Love is in the air — literally!

January 9, 2019 | kimberlykaczmarek

A woman cleaning an airplane discovered a love letter written on an air sickness bag in a seatback pocket and has now taken to Reddit to hopefully track down the lovestruck young woman.

The letter, which was discovered last year, explains that the woman is on her way to confess her feelings to her crush.

Found this in the back pocket of a seat on an aircraft I was cleaning last year. Where ever you are, I hope it went well for you. from r/pics

“If you’re reading this, hello 🙂 My name is Andrea and I am incredibly bored. Right now this flight is going from Miami to DC. I’m 21,” the letter begins.

“… Right now this flight is going from Miami to DC. I’m 21.

So I bought the ticket last night at 4am because I have a huge crush on my best friend. He’s flying from Boston to New Orleans and has a layover in DC. I actually live in DC and was gonna go up soon anyway so I thought why not, I’ll surprise him at the airport during his layover. I’m gonna tell him I have a crush on him.”

Like any good romance, we got a bit of the conflict that was gitting in her way,

But see I’m going to Australia for a semester abroad in 4 days and I won’t see him for 5 months so it’s really the last chance I have.

She tells people to “do something crazy today like I am.” and concludes it by saying “Good luck whoever you are.”

It’s been a year now though, what has happened to these young lovers?

 

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Want more pizza?

January 8, 2019 | wALT

This seems to go against all logic, but…. apparently someone way smarter than me did the math and you actually get more pizza per square inch from an 18″ pie then from two 12″ pies.  According to Fermat’s Library on Twitter, an 18″ pizza yields 254 square inches of pizza while 2 12″ pizzas only offers 226.

At some point in life, this info will come in handy.  You’re welcome. 😉

Queued Up #313 – 1.6.19

January 8, 2019 | wALT

#313         1.6.19

Hour 1

  1. Lovelytheband – Maybe, I’m Afraid
  2. LANY – Thru These Tears
  3. Oliver Tree – Hurt
  4. Alice Merton – Funny Business
  5. Twenty One Pilots – The Hype
  6. Grandson – Thoughts & Prayers (Queued Up Artist Showcase 3/12)
  7. Cage The Elephant – Shake You Down (Unpeeled)
  8. FIDLAR – Can’t You See
  9. Kongos – Pay For The Weekend
  10. Billie Eilish – Come Out and Play
  11. Houses – Fast Talk
  12. The Beths – Future Me Hates Me
  13. Vampire Weekend – Everlasting Arms
  14. Hozier – Movement
  15. The Glorious Sons – S.O.S.
  16. Tame Impala – The Less I Know The Better

Hour 2

  1. The Raconteurs – Now That You’re Gone
  2. The Interrupters – Gave You Everything
  3. Half Alive – Still Feel
  4. Bear Hands – Blue Lips
  5. Weezer – Zombie Bastards
  6. Broken Bells – Shelter
  7. Keuning – Boat Accident
  8. Shaed – Trampoline (Queued Up Artist Showcase 2/24)
  9. Robert DeLong – First Person On Earth
  10. 7715 – Week
  11. Alkaline Trio – Blackbird
  12. Judah & The Lion – Quarter-Life Crisis
  13. MØ – Blur feat. Foster The People
  14. Guster – Overexcited
  15. Rufus Du Sol – Treat You Better

 

3 Chicago restaurants make Yelp’s “top places to eat in the U.S.” list

January 8, 2019 | JVO

Nini’s Deli, The Crepe Shop and Bistro 6050 are on Yelp’s “Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S. 2019” list.

Just published today, the list includes places that rank high enough with Yelpers to put them in a position of elevated esteem.

Nini’s Deli (543 Noble Street) is known for its empanadas and churros.

The Crepe Shop (2928 N. Broadway) features crepes… and lots of them.

Bistro 6050 (6050 W. Irving Park Rd.) offers empanadas and crepes.

Suburban restaurants Papa Marcos Grill and Kebab in Waukegan and Los Takitos Taco Shop in Palatine also made the top 100 list.

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Sears avoids executioner’s axe

January 8, 2019 | JVO

On a day when Sears was preparing to go out of business for good, an 11th-hour deal will keep the retailer’s doors open for now. On Tuesday, Sears announced it it had accepted a bid of $4.4 billion from its chairman Eddie Lampert that will keep 425 Sears and Kmart stores open. The company filed for bankruptcy last October and was reportedly preparing to liquidate and shut down completely before accepting Lampert’s offer. About 50,000 employees will keep their jobs with the deal.

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GRETA VAN FLEET are going to ROCK ‘Saturday Night Live’

January 8, 2019 | Tim Virgin

GRETA VAN FLEET will be the musical guests on the January 19 episode of “Saturday Night Live”, airing on NBC at 10:30 p.m. CT.

Their new album “Anthem Of The Peaceful Army” entered the Billboard 200 chart at No. 3 . Last month, GRETA VAN FLEET landed four Grammy nominations for “Best New Artist”, “Best Rock Performance”, “Best Rock Album”  and “Best Rock Song”.

Check out the latest single “You’re the One”

Win free beer for a year with Goose Island’s field goal challenge.

January 8, 2019 | kimberlykaczmarek

Think you could have kicked a better field goal than Cody Parkey?

Goose Island brewery is challenging Chicagoans who claim they could. This weekend, starting at noon, there will be field goal posts set up outside their tap-room at Fulton and Wood Street. They say whoever makes the 43-yard field goal wins free beer for a year.

They posted a thread of tweets talking about the game and how confident they are in those testing if they actually could make that kick.

And of course, adding in how the play really ended for the Bears:


The NFL ruled Monday, though, that the kick was actually blocked.

 

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Man wants to name his baby…. after his ex?

January 8, 2019 | kimberlykaczmarek

Oh, baby.

A pregnant woman recently took to Reddit to voice her baby-naming woes. Her husband had, shockingly, suggested that they name their new daughter after his ex-girlfriends.

The pregnant 23-year-old said how long she and her 24-year-old husband had been together while explaining his history.

Starting it off by saying “Divorce on table because husband and I can’t agree on baby’s name”:

Hello reddit. This title might look funny but its an actual problem between me (23F) and my husband (24M). We’ve been dating for a year, been married for 2 years. I got pregnant like 7 months ago so recently we started discussing name for the baby. Ever since we found out its gonna be a girl my husband wants to name it like his exes name. Its not any ex but the one he dated for long period of time and loved the most. In the beginning of our relationship we had may problems because of her but she moved away so the problems went away. He really loved her and he never hid that from me but I thought it was over once she moved away. Now he made it clear that he wants the baby to have that name and I can name the second child. When I asked him why does he want that name so badly he said just because he and his ex didnt work out doesnt mean he doesnt want something to keep reminding him of her. He doesnt understand how much its affecting me and keeps saying its just the hormones. Is he still in love with the ex or its normal that he wants to name OUR child like that. Thank you!

 

The post stunned Redditors sparking more than 3,000 comments on the post. One saying “I knew a woman who wanted to name her baby after an ex. She ended up stabbing the current bf. Just putting that out there.”

Some even confessed on how they were named after exes and how they felt about it.

Hopefully, they can settle this matter before the baby comes into the world.

 

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Break up by text is bad. DIVORCE by text? It’s a reality…

January 7, 2019 | Eric

I can’t make this stuff up.  Starting this week, courts in Saudi Arabia have to notify wives that their marriage has ended — by text.

Why?

From the Guardian:  “The measure approved by the justice ministry appears to be aimed at curbing cases of men secretly ending marriages without informing their wives.”

The article goes on to say that women will be notified electronically of any changes to their marital status and will have the ability to pull up any documents related to the matter through a website.

How progressive. 🙄  — [eric]

[📷 : Pexels]

Happy Divorce Day..?

January 7, 2019 | kimberlykaczmarek

Is there something in the air in January that causes couples to divorce?

Well, maybe not but the stress from the holidays and New Year resolutions can put a heavy strain on relationships.

Divorce Day is a day that happens after Christmas and New Year’s where divorce layers see a surge in inquiries coming in.
It’s how couples avoid the messy divorce over the holidays.

Luckily not all of those that inquire go through with it, as the month goes on less and less inquires happen.

Love isn’t that dead.. yet.

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Reactions to Parkey’s kick was perfectly summed up by Staley Da Bear.

January 7, 2019 | kimberlykaczmarek

Sad day in Chicago as the Bears’ season came to an end after Cody Parkey’s 43-yard FG hit off the bar twice and fell back onto the field of play.

Everyone reacted differently, but Bear’s mascot Stanley Da Bear sums up how everyone felt about the loss:

 

 

 

DEMO – 1/6/19

January 6, 2019 | JVO
Traumabond
The Collective You
Radar Aileen
Releaser The Haze
Modern Wing If You Don’t
Shy Technology Fine Print
Blood People Great Reactor
Thin Cherries I Don’t Know You All
Hidden Hospitals Better Off
Replicant The Resistance
Like Language What Are You Waiting For
Comfort Scarcity Dark Repertoire
Bad Bad Meow I Want You Here
Rematch Chicago
Crombies It’s Not You
The Requirements Pipers Alley
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A sweet Cadillac from Travis Barker’s collection could be yours.

January 6, 2019 | Eric

Check it out….the Blink-182 drummer is parting with the car nicknamed “El Conquistador.”

This 1967 Cadillac Eldorado is pretty custom:  shaved door handles, shaved door handles, an intricate custom ‘fade’ paint job, a custom upholstered interior and much, much more.  If you want it, though, it’s gonna cost you at auction:  $80-100K, for a vehicle that has been on display in an auto museum.

Travis is well known for his love of Cadillacs…after the band made it big, he started collecting.  In other news, I collect gas station receipts….if anyone wants to bid on those, hit me up.  — [e.k.]

1.6.19 Alt_Backspace

January 6, 2019 | bphillips

Hour 1

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers – Knock Me Down
  • Depeche Mode – It’s No Good
  • Supergrass – Alright
  • Beck – The New Pollution
  • The Fixx – Red Skies
  • Radiohead – Fake Plastic Trees
  • Material Issue – Valerie Loves Me
  • The Smithereens – A Girl Like You
  • Better Than Ezra – Good
  • Siouxsie And The Banshees – Peek-A-Boo
  • Oasis – Supersonic
  • Killing Joke – Eighties
  • Beastie Boys – Hey Ladies

Hour 2

  • Social Distortion – Bad Luck
  • U2 – New Year’s Day
  • Gin Blossoms – Til I Hear It From You
  • Bush – The Chemicals Between Us
  • Billy Idol – Flesh For Fantasy
  • Jane’s Addiction – Stop!
  • Eagle-Eye Cherry – Save Tonight
  • The Cure – Just Like Heaven
  • Live – Selling The Drama
  • Nine Inch Nails – Head Like A Hole
  • Green Day – J.A.R.
  • Morrissey – Suedehead
  • Blondie – Hanging On The Telephone
  • Face To Face – Disconnected

Local H playing halftime for Bears playoff at Soldier Field

January 6, 2019 | Kevin

Chicago boys done good, the pride of Zion, LOCAL H are set to play halftime at Soldier Field today during the Chicago Bears NFC playoff game against the Eagles. The band confirmed the big gig in several posts on their Twitter.

Considering the long standing friendship 101WKQX has had with Scott , Ryan, and company plus the fact that we bleed Chicago blue, this is right up our alley.

DA BEARS!: Watch the hilarious history of SNL’s ‘Superfans’

January 6, 2019 | Kevin

In the 1991 season, the Bears had a strong 11-5 record with Mike Topmczak filling in for Jim Harbaugh in the quarterback position while the team headed into the playoffs. Chicago-based actor Joe Mantegna and the SNL cast struck the perfect timing in January of that year with “Bill Swerski’s Superfans’. The sketch spoofed working class blowhard fans on local sports radio spouting off irrational observations and blind devotion to all things Ditka while also roasting our local indulgence in cured meats.

It was an instant hit and produced a series of sketches featuring ‘Cheers’ star George Wendt (who was never an SNL cast member) running a panel of oafish but lovable fans who oozed love for ‘DA BEARS’. It’s one of the most well-known pieces of comedy to satirize our city. It showed the unfiltered ChiKAAAAgo accent to the world. When I have traveled to other parts of the country doing comedy shows, people would ask me if anyone here actually talks like that. It made a lasting impression that goes much farther than Cook County. Below are some of best ‘Superfan’ sketches that featured some of SNL’s best all-time performers in Mike Meyers and Chris Farley.

It’s worth noting that comedy writer Robert Smigel was the real creative force and regularly appeared in the sketches himself. Here is a look at their 2010 reunion at the Just For Laughs Festival where they reveal a bit about the never-made Superfan movie.

In 1993, oh excuse me…199tree, the guys bemoaned Coach Ditka leaving Chicago.

Bill Swerski’s Super Fans Cold Open
This was one of the best. Michael Jordan joining the Superfans to celebrate DA BULLS most recent NBA Championship.

Bill Swerski’s Super Fans
Here the fellas give New York Knicks fans tips on how to deal with their upcoming defeat at the hands of DA BULLS.

In this gem, Swerski and the guys get ridiculous when they claim what the Monsters of the Midway would do if they all raced the Indy 500.

They even got to be in local TV commercials for Bulls tickets in the early 90s as well.

 

 

Did a little fifteen second “Rick And Morty” video…reveal MUCH, MORE more?

January 5, 2019 | Eric

Still don’t know when we will see Season 4 (probably late 2019).  But this short Rick And Morty may have revealed a major plot point for the next installment of the Adult Swim show.  Namely — the very last image:

Remember, Evil Morty is also….President Morty.  Nerdist (via A/V Club) explains what people are so stirred up about:

 

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