This project begins just after Audiofeed ended and continues through the end of September when I leave for Furnace Fest. That will probably leave about a week of September to be part of the "Fall In Chicago 2023" project. There were a good number of shows attended throughout the summer after Audiofeed...including a couple unexpected events. Also a few odd road experiences and the purchase of a new vehicle for us.
07.06.2023 - 07.08.2023
After Audiofeed, I returned to work on Thursday July 6th, 2023. During my morning commute the low clouds over Chicago looked interesting so I took what was captured from the Crosstour CR-900 and sped it up by 1,000x as I passed downtown on Lake Shore Drive.
On Saturday July 8th, 2023, I attended the Major League Rugby Championship held at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois (just outside Chicago). The game was between the New England Free Jacks and San Diego Legion. The Free Jacks would win by one point, taking the championship. Before the game, Shaquille O'Neal had a DJ set as DJ Diesel. I captured the first five minutes or so of that set before going to find my seat. After the game was a show by the Dropkick Murphys. During the halftime, a guy asked me if I wanted to go on the field for the Dropkick Murphys set and I said "sure!" I was given a green wristband and directed to the general area to access the field after the game. When the game ended, I made my way to that general area and then down toward the field once I saw other people moving in that direction. It turns out, I probably really didn't need the wristband, however, I suppose I'd have not known that it was permissible to go on the field. I captured the beginning of the Dropkick Murphys set which included the intro, "Cadence To Arms," and "The Boys Are Back" and I also included a short clip at the end where the champion New England New Jacks were on stage with the Dropkick Murphys.
On Saturday July 8th, 2023, I attended the Major League Rugby Championship held at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois (just outside Chicago). The game was between the New England Free Jacks and San Diego Legion. The Free Jacks would win by one point, taking the championship. Before the game, Shaquille O'Neal had a DJ set as DJ Diesel. I captured the first five minutes or so of that set before going to find my seat. After the game was a show by the Dropkick Murphys. During the halftime, a guy asked me if I wanted to go on the field for the Dropkick Murphys set and I said "sure!" I was given a green wristband and directed to the general area to access the field after the game. When the game ended, I made my way to that general area and then down toward the field once I saw other people moving in that direction. It turns out, I probably really didn't need the wristband, however, I suppose I'd have not known that it was permissible to go on the field. I captured the beginning of the Dropkick Murphys set which included the intro, "Cadence To Arms," and "The Boys Are Back" and I also included a short clip at the end where the champion New England New Jacks were on stage with the Dropkick Murphys.
Hopefully next year, I'll get out to a few more games in Chicago.
After getting home, Elphie was wanting to go to West Fest '23 to see Nitzer Ebb perform. We got ourselves parked somewhat nearby and walked over to the area where the festival was happening on Chicago Avenue near Damen. The area was quite packed and we didn't have the best view however I did capture a clip from the show. There were folks hanging out of their windows to watch the show. I found a friend who was live streaming from near the front so we watched that for a while. Afterwards, we saw some friends and chatted a bit before heading home.
https://youtu.be/cBGPILaNW8Q
https://youtu.be/5BEdgOOgPQQ
https://youtu.be/sURUVgxSbp4
07.12.2023 - 07.14.2023
On Wednesday July 12th, 2023, as I arrived home from work, I got alerts on my phone about tornados in the area. The sky definitely had an unusual look to it, even though it had just been mostly clear as I drove. I captured some footage of the sky and soon, the tornado sirens began to sound. As I expected, the tornado didn't really come close to approaching us but did some damage not that far away. I assume it was surveying damage, but I captured some footage of a helicopter hovering in the distance where the storm had hit. While capturing that footage, more clouds rolled in and we got a second round. After that storm came through, I captured the rainbow and clouds once the storm had essentially left the area and was over Lake Michigan.
On Friday July 14th, 2023 6'10 was playing a show with the ska bands Green Room Rockers and The Operators at Reggies. It became something of an unofficial Ollie Mob BBQ pre-party. I picked up Kristina on my way home from work. She came by train and having planned to come a day early worked out for her to attend the show as well. It was a fun show and since it was on the Music Joint side of the venue, we got a great meal to eat while watching the show as well. I was able to capture 6'10 covering "Take On Me" during their set along with clips from both the Green Room Rockers and The Operators. The show went a bit long but it was a good night.
On Friday July 14th, 2023 6'10 was playing a show with the ska bands Green Room Rockers and The Operators at Reggies. It became something of an unofficial Ollie Mob BBQ pre-party. I picked up Kristina on my way home from work. She came by train and having planned to come a day early worked out for her to attend the show as well. It was a fun show and since it was on the Music Joint side of the venue, we got a great meal to eat while watching the show as well. I was able to capture 6'10 covering "Take On Me" during their set along with clips from both the Green Room Rockers and The Operators. The show went a bit long but it was a good night.
07.15.2023 - 07.21.2023
The next day, Saturday July 15th, 2023, we attended the Ollie Mob BBQ at Tobin's house. It was a good time just hanging out with friends. No live performances this year. Tobin had a friend named Joe cook up the meat and it was great!
The next day, Saturday July 15th, 2023, we attended the Ollie Mob BBQ at Tobin's house. It was a good time just hanging out with friends. No live performances this year. Tobin had a friend named Joe cook up the meat and it was great!
On Friday July 21st, 2023, there were several unusual sights as I drove to and from work on Lake Shore Drive. In the morning, there were demonstrators with a "Free Assange" sign on the pedestrian bridge to the North Avenue Beach. As I was returning home, a taxi had apparently caught on fire. I could see thick black smoke in the distance as I drove south on Lake Shore Drive. The Fire Department was in the process of putting it out as I approached. There was a fire truck trying to get through the traffic. It appeared to be using the left lane and I eventually maneuvered to the middle only to find the firetruck was now in the right lane. As I approached the city, there was a guy sitting on the wall of the median of Lake Shore Drive for some reason and as I approached the light at Chicago Avenue, there was a disabled vehicle in the lane second from the left and a AAA flatbed truck sitting on inner Lake Shore Drive with the driver out and perhaps communicating with the driver of the disabled vehicle.
Later that evening I went to Live Wire Lounge to catch Little Jessi playing with Something To Do. As I drove I captured someone named Randy Sax advertising for his Spotify as well as graffiti which read "Make Us Laugh." Unfortunately their set got cut short for some reason. They were the last to play for the night so perhaps it was after a noise curfew. It was an all ska show with Tone Zone Skam, Patois Six, and Skapital Corruption also playing. I captured a song from each set.
As I drove home after the show, I encountered a significant traffic jam and it appeared that I-90/I-94 was inaccessible after the I-55 ramp. Thankfully, I just needed to get on the I-55 ramp and was able to maneuver my way over early enough to get out of that mess! I was never able to figure out what the situation was to cause this. It was an odd day driving in Chicago.
We left to drive to Pennsylvania to pick up our new electric vehicle, a Chevrolet Bolt EUV, on Friday July 28th, 2023. We had a good and uneventul trip through Indiana, Ohio, and on to Warren, PA. On Saturday July 29th, 2023, we drove out to Erie, PA to get our Bolt from Hallman Chevrolet. My mom came along with us to drive our old car back. We decided to give it back to her so she could have a vehicle to drive since my dad never finished getting the other car they have to be functional. It was a bit of a longer process than I anticipated but we came away with our first ever brand new car! While it did take a bit, the process didn't feel forced or rushed by the team at Hallman. Elphie also got to sit in a Corvette while waiting! I took my mom to the nearby notary to take care of switching the old car over to her while waiting as well. There were some aspects to get used to such as the one pedal driving. I turned it off for the drive to Warren but would use it on the drive to Chicago and every day since! I was so quiet! We really liked the car. Back in Warren, we spent time moving the things we'd need from the old car to the new one. I cleaned it out the best that I could as well so I wasn't leaving my mom with a dirty car. I also re-installed the CrossTour CR-900 in the new car so we would still be able to capture footage during our drives...or, God forbid, we have an accident. The first song I played in the new electric car was "Electric Car" by Joy Electric as well as a cover by Flashlight Party. We drove back to Chicago on Sunday July 30th, 2023. It was a longer trip because we now had to add in charging stops which can take a while. We figured it ended up being an extra two hours on the trip from Warren to Chicago. The first stop we made was in Erie, PA at a Wal*Mart. We wandered around the Wal*Mart while getting the charge. We stopped in the Cleveland area as well and used the time to get dinner. The rest of our stops were at rest areas and used the time to use the rest room or just sit and wait. We arrived back in Chicago after midnight and after nearly having an accident on our second day with the Bolt!
After picking up our new electric vehicle, our Chevrolet Bolt EUV, entering into Chicago on the highway, we were nearly sideswiped if not worse by a crazy driver in a white car. It seems that they likely clipped the mirror of the car in the lane next to us but somehow managed to not make contact with our vehicle...other than shrapnel from the mirror bouncing off the road. It was quite the unnerving moment and it happened so far that reaction was nearly impossible. We are thankful that we did not sustain any damage less than two days into owning this car! The video only shows the front view because the rear camera of our CrossTour CR-900 wasn't functioning for some reason.
Later that evening I went to Live Wire Lounge to catch Little Jessi playing with Something To Do. As I drove I captured someone named Randy Sax advertising for his Spotify as well as graffiti which read "Make Us Laugh." Unfortunately their set got cut short for some reason. They were the last to play for the night so perhaps it was after a noise curfew. It was an all ska show with Tone Zone Skam, Patois Six, and Skapital Corruption also playing. I captured a song from each set.
As I drove home after the show, I encountered a significant traffic jam and it appeared that I-90/I-94 was inaccessible after the I-55 ramp. Thankfully, I just needed to get on the I-55 ramp and was able to maneuver my way over early enough to get out of that mess! I was never able to figure out what the situation was to cause this. It was an odd day driving in Chicago.
07.22.2023 - 07.31.2023
The odd sights while driving continued on Saturday July 22nd, 2023 as we went to Indiana for groceries. There were several accidents as we drove both directions. There was a spider that hung on the passenger side window the entire drive. I removed it once we stopped for gas. I attempted to toss our Taco Bell garbage behind myself into the garbage can and missed both times. As we approached home, we saw a kid on a Power Wheel (if those are still a thing) riding with the adults who were taking care of him. They were crossing Western at Archer. As I left work on Tuesday July 25th, 2023, there had been a shooting at Wilson and Broadway in Uptown. I captured the police activity as I passed using my CrossTour CR-900.We left to drive to Pennsylvania to pick up our new electric vehicle, a Chevrolet Bolt EUV, on Friday July 28th, 2023. We had a good and uneventul trip through Indiana, Ohio, and on to Warren, PA. On Saturday July 29th, 2023, we drove out to Erie, PA to get our Bolt from Hallman Chevrolet. My mom came along with us to drive our old car back. We decided to give it back to her so she could have a vehicle to drive since my dad never finished getting the other car they have to be functional. It was a bit of a longer process than I anticipated but we came away with our first ever brand new car! While it did take a bit, the process didn't feel forced or rushed by the team at Hallman. Elphie also got to sit in a Corvette while waiting! I took my mom to the nearby notary to take care of switching the old car over to her while waiting as well. There were some aspects to get used to such as the one pedal driving. I turned it off for the drive to Warren but would use it on the drive to Chicago and every day since! I was so quiet! We really liked the car. Back in Warren, we spent time moving the things we'd need from the old car to the new one. I cleaned it out the best that I could as well so I wasn't leaving my mom with a dirty car. I also re-installed the CrossTour CR-900 in the new car so we would still be able to capture footage during our drives...or, God forbid, we have an accident. The first song I played in the new electric car was "Electric Car" by Joy Electric as well as a cover by Flashlight Party. We drove back to Chicago on Sunday July 30th, 2023. It was a longer trip because we now had to add in charging stops which can take a while. We figured it ended up being an extra two hours on the trip from Warren to Chicago. The first stop we made was in Erie, PA at a Wal*Mart. We wandered around the Wal*Mart while getting the charge. We stopped in the Cleveland area as well and used the time to get dinner. The rest of our stops were at rest areas and used the time to use the rest room or just sit and wait. We arrived back in Chicago after midnight and after nearly having an accident on our second day with the Bolt!
After picking up our new electric vehicle, our Chevrolet Bolt EUV, entering into Chicago on the highway, we were nearly sideswiped if not worse by a crazy driver in a white car. It seems that they likely clipped the mirror of the car in the lane next to us but somehow managed to not make contact with our vehicle...other than shrapnel from the mirror bouncing off the road. It was quite the unnerving moment and it happened so far that reaction was nearly impossible. We are thankful that we did not sustain any damage less than two days into owning this car! The video only shows the front view because the rear camera of our CrossTour CR-900 wasn't functioning for some reason.
08.02.2023 - 08.03.2023
My commute home on Wednesday August 2nd, 2023, was highly impacted by the road closures and preparations for Lollapalooza. I captured some footage while slowly driving by. There was also a soccer game at Soldier Field which caused some traffic backup as well.
On Thursday August 3rd, 2023, we went to Tinley Park to the Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre to see the Boy George show with Culture Club. Berlin was opening as well as someone else I didn't recognize. Elphie road with me to work in the morning so we left from Uptown and she captured some footage of the sign about fence jumping as we slowly rolled by Lollapalooza. It wasn't the best of experiences that night. Apparently not enough tickets sold for the lawn to be open so we were to be given new seats. This information was in an email I didn't read so we learned about it as we got to the entry gate. I had to take the blanket back to the car we usually sit on in the lawn. Once inside, getting our new ticket was another hassle. There were a couple workers who had tickets to give out and we had to wait in a line for the new ticket. We left the line to see if there were other workers at other spots to get these new tickets from but there were not. We ended up coming back to a shorter line to get tickets from a worker who had spread them all out on the ground to try to match them up. We ended up with a couple tickets on the far side of the amphitheatre at a fairly extreme angle. There was also a loud clapper there. I ended up capturing clips of "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" by Boy George and Culture Club and "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin. I figured I'd get songs from movie soundtracks! Boy George did a few reggae influenced songs that were performed quite well.
My commute home on Wednesday August 2nd, 2023, was highly impacted by the road closures and preparations for Lollapalooza. I captured some footage while slowly driving by. There was also a soccer game at Soldier Field which caused some traffic backup as well.
On Thursday August 3rd, 2023, we went to Tinley Park to the Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre to see the Boy George show with Culture Club. Berlin was opening as well as someone else I didn't recognize. Elphie road with me to work in the morning so we left from Uptown and she captured some footage of the sign about fence jumping as we slowly rolled by Lollapalooza. It wasn't the best of experiences that night. Apparently not enough tickets sold for the lawn to be open so we were to be given new seats. This information was in an email I didn't read so we learned about it as we got to the entry gate. I had to take the blanket back to the car we usually sit on in the lawn. Once inside, getting our new ticket was another hassle. There were a couple workers who had tickets to give out and we had to wait in a line for the new ticket. We left the line to see if there were other workers at other spots to get these new tickets from but there were not. We ended up coming back to a shorter line to get tickets from a worker who had spread them all out on the ground to try to match them up. We ended up with a couple tickets on the far side of the amphitheatre at a fairly extreme angle. There was also a loud clapper there. I ended up capturing clips of "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" by Boy George and Culture Club and "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin. I figured I'd get songs from movie soundtracks! Boy George did a few reggae influenced songs that were performed quite well.
On Sunday August 6th, 2023, we sat across Lake Shore Drive while the Red Hot Chili Peppers closed out the Lollapalooza. We got dinner at Five Guys which we brought with us to eat during the show. People were standing along the fence making it difficult to see the screen this year. In years past, police would chase them off the fence and bike lane but this year they left the people alone. Elphie eventually moved her chair up against the fence for the end of the set. Marco Castro got to work as a driver again this year and picked us up after to get a ride back home and gave us a box of Liquid Death. On Tuesday August 8th, 2023, as I went to get my lunch, I found a car parked in the middle of the driving lanes of the parking garage at Truman College. It was there when I returned from getting my food as well. No one in it or around it. Nothing made sense of this.
On Wednesday August 9th, 2023, after a visit to the dentist, I encountered a crash on my way to work on Lake Shore Drive. That evening, we went to Liar's Club to see Sally Grayson. Her drummer from Germany also happened to be in Chicago so he was able to join her for the show. I captured a new song from her solo album called "Intercede" with an awesome whistling part.
https://youtu.be/GjiE6aYkuPE
08.11.2023 - 08.18.2023
On Friday August 11th, there was a BBQ hosted at the Oracle of Jesus Christ, Reconciler Community of the Holy Trinity, It was a good time and I captured footage of a couple airplanes as the came in overhead to land at O'Hare Airport as well as a shot of the sea glass art that Zach made. On Saturday August 12th, 2023, Elphie wanted to sit outside of Wrigley Field for the Pink show with Pat Benatar. I walked to get dinner from Cheesie's. I captured some footage of the fireworks at the end of the night as well as the bucket boys drumming. We went to charge the Chevrolet Bolt EUV somewhere on the Northside as the charger in our neighborhood read as full. We ended up with a 99% charge...I thought about trying to get the full 100% but didn't want to hog the charger and someone appeared to be waiting so we left at 99%. Driving home from work on Monday August 14th, 2023, I encountered flooding on Lake Shore Drive between the Queen's Landing and Buckingham Fountain. I moved to the middle lane in hopes to be in the least amount of water. There was also flooding under the CTA tracks on Damen in McKinley Park which was likely deeper but I made it through. I had been noticing outlets in various spots in the Truman College parking garage and decided to try plugging in on Thursday August 17th, 2023. Where I had been parked, the door covering the outlet opened the wrong direction to be able to successfully plug in but I walked around and found an outlet at the corner where there was a stairwell exit had the door open the other way where I could plug in. There was a car parked in that spot on that level so I walked up to check the next level and it was open. I moved my car there and plugged in and began to successfully charge! I found I would get about 2% per hour which was about 10 miles per hour added to the estimated mileage. I figured I'd keep doing this as long as no one said anything! I kept and eye on the charge through the app on my phone as I worked the rest of the day.
https://youtu.be/GjiE6aYkuPE
08.11.2023 - 08.18.2023
On Friday August 11th, there was a BBQ hosted at the Oracle of Jesus Christ, Reconciler Community of the Holy Trinity, It was a good time and I captured footage of a couple airplanes as the came in overhead to land at O'Hare Airport as well as a shot of the sea glass art that Zach made. On Saturday August 12th, 2023, Elphie wanted to sit outside of Wrigley Field for the Pink show with Pat Benatar. I walked to get dinner from Cheesie's. I captured some footage of the fireworks at the end of the night as well as the bucket boys drumming. We went to charge the Chevrolet Bolt EUV somewhere on the Northside as the charger in our neighborhood read as full. We ended up with a 99% charge...I thought about trying to get the full 100% but didn't want to hog the charger and someone appeared to be waiting so we left at 99%. Driving home from work on Monday August 14th, 2023, I encountered flooding on Lake Shore Drive between the Queen's Landing and Buckingham Fountain. I moved to the middle lane in hopes to be in the least amount of water. There was also flooding under the CTA tracks on Damen in McKinley Park which was likely deeper but I made it through. I had been noticing outlets in various spots in the Truman College parking garage and decided to try plugging in on Thursday August 17th, 2023. Where I had been parked, the door covering the outlet opened the wrong direction to be able to successfully plug in but I walked around and found an outlet at the corner where there was a stairwell exit had the door open the other way where I could plug in. There was a car parked in that spot on that level so I walked up to check the next level and it was open. I moved my car there and plugged in and began to successfully charge! I found I would get about 2% per hour which was about 10 miles per hour added to the estimated mileage. I figured I'd keep doing this as long as no one said anything! I kept and eye on the charge through the app on my phone as I worked the rest of the day.
On Friday August 18th, 2023, I captured some footage of practice for the Chicago Air and Water Show using my CrossTour CR-900 while on my commute and my iPhone 14 while stepping outside at work for a few minutes. That evening, I went to the Chop Shop to see The Aggrolites. I hoped to captured "Countryman Fiddle" and missed the beginning instrumental, unfortunately. They played with The Crombies and The Operators with Chuck Wren DJing through the night. Russ was at the show too! It started a bit later than I expected based on the show information I had but that's ok.
08.20.2023 - 08.30.2023
Chicago had the Great American Lobsterfest on Navy Pier again but this year it occurred during the Chicago Air and Water Show. Russ and I went on Sunday August 20th, 2023. I tried to plug in our Chevrolet Bolt EUV while there but the station I chose wouldn't connect for some reason. While trying to figure it out, someone else pulled into the station next to me, plugged in, and walked off. They had no issue, it seemed. All the other chargers in that area were occupied so I was stuck at this one. I eventually gave up and we went into Navy Pier. We got the lobster quite quickly and were able to watch the end of the Air and Water show while we ate on the west side of the pier. It wasn't a particularly good view from there but hangs with Russ were good! Chicago experienced some extreme heat on Wednesday August 23rd and Thursday August 24th, 2023. I think the hottest was on Thursday afternoon and I captured a clip walking to my car with the screenshot of the temperature. The Oratory of Jesus Christ, Reconciler Community of the Holy Trinity hosted another BBQ on Friday August 25th, 2023. It was fun and good conversation once again. On Saturday August 26th, 2023 a Nocturna occured at Metro. We attended and hung out in the balcony as we've tended to do lately. Kate visited with us with her friend as well as Jason and Laura. When Metro decided to close the balcony for the night, we decided to leave. I had parked quite a ways from Metro so I went to get the car and we gave Kate and her friend a ride home. On Tuesday August 29th, 2023, our Chevrolet Bolt EUV reached its first complete charge in the month that we'd owned it. After learning about the outlets in the parking garage at Truman, getting 10-15% charge each day which tends to be about double of what I use during the commute, it has allowed me to charge free (to me) and get to that point!
Chicago had the Great American Lobsterfest on Navy Pier again but this year it occurred during the Chicago Air and Water Show. Russ and I went on Sunday August 20th, 2023. I tried to plug in our Chevrolet Bolt EUV while there but the station I chose wouldn't connect for some reason. While trying to figure it out, someone else pulled into the station next to me, plugged in, and walked off. They had no issue, it seemed. All the other chargers in that area were occupied so I was stuck at this one. I eventually gave up and we went into Navy Pier. We got the lobster quite quickly and were able to watch the end of the Air and Water show while we ate on the west side of the pier. It wasn't a particularly good view from there but hangs with Russ were good! Chicago experienced some extreme heat on Wednesday August 23rd and Thursday August 24th, 2023. I think the hottest was on Thursday afternoon and I captured a clip walking to my car with the screenshot of the temperature. The Oratory of Jesus Christ, Reconciler Community of the Holy Trinity hosted another BBQ on Friday August 25th, 2023. It was fun and good conversation once again. On Saturday August 26th, 2023 a Nocturna occured at Metro. We attended and hung out in the balcony as we've tended to do lately. Kate visited with us with her friend as well as Jason and Laura. When Metro decided to close the balcony for the night, we decided to leave. I had parked quite a ways from Metro so I went to get the car and we gave Kate and her friend a ride home. On Tuesday August 29th, 2023, our Chevrolet Bolt EUV reached its first complete charge in the month that we'd owned it. After learning about the outlets in the parking garage at Truman, getting 10-15% charge each day which tends to be about double of what I use during the commute, it has allowed me to charge free (to me) and get to that point!
On Wednesday August 30th, 2023, Disturbed played at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park with Breaking Benjamin and Jinjer. Traffic was awful so we ended up getting there while Jinjer was playing. We were parked in the small lot behind the hill of the amphitheatre and the process of entry was considerably smoother than it had been our previous few visits. We got settled into a lawn spot in time to capture the last song from Jinjer. I captured "So Cold" from Breaking Benjamin's set and "Prayer" from Disturbed's set. Disturbed had a lot of cool pyro and lighting throughout the set as well as effects on the video board (which was how we watched most of the show from as far back as we were).
09.01.2023
on Friday September 1st, 2023 we went back to Tinely Park to the Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre to see Rob Zombie with Alice Cooper, Ministry, and Filter. The entry process was mostly smooth again (though I had issues scanning the mobile ticket from Groupon) and we ended up parked behind the hill again. We were sitting lower on the lawn for a bit then moved up the hill after Filter played in hopes to be high enough to see ok. Unfortunately this was a crowd who would stand most of the show so seeing the actual stage wasn't really possible most of the night. I captured "Dead City Radio and The New Gods Of Supertown" from Rob Zombie while standing to see the stage. I captured "School's Out For The Summer" by Alice Cooper which is mostly just the screen due to not being able to see over the standing folks. I also captured "Deity" by Ministry.
on Friday September 1st, 2023 we went back to Tinely Park to the Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre to see Rob Zombie with Alice Cooper, Ministry, and Filter. The entry process was mostly smooth again (though I had issues scanning the mobile ticket from Groupon) and we ended up parked behind the hill again. We were sitting lower on the lawn for a bit then moved up the hill after Filter played in hopes to be high enough to see ok. Unfortunately this was a crowd who would stand most of the show so seeing the actual stage wasn't really possible most of the night. I captured "Dead City Radio and The New Gods Of Supertown" from Rob Zombie while standing to see the stage. I captured "School's Out For The Summer" by Alice Cooper which is mostly just the screen due to not being able to see over the standing folks. I also captured "Deity" by Ministry.
https://youtu.be/_nTvNIkyP9I
09.02.2023 - 09.07.2023
On Saturday September 2nd, 2023, we attended an event featuring Enigma at Sideshow Gelato. Enigma and a few others performed sideshow acts. Elphie was especially excited about meeting Enigma as he is a prominent figure of the body modification world. She found out he was doing puzzle piece tattoos in the city as well but it when she called on Sunday to get an appointment, it was too late. He had left town as there was no one on the schedule. He is covered in puzzle piece tattoos and signs with that as well on souvenirs.
09.02.2023 - 09.07.2023
On Saturday September 2nd, 2023, we attended an event featuring Enigma at Sideshow Gelato. Enigma and a few others performed sideshow acts. Elphie was especially excited about meeting Enigma as he is a prominent figure of the body modification world. She found out he was doing puzzle piece tattoos in the city as well but it when she called on Sunday to get an appointment, it was too late. He had left town as there was no one on the schedule. He is covered in puzzle piece tattoos and signs with that as well on souvenirs.
On Thursday September 7th, 2023, there was an oi show at One City Tap up the road at Archer and Ashland. I watched the first half of the first football game of the season then headed out to the show. Fuerza Bruta, Bullshit Detector, and Splatter Pattern all played and it was a fun show.
https://youtu.be/VXc1aiiwDXg
09.15.2023 - 09.16.2023
On Friday September 15th, 2023, I got together with Skot Shaw to shoot some footage for a new video idea he has for a song called "I'm Not The Devil" of Leper's album "Chasing Shadows." His ideas included shots in front of several area churches and so we visited a few around the north side of Chicago. Due to the Mexican Independence celebrating, we weren't able to go to some locations as traffic was backed up. We did get a few good shots in and the churches were pretty cool as well. I captured a few shots just to share here while the video is still being developed.
On Saturday September 16th, 2023, while RiotFest was going on less than a mile away, Elphie and I went to The Water Hole to see The Tromatons. It was also a weekend for Mexican Independence celebrations throughout Chicago. As we left the neighborhood, we saw some lit up vehicles pass by...it turned out to be a group of ATVs and they were all sitting in the right lane under the tracks on Archer approaching Western. We passed by them and navigated our way through the Mexican Independence celebrating as we made our way to The Water Hole. We got stuck a bit about a block away from the bar but once we were able to try to park on the side street...where there was no parking, we were able to get turned around and park along Western about two blocks away. The Tromatons were already playing as we arrived. We watched the rest of their set and I captured the song "My Girlfriend Is Alt-Right." We enjoyed their set and talked briefly with Andy before heading back home...once again navigating through the Mexican Independence celebrations.
https://youtu.be/Vkkolxsc2EY
09.17.2023 - 09.19.2023
On Sunday September 17th, 2023, we went to sit outside of RiotFest to listen to The Cure play their set. Along the way we encountered graffiti letting RiotFest know that at least some people did not welcome their usage of Douglas Park. We were situation behind the stage but the sound was pretty good from that area and The Cure sounded like they put on a great show. Before they played, Elphie got on the swing set for a bit. On our way back to the car, Elphie checked out the "Love Shack" which appeared to be a community food bank. On my way into work on Monday September 18th, 2023, as I approached Western on Archer, I had a large truck pass while it merged into my lane. It was one of those trucks with ridiculously wide rear view mirrors. I thought it may have gotten aggravated when I slowed down for the two taxis that came out of the road so to give them time to get out of the way rather than hit them but the rearview camera showed a considerable distance between that truck and me when I had slowed down. Nonetheless as it approached, it also merged into my lane so I had to somewhat use the median then left turn lane to avoid being hit. It was similar to what happened as we returned to Chicago at the end of July having only driven the car for a day but not at the highway speeds. The driver continued to Western Boulevard and didn't use a signal which is pretty much par for the course with these overly aggressive drivers in and around Chicago. The video consists of the real time moment along with it slowed down to 30% as well as a screenshot of the license plate.
https://youtu.be/LfcMYrofiN0
On Tuesday September 19th, 2023, I decided to purchase a ticket to watch the Pittsburgh Pirates play the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field one last time. I didn't realize it was still raining when I bought the ticket and the game ended up delayed by about two hours. In the meantime, I was able to connect with Nate Allen on some Furnace Fest related plans ahead of that trip. The game was pretty terrible from the Pittsburgh point of view. It was a 14-1 loss with the only run coming from a Key'Brian Hayes home run. There was also an interesting moment with a Cubs player interfered with catching a foul ball but otherwise it was a very unpleasant game to attend between the result and the weather.
09.20.2023
I also saw Paul Harrison at the show and he filmed it as well so keep an eye out on his YouTube for his video post (or just watch it as linked above)! He captured the full set of ZAO and also made a short video project with clips from each band who played.
09.21.2023
On Thursday September 21st, 2023, as I prepared to leave for Furnace Fest, Elphie captured Stein tearing up a newspaper. In reality, I believe this footage covers a few days during my Furnace Fest trip as well but I just left it all listed as occurring on September 21st, 2023.
Additional soundtrack includes "Idiot Summer" by the Gin Blossoms, "Ollie" by Flatfoot 56, "Summer of '69" by Tim Timebomb and Friends, "Summertime" by Mae, "Electric Car" by Joy Electric, "Electric Car" by Flashlight Party, "Electric Sun" by VNV Nation, "Sunlight" by KNOTTS, "I'm Not The Devil" by Leper, "Swing Set Summer" by Must Build Jacuzzi, "The Love Cats" by The Cure, and "Cat Scatch Fever" by Ted Nugent.
Footage filmed using a Canon Rebel T6s with an Audio-Technica AT-8024 microphone, iPhone 12 and 14 and Crosstour CR-900 by Elphie and Joel A. Swanson. Titles and other animations created using Motion 4 on a Macbook by Joel A. Swanson. Edited using Final Cut Pro on a Mac Mini by Joel A. Swanson.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9ZwEF2QQpO_ZsH7j3Ts06Vv_7r-Brix
09.15.2023 - 09.16.2023
On Friday September 15th, 2023, I got together with Skot Shaw to shoot some footage for a new video idea he has for a song called "I'm Not The Devil" of Leper's album "Chasing Shadows." His ideas included shots in front of several area churches and so we visited a few around the north side of Chicago. Due to the Mexican Independence celebrating, we weren't able to go to some locations as traffic was backed up. We did get a few good shots in and the churches were pretty cool as well. I captured a few shots just to share here while the video is still being developed.
On Saturday September 16th, 2023, while RiotFest was going on less than a mile away, Elphie and I went to The Water Hole to see The Tromatons. It was also a weekend for Mexican Independence celebrations throughout Chicago. As we left the neighborhood, we saw some lit up vehicles pass by...it turned out to be a group of ATVs and they were all sitting in the right lane under the tracks on Archer approaching Western. We passed by them and navigated our way through the Mexican Independence celebrating as we made our way to The Water Hole. We got stuck a bit about a block away from the bar but once we were able to try to park on the side street...where there was no parking, we were able to get turned around and park along Western about two blocks away. The Tromatons were already playing as we arrived. We watched the rest of their set and I captured the song "My Girlfriend Is Alt-Right." We enjoyed their set and talked briefly with Andy before heading back home...once again navigating through the Mexican Independence celebrations.
https://youtu.be/Vkkolxsc2EY
09.17.2023 - 09.19.2023
On Sunday September 17th, 2023, we went to sit outside of RiotFest to listen to The Cure play their set. Along the way we encountered graffiti letting RiotFest know that at least some people did not welcome their usage of Douglas Park. We were situation behind the stage but the sound was pretty good from that area and The Cure sounded like they put on a great show. Before they played, Elphie got on the swing set for a bit. On our way back to the car, Elphie checked out the "Love Shack" which appeared to be a community food bank. On my way into work on Monday September 18th, 2023, as I approached Western on Archer, I had a large truck pass while it merged into my lane. It was one of those trucks with ridiculously wide rear view mirrors. I thought it may have gotten aggravated when I slowed down for the two taxis that came out of the road so to give them time to get out of the way rather than hit them but the rearview camera showed a considerable distance between that truck and me when I had slowed down. Nonetheless as it approached, it also merged into my lane so I had to somewhat use the median then left turn lane to avoid being hit. It was similar to what happened as we returned to Chicago at the end of July having only driven the car for a day but not at the highway speeds. The driver continued to Western Boulevard and didn't use a signal which is pretty much par for the course with these overly aggressive drivers in and around Chicago. The video consists of the real time moment along with it slowed down to 30% as well as a screenshot of the license plate.
https://youtu.be/LfcMYrofiN0
On Tuesday September 19th, 2023, I decided to purchase a ticket to watch the Pittsburgh Pirates play the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field one last time. I didn't realize it was still raining when I bought the ticket and the game ended up delayed by about two hours. In the meantime, I was able to connect with Nate Allen on some Furnace Fest related plans ahead of that trip. The game was pretty terrible from the Pittsburgh point of view. It was a 14-1 loss with the only run coming from a Key'Brian Hayes home run. There was also an interesting moment with a Cubs player interfered with catching a foul ball but otherwise it was a very unpleasant game to attend between the result and the weather.
09.20.2023
On Wednesday September 20th, 2023, I went to Reggies to see ZAO play. I figured if it turned out there was a conflict during their set at Furnace Fest, this made the decision to see someone else easier. At the very least, this was like my own Furnace Fest pre-show since I would not be in Birmingham in time for the pre-shows on Thursday. I did watch ZAO at Furnace Fest as well as on this night. They played different sets at both events. I missed the opening band but I got there during Your Spirit Dies and also got to watch Capra. Capra got added to Furnace Fest last minute due to the unfortunate circumstances of Extol not being able to make it. I ended up just capturing a clip of ZAO's set, capturing the performance of "Croatoan."
09.21.2023
On Thursday September 21st, 2023, as I prepared to leave for Furnace Fest, Elphie captured Stein tearing up a newspaper. In reality, I believe this footage covers a few days during my Furnace Fest trip as well but I just left it all listed as occurring on September 21st, 2023.
Additional soundtrack includes "Idiot Summer" by the Gin Blossoms, "Ollie" by Flatfoot 56, "Summer of '69" by Tim Timebomb and Friends, "Summertime" by Mae, "Electric Car" by Joy Electric, "Electric Car" by Flashlight Party, "Electric Sun" by VNV Nation, "Sunlight" by KNOTTS, "I'm Not The Devil" by Leper, "Swing Set Summer" by Must Build Jacuzzi, "The Love Cats" by The Cure, and "Cat Scatch Fever" by Ted Nugent.
Footage filmed using a Canon Rebel T6s with an Audio-Technica AT-8024 microphone, iPhone 12 and 14 and Crosstour CR-900 by Elphie and Joel A. Swanson. Titles and other animations created using Motion 4 on a Macbook by Joel A. Swanson. Edited using Final Cut Pro on a Mac Mini by Joel A. Swanson.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9ZwEF2QQpO_ZsH7j3Ts06Vv_7r-Brix
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