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Don’t Drink and Fly was uploaded to Flickr

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West Loop.

Sign reads: “Alcohol consumption on these premises will result in immediate termination.”

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I took Don’t Drink and Fly on October 06, 2013 at 04:10PM

West Loop.

Sign reads: “Alcohol consumption on these premises will result in immediate termination.”

Jammed Up was uploaded to Flickr

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Slow moving traffic on the Kennedy

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I took Jammed Up on December 08, 2013 at 12:58PM

Slow moving traffic on the Kennedy

The Proud and Strong Have Departed was uploaded to Flickr

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Wooded Isle, Jackson Park, Chicago

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I took The Proud and Strong Have Departed on September 05, 2011 at 03:08PM

No, You Go First was uploaded to Flickr

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Biker on Wacker Drive, waving to a truck to go ahead and turn right…

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I took No, You Go First on January 06, 2014 at 01:40PM

Zahed – Jacobson-Clark was uploaded to Flickr

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Calvary Cemetery Evanston/Chicago

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I took Zahed – Jacobson-Clark on December 22, 2009 at 01:16PM

Let Me Show You How to Eagle Rock was uploaded to Flickr

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Eagle Rock, you remember how to Eagle Rock, right?

[for instance: Dictionary of American Regional English; ]

[also:
Eagle rock
1 – a popular black dance from the 1920’s, performed with the arms outstretched with wings and the body rocking from side to side. Here’s a description of the Eagle Rock (Ballin’ The Jack ?)dance:

"First you put your two knees close up tight, then you sway ’em to the left
Then you sway ’em to the right, step around the floor kind of nice and light
Then you twist around and twist around with all your might,
Stretch your lovin’ arms straight out into space,
then you do the Eagle Rock with style and grace.
Swing your foot way ’round then bring it back.
Now that’s what I call Ballin’ the Jack." from http://ift.tt/1hsIxbG ]

[some say Eagle Rock is a metaphor for sexual congress, but I have no special insight into that usage in re: this photo]

I only knew the phrase from a Blind Willie McTell song, Kind Mama:

Soon in the morning at half past four
Hot shot rider rappin’ at her door
She’s a real kind mama looking for another man
She ain’t got nobody in town to hold her hand
Went to the door and the door was locked
Think that baby tryin’ to eagle rock
She’s a real kind mama looking for another man
Real kind mama looking for another man
And she ain’t got nobody here to hold her hand

Kind mama looking for another man

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I took Let Me Show You How to Eagle Rock on May 03, 2009 at 10:56AM

Stanley Kubrick Lenses was uploaded to Flickr

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Some of them anyway, at display at LACMA.

www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/stanley-kubrick

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I took Stanley Kubrick Lenses on February 01, 2013 at 02:41PM

Why Yes, it Is Snowing A Bit was uploaded to Flickr

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Chicago streets a bit slick right now, be careful…

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I took Why Yes, it Is Snowing A Bit on January 02, 2014 at 03:29PM

and snow will continue for the foreseeable future:

Today: Windy…snow. Areas of blowing snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches. Total snow accumulation 4 to 8 inches. Highs 16 to 20. Then temperatures falling into the upper single digits by evening. Lowest wind chill readings 10 below to 20 below zero in the afternoon. North winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of precipitation 100 percent.

Tonight: Windy…cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow showers in the evening. Areas of blowing snow. Bitterly cold. Lows 15 to 19 below…except 11 to 15 below downtown. Lowest wind chill readings 35 below to 45 below zero after midnight. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

Monday: Windy. Partly cloudy. Areas of blowing snow. Very cold with record breaking temperatures likely. Temperatures nearly steady around 13 to 17 below. Wind chills as low as 35 below to 45 below zero. West winds 20 to 30 mph until late afternoon decreasing to 15 to 25 mph late in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 mph.

(click here to continue reading 7-Day Zone Forecast for Cook County.)