somebody asks you where you re from and you answer, i m from chicago, nobody s going to give you a patronizing response like, oh, chicago s charming. hey, chicago. more likely it ll be wow, chicago or oh, chicago. they ll be impressed. chicago is the town, a city that doesn t ever have to measure itself against any other city. other places have to measure themselves against it. it s big, it s outgoing, it s tough, it s opinionated and everybody s got a story. i took a walk through this walk through this beautiful world felt the cold rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder as late afternoon gives way to evening in chicago s old town, it s time to drink. though to be fair, almost anytime it s time for a drink at the old town ale house. the chorus assembles to give their opinions on matters of the day, subjects of great import to this city on the lake, this city of broad shoulders, this
got to grab your tray or you are rule here. i think meatloaf and macaroni and cheese, please. i ll have the white fish, the mashed potatoes, and corn. i m very happy about this, thanks. two of my guilty pleasures on one plastic tray. wow, they sure gave us a lot of fish. so what is where am i, what is this neighborhood? this is hyde park. this is the heart and soul of hyde park. so if you re running for office why would you use this place as your staging area? what s the social importance of it? you will see every politician, black and white, running for city office will come through here at some point. why? it s just kind of the well hangout. you d see herald washington here a lot.
and i know the entire morning routine between fancy the pants street jimmy. jimmy and i know so much about all of these people and just the little, the day to day workings. but do you think there s something to be said like the trajectory of your client tell is not oh excuse me. does not tend to be. no, it s not ascending. it s not ascending. it s not an ascendance, it s in yes. and i ve lost a couple really. i mean, we really lost some beauties. i mean it s the perils of being a saloon keeper here s my take on that, bar people do not live as long as vegan joggers. however, they have more fun. in this city of factions, of neighborhoods, black, white, north side, south, cubs or white sox, everybody at one point or another seems to agree on this place; valois in hyde park.
that s part of the rule here. anthony: um, i think meatloaf and macaroni and cheese, please. bruce: i ll have the white fish, the mashed potatoes, and corn. anthony: i ve very happy about this. two of my guilty pleasures on one plastic tray. bruce: wow, they sure gave us a lot of fish. anthony: so what, where am i, what is this neighborhood? bruce: this is hyde park, this is heart and soul of hyde park. anthony: so if you re um, running for office why would you use this place as your staging area? what s the social importance of it? bruce: you will see every politician, black and white, running for city office will come through here at some point. anthony: why? bruce: it s just kind of a hangout. you d see herald washington here a lot.
but do you think there s something to be said like, you know, the trajectory of your clientele is not bruce: no it s going, it s not ascending. anthony: it s not ascending. bruce: it s not an ascendance, yes. and i ve lost a couple really. i mean, we really lost some beauties. anthony: i mean it s the perils of being a saloon keeper, you bruce: here s, here s my take on that, bar people do not live as long as vegan joggers. however, however, they have more fun. anthony: in this city of factions, of neighborhoods, black, white, north side, south, cubs or white sox, everybody at one point or another, seems to agree on this place. valois in hyde park. bruce: got to grab your tray,