My banjo gigs in Chicago went well. I didn't faint or throw up on stage. My dad made so much money that he couldn't fold his wallet at the end of the night.
I got a moleskine notebook at the Museum of Contemporary Art there. Am I the last nerd on earth to learn about these notebooks?
http://www.moleskine.com/eng/default.htm Some key Chicago concepts:
The El
The chandalier polisher at the Hilton
Soul Vegetarian
Chicago Diner
Pick Me Up Cafe
Filter Coffee House
Harold's Chicken Shack
Buddy Guy's Legends
Quimbys Books
Inuit (Folk art Museum)
Chicago Art Institute
Mueum of Contemporary Art
Heat and humidity