Entries Tagged as 'scurvy friends'

Irish Car Bomb Finished After a Year of Trying

June 2nd, 2005 · 16 Comments

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Rachelle, Rock Bottom Brewery, River North, Chicago

I’ve been really busy this week with clients in from London, but I had to make time to post this photograph of a life milestone I had earlier in the week. Before yesterday, I’ve had Irish Car Bombs ordered for me and I have attempted to drink them but being the notoriously slow drinker that I am I could never finish them in one swig before the curdling began. Last night was the first time I finished off an Irish Car Bomb and don’t I look proud?

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Scurvy is still one of the leading killers of pirates today…

February 22nd, 2005 · 4 Comments

Scurvy Friends

This past weekend Mike was in the area for a family birthday and he came into the city. We met up for lunch and then I tagged along with him for a few hours while he took photographs around Bucktown, Wicker Park, East Village and Ukrainian Village. It’s always eye-opening to walk around streets you’ve been down a million times, but to do it with someone new who’s seeing it for the first time.

When we were walking down Chicago we stopped in at Rotofugi and I couldn’t pass up buying this shirt. Now all I need are the Scurvey Friends “Cuddlers.” Rotofugi is a great store. Lots of great toys for big people. I could spend a lot of money there. Kirby, who owns Rotofugi with his wife, came to one of our Chicagoist happy hours and I stalked him once in the subway, but I didn’t see him there on Saturday.

See also:
» Near Northwest 1 by Mike
» Near Northwest 2 by Mike
» Near Northwest 3 by Mike
» Near Northwest 4 by Mike

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