somebody asks you where you re from and you answer, i m from chicago, nobody s going to give you a patronizing response like, oh, chicago s charming. hey, chicago. more likely it ll be wow, chicago or oh, chicago. they ll be impressed. chicago is the town, a city that doesn t ever have to measure itself against any other city. other places have to measure themselves against it. it s big, it s outgoing, it s tough, it s opinionated and everybody s got a story. i took a walk through this walk through this beautiful world felt the cold rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder as late afternoon gives way to evening in chicago s old town, it s time to drink. though to be fair, almost anytime it s time for a drink at the old town ale house. the chorus assembles to give their opinions on matters of the day, subjects of great import to this city on the lake, this city of broad shoulders, this
their opinions on matters of the day, subjects of great import to this city on the lake, this city of broad shoulders, this true metropolis. but there s no shortage of characters in here. you know, i ve lost a couple of really great ones, john fox the comic, died a few years ago. we just lost ruben four toes, this 400-pound mexican guy. we just called him ruben and then when he had his big toe cut off, and then he became ruben nine-toes. then when he had his other big toe cut off, he became ruben eight-toes. and then when he had his leg cut off, it changed down to ruben four-toes. he blames all his problems on the fact his mother didn t give him any [bleep] milk. i mean these guys, there s nobody coming through the door to replace them.
though to be fair, almost anytime is time for a drink at the old town ale house. woman: another favorite of mine, is anita. man: the difficult ones are the people who anthony: the chorus assembles, to give their opinions on matters of the day subjects of great import to this city on the lake, this city of broad shoulders, this true metropolis. bruce: but there s no shortage of characters in here. you know, i ve lost a couple of really great ones, john fox the comic, died a few years ago. we just lost ruben four toes, this 400-pound mexican guy. we just called him ruben and then when he got his big toe cut off then he became ruben nine-toes. then when he had his other big toe cut off he became ruben eight toes. and then when he had his leg cut off changed it down to ruben four toes. he blames all his problems on the fact his mother didn t give him any titty milk. i mean these guys, there s nobody coming to the door to replace them.
anthony: as late afternoon gives way to evening in chicago s old town, it s time to drink. though to be fair, almost anytime is time for a drink at the old town ale house. woman: another favorite of mine, is anita. man: the difficult ones are the people who anthony: the chorus assembles, to give their opinions on matters of the day subjects of great import to this city on the lake, this city of broad shoulders, this true metropolis. bruce: but there s no shortage of characters in here. you know, i ve lost a couple of really great ones, john fox the comic, died a few years ago. we just lost ruben four toes, this 400-pound mexican guy. we just called him ruben and then when he got his big toe cut off then he became ruben nine-toes. then when he had his other big toe cut off he became ruben eight toes. and then when he had his leg cut off changed it down to ruben four toes. he blames all his problems on the fact his mother didn t give
woman: i ve been coming to the ale house forever. woman: what can t the ale house tell you about chicago? man: yes, my father did come here. i do a lot of cross word puzzles. anthony: as late afternoon gives way to evening in chicago s old town, it s time to drink. though to be fair, almost anytime is time for a drink at the old town ale house. woman: another favorite of mine, is anita. man: the difficult ones are the people who anthony: the chorus assembles, to give their opinions on matters of the day subjects of great import to this city on the lake, this city of broad shoulders, this true metropolis. bruce: but there s no shortage of characters in here. you know, i ve lost a couple of really great ones, john fox the comic, died a few years ago. we just lost ruben four toes, this 400-pound mexican guy. we just called him ruben and then when he got his big toe cut