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Here’s a neat animation I found on you tube. Oh John you had our number.

I am out of town for the next couple weeks, but recently I got to check out the Chicago History Museum. There is a nice exhibit on Chicago music and television, including this photo of Win Stracke from the set of Studs Place. Studs Place was a mostly improvised show staring Studs Terkel and friends. It’s hard to find episodes these days but there are a few on the internet. The Chicago History Museum also has an excellent research library with a lot of materials on Chicago folk folks (including episodes of Studs Place).

Overall the museum is pretty good, though I thought they tended to gloss over the less sunny bits of Chicago history. The Pullman strike, haymarket riot and 68′ convention riot only get brief displays and in general a greater note of the contributions of Chicago workers to labor history would have been nice.
Dusty Grooves, Win Stracke’s Songs of Old Town

See also:

• http://chicagohistory.org - Chicago History Museum official site
• Win Stracke on wikipedia
• Studs Terkel on wikipedia

Tags: Studs Terkel, Win Stracke

 

 August Part 1 [40:17m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 August Part 2 [1:22:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This week on the podcast we have another episode of the One Mike Stand series, Mike Alberts monthly residency at the Grafton Pub (Lincoln Ave) in Chicago. The theme this month is Duets. The first part contains Mike singing with several friends and the second part contains a set by GoodTimeTonight friends The Pickin Bubs and one by Mark Dvorak with Sue Strom. Music in small bars is some of the best stuff going on on right now. Come out to the One Mike Stand next month or see something in your area!

Performers on Part 1 include Danny Gasperut, Mike Alberts, Tony Polecastro, Simon Flory, Lizabeth MacDonald, Peggy Browning, and Maura Lally. Part 2 includes Amy Jarrett, Sue Strom, Mark Dvorak, Mary Lally, Maua Lally, Peggy Browing, Simon Flory, and Tony Polecastro.

Tags: Amy Jarrett, Danny Gasperut, Lizabeth MacDonald, Mark Dvorak, Mary Lally, Maura Lally, Mike Alberts, Peggy Browing, Simon Flory, Sue Strom, Tony Polecastro