Leo’s Lunch Room, Wicker Park, Chicago
Holy crap. I almost just got killed by a bocce ball. Deep breaths.
I was walking down .. uh.. across.. east on Division when this yellow bocce ball came flying out of a 2nd or 3rd story window about a half of a foot in front of me. I don’t know if I’d have died had it hit me, but an official bocce ball weighs like over 2 pounds.. and coming out a 2nd or 3rd story window.. I’m sure I’d be maimed or something.
I stopped in my tracks, trying to calm my heart attack, when the ball bounced 2 times (LOUDLY) and rolled under a car. I stayed standing for what seemed like a few minutes but probably was a few seconds.. and then started walking. A quarter block later I just stopped and was like “I ALMOST JUST GOT KILLED BY A BOCCE BALL” and while I was standing there wondering if there’s anything more strange to be killed by and amazed that the people were all still doing their thing oblivious to my near-death experience, a man and two little kids came out of the building that expelled the ball. They walked in circles looking for it, finally seeing it under the car.
1 phone call and 2 blocks later I saw that Leo’s was closed by the Health Dept. today. The last inspection online is from 2003, so I don’t know what the deal is.
But back to the important news. I was almost killed by a bocce ball!