has been available on YouTube since last week. Also, I gave everyone on my Facebook fan page a sneak peek yesterday. Which you could have seen then had you "liked" my page. Feel free to "like" my page now, especially as I post bonus content and photos there. So maybe the photos are of Chinese lunchboxes and used shoes I bought on the internet, but still... Unique! Exclusive! LIKE! Ahem, anyway, calling this a World Premiere gives this silly business some gravitas, so let's go with it. Next up, you'll note that my deep and abiding love of John Hughes is referenced a number of times. What you might not know is we specifically bought our place in this town because Hughes was from here. Sounds like a dumb reason get a mortgage, but honestly, that's a direct result of the impact he had on my life. When my character Mia makes seriously questionable decisions based on her passion for Hughes movies, well... let's just say there's a thin line between fact and fiction. This whole book is a love letter to Hughes's work and I dedicated it...