I went up to Evanston...to see a movie!

[terrya]

I decided to go see "Capote" today. BUT...just to shake things up...to upset the toutine...I decided to see it in...EVANSTON. Yes, that city to the north. SO...instead of taking the Red Line CTA train SOUTH...as I normally would...I took it...NORTH. And then...at Howard...I transferred to the Purple Line Evanston train...and went into...another city!! To see a movie!!

Wild times, wild times. Gosh, I'm getting too old for this kind of edgy excitement!

(Sometimes I write posts just for my own amusement. Apparently, this was one of them.)

[Blue-Jay]

1. Was it scary in Evanston?

All those lawns, big houses, and German sedans..... Creeps me out just thinking about it.

[Lindsey]

3. what did you think of the movie? n/t

[terrya]

6. Yes, it was....it was dangerously...Republican....

Believe me, after the movie, I hightailed it back to good ol' extremely Democratic Chicago as fast as I could. :scared:

[greatauntoftriplets]

14. Evanston is more Democratic than you think....

I know the house where Jan Schakowsky lives...it is a biggie with an impressive lawn.

[MarsThe Cat]

15. republican?

Evanston???

boy, have you ever been mis-informed.
or have you never heard of jan schakowsky?

[progmom]

2. what did you think?

i saw that last night. :thumbsup:

[terrya]

9. I liked "Capote" very much.

Phillip Seymour Hoffman did more than just an impression of Capote...he did a tremendous job portraying Capote. It was a very nuanced performance.

All the performances were good. I liked the idea of putting Capote's life in the context of "In Cold Blood" (well, it was the defining moment in Capote's life). I don't know if there was an emotional aspect between Capote and Pwrry Smith, but it seems plausible today.

The screen play by actor Dan Futterman was excellent.

I highly recommend "Capote" :thumbsup:

[progmom]

12. yep - my thoughts almost exactly

:D

PSH was amazing.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Ah, Evanston!

My dear terrya! I grew up there, many years ago......

My dad was a graduate student at NOrthwestern Univ....We lived in the married student housing on Central St...right next door to Dike Stadium.....

I remember it well.....Those little prefab houses were torn down in the early 50's and now it's a parking lot...or it was when I visited there in 1991!

You rekindled some very sweet memories for me tonight.....

Thanks!


:loveya: :hug:

[terrya]

11. You did?? I didn't know that, Peggy. Interesting!

Well, I'm glad I triggered some nice memories for you. I probably couldn't live there...the standard of living is a bit...um..."beyond my means", shall we say??

I'm glad I could bring back some good memories for you...from my very silly post. :-)

[mopinko]

5. maybe next time you should catch the metra

less of a shock to the system. that nice, clean, old fashioned train might cushion the blow a little.

[greatauntoftriplets]

7. I am going to a movie in Evanston on Monday!!!!

But I will drive there....

And I am going to see "Good Night and Good Luck". Probably in the same theater complex.

Must be home early to deal with the hordes or trick or treaters. We get literally hundreds.

[terrya]

10. Well, let me...us...know what you think about "Good Luck and Good Night"

Yes, it's in the same complex. I thought about seeing it tomorrow...but I'll wait.

Enjoy! :-)

[greatauntoftriplets]

13. I will!!!

I love Evanston, was born there and went to NU there. And I visit the farmers market there that is across the street and a bit to the north of where you were today.

:hi:

[nutsnberries]

8. Evanston.... home of

The Cusacks! :loveya:

[MarsThe Cat]

16. and formerly myself and my wife...

although, now chicagoans, we've run into the Cusak clan at a small and WONDERFUL thai restaurant on Irving Park- "Always Thai".

all the years we lived in Evanston, we never ran into them.

[IntravenousDemilo]

17. So THAT's where you were!

BTW, you might want to let Mars the Cat know you've heard of Jan Schakowsky.

shmily

[RetroLounge]

18. Used to spend lots of time in Evanston

Loved that town.

Lost it in the divorce...

RL

[Rabrrrrrr]

19. And how was the theater? Was the crowd better and more refined

since it was Evanston?

If I had to live in Chicago, Evanston would be the only place I'd be willing to go to.