Des Plaines River Trail – Chicago off road biking
Chicago is not exactly road or off-road nirvana for cyclists so we take what we can get but there are some hidden gems. I was introduced to one by Fabio Orlandi – the Des Plaines River Trail.
Tag: Chicago
Chicago Tribune – ads on the front page
An advertisement on the front page of a newspaper, the Chicago Tribune no less…
Beastie Boys – Gala Event Chicago 2007
Beasties Boys Gala Event Live at the Riviera Theater – Chicago, 9/26/2007 I was invited to see the Beastie Boys Gala Event Tour at the insistence of my work/life/music bud Curt and I was like… the […]
Cloud Gate – The Bean
Cloud Gate – aka The Bean, Chicago 2007 7:45am Cloud Gate – aka The Bean, changes people with it’s presence. I think they should send it around the world. Cloud Gate is a sculpture by Indian-born […]
Gamma Photo Labs
My first job in the big city My first job in the big city fresh out of art school. Working down in the Chicago art district for Gamma Photo Lab at 314 Superior. Riding the El […]
King Poser – Cyclocross Diaries
First the Track (Velodrome) season ends. Then the road season. It’s Cyclocross time! Cyclocross (Wikipedia – Cyclo-cross) is an excellent way to stay in shape, improve your technical skills and stay sharp on the bike. Or you could cut the crap and say – Cross is like doing a 1hr individual TT dragging a fifty pound boulder on a rope interrupted by jumping on and off the bike at speed just to check and make sure you’re suffering enough. And suffer you will…