I eat. I drink. A lot. Here it goes in to particular order. Goose Island Shrimp House on Division (1lb of shrimp won't make it out of my car to my house), Skylark on Halsted, Hama Matsu on Clark, Le Bouchon on Damen, Map Room has food on certain days (Thursday?), Edgewater Lounge on Ashland (best ju...

What about girls who leave their coats in the car in January when they go to the club and waddle hunched and shivering along the sidewalk hugging themselves and saying, Oooo it's cold ! I've heard it's because they don't want to have to "deal with" their coats in a bar. I suspect they thin...

Care to disclose your location? For example, it's gonna be 78º in Austin today. Might as well get a jumpstart on those pasty white legs before summer.[/quote]

Chicago. Worst winter in 40 years and it's snowing today.

It's that time of year when it's obviously too cold for shorts and sandles but I've spotted a few of these creatures already. Does anyone have an explanation for this?

Excuse me while I kiss this guy.... Purple Haze

Hmmm, 14-18 for me was '84-'88. Plenty of embarrassing stuff being sold to kids during those years. That puts me in the south side of Chicago listening to Metallica, Guns and Roses, Ozzy. I remember seeing Ozzy and Metallica at UIC. Cliff Burton was awesome and Ozzy's guitarist vomited during his so...

Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene.' Homer J Simpson

I've got some good news and some bad news. Good news. Prescription drugs are readily available. They should only be used only for recreational abuse. Bad news. There is no magic bullet for the shit we swallow. I recommend head. Giving or receiving. Whatever floats your boat. Further readings. Try th...

Heeeeyyyy I think I aged a year trying to get through the song in one listen. Got a beer, the song was still on. Made a sandwich, still playing. Filed my nails, still going. Seriously, though I love the VU. It's just that with some songs (Sister Ray, European Son) you have to take what's good like t...

I just bought a CanoScan LiDE 600F. Works great. Was under 300 and it has a separate attachment for scanning film negatives.