Real Low Vibe

Well, crap. Apparently a Japanese company’s bought the place, and there’s no word yet on their intentions. Hannah Levin’s all over the story, and will be reporting more on Rocket Queen soon. Update: Slog is reporting that it will remain a club, with the same staff (a big whew! for the former Croc employees involved, [...]

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As I said about my Mom on Mother’s Day, a lot of you have heard me talk about my dad but you’ve never met him either, so here’s a picture: Hi Dad! (Everybody say hi.) Now, I’ll be the first to admit, it’s hard to make out my dad’s face here or size him up, [...]

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Once a fighter, always a fighter; he was just smart enough to switch from his fists in the ring to his voice on the stage, his peerless straightman routine in the nightclubs, his smooth silliness on the screen, his practiced skill on the golf course, and especially his deadly charm in the company of women, [...]

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Ever experience a moment that you can look at while it happens, and know that it’s iconic, at least in the span of your own life? I think just had an evening like that. It’s been a dark week or so for reasons that I won’t talk about here, but I will say that things [...]

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Bo Diddley dead at 79 By Greg Kot | Chicago Tribune music critic 11:30 AM CDT, June 2, 2008 Bo Diddley, who died Monday at age 79 in Florida, was as essential to the creation of rock ‘n’ roll as Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley and Little Richard, though he seldom got the credit or the [...]

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