07/02/2006 - Chicago, IL (PRWEB) July 2, 2006 -- This August, blues lovers are encouraged to leave the steamy hustle and bustle of the city and chill out at Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa in Galena, Ill., for the first Blues on the Green music series. The free-to-the public outdoor concerts will offer great blues from national recording artists from August 12 through September 2. The line up includes:
August 12: Lil’ Brian Terry & the Zydeco Travelers plays its own modern form of music, dubbed Z-Funk, that is both rhythmically and lyrically sophisticated.
August 19: Join the Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings who have been blasting out their own brand of soul-steeped R&B since 1993.
August 26: The Kinsey Report first burst on the national scene fifteen years ago with street-smart, funky blues-rock. Supercharged guitar and vocals will grab die-hard blues fans and rockers alike.
September 2: John Lee Hooker, Jr. brings a unique sound that is a potent concoction of two parts R&B and one part jazz and honors a century-old family music heritage.
“Typically, blues concerts are offered in urban settings. Instead, we are offering visitors and Galena residents a unique concert experience, where attendees can enjoy performances by top musicians in a beautiful resort setting, while sampling great American cuisine prepared on-site by our chefs” says Fred Hansen, general manager.
Hungry music lovers can partake in a variety of southern-, Cajun- and Chicago- inspired gastronomical delights. Each weekend will feature music and food pairings including pulled pork; fried turkey and chicken; slow-roasted smokehouse pork ribs; shrimp and sausage jambalaya; beer braised pork dummies; corn on the cob; fried biscuits; Chicago-style hot dogs; curly fries; peach cobbler with ice cream and pecan pie prepared by the resort’s chefs and served “greenside” each weekend. A variety of beverages also will be available.
The concerts take place from 6 – 8 p.m. on the Hot Air Balloon Launch Field at Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa. Show admission is free. Food and beverages are available for purchase.
Call 815-777-5000 or go to www.eagleridge.com for more information. Special weekend packages are also available.
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In terms of sports wagering, the NFL is "the most popular game in town." The explanation behind that is easy.
It is called the "pointspread."
Many years ago, NFL games, as well as the more popular college games, used straight odds as a vehicle for betting. For example, if the Bears were playing the Giants, and it shaped up as a competitive contest, the Bears might be, say, a 7/5 favorite. If they were playing an also-ran, it might be 10/1. Well, there is a point where a line becomes prohibitive, as far as betting the favorite. And who would waste money betting an underdog that has virtually no chance? Such a setup did not contribute to promoting betting action.
But in modern sports betting, a "pointspread" is used.
A NFL pointspreads are exactly that, a pre-established point difference between the two sides that will, for all intents and purposes, create a handicap that evens things out, and in doing so, produces comparable wagering activity on both sides of that proposition. So in lieu of a odds figure in which to bet the team to win outright, the Bears might be a three-point favorite over the New York Giants, and a 17-point favorite over the also-ran. Now that the team that is the underdog can "get" points, there can be equal action on both sides.
In sportsbooks, this is usually done with efficiency by charging the losing bettors 10% extra - in effect, bettors are laying 11/10 on those games. So they are actually betting $110 to win $100. If they lose, they pay the "vig." If they win, they simply collect.
The establishment of the pointspread as the corner stone around which team sports like football can be wagered upon was truly what brought gridiron betting into the stratosphere.
Don't believe it? Just take a look at what happens around the Super Bowl.
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Despite the debate that's swirling , Kurt Warner will remain the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, coach Dennis Green said today. The Arizona Cardinals are the +7 point underdog at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com for this Sunday's game.
Green's comment came in a statement released by the team following an ESPN report that Green decided that rookie Matt Leinart would replace Warner as starter for Sunday's game at Atlanta.
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