Oh, Malort!

Spider Dan: All about the PR

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Alyssa tells about a chap dubbed "Spider Dan" who, among other things, scaled the Sear Tower using suction cups on Memorial Day in 1981. 

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Show Notes: 

  • Chicago Tribune: ‘Spider Dan’ wowed Chicagoans with his scaling of skyscrapers
  • WTTW: Spider Dan Climbs Chicago
  • Chicago Fire Department:Chicago Fire Dept. Spider Dan Climbs the Hancock building
  • ABC 7: 'Spider Dan' Goodwin scales Sears Tower, Hancock building - 1981
  • Dan Goodwin "Spiderman" scaled the outside of the John Hancock Building and the Sears Tower in 1981.Outside: SpiderDan Climbs Again, and Gets Arrested Again
  • Bangor Daily News: 40 years ago, a Mainer dressed as Spider-Man climbed the tallest building in the world
  • CBS: Crime San Francisco Tower Climber, "Spider Dan," Cited for Public Nuisance, Trespassing
  • BBC: Americas French 'Spiderman' scales Sears Tower
  • Sears Tower
  • Time: Going Up, Up, Up
  • NBC 5: Watch: NBC Chicago Docuseries ‘Big Chicago Stories
  • 'The Daily Herald: Wallenda supported, Spider-Dan nearly killed
  • New York Times: Climber Scales Tower in San Francisco
  • New York Times: Swat Team at World Trade Center Foils Would-Be Human Fly
    Washington Post: Vacuum cleaners, Spider-Man and Trump: A brief history of suction-cupped skyscraper ascents
  • Chicago History Podcast
  • Chicago Tribune: Flashback: When ‘Spider Dan’ climbed the Sears Tower, Chicagoans cheered. Hapless authorities shook their heads

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