ronnykmarshall
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Thu Sep-07-06 03:37 PM
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Chicago: That Toddlin' TOWN!!! |
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I got the surprise, the surprise of my life I had to stop and stare I saw man dancing with his own wife And you'll never guess where...
Chicago, Chicago--that toddlin' town, that toddlin' town Chicago, Chicago--I'll show you around--I love it Betcha bottom dollar you'll lose your blues In Chicago, Chicago The town that Billy Sunday could not shut down
On State Street, that great street I just want to stay, I just want to stay They do things they don't do on Broadway, say They have the time, the time of their life I saw a man who danced with his wife In Chicago...Chicago...Chicago, Chicago Free and easy town, brassy, breezy town Chicago...Chicago Let me cool my heels right down at Marshall Field Come and walk with Along the lake, to the drake Hollar and hoot, all through the loop Shout out now to Mrs. O'Leary's cow No she-she, life is peachy Chicago...we'll meet at the punk-room Ambassaodr E's To say the least On shishkabobs and breast of suave we will feed and get free Don't tell me sin is rampid and right Think of that man who danced with his wife In Chicago...Chicago... I feel sympathy for that wonderful, windy town!
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Thu Sep-07-06 03:40 PM
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1. My Kind of Town (Chicago) |
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Now this could only happen to a guy like me And only happen in a town like this So may I say to each of you most gratefully As I throw each one of you a kiss
This is my kind of town, chicago is My kind of town, chicago is My kind of people too People who smile at you
And each time I roam, chicago is Calling me home, chicago is Why I just brim like a cload Its my kind of town
My kind of town, chicago is My kind of town, chicago is My kind of razzmatazz And it has, all that jazz
And each time I leave, chicago is Tuggin my sleeve, chicago is The wrigley building, chicago is The union stockyard, chicago is One town that wont let you down Its my kind of town
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Thu Sep-07-06 07:05 PM
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Every time someone from another city does something on TV that involves Chicago, they invariably use this song as background music. You know what? This isn't the song most Chicagoans associate with their city. This is.
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Thu Sep-07-06 07:36 PM
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11. Great song for a great city! |
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Thu Sep-07-06 04:00 PM
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Thu Sep-07-06 04:30 PM
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3. and what was the name of those candies? |
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They were like See's candies here in California.
They don't have them anymore.
I loved them.
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Thu Sep-07-06 04:47 PM
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Or are you thinking of Frango mints?
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Thu Sep-07-06 04:58 PM
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Thu Sep-07-06 06:56 PM
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7. Fannie Mae pixies..... |
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Thu Sep-07-06 05:56 PM
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some of the greatest restaurants.
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Thu Sep-07-06 07:06 PM
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Chicago has more restaurants per capita than any big city in this country. The restaurant business is unusually brutal around here, which is a good thing for those of us who eat out (bad news for restauranteurs).
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Thu Sep-07-06 07:08 PM
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10. Sinatra did it best!! |
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But i am a little biased :)
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Thu Sep-07-06 07:47 PM
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Take the tour, Chicago has some of the great historic architecture.
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Thu Sep-07-06 07:54 PM
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13. My dear ronnykmarshall! |
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One of my all-time fav cities!
I grew up next door in Evanston......my grandparents were in Chicago...
We used to go over and have Sunday dinner with them and all my cousins..my dad's brother's kids.....
Memories..........*sigh*
I visited there again when my daughter was in grad school at Univ of Chicago.....
So many outstanding restaurants! Fabulous architecture! And I got to visit Evanston too.......
It is a most fabulous city indeed........:woohoo:
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Thu Sep-07-06 08:01 PM
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14. You grew up in Evanston??? |
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Before I moved to the near west suburbs four months ago, I lived on the Far North Side. What a small world. Did you go to ETHS?
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Thu Sep-07-06 08:28 PM
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15. My dear greatauntoftriplets......... |
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From 1945 until 1950 or so, me, my parents, and my baby brother all lived on Central Street....
Next door to Dike Stadium........
My dad was a grad student at Northwestern Univ...
So, no, I didn't go to high school there...but I was there up until the third grade.......
:hi:
Small world, indeed!
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Thu Sep-07-06 08:34 PM
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16. And I attended Northwestern! |
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Evanston is a great town. Lots of diversity and great things to do. Happily, I am now next to Oak Park, so I can enjoy many of the same things I liked about Evanston...except no lake.
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Thu Sep-07-06 08:37 PM
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17. I have a friend that lives in Evanston. |
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There's a great pizza place there.
I LOVE Chicagoland!
This is coming from a (at the time) San Franciscan that fell in love with that city the first time I went there.
But ... I still loves me some LA. Even w/ Paris Hilton.
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Thu Sep-07-06 08:38 PM
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18. Also some great barbecue places. |
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Thu Sep-07-06 09:11 PM
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19. I get a two day layover there week after next! Yipeeeee |
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