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Tag Archives: friends
Photo of the Day: Summer Fest mayhem
I’ve mentioned in passing the crazy summer where Pat McCurdy hired me, Ann Marie, Phil and Kenny to be his “back-up singers and dancers” (lol) at his shows on the main stage at Milwaukee Summer Fest. I have never really … Continue reading
#TBT Glasses up!
Jen and I, headed out to a horror film festival held on Halloween night at the Millennium Film Workshop on East 4th Street. I believe our glasses were our costumes. It was a bitch getting there, I remember, because of … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: Meghan Murphy
This is my friend Meghan Murphy, an absolutely incredible singer and actress. I took this during one of my visits to Chicago, in the dead of winter. She had a gig with her band, Everybody Says Yes, and we all … Continue reading
#tbt Objects are bigger than they appear
My sophomore year in college I finally got out of the all-girls’ dorm I had been assigned to freshman year (what a bunch of BITCHES), and moved into a co-ed dorm. Our first day moving in, my roommate and I … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: Friends (understatement)
This photo cracks me up. Wade took this (you know. Wade). This is me and Jen. We met in grad school and were roommates for nine – COUNT EM – NINE years. That’s gotta be some kind of record. We … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: Backyard party
When I graduated from college, my parents “hosted” a party in our backyard. It was very informal. We played volleyball. Burgers on the grill. Beers in a cooler. Kids and grown-ups, my group of friends. It was magical, and feels … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: Pumpkin “picking” at Magic Hour
I was spending the weekend with my friends Sheila and Mike, out at their house in the country. It was late October, so we went to the local pumpkin “picking” celebration: “picking” in quotes because the pumpkins were just lying … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: a last hurrah
Okay, so, not photo (singular) of the day but photoS. These have to go together and I really love this series. When I moved to Chicago, I entered a ready-made community of old friends. Two of my best friends from … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: And coming in fourth to last is Sheila O’Malley!
I was an obsessive runner back in the day, particularly during my years in Chicago. Come rain or come shine, I’d be out there, pounding the pavement along the Lake Shore. My friend Jackie (we went to college together, and … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: “Life is partly what we make it, and partly what is made by the friends we choose.” — Tennessee Williams
This is Mitchell and Jackie. Two of my dearest friends. We met in college. We then all ended up in Chicago together. I crashed with Jackie when I first landed in Chicago. Then I got my own place. When Mitchell … Continue reading
