In an earlier post I mentioned a mate of mine, recluse author Clive Javanski. We did take that little trip and more on that later. But we also stopped at Quencher’s Saloon in Chicago – not too far from an old apartment of mine and my favorite little dive bar, Mickey’s. If someone asked me to list my favorite drinky hangouts in the city Quenchers would be in the top 5. I’m not gonna go into all the details and history of the place, and I’m not really an expert. But it’s where I had my first ever pint of O.K. Beer Okocim. It’s where I played Cibo Matto on the jukebox on a first date. She was impressed just a little more with…
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Another entry of nwidodgy’s “fashion week.” My beloved and trusted steel toe Doc Martens. They’ve been through a lot in their 10 years or so – many girlfriends, dive bars, a few different countries, a couple different Jeeps, several theater productions, and so on. And concerts. In fact, I apologize to all the gals and their little feet that they’ve stepped at crowded venues like Metro, Empty Bottle, Gogarty’s, Traxx, etc.
It’s nwidodgy fashion week! Inspired by lookbook.nu, and from my 25 cent purchase of an Old Navy sweater at a local thrift store, I’ve decided to highlight some fashion. Old, new, whatever. For starters, this is a favorite T-shirt of mine. In honor of Winona Ryder following her theft charge and arrest in the early 2000s, I believe.
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