My buddy Chris’ band Arma Secreta came through town this week with a gig at the Empty Bottle. We put them up for the night, and Apryl even served them homemade brownies and milk. The guys played a great set, and I even was able to videotape it for them. My favorite moment of their stay was when they asked us if we had wireless internet. And when we informed them that “Yes, we do,” everyone pulled out their own personal laptops. It was too funny; I had to snap a photo:
Note that the Christmas tree is still up (it even includes my new Grizzlies ornament— thanks David!). On Saturday, we cut the lovely thing up into little pieces and took them to a setup recycling center near Humboldt Park. Chicago parks all over the city were providing recycling services for Christmas trees in exchange for a free year’s supply of blue recycle bags—why you have to normally pay for recycling bags in the first place still seems bizarre and counterproductive. Anyway, it was a lot of fun seeing all the folks pull into the park with their trees on the roof of their cars, ready for the shredder. It was actually quite a communal event. Unfortunately, it seemed to offically mark the end of the holidays.
We had a lot of fun hanging out with friends and family over the holiday break in Memphis and New Orleans. We look forward to seeing you as our guests real soon!
Man, that burns me up about the blue bags. It’s like, “Okay, if you really MUST recycle, you have to do this…” Here in Korea, it’s just the opposite. Recycling’s mandatory–it’s the *trash* bags you have to pay for.
Comment by Trey — January 7, 2007 @ 11:49 pm