Chicago, IL
I’ve been having such an amazing weekend in Chicago. This city is happening! Besides the over-the-top torturous traffic congestion (which in the 101 degree armpit-of-the-universe heat is reasonably unbearable) I’ve been having such fun exploring the city. Had a fabulous “Women With Guitars” show at the Abbey Pub on Friday night and met some truly fine and talented ladies. On the other side of the club the Easy Star All-Stars were playing and kickin’ it up big time! I never even thought I liked Reggae but these guys certainly changed my mind. For their second set they played the entirety of Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” à la exceptional reggae. It didn’t even remotely suck. I loved it. Other highlights of the weekend were Neiman Marcus hat shopping and the Taste of Chicago– the city’s annual outdoor food festival. I ate some superfine crab cakes and seafood gumbo… yum. And drank some truly heinous Budweiser-made beer -Don’t try that at home. Will be heading off Virginia-bound in the morning… yayyy remote mountain nothingness and no traffic! Gotta make it cross the whole blasted Ohio turnpike first tho. But I know there will be Cracker Barrel hash brown casserole somewhere on the way and that will make it all eternally worthwhile….
At the Crown Fountain in Millennium Park, Chicago… more photos
