Be Delightful, by Rich Paschall If you live anywhere in the United States, except the extreme southern portions, you will eventually get your share of winter weather. The further north you live, the worse it is likely to be. Here… Read More ›
Chicago
FIGHTING A TITAN FOR THE LIFE OF CHICAGO – “BATTLEGROUND” BY JIM BUTCHER
After I read Peace Talks, I had to wait just a month for Battleground to be released. I’m sure he wrote them as one book, but they are published in two volumes. There was a natural break between the first… Read More ›
HEATHROW EXPRESS
My regular travel companion of recent years had hoped to come here this summer for another international adventure. He lives in Texas, a state that was on a Chicago quarantine list from July 6 to September 15 and then again… Read More ›
WHEN THE WORLD WAS MUCH BRIGHTER
Music from Chicago, the city, 1970 Edition, by Rich Paschall It was a good year for music from Chicagoland. Some groups had already hit the big time, and some were on their way. Some scored many big hits, others hit… Read More ›
EVERYTHING IS GONNA’ WORK OUT FINE
Still Making Music, Rich Paschall There are not too many bands from the 1960s still going strong. Those that are, live on the hits they made in the past. Chicago, the band, however, still finds time to write new songs… 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 ›
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 ›
BLACK LIKE ME – RICH PASCHALL
From the battleground, by Rich Paschall My father’s parents, my grandparents, were from rural Tennessee. They lived in Weakley County and their town was Martin. They were farmers but after World War II life there was hard and they moved… Read More ›
UNWELCOME VISITOR – Rich Paschall
45 Comes To Town, by Rich Paschall, Chicagoan The day after being booed at a World Series game and listening to chants of “Lock Him Up,” the Tweeter-in-Chief came to another place he is not welcome. The Supreme Windbag came… Read More ›
HEY BABY, THEY’RE PLAYING OUR SONG – Rich Paschall
Which Ones Hold Your Memories? by Rich Paschall A lot of people have a song or two that are special to them. It might be their prom theme song or other high school or college dance song. It might be… Read More ›
THE INTIMATE TOUR – Rich Paschall
MAX, A Review, by Rich Paschall If you are in or near a big city like we are, you may have a number of outdoor stadiums where concerts are performed. We have concerts at Wrigley Field (Cubs) and Soldier Field… Read More ›
LIVING IN TWO PLACES – Rich Paschall
A Tale of Two Cities, by Rich Paschall A while back I saw this Daily Prompt question: “If you could split your time evenly between two places, and two places only, which would these be?” Normally I am not a… Read More ›
