Geno Petro
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Saturday, December 24, 2011
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Ghetto Yacht
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| I can understand why someone might want to get drunk and fall off of this neighborhood eyesore. What I cant understand is who (worth fighting over) would be on the thing in the first place. I suppose that one man's yacht is just another man's crime scene. Ah splendor in da grass... |
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Monday, November 14, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
A State Fair Holiday
While visiting the Capitol Building in Springfield, IL last week, we had the pleasure of meeting Brian Schweitzer, Governor of Montana. A wonderful fellow, the Governor chatted with us in the parking lot amidst a light morning drizzle just before we headed out for Race Day at the Fairgrounds. (Governor Schweitzer was kind enough to pose with Mona for the above snapshot.) And when asked if he personally liked to bet on the ponies, the Govenor took a moment, then answered with a mile wide grin...
"Well, let me put it this way...," he said. "If I lose, my wife gets mad at me. If I win, she wants jewelry. Let's just leave it at that..."
And I did. What a great guy. He has my write-in ballot for 2012.
Anyway, I was lucky enough to cash one winning ticket myself that day. There's only one thing worse, I've found, than not buying your wife jewelry after a good day at the track--and that is, buying cheap jewelry ($249.20 buys a lot of turquoise but not much else). So in spite of the Good Governor from Montana's sage counsel, I subsequently parlayed my bankroll into and afternoon of Elephant Ears, Pizza-On-A-Stick, Deep Fried Twinkies, and one-too-many gut spinning amusement rides. (Oh yeah, and one last 6 Horse Exacta/Tri Box Super Wheel in the 9th that did not come in. Oh well...)
Can't wait to go back next year (and also plan that long overdue road trip to Montana).
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| Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer & Mona Petro |
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| Springfield, IL |
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| Winners |
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| Pizza-On-A-Stick |
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| pretty much says it all |
August 2011 Illinois State Fair Highlights
While visiting the Capitol Building in Springfield, IL last week, we had the pleasure of meeting Brian Schweitzer, Governor of Montana. A wonderful fellow, the Governor chatted with us in the parking lot amidst a light morning drizzle just before we headed out for Race Day at the Fairgrounds. (Governor Schweitzer was kind enough to pose with Mona for the above snapshot.) And when asked if he personally liked to bet on the ponies, the Govenor took a moment, then answered with a mile wide grin...
"Well, let me put it this way...," he said. "If I lose, my wife gets mad at me. If I win, she wants jewelry. Let's just leave it at that..."
And I did. What a great guy. He has my write-in ballot for 2012.
Anyway, I was lucky enough to cash one winning ticket myself that day. There's only one thing worse, I've found, than not buying your wife jewelry after a good day at the track--and that is, buying cheap jewelry ($249.20 buys a lot of turquoise but not much else). So in spite of the Good Governor from Montana's sage counsel, I subsequently parlayed my bankroll into and afternoon of Elephant Ears, Pizza-On-A-Stick, Deep Fried Twinkies, and one-too-many gut spinning amusement rides. (Oh yeah, and one last 6 Horse Exacta/Tri Box Super Wheel in the 9th that did not come in. Oh well...)
Can't wait to go back next year (and also plan that long overdue road trip to Montana).
Geno Petro
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Tuesday, August 09, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Brick & Timber Chicago Loft
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| River North Loft Conversion |
375 West Erie, Chicago, IL 60654
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Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Costa Rica VaCa
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| In the Central Valley of CR, a long long way from Chicago. |
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Monday, May 16, 2011
Bookin' in Lincoln Square
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| Minding my Bookbinding business on Lincoln Avenue. (Who is this Atlas anyway ... and exactly, why did he shrug again?) |
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
Sign of da Chicago Times
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| Charlie Sheen has apparently left the building. |
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Monday, March 28, 2011
Sweet Chicago Monday
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| So it's freezing in Chicago in April. Shut up and look pretty. |
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Friday, March 11, 2011
A Unique Chicago Thrift Store
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| Andersonville Thrift Shop on Foster Avenue near Clark Street. Pretty funky. |
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Saturday, March 05, 2011
Oh My Chicago, (1986)!
And Don't Fail.
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Monday, February 21, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Driven: Pure as the Chicago Snow
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| snOwMG 2011 Chicago |
Bumper to bumper to bumper...on Diversey Parkway, headed west to Forest Glen, and home sweet home sweet home....
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Monday, February 07, 2011
Brown Line EL Monks
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| NO MO SNOW OM I couldn't help but feel a little 'Thelonious' the other day when I snapped this iPhone shot under the Chicago Brown Line EL at Chicago and Franklin Avenues |
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Monday, January 31, 2011
High Art in Chicago
The Leigh Gallery on Halsted Street in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood. Art in sidewalk windows remind me of puppies in a pet shop--wish I could buy them all and take them home.
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Bears vs Packers
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
"It's Snowtime!" Chicago
She shoveled the road less traveled by...and that made all the difference.
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Saturday, January 01, 2011
Road Trip Ghost Shots
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| Bucks County, Pa |
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| Hot Springs, Ar |
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| Downstate Illinois |
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(iPhone photos by Geno Petro)
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