Solipsism

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61129325870996979252011-08-02T16:09:06.776-05:00SolipsismReal blog is at <a href="http://www.b12partners.net/wp/">www.b12partners.net/wp/</a>Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.comBlogger2061100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-46434808502516610932010-06-18T02:00:00.001-05:002010-06-18T02:00:37.662-05:00Hanging Low and Noisy Upon the Horizon

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Hanging Low and Noisy Upon the Horizon, originally uploaded by swanksalot.Moon rise over the West Loopdecluttr

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-85209633630291552192010-01-11T12:08:00.001-06:002010-01-11T12:08:57.736-06:00Self Portrait 164 - circa 2002

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Self Portrait 164 - circa 2002, originally uploaded by swanksalot.Walnut Creek, I think, or maybe Pleasanton.decluttr

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-6502939470339559852009-09-27T10:09:00.000-05:002009-09-27T10:09:39.488-05:00Nail Biter

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-58801124163316528012009-09-26T09:46:00.000-05:002009-09-26T09:46:27.522-05:00Big Drop of Pantheon Ego

ancient Photoshop collage

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-4262184533791126342009-09-25T17:05:00.000-05:002009-09-25T17:05:13.386-05:00Light within

self potrait from several years ago

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-18617170571055683692009-09-25T16:57:00.000-05:002009-09-25T16:58:05.378-05:00Kookies

Cleo and the Pope, before Cleo got terminally ill.

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-2075719046934001472009-09-25T16:37:00.000-05:002009-09-25T16:37:06.141-05:00Shane MacGowan

a screencap from the film If I Should Fall From Grace

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-68380735892887923952009-09-24T12:35:00.000-05:002009-09-24T12:35:03.601-05:00Hubba Hubba

Jenna and Not-Jenna Bush having some fun

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-23062059364314502662009-09-24T12:32:00.001-05:002009-09-24T12:32:50.639-05:00The Fate of the Animals - 1913

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-76599326755018159842009-09-24T08:42:00.000-05:002009-09-24T08:42:23.942-05:00War President 2004

I think this was a cover from The Nation, but I could be wrong

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-78642828795234173882009-03-16T19:30:00.001-05:002009-03-16T19:30:21.743-05:00Family Portrait Banks of the Sabine

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Family Portrait Banks of the Sabine, originally uploaded by swanksalot.I insisted we take a quick stop for a family portrait

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-18356608483913196122009-01-08T10:34:00.001-06:002009-01-08T10:34:55.746-06:00pope snow huntress

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-22459653664427223472008-12-30T08:33:00.001-06:002008-12-30T08:33:19.198-06:00Winter, Oh Winter

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Winter, Oh Winter, originally uploaded by swanksalot.Sunshine only lasts a second(caught using strobe effect on my new flash: Speedlight SB:800)[view large on black: www.b12partners.net/photoblog/index.php?showimage=72 ]

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-56579389633869713972008-12-14T14:32:00.001-06:002008-12-14T14:32:17.977-06:00Landings - TRI-X 400

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-68226497947435738322008-12-10T12:20:00.001-06:002008-12-10T12:20:53.387-06:00The Pope Plays Piano

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } The Pope Plays Piano, originally uploaded by swanksalot.mostly boogy-woogie and ragtime, but she takes requests

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-8846915494877368892008-11-28T01:23:00.001-06:002008-11-28T01:23:21.105-06:00Fresh Copper River Sockeye Salmon

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-12128323796786830132008-08-16T11:42:00.000-05:002008-08-16T11:43:12.748-05:00Photos for sale

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-41663486441708768632008-07-11T20:00:00.001-05:002008-07-11T20:00:58.129-05:00Uploaded - Jul 11, 2008-3

the pope

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-71423322612765072152008-06-28T20:34:00.001-05:002008-06-28T20:34:02.648-05:00Chris's Billiards

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Chris's Billiards, originally uploaded by swanksalot.store for lease, but I want that sign (poor use of apostrophe and all)View large on black:www.b12partners.net/photoblog/index.php?showimage=29

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-12032181146023328112008-06-28T20:33:00.001-05:002008-06-28T20:33:43.482-05:00Smoker's Burdens

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-62331170382876058132008-06-13T18:13:00.001-05:002008-06-13T18:13:07.838-05:00Choose Your Angle

from last year's archives.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Choose Your Angle, originally uploaded by swanksalot.I think I like the color version better.South Loop somewhereview large on black: www.b12partners.net/photoblog/index.php?showimage=28

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-40508134389551358192008-06-05T23:46:00.001-05:002008-06-05T23:46:49.219-05:00Do Not Enter My Butt

click to embiggen.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Do Not Enter My Butt, originally uploaded by swanksalot.Wrong (way).Totally stole this from Joe M500's photowww.flickr.com/photos/m500/2490405020/but looks like a slightly different location.

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-65166191417955959432008-05-26T01:16:00.001-05:002008-05-26T01:16:54.996-05:00Evening in Seattle

Large version betterhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/swanksalot/2523638632/sizes/o/.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Evening in Seattle, originally uploaded by swanksalot.from my hotel room, or nearby

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-34556925646408386782008-05-26T01:13:00.001-05:002008-05-26T01:13:40.890-05:00City Fish Market - Seattle

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-25272404369839829172008-05-20T14:52:00.001-05:002008-05-20T14:52:19.999-05:00Don't Outlive Your Money

There's No Time like the present.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Don't Outlive Your Money, originally uploaded by swanksalot.Don't have to tell me twice!

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-58736870210694188922008-05-02T09:10:00.001-05:002008-05-02T09:12:45.091-05:00Chicago Public Radio May 2, 2008

Chicago Public Radio republished my photo on their home page.Here's the image at Flickr:

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-53546655611207998242008-04-25T10:25:00.001-05:002008-04-25T10:25:35.964-05:00Xenu dot Net

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Xenu dot Net, originally uploaded by swanksalot.sticker, N. Halstedwww.whyweprotest.netwww.xenu.netThis sticker is no longer available due to a copyright claim by the Church of Scientology International, Inc.+Help bring an end

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-59918194922223770452008-04-23T13:14:00.001-05:002008-04-23T13:14:04.838-05:00No Cruising Zone

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-81689615452536732672008-04-22T13:43:00.001-05:002008-04-22T13:43:39.343-05:00Lament of the Fragrant Shadows

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Lament of the Fragrant Shadows, originally uploaded by swanksalot.Tuft of exploded 4th of July ordinance visible especially in the large version:www.flickr.com/photos/swanksalot/2433811327/sizes/o/

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-4422918575187799962008-04-15T12:10:00.001-05:002008-04-15T12:10:48.271-05:00Some Dude in Lincoln Park

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Some Dude in Lincoln Park, originally uploaded by swanksalot.Not sure who this is actually. Anyone know? Anyone? Bueller?lincolnparkconnect.com/fun/fun_public_art/index.php

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-50381407379916097012008-04-14T18:38:00.001-05:002008-04-14T18:38:40.290-05:00Ballad of the West Loop BW

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-82431724530626024932008-04-09T16:23:00.001-05:002008-04-09T16:23:35.756-05:00Cold Beer

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-73100577640876360732008-04-06T09:00:00.001-05:002008-04-06T09:00:56.350-05:00Doorknob Optional

from summer, 2007.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Doorknob Optional, originally uploaded by swanksalot.detail, South Loop (?) Love those colors.

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-37231157062377053422008-04-05T13:37:00.001-05:002008-04-05T13:37:18.386-05:00Lights Out

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Lights Out, originally uploaded by swanksalot.South Loop(see also: www.flickr.com/photos/phule/1331408277/ )

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-60877179230744425302008-04-04T12:31:00.001-05:002008-04-04T12:31:48.108-05:00Carryout at 17 East Ohio

from my car window several months ago.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Carryout at 17 East Ohio, originally uploaded by swanksalot.There are all kinds of jokes ready to be made here....(probably best viewed large )

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-65016309780767541902008-04-03T21:02:00.001-05:002008-04-03T21:02:24.610-05:00Every City Has Its Secrets

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-37956907144908308512008-04-01T08:12:00.001-05:002008-04-01T08:12:08.172-05:00Fading Blues, Winter Light

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-75217901394741325682008-03-27T11:45:00.001-05:002008-03-27T11:45:11.968-05:00bob dylan - maggie's farm (1965 newport)

Bloomfield plays raw blues at Newport. I don't hear any booing, but maybe its all drowned out by the fenders

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-38142793761969791262008-03-27T08:43:00.001-05:002008-03-27T08:43:44.615-05:00Gold Star

Some haunts feel more like second homes, as comfortable and familiar as that tattered Ramones tee it took three years to break in. Gold Star Bar fits the bill, situated on a strip of Division where blue-collar bars and liquor stores meld with breezy bistros and boutiques. Open since the Prohibition and an ill-reputed house in the swinging sixties, it now caters to area musicians, writers,

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-3829207396019875802008-03-27T01:34:00.001-05:002008-03-27T01:34:31.660-05:00Line Rider - Transcendental™ by TechDawg

way too much time on the creators hands....

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-68100768513321671292008-03-26T15:09:00.001-05:002008-03-26T15:09:39.983-05:00Sculpture of Silence Cross Processed

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-33119392371541923242008-03-18T12:23:00.001-05:002008-03-18T12:23:49.920-05:00MIKEY DREAD AT THE CONTROLS

Sandinista has long been one of my favorite albums, Mikey Dread played a prominent role on it. Mikey Dread, who has died aged 54, was a revolutionary force in Jamaican popular music and became known in Britain as a producer of the Clash; he produced the band's single Bankrobber and contributed to several songs on their album Sandinista! (both 1980). Immensely popular with the Jamaican public,

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-28779279413406914932008-03-17T08:39:00.001-05:002008-03-17T08:39:45.856-05:00Reader and audience

March can be warm in the Big Spud.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Reader and audience, originally uploaded by swanksalot.Lapdog and reader sit near Lake Michigan.

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-44785678068944234192008-03-16T10:17:00.001-05:002008-03-16T10:17:15.407-05:00Theremin Killed the Radio Star

Not the best rendition (actually sounds a bit like Santa Claus is coming to town in parts), but still funny

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-71280020202299983292008-03-15T21:44:00.001-05:002008-03-15T21:44:32.045-05:00Yearning for Completion

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-86203676122591994122008-03-15T12:42:00.001-05:002008-03-15T12:42:35.156-05:00Winter Waits for No One

Indeed..flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Winter Waits for No One, originally uploaded by swanksalot.Randolph St.

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-365506729258871872008-03-15T09:55:00.001-05:002008-03-15T09:55:57.600-05:00discarded artichoke leaves

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } discarded artichoke leaves, originally uploaded by swanksalot.probably could have done something with these, but I was on a mission

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-14084081451999804052008-03-14T10:09:00.001-05:002008-03-14T10:09:42.609-05:00Box of Cherries

can't wait for this years market to open.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Box of Cherries, originally uploaded by swanksalot.At the Farmer's Marketwww.chicagogreencitymarket.org/

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-57178826802156538222008-03-12T14:33:00.001-05:002008-03-12T14:33:05.500-05:00Chicago River Scene Velvia

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-71546103158605543492008-03-03T17:07:00.001-06:002008-03-03T17:07:24.765-06:00Star Wars vs. Saul Bass

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-82494655967026124012008-02-28T11:21:00.001-06:002008-02-28T11:21:30.868-06:00David Lynch on iPhone

I agree with Mr. Lynch, movies are meant to be seen on a big enough screen

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-21988966990299403352008-02-27T09:00:00.001-06:002008-02-27T09:00:48.478-06:00Republican Call Girls

Call is free because your grandchildren will be paying for it....

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-37255153178714417272008-02-22T17:31:00.001-06:002008-02-22T17:31:59.200-06:00Harmony in Red White and Blue Album Cover

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Harmony in Red White and Blue Album Cover, originally uploaded by swanksalot.As part of a fun new CD Cover memewww.flickr.com/groups/cdcovermeme/Sources:1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angoroj2. "Outer space is no place for a person

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-38165269421859592082008-02-20T16:57:00.001-06:002008-02-20T16:57:56.412-06:00Blue Without Angst

from my archives.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Blue Without Angst, originally uploaded by swanksalot.across the street from the Art Institute Lions.Slightly modified in Photoshop

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-76740321869395610492008-02-16T21:43:00.001-06:002008-02-16T21:43:24.884-06:00Charles Barkley: Republicans/Conservatives = Fake Christians

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-24015943411831427372008-02-13T10:56:00.001-06:002008-02-13T10:56:48.011-06:00Step Into the Light

where's summertime!.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Step Into the Light, originally uploaded by swanksalot.A tunnel leading to the lakefront.

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-70208106608257397532008-02-07T18:55:00.001-06:002008-02-07T18:55:25.412-06:00Bob Dylan Jokerman Letterman

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-51489547914087830542008-01-30T15:28:00.001-06:002008-01-30T15:28:24.822-06:00Darth Vader

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Darth Vader, originally uploaded by swanksalot.I hope the IRS employee who opens this tax form has a sense of humor, and doesn't put us on the audit list, or add us to the Do Not Fly database.

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-61290961149946591402008-01-17T06:36:00.001-06:002008-01-17T06:36:41.336-06:00Macworld Expo 2008, Apple Keynote: Randy Newman (Full)

not many corporations would host a (so-called) Bush bashing musical appearance on stage

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-92197373520625139882008-01-16T10:41:00.001-06:002008-01-16T10:41:34.806-06:00Three To One

from April, 2007.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Three To One, originally uploaded by swanksalot.McCormick Place, I believeoh, and this guy was protecting them:www.flickr.com/photos/swanksalot/482587769/in/datetaken/

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-87698060676243608372008-01-15T01:13:00.001-06:002008-01-15T01:13:34.055-06:00The Devil and Pope

from my vast photo archive.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } The Devil and Pope, originally uploaded by swanksalot.I paid two quarters for this shot, after the fact.

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-11391860060494047222007-12-27T12:34:00.001-06:002007-12-27T12:34:07.771-06:00Not Everything is a Sad Story

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Not Everything is a Sad Story, originally uploaded by swanksalot.at the Garfield ConservatoryRepublished:chicagoist.com/2007/12/27/seeing_red_2.php

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-75541638350241308032007-12-24T16:06:00.001-06:002007-12-24T16:06:08.899-06:00Happy Holidaze

click to embiggen.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Happy Holidaze, originally uploaded by swanksalot.1. The Pope gets bagged, 2. Haymarket Riot memorial, old version., 3. Washington Block El, 4. Rookery, 5. Killing People Is Rude, 6. Chicago at Night, 7.

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-84274679579141499002007-12-23T13:38:00.001-06:002007-12-23T13:38:19.922-06:00Dead Bee in the Middle of the Snow

(apologies to Loudon Wainwright III).flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Dead Bee in the Middle of the Snow, originally uploaded by swanksalot.Outside at the Garfield Conservatory

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-7445027702759005682007-12-22T18:51:00.001-06:002007-12-22T18:51:32.778-06:00Buzzcocks - What do i get ? ( live )

1977

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-39994845266521342392007-12-13T17:22:00.001-06:002007-12-13T17:22:46.755-06:00Self Portrait Silvered Beard

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-63447439372476457232007-12-12T14:15:00.001-06:002007-12-12T14:15:54.244-06:00Twin Anchors

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Twin Anchors, originally uploaded by swanksalot.Never have eaten here, but good place to stop for a beer.www.twinanchorsribs.com/

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-78696038131191932932007-12-11T20:31:00.001-06:002007-12-11T20:31:06.594-06:00BLT This Way

Republishedhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Chicagoist/~3/198681482/follow_that_sig.php.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } BLT This Way, originally uploaded by swanksalot.Couldn't find that confounded sandwich however.

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-73693590238208310272007-12-09T22:16:00.001-06:002007-12-09T22:16:31.887-06:00iTunes artwork - Guess the Album!

In flickr, choose "add Note" to name albums.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } iTunes artwork - Guess the Album!, originally uploaded by swanksalot.random screen grab of iTunes covers(using this hint from MacOSXHints:timed screengrab)Guess as many as you can to

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-87943831301644067272007-11-27T20:18:00.001-06:002007-11-27T20:18:22.926-06:00Birds

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Birds, originally uploaded by swanksalot.Birds, at the Urban Gardener.www.urbangardenerchicago.com/about/Default.htmSlightly Photoshopped.GeoTagged

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-74676653895799482432007-11-25T19:41:00.001-06:002007-11-25T19:41:59.947-06:00Domed Building

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Domed Building, originally uploaded by swanksalot.can some kind soul please remind me what building this is? Somewhere on the Near North side, but I cannot seem to remember.

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-74107644567822131802007-11-22T15:47:00.001-06:002007-11-22T15:47:48.204-06:00Thanksgiving Prayer By: William S. Burroughs

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-40849876720920876362007-11-22T01:32:00.001-06:002007-11-22T01:32:58.140-06:00Haymarket Riot memorial, old version.

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Haymarket Riot memorial, old version., originally uploaded by swanksalot.(old) Haymarket memorial. Now removed.If you want a copy of this photo, there is one available at cafepresswww.cafepress.com/b12partners

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-57486148522024945422007-11-22T01:31:00.001-06:002007-11-22T01:31:46.217-06:00Wheels on the Wall Go Round and Round

samsara, indeed.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Wheels on the Wall Go Round and Round, originally uploaded by swanksalot.no idea what this device would be used for

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-85356355743745684992007-11-20T18:45:00.001-06:002007-11-20T18:45:49.099-06:00Batteries Redacted

note the over-sized battery on the roof.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Batteries Redacted, originally uploaded by swanksalot.for the Guess Where Chicago group, I redacted the address (and will reload unredacted as soon as the location is guessed). Photo

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-65587558771399344882007-11-15T15:08:00.001-06:002007-11-15T15:08:54.824-06:00Not The Daily Show, With Some Writer

What is the writers strike about anyway?

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-19426261075294176752007-11-15T13:14:00.001-06:002007-11-15T13:14:45.629-06:00Garfield Dino Dali

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-76749368220297238952007-11-13T10:03:00.001-06:002007-11-13T10:03:37.525-06:00Emmylou Harris - Pancho and Lefty

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-89760265908304999302007-11-12T19:52:00.001-06:002007-11-12T19:52:51.446-06:00Poppy in Sitka

in re: Armistice Day.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Poppy in Sitka, originally uploaded by swanksalot.obviously, flower photography is not my forte.www.b12partners.net/mt/the_talibans_opium_war

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-76256761180182084762007-11-12T08:23:00.001-06:002007-11-12T08:23:29.904-06:00Kayaks on the river

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Kayaks on the river, originally uploaded by swanksalot.Chicago River, not quite San Antonio's riverfront, thank godz.

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-35357215437739741852007-11-08T12:16:00.001-06:002007-11-08T12:16:04.328-06:00I'll Buy You A Drink

Just a whiff of corruption.....flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } I'll Buy You A Drink, originally uploaded by swanksalot.While I hand you an envelopeSign reads:To Inspector of Buildings:Meet me next door at the restaurant.Harry

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-51047568516262943912007-11-06T14:49:00.001-06:002007-11-06T14:49:59.970-06:00Winter is Coming

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-28146251547224551222007-11-05T14:04:00.001-06:002007-11-05T14:04:55.586-06:00Chicago Bar Project Copyright infringement

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Chicago Bar Project Copyright infringement, originally uploaded by swanksalot.Sean Parnell, the apparent author of the webpage www.chicagobarproject.com/Reviews/RainboClub/RainboClub.htmluses a photo of mine, without crediting

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-22246350766822322252007-11-02T20:11:00.001-05:002007-11-02T20:11:37.454-05:00Puma Store wall of Shoes

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-48051841714254127672007-11-02T11:00:00.001-05:002007-11-02T11:00:35.322-05:00Strapped On

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Strapped On, originally uploaded by swanksalot.still seemed to workwww.flickr.com/photos/swanksalot/221415052/

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-17356964002279635602007-11-01T11:42:00.001-05:002007-11-01T11:42:16.734-05:00Headaches

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-23221347546197324312007-10-17T23:32:00.001-05:002007-10-17T23:32:03.736-05:00The dB's

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-32188639601530287712007-10-10T19:16:00.001-05:002007-10-10T19:16:01.307-05:00Once in a Lifetime

Paul Krugman repurposes David Byrne's lyrics to fit 2007 era conservatives: Above all, people claim to be shocked by the Bush administration’s authoritarianism, its disdain for the rule of law. But a full half-century has passed since The National Review proclaimed that “the White community in the South is entitled to take such measures as are necessary to prevail,” and dismissed as irrelevant

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-85777177100175964622007-10-10T15:47:00.001-05:002007-10-10T15:47:22.130-05:00jah division - dubmission

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-48786935729414101902007-10-08T10:33:00.001-05:002007-10-08T10:33:12.050-05:00Shoveling

soon enough......flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Shoveling, originally uploaded by swanksalot.Blackbird employee opening duties, no doubt.

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-76626999616527540392007-10-06T20:50:00.001-05:002007-10-06T20:50:05.610-05:00Streams of Whiskey (trucks)

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Streams of Whiskey (trucks), originally uploaded by swanksalot.Everyone should have at least one slow-motion shot of traffic in their (flickr) stream, right?(title in homage to Shane MacGowan of the Pogues, et al)

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-2179821558810640202007-10-05T10:50:00.001-05:002007-10-05T10:50:16.188-05:00No Reason at All

taken from the Chicago River (architecture tour).flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } No Reason at All, originally uploaded by swanksalot.another view of Progress Lighting the Way for Commercewww.flickr.com/photos/swanksalot/1419724568/

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-82758235821492812382007-10-03T12:26:00.001-05:002007-10-03T12:26:58.222-05:00Contrasting Religions

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-17981175944337744312007-10-03T08:01:00.001-05:002007-10-03T08:01:21.744-05:00"Oh my God! Are You all right?!!"

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } "Oh my God! Are You all right?!!", originally uploaded by swanksalot.I could hear her from a block away. Apparently everybody was, well, except for the jalopies.

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-36765973533531215802007-10-02T18:17:00.001-05:002007-10-02T18:17:16.497-05:00Do Not Oil Probe Shaft

or else.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Do Not Oil Probe Shaft, originally uploaded by swanksalot.West Loop

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-64919307100919867792007-10-02T08:37:00.001-05:002007-10-02T08:37:09.207-05:00Mysterious and Blue

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-90587274222776410432007-09-28T17:39:00.001-05:002007-09-28T17:39:45.723-05:00The simpsons - Monorail song

Monorail....monorail....

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-76562409986205516312007-09-26T09:11:00.001-05:002007-09-26T09:11:35.718-05:00Let the Games Begin

The Pip vs. The Pope.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Let the Games Begin, originally uploaded by swanksalot.let's get ready to rummmmmmble.

Swanksalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354244253446991143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112932587099697925.post-42629650688998369802007-09-25T12:38:00.001-05:002007-09-25T12:38:18.372-05:00zero is a percent

I love when real life emulates a Simpsons episode.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } zero is a percent, originally uploaded by swanksalot.Google warning that Apple will take zero percent of my Adsense revenue. "Zero is a percent" borrowed from The Simpsons

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using a faux Kodachrome effect.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000002; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Scooter, originally uploaded by swanksalot.zipping down Randolph St.

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