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[email protected] The Baton Show Lounge times. The Baton has also been featured on Oprah, Maury Povich, and Sally Jesse turns 40 Raphael, among many others. (Inciden- he Baton Show Lounge in Chi- tally, Chili Pepper was responsible cago, home of “The Worlds for introducing Oprah to her stylist, as TMost Beautiful Female Imper- Oprah was just starting her TV show and sonators”, has turned the “Big 4-0”, and is didn’t know anyone in Chicago). Many, still going as strong as ever. many celebrity visitors come to the Baton In March of 1969, Jim Flint (aka regularly when they are in town. Donald "Donnie Jay" James Felicia), after returning home from a 4 year The Baton has grown to be 3X larger stint in the Navy, decided to open a bar than the original bar, but is still at the same SDGM XXVIII Tony Langlinais leads called the Baton Bar, just across the river address: 436 N. Clark St. The interior now 2004 SDGM XXXII Donnie Jay from downtown Chicago. Trying to draw has a very posh look and the stage is business into the bar, he decided to put on larger and is able to accommodate the some rollerskates and a dress and twirl performers for production numbers. And his baton, which he had done as a drum they can comfortably accommodate up to major while in school. And with some 250 customers per performance, 5 nights friends joining him on the street to draw a week at 8:30, 10:30 and 12:30 Wed.