Sufjan Stevens-chicago
Stopped for a few days in Chicago on my way back to work. Great place! Stayed at the Hard Rock Hotel. Nice view of N. Michigan Ave in the heart of downtown. Below are a few of the pictures from the visit. Notice the giant pancakes from the Bongo Room. By far the most [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Food'
Chicago – Not so windy
October 10th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Chicago · Food · Music · Travel
Shrine and Dine
April 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Visited El Santuario (shrine) De Chimayo the other day after returning from Santa Fe. It’s said that the holy soil is the source of many miracles. It was fairly quite during our visit but it’s estimated that it receives almost 300,000 visitors per year and has been called the most important Catholic pilgrimage center in [...]
Tags: Food · New Mexico · Travel
Memphis Tennessee
January 17th, 2008 · No Comments
After a short, uneventful drive from Nashville we arrived in Memphis TN. We got in around dinner time. After some confusion with the hotel valet (yeah, we decided to live large) on where to park “The Beast” (to tall for their parking garage), they finally let me park it in the employee parking lot and [...]
Tags: Bars · Food · Music · Travel
Road Trip Part 2 – The Day of Bourbon
January 16th, 2008 · No Comments
After leaving 245 miles from Brooklyn we finally made it into through MD, WV and into KY. We stayed the night out side of Lexington Kentucky. The next morning we had a quick, uneventful drive through downtown Lexington before heading an hour or so south and arriving at the Jim Beam Distillery. Jim Beam is [...]
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Sxip Shirey’s Hour of Charm – Joe’s Pub
January 10th, 2008 · No Comments
Caught this variety show Thursday night at Joe’s Pub. Incredible fun. Each act had it’s own amazing qualities. I really liked the 500 Clown performance and the music of Dayna Kurtz. Kalki Hula Girl was an Australian hottie who hypnotized me with her gyrating hula hoops.
Featured artists included:
Kalki Hula Girl
Dayna Kurtz
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