tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post5409376656768756007..comments2024-03-28T09:46:42.923-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Texas Notes: ErnieNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-18054087400828330842020-08-23T15:35:06.642-05:002020-08-23T15:35:06.642-05:00Ah yes, the Granada. We'd knock on the boarded...Ah yes, the Granada. We'd knock on the boarded up doors on our way back from Hamilton's and folks who lived inside would knock back. What a gorgeous building that was. The 400 was thriving again before COVID. A friend's father owned a convenience store on that stretch when we were in grammar school in West Rogers Park... Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-59034327962947424642020-08-23T10:11:45.919-05:002020-08-23T10:11:45.919-05:00I moved there the Granada was closed, the Immediat...I moved there the Granada was closed, the Immediate Theater was in my apartment building. 400 was still big, Cheers was wooden inside, the Beefsteak Inn was there before Leona's and many little shops like Round Records by the Loyola El Stop.Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406704590565406630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-33974482839332523452020-08-22T22:50:36.522-05:002020-08-22T22:50:36.522-05:00We must have crossed paths! Remember the old boar...We must have crossed paths! Remember the old boarded up theatre?Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-4829664922156603312020-08-22T21:37:08.779-05:002020-08-22T21:37:08.779-05:00We all feel the same about NS; how lucky are we!We all feel the same about NS; how lucky are we!SandyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070366627628604352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-34366808112363890412020-08-22T20:51:32.342-05:002020-08-22T20:51:32.342-05:00I lived in Rogers Park in the 80's and 90'...I lived in Rogers Park in the 80's and 90's. Drank at Hamilton's many times usually in great excess. Always a fun walk back to Pratt and Sheridan where I lived. Your Rogers Park landmarks in your stories always take me back.Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406704590565406630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-13737820414565155482020-08-22T16:52:10.714-05:002020-08-22T16:52:10.714-05:00Thanks! I got the chills just reading the landmark...Thanks! I got the chills just reading the landmarks you mentioned that I’d mentioned. Then some more with your list. Chicago is special. Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-42246930580155727572020-08-22T16:49:43.937-05:002020-08-22T16:49:43.937-05:00Thank you! I love being here as a guest, and Neil’...Thank you! I love being here as a guest, and Neil’s writing grabs me and doesn’t put me down. Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-87614954291192250572020-08-22T16:48:44.142-05:002020-08-22T16:48:44.142-05:00Or do I mean not for a lack of want of trying? COV...Or do I mean not for a lack of want of trying? COVID brain + possible double negatives = mush.Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-68408901284963119192020-08-22T15:54:28.584-05:002020-08-22T15:54:28.584-05:00Thanks much for a great blog, and a great ending. ...Thanks much for a great blog, and a great ending. We are spoiled by NS, and love your blog too (on his!)Pat Careyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14212555472428216675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-23704871812672564232020-08-22T15:28:33.796-05:002020-08-22T15:28:33.796-05:00Ahhh. Closure. Thank you.
Sometimes people deserve...Ahhh. Closure. Thank you.<br />Sometimes people deserve a second chance. Sometimes the don't. The tough part is knowing when.<br />Good decision.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16679840606511726447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-7025318619234237102020-08-22T14:16:03.917-05:002020-08-22T14:16:03.917-05:00OMG...Chicago in the 80s...Smack Dab in the Middle...OMG...Chicago in the 80s...Smack Dab in the Middle (remember them?) of the last time I lived in Chicago as an adult (1975 to 1992). <br /><br />Oh, yeah, I remember Limelight. Went there once, with my live-in girlfriend and a big group of people from the house she'd lived in. I was never a clubber (too dorky), so while everyone else was dancing, I started hitting on her ex-roommate's friend, a very attractive, burned-out, 45-year-old "older fox." And I almost moved to Belmont and Damen in the late Eighties, when it was mostly Hispanic and when gentrification was still years away, but ended up north and west of there instead.<br /><br />Even almost three decades removed from my Chicago years, I still get a lift and a rush when I see a story like this one, with all those North Side place names--just like I still do when I see the word "Cubs" in print. Michigan Avenue. Sheridan Road. Loyola. Lunt Beach. Hamilton's. Avalon (think I once went there on New Year's Eve). DePaul. Belmont and Sheffield. Milwaukee Avenue. <br /><br />I lived all over the place...moved around way too much. Broadway and Surf, East Rogers Park, West Rogers Park, across from Lakeview High School, Irving Park and Western, and twelve years in South Evanston. The North Side is in my DNA, and I'll always bleed Cubbie Blue. <br /><br />Great story. There's gotta be more to this story. A lot more. Can't wait to hear it.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-55638691551602641252020-08-22T13:36:49.348-05:002020-08-22T13:36:49.348-05:00Thank you Baruch. Yes I am- and not for want of t...Thank you Baruch. Yes I am- and not for want of trying.Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-71363557665086615872020-08-22T11:14:26.604-05:002020-08-22T11:14:26.604-05:00Totally enjoy your Chicago memories.
"He sa...Totally enjoy your Chicago memories. <br /><br />"He said he'd leave her for me". Seriously? Tough not to see a pattern there. Everything we do gets us to where we're at. And you're obviously in a good place. Baruchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04272846864527724702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-90068627402033676242020-08-22T10:41:04.960-05:002020-08-22T10:41:04.960-05:00Thank you Neil!Thank you Neil!Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-84015200651457255412020-08-22T10:39:53.649-05:002020-08-22T10:39:53.649-05:00That seems a common response and Caren, like me, b...That seems a common response and Caren, like me, being a full-service columnist, has added a conclusion to it.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-26511124039050289812020-08-22T08:49:16.089-05:002020-08-22T08:49:16.089-05:00I confess I had a similar reaction. It seems an ab...I confess I had a similar reaction. It seems an abrupt, truncated conclusion to what was, up until then, another well-crafted, intriguing piece. Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-84340984547420906232020-08-22T08:40:35.652-05:002020-08-22T08:40:35.652-05:00Is this a teaser with more to come? I was looking ...Is this a teaser with more to come? I was looking for the "click here" link to the rest of the story.Paul Fedrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384556977324071639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-45592800437192265852020-08-22T08:12:16.009-05:002020-08-22T08:12:16.009-05:00Thanks Les- I felt that too. Yes, I will tell mor...Thanks Les- I felt that too. Yes, I will tell more.Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-35306716079038138142020-08-22T07:10:53.513-05:002020-08-22T07:10:53.513-05:00As with all your columns, I read with anticipation...As with all your columns, I read with anticipation of a great ending or at least some sort of closure.<br />This held my interest and then it just stopped. Is there a chapter 2?Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16679840606511726447noreply@blogger.com