Given this year’s summer weather conditions in Chicago — chilly with a taste of sunlight — nobody expected the onslaught of rain and wind that was August 7th, 2009. Incidentally, that happened to make up the opening day of Perry Farrell’s summer music extravaganza, otherwise known as Lollapalooza.

AKRON , Ohio - Sarah Whitaker overcame rain and wind to make her family proud by racing to victory at the 72nd All-American Soap Box Derby. The 10-year-old, the 15th member of her family to race in the national finals, was one of four …

LOUDON, N.H.: Teenager Joey Logano became the youngest winner in the history of the NASCAR Sprint Cup series Sunday, winning the rain-shortened race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

BEREA: There’s a 100 percent chance that Blame It on the Rain will never make Eric Mangini’s playlist of practice music.

IT RAINED on the Indians’ home opener Friday.

DAYTONA BEACH, FLA.: The rain was coming, and Matt Kenseth knew it was time to get going. It was the Daytona 500, a race where drivers wait until the very end to make their big move for NASCAR’s biggest prize.

And they are actually saying perhaps 62 on Saturday… 62F?!?! In December/January?!?! At least I have my old school icicle lights from mom…