Jim Feeney, 59, of Harwood Heights, is a music lover who has been able to keep that interest relevant in his jobs as a manager at Rolling Stones Records in Norridge and while booking blues artists for performances.
Q: What do you enjoy most about working at Rolling Stones?
A: The interaction with the people, talking music. I love when someone tells me an artist they like, I recommend something they aren’t familiar with, based on what they told me they like, and they come back and tell me they really liked what I suggested.
Q: Where are you originally from?
A: Milwaukee
Q: Are you married, do you have any children?
A: I’m divorced. I have a son, Derrick, 35, a daughter, Nadine, 33 and a granddaughter, Adalyn, 3.
Q: Do you have any hobbies?
A: Listening to blues
Q: When you were a little boy, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A: A cowboy. I was really close with my grandfather, and we used to watch westerns together.
Q: What’s your biggest pet peeve?
A: People who don’t keep their word
Q: Who should play you in a movie about your life?
A: Jim Belushi
Q: What’s your favorite food?
A: Barbecued ribs
Q: How about a favorite beverage?
A: Cranberry juice
Q: What do you like on your pizza?
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A: Everything, but anchovies, thin crust
Q: What’s your favorite ice cream flavor?
A: Vanilla
Q: What is your favorite area restaurant?
A: Jay’s Beef
Q: Do you have a favorite area store?
A: Rex Italian Foods
Q: What’s your favorite TV show?
A: ‘Survivor’
Q: Who is your favorite music artist?
A: The Rolling Stones
Q: What is your favorite sports team?
A: The Bulls
Q: What is your favorite place you have visited?
A: Black Hills, South Dakota
Q: Where do you most want to visit, of places you have never been?
A: Paris, France
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