Hey, Look At Me! Why Artists Do What They Do
Why do artists do what they do, especially when there’s no money in it? Money is not the only currency. It’s not even the most important.
POLITICS
Proverbs, the 5th: Standing On Escalators
MODERN PROVERBS: Wisdom for little people in big places. In this case, how to navigate crowded escalators without killing anyone.
Valet Log: 072111 — Bad Boy Valet
Imagine Captain Kirk as a middle-age parking valet . . . a bad boy, subverting the music in every car. It’s what Tyler Durden would do.
City Life, Part Twenty-Eight: The Dark Underbelly Of an Eddie Vedder Tour
The dark underbelly of an Eddie Vedder tour — his management team, as well as the Chicago Theater crew were, at the time, MISERABLE people.
City Life, Part Twenty-Seven: Douchebagus Corporatus
Native Chicago wildlife includes a pest that typically inhabits the Loop. Occasionally, though, Douchebagus Corporatus wanders uptown.
Valet Log: 071111 — Nice Puppies!
Imagine Captain Kirk as a middle-age parking valet . . . ogling a well-dressed female pedestrian with . . . nice puppies.
Dating Advice for Men: Boycott Bad Girls!
Stop giving away your resources to bad girls. Instead, invest your time, money, energy, and sperm in good women.
Valet Log: 070411 — God Is a Valet
Imagine Captain Kirk as a middle-age parking valet . . . herding 2 year olds, thus saving them from an early demise.
City Life, Part Twenty-Six: Chicago Darwin Award Nominees
Darwin Award nominees are everywhere in Chicago. My favorite, so far, is a woman pushing a baby stroller across a busy street WHILE TEXTING.
New Rule: Busker Do
What’s the difference between street performers and a public nuisance? Sometimes it’s hard to tell. I say, let’s vote on it!
City Life, Part Twenty-Five: Ambassador Of Gentlemanly Comportment
EXCUSE ME: In Chicago, nobody has time for good manners. Nevertheless, I carry on as the very model of a modern major gentleman.
Christian Anesthesiologists
Like the Pharisees of Jesus’ time, there are Evangelicals today who think that those who suffer must not be right with God.