Foreword<br > Wa|ly Phillips and Chicago were meant for each other.<br > That they should come together， in the mid-50 s， now<br >seems inevitable.<br > Wally， with his life-long love of people. Chicago with<br >its continuing collection of some of the most interesting<br >and colorful people you ll find anywhere. I know. I was<br >born there， grew up there， got my start in show business<br >there and treasure my memories of family and friends，<br >poor and rich， black and white， natives and im-<br >migrants-all proud Chicagoans. My kind of people. And<br >Wally s， too.<br > Unlike certain celebrities who reach the heights and<br >develop an "away with people" attitude， it s Wally s<br >"way with people" that has brought him to the top and<br >kept him there.<br > He loves people. He loves talking with them. He loves<br >learning about them. He loves helping them.<br > How fortunate that he shares this love affair with so<br >many people! In the Chicago area， daily via his two-way<br >radio show. And， at last， everywhere through this book<br >