{"id":22441,"date":"2026-09-12T07:32:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T12:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=22441"},"modified":"2026-09-12T09:16:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T14:16:40","slug":"well-we-were-walkin-before-we-could-crawl-and-you-were-lovin-just-emotion-just-all-its-just-emotion-wasnt-music-at-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=22441","title":{"rendered":"Well we were walkin’ before we could crawl. And you were lovin’ just emotion just all. It’s just emotion wasn’t music at all."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cheap Trick at RiverEdge Park, Aurora, IL 9\/10\/2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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As usual September always seems to be my busiest month. It was just 4 days prior I was at Ravinia in Highland Park to see Adam Ant, followed by my Labor Day BBQ and here we were at The Junction having a beet before hopping on the Metra train to Aurora to see CHEAP TRICK at RiverEdge where I saw the Totally Tubular Fest just 2 weeks prior. <\/p>\n\n\n

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The Junction is a casual lower-level bar and food court spot located inside Chicago Union Station at 222 S. Riverside Plaza. Serves beer, cocktails, wine, and basic drinks alongside pub-style TV sports, making it a convenient place to grab a drink while waiting for an Amtrak or Metra train.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Two Brothers Roundhouse 205 N Broadway, Aurora, IL 60505<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The historic Two Brothers Roundhouse is located in downtown Aurora across from the Fox River and the Aurora Train Station. This modern supper club boasts a fabulous menu with a variety of artisan dishes sure to appeal to all of our visitors. The Roundhouse is also home to Two Brothers Artisan Spirits’ distillery. The restaurant and Roundhouse Main Bar offer a full-service bar stocked with our complete range of spirits and craft beers brewed at Two Brothers Brewing Company in Warrenville.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Two Brothers Roundhouse’s famous fish tacos $18.95 and feature sustainable Dover sole, pico de gallo, cheese blend, cabbage, radish, spicy soy sauce, and ranch dressing on flour tortillas<\/p>\n\n\n

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Cheap Trick Setlist at RiverEdge Park, Aurora, IL 9\/10\/2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Live Wire (AC\/DC song) Song played from tape
Hello There
Heart on the Line
Come On, Come On
Lookout
Big Eyes (Rick left the stage)
Ain’t That a Shame (Followed by ten minute break due to Rick having breathing issues)
High Roller
(Robin Taylor Zander vocals, Rick returned mid-song)
I Know What I Want
I Want You to Want Me
Surrender
(Rick leaves the stage at the end of song as Dream Police sirens are starting)
Dream Police
Auf Wiedersehen
Goodnight<\/p>\n\n\n

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Lisa Lightning and “yours truly” captured by staff photographer for RiverEdge Park<\/p>\n\n\n

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After all of that, we ended up pretty much where we did last summer and far below the long term average. Good? Bad? Who cares? Your call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Summer of Silly Decisions 2026: 144 killed, 597 wounded
Summer 2025: 142 killed, 627 wounded<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The current longer term trend that started back in February of 2025 has held ever since. While there is always the possibility of a May 2020-like fork in the road, we\u2019re likely to end the year somewhere in the 450-ish homicide range with less than 2,000-ish people shot. On par with last year. Like 2025, those are 2005-2015 like numbers when 500 homicides was an unacceptable number. Now it\u2019s the goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* The Summer Shooting Season runs from 12p Friday of Memorial Day weekend thru 6a Tuesday of Labor Day weekend<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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