The Chicago Cubs Curse and the Billy Goat Tavern

When I was a kid my older brothers and sisters would laugh and laugh and laugh when they watched "The Olympia Cafe" sketch on Saturday Night Live. I recently watched the one with Robert Klein with my kids and we didn't laugh once. Maybe it didn't age well, or maybe it wasn't that funny in the first place.
Nevertheless, its origins can be found in Chicago: not only did John Belushi, Gilda Radner, and Bill Murray (who starred in the sketch) perform at the Second City in Old Town, the restaurant itself was inspired by the Billy Goat Tavern in the Loop.
The bar and grill is one of my favorite places despite its owner cursing my beloved Cubs in the 1940s.