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Karl

@karlklockars.bsky.social
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Writer of stuff (usually beer related, usually at karlgdb.substack.com), sometime VO guy, Nora's mutineer. One time Roger Ebert said a nice thing about something I wrote. That was a long time ago but it still rules. 📍CHI->TVC

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Karl @karlklockars.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I very much hope he was either coming from, or on his way to, getting a burger at Fred's in his hometown of Burlington (where his jersey is prominently hung behind the bar).
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Karl @karlklockars.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
From this @eater.bsky.social story about Gale Street Inn closing: "Who can forget their ‘90s spots on sports radio, bragging about never playing hip hop in their dining room?" Um, me? Does anyone have audio of this? chicago.eater.com/closings/160...
chicago.eater.com
5 Recent Chicago’s Restaurant Closures to Know
Gale Street Inn and Mable’s Table headline the sad news
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Karl @karlklockars.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Will there also be time in his schedule to update the Cook County jury orientation video? chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/26/22...
chicago.suntimes.com
So long, Lester Holt? Illinois Supreme Court unveils new jury orientation video
It’s unclear whether the new video means the iconic video featuring Holt that has played at Cook County courthouses for years will no longer be used.
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Karl @karlklockars.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Working from home is undoubtedly more efficient than being in an office but at the same time I would definitely get about a week of my life back if I added up all the collective ten second gaps of silence followed by "oops sorry forgot I was on mute"
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Karl @karlklockars.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
The more I watch other people work, the more convinced I become that basic keyboard shortcuts are the quickest and easiest way to become your department's superstar. The difference between someone that understands CTRL+X, CTRL+V or CTRL+K and someone that doesn't genuinely adds up over time.
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Karl @karlklockars.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
This piece contains the phrase "Like ‘Barbenheimer’ for people who like being spat on," which should be wonderful enough writing for you to click through and read at least half of it. www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture...
dazeddigital.com
Everyone is horny now
From FKA twigs and Ethel Cain to Babyratu, it seems like the stifled sexual expression of the last decade has finally breached containment – and it’s filthier and messier than ever
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Karl @karlklockars.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Is/Was and Monochrome are both doing great things but as a lifelong dive bar aficionado it was my true honor to get to praise Electric Funeral in print.
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Karl @karlklockars.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
As much as I love Hopleaf, @usatoday.com, it's not a brewery.
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Karl @karlklockars.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
A Spotify Wrapped but just totaling up the hours I've spent opening my phone and inputting 3rd Party Authenticator codes. Wait, no, I don't actually want that.
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Karl @karlklockars.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
And by the end of it, you'll probably be able to disembark at a new port in Phoenix.
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Karl @karlklockars.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Didn't this guy run that pirate bar that Jon Taffer shut down a while ago?
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Karl @karlklockars.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
1000%. If the City or Choose Chicago doesn't create some sort of ambassador for him they're insane.
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