Friday, November 9, 2007

Broken Liver To Sponsor Photography Contest

My loyal toady Jostle_Lynn has told all of you that I'm a "likeable" guy which is of course true and I am going to prove it. The "Broken Liver" is going to sponsor a photography contest which will give all you losers a chance to feel like an important blogger for a day. The topic for this contest will be "Gooned In Joe NoMooreFoieGras's Hellhole".

If you've been reading my blogs as often as you should you'll know that sometimes I get idiots coming into the comments section and saying that my blogs are nothing but sensationalist hysteria. Rogers Park is not as dangerous as I say it is and they walk around without fear. My usual response is something along the lines of "I'll look forward to posting pictures of you on my blog after you've been gooned." And there you have the subject matter for this contest.

Why should I have to do all the work of going out and looking for subject matter? It's about time you lazy parasites pulled your weight around here. Your entries are to be pictures of gooning victims. There will be categories for aftermath pictures, event in progress shots, still shots and live shots. The winner will get their pictures posted on one of my blogs.

See what a likeable guy I am? I'm such a nice guy for sponsoring this contest.

Saturday, November 3, 2007

Update On The Planned Liberation Of Rogers Park

If you've been reading my blogs as carefully as you should you should remember that back in September I gave Tomblogger Womannis the privilege of writing a guest blog entry. He blogged about how he'd been telling is friend General B. Trayus, Supreme Commander of the U.S. Military forces in Iraq, about Michael James and his band of smelly hippies at the Heartland Cafe. The good general was eager to bring his troops over from Iraq to liberate Rogers Park from the tyranny of these smelly hippies. Well, two months have passed and no sign of amphibious landing craft on Loyola Beach. I asked Tomblogger "what gives?". He emailed General B. Trayus and here's the response;

Hoorah Tomblogger!

Great to hear from you. It's been a great day here in Iraq. Me and the boys have been having a lot of fun subjecting hajjis and dune coons to "aggressive interrogations". We're making real progress here. I know I've been saying this for the last four years but this time I'm positive. You can definitely plan on spending your Christmas vacation here in a safe and secure Iraq.

Now about me and the boys coming over there to the hellhole that is Rogers Park to take care of Michael James and his band of smelly hippies at the Heartland Cafe. Well, I have to tell you that we'd love to. We really would. Why, when the boys heard about that pornography Katy Hogan had hanging in the windows of her No Exit Cafe they couldn't wait to get there and smash those windows in the name of Jesus. But there's a couple of problems.

First of all, our Commander in Chief, George W. Bush, who's one of the finest human beings who's ever walked God's green earth, is telling me he may want me to take the boys on "Operation Iranian Freedom" where we'd go to Iran, shoot up a bunch more Hajjis, talk about securing weapons of mass destruction and look all tough and macho for the Fox News cameras. We may be pretty busy in the near future.

Second, there's the problem of these gnomes you keep telling me about. I've been reading the things they've been saying on your blogs and they sound like a dangerous bunch. Almost as bad as the Democrats. But the thing is, what if the gnomes jump into the fighting on the side of the smelly hippies? The boys have never trained to fight gnomes. Sure, we've got the finest army the world has ever seen. This was proven when we launched those stunning invasions of Panama and Grenada. But there's lots of risks in fighting gnomes. The boys might get injured and scarred. You wouldn't want that would you? There's an election coming up and who ever is going to be the Republican Party's candidate for President is going to need our Brave Young Men and Women looking fresh and healthy as they cheer him on at his campaign rallies. You wouldn't want another Bill Clinton in office now would you?

So, you're just going to have to be a good American and pull yourself up by your boot straps and take care of Michael James and the gnomes yourself. I'm sure you'll think of something. You've always been great at making things up.

Yours in Christ and G.W. Bush (who I think are one in the same),

General B. Trayus

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Wedding Bells To Ring Out In Rogers Park

At last and no thanks to Joe NoMooreFoieGras, there will be some joy in the dreary neighborhood of Rogers Park. Our own Jostle_Lynn is getting married. Here is the email I received from her.

"Braig,

I am delighted to be able to tell you that not only are Steve and I officially engaged but I will soon be getting the hell out of the hell that is Rogers Park!

Refusing to have sex with Steve until he agreed to move out of Rogers Park wasn't working. He seemed happy. He had more time to sit in his boxers in front of the tv watching ESPN. I tried other ways of getting the money to move. In a fit of desperation that only a reader of your blogs could understand, I actually posed nude for Katy Hogan's "works of art" that are hanging in the windows of the No Exit Cafe. How could I know it would end up looking like graffiti? How could I know that when she said she'd "pay me what I was worth" she meant two free passes to the 'Roundsteak' show at the Red Line Tap?

Then I got a brilliant idea. Marriage was the key to moving to some place I could call a good neighborhood.

I spiked Steve's dinner with Viagra and put on my best Victoria's Secret. Soon, Steve's boxer shorts were off and in the post-coital bliss he agreed to marry me. How will this get me out of Rogers Park you may ask?

Well, the key is the wedding gifts. I prefer money over goods that I will have to schlep back to Macy's but if I have to do so I will. I am determined to collect enough wedding gifts to put a substantial down payment on a Lincoln Park condo. We're having a HUGE wedding. I've even hired a private detective to track down grade school classmates and hit them up with an invitation.

Steve and I are going to have a fabulous spare no expense wedding, a wonderful sun splashed honeymoon and then, the day we return home, I am tossing the divorce papers in Steve's face and moving to Lincoln Park. In fact, I already have them filled out and ready to go. What judge would deny me the divorce I want in the way I want? If forcing one's spouse to live in a neighborhood like this doesn't constitute cruelty and mental anguish I don't know what does.
I feel so clever,

Love,

Jostle_Lynn"


Blognotes: Yours truly is helping with the all important task of getting the guest list together for what will be the Rogers Park social event of the year -- after the fourth anniversary of my other blog of course. The following people are NOT invited: Tomblogger Eastgard, Joe NoMooreFoieGras, Nathan NoMooreFoieGras, Kelvin O'Neil, Katy Hogan, Michael James, Brattly, Kimberly Bareass, all Hay Chicago employees, David FAGus. James Ginderske is not invited to the wedding but Jostle_Lynn does want him to be at her bachelorette party clad in nothing more than his work boots, hard hat and tool belt. Anyone who pisses me off between now and then wedding will not be invited. You've been warned.

Chicago Sun Times Interviews Rogers Park Bloggers

(Part 3 0f 3)

Here's the last installment of when me and some of the other neighborhood bloggers told ace Sun Times reporter, Ditzy McTrixie, what a mouldering pile of garbage our neighborhood is.

I sat in the decidedly non-Starbucks ambiance of Cafe Ennui. I reflected on what a sad and boring life these poor Rogers Park people must have living in their hellhole without a Starbucks or even a Caribou Coffee to bring some joy into their dreary lives. But I don't want to conclude this story without trying to bring a glimmer of hope so I asked the four bloggers what they hope to accomplish by blogging.

Briag Gernliver stated that "My primary goal is to get as much attention as possible. Everyone should be looking at me because I deserve it. And, well, I've been pretty successful at that. My blogs are the most read ones on the planet. And when I get bored with blogging about Rogers Park I just might move elsewhere and blog about what a hellhole my new neighborhood is. My blog is really pretty generic. Its all about saying bad things about where I live and I can easily translate it to a new community and bash that community too."

Tomblogger Womannis's goal is to become an important figure in the national Republican party. He's hoping to be the next Carl Rove. He hopes that his blog will catch the attention of party leaders. "If W, Rudy, Arnold, Ann, Rush and Rupert see what a hellhole I live in they're sure so realize what a bad-ass dude tough guy I am and deem me worthy for a national post in the party. I'd never lower myself to taking some unimportant local post. I'm going for the top." declared Womannis.

Jostle_Lynn said "I really don't hope to accomplish anything with my blog. I just started it because everyone else had one so I thought I should too. I don't post much to it and not many people read it which is as it should be. I spend way more time posting comments on Braig's blog and that is the one people should be reading. Everyone should read Braig's blog at least 10 times a day."

Shrill Morton's response to my query was "You want me to have a goal? Why should I have a goal? No way! My old girlfriend was always after me to do things like get a real job and have a goal and I told her to go to hell. Bitch."

Braig concluded our interview by saying that "It's great that you've come up here to let us talk about how much we hate where we live. That will show Joe NoMooreFoieGras. It's wonderful that you let me be the voice of Rogers Park because, while most of the pikers here have never heard of me I deserve to speak for the community because I just do."

That's Ditzy's article for you. How much do you want to bet the Joey isn't going to do anything to fix the stuff we complained about? How much do you want to bet that he didn't even read the article?

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Happy Blogoween!

Don't forget! Today is a good day to show your rejection of our alderman, Joe NoMooreFoieGras and replace Halloween with Blogoween. I blogged about this great new holiday in an earlier post ( http://albionhellhole.blogspot.com/2007/10/stick-it-to-corrupt-49th-ward-alderman.html ). Rogers Park's leading Republican, Tomblogger Womannis has been spending all of the daylight hours starring in horrified fascination at the pornographic drawings of our own Jostle_Lynn that are on display in Katy Hogan's No Exit Cafe but he assures me that his "Hell House" (showing children what happens to godless sinners who read Harry Potter novels, study evolution in school or vote for Joe NoMooreFoieGras) will be ready for this evening's festivities.

In addition to the fun activities that I described in my original announcement there will be a costume contest. Children are encouraged to dress as their favorite neighborhood blogger. Come dressed as me, Tomblogger Womannis, Jostle_Lynn, Sandy Duncan, Phughy, Shrill Morton or ME! I'm serving as the fair and impartial judge so guess which costume will win?

Monday, October 29, 2007

Alderman's Stooge Turns Down Generous Offer Of Assistance

Katy Hogan, owner of the Red Line Tap, Heartland Cafe and No Exit Cafe and stooge of 49th Ward Alderman Joe NoMooreFoieGras turned down a generous offer to help improve Rogers Park. Hogan recently created moral outrage throughout Rogers Park when she brazenly displayed obscene drawings of nude woman in the windows of her No Exit Cafe. Prominent Republican and local blogger, Tomblogger Womannis offered his generous assistance in bringing this window display into accordance with the high moral standards we try to uphold here in Rogers Park. You see, when John Ashcroft moved into the Justice Department and discovered some nude female statues (presumably left over from the Clinton Administration) he called on Tomblogger Womannis to drape the statues in appropriately modest coverings. Tomblogger offered to perform the same service at the No Exit Cafe. Katy declined by saying "and I suppose next you'll want me to start wearing a burkha?" In your case Katy, that's not a bad idea.

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Chicago Sun Times Interviews Rogers Park Bloggers

(Part 2 of 3)

Here's the continuation of when I enlightened ace Sun Times reporter, Ditzy McTrixie, as to the horrid conditions we live in here in Rogers Park.

My first question for the four bloggers gathered at Cafe Ennui is why they live in Rogers Park? After all, while not everyone can live in Lincoln Park Chicago does have the more democratic, working class neighborhoods of Lakeview, the South Loop, Wicker Park and Bucktown. Why not move? Why live in a neighborhood where you are so miserable?

Braig was the first to speak (a condition of my interviewing the four is that Braig would always have the first and last words). "Well Ditzy. I live here because I am a public spirited sort of guy. My parents left me a nice trust fun. I can afford to live anywhere I want but I live in Rogers Park because people here need me. I moved up here a few years ago to tell the people who live here what a hell hole their neighborhood is. If it wasn't for me they'd never know that. There was this old community forum, Forum 49, and I was on there night and day shouting down everyone and anyone and fighting the good fight against new businesses that wanted to be an asset to the community like Cafe Suron and the Morseland. Then I decided to start my own blog so my many fans could have the benefit of reading what I have to say without the distraction of the opinions of Joe NoMooreFoieGras's lackeys, who are anyone who disagrees with me. I own Hay Chicago magazine but I don't devote much effort to it. My life is Rogers Park, my blog and telling everyone what a hell hole they live in. That's my mission in life and that is why I am here".

Shrill Morton was more concise. "I live here because its dirt cheap. I can't afford better. I ask my boss at Jonny Quest Network Services for more money but he laughs at me and tells me to stop taking pictures of the lazy city workers at the corner of Sheridan and Chase. He says I'm no better than they are and I should do some work myself before asking for a raise. The guy won't cut me a break. He thinks I should be working all the time. When's a guy supposed to find time to take pictures of graffiti and poo for his "Rogers Park in One Trillion Words" blog? When's a guy supposed to find time to comb his long, flowing tresses other than during the work day? I'd like to live in Lincoln Park right next to you* but not if I have to kiss The Man's ass. I have principles".

Tomblogger Womannis declared that affirmative action is the problem. If it wasn't for these liberals giving all the jobs to unqualified ethnically diverse people he could get the high paying job he deserves and move to a nice gated suburban community with his fellow Republicans. In the mean time he lives in Rogers Park and is proud if it. "Make no mistake, this is a rough, dangerous 'hood. I'd like to see some pussy liberal live here. A liberal wouldn't last 10 seconds here. I've never been a victim of a crime while here. It's not because the danger of Rogers Park is grossly overstated. It's because I am tough, bad ass Conservative and the hoodlets know they better not mess with me"

Finally, Jostle_Lynn spoke and her story almost broke my heart. "Ditzy, I live here because my boyfriend Steve is lazy and worthless. He said we'd live here for a couple of years, fix up this two flat, flip it and use the profits to move to Lincoln Park or Naperville. But that didn't happen. All he does is spend every evening sitting in his boxers in front of the tv scratching himself and watching ESPN when he could be out trying to hustle up some more money. I don't know what to do. I told him I wouldn't have sex with him until he moved me out of Rogers Park but his response was 'Is that a promise?'. Mom and Dad stopped giving me money years ago. One day they said '35 years of financial support is more than enough'. I am so depressed".

I couldn't help but reflect on the good fortune in my life. Mummsy and Popsicle are so generous. A Sun-Times paycheck just doesn't cover all the necessities in life. There's basics like a down payment on a Lincoln Park condo (good girls can't live just anywhere), a new SUV every other year, memberships at the East Bank Club, a thrice daily trips to Starbucks , twice weekly trips to Whole Foods, regular evenings in the Lincoln Park bars and Saturday night slumming in Wicker Park. Someday I'll marry a nice freshly minted partner in a major law firm or a financial services consultant and I won't need them anymore but for now its a great comfort to know that I, unlike poor Jostle_Lynn, come from a caring, loving family.

*Fat chance loser! If some dorky computer geek like you so much as sets foot on my block my boyfriend Chad and all his old frat brothers will kick your ass so fast you'll wish you'd chosen the option of licking the floor of the Jarvis Avenue El station instead.

Check back soon. I'll be posting more of ace reporter DitzyMcTrixie mindlessly scribbling down anything I have to say.