Boy about Town

Sister.1 had an extra ticket to the Hawks game last nite. Decided to make a 'deal' of it - downtown, then to the game @ 7pm. Went to the loop via the bus from school and visited the Harold Washington to get masses of videos out. Got 4 dvds - a Fassbinder, a Pasolini, a leigh, and another - and three VCR's, including a Mifune starring role. Equipped. Tried my best to deposit them into my stuffed bag. Then walked over to the PatienceFace's for tea and sympatphy (or, rather, some wine, a sandwich - starving was I-, and some free ties - I'm wearing the black/white dotted one now.). Read yesterdays post - again, if this was last week, I would have driven home JUST for the 45m of 'staring @ the wall time' instead of doing things.

Nice to be @ the Printers Row condo. First time I'd been there since the baby was born - one year ago. I just stopped by - proudly the words Jackson said of me in like 1993 - "who else but him just 'stops by' instead of calling before hand?". The place is very baby equpiied now - things changed about for the safety of the baby. Man, I doubt I could ever try that parenthood thing. Yet ....

And wanting to hang out more. It's been a long time, but Fridays now rerepresent an extreme danger for me. Too hard, these days, the old safety net of a day having too much stuff strewn on top. So I know I need to get out on these days. Easyouts are coming - that concert is coming up, and it seems California will take care of two more fridays. But now direct action by me - coastwatching - is needed again.

But back to Patiencefaces. As I statred earlier, its the first time Ive been there since the babay was born. That long. It's sad that I've 'sequestered' myself for so long: and I need to change that. Funny - interruptions in the Murmansk route means that I had to do w.o. : and that clarity for a day or two turns to deeper 'what the fuck am I doing?' turns into an attempted tactical offensive by me - in, now, it's 6th day (minus Sunday, where a minor battle was lost by me), or fourth day straight now. And it was just real good to sit and chill for 1.5h @ their crib. Safe place. Plans for the fry to be reuppped w. others. Need to keep on keepin' on.

And the Hawks game. Brilliant. Was w. Sister.1, and her husband - and someone delicious Sister.1 works w. (she had two extra tix, I took one) Had to sit away from her - two seats in betwixt - so of course never talked to her. But... I'm guessing @ some point I am going to have to think about things like that again ..... well, I HAVE been thinking about things like that, but... like its not rite or I shouldnt be doing this or ... some sorta feeling like that ...

Been a few years since Ive been to a Hawks game. Had been going 3-4 games a year, going w. Old Guard frenz, Balz, and the kids. Tix were very cheap in the years when the Hawks were an irrevelence in Chicago sporting scene - show up w. an school id (even an old one) and tix were $7. SEVEN!!. But they are so popular now (and good) that tix are ofetn sold out. But, for one nite, it was kool to go out.