Does it Require a Vote? December 14, 2007
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Did you know that yesterday, our Congress took time out of their budget and ideological battles to pass an extremely important bipartisan resolution yesterday — by a vote of 372-9 — which
“recognizes the Christian faith as one of the great religions of the world“;
proclaims that Christmas is “a holiday of great significance to Americans“;
decrees that “Christians and Christianity have contributed greatly to the development of western civilization“;
explains that “on December 25 of each calendar year, American Christians observe Christmas, the holiday celebrating the birth of their savior, Jesus Christ”;
and “expresses its deepest respect to American Christians and Christians throughout the world.”
Did we need to have a vote on that?
West Loop: Guerrilla Truck Show - Tues, June 12 May 30, 2007
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Park Community Church is committed to encouraging and enabling people stay in the city, to establishing and nurturing families within the city, being role models to our neighbors, and passing on the Gospel to future generations —thus impacting the city of Chicago: one life, one family, one block and one neighborhood at a time. From time to time, I want to give you an education on some of the key aspects of Chicago.
This week we look at Chicago’s West Loop, which has been a hidden gem in Chicago and the area, predominately dedicated to meat-packing and warehouses in the past, has emerged over the past several years into one of the most interesting, dynamic neighborhoods in the city — even garnering a writeup in the New York Times. In particular, the Fulton Market area has always been a mystery, since weekdays it is quite congested with trucks shipping and receiving meat, cheese and heaven knows what else! Known for fish, Fulton has a lot more to offer these days…..swanky dining, upscale art galleries, antiques, photography studios and much more!
The Guerrilla Truck Show is Fulton Market’s annual art extravaganza where you are sure to see fantastic art works, lively performances, and new faces. The show, celebrating its third anniversary on June 12th, grants independent artists and designers the chance to reach the public by side-stepping the gallery system. Artists and students can display and sell art (literally) out of the back of a truck, plus attendees can enjoy live performances and other special events. It’s definitely worth a visit if you’re ever in the area…or a Chicago resident who’s just never gotten around to it.
From: Josh Spear
Wilco Launches Blue Sky Blue May 15, 2007
Posted by Steve in : Chicago, Music That Moves , add a commentOne of my favorite bands is Wilco and today we saw the U.S. launch of Wilco’s new album entitled “Blue Sky Blue“. The common ground about this album for the current incarnation of the band—a six-piece lineup that includes founding bassist John Stirratt, drummer Glenn Kotche, keyboardist Mikael Jorgensen, multi-instrumentalist Pat Sansone and guitarist Nels Cline—is the music made between 1966 and 1974, Tweedy says. The band even recorded the music on a 2-inch reel-to-reel tape machine instead of computers, which is practically unheard of in today’s production world. It requires a band to essentially record complete takes of a song rather than overdub and edit parts at will.
Jeff Tweedy told the Chicago Tribune “We built this studio and this environment to allow that to happen without a clock ticking,”. “No headphones, vocal mic 4 feet in front of the drum kit. Not a lot of separation between the instruments. Everything had to happen at the same time.” (more…)
Live from Chicago: Lollapalooza! August 6, 2006
Posted by Steve in : Weblog, The City, Chicago , 1 comment so farSue and I got my mother-in-law to come in a watch the four kids, and off we went for a day of Lollapalooza, a terrific 3-day band-fest in Grant Park on the lakefront in Chicago. After a long and ill-starred history, Lollapalooza seems to be settling in for a great ride in Chicago, and this was a first-class presentation of music by Chicago — well done!
After a great Saturday night concert by Kanye West, Sunday held high hopes for us as we settled in to hear Matisyahu, Poi Dog Pondering, Blues Traveller, Red Hot Chili Peppers and our favorite (because Jeff Tweedy is our neighbor) Wilco. (more…)
