{"id":23828,"date":"2026-11-08T16:45:49","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T21:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=23828"},"modified":"2026-11-09T09:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T14:00:18","slug":"chilled-to-the-bone-and-five-miles-to-home-im-messing-in-the-dark-and-feelin-all-alone-ive-got-ice-in-my-fire-got-the-heat-in-my-wire-inject-a-little-heat-im-burnin-up-the-tires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=23828","title":{"rendered":"Chilled to the bone and five miles to home. I’m messing in the dark and feelin’ all alone. I’ve got ice in my fire got the heat in my wire. Inject a little heat, I’m burnin’ up the tires."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Palmer House 17 E Monroe St, Chicago, IL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Palmer House \u2013 <\/strong> is a historic hotel in Chicago<\/a>‘s Loop area<\/a>, the third by that name. The first opened in 1870, and the present building in 1925. In the 19th century, the Palmer House was the city’s first hotel with elevators, and the first hotel with electric light bulbs and telephones in the guest rooms. The hotel has been dubbed the longest continuously operating hotel in North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entertainers who have appeared at the Palmer House’s Empire Room have included Frank Sinatra<\/a>, Judy Garland<\/a>, Liberace<\/a>, Ella Fitzgerald<\/a>, Bob Fosse<\/a>, Maurice Chevalier<\/a>, Lena Horne<\/a>, Nat King Cole<\/a>, Louis Armstrong<\/a>, Harry Belafonte<\/a>, Sammy Davis Jr.<\/a>, Peggy Lee<\/a>, Carol Channing<\/a>, Bobby Darin<\/a>, Jimmy Durante<\/a>, Sonny & Cher<\/a>, Liza Minnelli<\/a>, Dionne Warwick<\/a>, Sophie Tucker<\/a>, Tommy Dorsey<\/a>, Phyllis Diller<\/a>, Lou Rawls<\/a>, Shep Fields<\/a> (1930s) Dick Gregory<\/a> (1963), Frankie Laine<\/a> (1963), Josh White<\/a> (1966), Tony Bennett<\/a> (1968), Florence Henderson<\/a> (1968), Donald O’Connor<\/a> (1971), Jerry Lewis<\/a> (1971), The Supremes<\/a> (1971 & 1972),Jane Powell<\/a> (1972), Lorna Luft<\/a> (1972), Trini Lopez<\/a> (1973), The Lettermen<\/a> (1973) and many others.<\/p>\n\n\n

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TAC QUICK 1011 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL<\/p>\n\n\n

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Saffy and JSIN at Tac Quick<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We had a nice dinner of many appetizer dishes and 1 big entree. I brought Saffy here a year ago and this was JSINs first time even though he’s heard me talk about it for years <\/p>\n\n\n

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A buncha early birthday gifts from some very good friends.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Thanks to Saffy and JSIN for thinking of me on their recent trip to MI. Looks like I’ll be sleeping well this winter.<\/p>\n\n\n

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on Thursday 11\/5\/2026 JSIN and Saffy checked into a suite at the Historic Palmer House Hotel<\/p>\n\n\n

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Picturing their room in my mind took me back to the episodes when Tony was living out of a hotel so I decided to have a little fun with the concept<\/p>\n\n\n

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Early Saturday afternoon I would go inside of the Palmer House for the very first time although I’ve biked by it hundreds of times<\/p>\n\n\n

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When I got there on Saturday they had bags and bags of candy so I got my fix on before we left to eat at Lucy’s<\/p>\n\n\n

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On the way to Lucy’s I directed my friends into Graceland Cemetery to the grave of Potter Palmer (founder of the Palmer House) (May 20, 1826 \u2013 May 4, 1902) was an American businessman who was responsible for much of the development of State Street in Chicago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He built several buildings along State Street \u201con three-fourths of a mile frontage,\u201d including the Palmer House Hotel. When his buildings were destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire, Palmer borrowed $1.7 million to rebuild, the largest amount lent to a private individual up to that time. He reclaimed the swampland north of Chicago\u2019s commercial district, developing it into Lake Shore Drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1885 Palmer built the castle-like Palmer Mansion on Lake Shore Drive, leading to the establishment of the Gold Coast. Prior to that time, Prairie Avenue had been the most desirable address in Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Palmer is buried in Graceland Cemetery in the north side neighborhood known today as Uptown, Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Lucy’s Fried Chicken & Smashburgers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4570 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucy\u2019s serves their fried chicken thighs sans skeleton, making for a streamlined bird feast. The spicy fried pieces look like tenders that have never skipped a gym day, and you can also get them sandwiched between brioche buns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucy\u2019s restaurant is an experience: a throwback into the 1960\u2019s. It\u2019s a celebration of the liberation of women, the best music ever created and a nod to the freedom and fervor that existed at the time. Lucy’s wants to create a vibe that takes you back to the advent of rock and roll and the fight for equality.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Tres Hombres with JSIN and Saffy at Lucy’s 11\/7\/2026<\/p>\n\n\n

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Courtesy of publicist William Zimmerman<\/p>\n\n\n

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Wednesday afternoon I spent a couple of hours with Greg Duncan and we stopped into Uptown Lounge for a Uptown Handshake<\/p>\n\n\n

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UPTOWN DELI 4759 N Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL,<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Greg has been telling me for over a year now how good this place is when it comes to sandwiches. I was completely blown away by he quality and quantity of the Ruben that Greg ordered for me. I’ll be back for sure.<\/p>\n\n\n

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JSIN on the Sopranos “Universal remote. Put it down on docking station.” <\/em>– Valery<\/p>\n\n\n

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Such a surprise seeing a movie I never knew about and absolutely love, The Hunt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The film attempts a “both-siderist” satire that mocks hyper-partisanship, internet conspiracy theories, online echo chambers, and both liberal elitism and right-wing tropes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hunt<\/strong><\/em> is a 2020 American film written by Nick Cuse and Damon Lindelof<\/a>, and directed by Craig Zobel<\/a>. The film stars Betty Gilpin<\/a> and Hilary Swank<\/a> alongside an ensemble cast that includes Ike Barinholtz<\/a>, Ethan Suplee<\/a>, Glenn Howerton<\/a>, Amy Madigan<\/a>, Wayne Duvall<\/a>, Sturgill Simpson<\/a>, and Emma Roberts<\/a>. Jason Blum<\/a> was a producer under his Blumhouse Productions<\/a> banner, along with Lindelof. Zobel and Lindelof have said that the film is intended as a satire<\/a> on the profound political divide between the American left<\/a> and right<\/a>. In the film, a group of elites abduct working-class people to hunt them.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Niko on me at 445 AM long after I’m passed<\/p>\n\n\n

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Friday 11\/6\/2026 Good Morning Buena Park and it’s a cold one<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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