Meigs now enjoyed by all!

Bob! Tsk tsk Why be so crusty and old school? Fact is, Chicago
should be right up your alley being a 60s guy and all.

How do you feel about your GPS?

:-)

Bob Gardner wrote:
It's a generational thing...I wouldn't walk across the street to see any of
the acts you mention. IMHO there has been no good music since the 1960s.


...Chicago will begin a summer's worth of
concerts at the Lakefront Pavillion on Northerly Island on June 24th.

Bob! Tsk tsk Why be so crusty and old school? Fact is, Chicago
should be right up your alley being a 60s guy and all.

Ah, yes. Chicago.

....The sound of batons crushing protester's heads...

....The sound of bulldozers ripping up runways at three in the
morning...

....The sound of 16 lanes of traffic all grinding to a halt every 10
miles in order to drop 50 cents in a toll booth collection box...

Strange, I don't miss it at all. :-)

(In another life I used to work for the Chicago Tribune.)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Bob! Tsk tsk Why be so crusty and old school? Fact is, Chicago
should be right up your alley being a 60s guy and all.

Ah, yes. Chicago.

...The sound of batons crushing protester's heads...

...The sound of bulldozers ripping up runways at three in the
morning...

...The sound of 16 lanes of traffic all grinding to a halt every 10
miles in order to drop 50 cents in a toll booth collection box..

It's now 80 cents.

OBTW there has been quite a bit of corruption (surprise) brought to light in
the Daley administration. He has been firing lifelong friends and cronies
left and right. I hear he is buying his shirt collars a few sizes larger as
of late.

Strange, I don't miss it at all. :-)

(In another life I used to work for the Chicago Tribune.)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Dave Stadt wrote:

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Bob! Tsk tsk Why be so crusty and old school? Fact is, Chicago
should be right up your alley being a 60s guy and all.

Ah, yes. Chicago.

...The sound of batons crushing protester's heads...

...The sound of bulldozers ripping up runways at three in the
morning...

...The sound of 16 lanes of traffic all grinding to a halt every 10
miles in order to drop 50 cents in a toll booth collection box..


It's now 80 cents.

OBTW there has been quite a bit of corruption (surprise) brought to light in
the Daley administration. He has been firing lifelong friends and cronies
left and right. I hear he is buying his shirt collars a few sizes larger as
of late.

Can a mayor fire himself? :-) Most corruption starts at the top.


Matt

Dave,

there has been quite a bit of corruption (surprise) brought to light in
the Daley administration.


Really? ;-)

That's not even surprising for someone living in Germany.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Jay Honeck wrote:

Bob! Tsk tsk Why be so crusty and old school? Fact is, Chicago
should be right up your alley being a 60s guy and all.


Ah, yes. Chicago.

...The sound of batons crushing protester's heads...

...The sound of bulldozers ripping up runways at three in the
morning...

...The sound of 16 lanes of traffic all grinding to a halt every 10
miles in order to drop 50 cents in a toll booth collection box...

Strange, I don't miss it at all. :-)

(In another life I used to work for the Chicago Tribune.)

You made a good choice to ditch that "life!" What did you do for the Trib?


Matt

You made a good choice to ditch that "life!" What did you do for the
Trib?

I was a Circulation District Sales Manager, with S.E. Wisconsin as my
territory, back in the late 80s.

It wasn't a bad gig, except for those early morning meetings in downtown
Chicago. Gawd, I'd have to leave at 4:30 AM to be there by 8 AM.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Bob Gardner wrote:
It's a generational thing...I wouldn't walk across the street to see any of
the acts you mention. IMHO there has been no good music since the 1960s.

Bob Gardner

You're dating yourself, Bob. :-)



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With the opening of the Concert Stage, the common taxpayer now enjoys a
park property previously
restricted to jet-setters.

...
When it was announced that the city would begin putting on concerts at
Mei...er, Northerly Island, Chicagoist wondered what kind of acts Clear
Channel would book. Would they be acts to consume wine and cheese by
like Ravinia? Noveau hipsters for the kids? Or would they take the easy
way out and book some low-hanging fruit? To our surprise, the answer to
all those questions is "yes."

Earth, Wind and Fire and Chicago will begin a summer's worth of
concerts at the Lakefront Pavillion on Northerly Island on June 24th.
Other acts include Black Eyed Peas and Talib Kweli (June 26), Modest
Mouse (June 28), secretary rock (Gavin DeGraw on July 14 and Jack
Johnson on August 28), and a Steve Perry-less Journey (July 16). And
this summer your mama will dance and your daddy will rock and roll as
the second coming of Loggins and Messina arrives on August 4.

Only eight shows have been announced but more are expected. Tickets
will go on sale this Saturday at 10 AM through Ticketmaster (and
through the venue's website). You might feel better about the prices
if you remind yourself that the concerts are intended-in part-to
raise money for a nature park on the island. Then again, when you
remember that Clear Channel will be taking a chunk, you'll get ****ed
all over again. While Ralph's World's top price comes in at a
family-friendly $15, Earth Wind and Fire are hawking their best seats
for $75. Wha? And apparently someone told Loggins and Messina that
theirs was an Eagles-level event as they're charging $70 and $50 for
seats. Oof. Modest Mouse will set you back $27.50 which would be
reasonable if not for the Ticketmaster fees.

JG

It's a generational thing...I wouldn't walk across the street to see
any of
the acts you mention. IMHO there has been no good music since the
1960s.

OMG! I'm past the half-century mark. My favorite music includes the
Eagles, and course, the greatest live rock-and-roll show of all time,
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Never been anything like it
before or since. Nothing even comes close.

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OMG! I'm past the half-century mark. My favorite music includes the
Eagles, and course, the greatest live rock-and-roll show of all time,
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Never been anything like it
before or since. Nothing even comes close.

Bull! You never been to an Alice Cooper concert, have ya? :~)