Holy Cow! Has it really been over two months since I have posted something to the blog?  I am really really really sorry about that!  Well, last post was on 12/05, which is the beginning of the holiday season so, yeah I guess I can believe that.  Well a lot has happened since I last... Continue Reading →

This past weekend, Sunday was an unseasonably warm 60+ degrees (December 3rd!).  Knowing that days like that would be few and far between over the next three months, I decided to do what I like best. Drive The Bluesmobile and look for filming locations! None of these locations are a secret, in fact most of... Continue Reading →

Buy the ticket, take the ride. It was a line in the book and movie Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson.  It's meaning is simply creating, or being involved in, a situation that may get you in way over your head-- but deciding that turning back would be a rather uninteresting... Continue Reading →

Wow! What a month!  This time last year, approximately 1 month after I bought the Monaco I made the statement that October is the month my hobbies go to die.  And it is absolutely true!  Between getting the house decorated for Halloween (Mrs. Bluesmobile's favorite holiday) and a very hectic work schedule I had almost... Continue Reading →

Shortly after posting yesterday afternoon, I was going through the pictures that I took at Old Joliet Prison and was quite shocked at what I saw, and couldn't understand how I didn't see this prior. Looking at the picture below you will see a "greenish" light to the right of the spotlight.  What caught my... Continue Reading →

Friday night the family had other plans, so not wanting to be bored and enjoy what good weather we do have left for this season, I took a quick ride downtown.  While there I was able to get a pretty decent picture in front of City Hall, right where towards the end of the movie... Continue Reading →