Collecting pictures of Chicago again... Someone posted this bitching picture of Timber Lanes, one of my favorite places.
It's about as likely as any of the major religions being true, but, I sometimes entertain the idea that if we are valiant in this life, we'll meet our friends in just such a resplendent hall afterwards for beer and leisure.
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It just gets me all misty eyed with nostalgia. Where else might one find such delightful warm, dark, and smokey ambiance for leisurely pursuit? The shakey bowling, the pinball, the dreadfully kitch jukebox . . . and of course the cheap drinks!
P.S. - Does anyone remember the blind guy that bowled near perfect games? That was fantabulous.
I haven't been to Timber Lanes in awhile. Now that the Fireside is strictly bowling, we'll probably wind up heading there since it's much closer. i'll have to take some Chi-Town pics for you guys. Oh Jason, the White Castle you used to live by is gone now. They ripped it down to build a Walgreens.
Ugh. White Castle burgers are the single most unholy and vile thing I can think of. This is mostly because of the aftertaste, which resembles neither beef, ketchup, nor bun, but lingers for hours.
I do vaguely remember the blind bowling master. I think that went into the 'urban oddities' file in my brain: The same place I filed other such oddities, various bum-mumblings, and the time I got on the train and nearly everyone was wearing cowboy hats.
It's cool the Fireside stayed open, I was sad when I heard they were closing. But, heck, I'll take bowling and darts over trendies and aging-punkers any day.
"No Chad I do not want to drink the dead nazi . . . that´s a vile mix of liquors . . . WEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Bowling while everything is spinning is fun!"
Jaegermeister & Rumple Minze is a delicious combination.
Next time I'm on the town, I'll try this "dead nazi" you speak of.
I'll buy you one the weekend I'm in Philly (Next month)
i actually had my farewell chicago party at timber lanes. it was weird being back there, i introduced some of the other grad students at northwestern to TL. it´s nice because it never became hip in an ironic sort of way.
oh, and i got to get totally smashed and driven home. no objections, jason!
i don't think i ever had a dead nazi there but i think i did try the jager that's probably been sitting in the "dispenser" or jager-cooler contraption they have there.
uuuhh...i don't remember what happened next.
Yes, the picture on your postcard invitation for that was very, very funny.
i think i was trying to dress up like Mario for halloween and eric snapped that photo. eric dressed up like hulk hogan. this was like two years ago though. i don't think they celebrate halloween here in berlin though. so maybe i'll just do it anyway to freak out german people this year. hehe...
Yeah, I think Halloween as we know it was a creation of marketers in the States.
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