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Whispering to Louis Sullivan

Last night we went to see Fuerza Bruta. It was my best friend Sabrina and my husband John. The show was at 10:00PM, we had been to karaoke the night before and were a little um…tired. But we had some vodka lemonades and set out for downtown.

I dug the show. Dug it a lot. It’s [...]

Was Louis Sullivan Gay?

I’m preparing for the Boystown Tour, learning my gay history, doing interviews, learning…just general learning.

I went to an interview last week with a knowledgeable historian of Chicago’s gay community and as we were sitting there yapping about all kinds of things she throws this out:

“Gay history in Chicago doesn’t just start in the 1970’s after [...]

Chicago has been ELEVATED

Photo courtesy of bluekitchen.files.wordpress.com

One of my favorite things in the world is when a touree tells me he has never been to Chicago. It’s like a blank slate, an empty canvas for me to draw and paint on.

What’s even more fun, is to give a tour to someone who has never been to Chicago [...]

Encylopedia of Chicago - pg. 767

New game!

A loyal reader has given me a page number between 1-1000, roughly the amount of pages in the huge and beautiful Encyclopedia of Chicago. I’ll pick something from that page and we’ll talk about it here. I think this will really help expand my knowledge base (so I don’t just keep reading about Louis [...]

A Million Times – Sullivan Center (Carson’s)

I know I know. It’s not like you’ve walked by this building a million times and never noticed it. That is impossible, it’s like stepping on an elephant and not noticing, which I’ve done by the by, poor elephant.

BUT! Just yesterday I walked by Sullivan Center and was FLOORED. Floored. It is extremely beautiful. I [...]

Spirit of Upness

Photo Courtesy of Ildar Sagdejev

Last week I went to hear Stephen Sondheim speak at The Harris Theater. I’ll move on to what this has to do with Chicago a moment, but here’s one thing: The Harris Theater is not laid out very well. My mom is in a wheelchair and it was a bit [...]

A Million Times - The Yannell House

photo courtesy of greenhomechicago.us

I mean, talk about a building I pass by a million times, this house is on my dog walking rounds, so I really do walk by it all the time. It’s a fascinating house and each time I walk by I try to figure it out and each time, I can’t [...]

Mies and Del, Sittin' in a Tree

Last night I went to karaoke at Holiday Club. I love karaoke. I sang Faith by George Michael and MAN, if you ever want to really see my Trixie (that sounded dirty) come see me do the karaoke. I sing like Cameron Diaz and dance like Molly Ringwald. But heck, I enjoy it.

But before [...]

A Million Times - The Intercontinental Hotel

I don’t win things: contests, raffles, children’s party games…but at an event the other night, my luck was with me and I won a free night at the Intercontinental Hotel. Yay me! Certainly I’ve heard about the pool and like most Chicagoans, I am more than familiar with the top of the building. When [...]

A Million Times - The Montgomery

I like it when a building holds emotional connections for me. The building I chose for today is close to my heart. Yet, I passed by this building my whole life without really seeing it, it’s a prime building for:

A Million Times – The Montgomery

photo courtesy of thechicago77.com

If you’ve ridden the brownline into the [...]