Music For The Highway, by Rich Paschall When you consider vacation options this year, flying to your destination may seem like a scary choice. Even with smaller crowds, traveling through airports and on airplanes may not seem as safe as… Read More ›
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BACKFIRE: THE BIG MISCALCULATION
From the Battleground, by Rich Paschall “We have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China, and we have it under control. It’s going to be just fine.” – Jan. 22 From the very beginning, DJT has… Read More ›
TAKE SOME TIME TO REVIVE IT
A view of America from Chicago, the band, by Rich Paschall Chicago has been around for a long time. No, I don’t mean the city, I mean the band. In 1967, five guys from DePaul University recruited a sixth from… Read More ›
BODGES? WE DON’T NEED NO BODGES! – RICH PASCHALL
From the battleground, by Rich Paschall You have probably quoted, or misquoted, the famous movie line. In fact, I would bet you have done it often. Do you know where it comes from? Have you seen the movie? If not,… Read More ›
SEND IN THE FEDS HE SAID, AND THEN HE DID – RICH PASCHALL
The Streets of Chicago, Rich Paschall When I was in Medellin, Colombia, someone had brought up the name of Pablo Escobar when we were out for food and drinks. Escobar was an infamous drug lord who had lived in the… Read More ›
IS IT WORTH COOKING? – RICH PASCHALL
Worth It – Food, a review, by Rich Paschall Last year I reviewed the incredibly popular Buzz Feed and YouTube series Worth It. The show finds its popular hosts, millennials Steven Lim and Andrew Ilnyckyj, traveling to three different restaurants… Read More ›
THE NEXT TO LAST STOP – RICH PASCHALL
The Inconvenience Store, by Rich Paschall It was a peaceful summer evening. The sun had just set. The air was warm and the light breeze was refreshing. Jorge had walked three blocks from his small apartment to the local convenience… Read More ›
THE TWO PANDEMICS – RICH PASCHALL
From the battleground, by Rich Paschall COVID-19 All of us are acutely aware of the novel COronaVIrus Disease (COVID-19) that has swept the nation. It has devastated businesses, overwhelmed hospitals, and inundated social services. In comparison to the last great… Read More ›
WHERE’S MY STUFF? – Marilyn Armstrong and Rich Paschall
I know this isn’t the sexiest subject on the Internet, but this morning, I had to explain to my furniture store from whom — at the beginning of June — we ordered a new loveseat. The one we sit in… Read More ›
A DIFFERENT WORLD – RICH PASCHALL
Reinventing Ourselves, by Rich Paschall When I was much younger, perhaps late teens, and throughout my twenties, I used to like to go down to State Street, “That Great Street,” in Chicago. It was alive in much the same way… Read More ›
THE SUMMER WIND
SONGS THAT CAME BLOWIN’ IN, by Rich Paschall If you visited this space last Sunday, you saw the top Summer Songs as given by the musical genius, Brian Wilson. Those may have been songs that evoked thoughts of summer for Brian,… Read More ›
WHY WE NEED TO SAY IT – RICH PASCHALL
From The Battleground, by Rich Paschall When someone says “Black Lives Matter” (BLM), some are quick to respond “All Lives Matter” or “Blue Lives Matter” or some other variant. Of course, they are all true, but they are not the… Read More ›
SUMMER SONGS – RICHARD PASCHALL
The Top 10 of a Musical Genius From the time the Beach Boys hit the surf and the top of the charts in the 1960s, Brian Wilson has been considered a musical genius. His prolific songwriting propelled the careers of… Read More ›
THE BEST MAINSTREAM LGBT MOVIES
The Top Ten Movies For Pride Month, Rich Paschall Our first outing, “In The Mainstream,” featured some of the best movies ever made, brought to you by the numbers 11 through 20. You will find the sequel today is equally… Read More ›
IN THE MAINSTREAM – RICH PASCHALL
LGBTQ in cinema, by Rich Paschall We don’t need a declaration from an orange politician to know that June is the national Pride month. There may not be Pride parades this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions… Read More ›
WHAT WE ALWAYS HAVE BEEN – RICH PASCHALL
From the battleground, by Rich Paschall With the continual unrest across the country and the prospects that in some places it will not end soon, many may be asking themselves, “How did things get to be like this? When did… Read More ›
