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Younger got older, but in season 7, not better

 

An unremarkable ending to an otherwise remarkable show

Well, that’s a wrap as they say.

The characters of “Younger,” the TV Land phenom now on Paramount+, took their last walks around Manhattan on Thursday. The show had an extremely loyal following — it was a can’t miss for six seasons — but the disappointment of the final season is hard to express, and on so many levels.

The first, and most glaring, is the fact that they couldn’t work around the schedules of Miriam Shor (Diana), who added bad-assery and great comedic timing, and Charles Michael Davis (Zane), a fiery adversary and intense romantic interest for Kelsey (Hillary Duff) and the only person of color on the show. The absence of both felt a little like the steel beam that crushed Thad in the season two finale.

I know there were issues because of the pandemic, but almost every other television show that resumed filming last year managed to have all their cast members there. Don’t film the final season until everyone could be there. It would have been so much better if they had.

There are many questions that need answers.

Where the hell was Nico Tortorella (Josh) all season? And in the final episode? He didn’t even appear until there were about 9 minutes left. Unacceptable.

What happened to Liza’s character? Why did she regress to being scared, unconfident, and pining after Charles all season? Her entire journey from the beginning was about becoming a strong, independent, and more confident woman after divorcing a cheating husband and trying to rebuild her life.

And when did Charles become such a dick? He just decides their relationship is over because Liza doesn’t want to get married? No discussion whatsoever, she doesn’t even get a say. And the fact that Charles even entertained the idea of dating Quinn after the things she’d done was also totally out of character. It would have made more sense if he decided to give his ex-wife another chance.

Now, I’ve been #TeamJosh from the beginning, but I always liked Charles — I mean Peter Hermann is so, well yummy — I just didn’t like him for Liza. But I literally despised him this season. The character of Charles deserved better than what the writers gave him, so did Liza, and so did Peter Hermann and Sutton Foster.

But everyone had to know that Charles and Liza weren’t endgame, didn’t they? And the reason why Liza should end up with Josh?

It’s not because he’s “younger,” it’s not because he’s fun-loving and free-spirited, and it’s not because he’s hot AF. It’s because he loves Liza unconditionally, unlike Charles.

Let’s unpack: Josh drove her to her book club and waited for her in case she drank too much wine so she wouldn’t have to take a cab home drunk. After the initial shock and feelings of betrayal wore off about her age revelation, he still wanted to be with her. His drug-induced hallucination (thanks to Lauren) in season five was all about a life with Liza. And knowing Josh, if she had told him she didn’t want to get married again, he might have been a little hurt at first, but he would never have said, “it’s over.”

So, while the finale episode was just as disappointing as the entirety of the seventh season, I’ll still take it. Because in that final minute, where Liza and Josh come together at the bar where they first met, and he says “I’ve been here, by your side… all along,” I just know they’re going to live out his drug-induced vision of them together where they’re happy, playing with baby Gemma and in love. As it should be.

The Idea of “Her"

Far-fetched. Ridiculous. Soon to be inevitable. These are just a few reactions regarding the new Spike Jonze film, 'Her.'  When I actually first saw the trailer, I thought it was the saddest thing I'd ever seen.  Yet I was intrigued by the dynamic of it. In today's world, where we are so socially and digitally connected, I feel that people are more disconnected then ever. The story is sort of sad, also sort of sweet and not-so-unbelievable at all.

Set somewhat into the future, we meet Theo, played perfectly by Joaquin Phoenix. Theo is a soon-to-be divorced man who writes emotionally stunning hand written letters to other people's loved ones (an example of true disconnection, hiring someone else to write about your most intimate feelings) at a company called BeautfiulHandWrittenLetters.com. Theo is depressed about his impending divorce, which he doesn't want, and is incredibly lonely. While he can write with incredible emotion, he laments that he wasn't able to show his wife the same in their relationship. He fills his free time playing highly advanced video games and having virtual sex through his digital device. One day while out and about, he sees an advertisement for the newest, most advanced operating system in the world, OS1, and decides to purchase it. As he sets up his OS1, he chooses a female voice named Samantha, played by Scarlett Johansson. She is programmed to be intuitive and feel emotion, so she can react to Theo's needs and wants like an actual person. Samantha becomes the one Theo tells all of his thoughts to and becomes his friend and confidante. Who wouldn't want that kind of connection with someone, or in this case, something? Someone that listens to all your hopes, dreams and insecurities, and laughs at your jokes?

The romantic relationship starts after Theo returns home from a blind date that goes terribly wrong. Samantha inquires about it, and he tells her how lonely he is, how he just wanted to be with someone to fill the hole in him. When they start to discuss their fears and feelings, Samantha reveals that she was proud that she felt annoyed earlier, that she had her own feelings, but then doubted whether or not they were real and not just programming. Samantha goes on to say that in realizing that, it really hurt. She was then angry at herself for feeling pain. "What a sad trick that is" she says.  I found Samantha's take on "programmed feelings" an interesting paradigm.

Sad trick indeed. In romantic relationships, sometimes I think we tell ourselves how we are supposed to feel about someone, and it's not necessarily real. We are "programmed" in a way, especially women, to create and fall in love with an idea of who we should be with, someone who fits a checklist. 

Samantha and Theo's conversation leads into him telling her he wishes she was in the room with him, so that he could touch her. She asks how he would do so and he starts to describe the different ways he would do so and then.........  The next morning is a little awkward when Theo says he can't commit to anything and Samantha says she didn't ask him to. However, their relationship continues, they go on "dates," even one with another couple. Theo refers to Samantha as his girlfriend and it's clear he has fallen in love with 'her' and she with him. They have all the nuances of a true relationship, except for the absence of Samantha's physical presence. For some, this might seeem like the perfect relationship.

The parallels to traditional relationships are apparent, such as the 'commitment' conversation, when Samantha admits that something Theo said hurt her, and the little things they do for each other. The sadness is, that without a physical presence, there's something lacking.  Even though virtually they can touch, and have sex and feel, it's not even a close substitute for the real thing. It's like the polar opposite of two people who are in a purely physical relationship. In the beginning, it can be amazing, but as it continues, without any emotional connection, there's something missing. While Theo and Samantha have an incredible emotional connection, not being able to physically touch, or kiss, or have actual sex can only lead to heartache. You need both to have a truly fulfilling relationship.

And therein lies the lesson that Theo must learn, and the idea that writer and director Spike Jonze was trying to get across. To become emotionally open so he can have the relationship with someone that he wasn't able to have with his wife. He tells Samantha as she's about to leave his world that he never loved anyone the way he loved her, and she says "Me too.....and now we know how."  

 

Learn How To Get Your Happy On With “May Cause Miracles"

http://gabbyb.tv/may-cause-miracles-earlybird

You know that great song " Love and Happiness" by Al Green? A song that talks about what we all want in life, but for most of my life, I haven't had a clue about how to achieve either. When I sang it I might as well have been singing "Fear of Happiness", because for me, fear has been a guiding force in not only love, but a lot of my relationships, my career, my attitudes about money, and my sense of self worth.  

That is all going to change because of "May Cause Miracles" - A 40 Day Guidebook of Subtle Shifts for Radical Change and Unlimited Happiness written by Gabrielle Bernstein.  In this guide, she takes you through assignments of meditation, writing, and practicing daily affirmations. You then take everything you learn along the way from these practices to guarantee you are going to have a happier, more positive, more energized view of life and the world around you. You are guided on how to control the fearful and negative thoughts that plague us all from time to time. The lessons are broken down first by day, then by week, and there is a specific focus for each day and each week. The first week is about realizing, or witnessing your fears. The second is about realizing self love, and getting rid of negative self talk, which for me has always been a way to sabotage myself and keep myself from being happy. One week deals with romantic relationships, another with feelings surrounding financial issues, and another is about forgiveness of others and forgiveness of yourself. As a person who works better when I have a list to go by to get things done, this book is the ultimate life list for getting things done to make not only ourselves happier, but everyone around us, too.  

 I found Gabby about nine months ago when I saw her interviewed by Marie Forleo. I had started following Marie about a year and half ago at a time when I was having some struggles in my romantic life and trying to change careers. I was reading a lot of self help blogs and publications. As far as my career, I knew I wanted to be a writer, I just wasn't sure in what capacity. I had dabbled in public relations and social media, and in my research on experts, came across Marie. On April 30, 2012, unbeknownst to me, she changed my life forever. She interviewed a woman named Gabrielle Bernstein, who had, at that time, written two books — Add More -Ing to Your Life: A Hip Guide to Happiness, and Spirit Junkie. The subject of the interview was "How to Use Manifesting to GetAnything You Want." Gabrielle tells the story in Spirit Junkie of how she went from being addicted to drugs and got on the path of spiritual guidance, eventually becoming a spiritual guide herself. When she resolved to become sober, she went looking for a sign, went into a bookstore and A Course in Miracles literally fell off the bookshelf, guiding her. I absolutely believe that to be true, because I believe Gabby fell into my laptop on that day, at a time when I was looking for and really needed some change.

I did start to see little shifts in my life, after putting into practice some of the meditations and changing my thoughts.  I'm so grateful and life hasn't been the same.  And I wanted more. May Cause Miracles is so much more. It's like I have Gabby's voice in my ear quietly coaching me to receive guidance from my inner guide, or my -ing, as she calls it. And to believe in miracles and witness them every day. I've come so far already, and I can't wait to see how much further I go on this expedition into love and happiness.

 

 

 

 

This is 40, Not a Fairytale

I love it when movies exceed my expectations of how good they are going to be. That doesn't happen very often, I must say. When I decided to see "This is 40", I knew it would be hysterically funny, just like its predecessor "Knocked Up". It went beyond that and painted a real picture of a marriage, growing older, dealing with kids, aging parents and just life in general.  

Judd Apatow wrote and directed the film which follows Pete and Debbie, two characters we were introduced to in "Knocked Up", and lets us take a look at their lives during the month that they both are turning 40. 

While I laughed so hard at times during the film that I cried, I was surprisingly struck by how real and true his depiction of this marriage was.  Here were two people dealing with the milestone of turning 40, one preteen going through hormonal changes, an 8 year old who doesn't quite understand, and work and life stresses that just weren't in the plan of how they thought their life would be.

 Sometimes the Hollywood mentality of relationships and marriage are so ridiculously skewed towards either 'if you are in love everything is great forever' or that 'no one should ever be married because it sucks'.  The portrayal by Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann was on point, showing two people who truly love each other, but still have times when they can't stand each other, want to flick each other off, or plan the others demise. Yet on the other side of the coin, they support each other, laugh with each other, enjoy sex together, indulge the other in the denial of turning 40, work together to protect their children and have each other's back when necessary, even if they are fighting. There are things they hide from each other, but also things they share that they would never share with someone else.

We've all been socialized to believe that when we meet someone and fall in love, it will be romantic and grand, just like a fairytale. Movies and television usually reiterate this belief. Nothing will ever go wrong and love conquers all. And it's just not true. But I think it messes up our sense of reality when it comes to relationships.  

What I loved even more than laughing til it hurt about "This is 40" is that it relayed an important message.  That while loving relationships are amazing and wonderful, they aren't always all wine and roses either, they take work, perseverance, and tender loving care. Yes, there are times you can't wait to rip the others clothes off, but sometimes you hate each other, and other times you need to go to separate corners and just forget for a minute that the other person exists. In the end, they are still your favorite person in the world.

Just because it isn't a fairytale doesn't mean it's not worth it.

 

Editor's note:  Just a bit of trivia, Leslie Mann is Judd Apatow's wife in real life, and their two children played Pete and Debbie's children in the film.

Do Men Really Love Bitches?

Yes, that's my question.  Why am I asking it? Because in recent discussions with girlfriends about their relationships or lack thereof, the theory has been presented to me.  This isn't going to be a diatribe á la Sex in the City about why men love bitches.  I really want to know.  Cynical as I am, I don't believe it to be true.
 
Even though I have been witness to relationships that display this dynamic,  I always thought the men who put up with that type of woman had deep emotional issues.  Friends say no, all men love it when women are bitchy.   "Be mean, and they'll want you.  Be nice and they could care less." 

So according to that line of thought, a man really likes a woman who isn't nice to his friends.  A woman who tells him what to do, and how and when to do it.   A woman who demands all his attention go to her, and no one else, not even members of his family.  A woman that wants to control what he does, where he goes, who he sees.  A woman who uses sex as a manipulative tool to get what she wants.  A woman who says "If you {insert here}, you must not love me". 

Why would a man find this appealing?  Is it because it's a constant challenge, and that's exciting?  I get that it could be an initial turn on, but I think they would tire of that nonsense really fast.

I actually asked a random man if he thought this was a valid theory, and he said "No, not really."  I was a little stumped by the "not really" qualifier.  He meant at first, if women are a little bit of a bitch, it's the elusiveness that makes them want to go after her, but continual bitchiness is not what men really want in the end.  They want a woman who is kind, and sweet, and most of all fun to be around. Does the type of woman I described above sound fun?  Not so much.

Everyone I've talked to about this issue has different views on the answer.  Some think it's absolutely true, some think it's only a certain type, and then there are the women like me who don't buy it. 
I'd love to know more opinions from men on the subject, since I've heard quite a few from women.  I guess I'm looking for validation that it really isn't the case. 

Because if it is, I'm kinda screwed.

Antique Taco

Reinvention. Madonna did it many times with fabulous results. Once or twice not so fabulous.  But the taco?  Can anyone really reinvent ingredients put between a tortilla?  Enter Antique Taco in Wicker Park. Reinvention done fabulously.   

And I discovered this little corner place on a drive with a friend to grab a pizza at Piece, also in Wicker Park. As we were driving down Milwaukee, we saw many a new little restaurant had popped up in the area. We noticed Antique Taco, and always up for adventure, we threw our plans for a pie out the window and sauntered in.

The interior is decorated with yes, you guessed it, antiques. The windows that surround the space are ceiling to floor, giving it an airy openness, even though it isn't at all large. There are tables and benches as inside seating, all from antique markets that owner Rick Ortiz and wife Ashley have collected themselves. They also have a small outside seating section along North Wood Street. We stepped inside to peruse the menu and decide on a meal. Quite the daunting task, as everything looked beyond amazing.

We placed our order at the walk-up counter, and then sat outside as it was a perfect evening to do so. Desperately in need of a cocktail, we ordered the Agua Fresca with Vodka. They of course have margaritas, and they looked quite good, but tequila broke my heart once and vodka saved it. So the vodka cocktail it was. Agua Fresca is seasonal pureed fresh fruit, fresh lemon juice and simple syrup. The fruit of the day was guava and strawberry, and the result after adding vodka and chili pepper on the rim of the glass was bliss. Refreshing would be an understatement. You can get the Agua Fresca sans vodka, too. 

While we were sipping our libation, we munched on the Habanero Popcorn, tossed with olive oil, cheddar cheese, habanero and fresh cilantro. They need to bag this up and sell it to take home, it was that good. For our main course, we had, what else? The tacos. We shared the Crispy Fish Tacos, laden with smoked cabbage, scallions, and sriracha tartar sauce, and the Sweet and Spicy Chicken Tacos, which were garnished with cucumber and jalapeno pickle, honey yogurt and purple onion. The flavor pairings that chef/owner Rick Ortiz chose are divinely unique. However, tacos are not all this quaint little restaurant has on the menu. They have Tortilla Soup, a Taco Salad that sounds anything but ordinary, a Corn off the Cobb Salad, Chili Cheese Curds (which I will be trying out on my next visit), a Masa Biscuit and Lobster Gravy, plus all kinds of other foodie delights including a Horchata Milkshake with banana, cinnamon, almonds and vanilla, along with Abuelita's Pop Tart with Mexican Chocolate and Marshmallow. I don't know who Abuelita is, but she sounds like my kind of girl.

Rick Ortiz and his wife Ashley created a great niche market with their "tacos meets antiques" boutique restaurant. We didn't even notice upon entering, but they actually sell antiques, like vintage tea towels and mason jars, of which they serve their drinks in. Same old, same old taco joint it is not. It's only been on the block about a month, but I'm willing to bet it will be there on Milwaukee for quite some time.

  Agua Fresca

 

Antique Taco

1360 N Milwaukee Avenue

Chicago, IL 60622

773-687-8697

Closed Mondays

Tues - Thurs 12:00PM - 10:00PM

Fri - Sat 12:00PM - 12:00AM

Sun 12:00PM - 8:00PM 

 

 Editor's note: Antique Taco recently opened a second location in Bridgeport at 1000 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609, (773) 823-9410.

Brunch at Old Oak Tap

For me, one of my favorite things in life is brunch on a summer Sunday morning with my girlfriends.  To be able to sit outside, enjoy the sun, along with a cocktail, which you are allowed to have before noon because it's brunch.  Old Oak Tap in Ukrainian Village is a great choice for such an activity.  While the inside is rustic and cozy, including a fireplace, the outside seating area offers the same, but with the added pleasure of sunshine on your face.

The prime real estate conducive to catching some great rays is in the middle of the patio.  Wrought iron tables with wicker chairs fill this center, while around the perimeter are weathered wood benches with earth colored plush cushions.  The benches also offer a little bit of shade, as their are rafters hanging slightly over on one side, where the sun can still filter through.  On the other side there is a full canopy, along with a beautiful painted mural of oak trees.

Ok, about the good stuff, the cocktails and food.  Bellinis and Mimosas for $3. Although not outstanding, they certainly did the trick.  The Pomegranate Sea Breeze was very refreshing as well. That'll cost you a little bit more.  Also part of the list-a bloody mary that could be a meal in itself with the skewer of meat, cheese, pepperoncini and pickles that garnishes it.

The brunch menu is more extensive than I thought it would be, offering the usual pancakes and french toast, but also Vanilla Apple Fritters, which sound quite yummy-I'll have to try those next time. You can choose from three different types of skillets, and we tried the Santa Fe-with chorizo, onion, jalapeno, cotija cheese, avocado and sour cream served on a bed of hash browns.  So, so good, and the jalapenos give it just the right amount of heat.  Med-with spinach and feta, and Farmers-with asparagus, sun-dried tomatoes and bacon complete the trio.  Also available are a few different versions of eggs benedict, or Bennys as they call them, along with Sammys (self-explanatory).  We tried the sammy of Fried Chicken sliders too, and they were everything fried chicken should be, slapped between two buttermilk biscuits.  Hot sauce and garlic aoli completed the flavorful sandwich.  Salads and some other odds and ends finish the menu, like chilaquiles and breakfast corn dogs.  They have a kids menu, too.

 Drinks were good, food was incredibly good, and the girls and I had a blast enjoying both al fresco.  I can't wait to come back in the fall, maybe for dinner and enjoy that fireplace and a great glass of wine.

 

Old Oak Tap

2109 W. Chicago Avenue

Chicago, IL 60622

      773-772-0406

 

 

Hours:  Sunday 11:00AM - 2:00AM

            Monday 5:00PM - 11:00PM

                        Tuesday - Friday 11:00AM - 2:00AM

          Saturday 11:00AM - 3AM

 

 

You Put THAT On Your Profile??

Oh the funny, ridiculous and crazy things seen in online dating. As of last October, I took a much needed break from the online dating world. But before I did, I started actually writing down some of the most odd, hilarious and downright stupid things I would see and encounter during the online process.

I intend one day to write a book with all the little excerpts I have collected.  But I thought I would give you the top 20. I mean, you just can't make this stuff up! 

My goal isn't to scare anyone away from online dating. Not at all. But it can be very time consuming and frustrating at times weeding through all the riff-raff.  I think sometimes you just have to laugh about it. I have met some good guys through online dating and I've also met some that are cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs.  So I hope this gives everyone some comic relief until I have all the material I need to fill my book!

So here goes:

1. Please do not put your mother in your profile picture. If that doesn't have "mama's boy" written all over it, I don't know what does.

2. Please do not use pictures that are 20 years old. If I meet you in person, and you look nothing like your photo, I'll either  1) not recognize you, or 2) run.

3. Please don't make your "about me" section a long, existential paragraph of nonsense that only you would understand. I don't want to date The Riddler.

4. If you want to say you are kinky, into all kinds of sexual acrobatics, and want to find someone who will try anything with you, please go on Adultfriendfinder.com, not a normal dating site. I'm not a prude, I just don't need to know that right off the bat, and no, I don't wear nipple clamps.

5. Please do not use a profile picture with an animal sitting on your head. No. No. No.

6. If you are bi-sexual, why are you even on this? Your potential dating pool is twice the size of mine. It is having your cake and eating it, too. Literally.

7. If you say you are single, but have a wedding ring on in your profile photo — well, you do the math.

8. I would rethink the user name "failuretolaunch." No woman wants to hear that.

9. Please don't put in your first paragraph that sex is one of the things you like to do. If you're a man, I think that's a given.

10. Spell check — learn it, live it, use it.

11. One guy wrote a 19-line paragraph as to why he didn't use any capitalization in his profile. What a colossal waste of time.

12. Another guy's profile: "I will put this first — yes, I am married, happily I will add, just here for fun...."  I think he's lying about the happy part, especially from his wife's perspective.

13. If we have been messaging back and forth and your part of the conversation revolves completely around alcohol, it may be time to join AA instead of an online dating site. 

14. Dude wearing the white blazer with the collar up and the sleeves rolled back — Don Johnson called and he wants his outfit back.

15. If the only photo you have available to post to your profile looks like a mug shot from the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list, maybe it's time to take a new one. Just sayin'.

16. The very first time you contact me on the site, please don't immediately ask me to meet up the next day. Oh yes, I want to meet up with someone I know nothing about who could potentially be the next Ted Bundy. Thanks, but no.

17. Please don't say that dating has become your hobby, and you no longer want to put effort into a worthless endeavor. Where can I sign up for that?? 

18. A crossdresser messaged me. Now, to each their own, but nowhere in my profile did it indicate that I would be down for that sort of thing. He complimented me on my shoes I was wearing in a photo. I almost messaged him back to see if he wanted to borrow them.

19. Please, if you take a photo of yourself with your phone, and the phone is in the picture, take another one.

20. Humor goes a long way. If you aren't good at it, post a favorite joke and tell us why it cracks you up. Or tell something about yourself that's funny. One guy said "it's true, I like boobs." It was funny, it was honest, and it shows that this is who he is, take it or leave it. 

So those are some of the funniest, dumbest and unbelievable things I've come across so far.

I'm sure that the men aren't the only ones who do ridiculous things online. Do you remember the crying cat lady?

 

Big Star

If you love to people watch, you know that where you go to do so is all about location, location, location.  Big Star is a great venue for dissecting the dress and habits of the locals, hipsters and tourists all in one place during the warmer months in Chicago.  Located on Damen a block south of the North-Milwaukee-Damen intersection, it is a hotbed of activity in every direction.

Big Star also offers tequila, whiskey and beer-which could make the people watching even more interesting.  But there is so much more to this tiny little establishment set in the hub of Wicker Park.  While the inside of the restaurant doesn't look like it would have a James Beard award winning chef as the owner, the food and drink tell quite a different story.

Paul Kahn, who is probably best known for his restaurant Avec (just need to give a shout out to Avec's bacon wrapped dates stuffed with chorizo, YUM!),  also runs Chicago favorites Blackbird and The Publican.  He has created a small but incredible menu of guacamole, tacos, and tostadas, with a salad and frijoles charros thrown in for good measure here at Big Star.

Starting with the guac, the avocados are wonderfully blended with just the perfect amount of cilantro, onion and lime.  The grated radish on top gives it a little zip.

I am in love with fish tacos.  The Tacos de Pescado (beer battered tilapia) were scrumptious!  The chipotle mayo, cabbage slaw and cilantro on top are perfectly tailored to enhance the mild flavor of the fish.

Tostada de Pollo consists of grilled and marinated chicken from the thigh of the bird, topped with cilantro pesto, queso crema, arugula and red onion. The dark meat gives the tostada a rich flavor.  The best part is that the tacos and tostadas are only $3 and $4 respectively. 

Big Star boasts 70 different types of whiskey, and 18 different tequilas, and has many unique cocktails on the menu that incorporate one or the other.  Not being a whiskey or tequila girl, I found that they will substitute rum in place of either in the cocktail, no questions asked. 

While the whiskey and tequila are front and center, the beer list is also quite impressive.  They have several on tap, including Schlitz for $1.  Bottled beers include selections from Three Floyd's, Lagunitas, Goose Island and North Coast.  They also have Mexican favorites Tecate, Modelo, and Pacifico.  You can get a Chelada, which is Tecate with a salted rim and lime.

As for the atmosphere, it's dive bar meets rocka-billy.  The music is almost all country, with a little rock thrown in.  There are booths on the left side of the space, and ample seating around the bar.  It can get a little loud inside when packed with people, if it is nice outside, I would absolutely recommend sitting on the outdoor patio. The yellow tables and chairs make it sunny, even if it may not be.

I'll be back at Big Star many times this summer, sipping a Chelada or throwing back a tangy cocktail,  munching on some chips and gaucomole all the while enjoying the live theater walking past.  You should join me.

 

Big Star

1531 N Damen

Chicago, IL 60622

(773) 235-4039

www.bigstarchicago.com

Hours:  Sunday through Friday 11:30AM to 2AM

Saturday 11:30 to 3AM

LIfe. Live it!

Social Butterfly Chicago lost a beautiful friend last week.  It just goes to show that life IS short, and you should be living every day doing things you love and are passionate about.  Also surround yourself with amazing people who you love and love you.  Because then your time is never wasted.

 

These are words to live by, take them to heart:

Thanks to Ilene Kastel for sharing this.