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I look at the view above most of the time while I’m home so it’s past due to’ve been painted. Just out of view is the bookshelf to which I’ve returned several times as a subject. The books and other bric-a-brac always draw me back.  Last Friday while waiting for the Metra at 35th StreetContinue reading “Incident at 35th St Metra”

Most mornings during the week I spent at my parents’ place started with this view from their kitchen. My father would come in and make coffee and put out food from the refrigerator and we’d talk. Then sometime later my mother would come in. He’s always been an early-riser and she never seems to goContinue reading “Talks in Kitchens & Bookstores”

A few weeks ago on a Wednesday night at the Honky Tonk in Pilsen three of my friends played a set of loose, meandering tunes. I’ve never heard them all play together but I’ve heard (and sketched) Azita, Sam, and Bill play dozens of times around Chicago over the last 20 years. We’re spoiled withContinue reading “Smartphone Surrender”