Defending Detainees at Guantanamo
Candace Gorman is a civil rights lawyer with an office in Greektown. Who sat down with me to talk about her pro bono work with two of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
Photo Credit: Tico
Photo Credit: Tico
Oktoberfest in Milwaukee
Fred Brewer talks about Oktoberfest and his quest to bring it to Milwaukee.
Photo credit: Nate Falendysz and Augustus F. Sherman
Photo credit: Nate Falendysz and Augustus F. Sherman
Drinking Larry's Beer (Mini-Podcast)
You Are Jazz to Me
Friend of the site Ian Randall reads a love poem about "the only truly American art form."
If you like this please you can check out Ian's interview and another poem here.
If you like this please you can check out Ian's interview and another poem here.
Beer Man, House Brewer, and Homebrewer: Larry Coble
Long time house brewer for Brew and Grow, Larry Coble talks homebrew, history and hops from a seat next to four five-gallon carboys of brewing beer.
What To Do When You Can’t Control Your Circumstances
By Josh Hanagarne,Long story short, I am dealing with a horrible case of Tourette’s Syndrome that has resurfaced with a bang after years of being more dormant.
It causes me to injure myself in a lot of different ways, none of them on purpose. But so what? Hopelessness and misery are beneath me, and they are beneath you as well.
Things that used to put me on my back and cripple me are now just making me irritated and productive. Mainly because I have learned to love a good fight.
We all have situations that feel intolerable. Pains that we would rather not bear and can’t figure out. The good news is, anyone can learn to deal with situations and circumstances that they can’t control. You can do it too.
Introduce something that you can control
For me this has meant lifting weights, exercising with kettlebells, learning the guitar, and pushing myself in extreme ways. Anything for a victory. Anything that improves me.
I have no control over the chemicals in my brain. I have no control over my genetics. Those are fights I can’t win unless I choose the battlefield.
When you cannot control a situation, you must introduce elements that you can control. If you build up enough small victories, they’ll trump whatever big setbacks you have.
Things are never so bad that they can’t improve.
Do whatever it takes, but do something. If you are sad, scared, bored, unhealthy, or angry, take steps and do something.
Refuse to be miserable.
Refuse to give in.
Grind your teeth and smile.
Put your head down and do something.
I’ll be doing the same and we’ll eventually be better for it.
From the Editor I am a huge fan of Josh's and I feel lucky to be able to include such an honest and moving post from him. I hope you all get a chance to enjoy his work again.
Labor Day Play List, Put Your Work In
In honor of Labor Day weekend I am giving you eight songs about working. This list could easily have been a hundred songs long so please add your own in the comments.
Tennesse Ernie Ford - 16 Tons
The list starts with 16 Tons. Of all the many kinds of dangerous, unrewarding and onerous types of manual labor few are more infamous than working in a coal mine, and there is not a better or more known coal mining song than 16 Tons
Desmond Dekker and The Haitians - The Isrealites
Labor as Desmond Dekker thinks of it is not for money, luxury or comfort. "Get up in the morning slaving for bread sir." This song also marks what will be a theme in this list of labor and the plight of the laborer leading to crime.
Masta Ace - On Da Grind
"Is anybody out there on the grind like me?" Its funny how work can make you feel like a mindless cog in a larger machine and at the same time isolated from that machine. But more than a protest against work this song is a cadence for Masta Ace to work to. it's not just about being on the grind its that I'm still on the grind.
Cake - Opera Singer
Ok, an opera singer is a ways from a coal miner, but this song is ultimately about work and how a person profession can define her, or in this case him. "I am an opera singer."
Animals - House of the Rising Sun
While the language in this song is moody and suggestive and this version is sung by a man this song is ultimately about prostitution. The House is a bawdy house. The work is the worlds oldest profession.
Ella Fitzgerald - Love for Sale
Men are not the only ones who labor, and all those who work (male, female or otherwise) have at some point felt as though they were selling themselves. It's that feeling of giving too much of what we to the boss, business or consumer that makes this kind of work a metaphor for all kinds of work.
Sam Cooke - Chain Gang
Sam Cooke took his inspiration for a labor song from prison laborers.
Long John
But, with all respect to Sam Cooke, this is the sound of the men working on the chain gang.
What did I miss? Please, add your suggestions in the comments below.
Tennesse Ernie Ford - 16 Tons
The list starts with 16 Tons. Of all the many kinds of dangerous, unrewarding and onerous types of manual labor few are more infamous than working in a coal mine, and there is not a better or more known coal mining song than 16 Tons
Desmond Dekker and The Haitians - The Isrealites
Labor as Desmond Dekker thinks of it is not for money, luxury or comfort. "Get up in the morning slaving for bread sir." This song also marks what will be a theme in this list of labor and the plight of the laborer leading to crime.
Masta Ace - On Da Grind
"Is anybody out there on the grind like me?" Its funny how work can make you feel like a mindless cog in a larger machine and at the same time isolated from that machine. But more than a protest against work this song is a cadence for Masta Ace to work to. it's not just about being on the grind its that I'm still on the grind.
Cake - Opera Singer
Ok, an opera singer is a ways from a coal miner, but this song is ultimately about work and how a person profession can define her, or in this case him. "I am an opera singer."
Animals - House of the Rising Sun
While the language in this song is moody and suggestive and this version is sung by a man this song is ultimately about prostitution. The House is a bawdy house. The work is the worlds oldest profession.
Ella Fitzgerald - Love for Sale
Men are not the only ones who labor, and all those who work (male, female or otherwise) have at some point felt as though they were selling themselves. It's that feeling of giving too much of what we to the boss, business or consumer that makes this kind of work a metaphor for all kinds of work.
Sam Cooke - Chain Gang
Sam Cooke took his inspiration for a labor song from prison laborers.
Long John
But, with all respect to Sam Cooke, this is the sound of the men working on the chain gang.
What did I miss? Please, add your suggestions in the comments below.
Tweets and T-Shirts
Noel Burkman and his partners started the website Coin That Phrase in July. Since then his products have been nominated for a Chicago Innovation Award, put in the Emmy Gift Bag, and stood at the center of a growing online community. But, what those products are, is hard to explain. I'll let Noel do it.
Full disclosure: I was offered a free T-shirt for doing this interview, but I probably would have done the interview anyway. Photo Credit: Project22.com
Full disclosure: I was offered a free T-shirt for doing this interview, but I probably would have done the interview anyway. Photo Credit: Project22.com
Allow Me to Re-Introduce Myself
This post will cover murderous crack addicts, benign Bouncers, and the ego of a graffiti writer, if you want to skip to the crack heads just play the audio.
Good Morning this is Casey Brazeal for North and Clark. An interview blog that "holds a microphone to Chicagoans who don't often make the media spotlight" (Gapers Block). I am writing this page because I have been getting a lot of new visitors lately and also been seeing some traffic from Site Sketch 101, where I recently wrote an article. If you've never been here before enjoy, if you have think of this like a clip show or Christmas special.
This comes from anthropologist, emerald enthusiast, and my brother Professor Brian Brazeal. The experiences and world Brian talks about in our interview is so distant from anything I have heard about from anyone else -- I had to feature some of his audio here.
Peter Chavez got a scholarship to college through Graffiti, that's not a misprint. He's a graphic designer now. Peter and I sat down at the Borders on Michigan Avenue and talked about his life for an hour, I could have easily stayed for three.
Finally this is a re-edited version of one of my first interviews with my favorite bouncer Dan Jerez. He's a big man with a gentle touch, and the dude-bros of Wrigleyville are lucky to have him. Even if he is dragging them out into the street.
There are new interviews up on the site every week and posts when the mood strikes. The podcast is on itunes, @northandclark is on twitter, and I'm in Chicago. We'll be in touch.
Good Morning this is Casey Brazeal for North and Clark. An interview blog that "holds a microphone to Chicagoans who don't often make the media spotlight" (Gapers Block). I am writing this page because I have been getting a lot of new visitors lately and also been seeing some traffic from Site Sketch 101, where I recently wrote an article. If you've never been here before enjoy, if you have think of this like a clip show or Christmas special.
Full Interview
This comes from anthropologist, emerald enthusiast, and my brother Professor Brian Brazeal. The experiences and world Brian talks about in our interview is so distant from anything I have heard about from anyone else -- I had to feature some of his audio here.
Full Interview
Peter Chavez got a scholarship to college through Graffiti, that's not a misprint. He's a graphic designer now. Peter and I sat down at the Borders on Michigan Avenue and talked about his life for an hour, I could have easily stayed for three.
Full Interview
Finally this is a re-edited version of one of my first interviews with my favorite bouncer Dan Jerez. He's a big man with a gentle touch, and the dude-bros of Wrigleyville are lucky to have him. Even if he is dragging them out into the street.
There are new interviews up on the site every week and posts when the mood strikes. The podcast is on itunes, @northandclark is on twitter, and I'm in Chicago. We'll be in touch.
India Pale, Belgian and Scotch Ale Right Here in Lincoln Park
Today, as promised, the recipes for the three beers that I am making or drinking right now.First, a brief disclaimer: I didn't come up with any of these recipes on my own everything I brewed was either suggested to me or at least tweeked by the good people at Brew and Grow (Lincoln Park's friendly neighborhood brew place).
The beers are Walter's Pale Ale (after the dog), Avers Avenue (after the street), and Toad Spit Stout (after what the guy who wrote that recipe named it). As I described yesterday beer has five primary ingrediants: water, malt, grain, yeast and hops. To give you a sense of some of the different ingredients we used here is a chart.
These three beers represent a diversity of taste, body and style. So far, each of these beers has been delicious. I am not going to walk you through the steps of brewing because we got into that yesterday, but I will leave you with this picture of our first brew's namesake.
Photo Credits:Marie Pavlich and Steve Graue
Bing Using Google Ads?
This afternoon I was astonished to find an ad for Bing in the Google Adsense Ads on my website.
When Microsoft launched Bing its search engine the target was clear. Bing is Microsoft's attempt to take some of Google huge share of the search market. It would seem like a conflict of interest for Google to take ads from its direct competitor, but I just saw one myself on this very site.
This may be a cagey move by Microsoft to use Google's own product against them. It's certainly not a strategy I have ever seen before. If instead of tech companies we were talking about entertainment this would be like Coke placing ads on Pepsi Cans or CBS shows being advertised on Fox.
I will try to update this story if I get more information.
Image Credit: erdov.com logos are property of Google and Microsoft respectively
When Microsoft launched Bing its search engine the target was clear. Bing is Microsoft's attempt to take some of Google huge share of the search market. It would seem like a conflict of interest for Google to take ads from its direct competitor, but I just saw one myself on this very site.
This may be a cagey move by Microsoft to use Google's own product against them. It's certainly not a strategy I have ever seen before. If instead of tech companies we were talking about entertainment this would be like Coke placing ads on Pepsi Cans or CBS shows being advertised on Fox.
I will try to update this story if I get more information.
Image Credit: erdov.com logos are property of Google and Microsoft respectively
Homemade Beer
If you can make tea, read a thermometer, or a book you can brew beer.When I first heard of homebrewing it was from a bio-chemist and I mistakenly assumed that it was some complex and technical undertaking that only the truely dedicated could bring off. Not so. Beer is almost as fun and easy to make as it is to drink.
Beer is made out of:
-Water
-Malt (a kind of sugar)
-Hops (a bitter plant)
-Yeast (the fungus that makes bread rise)
-Grain (barley, wheat, or something else)
Besides being easy its also rewarding.
You get a lot more than a buzz out of making your own beer:
-Its cheaper than buying the fine, exotic beers
-After a couple batches you'll be making beer on par with or better than anything you can buy
-Homebrewing teaches you a lot about beer
-It makes a personal gift
-It's a hobby you can have for life
My beers usually take a month or two to completely ferment and finish the brewing process. It's explained in depth here.
My home brews take about 10 steps:
1. Heat a couple gallons of water
2. Add the grains, malt and hops (these ingredients will go in at different tempatures depending on the recipe and your preference)
3. Boil
4. Cool the mixture (this liquid is often called the tea or the wort)
5. Add to three gallons of room temperature water
6. Wait a couple weeks
7. Add some finishing sugar
8. Bottle
9. Wait another week
10. Drink up!
Check this blog tomorrow for recipes I have used in batches I am brewing/drinking right now.
Photo Credit: Marie Pavlich (my cousin!)
"From Chicago and Proud of It"
Darius Dennis is an artist for Novem Studios and Chicago.
This my second interview with a someone who has worked in graffiti and graphic design, our first was with Chicago artist Peter Chavez.
Photo Credit: Sam Adams (This photo comes from the cover of The Chicago Reader)
This my second interview with a someone who has worked in graffiti and graphic design, our first was with Chicago artist Peter Chavez.
Photo Credit: Sam Adams (This photo comes from the cover of The Chicago Reader)
Coming Soon NorthandClark.net
Good morning, this is Casey Brazeal for North and Clark. I am pleased to announce that this site is moving to a new URL at NorthandClark.net. I am still trying to figure out Wordpress and it is by no means complete, but that is the site that I hope to use for the long hall.
Until I get the new site completely figured out I will continue to maintain this website. You will never miss anything if you keep coming by here, when I finally do abandon blogger I will put a redirect on this site.
In the meantime if anyone has any advice or thoughts for about moving to wordpress please leave them below.
In the meantime if anyone has any advice or thoughts for about moving to wordpress please leave them below.
Clean Renewable Energy You've Never Heard Of
Heat capture is a technology that uses waste heat to generate power. Its a little used and in many places little known technology, but it could have wide reaching effects on carbon emissions, climate change, and industry in United States.
Our interview subject today, Ken Pavlich, is a friend of the site. When he last spoke to North and Clark he was talking about the goldmine he managed.
Indego Africa and Social Enterprise
Indego Africa provides jobs and fair trade wages for Rwandan women. They are not just a non-profit organization, but also a social enterprise, meaning that they make a lot of the money that supports their organization not from donations, but through the work they do. Joshua Lebowitz heads Indego Africa's board here in Chicago his interview follows below.
If this interview has peaked your interest please join Josh and I at Angel's and Kings Thursday, August 27 for Who Gives a Shot. All the night's proceeds will be donated Indego Africa.
Chaos: How One Chicago Cop Survived the Riots of 1968
1968 saw the assassination of Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. In Chicago 1968 was the year of The Democratic Convention. Officer Wayne Wiberg was there and he gives us the rare perspective of a policeman in the middle of a "police riot."
Photo by: Oscar Arriola
Running A Goldmine
Ken Pavlich, former general manager at a Nevada Gold mine, walks us through the process of getting Gold out of the ground and into the market. Ken oversaw the entire process from scouting out and founding new mine sites to the final refinement. Today he sits down with North and Clark to talk about what it's like to pull gold out of the ground in the middle of the desert.
Behind the Scenes: Art in Movies
Props, sets, make-up, and all around art department person, Vanessa Conway talks about making the things that make the movies.
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"(We made) an entire twenty foot tree out of cardboard and muslin... pretty dangerous, but awesome"
"(We made) an entire twenty foot tree out of cardboard and muslin... pretty dangerous, but awesome"
Electronic Waste: How Computer Screens and Circuit Boards are Poisoning Rural China
A few weeks ago North and Clark interviewed Willie Cade Founder and CEO of PCRR. Afterwards we got a chance to speak with his daughter Amy a student at the University of Illinios who writes a blog dedicated to the topic of electronic waste. I asked her to fill in my readers on this problem and its implications. The most important of all of the e-waste problems comes from the toxins contained in electronics, which can be released if the electronics are dismantled incorrectly. Exposure to these toxins doesn’t usually happen here in the United States; we tend to send the electronics to places that don’t have these electronics or consume a great deal less than we do. According to the EPA, 61% of computer screens (CRTs) and TVs collected for recycling were exported in 2005, even though this is illegal. When they are sent for disposal overseas, they are broken down and sold for parts. The chemicals released in informal processing are deadly. The working conditions can be hazardous and the effects are often permanent. One example is the town of Guiyu, in Southern China. Eighty percent of the families that live in Guiyu work in the business of recycling electronics. There is no environmental oversight. This usually means open-air burning of circuit boards and other electronic components so that valuable metals can be retrieved. A side effect of recovering silver and gold from these components is that other metals like lead, cadmium, and mercury are released into the atmosphere. Exposure to fumes from these chemicals has long been cited as a cause of disruptions to the function of the central nervous system. A recent study in the Journal of Pediatrics has linked air pollution to lower IQs in children. The people of Guiyu have significant health issues because of lead and other toxins in the air, ground, and drinking water. The problem of electronic waste is a huge and difficult one. But we made the mess, and I have confidence that we can find ways to fix it.Waste is bad. Electronic waste is worse. At the Sustainable Electronic Initiative I am trying to find out as much as I can about how much e-waste exists, how it is dealt with, who is dealing with it, and what can be done about it. 
Riot in Washington Park
Keith Fort has done a lot of shows in Chicago, and he's got about a million stories to tell. This one is the best.
"They were up on the stage in the middle of the show and they were angry."
Graffiti and Graphic Design
Peter Chavez was a Pilsen graffiti kid. He wrote on walls, buildings, and train cars. One of those pieces of "vandalism" won him a scholarship to the Art Institute of Chicago. Now his writing/painting/design is more likely to be in an ad or a t-shirt than a viaduct.
This interview was recorded in a cafe and you will hear that in the background.
Taste of Chicago 2009 and The Best Shows I Ever Saw
Keith Fort is the man in charge of the mainstage at the Taste of Chicago, and countless other concerts and events around the world.
In part one of this two part interview with North and Clark Keith talks about his experiences at this years taste and at some of the best shows he's ever been involved in, and when you have worked with Stevie Wonder, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, and the folks that Keith has been involved with we are talking about some great shows.
Upcoming Podcasts
North and Clark upcoming Interviews
Wednesday 7/22 Peter Chavez went from graffiti writer to graphic designer. Wednesday he sits down at a coffee shop with North and Clark to talk about how he turned writing on subway walls in Pilsen into a way to "make that money."
Wednesday 7/29 Vanessa Conway is a permanent resident of the art department. She has worked on props and sets for film tv and the stage. North and Clark visits her at her home to talk about making movies and the joys of food continuity.
Wednesday 7/22 Peter Chavez went from graffiti writer to graphic designer. Wednesday he sits down at a coffee shop with North and Clark to talk about how he turned writing on subway walls in Pilsen into a way to "make that money."
Wednesday 7/29 Vanessa Conway is a permanent resident of the art department. She has worked on props and sets for film tv and the stage. North and Clark visits her at her home to talk about making movies and the joys of food continuity.
P. S. Thanks to everyone who checked in this week. We had one of our best most listened to weeks in the history of the show. These next interviews are going to be good ones, I know cause I already did em'.
Nanotech (Mini-Podcast)
My other headline was:
A Research Tech on Nanotech; Minipodcast with Zach Feiger
This Mini-Podcast was inspired by frequent commenter Charles. His question (for biology Research Tech Zach Feiger) on Nanotechnology lead to the edited discussion which appears below.
This Mini-Podcast was inspired by frequent commenter Charles. His question (for biology Research Tech Zach Feiger) on Nanotechnology lead to the edited discussion which appears below.
This is the second of two interviews with Zach Feiger the first is available here
Studying Cancer, Flourecent Cells and the Life of a Research Tech
Zach's job involves the tiny tiny proteins that move human cells. He stops by North and Clark to tell us about his work, and why its important to make proteins glow in the dark.
"You shine this infrared light on the whole body and the (cancer cells) light up."
The Power of the $150 Computer
Willie Cade and the people who work at PCRR are looking to bridge the digital divide, save the environment and get your old computer out of you attic. Just how they plan on doing that is explained in the interview below.
Interview with Willie Cade Part 1
Interview with Willie Cade Part 2
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"I actually believe that every student should have a computer at home and one at school. It actually turns out to be cheaper to provide two refurbished computers than one new laptop."
"I actually believe that every student should have a computer at home and one at school. It actually turns out to be cheaper to provide two refurbished computers than one new laptop."
If you want to learn more about PCRR, Willie Cade and E-waste you should check out check out friend of the site Amy Cade's blog on sustainable electronics.
Upcoming Podcasts
No podcast today, but here is what you can look forward to:
7/11 Saturday Who's gonna save the world from toxic computers of days gone by? Saturday we talk to Willie Cade, the man whose company aims to save humanity from your dad's 286.
7/15 Wednesday If someone is going to cure brain cancer, or identify the DNA of killer from a crime seen they're gonna need to take a close look at a lot of human cells and the proteins within them. Wednesday I interview Zach Feiger about what it is like to manipulate and explore tiny tiny things that make up the human body.
Money, Hitmen, Brazil, Explosives and Emeralds (Part 2)
The second half of our interview with anthropologist and University of Chicago Alum Professor Brian Brazeal. This part of the interview concerns Brian's own personal experience of the emerald trade and his method for studying the sellers, the buyers, and a place called the Rat Market.
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"Even the unreliable sources can provide you with very interesting information if you have a sense of when people are lying to you and when they're not."
Money, Hitmen, Brazil, Explosives and Emeralds
Emerald mining is a business fraught with international intrigue and explosions as professor and anthropologist Brian Brazeal explains.
"If anybody tries to take my mine I'll shoot em'."
Wednesday Podcast: Joi Podgorny
If you're lonely it's not the internet's fault. Joi is a kids online communities specialist, and digital socialite extrodinare.
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"My bread and butter is community, I make people be friends
with each other and talk to each other and have those
kinds of relationships... People are withdrawing to their
computer and I think there's got to be more people like me
who help them make that space more collaborative
and community centric."
who help them make that space more collaborative
and community centric."
Wednesday Podcast: Jesse Alexander
Jesse is a transgender guy who recently changed his name and pronoun. I know Jesse because he plays drums with Tom Fort in a Chicago band I love called Cobalt and the Hired Guns. We talk about identity, changing names and the gender as a continuum.
Let's Play Two
We're still obsessed with rainouts. There has been a mountain of stuff written about the up coming Cubs Sox series, I wanted to make my own soggy day prediction.
Because today was rained out there is now the possibility of a double header, and while this may mean less money for bouncers, a double header may be good for the White Sox.
Though it pains me to say it as a White Sox fan, I think the Cubs have the better team. Their starting staff is formidable and their lineup, while under performing, is also better than the Sox. If there is a phase of the game that favors the White Sox it is relief pitching. The White Sox have four legitimate big inning pitchers in their pen while the Cubs have two.
More Innings More Relief
In a double header this advantage could mean the difference in the two games. Relief is always an important part of baseball, but the importance of good relief is magnified in the pressure cooker of a double header, if you can’t depend on a number of different guys to take the ball a manager can find himself in tough situation. Their are more innings to cover and so a manager needs a deeper pen. Without a solid start a double header can turn into a long day for a team with weak relief.In the final measure what will really make the difference is how the players play on the day they get this game in, but if you're a White Sox fan you might want em' to play two.
We've Been Gone, But We're Coming Back
Upcoming interview podcasts to look forward to:
Wed. June 17 Jesse Alexander talks about changing his name from Alie to Jesse and his pronoun from she to he.
Wed. June 24 Joi Podgorney explains why computers don’t have to make people lonely, and tells us how kids online communities are like summer camp.
Other interviews in the works: Chicago ambulance driver, police officers present at the riots of '68, and local musicians.
Million Dollar Rain Out
Today the White Sox face the prospect of a rained out double header. It’s ugly outside and it has been an extremely wet spring. Besides having to reschedule two games, the possibility of a rain out means thousands of dollars in lost revenue for hundreds of people. How many thousands? Just think of how many people are affected by a rain out.
The first, and most obvious loser is the team's owner. If there is no make up date the team will be forced to host a double header (a rained out double header means two double headers). This means the team must sell twice as many tickets as they would have for individual games, essentially impossible, just to break even. Less ticket sales means less concessions, souvenirs, and parking. Every revenue generator for the team is stymied.
But don’t cry for the owners. After the second Jordan retirement I promised never to have sympathy for Reinsdorf. The people who really miss that money are the ushers, vendors and parking attendants who all the sudden have to deal with one less day's pay. No game means at least a hundred guys and girls don’t get a paycheck, and that's just the beginning.
Indirect Effect
I got the idea to write this article from a friend of the site Dan Jerez, who is routinely cut from his job at a Wrigglyville bar when a game is canceled. There are easily thirty bars depending on Cubs baseball traffic for summer revenue. Dan, who works at Casey Moran’s, estimates that on a Saturday night a rain out can cut their staff from 55 down to 40. Casey Moran’s is hardly the biggest bar on the strip 15 workers across thirty bars make 450 people out of a day's work.
Bars only represent a fraction of the small businesses effected by Cub or White Sox traffic. There are convenience stores, cabs, CTA, souvenir shops, restaurants and t-shirt guys all depending on money from sports fans. It would be difficult estimate the real cost of a rainout because there are so many small businesses involved. But, with the sheer number of people involved it's hard for me to imagine that the revenue loss isn’t in the hundred thousands or millions.
Is it too early to start petitioning for Wrigley Dome?
"She Loved" or Musical Orgasm
In his interview Peter Terry talks about hoosier pride, but to me he sounds like Chicago blues. Peter speaks in a low voice, but when the man sings it's hide your daughters time. I went to see the him at work and he stopped a minute to sing us a song.
It takes a minute for the people in the video to realize the camera is on so stick out those first ten seconds, its worth it.
After the song Peter hung out, to talk writing, influences and magical Gnomes, that link is below. I had just interviewed his manager Mike Pallen here, and the conversation just kind of flows from there.
Managing Musicians: "I Just Want to See People Make it to the Next Level"
Mike Pallen talks about the three Chicago artist and what he does to promote them.
Mike Manages Grimm Taylor, and Peter Terry. He also does development work for former America's Top Model contestant Sarah VonderHaar. Tomorrow we will have a follow up interview with Peter Terry, and some exclusive video, so come on back!
Today's Podcast Will Be up Later Tonight
Today's podcast will feature local band manager Mike Pallen, Should go up around 10pm central time tonight.
Ahh! Still editing podcast, but here is a rough cut of some of the material we have coming up.
Ahh! Still editing podcast, but here is a rough cut of some of the material we have coming up.
Bears, Hawks, Sox, Bulls!
If you ever owned a pair of Bears Zubas or served brats and O'Douls to your guests I got a track for you.
This track is Serengeti's "Dennehy." It's a great song for Chicagoans with civic pride, and it reminds me why every time I shave I consider leaving the 'stache. This isn't the first or the last hip hop song you will hear about Chicago, Kanye and Common both have their own, but this is the only one that sounds like it could of been written by one of Saturday Night Live's SuperFans. If the beat sounds familiar it was previously featured on a Master Ace song "Da Grind" another good song for summertime reminiscing. If the story sounds familiar that's just Chicago living.
Sterch's Obituary
Sterch's or Ste
rch’s 66 doesn’t look like it used to. There is a new feel to the bar and a new crowd. Usually I wouldn’t notice, but Sterch’s is something of an institution.
rch’s 66 doesn’t look like it used to. There is a new feel to the bar and a new crowd. Usually I wouldn’t notice, but Sterch’s is something of an institution. Bonus! Metal! Exclamation!
Last week we interviewed Tom Fort, but some of that interview got left on the cutting room floor, and in honor of his big show at Shuba's Sunday we are giving you guys a little bit of what got left out last Wednesday.
UFC 98: Podcast Preview
This podcast is a preview for the light-heavy-weight title fight between Rashard Evans and Lyoto Machida and a taste of the great interview coming up with Inside Fighting writer Elias Cepeda.
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