A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago

ONE THING IS FOR SURE, GENE SISKEL WON'T BE THERE: The Chicago Bulls are back in the playoffs for the first time since a certain No. 23 was wearing the red and black (1998 to be percise). Back then, a ducat courtside at the United Center while not on a par with the Forum or MSG, was still the place for A-List celebs of the Midwest to be seen. According to this story in today's Bright One (The Chicago Sun-Times, where you'll also find my guide to the six different types of pasta in the Weekend section), the 2004-05 Bulls aren't quite the celeb magnet they were in the Jordan days. For instance, while Bill Murray hitched a ride on the Illini bandwagon this season, the Bulls can count on his Stripes and Ghostbusters co-star, Harold Ramis, to be in attendance. You won't see John Cusack, Billy Corgan or Penny Marshall this year, but Chi McBride and Chicago Cubs pitchers LaTroy Hawkins and Carlos Zambrano plan on attending.