HEADS UP - for anyone viewing this at work, everyone is clothed and there's nothing you wouldn't see at any beach, but just so you know ahead of time. Enjoy ;-)

 

Soundtrack for Part 2 - take your pick, I watched Berlin perform both at their show during Market Days:

 

 

And alright, so I got a little misty-eyed when they performed this - I totally missed out when this song first came out:

 

When we last left off - we were checking out some of the sights near the Chicago River. The Carbide and Carbon Building - now the Hard Rock Cafe Hotel:

 

The Mather Building:

 

Chicago River twinkling in the morning sun:

 

Chicago icons:

 

 

One of the more high-profile victims of the recession, Waterview Tower - planned to be a 1,000+ ft. mixed-use tower, now just the parking garage base and even that isn't being used  :oops:

 

Okay one more shot of Marina City and the IBM Building:

 

A little more time was spent admiring the Jewelers Building - one of my favorites along the river:

 

 

 

Aqua, one of the newest residential towers - making waves with its balconies ;-)

 

The cupola of the Crains building:

 

Art deco elements on another Michigan Avenue highrise:

 

But it's time to go for a walk, further up Michigan Avenue, the Sofitel peeks out from behind a neighboring tower:

 

And finally we make it to the Oak Street beach and pedway/bikeway.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Okay back from the beach, here's some sportscar zipping through the 'hood:

 

Some *gorgeous* architecture just west of the beach:

 

 

 

 

But time for lunch (and people watching!):

 

 

 

 

 

 

But time to head back to Halsted and Market Days!

 

I suppose I can see why people thought the bartenders at Minibar were attractive ;-)

 

But as Positive K said - "I Got A Man!" so we headed out to the street:

 

 

Back to the Addison stage where Berlin was performing:

 

There's Terri Nunn - still rockin' it and looking great!

 

She got on one of her roadies shoulders who then carried her through the crowd! Rock the f#ck ON!!!

 

As we headed out, there was more entertainment to be had!  :-o

 

And of course, drinks and revelry - so I'll just leave you with a hint of what's in the next section :-)

 

 

 

Great pics... I used to work on the 36th floor of the IBM Building, and it's nice to see it represented.

NO. YOU. DIDNT. GO. POSITIVE K!  BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITCH!  WORK!

 

MD was packed.  Geez.  All those queens would have given me a headache!

She looks like a blond Fran Drescher.

If I move back to Chicago on an impulse, say, tomorrow morning, I'm blaming you MayDay. And I'm sending you the bill.

If I move back to Chicago on an impulse, say, tomorrow morning, I'm blaming you MayDay. And I'm sending you the bill.

Sending the HBIC the bill will be an exercise in futility.  It will go unpaid!  :wink:

NOW WHY THE HELL DID I LEAVE??

 

I'm going to go punch something right now

 

 

Edit:

I feel better now, well except my hand.

 

OK, I am going to move back in the fall of next year.

Next item, cancel home shopping in New Orleans. 

Sweet Home Chicago, here I come.  (all Mayday's fault)

Funny story since you brought up patios on condo buildings. 

The story was the Trump building had a hard time selling condos because they did not have any.

 

My friend is sort of friends with the Mayor, and when they discussed it, the Mayor said that when Central Station (all the new condos in the south loop, near Soldier Field) was being planned, it was the Mayor who pused for the patios.

The developers (one of which was Forest City) tried to convince him that condo people didn't like patios.  Then he replied that he knew Chicago people, when the weather is nice, the spend every possible moment outside.

Guess Trump did not get the memo.

NOW WHY THE HELL DID I LEAVE??

I'm not one to gossip, so you aint heard it from me, but heard they revoked your Gay Card and the Chicagoland Queens tribunal ran you out of town.

So awesome, thanks for all these, MayDay.  I find that Trump building just so hideous... but damn I love those old Chicago towers.  And that Aqua's not so bad either.

 

I really can't get over the Chicago waterfront.  Makes the jogger/biker in me so insanely envious.

Great stuff!

NOW WHY THE HELL DID I LEAVE??

I'm not one to gossip, so you aint heard it from me, but heard they revoked your Gay Card and the Chicagoland Queens tribunal ran you out of town.

 

Oh yeah, I forgot

Love the picture of the beer with the sears errrrr willis tower in the background.