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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Here is the School of Rock in Rio....

A building on the corner with Portuguese architecture and a School of Rock corporate branding sign

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Antonio Fargas (still alive and kicking!!) in a scene from Cleopatra Jones as seen on Portuguese television.

Picture of actor on television with caption "Tem uma casa com as melhores call girls to pais."

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This was the headline from the Chicago Tribune (a very Trump-friendly paper) five days into the 2nd term.

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Found some pictures of the Sheridan Theater at 4036 N. Sheridan (demolished 1994?)

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Irving and Sheridan, 1980.

Black and white 1980 photo looking north on Sheridan at Irving Park. Many of these buildings are gone now, including the corner building foreground right and the Palacio Theater, which is now a senior housing building. There is a Foremost Liquors in the foreground in the former Egyptian-themed car dealership building.

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Yesterday, Wabash and Roosevelt in Chicago

BP station showing regular gas for $5.89 and higher grades for $6.49 and more.

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

RIP to Loyola's Alfredrick Hughes, a Rambler Legend. From 1981-1985 he scored 2914 points and led Loyola to the Sweet 16 in 1985. A first round NBA Draft Pick by San Antonio. The man loved Loyola. Here he is in 2018 at Loyola's 1st round game against Miami.

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Cheese sandwiches for everyone, all around!

Image from the film Ironweed about homeless people in the Great Depression in Albany, NY

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

These guys had their own game shows, sydicated shows, and appeared in a few films.

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Whole Foods quietly removed all their EV chargers. Flat concrete spot on the right used to have a charger.

Car parked i lot next to bare cement where electric charger used to be.

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Nine seeds: 4 Eight seeds: 0 Yes, I'm keeping track of March Madness from cloudy Rio de Janeiro.

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

The little yappy dog went for my leg, but only got my pants. There are too many dogs in the city.

Finger sticking through a hole in a pair of pants from a dog bite.

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Ad in a Chicago El station, with "AI is not your friend" written at the top.

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

I'm here to present a gold 1996 Geo Metro to help you through your day.

A gold 1996 Geo Metro with the photo taken at the golden hour.

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Forget it, Jake. It's Politico.....

A man tries to draw another man away from the scene of a crime, a still picture from the film Chinatown.

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

The morning after the election I renewed my passport. Flew to Portugal in May to see if I could get away from Trump and America.

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

20 yrs ago, FedEx was considered a miracle of efficiency and high quality service in the private sector. Why can't gubmint run like FedEx?!?, conservative asses brayed. Now FedEx throws your shit over a fence onto concrete without telling you, 4 days after they said it was due

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

What year represents the focus of your highest musical interest? 1987

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Vinho Verde in Portugal for $1.95, and in US for $10.

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Large jug of water for about 1.25 US.

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Two weeks ago I was in Portugal. Here's 2 pounds of chicken wings for about $2.90 at a major supermarket.

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Minha primeira Caldo Verde.

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Enjoying live blues on a Sunday afternoon at Cuneen's in Rogers Park.

Two blues musicians play at Cuneen's bar in Chicago, Illinois.

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Got off the Metro in Porto, Portugal today and saw this dude. 4000 miles isn't far enogh to get away from MAGA.

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

I'm in Porto, Portugal tonight trying to find a way out of the American hellscape of Trump, guns, fascism, trash culture, and incompetence. And I see this....

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Me dipping my toes in the Atlantic today in Portugal.

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Has anyone noticed that Marco has not smiled since 2018?

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

Barbara Stanwyck in a femme fatale outfit.

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

My hair has been falling out much faster than before over the past year. What could be causing it?

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

It's bad enough that he's acting like a James Bond evil billionaire, but he's also holding his hands like a James Bond billionaire bent on creating max suffering by millions for profit.

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

When I was 9 (1972?), I read a biography of Jackie Robinson. Some of the chapters really haunted me-- for years. It was for kids, I think, but some of the topics were a rude awakening for a white kid in West L.A. I think this was the book.

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Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Zero it out. Mock them relentlessly. Make a parade of 40-foot Papier-mâché images of the board in flagrante sex with foul people and objects and parade it around the building. For instance:

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