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Richie Davis is a laid back guitar player for the Chicago Catz, a R&B, Soul, Funk cover band he helped found more than 20 years ago.

I caught up with Davis at a local pancake house where we had a long talk about his Chicago experience ... and what it's like to actually make a living playing music without writing original tunes. Keep reading for this week's edition of "He's a Character."

At his best, Mark Konkol is a White Sox fan. He lives on the South Side. He enjoys cold beer. At one time or another over the last 10 years, he's covered Chicago and Cook County government, city schools, transportation and the ins-and-outs of neighborhood life. E-mail him at mkonkol@suntimes.com.

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