A couple of months ago, I posted a some photos from Will’s show at Evanston SPACE. I had a handful left-overs which were yet to be posted, and figured I’d put those up too. You can see the full set of photos below in the viewer.


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Tags: Chicago, Concerts, Evanston, Evanston SPACE, Northwestern, Will Hoge
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Both of the below shots were taken around midnight at Grand Central in NYC. The first night, a Saturday, I didn’t have my fish-eye lens with me, but did my best to capture everything with a 24mm lens. The second shot, taken on a Sunday, was able to capture more of the terminal without as many people. Both images are processed similarly, but definitely have their differences in tone and color.

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A. 24mm Lens

B. 15mm Fish-Eye Lens

Tags: Grand Central, Grand Central Station, Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan, New York, New York City, NYC
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After stating the obvious yesterday, Carlos Zambrano decided to speak his mind – rationally and under control. No anger. No cursing. And frankly, Carlos was right about everything he said. After six losses in a row, the Cubs are miserable. Someone needs to get fired up and get this team in line.
Chicago media jumped on the opportunity to call out Big Z – demanding a suspension, fine or even a trade. They are all idiots. This is the message I suspect Big Z would like to deliver to these media members:


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Long overdue photos from The Whigs stop in Chicago at the end of April. Since then, they have been to the UK / Europe in support of Kings of Leon. Not a bad itinerary.



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Tags: Chicago, Concerts, Park West, The Whigs
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I would like to think that the Cubs may have one of the best 7th-8th-9th inning combos in the league with the trio of Marshall, Wood and Marmol. The main kink in this plan becomes apparent when any one of these guys needs a day off, which means we get introduced to some rookies and a mediocre wide receiver turned horrible pitcher. Undoubtedly, these days off will happen a lot given Wood’s bionic arm and Marmol’s occasional moonlighting as “Wild Thing” Vaughn. Regardless, Marshall and Marmol had extremely solid seasons last year (Wood can still bring it, too), and if they can produce similarly again in 2011, we may not have to be so nervous every time Zambrano cramps up in the 6th inning. The first week of the season has not been all too kind to Marmol and Wood though, but let’s hope it gets turned around sooner than later.



Tags: Baseball, Carlos Marmol, Chicago, Chicago Cubs, Cubs, Kerry Wood, MLB, Sean Marshall, Wrigley Field
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Thank goodness Soriano is actually hitting the ball this April. In 2010, he didn’t hit his 3rd homerun until April 30th – 22 games into the season. This year, he’s at 3 homers after only 6 games. He gets booed enough for all of the other shenanigans he pulls, and at least when he’s hitting homeruns he can catch a break from the boos. He still can’t catch a ball, but at least he can hit.



Tags: Baseball, Chicago, Chicago Cubs, Cubs, MLB, Pittsburgh Pirates, Wrigley Field
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