tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867042717726926145Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:08:56 +0000http://www.wttw.com/irishchicagoblog/noreply@blogger.com (WTTW 11)Blogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867042717726926145.post-5973440596699966784Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:35:00 +00002009-03-03T14:53:47.829-08:00When I was in grade school, I did the "identity math." You remember "identity math." You reach back into the family tree to determine what countries your ancestors came from on both your mom and dad's side and you do the math. Me, I had a grandfather who immigrated from Italy, a great-grandfather and great-grandmother who immigrated from Belgium, a great-great grandfather and http://www.wttw.com/irishchicagoblog/2009/03/on-being-or-not-being-irish-american.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Andries)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867042717726926145.post-3548853281125304562Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:24:00 +00002009-03-03T06:43:51.168-08:00You've produced a number of documentaries for WTTW about different slices of Chicago life. Can you tell us a little about each?ANDRIES: The first documentary I did for Channel 11 is probably still not recognized as a documentary. I did what turned out to be the last interview with Chicago Imagist painter Ed Paschke before his sudden death Thanksgiving morning, 2004. We made a half hour show abouthttp://www.wttw.com/irishchicagoblog/2009/03/behind-scenes-with-irish-chicago.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WTTW 11)1