Author Archives: Mark Verone

Personal Space

Last night we went to see Los Lobos with some some good friends.  They got great tickets – table seats in the front row of the stage.  It was an intimate venue — couple hundred people – fairly tame older 40 – 50+ crowd.  Los Lobos are excellent musicans and this was mostly an accoustic set.  During the 2nd half of the show, the band kicked it up a notch and everyone was on their feet.  Our group of 4 is right there in front of the action.  I am doing the classic white-man overbite movin’ my arms but not the …

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Ride The Train

After Riding the commuter train into Chicago each day, I am still amazed at the lack of respect for your fellow humans. Yes, you know who you are. You are the one who won’t give up their site for the little old lady with a cane. You are the one who feels compelled to shout at the cell phone as if the person on the end was strung up to a tin cup. You are the one who brings on board the greasy, stinky food with the stench of raw onions. You are the one …

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