tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post3219863127568614093..comments2024-03-19T14:51:21.425-04:00Comments on The Trad: The Friday Belt: Noir Domainetintinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-37972456915067072812009-08-24T13:38:02.589-04:002009-08-24T13:38:02.589-04:00- but Goose Island still rocks!- but Goose Island still rocks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-33932443809677352412009-08-24T13:37:27.886-04:002009-08-24T13:37:27.886-04:00A friend of mine always said the elegance of a cit...A friend of mine always said the elegance of a city came from how the women dressed. <br />Michigan avenue looks so elegant, until you realize its all dumpy girls in sweats walking along it instead of women turned out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-49488467443509690132009-08-24T11:51:15.624-04:002009-08-24T11:51:15.624-04:00Victorian? Dance? Hall?Victorian? Dance? Hall?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-20493512296521406322009-08-24T09:24:52.109-04:002009-08-24T09:24:52.109-04:00D- I was in the Hancock for 5 years. Think I ate ...D- I was in the Hancock for 5 years. Think I ate at every place there was in Water Tower. There was a tiny French place (on 2 or 3?) that did a cheap and tasty Croq Monsiuer. Closed as soon as it became my favorite. <br /><br />AIG- Puerto showed me the clippings from the opening. Yeah, the Chicago customer is very midwestern. Looking for value more than anything. Mallards (discount suits) was popular and while I wasn't a huge fan, most of the men living in Lake Forest with big ass homes wore Lands' End Hyde Park oxfords and drove Buicks.tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-21364442257401510192009-08-22T07:11:41.754-04:002009-08-22T07:11:41.754-04:00Longwang....you can still get them in your 50'...Longwang....you can still get them in your 50's but it might require some medication to assist.<br /><br />Tinnitus ... Puerto opened that old Paul Stuart location in Chicago. I always thought that it was presumptuous for P.S. to roll into Chicago thinking that their brand would be immediately appreciated and sought out by Chicago folks. <br /><br />The "Moment" ... I've had a few. I can recall the first glimpse of C.B.'s bikini underwear waistband in the 6th grade when she stooped down to pick up her books in math class. Lovely.ADGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-35922477489128942512009-08-21T18:43:30.135-04:002009-08-21T18:43:30.135-04:00Tintin,
I worked in the building next door, Water ...Tintin,<br />I worked in the building next door, Water Tower Place. Hostessed in one of the restaurants when I was in high school. I remember being dazzled when I window shopped on Michigan Avenue. DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-25104540733039030652009-08-21T15:56:19.421-04:002009-08-21T15:56:19.421-04:00The wide straps and buckles on Ben (reach for the ...The wide straps and buckles on Ben (reach for the sky) Silver look great but it's pricey great. The idea of duplicating my buckles and straps because something's a 1/4 wider-- and at great expense -- is a no go. However, you're a tall guy and it may look better on you. Try it out. Just make sure there's a liberal return policy. Maybe you could write a post about it? <br /><br />DB - You should start a blog.<br /><br />It comes at different times. I told the old man about it and he said it happened to him a lot in Vietnam. Everything around you doesn't slow down but stops - - like a freeze frame... except, instead of Butch and Sundance going sepia, the color intensifies and senses pick up everything. He said, "You were in the moment." And I thought, "Ah, so that's a moment." It's one thing to experience it. It's another thing to describe it. <br /><br />M Lane - Fair warning. There are three Domaine Serenes. Insist on the Evenstead. The other two (one less - one more) don't come close.<br /><br />ZZ- Dinner in the Nothern Trust? Man, that must have been a memory. I had a couple of meetings in their beautiful conference rooms. I had some Nabs and a diet coke but never dinner. Thank you for the compliment. I just started Pat Conroy's new one. With every page I feel like schmo.<br /><br />James at 10, You might as well. I probably stole it.tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-15885549272664029842009-08-21T14:19:04.895-04:002009-08-21T14:19:04.895-04:00"It's so damned good - - I don't drin..."It's so damned good - - I don't drink it with food." think i might have to steal that... great stuff.james at 10engineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957344808503607428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-56374874679100148852009-08-21T11:04:15.365-04:002009-08-21T11:04:15.365-04:00Great story. I once had a DuMol(finn) pinot noir ...Great story. I once had a DuMol(finn) pinot noir in a dining room in that same Northern Trust building you mention. Also truly memorable, but your memory sounds better. Very well written, by the way.ZZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288837317098631423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-14908263149989007492009-08-21T09:28:06.642-04:002009-08-21T09:28:06.642-04:00I live for those moments. And, I'll try the w...I live for those moments. And, I'll try the wine this weekend. Great post.<br /><br />ML<br />mlanesepic.blogspot.comM.Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02898845239082082494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-2619847434149328672009-08-21T08:40:24.078-04:002009-08-21T08:40:24.078-04:00Tintin,
I love that back story. I think I may ha...Tintin,<br /><br />I love that back story. I think I may have had those "In the Moment" moments and just failed to recognize them. Probably when I was younger. I believe you may have had yours while coming out of a quasi-auto hypnotic state, sort of like when you drive the same route over and over and don't remember any of it, and suddenly you're at your destination without recall. Or like reading a book at a busy park while being able to ignore sounds around you. In modern action films it's referred to as "speed ramping." You had a Keanu Reeves-bullet-dodging moment.<br /><br />When you exit that state it all comes rushing back, sometimes a little too fast and bold. You are simply caught unawares and your mind has to catch up to process it. That "between" state, by the way, is where many people claim they see spirits of the departed, having let down their guard. It's why a pro golfer's EEG will flat-line during his drive. Or why people witnessing an accident claim to have seen it play out in slow motion. For most of us it's the semi-conscious, but lucid stage just before falling asleep. Our best ideas might come to us then. Or our worst fears.<br /><br />Either way, I would try to tap into that more often. Or don't try, as the Zen case may be. Maybe start with the Domaine Serene Pinot.<br /><br />-DBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-658190428438695582009-08-21T08:31:48.276-04:002009-08-21T08:31:48.276-04:00Excellent. I could use a moment. Can one still g...Excellent. I could use a moment. Can one still get them in their 50s?<br /><br />Mind if I solicit a bit of belt advice from a true trad: I believe that a few sources sell a buckle for a strap that is maybe 1/4 inch wider than the norm. To my eye the norm seems kind of narrow. On the other hand I'm sure I could get used to it. On the other other hand the wider one is more proportional to my physique. What does the trad suggest?Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11037319798873706088noreply@blogger.com