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| The grounds of my grammar school. |
I was born here, or so I've been told.
I grew up here. (with a bit of intentional ambiguity in deference to current residents)
I went to grade school here.
This was my local park.
My best friend lived here.
This was my Junior High School.
At 12, I attended my first rock concert here (and many more since): Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. It was then called the Rosemont Horizon.
My high school (it's changed quite a bit).
My first job was at a law firm in this building (I was a messenger)
From age 16 to 20 I worked here during the summer (and at it's now demolished counterpart)
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| Chick Evans Fieldhouse at my college. I saw R.E.M. here in October 1986. |
My freshman dorm
My other college residence
During college, I ate here often.
My first post-college job was here, under a different name (theirs, not mine)
I lived here briefly with my grandma, before...
At 20, I moved to Los Angeles and lived here for 3 years
My first job in L.A. was at a bank in this building
I worked part-time at a SUBWAY restaurant that was located here, until I robbed at gunpoint, twice in 2 weeks
My second full-time job was at Nationwide Advertising, in this building
I also worked part-time at a Kinko's located here
Back living with my folks, I initially got a job at a Kinko's in Glenview; it's now called FedEx Office
In May 1993, I went to Europe for the first time. In London, I stayed at a hostel here.
In Liverpool, I went on a Magical History Tour that took me past John Lennon's boyhood home.
In May 1993, I went to Europe for the first time. In London, I stayed at a hostel here.
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| I greatly enjoyed perusing Tower Records at several of their locations, including the one in London that was here. |
I also visited Paris, and went to Claude Monet's former home in Giverny.
In 2000, my best pal got married in Ireland, and I stayed in a cottage near here in a town called Carlow.
We ate here on our first day in town.
I rang in 2002 right about here.
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| In Prague in 2004, I loved finding this jazz club behind the main square. |
I slept here in Bilbao in 2005.
This was my hotel in St. Petersburg in 2008.
My hotel in Cairo in 2009
I worked in this building for parts of 5 years.
In Rio de Janeiro in 2014, I stood here.
In early 2015, I visited Mexico City. The Diego Rivera murals adorning three floors of this courtyard made it one of the coolest places I've ever been.
I entered Games 1 & 2 of the 2016 World Series here
This is about where I stood for the Cubs parade. It was more crowded then.
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| The view from my hotel in Mexico City, 2015. |
On a trip to India in 2017, I made a special excursion to photograph the Taj Mahal from right about here.
On that trip, I went to Bangalore and stayed with friends who lived in this building.
On that trip, I went to Bangalore and stayed with friends who lived in this building.
In June 2018, I traveled to Peru. In the city of Cusco, I stayed right here. (which is even cooler if you rotate the map.)
This was the view from the rooftop lounge of my hotel in Ollantaytambo.
This is where I stayed in Aguas Calientes.
Via a bus, I wound up here. Twice.
This was the view from the rooftop lounge of my hotel in Ollantaytambo.
This is where I stayed in Aguas Calientes.
Via a bus, I wound up here. Twice.
In Lima, I ate at two of the best restaurants in the world: Maido and Astrid y Gaston.
The location of La Rosa Nautica made it pretty special as well.
I haven't mentioned New York City, but have been there 18 times. This is my favorite spot in the city.
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