Friday morning forecast 2/13/2026 The Alta Vista Terrace District is a historic district in the Lake View community of Chicago, Illinois. The district was built in 1904 in imitation of the rowhouse style of London. The development was the work of Samuel Gross, who was… Read More »In nocte aestiva calida, offerresne guttur tuum lupo cum rosis rubris?
It was my first night out since mid December when Melita and I saw Alicia Witt in Evanston. I missed 2 shows I had anticipated in early January due to the flu. The show last… Read More »When you’re a pirouetting, highkicking, thigh slapping cruiser. When you’re a hip grinding, spellbinding, clean cut seducer.
In the beginning….. I was 14 years old and in 8th grade when I won Cheap Trick tickets and their record catalog from WOMP FM 100. 1979 April 24, 1979 Cheap Trick Wheeling WVJuly 21,… Read More »Alex Zander Concerts List 1979-2026
Its INSANE how much this looks exactly like Melita although I don’t think she’d ever wear anything that tight. This photo from Erika Teitell (Karlton’s daughter) made me very happy this week. Thank you! A… Read More »I keep chasing this tail but the tail gets bigger go figure. A thousand more stories keep the fires and flames alive. So how the fuck do I dream at night? With the memories of a borrowed death, the guilty past.
People who take pleasure in the downfall of others are almost always relieving pressure inside themselves. Someone else’s failure gives their ego a brief sense of elevation – “at least I’m not them”, or “at… Read More »“At times like these when enemies can number more than friends, a friend indeed is what I need not someone who pretends.”
Friday January 23, 2026 When I got up and out of bed just after 6 AM this morning it was minus 6 degrees and its not even going up to zero degrees today. When I… Read More »‘Cause it’s cold outside and you won’t let me in. ‘Cause I really fucking needed a friend right now. But this feels like the end.
8/14/02 “DRINKING DECADENCE DESPAIR AND INDULGENCE IN THE LAND OF OZZ” PART ONE I woke up to the humidity that is August in Chicago. I knew it was going to be the start of a… Read More »“DRINKING DECADENCE DESPAIR AND INDULGENCE IN THE LAND OF OZZ” OZZFEST 2002 Alpine Valley WI
The ALASKA Journey 2002 Imagine yourself stepping back in time to a place where there are no phones, no TVs, and no sounds of the modern day technological world, yet plenty of comfort, which is… Read More »The ALASKA Journey 2002
The Airport Mesa Vortex in Sedona, Arizona 2000 The very first entry into Diary of a Damned Man USA – Monday, November 19, 2001 at 08:26:15 (EST) DIARY Pilgrim Entry (Oct 2001) October was fucking… Read More »The very first entry into Diary of a Damned Man 2001: I don’t know why I said the things I said. Pride’s like a knife it can cut deep inside. Words are like weapons they wound sometimes.
Linda Wines sent me a photo of a younger Nico (the one with the weird ear) and all I could think was F R A G I L E It must be Italian. photo 2018… Read More »You’re my food, you’re my water. You’ve got to be the devil’s daughter. Can’t get near, can’t get far. You’ve got the power, but know you are.