Featuring the drumming of Mickey Hart and Zakir Hussain. This was right before we saw The Beatles Love show, which was hands down one of the coolest things I’ve seen in my life.

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Today, Chicagoland lost a legend.

Lynn Hauldren, 89, the advertising copywriter who became the inspiration for the Empire Carpet Man in the 1970s and helped launch the company’s signature jingle into national recognition, died Tuesday, according to an Empire spokesperson.

Lynn’s commercials were a huge part of my childhood, and I’ll never forget the comfort I found in his Colonel Sanders-like glasses and mustache. May we never forget this local advertising giant, and even more importantly, may we never forget his message: (800) 588-2300…EMPIRE!