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Richard’s First Trip to Wrigley Field

August 8th, 2011 · No Comments


Harry Caray


Ernie Banks


Billy Williams


Chicago Cubs Dixieland Band

On Saturday my brother Richard came down from Wisconsin and we went to see the Cubs take on the Reds. This was his first time to Wrigley Field. My brother is a big Brewers fan and goes to Miller Park many times each season, so the Wrigley experience was quite different.

We took the bus to the train to get to the park and before meeting up with Brian and Jill we took a walk around the park so I could show him the statues of Harry Caray, Ernie Banks and Billy Williams. We even ran into the Cubs Dixieland Band. They were sitting just below us at the game too. Also, I just wanted him to see how different Wrigley is in that it sits right in a neighborhood. It’s not a big parking lot you drive into and tailgate. There people everywhere; streets closed; bars, restaurants, pop-up vendors; Billy Cub, the wannabe mascot; the rooftops. I think of Wrigley Field as very historic, like Lambeau Field. Wrigley is 97 years old. While Miller Park is very nice, it’s only 10 years old, so it just has a more modern feeling.


Richard & Rachelle

The Brewers are leading our division and the Cubs are so far behind that my brother didn’t really feel bad cheering for a Cubs win. And win they did! The Cubs had an 11-4 victory over the Reds. It was their 7th in a row win, which is the longest winning stretch since 2008.


Surplus Money


Irish Car Bombs


Richard’s first Irish Car Bomb

During the game we played the dollar cup game (I don’t know what it’s called!). I think I lost more than I won. I remember Jill getting a bunch of doubles and taking out and Brian got a home run once and emptied the cup! At the end of the game there was a bunch of money left. I’ve only played this game once before and at the end we bought beer and wings. This time Brian suggested shots! We went across the street to Club 162 (the old Harry Caray’s) and were trying to figure out what to get when it was revealed that my brother never had an irish car bomb before. So, that’s what we got. And wouldn’t you know it? He finished first!

After this we walked over to Jill and Brian’s house and got Halle and headed to Retro on Roscoe. More on that later!

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Kauaian Visitors

November 22nd, 2010 · 2 Comments

Last week Dallas’s Uncle Dee, from Kauai, was in town for a conference downtown. Aunty Kathy and cousin Casey, who now lives in Seattle, came along for the trip. They were all staying in a hotel not far from my office so we got to see everyone a few times. We went to dinner at Harry Carray‘s, Dallas took them to lunch at Revolution Brewing in our neighborhood, and these photos were taken out at Aunty Gail’s, in the suburbs, where we ordered in Portillo’s Italian beef sandwiches.

It was nice to see everyone again. I’d only met Casey one time before – at Tandy & Chris’s wedding in 2005. I think she has lived in L.A. (for college) and Seattle (working at an indie record label) the whole time that I’ve known Dallas. We’ll be seeing Uncle Dee and Aunty Kathy again soon, when we go to Kauai in a few months. A FEW MONTHS!!!

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Lunch With Greg

January 23rd, 2009 · 4 Comments

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A Mano, River North, Chicago

I was supposed to meet up with Greg for lunch last week but I was having a hectic time at work and was sick. I rescheduled about 3 times and ended up bumping it to the next week. Luckily, it worked out. If I thought I hadn’t seen Cinnamon for a while, I realized this week that I hadn’t seen Greg since May!

We planned to meet at A Mano. I arrived a little early so I was just waiting outside taking a few photos. Then I walked up to the door. Maybe you’re more observant than me and see those signs on the door, but it wasn’t until I was trying to push the locked door that I realized they were closed. The signs say, “A Mano is temporarily closed due to a burst water pipe and severe floor damage that is currently under repair. We hope to reopen as early as Monday 2/3/09. We apologize for any inconvenience.”

Hm. So, we didn’t know where to go and just went to Keefer’s which was really closeby. Probably would have just gone to Harry Caray’s but we’d already lunched there one time before. Keefer’s was good. More expensive than I’d expected, but whatever.. I only get to this guy very rarely. As we were leaving we said the same predictable thing we always say: “We need to get together more often.” And then we laughed and I said “See you in 6 months!” Hopefully it isn’t that long!

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Taking Chris Out For Drinks

January 30th, 2008 · No Comments

ChrisLast night we took Chris out for drinks at his favorite downtown dive Rossi. I’d only ever been to Rossi to drag Chris or Alden out of the place. It’s so small that it reeked so bad of smoke all the time.. even if you just walked in and out. But now, with the smoking ban, it’s much more enjoyable. Especially when we ordered 4 beers and a soda and it was only $10.

Also, our bartender looked like he was a guest on Headbanger’s Ball and kind of scared me, but then I grew to like him. He came over to clear empties from our table and throw them away in the garbage can right behind us and I apologized because I didn’t realize the garbage was within arm’s length. The headbanging bartender was all “Oh, no problem. We’re glad to have you guys here!” So nice.

After drinks, some of us went to dinner at Harry Caray’s. It’s like the most touristy place with all business travelers, but the weather was horrible (below zero with gusts of wind and tons of snow) and the restaurant was close and the food actually was good. I had jumbo sea scallops with proscuitto di parma, roasted red pepper coulis and pesto. Think bacon-wrapped scallops, but fancier.

Good luck to Chris in the future. I’m sure we’ll see him around, but we’ll miss having him in the office!

Rossi’s
Rossi’s, River North, Chicago

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“Let me hear ya, Everybody!”

December 12th, 2007 · No Comments

Harry Caray’s

The view of Harry Caray’s from our office cafeteria.

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