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Re: The Bullpen Bar, Patio, & Picnic Area
« Reply #200 on: June 08, 2011, 09:46:45 am »
Rahm's gonna git 'em!

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Re: The Bullpen Bar, Patio, & Picnic Area
« Reply #201 on: June 08, 2011, 12:46:54 pm »
So was Levon Helm, but he fell just short of making my cut for "famousness"

Blasphemer.

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Re: The Bullpen Bar, Patio, & Picnic Area
« Reply #202 on: June 09, 2011, 03:06:30 am »
Heard some ot the new Robbie Robertson, and wasn't singing along.

Hey, and what the hel l happened to Dylan's neck?  It looks like it got the Van Morrison disease.

However, the mono release of Bob's first six (or is it seven?) albums on disc is a sheer pleasure, especially some of the early early songs you might have forgotten about.  The people who say he can't sing are tone deaf.

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Re: The Bullpen Bar, Patio, & Picnic Area
« Reply #203 on: June 09, 2011, 06:01:37 am »
I do not mind the new Robertson CD, something to do with clairavoyence? Took me a couple listens, but I like it.

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Re: The Bullpen Bar, Patio, & Picnic Area
« Reply #205 on: June 09, 2011, 09:43:11 am »
That does sound interesting. I hope the tour doesn't venture too far west of Halsted, as we're in the middle of Shootin' Season and also now Wildin' Season.

Only somewhat related, we recently took a walk along the Joliet Ironworks ruins. Pretty interesting. It ends right near the old prison, so we went through some broken fencing to get a closer look at that fine facility. Pretty eerie. They (someone!) is really missing the boat by not getting that prison open to tours. I believe the Dept. of Corrections still owns it.

Wanted to do the Rialto Theatre, but it's open for a tour (or even to walk around it) something like once a week on Tuesdays. Good call, Joliet.

Museum was surprisingly nice and modern (and fairly interesting).


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Re: The Bullpen Bar, Patio, & Picnic Area
« Reply #206 on: June 09, 2011, 10:16:56 am »
Why are so many theatre's named Rialto.  I really don't know, and yes I could google but I choose not too when someone here probably knows.


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Re: The Bullpen Bar, Patio, & Picnic Area
« Reply #208 on: June 09, 2011, 10:42:01 am »
There are a few things wrong in that piece.   

Lincloln supported the fugitive slave law because it was a law protected by the Contstituion, not because he agreed or disagreed with it.  To say that because one supports a provision of the constition it means  that someone agrees with the provision is a flat-out false hood.  Lincoln made many comments and sttements showing that he disagreed with the concept of the fugitvie slave law, yet he supported the Constitution.

Article 2 (only one section)
No Person held to Service or Labour in one State, under the Laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in Consequence of any Law or Regulation therein, be discharged from such Service or Labour, But shall be delivered up on Claim of the Party to whom such Service or Labour may be due.

2nd, there were no Evangelicals in the 1860's.  Some try to trace the movements to the 1750's but it is simply not the case.  What you had in the 1860's were main-line protestant denominations.  The movement that one would consider the birth of the Evanglicals occurred in the late 1880's the the early 1900's.  Primarily due to evangelists like DL Moody, he of the Moody Church and the Moody Bible Insttute, and Billy Sunday among others.. 

Billy Sunday played for the White Stockings. 

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Re: The Bullpen Bar, Patio, & Picnic Area
« Reply #209 on: June 09, 2011, 10:44:59 am »
Saw the author on C-Span book TV, not impressed.

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Re: The Bullpen Bar, Patio, & Picnic Area
« Reply #210 on: June 09, 2011, 10:57:38 am »
still, fascinating.  there's never an easy answer to major historical events like the CW.  what a crazy period in our history.  we do really suck pretty bad

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Re: The Bullpen Bar, Patio, & Picnic Area
« Reply #211 on: June 09, 2011, 01:23:05 pm »
What you had in the 1860's were main-line protestant denominations. 

Like the Mormons?

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Re: The Bullpen Bar, Patio, & Picnic Area
« Reply #212 on: June 09, 2011, 01:24:19 pm »
Why are so many theatre's named Rialto.  I really don't know, and yes I could google but I choose not too when someone here probably knows.

There are also lots of Roxys, Orpheums, Strands, and Bijous.

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Re: The Bullpen Bar, Patio, & Picnic Area
« Reply #213 on: June 09, 2011, 01:28:40 pm »
That does sound interesting. I hope the tour doesn't venture too far west of Halsted, as we're in the middle of Shootin' Season and also now Wildin' Season.

Only somewhat related, we recently took a walk along the Joliet Ironworks ruins. Pretty interesting. It ends right near the old prison, so we went through some broken fencing to get a closer look at that fine facility. Pretty eerie. They (someone!) is really missing the boat by not getting that prison open to tours. I believe the Dept. of Corrections still owns it.

Wanted to do the Rialto Theatre, but it's open for a tour (or even to walk around it) something like once a week on Tuesdays. Good call, Joliet.

Museum was surprisingly nice and modern (and fairly interesting).

Funny that you imply that west of Halsted is dangerous... I guess I haven't seen that but then again I only make it in to Chicago once or twice a year.   I've been reading/hearing that Bridgeport generally is on the upswing and that McKinley Park is next.

Do you know about the Patio Theatre on the NW Side?  It dates from the '20s and was recently refurbished and reopened.  There are hopes to do a similar rehab on the Ramova (bigger and fancier sister to the North Side's Music Box) in Bridgeport.

I love old theaters.


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Re: The Bullpen Bar, Patio, & Picnic Area
« Reply #214 on: June 09, 2011, 01:30:30 pm »
Only somewhat related, we recently took a walk along the Joliet Ironworks ruins. Pretty interesting. It ends right near the old prison, so we went through some broken fencing to get a closer look at that fine facility. Pretty eerie. They (someone!) is really missing the boat by not getting that prison open to tours. I believe the Dept. of Corrections still owns it.

Is that prison one of the cool looking old castellated ones from the mid-19th century?

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Re: The Bullpen Bar, Patio, & Picnic Area
« Reply #215 on: June 09, 2011, 02:06:02 pm »
My understanding was that Bridgeport has always been fairly safe, due to large # cops living there, Daleys, etc.

Just saw a piece on the Patio on TV this am. Looks like they're running recent (but not first-run) movies for $5 and the concessions are cheaper than your googolplexes as well. Need to check that out. . .but I'm not going to see "Thor" there.

I know a couple of little kids got shot in Avondale yesterday, but I believe the W. Irving Park area where the Patio is is still relatively ok. For now, but probably a good idea to enjoy now.

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Re: The Bullpen Bar, Patio, & Picnic Area
« Reply #216 on: June 09, 2011, 02:08:38 pm »
Is that prison one of the cool looking old castellated ones from the mid-19th century?

Yep and it IS cool. Joliet limestone.

By the same architect who did the Water Tower, which, given what's going on in THAT neighborhood, should be converted to a prison.

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Re: The Bullpen Bar, Patio, & Picnic Area
« Reply #217 on: June 09, 2011, 02:35:42 pm »
Blackie... how much of your work day have you wasted with the google guitar today?

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Re: The Bullpen Bar, Patio, & Picnic Area
« Reply #218 on: June 09, 2011, 02:53:42 pm »
How do you get it to work? I tried hitting the corresponding keys, and "strumming over it with your mouse".

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Re: The Bullpen Bar, Patio, & Picnic Area
« Reply #219 on: June 09, 2011, 02:58:48 pm »
Is that what that dumb image is?

Well, that was fun for about 15 seconds.   Sounds out of tune.... which is normal for me.

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Re: The Bullpen Bar, Patio, & Picnic Area
« Reply #220 on: June 09, 2011, 02:59:55 pm »
How did you get it to work?

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Re: The Bullpen Bar, Patio, & Picnic Area
« Reply #221 on: June 09, 2011, 03:01:52 pm »
just run your mouse over the strings...

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Re: The Bullpen Bar, Patio, & Picnic Area
« Reply #222 on: June 09, 2011, 03:02:16 pm »
Just pointed my mouse at it, and it went "strummy clang strum".

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Re: The Bullpen Bar, Patio, & Picnic Area
« Reply #223 on: June 09, 2011, 03:13:56 pm »
Ah, doesn't work in igoogle; need the "big" one; that's pretty cool; I'm always looking for new musical instruments to suck on

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Re: The Bullpen Bar, Patio, & Picnic Area
« Reply #224 on: June 09, 2011, 04:21:04 pm »
When did you start limiting that to musical instruments?

 

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