A Cold and Windy Second City

Last week I made the typical round of the Northeast: Albany and Syracuse kicked off the week and closing up shop in beautiful Cleveland, OH. Then it was off to Chicago via American Airlines, and I was happy to find that my flight was not one of the 3,000 that had been canceled. Still, it was a good three hours late and I barely arrived in time to swing over to my pal John's house and change into regular clothes before heading to Second City to see "Between Barack and a Hard Place."

My new Chicago friend: a 20-something Fidel Castro

Saturday night I got the opportunity to experience a real-life Chicago party...the communist party! The scene was very much like Halloween, with folks running around with hammers, sickles, and the occasional breast:

Feeding grapes to a very drunk communist temptress at the Communist Party

All in all, Chicago seems to be welcoming me with open arms and I look forward to my big move in June. Have I mentioned that yet? Yes, I'll be picking up and heading out of the Pacific Northwest this Summer for a real Midwest adventure. Until then, it's nice to be out of the wind and rain and here in sunny Shreveport, LA.