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Rode hard and put away wet
Monday, Mar 12, 2012 - Posted by Rich Miller * Oy, what a weekend. After a long week of session, a buddy of mine and I drove up to Chicago Friday night for the Alabama Shakes show at Lincoln Hall. Great concert. Just great. Lincoln Hall is nice, but it would be a lot nicer without all those Lincoln Parkers who snag tickets to see bands they aren’t interested in just because they can. There were way too many talkative idiots at that show. But, hey, I got to meet a member of my new favorite band and I also talked with two very charming and witty music bloggers. After that, we took a trip to Joe’s on Weed St., but we just missed the music. Saturday was politics day. West Side and Out South. Lots of fun stuff that I’ll be sharing with subscribers. Then, back up to a friend’s place in Bucktown for a rooftop gathering, back down to the south suburbs for a party at Balmoral Park Racetrack and then on to my favorite blues bar (Lee’s Unleaded on South Chicago Ave. at 74th St.) for some wild times and excellent music to finish out the night/morning. Sunday morning began early with a phone call from a friend who we were out with the night before…
Friend: “So, you’re alive. Good.” Then it was down to the South Side Irish Parade with old and very dear friends. The event was attended by lots of exceedingly polite and mostly sober people. After a post-parade party, it was up to the Lakefront, back to the West Side (Note to self: Next time, make sure to fill the tank so you don’t end up driving aimlessly around the West Side looking for a gas station as the gauge drops below “E”) and way up the North Shore for a drive in the gorgeous weather and some dinner. We arrived back in Springfield sometime around 1:30 this morning. Anyway, as you might imagine I had a blast, but I’m moving a little slow today. Living in Springfield has got me too accustomed to a more sedate pace of life. The point of all this is to tell you a friend snapped a pic at Balmoral which I thought you might get a kick out of…  Caption?
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- wordslinger - Monday, Mar 12, 12 @ 10:27 am:
AKA, Governor’s Mansion.
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Mar 12, 12 @ 10:30 am:
QUINN SAYS “NO” TO PRISONS, “YES” TO DETENTION BARNS
OSWEGO WILLY GETS “THE TREATMENT” RURAL ILLINOIS STYLE
ILLINOIS WELCOMES SHERIFF QUICK DRAW MC GRAW WITH NEW JAIL
BEHIND THE MUSIC - MR. ED, THE FORGOTTEN YEARS
FOUND - SECRETARIAT’S LAST SON, TEMPORARY SECRETARIAT IN ILLINOIS
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Mar 12, 12 @ 10:41 am:
QUINN TAKE “ANIMAL FARM” TO THE EXTREME
Unforseen consequences of the “Old McDonald” Law passed and signed last session.
“I like the facility, but do we have to call it a detention barn, it upsets the geese and the cows”
“This detention barn will prevent inner-city sheep to think twice about breaking the law.”
City Mouse brings city problems to Country Mouse’s doorstep…
NEW SIGN GREETS VISITORS TO IL CAPITOL BUILDING
- CircularFiringSquad - Monday, Mar 12, 12 @ 10:42 am:
Our high school home room
- haverford - Monday, Mar 12, 12 @ 10:45 am:
See now wordslinger, that answer just tells me you don’t get to the Thompson Center enough. Has “Detention Barn” written all over it.
- The Captain - Monday, Mar 12, 12 @ 10:59 am:
After that title how is this thread not about Hawk Harrelson?
- Dooley Dudright - Monday, Mar 12, 12 @ 11:02 am:
1. Illinois pioneers new cost-cutting concept in minimum security prisons.
2. Drudge (Fox? Onion?) headline: “Illinois gives new meaning to prisoners living in pens, moves convicts to pig sties.”
3. Come see Rich Miller’s fave new Springfield bar band, “State Detention Barn.”
4. Alleviate prison crowding? No problem! Plenty of room at the State Fairgrounds!
- Name Withheld - Monday, Mar 12, 12 @ 11:08 am:
Blagojevich’s pre-prison address is finally revealed!
- OneMan - Monday, Mar 12, 12 @ 11:15 am:
Due to state budget cuts, this sign is now on the side of a rusty horse trailer…
Illinois’ new low cost program for ag education for students who get into mild disciplinary trouble.
- OneMan - Monday, Mar 12, 12 @ 11:19 am:
In a surprising clever move, music fan and bearded downstater Rich Miller convinced a host of Lincoln Park Hipsters(tm) that a broken down horse barn was the perfect place to go see music with the right amount of kitschy irony and that they would all be the only ones to hear a new band play, so ironic in their music and attitude that their entire set involves setting up the instruments, plugging everything in, then just drinking PBR and talking about how it is all BS and why they cant get better jobs with their English degrees.
- Happy Returns - Monday, Mar 12, 12 @ 11:38 am:
State Detention Barn: Where IEMA plans to keep a bunch of “Walkers” they think they can cure of the zombie virus. (Especially young ones named Sophie.)
- Charleston - Monday, Mar 12, 12 @ 11:40 am:
Just want to say that The Five Three Six is a fantastic music blog. It’s great they got a shout-out here!
- Rich Miller - Monday, Mar 12, 12 @ 11:44 am:
===The Five Three Six is a fantastic music blog===
Agreed.
- Wensicia - Monday, Mar 12, 12 @ 11:46 am:
State Detention Barn: Where FEMA suggests homeless Harrisburg residents reside while waiting for federal aid.
- Cheryl44 - Monday, Mar 12, 12 @ 11:48 am:
Ahhh, Willie. One of Secretariat’s descendents was killed in that fire in Round Lake over the weekend.
- Thoughts... - Monday, Mar 12, 12 @ 11:55 am:
OneMan - you got your neighborhoods mixed up. You’re referring to Wicker Park, Logan Square or Pilsen. “Lincoln Park Hipster” is an oxymoron.
Caption - “Due to budget cuts, Department of Corrections intake had to shift to a more economical location”
- PublicServant - Monday, Mar 12, 12 @ 12:02 pm:
The new location for housing Tamms prisoners, after it’s closed.
- aufjunk - Monday, Mar 12, 12 @ 12:23 pm:
Home of Rod Blagojevich, the world famous “Old Barn Dunce”.
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Mar 12, 12 @ 12:35 pm:
Cheryl44
(feels shame …)
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Mar 12, 12 @ 12:49 pm:
IL FINDS LOCATION FOR WI STATE SENATORS ON THE LAMB
- Anonymous - Monday, Mar 12, 12 @ 12:53 pm:
With DePaul right there, the young uns use Lincoln Hall as a singles bar. But I notice the talking thing at many venues (even at acoustic shows). These people are there to see and be seen, not for the music. When you ask them to hush or take it outside, they get belligerent.
- sal-says - Monday, Mar 12, 12 @ 1:03 pm:
Sorry, Rod….It’s Colorado for you.
- D.P. Gumby - Monday, Mar 12, 12 @ 3:45 pm:
Speaker Madigan reveals new campaign office for Alderman Cahnman.
- CircularFiringSquad - Monday, Mar 12, 12 @ 6:00 pm:
It appears after being riden hard and put away wet you failed to offer any insights into thebreathtaking Tribie expose on — gasp — Springfield fundraisers! Rather than wander in and get to know folks aka developing sources, they charge with photag and recorders rolling.
Clark Kent is rolling in his phone booth
- Idealist - Tuesday, Mar 13, 12 @ 1:38 am:
Welcome to the General Assembly in July