Chicago MMXII

I wonder how many famous people I've been around and not recognized. I would definitely have not recognized Cary Elwes or David Faustino or Barry Williams if other people hadn't pointed them out to me. Hoping I recognize Henry Rollins if I'm ever in his company, though for his sake it'll be better if I don't.

Haha what problem do you have with Henry Rollins?

Did he LIE to you? Because he's a LIAR, yeah.

NO! I love him! I don't think he could handle it!

First I imagined Jesse and Henry circling each other angrily like a puffed up cat (Jesse) and a bull dog (Henry) and now I'm imagining Jesse climbing Henry like a monkey climbing a very solid, thick-necked tree.

Not surprisingly, my first reaction to this is "who hasn't wanted to climb someone (not specifically HR) like a tree?!"

Henry Rollins seems like a dick, tbh.

He seems unpleasant.

I'm sure he's a peach.

Oh? Seiuuksky? <-- That spells "seriously"

My love is not physical - I'm not that not that into muscle studs - but based on his other attributes. I admit I am swayed by his vocal support of us gays, which is esp. nice b/c it's not all about marriage like so much recent support.

"Sleeping i the Devil's Bed" was a staple of my midnight-to-? college radio show.

Errrrr, that post was for the Until The End of the World ILM thread.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARL!!

Is it? Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday Carl!! And happy thanksgiving from northern New England. We're watchin the parade, it's pretty awesome.

Thanks, friends! Happy thanksgiving to youse, too!

Happy birthday happy thanksgiving. I'm eating a ton of chocolate.

Happy days from backwoods Ohio.

Aye aye aye the family. What is it abound hereditary or legal ties that makes people so nerve-grating??

Imma brag here for a sec:

For me cranberries are indispensable with turkey, but the rest of the family dislikes decided to forgot them this year, so I fashioned cranberry sauce from what I could find at the little gas station: Ocean Spray cranberry juice cocktail (made a reduction out of it), strawberry jam, and the sour coating from Sour Patch Kids. Unanimous agreement that it tasted like the real thing.

that's gross

+ back in chicago
- our heat isn't working and no one's going to fix it until tomorrow probably

Do u need space heaters or anything?

Thanks but we'll be ok til tomorrow. It's nippy in here but not freezing, and we have a space heater in evie's room.

Bake something.

for you carnivores: http://chicago.eater.com/archives/2012/11/26/burger-sensation-shake-shack-rumored-for-chicago.php

also: coyotes at wrigley field http://deadspin.com/5963323/drawn-by-the-scent-of-death-and-decay-coyotes-prowl-wrigley-field

I went to Shake Shack this summer in NYC--they've pretty much perfected a quick-burger experience. Like Five Guys, not worth a road trip or anything, but definitely a good option if it's in a convenient location.

Hello. There are a lot of Octavia Butler Kindle books on sale on Amazon today.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/clout/chi-emanuel-on-cta-increases-not-fare-hikes-chicagoans-can-choose-to-drive-20121126,0,793097.story

Is our mayor the biggest asshole ever?

Yeah, pretty bad. Plus thr South Side will have all those red line stations closed at the time the hikes kick in.

pretty douchey

I'd be less irked about the price increase if they weren't canceling the Lincoln bus, the fuckers.

Total douche.

"You can drive to work" has a whiff of Romney's "You can borrow money from your parents."

Yeah. Very "Let them eat cake!"

Ugh.

I mean, he's saying "if you think this is bad, consider the worse alternative," but he's still a shit.

I hate to even bother with the distinction between what he said and how it was spun, but the straight reality is bad enough.

Chicago's 16 most iconic dive bars:
http://chicago.eater.com/archives/2012/11/27/chicago-dive-bars.php

(I've been to 12.)

Good old Rossi's.

10/16 for me, though I'm betting there are some really great bars that didn't make the list. Which is probably for the best, actually.

hey y'all
bill orcutt playing at MCA 6pm tonight, free

I question their definition of dive bar.

Really. How is Matchbox even remotely like a dive?

The mutiny, ha. World's largest urinal.

Just saw bill orcutt majorly upstaged by the crowd waiting to see the fashion blogger :-/

He was v good too -- my brain feels cleansed by that performance. Did not stay to see the blogger because it's suppatime and I've had a long day.

In other news wow does this train reek.

So fucking exasperated by my record buying woes this year, I'm seriously considering giving up the hobby completely. Third time this year now I've ordered music directly from a band or label and it's never shown up. First time was from Matador, second was from the band Krallice, third an most recent from Thrill Jockey. And it's not like a delivery address problem because after the first couple issues I switched to having stuff mailed to work. I'm just pissed to be out over $70 so far with nothing to show for it and out a limited edition CDR that I can never get again. Fuck it all, tbh.

Btw, SUPER helpful that the phone number for the Loop post office that is listed everywhere, including the USPS site, has been disconnected.

Also helpful that no one answers the other number I found. Argh. Just, y'know, not news to anyone here I'm sure, but the US Postal Service has got to be one of the most worthless things on the planet.

Lets drink to that.

Taking the 90s "You don't want to look like you're trying" ethos to a new level.