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    John Stirratt, Producer

    in Just A Fan

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    John produced and played on an album of Tom Irwin. I think the Autumn Defense's drummer played on it too?

     

     

    Tom is a long time singer songwriter from Springfield, IL  I have a few of his CDs that were given to me by a friend years ago and have seen him a time or two myself.  When I saw this I was kind of surprised that they were working together.

     

    LouieB

    LouieB on the Radio - All shows

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

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    February 4 at 1-4 PM central time my cohost John and I are playing two hours of music from John Zorn's Book of Angels book 2 on Classical and Beyond.  If you like what Zorn does don't miss this.  There is music from a whole ton of cool musicians on 16 CDs (out of a total of 30).  We don't own them all but they veer into rock, jazz, improv, modern classical, ensemble, solo, etc.  wnur.org or 89.3 in Chicago WNUR.  

     

    LouieB

    The Official Bob Dylan Thread

    in Someone Else's Song

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    It looks like Dylan has gone into full Rod Stewart mode here.  I have mixed feelings about all this, but I guess we have to take what we can get at this stage of his career.  When are the reworkings of his early compositions going to done?  (See the article about John Cale in the most recent New Yorker.)

     

    LouieB

    Going to Chicago....what to do, see, stay, etc.

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

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    Ok so here's what I have planned:

     

    Reckless Records in the Loop, because it's within walking distance of the hotel, so why not!

    Wicker Park has three, Permanent Records, Shuga Records, and the biggest Reckless, so those should all be walkable to each other, and they're not too far from the Loop so we could probably get a Lyft. My wife wants to go to the Lincoln Park Zoo so I'm hoping while we're in that area we can go to Dave's Records, which sounds promising. I want to go to Laurie's Planet of Sound as well, Lincoln Square sounds really nice, so if we can make it up there, have lunch and check out some records, we will. I live in a smaller western Canadian city with limited record buying options, so usually when I get to Vancouver or Seattle I go a little wild and buy a ton of records, I'll have to be careful this time since we're flying in, and mostly purchase records I'd otherwise never be able to find. Fingers crossed I can stick to that!

    We booked ourselves into the Congress Plaza. The wife wants to go to the Art Institute, which I'm familiar with from Ferris Bueller, so that should be fun. The Field Museum sounds great as well. I wanted to see The Cubs but they're on the road while we're there... maybe if I'm lucky the Blackhawks will be playing still. Oh and I wanted to surprise the wife with Hamilton tickets but HOLY CRAP expensive.

    Forget Hamilton unless you are rich.  I would pass on Shuga if you have only two stops.  I have not been there personally, but know the guy and he is kind of a jerk.  If you do ride share you can get places as well (Uber or Lyft).  Daves is good and obviously I like Laurie's since I work there (if you come ask for me, although I work part time only.)  Lincoln Square is like Wicker Park, but less intense.  Absolutely go to the Art Institute, even if you are only a minor art fan.  It's world class.  Depending on your fatigue factor, give it three or four hours and don't expect to see even half.  See the Hawks.  

     

    the shops in wicker park are a short walk from the Damen stop on the Blue Line too.

    Very good point.  Wicker Park is a good place to go for out of towners also.  Plenty of other fun stuff to do there and interesting street life.  From Wicker Park you can ride share or cab or bus to just about any other neighborhood. 

     

    LouieB

    Going to Chicago....what to do, see, stay, etc.

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    If you go back through some of this thread you will find talk about record stores I think (didn't look myself.)  Clearly the ability to get to record stores in the time you have is a factor since most of the good ones are outside of downtown anymore.  The biggest player in town is Reckless Records with a store in Wicker Park and one in Lakeview. (Is there one downtown still?)  They are the big boys in town and have the biggest selection in town..  I work at Laurie's Planet of Sound in Lincoln Square (Jeff's alleged favorite), which is smaller, but I like to think pretty good.  Dusty Groove (Wicker Park) is good if you like jazz, world music, and soul.  I am fond of Logan Hardware on Fullerton, but it is off the beaten track in Logan Square.  Permanent Records has a nice selection of more exotic and indie records on Chicago Avenue.  Bob's Blues and Jazz out on Irving Park, way off the beaten track, is what became of the old Jazz Record Mart if you like blues and jazz.  There are others in far flung parts of town, which if you have alot of time and want to explore different neighborhoods can be fun.  Hyde Park Records in Hyde Park (south side) is fun because they have lots of soul records and other stuff. Beverly Records is way way south and is a holy mess and way way off the beaten track.  

     

    I would welcome any other suggestions from folks here because I don't get around as much as I used to. I hope others chime in. I know there are several in the Pilsen neighborhood on the near southwest side, but I have not been to any of them lately so I can't tall you if they are worth your time, but Pilsen is an interesting place to walk around.

     

    As you can read in many of postings, I strongly suggest getting out of the Loop and near north side at least part of the time.  But if you have never been to Chicago are visiting for the first time, then staying downtown is certainly worthwhile.  But if you have a bit of time to jump on one of the el lines and see a different neighborhood, do it.

     

    LouieB 

    Politics 2017

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    Unless you have access to the TARDIS or some other time travel device, there is nothing we can do but talk about the future.  2018 is going to be very important to what happens in 2020.  Progressives need to get their heads out of their asses and understand what is at stake.  

    Totally agree, which is why progressives (whatever that means at this point) need to stop looking to Bernie Sanders to solve all the problems and realize this is a pitched battle that needs many many players, not all perfect, to win.  These hearings only prove that there is going to be alot to undo in the coming years and it must be done by coalitions of people, not one person.  

     

    LouieB

    Politics 2017

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    a New person coming out of the woodwork was our president for the last 8 years.

    He sure was.  There are plenty of young pols who could make some headway in the next four years (which is actually a long time).  To pin our hopes on the same old same (really) olds is also a losing strategy.  As we have discussed here many times, the leadership of the Democratic Party is pretty old.  And its time to find the least jive person possible.  It's time for the left to get real.This country is going to be in shock after even four years of Trump.  No more bullshit, time for reality.  No more goofy ass promises.  We need a solid, realistic, set of proposals that can be accomplished and that create a real social safety net that we pay for and we support, not this half ass patchwork crap.  

     

    Another campaign like the one we just lived through will do me in.

     

    LouieB 

    Politics 2017

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    The wait and see approach is going to fail.  

    What does that mean?  I'm not suggesting waiting, I am suggesting some new approaches (and people) need to be added to the mix. I'm tired of the "if only Bernie had been elected" line.  It's time for new blood; no more of these same old faces.

     

    LouieB

    The City of Neighborhoods Project

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    Super good work on this site.  I live in West Ridge and you did a great job on that.  I am acquainted with the other neighborhoods as well and those seem comprehensive too.  As I say in my thread, get off the beaten track and visit some of these neighborhoods rather than the usual hipster or youth ghettos most folks go to (although Andersonville kind of qualifies as this, but offers much more than Wicker Park or Lakeview.)  Good work.

     

    LouieB

    Politics 2017

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    So very long.  At some point he is going to have to stop being offended by everything that he he hears.  At some point he is going to have to do the actual job, which is run this fucking country's government.

     

    LouieB

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