STL DPB ON THE ROAD - MONEY TALKS

Food vendor at the Christmas market in the Chicago Loop. Hungry as you may be, your plastic will get you nothing.            

STL DPB ON THE ROAD - GOING DUTCH

The theater district of the Chicago Loop on a chilly, late autumn evening. Friends, this ain't New York but it's sure not St. Louis.

Unseasonably warm and sunny day today. Maybe I can get back out on the local streets.              

Frozen Chuck

I don't remember the exact temperature but it was really cold (for us) when I visited the ice carnival. Walking by the statue of St. Louis' Chuck Berry across the street from Blueberry Hill, where he performed regularly until he died last year, I couldn't help but think how frigid the bronze was. The man himself was a complete contrast.

I never met Berry as such but I attended the dedication of the statue in 2011. A casual acquaintance with the sculptor, Harry Weber, got me into the room at Blueberry Hill where Chuck was hanging out. That got me this picture, one of my all-time favorites.

Mrs. C and I are attending a fundraiser later today for Senator Claire McCaskill, who is up for reelection this year in this red-leaning state. We need her. Hope I get a couple of pictures while I'm at it.    

The Loop

Just a bit more from Chicago. It's nice to be a passenger in the front seat of a bus instead of always behind the wheel. This a bit of the elevated train tracks (the El) that form The Loop, the rectangle of transit lines that defines the city center.

Lots to shoot this weekend. Our art museum opens its much-awaited big addition. The Pridefest parade is on Sunday. Still need to find something for tomorrow.