Certain people from a certain Midwest town have a certain way of saying their words – different from other folks around the country. (Reference to comic genius Bill Swerski’s Super Fans of Saturday Night Live fame, circa early 1990s.)
Chicagoans, we kinda really, actually, totally sound like these guys. Let me use myself as an example. [Press play, please!]
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1. After a certain point, my foot got very heavy and it was hard for me to keep from speeding through the massive plains. Barns, silos, great stretches of trains and the patchwork of fields laid before us. It seemed to never end. We were driving out to Iowa for the day to register people … Continue reading Four Years Later, Election Day Reflections in 3 Short Essays.
Reggae Gold w Dj Papa G courtesy of Ogún Pleas Films via Vimeo.
You’ll get three things out of Reggae Gold:
I don’t like to play games. I don’t even like to play video games. But this past April, I got an X-Box. Oh, wait, not an X-Box, but an EX-BOX [.mp3]. I recorded this story with my gal-pal Jenny and Shantell of Vocalo.org 89.5FM a few months ago. And, if you liked this story, you … Continue reading The Ex-Box: Hear it Live 7 PM Tonight, Simone’s in Chicago
