tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969775012135767870.post3088566814968790161..comments2023-10-29T07:24:49.468-05:00Comments on LouCeeL: a city boy, no moreAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13024392628362568010noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969775012135767870.post-54999501267287478042008-07-14T18:23:00.000-05:002008-07-14T18:23:00.000-05:00Just stopped by to check out your blog and thank y...Just stopped by to check out your blog and thank you for visiting ours! I like your stories. My partner grew up in one of those suburbs south of Chicago. :)<BR/><BR/>Oh, and you're right on several counts. It is prettier downstate ... and we can't buy beer on Sundays ... but cable and broadband are available (depending on the weather).<BR/><BR/>[Waving from Little Egypt]Kwachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947544432313181778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969775012135767870.post-11030839280589103702008-07-10T23:47:00.000-05:002008-07-10T23:47:00.000-05:00I live even closer to where I spent most of my lif...I live even closer to where I spent most of my life---with in 2 miles of where I lived as a child, 8 miles from where I lived as a teenager, and within 30 miles of where I was born. Wow, huh?<BR/><BR/>I forget my witty comment about you not being a farmer :-( It's way too late at night!Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349540757656553214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969775012135767870.post-56668253742709050082008-07-10T17:33:00.000-05:002008-07-10T17:33:00.000-05:00Neutron: Come with me to Chicago,sometime, and I'...Neutron: Come with me to Chicago,sometime, and I'll show you whole neighborhoods where the houses look alike. The suburbs don't have a monopoly on cookie-cutter houses.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13024392628362568010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969775012135767870.post-85954813953902729242008-07-10T17:25:00.000-05:002008-07-10T17:25:00.000-05:00The suburbs wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for t...The suburbs wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the cookie cutter houses. Everything looks the same and just drives me nuts!neutronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04186690877628032657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969775012135767870.post-53128568672091959302008-07-10T13:37:00.000-05:002008-07-10T13:37:00.000-05:00Employee No. 3699: Welcome. And toodles to you, ...Employee No. 3699: Welcome. And toodles to you, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13024392628362568010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969775012135767870.post-73744330566475240822008-07-10T13:01:00.000-05:002008-07-10T13:01:00.000-05:00Hey there, just found your blog. I spent my early...Hey there, just found your blog. I spent my early years around 66th Street and Kedzie...not too far from you. And I so remember going to a friend's house and never knocking, just yelling "Yo Debbie! Can you come out and play?" We ended up moving to the south suburbs also, not too far from you. <BR/><BR/>Enjoyed your post, I'll be peeking in on you again.<BR/><BR/>Toodles~Expat No. 3699https://www.blogger.com/profile/13023652840187420920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969775012135767870.post-60363792647541299072008-07-09T21:42:00.000-05:002008-07-09T21:42:00.000-05:00Tara r.: We weren't any safer back then. We real...Tara r.: We weren't any safer back then. We really weren't. We (and our parents) just didn't know any better.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13024392628362568010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969775012135767870.post-11445415997981092112008-07-09T21:31:00.000-05:002008-07-09T21:31:00.000-05:00I can remember 'back in the day,' going outside ea...I can remember 'back in the day,' going outside early morning and not coming home until it started getting dark. It was fabulous... I'm sad that my children can't experience that kind of freedom and still be safe.Tara R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02993625193184914299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969775012135767870.post-92092131668229973442008-07-09T21:16:00.000-05:002008-07-09T21:16:00.000-05:00Eve Grey: Thank you. I enjoy telling these storie...Eve Grey: Thank you. I enjoy telling these stories. Helps me keep the neighborhood alive.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13024392628362568010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969775012135767870.post-13881161235973234942008-07-09T21:13:00.000-05:002008-07-09T21:13:00.000-05:00maggies mind: Yes - my ever expanding waistline i...maggies mind: Yes - my ever expanding waistline is testament to that.<BR/><BR/>jennifer: I am SO glad that you enjoy these stories as much as you do.<BR/><BR/>christy: Thank you for your support. (I feel like the guy in the cranberry commercial)<BR/><BR/>redchair: Thanks for reminding me. I gotta get my scope out.<BR/><BR/>hyphen mama: On Friday, I'll put up my First Holy Communion picture.<BR/><BR/>moneythoughts: I'll think about trying to put something together - but no promises. I don't even know where to start. As far as nudes are concerned, yes, I'd like to try to paint a nude. I need a model. Annie wouldn't DREAM of doing it - she doesn't particularly like her body, these days. Otherwise I have no resources.<BR/><BR/>Alice: By the time I was twelve, and had a bike, I'd come home from school on Friday and Mom wouldn't see me until Sunday evening.<BR/><BR/>Sandy: I will say this in total innocence - I would scratch your back ANYtime.<BR/><BR/>holly: I have some REALLY fond memories of the Indiana Dunes (wink, wink) and Schaeffer Lake, to.<BR/><BR/>warriorwoman: Thank you. That was beautifully said.<BR/><BR/>innkeeper: Thank you. Whenever I get out to ALBQ, I hope I'd be able to stay at your B&B. (paying, of course)<BR/><BR/>rebecca: Yes. At least.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13024392628362568010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969775012135767870.post-23296190414406194412008-07-09T21:10:00.000-05:002008-07-09T21:10:00.000-05:00Nice. I love reading about people's childhoods, ro...Nice. I love reading about people's childhoods, roaming about in their hood.Eve Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077634478375543118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969775012135767870.post-59718763875917904722008-07-09T19:13:00.000-05:002008-07-09T19:13:00.000-05:00Ahhh... a sentimental journey. :)Ahhh... a sentimental journey. :)Rebecca (Ramblings by Reba)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17104664228769032430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969775012135767870.post-45191459302858958492008-07-09T17:53:00.000-05:002008-07-09T17:53:00.000-05:00I went the other way--grew up in the sticks (two T...I went the other way--grew up in the sticks (two TV channels on a clear day, nearest museum 3 hours away). I've basically lived in or near cities since 1978. Cable, broadband, hospitals, university, airport, 20 museums, and access to more kinds of lettuce than just iceberg at the Acme.<BR/><BR/>I agree--you tell a great story. It's the details that make us feel like we're right there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969775012135767870.post-85543830511632150612008-07-09T17:20:00.000-05:002008-07-09T17:20:00.000-05:00beautiful Lou.you describe the city of your youth ...beautiful Lou.<BR/><BR/>you describe the city of your youth with a face and a personality so that it sounds like you left an old friend or a mistress behind when you left. <BR/><BR/>I feel sad for a city that, in its maturing, has been forced to leave its best parts behind. <BR/><BR/>I like the way you bring the inanimate to life and make us feel wanting for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969775012135767870.post-23801933904687561282008-07-09T15:29:00.000-05:002008-07-09T15:29:00.000-05:00Huh, I grew up in Hobart, which is a suburb of Gar...Huh, I grew up in Hobart, which is a suburb of Gary, which is sort of a suburb of Chicago. It was a nice place to grow up because just a couple miles away you could see horses and corn fields (which are probably gone now for all I know), but all our school field trips were in the best museums in Chicago! Plus, the lake and the beach and dunes.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724228599717695914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969775012135767870.post-48657764096980371682008-07-09T14:34:00.000-05:002008-07-09T14:34:00.000-05:00"..without needing to make sure that what you're s..."..without needing to make sure that what you're scratching belongs to you." LOL! That is hilarious Lou :) <BR/><BR/>I grew up in a suburb, always longing for the city. I still love the city and visit often, but like you, I like a little wiggle room now. But I don't mind someone else scratching my back though :PMomisodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06752015177628948631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969775012135767870.post-86538019962337638712008-07-09T14:24:00.000-05:002008-07-09T14:24:00.000-05:00I'm like that. I love wide open spaces, but CANNO...I'm like that. I love wide open spaces, but CANNOT live without my cable internet.<BR/><BR/>I envy the times when kids could roam a bit freer than today. I'm so scared to let them out of my sight now, but can remember leaving in the morning and not coming home til dark. We had adventures! *sigh*Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02312731015432167519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969775012135767870.post-83239998132855507692008-07-09T14:18:00.000-05:002008-07-09T14:18:00.000-05:00We hung out, played ball in the streets when we we...We hung out, played ball in the streets when we were too little to do any serious damage. By the time we were in our mid teens we had to move it to a real ball field. In the evenings, we would get together and walk up to Swifton Shopping Center. Swifton was one of the first shopping centers in the country. But we just did not walk up, we wore our jeans and a black t-shirts. Oh, we were so cool, we thought that we knew everything. Ha Ha! How little did we know. I insist you give some serious thought to putting together a couple of chapter, 29 comments yesterday and another batch today has got to tell you something about your ability to tell a story and connect with people. <BR/><BR/>If you ever get the chance to draw a nude body, you will discover that after 5 seconds you have seen everything and now the challenge begins. I hope you will get an opportunity to do it once.moneythoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08462893426608294171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969775012135767870.post-66155791362553252282008-07-09T13:17:00.000-05:002008-07-09T13:17:00.000-05:00Ya got any pictures from that time? I'm dying to s...Ya got any pictures from that time? I'm dying to see Young Lou...Hyphen Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129843526632243730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969775012135767870.post-20740975363831382632008-07-09T12:41:00.000-05:002008-07-09T12:41:00.000-05:00Great story Lou. I’m enjoying these little memoir ...Great story Lou. I’m enjoying these little memoir shorts so much. I think they might be a resource for your painting as well. Something for you to think about. <BR/><BR/>I completely identify with what you’re talking about, i.e. one of the main reasons I moved out of L.A. to the country. It took me a couple years just to get over the fact that I could actually see the stars again at night, here crickets and enjoy sunsets without buildings blocking my view. One of my friends gave me a telescope when I retired. I can search the night skies. It’s really cool.<BR/>VikkiVikki Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00843590983216729306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969775012135767870.post-83374402841467137792008-07-09T12:02:00.001-05:002008-07-09T12:02:00.001-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04974215579354036047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969775012135767870.post-38579072409508345642008-07-09T12:02:00.000-05:002008-07-09T12:02:00.000-05:00Oh, yeah, what Lou sez about the farmers is true.....Oh, yeah, what Lou sez about the farmers is true....we didn't have cable TV till I was almost grown.<BR/><BR/>But now? Most people in my town have internet, if they want it....<BR/><BR/>But we are not in Appalachia, so I bet there's still lots of dead space out there.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04974215579354036047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969775012135767870.post-28092111151172305772008-07-09T10:56:00.000-05:002008-07-09T10:56:00.000-05:00ahhh... I am truly enjoying reading these stories ...ahhh... I am truly enjoying reading these stories of yours. :) You do a great job giving all the details so I feel as if I'm there. I always thought I'd love to live in the city... I had friends from there and it always seemed so glamorous.. you know grass being greener and all.. but as I grow up, which I'm still working on, I realize that the city is just glamorous for me to visit and enjoy and makes me come home and enjoy the open spaces I have here, living in the gosh-darn MIDDLE of NO where!! aka the boonies, boondocks or sticks. I like the non-city life for my children, but I also need to find an area where there is actually things to do with them so they don't start robbing old ladies and cow tipping for their only entertainment. :) <BR/><BR/>Can't wait to hear/read more. Thanks for sharing. <BR/><BR/>xoxoxoJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14273782359824312027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969775012135767870.post-1626394402509370712008-07-09T10:33:00.000-05:002008-07-09T10:33:00.000-05:00I grew up in the south suburbs and always loved go...I grew up in the south suburbs and always loved going to visit in the city but couldn't imagine living there. Unless, of course, I had some swanky and spacious place that I could probably never afford. At this point, I'd take anywhere in the vicinity just to live near good pizza, good dogs and sliders. You are still close enough to all that, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969775012135767870.post-85976094302321415162008-07-09T10:20:00.000-05:002008-07-09T10:20:00.000-05:00witchypoo: Thank you. *blush*maddy: Welcome home...witchypoo: Thank you. *blush*<BR/><BR/>maddy: Welcome home. And welcome back. I missed you here.<BR/><BR/>christy: Yes, I live near where I grew up. But I have been in, at one time or another, every one of the States except Alaska. And I have seen much of the world. I can honestly say I am where I WANT to be.<BR/><BR/>tash: Many farmers do - BUT - many more farmers do NOT. Has to do with population density and the need for the local Comm company to make money.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13024392628362568010noreply@blogger.com