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Saturday, November 1, 2014

Saturday fun activity redux: Where IS this?

     Okay, that was too easy.
     The Saturday activity I posted below was solved in, like, a second.
     The Palmer House, of course. 
     I was banking on people not looking up.
     Which is crazy, because everybody looks up.
     And that would have been fine had I gone to bed.
     But I checked the blog again—stupid—and found that the gig was up.
     Okay, the full Boy Scout try. I haven't done two contests on a Saturday, but I couldn't stand the thought of hundreds of disappointed visitors finding the contest already solved. And seeing how October was a record month for pageviews, I had better start showing some pride and professionalism. I mean, there's no RULE that says I can't have two contests. There are no rules at all, in fact, except the new one: No Dales.
      So something more enigmatic, like this strange room, with books for light fixtures. This strikes me as being much harder. 
      Where the heck is THIS?
      You'll still get it. I haven't stumped you yet, to my shame. But maybe it'll be at 10 a.m., instead of 12 frickin' 17. 
      The prize is a bag of fine Bridgeport cofee—a $13 value. If you guess this one in a minute, you'll have to wait until morning to find if you are correct. Remember to post your guesses below. And remember our new rule: Dale can't play. Good luck. 

18 comments:

  1. advocate of the anti-christNovember 1, 2014 at 6:12 AM

    Planet Earth. I win again!

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  2. Thorne Miniature Rooms at the Art Institute

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    1. I like that guess. The Thorne Rooms should have some weird Dada-esque space. But they don't.

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  3. Then, Colleen More's dollhouse at MSI?

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    1. Nope. Full sized room.

      I'll give you a hint. It's related to a major news story last month in Chicago.

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  4. One of the rooms at Redmoon Theater

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    1. That's it! Man, you guys are good. Send me your address and I'll send you your coffee. Dailysteinberg@gmail.com. Wow, I'm impressed.

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  5. One of the houses that was supposed to be burnt up at the Fire Festival?

    John

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  6. Holy smokes! You'd think that chandeliers made with old law books would show up somewhere in a google image search, but not that I've found. Obviously someone with money to burn, since that's got to be a stage set of a room, not a place people actually use, but if Bruce Rauner has that much of a sense of humor it hasn't shown up in this campaign. A law firm that represents a lot of artists? A terribly hip new restaurant? Totally baffled.

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    1. You are correct, in the money-to-burn aspect. More than you realize. It's a room in the Redmoon HQ ... see above.

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  7. Capone's former 2 flat on the South Side?

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  8. Some theater? Back wall doesn't seem to go all the way up to a ceiling, suggesting a stage set. Nothing playing at Steppenwolf (news link: Martha Lavey's departure) fits that though.

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  9. Congrats to the winner! It took me over 2 hours to find it, so I wouldn't have won even if I was eligible. I still like to play, though. I'll just keep the answers to myself, lol.
    Dale

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    1. That's sporting of you Dale. You don't mind my having a bit of fun with you. My kid thinks it's unfair of me to impose this rule, but I don't want you to become our Tiger Woods, who almost wrecked golf at one point. Or am I missing something here?

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    2. I thought it was hilarious. Plus, I'm not a huge Tiger Woods fan. It's nice to see Rory McIlroy or Sergio Garcia win sometimes.
      Dale

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