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2 People /Section 1CLOSEUPGood view at ballpark part of jobJoe Lisle has picked horses at Arlington, but he doesn't bet. About betting, he says, “It’s a good way to lose money.What does Lisle do for a living? He is an Andy Frain (one of a corps of chaperones that work the major sporting and entertainment events in Chicago), and has been one for 10 years. It’s not a bad job that gets you into Sport-man’s Park, Arlington International Racecourse, Orchestra Hall, Auditorium Theater. Arie Crown Theater (at McCormick Place), Wrigley Field. Soldier Field, Comiskey Park...These venues and spectacles give Lisle a close-up view of masses of humanity.Asked how it’s affected him to be an Andy Frain, he says, Sometimes I'm very cooperative. As in the times he's had to field questions (and more) when a double-header has been rained out in the second game. I just tell ’em it’s not my fault, not my rule, but you can't come back the next day to claim the second part of the double-header.”He says of the patrons he’s had to head off, It doesn’t change their attitude, though.Joe LisleWhy train to be a Frain?Well, it sounded like fun and the hours were compatible, he said. He first took the job as a high school student in Cicero and continued as a Frain while a student at the DeVry Institute of Technology.His favorite job is the ball parks. Unfortunately, “During winter, ball games don't work.”Arlington International, however. is the place where Lisle sees a lot of emotions. Sometimes just winning one race is enough to make someone happy. Although, “Lotta people yell when they lose, too.” .Next time you are at Arlington, you might look for this wry, sage, and understated old-hand chaperone.— Olivia Wu
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Arlington Heights Daily Herald Suburban Chicago
Arlington Heights, Illinois, US
Thu, Sep 28, 1989
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