Few true Chicago hipsters live in Wicker Park anymore, either. Most have relocated to West Ukrainian Village, Humboldt Park, Logan Square, or Pilsen.

Colonel Panic wrote:Few true Chicago hipsters live in Wicker Park anymore, either. Most have relocated to West Ukrainian Village, Humboldt Park, Logan Square, or Pilsen.

I'm gonna move to Logan Square or somewhere close next year...if the hipsters overrun it, I'm gonna bust some yuppie skull in an animalistic bout of total confusion.

Minotaur029 wrote:

Colonel Panic wrote:Few true Chicago hipsters live in Wicker Park anymore, either. Most have relocated to West Ukrainian Village, Humboldt Park, Logan Square, or Pilsen.

I'm gonna move to Logan Square or somewhere close next year...if the hipsters overrun it, I'm gonna bust some yuppie skull in an animalistic bout of total confusion.

come live in my building, we'll pass notes and contraband window to window with strings like prisoners

Marsupialized wrote:

Minotaur029 wrote:

Colonel Panic wrote:Few true Chicago hipsters live in Wicker Park anymore, either. Most have relocated to West Ukrainian Village, Humboldt Park, Logan Square, or Pilsen.

I'm gonna move to Logan Square or somewhere close next year...if the hipsters overrun it, I'm gonna bust some yuppie skull in an animalistic bout of total confusion.

come live in my building, we'll pass notes and contraband window to window with strings like prisoners

Hahaha...as long as I can blow you hahaha.

But seriously, your idea is a good one...no crime = good time.

The "hahahas" indicate real world laughter.

Back when I lived in Wicker Park (on Milwaukee, upstairs from The Holiday Club) we used to have bottle-rocket wars with the guys in the loft across the street. That is, until the Holiday Club's sidewalk cafe patrons called the cops on us.

Buncha yuppie pussies!

Colonel Panic wrote:Back when I lived in Wicker Park (on Milwaukee, upstairs from The Holiday Club) we used to have bottle-rocket wars with the guys in the loft across the street.

Sounds like good times.

The choice is clear, CHICAGO.

Abstractly speaking, my experiences with "hipster chicago" have resulted in the impression that people seldom show any interest or appreciation for anything not already embraced by the rest of the country, act embarrassed of anything out-of-the-norm or audacious even among hipster sects, and often champion their own mediocre formulaic/generic crap for no other explainable reason beyond it being "their own".
It's like there's an expected behavior among scenesters there, and anything that shakes that behavior is shunned or looked down upon.

Being a hipster in chicago equates to aligning yourself with thousands of people who dress the same, act the same, think the same and listen to the same shit. Nothing stands out so much as it is tolerated for being of yet another genre. Nobody is sincere or stoked about anything so much as merely accepting of subversive marketing. It's like they've thrown in the towel on even trying to be rebellious, creative or attempting to distinguish individuality among the masses. There's just something depressing and disingenuous about the whole city's culture that I can't handle.



Not to mention, The Cubs fucking suck and The Bears have roughly 2 years of competative football left in them before they lose all their players and are done for.

chuckk wrote:Abstractly speaking, my experiences with "hipster chicago" have resulted in the impression that people seldom show any interest or appreciation for anything not already embraced by the rest of the country, act embarrassed of anything out-of-the-norm or audacious even among hipster sects, and often champion their own mediocre formulaic/generic crap for no other explainable reason beyond it being "their own".
It's like there's an expected behavior among scenesters there, and anything that shakes that behavior is shunned or looked down upon.

Being a hipster in chicago equates to aligning yourself with thousands of people who dress the same, act the same, think the same and listen to the same shit. Nothing stands out so much as it is tolerated for being of yet another genre. Nobody is sincere or stoked about anything so much as merely accepting of subversive marketing. It's like they've thrown in the towel on even trying to be rebellious, creative or attempting to distinguish individuality among the masses. There's just something depressing and disingenuous about the whole city's culture that I can't handle.



Not to mention, The Cubs fucking suck and The Bears have roughly 2 years of competative football left in them before they lose all their players and are done for.

I can tell you that EA Chicago and Hipster Chicago are two very different sects...EA Chicago of course...ist not so beeg.

In addition, the age of Albiniland is often much older. When it comes to music, I get along with practically nobody around my age. Wisconsin is the same way, motherfucker...I've lived both sides of this bullshit.

I wish that even this board would get more behind some of the smaller bands, but it's their loss. I love going to nearly empty shows that kick my ass.

Minotaur029 wrote:QUARTER OUNCE OF HYDROPONIC WEED (not your uncle's skank weed):
Chicago - $120 (Editor's note for morons - $60 for an eighth in Chicago)
Milwaukee - $100 (Editor's note for morons - $50 for an eighth in Mil-town)

If that's how much you are paying for that kind of quality in either city you just don't know the right people.

I vote Chicago. No contest.

chuckk wrote:Abstractly speaking, my experiences with "hipster chicago" have resulted in the impression that people seldom show any interest or appreciation for anything not already embraced by the rest of the country, act embarrassed of anything out-of-the-norm or audacious even among hipster sects, and often champion their own mediocre formulaic/generic crap for no other explainable reason beyond it being "their own".
It's like there's an expected behavior among scenesters there, and anything that shakes that behavior is shunned or looked down upon.

To play devil's advocate, dude, i've seen this same shit in Milwaukee. Lots of it.