On The Road (Day 4): Farewell Chicago, Time To Go Home

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Wow, is it Sunday so soon?

We jump out of bed couch floor at a bristling 11:00 AM to celebrate. Not only have we notched a weekend high-score of 5.5 hours of sleep, but it’s also time for a time-honored Eleven tradition: hangover fuel and farewell brunch at our Chicago namesake restaurant, the Eleven City Diner. The place is packed, but with a flash of Josh’s Eleven City Diner tee, we’re promptly seated by the window.

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This entry was written by Eleven Magazine, posted on February 16, 2011 at 10:50 am, filed under Live and tagged Champaign, Chicago, Eleven City Diner, On the Road, Scion. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Lolladays: Day 3

Saturday’s final consensus: I’d definitely gotten too much sleep. Seven hours is a lifetime at Lollapalooza—much less at any music festival. With heightened resolve, I tumble out of bed couch at 8:30am, a mere four hours after being let in from the hallway I had settled on calling a resting point for the evening. The ringing in my ears, bleariness in my eyes, and general emptiness in my head: everything felt just right for a successful final festival day. (more…)

This entry was written by Josh Petersel, posted on August 9, 2010 at 9:28 pm, filed under Live and tagged Arcade Fire, Eleven City Diner, Hayden Panetierre, Lolladays, Lollapalooza 2010, MGMT, The National. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.