That statue of Marilyn Monroe on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue will be gone next week. From the Trib article: “The arrival of Forever Marilyn caused a stir among local critics, with some arguing that groups of onlookers taking pictures with her exposed legs was a throwback to sexist times.” Oh my! Pictures with exposed legs! Is that not normal? I do that with the waitresses at Tilted Kilt every time I’m there. Anyway. Like some others, I thought it was odd to have her statue there in the first place. Didn’t get the Chicago connection. So I’ve come up with some replacement statues to stand in her soon-to-be former spot in Pioneer Square. Some have Chicago ties, some don’t (hey if they can do it…
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Cleaning out the snaps from the mobile (Blackberry) in anticipation of the iPhone 4 with the loveable Siri. That and a few others on my computer I’ve recently collected. And here they are. This one I think I got from The Sartorialist. I call her the “Irish Princess.” What a beaut. That hair color. And the classic style. I’m in love. Another beautiful (and smart) gal: Lisa Ling signing for me a copy of her great book Somewhere Inside that she co-wrote with her equally becoming sister Laura. I probably could have snagged a pic with her. I flaked out. Dammit. The marquee from Chicago’s great Double Door. About 10 years or so ago that marquee read “The Rolling Stones” when those boys did…
Call it nycdodgy. So I spent last weekend in New York City and this is one of the asshats I came across. Of course I gave him the loose change I had. How could I not. He’s an honest fuck. Overheard from the cute, ginger-haired, long-legged flight attendant on the plane from Chicago: “I love your mascara.” “I love your sweater skirt.” “My mom was asking me about Facebook. I said, ‘ma, don’t go on Facebook. You can barely work a smartphone.’ ” She also talked about wanting more hours and explained to some douche passenger the rules of electrical device shut-off. “There was a study….plus we want your full attention.” Well, she had mine. I even took my headphones off to give her…
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