A dude in my apartment building once said he used to place women he dated in one of two categories: She was either a “Bangle” or a “Go-Go.” He said you can easily make the distinction, based on their look and attitude. Looking at those all-gal bands and knowing some of their music, I sort of have to agree. The question is, can that be done today? With different girl bands? It’s not just about the look, but the musical attitude. Can I do that with Wild Flag and Warpaint? I don’t know. Maybe?

Warpaint

Wild Flag

A future post comes about navigating a good run on Chicago’s lakefront. But for now here’s the most recent iPod running list for The Dodgy.

Blue Sky Mine ~ Midnight Oil
Cinders ~ Sarah Blasko
I Alone ~ Korn
Under Cover of Darkness ~ The Strokes
My Mistakes ~ Eleanor Friedberger
Begin the Begin ~ R.E.M.
Crack the Shutters ~ Snow Patrol
Wrong ~ Depeche Mode
Evil ~ Interpol
Appels + Oranjes ~ Smashing Pumpkins
Swimming Pool ~ Freezepop
Let Love In ~ The Goo Goo Dolls
Am I Wrong ~ Love Spit Love

And there you have it. I think I found an Irish running shirt, so look for that. Running fashion is something that will come up in that post, too. Remember. Regardless of what you may hear, it’s OK to check out the forms of fellow runners on the paths. I know a gal who was a state champ cross country runner in high school who admitted she ran a soft 10K once ’cause she was checking out some dude’s arse directly in front of her.

Germans Come Out To Play

Liffey

Posted on June 3, 2012

The first time I went to Maifest in Lincoln Square, or Chicago’s “German Town” was several years ago with my then girlfriend Kellie – who was German-American and sorta looked like the character Elisa in Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade. She was kind of evil like her, too. But I dug her and she wore cute skirts so we dated a bit so there. We went back to her apartment afterwards, after many a stein, and Kellie…just became Kellie. She started yelling at someone outside her window. She wanted me to shave her legs although I thought they didn’t need it at the time. Then she told me about a book she got me for Christmas but decided for me not to have it. The next time I went to Maifest, about two years later, was with Chicago recluse author Clive Javanski. It was really hot and he wore a bowler’s hat but believe me, he made it work. Clive ended up meeting a French girl there and actually went to Marseille with her where he wrote three chapters of a book. Today I returned to Maifest, solo, to watch the Germans come out to play. I had the standard $12 stein of German beer (with a $10 refill – and you get to keep the feckin’ plastic stein). Here is some documentation from Octoberfest in May.

The Stein

German court jester or something

Stein Garden

A little German royalty or something

Happy German Man

Checking out dude’s red hat. I do like his bag. Debating over her nylons.

Freckles, Fiddles, and Pints

Liffey

Posted on May 28, 2012

Spent some time this past weekend at Irish Fest at Chicago Gaelic Park. Highlights include the New York-based all girls Irish band Girsa and the beautiful auburn haired fiddle player for the Crossroads Ceili Band. Lowlights – just one, really. Stepping on a poor young girl’s little foot with my clunky steel toe Doc Marten boots. Feck!