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Karl
@karlklockars.bsky.social
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
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...
5 Recent Chicago’s Restaurant Closures to Know
Gale Street Inn and Mable’s Table headline the sad news
chicago.eater.com
June 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Will there also be time in his schedule to update the Cook County jury orientation video?

chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/26/22...
February 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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"
February 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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.
February 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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...
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
www.dazeddigital.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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.
In the current issue of @chicagomag.com, @karlklockars.bsky.social and I named the 10 best new bars in Chicago. They include an elegant spot for forward-thinking martinis, a brewery all about saisons, a new hotel bar, and more.

www.chicagomag.com/chicago-maga...
Chicago's 10 Best New Bars, Ranked
The latest top spots for a tipple include a standard-setting hotel bar and an all-day coffee-to-cocktails hangout.
www.chicagomag.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:08 PM
As much as I love Hopleaf, @usatoday.com, it's not a brewery.
January 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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.
December 18, 2024 at 4:48 PM
And by the end of it, you'll probably be able to disembark at a new port in Phoenix.
November 18, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Didn't this guy run that pirate bar that Jon Taffer shut down a while ago?
Apparently the answer is Jamiroquai
November 15, 2024 at 8:16 PM
1000%. If the City or Choose Chicago doesn't create some sort of ambassador for him they're insane.
November 15, 2024 at 4:18 PM