History of ChicagoFest: Summer’s Greatest Music Festival
Chicago Mayor Michael Bilandic created the summer party called ChicagoFest in 1978 as a response to Summerfest, which began in 1968 along the Milwaukee lakefront.
That Awkward Magic School Bus Episode When Ms. Frizzle took the kids to get nutted on by salmon
Remember that one time when Ms. Frizzle loaded up the Magic School Bus and took the kids to get nutted on by salmon? Yeah, no
The Story of Ford’s Eight-Cylinder Masterpiece: The Infamous SOHC 427 Cammer
In 1964, Ford introduced the incredible 427 Cammer powerplant as a response to Chrysler’s NASCAR-conquering 426 HEMI. While things didn’t go quite as planned, it
ROAD HOUSE BEER BELL
What you’re witnessing here today is no dream. It’s absolutely real and it’s definitely happening. A beer glass…a dumbbell…a BEER BELL. Here we have, sent
Hawaiian Punch Monster Truck
Remember when monster trucks were actual trucks with actual made in Detroit truck bodies? Hawaiian Punch was a 1985 Chevrolet monster truck owned by Seth
Analog Horror and Nostalgia
The fundamental idea of analog horror is found in a feeling of hauntedness that clings to abandoned and archaic technology, generally (but not always) those
MGA Hill Climbing
Shown above is a nice MGA cresting a hill and beating hell for leather down it. The Hill Climb is a peculiarly European phenomenon, where
beauty is subjective
“Half of beauty depends on the landscape; and the other half on the person who looks at it…” ~Hermann Hesse https://psyne.blog/product/patriotic-heart-1994-vintage-mens-t-shirt/
Ghost Car: 1980-1983 Mustang Intermeccanica Cabrio
As far as ghost cars go, this one is really scarce. First off it wasn’t a factory produced body style yet was a popular car.
Ed Walters Was a Normal Guy… Until He Saw a UFO
Ed Walters, a local contractor and family man, allegedly began a long, strange encounter with beings from another world on November 11, 1987, in Gulf
I climb in bed with the thunder
“I love to feel the temperature drop and the wind increase just before a thunderstorm. Then I climb in bed with the thunder.” ― Amanda
The Black Cat Tavern Raid
The Black Cat Tavern was an LGBT bar, established in 1966, located at 3909 West Sunset Boulevard in the Sunset Junction neighborhood of the Silver