A Passionate Look at the Hope & Faith of Cubs Fans
The Chicago Cubs
OUR TEAM - OUR DREAM
A Cubs Fan's Journey Into Baseball's Greatest Romance
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Written and photographed by TAMMY LECHNER * Foreword by BILLY
WILLIAMS
If you are a Cubs fan, this is your story.
Our Team -Our Dream is a passionate photo documentary highlighting
15 seasons with the Chicago Cubs-capturing the very heart and
soul of the most devoted fans in the world and answering the question,
Why do the Cubs remain so popular decade after decade? Through
compelling photography and enlightening text, both created by
award-winning photojournalist and Cubs fan Tammy Lechner, you
encounter the essence of a spirited commitment.
Our Team -Our Dream
begins its journey with the annual Cubs Convention, travels to
Arizona where hope is renewed in the fresh spring breeze, continues
into the baseball season to meet the Cubs players along with the
die-hard fans of Wrigleyville, and dances through the decades
of Cubs history and legends.
More than 300 one-of-a-kind photographs depict the Cubs fans'
optimism, while a heartening narrative waxes romantic as it explores
the reasons why Cubs fans love their team and hold onto their
dream of a World Series titleeven if it takes forever.
"This is a great story about a great team and a great dream. It reveals the secrets of an enduring love and a magical journey. It is a story passionately told by a Cubs fan. And, it is about the passion of Cubs fans. I think that's perfect, because as they say, it takes one to know one."-Billy Williams, from the foreword
Photojournalist Tammy Lechner, noted as a "visual chronicler" of the lifestyle and culture of baseball, began her 15-year journey to document Cubs fans in January 1993. She covered professional sports during her years on staff with the [Louisville] Courier-Journal and the Los Angeles Times. Lechner also covered major league baseball for the Associated Press and USA Today Baseball Weekly. A native of New York, she is a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan who resides in Laguna Beach, California
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The Chicago Cubs: OUR TEAM - OUR DREAM
8 1/8 X 10 quality hardcover o dust jacket o 216 pages o 300 color
photographs
Publication Date: November, 2007 by Triumph Books o Chicago, IL
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2010 Book Signings for "OUR TEAM - OUR DREAM
INVITING ALL ORANGE COUNTY BASEBALL & CUBS FANS!!!
Laguna Beach author Tammy Lechner will share material from her book OUR TEAM-OUR DREAM and participate in a panel discussion "For the Love of the Game: Jews and Baseball" presented by Temple Bat Yahm's Adult Education Committee on World Series eve, Tuesday, October 26 @ 7 p.m.
Lechner, an award-winning photojournalist, will join lifelong baseball and CUBS fan Rabbi Miller, Long Beach State history professor Don Schwartz, and OC Register sports columnist Steve Bisheff in a lively discussion and Q&A at Temple Bat Yahm's Robert T. Morgan Chapel, 1011 Camelback St., Newport Beach (CA).
Copies of OUR TEAM-OUR DREAM photo-documentary book chronicling
the lifelong devotion of CUBS FANS through the decades will be
available for sale and signing by Lechner. Admission is FREE.
Please wear your favorite team logo to the event. For more information
contact TBY Adult Ed co-chairs Laura Dolan (lauradolan217@cox.net)
or Patty Seyburn (pseyburn@aol.com)
or go to the following link: http://www.tby.org/documents/BaseballPanelFlyer.pdf
Tammy Lechner's upcoming book signing events at Arizona Spring Training 2010 includes three signings at Hohokam Stadium:
3-12 (Fri) beginning 9 a.m. @ "NINE Spring Training Conference"
@ the Fiesta Resort Conference Center in Tempe, AZ (2100
South Priest Drive)
3-13 (Sat) beginning 10 a.m. when gates open for Cubs vs. Reds
@ Hohokam Stadium in Mesa
3-14 (Sun) from 5 to 8 p.m. @ Don & Charlie's Steakhouse in
Scottsdale (7501 E. Camelback Rd)
3-15 (Mon) from 5 to 8 p.m. @ Don & Charlie's Steakhouse in
Scottsdale (7501 E. Camelback Rd)
3-16 (Tues) beginning 10 a.m. when gates open for Cubs vs. Rangers
@ Hohokam Stadium in Mesa. Also, 5 to 8 p.m. @ Don & Charlie's
Steakhouse in Scottsdale (7501 E. Camelback Rd)
3-17 (Wed) beginning 5 p.m. when gates open for Fergie Jenkins
All-Star Charity Game @ Hohokam Stadium in Mesa
3-18 (Thur) from 1 a.m. to 3 p.m. @ The Poisoned Pen Bookstore
in Scottsdale (4014 N. Goldwater Blvd.) Also, 5 to 8 p.m. @ Don
& Charlie's Steakhouse (7501 E. Camelback Rd)
2009 Book Signings for "OUR TEAM - OUR DREAM
April 25 (Saturday) LA Times Festival of Books - signing times scheduled @ 11 a.m & 3 p.m. UCLA (Westwood, CA) @ Seven Locks Press booth #402
SPRING TRAINING!!! - '09 (Phoenix, AZ)
(click here to see photographs from these events)
"OUR TEAM - OUR DREAM: A Cubs Fan's Journey Into Baseball's Greatest Romance" author Tammy Lechner will be in Arizona for a series of book signing events during the final weeks of the Chicago Cubs spring training play. Currently scheduled are book signings at the following locations:
March 21 (Saturday) NOON to 3 p.m. Andrew's BBQ. Located on the northwest corner of Rural Rd and Guadalupe in the Albertson's Plaza at 730 E Guadalupe, Tempe, 85283. PH: 480 244 4227
March 22 (Sunday) 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Don & Charlie's Steakhouse. Located at 7501 E. Camelback Rd, Scottsdale 85251. PH: 480-990-0900
March 23 (Monday) 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Don & Charlie's Steakhouse. Located at 7501 E. Camelback Rd, Scottsdale 85251. PH: 480-990-0900
March 24 (Tuesday) 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Don & Charlie's Steakhouse. Located at 7501 E. Camelback Rd, Scottsdale 85251. PH: 480-990-0900
March 25 (Wednesday) NOON to 3 p.m. The Poisoned Pen Bookstore. Located at 4014 N. Goldwater Blvd. #101 85251. PH: 480-947-2974
March 25 (Wednesday) 7 p.m. (gates open at 5 p.m.) Ho-Ho-Kam Stadium gift shop. Mesa. "Fergie Jenkin's Charity All-Star Game" with former Cubs legends and stars
March 26 (Thursday) 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Don & Charlie's Steakhouse. Located at 7501 E. Camelback Rd, Scottsdale 85251. PH: 480-990-0900
March 27 (Friday) NOON (gates open at 10 a,m,) Ho-Ho-Kam Stadium gift shop. Mesa. Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox.
March 27 (Friday) 5 p.m to 8 p.m. Hall of Fame Collectibles. Located at 2753 E. Broadway Rd. #108A Mesa, AZ 85204 PH: 480-644-9518
March 28 (Saturday) 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Al's Chicago Style Hotdogs. Located at 1152 N. Power Rd. #105 Mesa, AZ 85205 PH: 480-981-3647
Hope to see you at one of the signings for OUR TEAM - OUR DREAM
Updates will be posted on www.stillpro.com
e-mail: stillpro@stillpro.com for more information
OUR TEAM - OUR DREAM is also available on-line @ amazon.com -
and at the Hohokam Stadium Gift Shop throughout the 2009 Spring
Training season
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Photo archive of 2008 book signings
OCTOBER!!! - '08 (Chicago-area & Michigan)
Barnes & Noble bookstores:
Oct 3 (Friday) Geneva Commons B & N
Oct 7 (Tuesday) Vernon Hills B & N
Oct 8 (Wednesday) Sherman Plaza B & N Evanston
Oct 11 (Saturday) Crystal Lake B & N
Oct 28 (Tuesday) Orland Park B & N
Independent bookstores:
Oct 12 (Sunday) The Book Stall - Winnetka
Oct 16 (Thursday) Centuries & Sleuths Forest Park
Check for book signings by author Tammy Lechner at Murphy's Bleachers in Wrigleyville and the Billy Goat Tavern, downtown Chicago, throughout October.
Oct 21 (Tuesday) "Salute to the Cubs" 2008 book signing
party @ Joey Armadillo's Restaurant, Sports Bar and Bowling Alley
in Niles, MI hosted by Die-Hard Cubs Fans Brett & Cristine
Godsey
June '08 (San Diego & Los Angeles)
(click here to see photographs from these events)
"CALLING ALL SAN DIEGO CUBS FANS" to join author Tammy Lechner for a book signing party hosted by restaurant owner and "Die-Hard Cubs Fan" Jerry Bishop at "Assagio's Deep Dish Chicago Pizza" before the Cubs vs. Padres game, Wednesday, June 4
"CALLING ALL LOS ANGELES CUBS FANS" to join author Tammy Lechner for a book signing party hosted by entertainer, restaurant owner and "Die-Hard Cubs Fan" Joe Mantegna at "Taste Chicago," before and during the Cubs vs. Dodgers game, Sunday, June 8
April & May '08 (Orange County, Los Angeles & Chicago)
(click here to see photographs from these events)
CAL STATE FULLERTON - Saturday, April 19
LA TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS/UCLA - Saturday, April 26
LAGUNA BEACH BOOKS presents three local baseball authors for a "BASEBALL NIGHT" Friday, May 2
BORDER'S BOOKS @ THE DISTRICT- TUSTIN, CA - Saturday, May 3
EL JARDIN RESTAURANT - WRIGLEYVILLE - CHICAGO. "Lovable Losers Literary Review" Wednesday, May 7.
THE BOOK STALL OF CHESNUT COURT - NORTH SHORE/CHICAGO. Saturday, May 10
MURPHY'S BLEACHERS - WRIGLEYVILLE - CHICAGO. Sunday May 11 through Thursday May 15 and again on Sunday May 18.
March '08 (San Diego & Phoenix-area)
(click here to see photographs from these events)
ONSTAGE PLAYHOUSE - Chula Vista, CA - Friday, March 7 - preshow of the Bleacher Bums
SURPRISE STADIUM - Surprise, AZ - Sunday, March 9 & Wednesday, March 12 - pregame and during contests between KC Royals & Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers & Chicago Cubs
DON & CHARLIE'S - Scottsdale, AZ - week of March 9 - 16
THE POISONED PEN - Scottsdale, AZ - Saturday, March 15
CHANGING HANDS - Tempe, AZ - Sunday - March 16
HOHOKAM STADIUM - Mesa, AZ - Friday - March 28 - Ferguson Jenkins All-Star Charity Game with former Cubs legends and stars.
ONSTAGE PLAY"HOUSE - Chula Vista - Sat/Sun, March 29/30 - preshow of Bleacher Bums