Who Did You Run Into (See) Today On Your Commute/Ride?

Who did you run into that you know today on your ride? Today was unlike any other day, especially in nice weather.

Aaron at Belmont and Clark and then my brother's ex girlfriend/yoga instructor at Schubert and Clark.

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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on July 26, 2010 at 5:01pm
joe sak and the guy with the bunny rabbit ears!
Permalink Reply by Mark Kenseth on July 27, 2010 at 4:09am
um...i ran into, or should i say, rod blagoawoeivich ran by me saturday on my walk home (also my bike route) to/from school. i believe it was at wilson and rockwell, near waters elementary school. it had to be him. the hair was oh so there, and everywhere.

he was jogging so slowly, lumbering along. and the way he swivled his head side to side, he was either being vain and looking at his reflection in the car windows or breathing like a freestyle swimmer, tilting his head to the side for air. it was weird. should i have yelled something? should i have given him money? all these things started running (no pun) through my head when i realized i should grab my camera. i've heard of blago jogging in the neighborhood, but like Sasquatch or the lockness monster, i never thought i'd actually see it. come to think of it, he was trundling along and looking toward me (or the car windows, or breathing like a swimmer) very much like Sasquatch looking back for that infamous picture. :-\ i shall name him "blagsquatch".

Permalink Reply by BalloonBiker on July 27, 2010 at 4:17am
Heh, I've seen him running as well. Always a bleepin' golden thing to see!

Mark Kenseth said:
um...i ran into, or should i say, rod blagoawoeivich ran by me saturday on my walk home (also my bike route) to/from school. i believe it was at wilson and rockwell, near waters elementary school. it had to be him. the hair was oh so there, and everywhere.

he was jogging so slowly. and the way he swivled his head side to side, he was either being vain and looking at his reflection in the car windows or breathing like a freestyle swimmer, tilting his head to the side for air. it was weird. should i have yelled something? should i have given him money? all these things started running (no pun) through my head when i realized i should grab my camera. i've heard of blago jogging in the neighborhood, but like Sasquatch or the lockness monster, i never thought i'd actually see it. come to think of it, he was lumbering along very much like Sasquatch. :-\ i shall call him "blagsquatch".

Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on July 27, 2010 at 8:21am
The guy with the bunny rabbit ears is apparently David

Julie Hochstadter said:
joe sak and the guy with the bunny rabbit ears!
Permalink Reply by BalloonBiker on July 27, 2010 at 8:31am
I see him all the time too!

Julie Hochstadter said:
The guy with the bunny rabbit ears is apparently David

Julie Hochstadter said:
joe sak and the guy with the bunny rabbit ears!
Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on July 29, 2010 at 1:07pm
I saw a certain Mr. Lee Diamond going eastbound on Howard around 6PM while heading west.
Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on July 29, 2010 at 1:13pm
jelous. But I got to see him Sat night when he and Ross rocked out at Elbo Room. Where were you Ryan?

Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:
I saw a certain Mr. Lee Diamond going eastbound on Howard around 6PM while heading west.
Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on July 29, 2010 at 1:14pm
Hey Joe, good to see/catch up with you today on my commute in. I was huffing and puffing when I got in my office, you're fast!
Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on July 29, 2010 at 1:43pm
At home. Yes, I'm lame. I had to chill out for the Salt Creek adventure I had Sunday morning.

Julie Hochstadter said:
jelous. But I got to see him Sat night when he and Ross rocked out at Elbo Room. Where were you Ryan?

Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:
I saw a certain Mr. Lee Diamond going eastbound on Howard around 6PM while heading west.
Permalink Reply by Michael A on August 4, 2010 at 4:53pm
Last night while enjoying some of cold stone's watermelon sorbet, I saw Scott Hawley blast through Lincoln Square. About 3 Minutes later Sarah H IMed a pic of a sexy yellow locked to a pole... Kinda wierd to have someone IM you a pic of your bike that is locked up less then 10 ft away from you.
Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on August 8, 2010 at 6:36pm
I saw Chase from Iron Cycles yesterday on the North Branch.
Permalink Reply by Jason W on August 17, 2010 at 1:03pm
I just sent this out via email to friends, and it is relevant here, so....

So after a long day toiling on broken computers I decided to detour my evening bike ride past the Dirkesen Federal building down the street from my office. Former governor Rod Blago was just convicted on one count of corruption, with a hung jury on the other 23 counts. Any native Chicagoan worth his salt loves a good corruption trial as much as a Chicago style hot dog or slice of deep dish, and I'm no exception. I also love the occasional spectacle you see in the city. As I rolled up there were a lot more cops in the street then a while earlier. They were getting all huffy puffy and were barking orders at random passer bys. The Chicago cops have a long and rich history of corruption and brutality, so it's best to stay far away when they get like that.

I took to the curb across the street just as a huge cheer came up from the crowd. And yes, the crowd loved him, and there were a ton of people out there. Sure enough, I saw Patti, and then a second later, I saw The Hair himself! I snapped a picture with my Android phone, but you really can’t see him. Still it was a thrill.

As the nissan SUV rolled away I expected the cops to follow. They surprisingly did not. I figured my fun was over, and started rolling myself. My route home was the way blago just went. Sure enough, he catches the next red light. As I roll up he is already hanging out the window shaking the hand of another guy on a bike, so I extend my hand and give him a "Hey, how's it goin?". He shakes my hand and says something like "Hey, how are you". I have to say, TV does not do his hair justice! It is immaculate! There should be folk songs written about this man’s hair! There should be a museum dedicated to it! At least a national day of celebration! How a man can keep his ‘do looking that good under such stress shows he is truly “one who walks among us, but is not one of us”!

I’m not sure there are any other places where convicted corrupt politicians are treated and loved like celebrities. I am conflicted myself. This man did betray the trust of millions of people, and made a laughing stock out of my state (made my state more of a laughing stock?). But don’t look down on it until you have seen this man’s hair up close and in person. With the way the world is, we are all going to hell, and Rod will be leading the way, so you might as well enjoy it!

Only in Chicago baby! Long live The Hair!

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