Characters welcome....

One is happy to visit the city when the city begins to only represent a name. By that time, you need to get out there and be amongst the rest of humanity……just rolling along ……taking it all in….and giving something back.


I'm gonna inject your soul with some sweet rock 'n roll
And shoot you full of rhythm and blues………jt

The thing is that no matter when or where you merge into Chicago…..or submerge, or reemerge, it always graces you with its people. Yeah, the cities buildings getcha, and the side alleys scareya…..but the people, yeah the people really thrillya.

The adrenaline following a Cubs win is infectious, but like recently, a loss can set a slightly more somber tone, and open the hidden wounds we all share.

You can sit tight and observe--no foul. Or you can speak up and engage; anywhere, anytime, and you will get a response. And that response will make you laugh, cry, or beg for more. This of course is because the city attracts all the needs and wants of the wide spectrum. And it is from this kaleidoscope that we reaffirm ourselves as human. Off comes the customary masks and we become just one of the many characters…..always welcome in the city.


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