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  1. ChiTownScion

    Am I the only member who doesn't wear a hat?

    "Chicago ain't ready for reform!!" Mathais "Paddy" Bauler, 43rd Ward (note the chapeau..)
  2. ChiTownScion

    What Happened....

    This guy was a union baker who would spend a king's ransom on his photography hobby equipment, but wouldn't buy his kids milk because it was "fattening." He didn't need their money at all.
  3. ChiTownScion

    What Happened....

    Friends of my parents tried that with their four daughters, but with a twist: he demanded 80% of their paychecks, with about $25/ week deducted for "room and board," and the rest was held by him "for savings." Not put into a bank or S&L account- lest they actually have access to what they...
  4. ChiTownScion

    What Happened....

    For most, I'd suppose that's true. My best friend when I was growing up knew that he wanted to be an engineer by the time he was about eleven. He ended up getting his masters in mechanical design at MIT. I was about the same age when I decided that I wanted to be an attorney. (Had becoming a...
  5. ChiTownScion

    What would a Janitor wear in the 1950s

    The M-43 field jacket as well. The Ike was more of a prized item: it was only given to those who had served in the ETO. It was considered fashionable and comfortable. My dad loved his, more than any other item in his wardrobe, and that was over 20 years after the war.
  7. ChiTownScion

    Old restaurant "PARIS CAFE 1959" food menu in window

    Evidently... a real place in Oakland, CA.
  8. ChiTownScion

    Old restaurant "PARIS CAFE 1959" food menu in window

    Reminds me of the hospital security gigs that I worked to support myself through school. I'd always be reminding others that I was a security officer... not a "guard." "A guard is someone like Eggbert Souse' in The Bank Dick...," I'd lecture them. Pedantic, but it got the point across.
  9. ChiTownScion

    What Happened....

    I won't say that I never saw it happen, but those who actually had to work their way through generally didn't view college as one big glorified four year summer camp. (I don't mean the ones whose parents are footing the bills and who took a summer job just for beer and pizza money, but the ones...
  10. ChiTownScion

    You know you are getting old when:

    ^^ I remember those!
  11. ChiTownScion

    What Happened....

    And let's face it: there are some who are slackers who will never exert the effort necessary to squeeze the best out of any opportunity- be it in college or in "the real world." And not necessarily trust fund babies: I saw a lot of working class kids in college who were content with the...
  13. ChiTownScion

    What Happened....

    I was told on Day One of college at a "welcome new freshmen" convocation that an apprenticeship in the electricians' union would likely grant me more cash in the long run than an undergrad degree. So I went into this college thing with no delusions. A liberal arts degree is a great first step...
  14. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    The other thing that always amazes me is the age - and size- of kids who are still riding in car seats. Mrs. Scion informs me that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that kids be put into the booster version up to age 12, 100 pounds, or five foot height. Had I been riding in a car...
  15. ChiTownScion

    What Happened....

    There was a time when very few who had other employment options wanted to go to work for the public defender's office (or, contra, the prosecutor's office) and make a career of it. The game plan for most was to put in a few years, get trial experience, and then market it to a firm (or hang out...
  16. ChiTownScion

    What Happened....

    The young people I feel the most empathy now for are the ones who simply can't work their way up as you or I did. Seems as if the world has gotten more brutal and cut throat, at least as far as avaricious employers are concerned. A lot of them will keep the weekly hours of their workers below...
  17. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Of course, if she'd said dosvedonya to the guy, it wouldn't have been much of a comedy series, would it?
  19. ChiTownScion

    What are you Writing?

    Soldier's Heart, a graphic trilogy/ bio of a World War II combat vet by his daughter, Carol Tyler. No punches pulled in demonstrating how war affected three generations.
  20. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    My sister in law proposed the hypothesis that Ralph Kramden is actually an abusive husband. Granted, he never took a swing at Alice... but his ranting certainly rose to the level of verbal abuse. It certainly never banked the fire under her boiler, of course, yet dealing with that unrepentant...
  21. ChiTownScion

    What Happened....

    At the end of the day I suppose the real question to be posed is: Is the world a better place because of me? It doesn't demand that you bring home a Nobel or a Pulitzer. And it usually isn't incarnated that dramatically. Typically it bears out in the lives of those around us. A few - I would...
  22. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Alice Kramden took crap from no one.
  23. ChiTownScion

    What Happened....

    It was preached to me as long as I can remember that the only two *real* options were a college education or a journeyman's card in a building trade union. I was told that I was bright (likely more intelligent than I was in reality) and that I should apply myself in school and get an education...

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