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The Musical Luck of Daniel Knox
Posted 9.4.08 by Eight Forty-Eight
Daniel Knox is a self-taught musician and songwriter who works as a film projectionist at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago. His work there has allowed him to see a lot of fantasies on the big screen. But it has also helped fulfill one of Knox’s dreams: the chance to play the theater's organ in front of a full house that included filmmaker David Lynch. For Chicago Public Radio, Jacob Daniel Anderson tells the story of a very fortunate man named Daniel Knox.
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All Your Convention Coverage


Look back at the adventures of our convention team—Ben Calhoun, Rob Wildeboer, and Justin Kaufmann. They have all the action from the DNC and RNC on The Election File blog.
Business contributor David Greising reports on the threat of a strike at Boeing, and we recall the life and times of the former Chicago Bears player who many consider one of the best in history.

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