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The Dodgy Instagram

Posted on October 28, 2014

While you’re waiting on the next essay, story, or interview, I thought I’d post some pics The Dodgy has taken recently. We have not done that in awhile and it’s also a reminder that there is an Instagram for The Dodgy.

 

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Half Acre Growler of Space IPA. Pure liquid heaven.

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My chair at Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop bar, New Orleans.

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A couple walking in front of me on Bourbon Street. This New Orleans pics were taken during the last week of May.

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Spent a lot of time at The Spotted Cat (seen often in “Treme”). Drank Abita Restoration Pale Ale there and the bartender was from the Chicago area.

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Junkyard Dog in Gary, Indiana

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Wall Mural on Miller Pizza in the Miller Beach community of Gary, Indiana.

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The Shamrocks Motorcycle Club spotted in Chicago.

Bringing Aibreann back from Ireland

Posted on January 24, 2014

Or “The Asshole Dublin Club” “You know, my sister talks about you a lot. I think she cares about you. You seem to mean something to her.” “Then why is she in Ireland?” And so it began. Another reason to travel back to Ireland. Bring the girl back. Shauna didn’t have to answer my question about her sister. We knew why she was there. It had to do with a graduate research program at Trinity College for a semester, maybe two. Maybe three. I was hoping to get her back after one. It’s not just because we were, as she called it, “an almost” before she left. No one’s being selfish here. The bottom line is there was a creative project of ours Aibreann…

The Prettiest Mayor in the World

Posted on October 10, 2013

Approximately 71 miles from Lottie’s Pub in Chicago’s Bucktown neighborhood where I’m typing this is a city in Northwest Indiana called LaPorte. It’s high school team’s nickname is the “Slicers.” And it’s led by the prettiest mayor in the world. At least that’s what my friend Aidan calls Mayor Blair Milo. And after doing some research, I have to agree. Aidan’s work sometimes take him from the city across state lines and through the snow belt of Indiana. A recent stop in Laporte had him discover who their mayor was. “Not your typical, doughy white dude,” Aidan says. “She looks more like a college coed who stars on the volleyball team. I know girls her age who are doing keg stands at Wrigleyville parties.…