Yesterday my ugly tie got a few compliments (but someone finally did put it in its place–I’ll cut/paste what they said if they give me the thumbs-up). Today, unfortunately, I hurt someone’s feelings when they saw my Tie du Jour. My own mother, who had just given it to me, broke down crying.
Cardinal = Ugly Tie
No, not really, my mom is pretty tough. Tough enough to admit that it never snowed on her way to school (it was Louisiana), AND she was driven (both ways). She gave this to me (from the Dad Collection) when I was down in Florida in June. After being thrown for somewhat of a loop with all the adoration of Ugly Tie No. 1, I think I had a tough time with No. 2 (yes, that poop joke WAS intentional…thanks for shopping). She did sound a bit disappointed that it was chosen this week. So, Mom, I’m sorry! But…it has a cardinal on it, and I’m a Cub fan. Nuff said.
The TdJ is another strip from Wembley.
I didn’t take any PWT pics today, so I’ll be able to catch up on those…
Adam
Last week I went to a happy hour at the new Pensiero Ristorante. They have a mixologist named Adam, who came over from the Violet Lounge to start pouring some amazing concoctions in the bar. We also ran into William, a waiter there (he helped guide my gastronomical way about three weeks ago, during their soft opening) AND former Guy With Tie, who makes it into 100D100T again with another William. Matching ties, one pic.
JD
So, it’s always nice to stop someone who’s wearing a tie, tell them quickly about the blog, and then ask to take a photo. JD here was a very good sport…he pulled into the line at Potbelly here in Evanston, wearing a tie, and then proceeded to listen to me tell him quickly about the blog and agree to a photo.
Walt-Tie No. 78
Pat-Tie No. 27
Mike, praying for Tie No. 80
So, last week, I ran into my friend here, Pat Hughes. He was the first guy to wear one of the ties that I brought around. I saw him at the new Bagel Art (corner of Dempster & Sherman), having a meeting with these two guys, Mike and Walt. Pat was kind enough to talk them into sporting my ties as well.
This past Monday we held a meeting of the Evanston Chamber’s Board of Directors. Wow, have I typed a less-exciting sentence in the history of this blog? Perhaps not. But, trust me, it’s more exciting than it sounds, as our board is filled with cool, fun people. As you can see from this montage (and you must say ‘montage’ in the John Houseman acting style–slowly, crisply), they are more than willing to throw on a tie in the name of ChariTIES.
Rebecca Berneck - Officeheads
Bob Piron - Belgian Chocolatier Piron
Carolyn Dellutri - Downtown Evanston
Chris Mailing - Turin Bicycle
David Le Roy - Diagnostics Technical Support
David "DFish" Fisher - RockStar Consulting
Jaime Varela - Harris Bank
Jeff Murphy - Saint Francis Hospital
Joe Liss - Brown, Kaplan + Liss
Larry Widmayer - Koenig & Strey GMAC
Pat Kelly - John J. Cahill Inc.
Paul Hletko - Heathcote Holdings
Rick Braunstein - Rotary Int'l
Sean O'Grady - NorthShore University HealthSystem
Shaun Chinsky - Good's of Evanston
And, last, but certainly nowhere close to least…
Tracey Samlow - MJ Catering
Thanks for reading…Brooke
100 Days, 100 Ties 
August 18, 2010 at 1:25 pm |
One man’s ugly is another man’s pride and joy. And sometimes, for even one man, the two can be separated by only a couple of years. (God save us from the seventies!)