Just Iike the movies

After a quick reset in the middle of the day, Cas and I headed back to the riverwalk to check out a band we’d seen advertise on a website for a bar there.  Littlebird was on stage doing a sound check when we sat down to enjoy a beer and a snack before our trip to the Willis Tower.  Willis Tower used to be the Sears Tower.  It also used to be the tallest building in the world, but hey, who can stop the march of progress?  Anyhow, Littlebird was good.  They did some pop songs from when I was in college, leading me to believe I may be in the same age range as the band members.  They also did a few older ones.  Most notably, the female vocalist did a pretty good rendition of Jolene.  

After we listened for a bit, we headed to the Willis Tower to use the tickets Cas pre-purchased, which were timed to hit sunset.  Wow.  Cas is really smart, because that was one pretty sunset.  We were up at the observation deck when a little bit of rain rolled through, and in all of our adventures together, this was the first time Cas and I were in a very tall building, looking out and seeing rain.  Weirdly, it was super pretty, and when it stopped, there was a rainbow over Lake Michigan.  Who can beat that?  We went out into those crazy boxes that hang off the side of the building, and we took some additional sunset pictures.  We also took some silly pictures, because, hey, we are who we are.  There were the tourist pics they take and try to sell you at the end, but we didn’t go for those.  Our poses for those images were entirely designed to make us look like we were falling.  I almost bought the things, but Cas was moving too quickly, and his face blurred in one picture.  No forty bucks for you, tower folks!  Nevertheless, we had fun.  Then again, we always have fun.  

The last stop of the night was at a bar called Plymouth, which Cas insists is located at the site of Elwood’s apartment in the Blues Brothers.  We had an Italian Beef sandwich, rounding out our Chicago food requirements.  I had a Chicago style hot dog, while Cas had a Polish Sausage.  We shared a deep dish pizza, and tonight, we had the iconic Italian Beef sandwich.  Mission accomplished, and now, we can move on to Red Wing cuisine.  

Before that, though, we have another morning in town, then an Amtrak trip to take.  Should be interesting at the least.  Until then, here is a photo of Cas, standing where Ferris Beuller and company stood in the movie when they took their storied day off of school.  This was where the three of them leaned their foreheads against the glass, so of course, we had to do the same.  I mean, who could possibly be expected to handle school on a day like this? 

If you’re in the mood for about a million beautiful sunset photos, knock yourself out: https://photos.app.goo.gl/2sYnZaQSheDb6sfJ6