Chicago: That Toddlin' TOWN!!!

[ronnykmarshall]

I got the surprise, the surprise of my life
I had to stop and stare
I saw man dancing with his own wife
And you'll never guess where...

Chicago, Chicago--that toddlin' town, that toddlin' town
Chicago, Chicago--I'll show you around--I love it
Betcha bottom dollar you'll lose your blues
In Chicago, Chicago
The town that Billy Sunday could not shut down

On State Street, that great street
I just want to stay, I just want to stay
They do things they don't do on Broadway, say
They have the time, the time of their life
I saw a man who danced with his wife
In Chicago...Chicago...Chicago, Chicago
Free and easy town, brassy, breezy town
Chicago...Chicago
Let me cool my heels right down at Marshall Field
Come and walk with
Along the lake, to the drake
Hollar and hoot, all through the loop
Shout out now to Mrs. O'Leary's cow
No she-she, life is peachy
Chicago...we'll meet at the punk-room Ambassaodr E's
To say the least
On shishkabobs and breast of suave we will feed and get free
Don't tell me sin is rampid and right
Think of that man who danced with his wife
In Chicago...Chicago...
I feel sympathy for that wonderful, windy town!

[ronnykmarshall]

1. My Kind of Town (Chicago)

Now this could only happen to a guy like me
And only happen in a town like this
So may I say to each of you most gratefully
As I throw each one of you a kiss

This is my kind of town, chicago is
My kind of town, chicago is
My kind of people too
People who smile at you

And each time I roam, chicago is
Calling me home, chicago is
Why I just brim like a cload
Its my kind of town

My kind of town, chicago is
My kind of town, chicago is
My kind of razzmatazz
And it has, all that jazz

And each time I leave, chicago is
Tuggin my sleeve, chicago is
The wrigley building, chicago is
The union stockyard, chicago is
One town that wont let you down
Its my kind of town

[Benfea]

8. I hate that song.

Every time someone from another city does something on TV that involves Chicago, they invariably use this song as background music. You know what? This isn't the song most Chicagoans associate with their city. This is.

[ronnykmarshall]

11. Great song for a great city!

[greatauntoftriplets]

2. Marshall Field....

:cry:

[ronnykmarshall]

3. and what was the name of those candies?

They were like See's candies here in California.

They don't have them anymore.

I loved them.

[Susang]

4. Fannie Mae?

Or are you thinking of Frango mints?

[ronnykmarshall]

5. That's it.

I loved Fannie Mae !!

[greatauntoftriplets]

7. Fannie Mae pixies.....

:9

[xchrom]

6. i love chi-town.

some of the greatest restaurants.

[Benfea]

9. That's no accident.

Chicago has more restaurants per capita than any big city in this country. The restaurant business is unusually brutal around here, which is a good thing for those of us who eat out (bad news for restauranteurs).

[Guava Jelly]

10. Sinatra did it best!!

But i am a little biased :)

[Jade Fox]

12. Architecture!

Take the tour, Chicago has some of the great historic architecture.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. My dear ronnykmarshall!

One of my all-time fav cities!

I grew up next door in Evanston......my grandparents were in Chicago...

We used to go over and have Sunday dinner with them and all my cousins..my dad's brother's kids.....

Memories..........*sigh*

I visited there again when my daughter was in grad school at Univ of Chicago.....

So many outstanding restaurants! Fabulous architecture! And I got to visit Evanston too.......

It is a most fabulous city indeed........:woohoo:

[greatauntoftriplets]

14. You grew up in Evanston???

Before I moved to the near west suburbs four months ago, I lived on the Far North Side. What a small world. Did you go to ETHS?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. My dear greatauntoftriplets.........

From 1945 until 1950 or so, me, my parents, and my baby brother all lived on Central Street....

Next door to Dike Stadium........

My dad was a grad student at Northwestern Univ...

So, no, I didn't go to high school there...but I was there up until the third grade.......


:hi:

Small world, indeed!

[greatauntoftriplets]

16. And I attended Northwestern!

Evanston is a great town. Lots of diversity and great things to do. Happily, I am now next to Oak Park, so I can enjoy many of the same things I liked about Evanston...except no lake.

[ronnykmarshall]

17. I have a friend that lives in Evanston.

There's a great pizza place there.

I LOVE Chicagoland!

This is coming from a (at the time) San Franciscan that fell in love with that city the first time I went there.

But ... I still loves me some LA. Even w/ Paris Hilton.

[greatauntoftriplets]

18. Also some great barbecue places.

:9

[av8rdave]

19. I get a two day layover there week after next! Yipeeeee

I LOVE Chicago!