Posts tagged as:

chicago

You’re Fired. And Moving on With My Life

March 2, 2010

Toward the end of my stay in Chicago (in 1984) things were getting a bit sticky. We decided (and by we I mean Tommy) to move out of the one bedroom apartment off of Rush and Division and move into this living area above the company’s downtown headquarters. That probably would have been Ok if [...]

Read the full article →

John the drunk

December 7, 2009

I had lots of ‘adventures’ while I lived in Chicago, and I met a lot of interesting people. Many of the people I met you wouldn’t want to meet, if you met them, if you take my meaning. They were a rough lot, but most of them also had a good heart; they’d give you [...]

Read the full article →

Drug use: bad. Big Pharma: bad. Mongo: good

July 7, 2009

I recently revisited Chicago and had to take a stroll through my ‘old neighborhood.’ Now it was only my old neighborhood for a few months, yet it still held an interesting place in my heart because of all the bizarre history that occured within a relatively short period of time.
I got to the apartment (or [...]

Read the full article →

Back in Chicago

June 30, 2009

It seems weird to be back on the streets of Chicago. It’s been over twenty years since I’ve been here, but still things are familiar to me. This time I am in my right mind though. Not too exciting an entry here, but just recording some details.
I plan on visiting (or at least walking past) [...]

Read the full article →

Prejudice And Upbringing. Whys of Prejudice

June 21, 2009

We are all shaped by the events that happen early in our lives. Not that this is any sort of news to anyone, but how do specific small events or circumstances that are beyond our control mold our essence? I am reading Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell and his examples in the Canadian youth hockey development [...]

Read the full article →

The Famous Chicago Garage Blowjob Parade

May 29, 2009

This can go into the file of “oh, now that’s pretty gross” but then again, at the time it seemed the thing to do.
A divergence here: I actually had a conversation with my youngest son yesterday about lining up with his friends to jump off a cliff. I said, yeah, suicide is a stupid thing, [...]

Read the full article →

PTL Club and Televangelist Crappola

May 18, 2009

So all the ‘fun and games’ in Chicago revolved around drinking and drugs. Looking back it was pretty amazing that all that was going on and I was right in the thick of it. I was 22 years old, making good money, no expenses apart from a $100 per month student loan payment. (funny thing [...]

Read the full article →

Two Story Waterfall, Yellow

April 29, 2009

As I prepare to return to Chicago, some of the stories of my glory days there return. Stated previously, much of my time in the Windy City was a blur due to alcohol and drugs, so when the stories return, I have to write quickly lest they fade back into the mists of time (or [...]

Read the full article →

Chicago It’s a Wonderful Town

February 5, 2009

Chicago. The Windy City. Ah. The memories. I lived there for about six months and remember at least two or three of those. Sporadic memories.
When I left Phoenix, it was with a heavy heart, and a stranger’s car. While I didn’t steal it, well, it wasn’t exactly legitimate either. I contracted to transport a car [...]

Read the full article →