Douche Of The Day: Rudy Giuliani
So by now you’ve all no doubt heard that Rudy is holding a fundraiser and the admittance is $9.11. Ew. That was my first thought, just “ew.” Gross. How weird are these people? From the anti-gay gays to the guys that don’t believe that the short-necked giraffes still procreate just as much as the ones that don’t starve. They are such a lesson in unintended consequences. Their goal was to take the tragedy of 9/11 and use it for a “permanent Republican Majority” thinking we’d all be too afraid to tarnish the memory of that day to ever disagree with them. But we are afraid to tarnish the memory, so these guys have got to go. 9/11 brings up bad memories alright, but unfortunately few of that day anymore. That’s tragic.
Good Morning.
Just a photo of a woman dressed as a big eye.
Welcome to the 53rd Ward!
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Overheard at The Corner Bakery on the corner of LaSalle & Lake
“No he wasn’t.”
“No, I’m telling you. Jesus WAS a carpenter. I’m serious dude.”
“How do you know that, though?”
“Dude: are you joking?”
“No, seriously — who knows that kind of thing?”
I We Wonder What Algren Would Think of “Milk and Honey”
This is a picture taken by Chicago icon Art Shay. It’s (i believe) the corner of Division and Damen in the 50’s. Algren and Shay stalked Division street. I wonder what Algren would think of Division street now. Anyone for Organic Pizza? Or how bout tight jeans? Or that baby store with the really expensive european bouncy seats? I wonder what’d he think.
Douche of the Day: This Guy.
So I’m back to taking the “L” everyday to work. Dump the car, walk a 1/2 mile everyday to/from the “L” stop – it’s good. Hell, I paid good money for my iPhone – I might as well listen to the music while talking on the phone, TXTing my BFF SM, browsing the web to find a calamari restaurant watching a movie about Pirates and testing my blood sugar levels. And I can do ALL of that while walking to the train.
Good Morning.
A picture of a knitted “The Thing”
Poll: Am I gay?
So I just got a call from my Mom asking if I’m gay. If any of you read my last post, if you clicked continue you would’ve read my summary of J-Lo’s fashion show. I loved it, so to try and get a laugh out of how much I liked the show I wrote “Oh, yeah, and I’m gay” at the end. You know fashion, me loving it, there’s a lot of gay people in fashion…whatever, I would assume my intent would be transparent…unless…
It Used to Read “Jesus Saves”
What a great shot, ey? Hats off to the Sun-Times for getting a good shot of the final moments of the Pacific Garden Mission on State street. When I worked in the coffee shop at Columbia College about 12 years ago, I used to take the stale bagels and muffins over to the mission before I hopped on the red line. When I saw the mission was being moved, I wondered about the obvious history. Yesterday I was sent the new book of photos (old photos) “Chicago’s Nelson Algren” which was put together by Chicago legendary photographer Art Shay. Randomly I flipped through it and the page landed on a photo of Algren, hanging out at the Pacific Garden Mission on State street. What a coincidence, what a message.
Blagojedouche of the Day
I don’t understand – you are for the people and against big business. So you are going to give us health care and make big business pay for it. Yet you won’t budge on the stage budget til you get your way. Your way is for the people, against big business. But what I can’t understand is that to balance your budget, you took away “pork” projects from the local legislators. Too much big businesses getting funded like “Mutual Ground” (an Aurora women’s shelter), “Operation Ceasefire” (tryiing to curb youth/gand violence), Illinois Arts Council (for grants to arts organizations) and of course, money earmarked for AIDS testing and prevention. Yeah, big business loses, you showed them. The people win. Oh wait, I mean you win. So Blagojedouche, when did you become a republican?
Goodnight Fashionista Diaries
I have no idea how into these shows real people get, but if we weren’t working for the show, our obsession would be doctor-visit-worthy. And for the loggers, it’s a real reality show, we’re watching every second of every hour of footage, 1/180th of which YOU will see.
Mahoney, Malkovich, Metcalf, Schadenfreude?
We are excited to announce that we will be performing at the Steppenwolf as part of their “Traffic” series this spring. We are thinking of doing our naked True West. We will performing with our friends KevInda and there will be more information as it becomes available. If by chance you were invited (yep, invite only) to the Steppenwolf Open House this upcoming Monday, you will see a press availability by none other than Alderman Ed Bus. It probably doesn’t ruin the surprise because I’m pretty sure schad.net readers weren’t invited.
Tears of a Dad Clown
Good News/Bad News: I can make Miles laugh. That’s great right? I make a goofy face, his eyes go big, he opens his mouth wide as if he wants to laugh and then flashes a smile. Best feeling ever. Now the bad news: Julie can’t. She makes faces, goofs, grabs him and
tickles, but he doesn’t laugh. He likes it, but he doesn’t laugh. Well, at least she doesn’t have the burden. I make a face, he laughs. I try out some Andy Kaufman-esque new material, he doesn’t get it. So I have to go back to making the monkey face. He laughs. He laughs at his Dad clown, while I cry myself to sleep.
Which E-mail Should I Open Today?
Ah the joys of a flooded inbox. I have very little time and headspace to open EVERY e-mail I get, so I must choose the lucky one based on the subject line. So which one should I open today?
1) Tuesday on Oprah, September 25, 2007
2) Enter for a chance to win an autographed Kevin Youkilis jersey!
3) The guys get jealous now when they see me in the bathroom
Todd Voorhies auditions for the Cubs
Schad’s resident meathead Todd Voorhies recently auditioned to be the 7th Inning Stretch conductor for the Chicago Cubs.
What is Schadenfreude Up To You Ask?
About 6 feet! Ha! Here’s some news! For all of those interested in seeing Schadenfreude perform live, we are finalizing plans to embark on a 6 week tour of Chicago neighborhoods, sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon! It’ll be the Schadenfreude Rent Party Express. Look for more in the coming months, but the tour will start sometime in winter/spring 2008. We want Skid Row to open, but haven’t heard back yet…