Brother, I know from what you speak. The ageing arena you referenced surely must be the Rosemont Horizon, once the home of the DePaul Blue Demons - when they were very good. That was a long time ago. Now I see its called Allstate Arena, which is appropriate given the Good Hands HQ is in Northbrook. But that part of Chi-town has been tired for quite awhile.
That’s the one! I have since learned the Stones played there in ‘81. The Cane’s, to their credit, had a framed Fleetwood Mac pic on the wall noting they had played Rosemont in ‘80. I don’t want to get too down on the place. I saw the Tigres play in Brooklyn once years ago and they kicked ass, I’d see them in Rosemont or anywhere!
I used to work at a La Quinta! Just a bit south, in central Illinois. A common front desk query was "What's a La Quinta?" I even filled in at a Chicago location one weekend. Was it the same you stayed at? COULD BE DAN. Sorry Potbelly's was closed.
Gonna say IT IS, man. You were there. What is a La Quinta? A fifth. A fifth of whisky? A car model name, syllables assembled in a capitalist dream. Which is kind of Potbelly too
Brother, I know from what you speak. The ageing arena you referenced surely must be the Rosemont Horizon, once the home of the DePaul Blue Demons - when they were very good. That was a long time ago. Now I see its called Allstate Arena, which is appropriate given the Good Hands HQ is in Northbrook. But that part of Chi-town has been tired for quite awhile.
That’s the one! I have since learned the Stones played there in ‘81. The Cane’s, to their credit, had a framed Fleetwood Mac pic on the wall noting they had played Rosemont in ‘80. I don’t want to get too down on the place. I saw the Tigres play in Brooklyn once years ago and they kicked ass, I’d see them in Rosemont or anywhere!
I used to work at a La Quinta! Just a bit south, in central Illinois. A common front desk query was "What's a La Quinta?" I even filled in at a Chicago location one weekend. Was it the same you stayed at? COULD BE DAN. Sorry Potbelly's was closed.
Gonna say IT IS, man. You were there. What is a La Quinta? A fifth. A fifth of whisky? A car model name, syllables assembled in a capitalist dream. Which is kind of Potbelly too
Heluva piece, D! When you're done explaining NZ to us, come home and explain America.
Thanks D! Glad you dug it. When will the explaining end, here or there? (When I'm done, please tell me, kindly)
Love this! So moody
Thanks Laura! America: It'll make you moody
Ahhh, the strip malls and motels, and being careless in a country where walking is often viewed as a subversive act!
Hi Tracie! So true. I feel like a wild bohemian drifter just walking the street. Kind of a rush for a visitor. If I lived here I'd just drive.
And of course you realise I meant carless, tho careless makes some sense also