Andymatic

Category: Chicago

  • Rudolf the Red-Hosed Reindeer

    I love Matt Gunnels, Chris Carpenter and Brigitte Ditmars. I went to school with them and I’ve seen them in plays (or directed them or acted next to them) for over a decade. And I never tire of seeing them onstage. And that is why seeing them in Hell in a Handbag’s Rudolf the Red-Hosed […]

  • Chicago Murder Rate Lowest in 40 Years

    Chicago is on target to see the lowest number of homicides in 40 years. Although 445 people were murdered in the city so far this year, this is down from the whopping 884 murders recorded in 1992.

  • IL Gov Wants to Ban Graphic Video Game Sales to Minors

    Slippery slope time. Evidently the video games rating system isn’t enough. Some of the popular video games on the market right now allow kids to simulate and participate in violent and sexual activities. Soldiers heading to Iraq use simulations like today’s games in order to prepare for war. That may be OK if you’re a […]

  • Pampered Chef Chicago

    If anyone wants to buy Pampered Chef products – my buddy Brigitte’s got the pipeline – email me for her contact info. Does anyone always picture Chef Boyardee in a diaper when they hear the phrase Pampered Chef?

  • Fox Chicago News Sucks

    There was a fire downtown last night on La Salle street. Initial details were sketchy – but that didn’t stop Nancy Pender, John Dempsey and company from interrupting a gripping episode of The Swan to repeat the same four facts over and over and over again. They kept repeating over and over that probably the […]

  • Arrest Made in Chicago Murder

    (via Oscillate via 365Gay) Chicago police have made an arrest in the October 31 killing of a gay teacher but say there is nothing linking the suspect to the unsolved murders of at least two other gay men.

  • Chicago Police Deny Serial Killer Stalking Gay Men in Lakeview

    (via Palochi) Police probing the murder of a gay Chicago man say there are a number of similarities between the killing and those of at least two other gay men. But, they say they are not ready to say the killings were done by the same person. We’ve got Jack the Ripper now. At least […]

  • You Are Beautiful

    On the air exhaust vents next to the Starbucks on Belmont and Clark is a small silver sticker that says You are beautiful. And then on the stoplight pole on Clark, Halsted and Barry (on the SportMart side) says You are beautiful. I always wondered where these came from. Now I know.

  • Tim P of Glitchworks

    Didn’t realize Tim (of Tim and Tim) is such a fantastic graphic artist. So I’m linking to him here. Great style, Tim! Glitchworks.com.

  • Market Days 2004

    Market Days is like an internment camp with funnel cakes. Ron and I woke late and had breakfast and then went to see the festivities. It is a strange affair mixing political action groups and area businesses with multiple stages hosting tons of music. Highlights: Generations and their front-girl Kristin Equi cranking out a fantastic […]