Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett

...to a long, bizarre and sometime farcical decline from his peak in the 1980s when he was popular music's premier all-around performer. Born Michael Joseph Jackson in Gary, Indiana (an industrial suburb of Chicago, Illinois) to a working-class family on 29 August 1958. He was the son of Joseph Walter "Joe" Jackson (born 26 July 1929) and Katherine Esther Jackson (nee Scruse; 4 May 1930). He was the...

... are disoriented. You do not know who or where you are but you have found yourself in a luxury living suite at the Wethersby Hotel. A note on a recipe card offers you little information: Welcome to Chicago, Illinois. I will be in contact with you shortly. Your residence has been paid for, please make yourself at home. - Grimm P.S. Watch for my sign. All that is given about the person who ...

Fanfiction: The Wild Bunch Verses The Mafia

.... But they did nothing while the lawyers’ sharpened swords on either side. The mobs use of force was exercised only selectively these days and they were patient. Robbins would eventually be brought to Illinois, or perhaps Michigan, where the trial was rumoring to be held. There were accidents in cars, in hotels, heck, even in soaking in a Jacuzzi that happened to people every day. Four years ...

Home with the Folks

... now (it's Emily's birthday this weekend), so I need to run. The other big news is that tomorrow we're going to Belleville Pride. For those of you unaware, Belleville is the big town on the Illinois side of the river here in St. Louis. Not exactly a bastion of liberalism, but apparently, the gay bar in Belleville (!) started a pride celebration last year. So we're going to go to the 2nd annual ...

...road and they were carrying a torch.  I think Stacey said that people from the Torch Run come from all corners of the state when it comes time for Special Olympics.  We arrived at the dorms at Illinois State University Normal around 10:45.  Here are the dorms we stayed at: The three dorms were Haynie, Wilkins and Wright Halls.  I think we were in Haynie Hall.  Stacey was glad, because the ...

The Outlawing of Pocket Knives by Federal Authorities

...of the Act in making this proposal is particularly questionable and irreconcilable because it flies in the face of virtually unanimous recent state court rulings (including several cases in California, Texas, Illinois and Michigan) where the issue of assisted-opening knives has already been decided in favor of the existing clear interpretation, that they are not a switchblade. They cherry-picked a...

University AU fun with Stephen and Jon!

... seems very far away. He bites his lip and re-focuses on the road, determined not to stop until the state border. Stephen has never been so glad to see the words “Welcome to Illinois” in all his life. He’s feeling light headed from lack of sleep, running on sugar and possibility. The Chicago skyline materialises over the horizon and a thousand butterflies metamorphose in Stephen’s stomach. He ...

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Illinois Railway Museum Trip

It's that time of year again, time for the usual Rails n' Tails IRM trip. When: Saturday, June 6th at 10:00am (Central Time) Where: Illinois Railway Museum, Union, IL. Meeting spot is the track side front of the main station. Admission into the museum is $12.00 which includes train rides and grounds. If weather threatens I'll post an update. We usually meet up later on to do dinner after IRM. ...