Great fun!  Hamms . . . mmmmmm . . . Hamms!  lol.  Cheers, Christine


On Apr 22, 2012, at 6:59 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:

> Yep, the Hamms bear. It reminds me of being at my grandmother's house in the 
> mid fifties. (she had a television!), all gathered around the big dining room 
> table with a baseball game on the TV: 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o83xxWCel8g
> 
> Paul
> 
> On Apr 22, 2012, at 12:21 AM, Christine Aguila wrote:
> 
>> Thanks, Paul.  Actually, like you, Brickhouse resonates more for me than 
>> Harry Carey.  By the bear do you mean the one at Lincoln Park Zoo?  My 
>> parents used to take us down to the zoo for photos with the stuffed bear 
>> every summer.  I still have 1 or 2 of those photos.  Or perhaps you mean the 
>> Hamms bear.  That's what you must mean, being a southsider and all  :-).  
>> Cheers, Christine
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Apr 21, 2012, at 8:23 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>> 
>>> Some very nice pics, Christine. Love the parking garage. Excellent 
>>> composition. Like the first of the tulip pics, and the Tokyo Hotel as well. 
>>> The Harry Carey billboard made me smile. The Chicago I remember as a kid 
>>> would be Jack Brickhouse, Hamms, and the bear.
>>> 
>>> Paul
>>> On Apr 21, 2012, at 8:40 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Christine, you're already out of that slump. You just haven't realized
>>>> it yet. :-) Terrific, playful and imaginative shots there.
>>>> 
>>>> On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Christine Aguila
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Everyone:
>>>>> 
>>>>> I'm trying to get out of this photographic slump.  I had a retirement
>>>>> party to attend last night, and when I left for home, I had to force 
>>>>> myself
>>>>> to get the camera out of its bag.  "Just take some playful pics," I kept
>>>>> saying to myself.  Finally I listened.  "Keep shooting," that little voice
>>>>> kept shouting.  The last five frames were taken on the way to the train
>>>>> about 7:30ish p.m.  The first two are day-shots I took some time back--who
>>>>> knows when and who cares.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Once I started shooting, I passed by the closest train stop and kept
>>>>> walking; I started at the Merchandise Mart off the Brown line, headed east
>>>>> over to Michigan ave, then north to the Chicago and State Red line stop.  
>>>>> It
>>>>> was windy and cold, but I have to say, in the end, it felt great--no where
>>>>> near my usual photographic groove, but to state the obvious, it ain't 
>>>>> gonna
>>>>> come back if I don't get the camera out and press the shutter!!!  So, once
>>>>> again, nothing great, and just bear with me while I try to get myself out 
>>>>> of
>>>>> this slump.
>>>>> 
>>>>> There are captions under the photos!  cheers, Christine
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://www.caguila.com/photodoodles1/
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