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Scarecrow: Creation and Destruction.

Ronald Regan Scarecrow - 2007.

After several false starts we finally located a purveyor of hay so that I could assemble my long promised Ronald Reagan Scarecrow. I was going to go with an ironic funny shirt but I thought business casual was more fitting. It took a while to get his head straight and secure but I think it looked pretty good. When I was setting him up we had some people from the street laughing their asses off recognizing that it was Ronald Reagan.

Rob pumpkin shopping.Julie pumpkin shopping.Stuffing of the scarecrow.Securing the head.Throw the nose.Complete.

To keep the head straight we had to thread string through Reagan’s nose and ears and then tie it down to the fence. We also thought this would keep any depressed Cubs fan from removing his head. I was wrong.

Destruction.

After one night Ronald aquired a taste for cigars.Destroyed.disbelief.

The scarecrow lasted less than 48 hours. After the first night some one put a cigar in his mouth and no harm was done. Yesterday though was the Cubs lone home playoff game which they were destined to lose. I knew the odds of Reagan surviving untouched were low but I figured the devastation to be less complete. I was wrong.

Missing Roland Reagan, former leader of the free world. Reward for the safe return.

Rilo Kiley at the Rivera Theater.

Rilo Kiley at the Rivera Theater.

After about 9 hours of watching College Football in various venue’s I headed to Emily’s place where I was subsequently talked into going to see Rilo Kiley at the Rivera Theater. The show wasn’t bad, the guy next to me seemed to be at his first concert ever which is always good. He was under the impression that he could ‘hold a spot’ for some one in a 2,500 seat general admission theater. Myles Tersnak made an appearance on the weekend, well not Myles but you get the drift. There were several attempts at pubic transportation, most were failures, I blame the government. Some one almost got stuck in a turnstile.

A good time was had by all.

Myles and Emily.Rilo Kiley at the Rivera Theater.My view.

Wilco at Millennium Park.

Wilco at Millennium Park.

The Cloud Gate sculpture in Millennium Park.A member of the Intelligentsia.The Billy Goat Tavern under Michigan Avenue.

Last night Julie and I headed down to Millennium Park to see Wilco.  As you can tell by the view above we didn’t exactly have great seats.  We were towards the back of the lawn which wasn’t completely packed and the sound was still really good.  The line for beer was one of the longest I’ve ever seen in my life.

Afterwards we headed to the Billy Goat Tavern under Michigan Avenue.  After several cheeseburgers our night was complete.

Beware that the Intelligentsia is alive and well… an clearly fans of Wilco.