Mace’s Place

Man pistol-whipped on Lincoln Park street

Two men and a woman have been arrested after police said one of them pistol-whipped a man during an attempted robbery in Lincoln Park late last night. The three suspects approached a 32-year-old man shortly before midnight in the 2700 block of North Hampden Court, police said. One of the male attackers, armed with a semi-automatic pistol, struck the victim in the ear with the barrel of the weapon and demanded money, police continued. The victim broke free and was able to flag down a police car. He was expected to be treated and lacerations to his ear and released from a hospital. The suspects fled in a car, but later abandoned it and began running when police spotted them. Officers gave chase and took them into custody. (Read article)

My old address - 2728 North Hampden Court.

Have I ever shared with you my thoughts on Chicago? How about White Sox fans? I have? Oh, well hopefully you’ll enjoy this as much as I did last night. So I went to the Tigers game at U.S. Cellular. It was a pretty pathetic performance by the Tigers, losing 1-5 in a game they never really got started. After the game, I faced the intelligent wrath of a drunken Sox fan. He made sure to let me know that my team sucked, my Tigers jersey sucked, I sucked, and that his team was in first place - all while clapping his hands. Thanks, buddy, I look forward to seeing you and 75,000 like you at the Lions vs Bears game this fall. Anyway, on to the best part of the show. As we were leaving, I noticed two female Sox fans stumbling all over the ramp and sidewalk. Then I took a closer look… at the pants of the girl on the right. Much to my surprise, but thinking back I shouldn’t have been, she had completely wet herself. It’s one of those stories that I thought “people won’t get the full effect if I tell them.” So it’s a good thing my little camera has video mode and it’s a better thing there’s a site known as YouTube.

Jen had a triathlon in Waukegan, IL yesterday. The weather was perfect for it, at least by a spectators standards: high 70s to low 80s, overcast and the thundershowers held off. The race was kicked off with a speech from Waukegan mayor, Dick Hyde… and I think I may be the only who still chuckles at that. I saw a couple people I used to work with at the NRA but didn’t get a chance to stop them and say hi. She did very well too, improving on her times from her last tri. Apparently all that waking up at 4:45 am to train has been paying off!