Here’s one of the things that I miss about school. You know what I would be doing two years ago right now? I’d be hanging out at the Backer having a few drinks because I didn’t have class on Thursday (or Friday for that matter). Plus, I was certain that at least a dozen other people would be there because of the same reason. We didn’t even have to call anyone and say, “Hey, meet me there” people just showed up. And since everyone else had class the next day, we basically had an entire bar to ourselves. Man how I miss those days.
(Of course, we didn’t have the blog back then. See, look at all the things that I do to try to make up for lost enjoyment.)
Things are pretty light in my schedule right now. Don’t have any concerts for a couple of weeks, just nothing in town that is really catching my fancy. Sadly I did miss my opportunity to see Styx at the Ameristar casino last weekend. As a Chicagoan, it probably was my duty to see Styx and uphold the honor of the third greatest Chicago area band (behind Smashing Pumpkins and Cheap Trick and just edging out Veruca Salt). (Oh, thanks to VH1 Classic I got to see the video for Seether again the other day. Awesome one with the band just playing on a sidewalk in Wicker Park. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, what do I have to do to get a cable channel that shows only late 80’s-early 90’s videos?) Anyway, I still believe that Styx is a good band, but that might be because I’ve heard the songs so many times growing up. That said, I also believe that The Monkees belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for being one of the first bands to popularize country rock in the style of the Byrds and Gram Parsons. (Buy me a few drinks and I’ll explain that one to you in great detail).
We’re in a fun sport lull as well (especially without any hockey). Baseball is just getting started with my White Sox in first place, the Cubs reeling now that they had to carry Nomar off the field this evening, and the Royals mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. Basketball playoffs are starting but the first round takes a month to complete and I barely ever watch the NBA to begin with. Kentucky Derby isn’t for a few weeks, Indy is still a month away, and while the draft is a nice event, it’s still a long time until football season. Guess I’m just going to have to find something useful to do with my time.
Like watch the Little 500 on HDTV. I did that over the weekend, watch the annual bike race at Indiana. You know, the one from Breaking Away. Yes, ND has Rudy while IU has guys riding bikes around a cinder track. Fun to watch in high-def and even better listening to announcers who were intently following all of the fraternity teams to the point where you think there is money riding on the event. But hey, as long as the Cutters still put together a good squad that is good enough for me.
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