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Author Archives: Mr. Dan Kelly
Strange Visitor from Another Planet
Monday, September 12, 2011
A few shoddy shots of filming of The Man of Steel near Michigan and Wacker. I heard Laurence Fishburne is down there.
Readers Without Borders
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
For many years I avoided buying books at Borders’ web site for the very reasons you’re probably thinking right now: they were overpriced and their stock was curiously limited. While I made regular browsing and buying visits to stores around Chicago (my son’s library was nicely padded out by their expansive children’s section), I dreaded […]
Things I Never Understood During My Tenure on LiveJournal
Thursday, July 14, 2011
1. The large number of people who, whenever I posted admonishments against people who annoyed me in meatspace, thought I was speaking directly to them—against all evidence and even across state lines. Me: Curse you, foul creature, for failing to submit those TPS reports before the 3 p.m. meeting. I damn thee! Commenter: What? When […]
A Shot in the Dark—Charles W. Kallal
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
I’m hoping this shows up on some family member’s list of Google hits during a genealogy search. Are you related to Chicago City Architect Charles William Kallal (possiby born Karel Villem Kallal)? He was active in the 1910s and 1920s, building and designing many municipal buildings. I’m seeking more information about your relative, and, particularly, […]
Tonight! On! Inner Whistling Shadow Sanctum Mysteries!
Monday, May 16, 2011
I want a job where I can write old-time radio show scripts. [Opening Theme Music] Sepulchral Announcer: Meet Chauncey J. Phillips: restauranteur… pianist…. WOULD-BE MURDERER. Chauncey J. Phillips THOUGHT he could get away with ANYTHING. But he couldn’t… because crime doesn’t pay… Especially for Chauncey J. Phillips… once he entered… the [echoing] INNER WHISTLING SHADOW […]