Chicago: They paved a fetid swamp/and put up a parking lot

7 food trucks at Dearborn/Monroe today. Got pulled pork.

Huh.
It is now legal to juggle, do a somersault and hang out — even if you’re a “known” thief, burglar, pickpocket or robber — in Cook County’s forest preserves.

But keep your pants on — and zipped — if you’re golfing or practicing on forest preserve courses and driving ranges, or you’ll face a
disorderly conduct ticket and fine of up to $500.

This comment starts off funny "Now if only they would allow Hucksters, Shysters, assclowns, and scam artists...." The rest is what you would expect.

7 food trucks at Dearborn/Monroe today.

Was one of them Gaztro-Wagon? Their truck was in front of me on Elston this morning.

Gastro-wagon is not one that comes there. Which is too bad, I'd like to try it. We get meatyballs, taco fusion, tamale spaceship, Mac and cheese truck, a torta truck, another one that does deli style sandwiches, a BBQ truck, haute sausage, the empanadas truck, flirty cupcakes, and sweet ride Chicago. all at various days during the week.

It's interesting, many of the truck owners park other vehicles out there all morning, paying for parking so they can hold the space until lunch time comes and they can bring in the food trucks.

I want to work for Big Law so I have easy access to Big Food.

Really though, it would be nice to work for a bigger firm that has real systems in place. I see myself at home in litigation support. Document management and rules of procedure are my passions.

At a few Big Bank jobs, there would always be Corner Bakery sandwiches and cookies left behind in conference rooms in the afternoon.

The Korean tacos were good. The prices were nice and despite what the cashier told us, the tacos were on the generous side. I had a krazy Korean carbonated milk-based soda, and it was delicious and not weird.

I wonder if Del Seoul really is the first Korean taco place in Chicago? The food press seems to think so, but Avondale is Mexi-Korea, so it would surprise me if there weren't Mexican tacos there already.

Haha - KOREAN tacos, I meant.

so what is it like bulgogi with kimchi or something?

I liked the kimchi fries with pork belly.

I guess they are the first. Strange! CA and NYC have had them forever.

xp - They have 4 kinds of tacos: bolgogi, sesame-chili shrimp, BBQ pork, and some kind of chicken. The tacos come with shredded cabbage and some kind of onion-cilantro relish, and you can get kim chi and market pickles on the side.

They also have traditional Korean dishes, and banh mi, too. And the crazy fries Jeff mentioned. And all kinds of weird Asian beverages.

sounds badass, gonna have to try that

BOLGOGI TACOS??????????????????

Never had any of the others (obv.), but the shrimp tacos are delicious.

i went to a korean taco truck in brooklyn a few weeks ago, their stuff wasn't as crazy (mostly pork) but was really tasty.

Being subjected by a coworker to endless Goldfinger. Now, I'm no ska-punk fan, as you might imagine. But I've found a level on which to enjoy it, because as much as the lead singer wants to sound like Billie Joe Armstrong, he instead sounds exactly like Weird Al.

I listened to goldfinger in college.

I'm about to fly for 15+ hours. I may never be the same. Remember me fondly.

hope yr arms hold up

This lady will be at the art gallery across the street from my place tonight:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLqvQUoxLFI

It starts at 9 if anyone wants to come

I was off the grid for 17 hours and only 2 chilx posts???

We're too busy and important for the Internet.

Corey, I just started watching that video and I'm pausing at :49 so I can spend quality time with it later when I'm more awake. The tune sounds fascinating, and the video of early 90s Chicago is excellent! Did you go see her? How was it?

Jeff, how's Hong Kong?

It's feels weird that HK is part of China now.

The airport was nice, the train from the airport was nice, and the hotel is nice. That's all I've done. I haven't even been outside yet.

Should probably sleep. Been up for 27 hours. Zzzzzzzzz

xxxp it was fun — they did a variety show with some (okay) comedians performing songs and jokes. My friend Zach won a painting of a raptor by being able to stuff 5 crackers in his mouth and whistle. The lady herself was very nice, though she held my hand a little too long when we shook hands. Zach had to leave, so I left around 11 and didn't see if she sang any songs.

Jeff: pics!

Corey: How did people act with her? I heard on NPR that in Worst Movie Ever, Troll 2 fans were awkward and weird with...someone from Troll 2 (actor? writer? director?). Like, they didn't know how to deal with him as a person, only as an ironic anti-genius. Which makes sense. Troll 2 was delightfully horrible in the same vein as Sleepaway Camp and The Apartment (astounding for their seemingly self-unaware, accidental shittiness) as opposed to early John Waters or Tonetta, who seem to know what's up.

Like, I so wish I could have met Edith Massey, not to stare at a freak, but because she seems really interesting as more than just a spectacle.

Anyway, that was a question.

For those who don't know Edith Massey, here she is in a typically bizarre John Waters character

http://shola.endingthealphabet.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/edithm.jpg

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EZ, surely you are aware of Edith Massey?!

I don't think so. Mein Gott!

i feel bad i don't have any hong kong tips for jeff. i would usually just take the bus downtown and hang out in virgin records for a long time. then always eat noodles at the same restaurant. or just wander around. you should probably take the ferry sometime, that's pretty fun.

xxp I was afraid it would be awkward but the atmosphere was friendly. The girl hosting the show was asking questions about how her inspiration for various songs, what she's working on now, etc. Her answers were honest and funny, like how the girls in one of her videos were people she knew from a nail salon.

!! She was Edie (the Egg Lady) in Pink Flamingoes and Aunt Ida Female Trouble, and she was in Polyester, too. John Waters found her tending bar in Baltimore, and she later opened a thrift shop. <3

I really hope you will watch this clip!

xps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeWgYXsYsWo

The world of heterosexuals is a sick and boring liiiife.

lol @ subtitle above

xp Corey - I'm glad!

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/80/Nothin_matters_and_what_if_it_did.JPG

this is the video with the nail salon girls:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uOwVg2B79E

Best street solicitation interaction ever:

Dude: Excuse me, miss. Do you like hip hop?

Me: I do, but I don't want to buy a CD.

Dude: Okay! Have a sticker! Have a good day!

Me: Thanks! You, too!

That's how it's done, hair question men.

Unfortch, the sticker is two red squiggles on a piece of repurposed USPS mailing label so I have no idea what band it is. Or if the dude is not just straight up crazy.

Maybe the sticker is a curse!

i bet the cd is just him groaning wordlessly while "reasonable doubt" plays in the background

They did look very homemade, even for a street salesperson.

N/a, I think I will hang out at virgin records all day. I hope the have coffee.

Ah, good old Virgin Records.

I was GISing "This Town Needs A Fire" Poster Children T-shirt and this image was on page 2 of the results:

http://gickr.com/results2/anim_6a22f2a9-dc69-6274-a967-5346cec55f3d.gif

It's from a 2009 Chicago thread.

Also, this post from that thread was funny:

There was a redneck in Carhartt coveralls who rubbed money on Jenny and Leslie for luck. ;__;

If ;__;ing about the locals rubbing money on your womenfolk is FIPery, then a FIP I am.

From page 3 of the GIS results

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3479/3466887282_d035454dda.jpg

So a guy named M1gu3l C@still0 just added me on Google+. I know who he is b/c he work(ed?) at Schubas and is(was?) in the band Catf1sh H@ven. But I'm pretty sure he doesn't know who I am. ESPECIALLY BECAUSE he walked up to chat with someone at Pitchfork yesterday who was sitting right next to me and didn't acknowledge me at all. (I mean, not that I expect him to. If we've ever had a conversation, it was very brief.)

However, it looks like he's added 1,000+ people, including about a dozen ILXors. Does he post here?

He added me, too.