Vinyl! Vinyl! Vinyl! Jazz Record Mart in Chicago

I was going through some old photos and found a batch of pictures of Jazz Record Mart from 2006 and 2008. That wall of 78's just fascinates me.

A Jazz Record Mart t-shirt autographed by Iggy Pop in the 80's.

Photos Around Chicago in the Summer

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White Sox Opening Day 2010

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ABOVE: Black Hawk Olympians out for the first pitch 

 

Mark Buehrle's first pitch of 2010 - his eighth Opening Day start.

Chicago at night (2 photos)

Walking into the Loop from the train station...

pics around Chicago: the Belden-Stratford Apartment building (2006)

Here are some pictures from 2006 of the Belden-Stratford Apartment building in Lincoln Park. It's one of my favorite buildings in Chicago.

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Chicago Ghost Signs: Lyon & Healy ("Everything Known in Music")

Ghost sign for Chicago Harp makers Lyon & Healy from a building on Wabash St.

White Sox Home Opener

I don't have many traditions, but going to the White Sox home opener every year with my friend Mike is one I look forward to every year. I've been to a few openers with nice weather, but usually it's still pretty damn cold. All I ask is that it's warm enough that I don't have to wear gloves.

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My opening day ritual starts with a trip just a few blocks West of the park down 35th to Morrie O'Malley's Hot Dogs in Brideport for my first Polish of the season. Then I get to the park early enough to make a lap around the concourse and check out the changes and grab my first in park beer and sausage with onions of the year (below). Although I'm a traditionalist with some things, I welcome the Imported Beer Booth .

 

 

Grand slam in the seventh!