History

All cities have their share of oddballs; it’s the trade-off with the sane: we get to absorb the energy and have lots of things to do, but sometimes have to put up with “colorful” people. One of the most colorful oddballs in modern Chicago history is Crazy Mary: an elderly homeless woman known for her profane outbursts.

Trivia

In August of 2004 a tour boat was peacefully drifting on the Chicago River. When it was going under the Kinzie Street Bridge, some of the passengers started smelling something funny and felt a few drops on their shoulders. Thinking it was just a little rain they looked up and a deluge of brown-yellowish liquid covered them. Turns out the Dave Matthew’s Band tour bush was emptying its septic tank above them on the bridge. Shrog and Bob pass under the bridge with similar and hilarious results.

Hilarity

I know, I know: the Muppet Show didn’t take place in Chicago. Jim Hensen isn’t from Chicago. Frank Oz was in the Blues Brothers, though, and that took place in Chicago. Any way, I loved the Muppet Show when I was a kid and have been dabbling with AI like ChatGPT, Grok, and KlingAI, and was able to create new lyrics and insert a muppet version of myself into the opening.