Richard Davis
Living in Chicago, IL
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Published Content: 114
Fans: 32
On AC since: 10.21.06
Bio:
Born and raised in Chicago. Traveled a bit. Lived a little. Miles to go.
Born and raised in Chicago. Traveled a bit. Lived a little. Miles to go.
Education/Experience:
"I was educated from good stock."
"I was educated from good stock."
Interests:
Living. Beyond that: Living.
Living. Beyond that: Living.
Motto:
Why Not?
Why Not?
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President Obama wants to take your life into his hands. He is creating a monster that cannot be killed.
By Richard Davis | Published 7/23/2009
The new "Lady in Red" is waiting for her moment to take down the Bad Guys.
By Richard Davis | Published 7/7/2009
Paul Harvey started broadcasting on radio in 1933. He went national in 1951, about the same time that Rush Limbaugh and other talkers were in diapers. He was better.
By Richard Davis | Published 3/8/2009
Blue Island's history is older than Chicago's and just as colorful. This little 'burb south of Chicago has been the subject of literature and song, the star of films, and is in touch with its history.
By Richard Davis | Published 2/25/2009
If you can't get on a plane today for Budapest, then do the next best thing and visit The Epicurean Hungarian Restaurant in Chicago's western suburb of Hillside. It has great food, ambiance and hospitality.
By Richard Davis | Published 2/19/2009
He's back! Greg Craig. As a lawyer, he has represented John Hinkley Jr., shooter of Ronald Reagan and was in the employ of Fidel Castro. Now he is writing Obama's executive orders.
By Richard Davis | Published 1/22/2009
Henry Paulson has cooked up a plan. Give our hard earned tax money to "Too big to fail" banks, such as Bank of America and Citi Group, which are, in many expert's opinions, broke. Barrack has a plan, too. He will tell you after his Pigeon Peas & Rice.
By Richard Davis | Published 12/17/2008
During the 1930's, the Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury threw everything against the bad economy then. Nothing much worked. They were "pushing on a string", as the saying went then. They might have tried a nice sit down with noodles and gravy.
By Richard Davis | Published 11/11/2008
It was a long time ago. Once the media and the Hollywood celebrities, and every European except Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France, thought that an unknown Senator from Illinois would become President of the United States. They were so wrong.
By Richard Davis | Published 10/31/2008
Obama will make the oceans rise and the sun cooler. The birds will chirp happier and the world will be at peace.
By Richard Davis | Published 10/28/2008
Nobody knows for sure how the see saw of the markets are going to turn out. Sometimes you need to get ready, though.
By Richard Davis | Published 10/23/2008
Chicago has its share of horror stories. Here are just five. Some have faded from memory, but those who stay behind will not let us forget.
By Richard Davis | Published 10/3/2008
There was the good and the bad about airline flight in the old days. The bad was the planes were props and noisy and not as reliable as jets. The good was the glamour that was part and parcel of traveling to an exotic land.
By Richard Davis | Published 10/3/2008
Octoberfest in Chicago means finding your favorite German "trinken" spot and raising a liter or two
By Richard Davis | Published 10/3/2008
South Haven, Michigan, is a low key gem of a place to visit for lovers, families and out doors enthusiasts. It has a beautiful beach, affordably priced restaurants and hotels, and makes for the perfect quick Michigan vacation in all seasons.
By Richard Davis | Published 10/2/2008
Little Ben is a student and scholar of the Great Depression. I guess he wants to help craft another one for his second book on the sequel
By Richard Davis | Published 9/29/2008
Health tourism the fastest growing segment of the travel industry. It can save you thousands, and millions more will soon be having their medical procedures a little further from home.
By Richard Davis | Published 9/1/2008
Dave Freeman had an idea. He wanted to do 100 things before he died. He had no idea how many things he would finish on his list, until death took him in a strange way.
By Richard Davis | Published 8/26/2008
Denver is about to meet Chicago. It's old meets new. Guess who wins?
By Richard Davis | Published 8/25/2008
Detroit has existed for over 300 years. They can't get it right yet. The mayor is in jail, the roads are a disaster. Why would anybody visit Detroit, much less live there?
By Richard Davis | Published 8/17/2008
It's just an island, right? Who cares? You might be surprised, especially the next time you have coffee.
By Richard Davis | Published 8/1/2008
Because the Cuban government watches, every visitor to Cuba is a secret agent. So is every citizen of Cuba. I met one recently.
By Richard Davis | Published 7/28/2008
If you want an escape that's easy on the family budget for fuel, food and fun, then the Quad Cities offers indoor and outdoor activities year round. If you live in Chicago or St. Louis or further, the Quad Cities can entertain both you and your kids.
By Richard Davis | Published 7/2/2008
Life has been compared to a horse race. You really don't want that.
By Richard Davis | Published 6/24/2008
You learn a lot of things on the road. If you go fast it passes you by. Better to pull over for awhile. You don't have forever. The road ends some day.
By Richard Davis | Published 6/14/2008
One of the top content produces has left AC. She has left, because she believed she is the victim of censorship. A little about Michelle Williams.
By Richard Davis | Published 4/14/2008
It's an old song --censorship-- but it is hitting the top 40, and being played more and more in the US
By Richard Davis | Published 4/11/2008
She wrote yesterday. And only to me! She is a "clever, beautiful and formed woman".
By Richard Davis | Published 4/9/2008
Her nickname was "GI Jo", because she did so many USO shows during World War II
By Richard Davis | Published 4/4/2008
He marched for equality, but he marched in neighborhoods where the poor whites were not much better off than poor blacks.
By Richard Davis | Published 4/3/2008
It's not too hard to defeat them. I'll tell you some secrets.
By Richard Davis | Published 4/2/2008
You can't describe romance. It just is. When you meet another romantic you don't have to produce an ID. You just know it.
By Richard Davis | Published 3/29/2008
They wont' confront you. They sneak up on you in hooded disguises and attack. Who? The KKK? No, Liberal Fascists.
By Richard Davis | Published 3/28/2008
It's a hot summer night, the power has been off for hours, and I'm seeing things I haven't seen for decades!
By Richard Davis | Published 3/27/2008
Few people know that one night in 1968, David Mamet had Walter Cronkite and Betty Freidan over for dinner. Now those same people have turned on him. Even Betty, who is dead, is aghast.
By Richard Davis | Published 3/27/2008
Davenport is a city that used to mean something, because it built things and traded things and was important on the Mississippi River. Now a city on the Yangtze River somewhere is the new Davenport.
By Richard Davis | Published 3/23/2008
It's 3am, Sam. Here's one for my baby, and one for me!
By Richard Davis | Published 3/17/2008
Obama and Hillary and McCain blather on and promise us a brick house with a nice patio and deck. The rest of the world owns the wrecking ball.
By Richard Davis | Published 3/16/2008
She is like all the others: after me because I am beautiful. Hard to resist all 4 foot of me, with a bald head and a hump.
By Richard Davis | Published 3/12/2008
Hard to believe, but Vlada just loves me. I am trying to get her to send some rubles to me so I can go to Russia and marry her. Stay tuned....
By Richard Davis | Published 3/10/2008
One day she was there liking my form and structure, and soon we are to be married.
By Richard Davis | Published 3/9/2008
I am soon to leave Amerika and smooch and be making the babies.
By Richard Davis | Published 3/8/2008
Sitting proudly on Milwaukee's Old World Third Street, in downtown Milwaukee, is a bit of German. Bring your friends, have a beer and a brat and sing the night away.
By Richard Davis | Published 3/5/2008
Today we measure the good life by how much we own. Suppose we didn't own or strive for so much?
By Richard Davis | Published 3/4/2008
Vito & Nick's Pizzeria has been an institution on Chicago's southwest side for 85 years. It's nothing fancy, but it's always busy. Vito and Nick's never deliver their pizza. They won't, and they don't have to.
By Richard Davis | Published 2/29/2008
Bruce Sprinsteen, Neil Young and other mindless guitar strummers are at it again. Like, "Right On!"
By Richard Davis | Published 2/24/2008
Cuban dictator Fidel Castro will be stepping down. He has run Cuba for nearly 50 years. I'm thinking of a friend there.
By Richard Davis | Published 2/19/2008
Fred Phelps and the Church of Hate cross state lines and are polluting the local country with their pickets at funeral services. Maybe Kansas can do better if we let them know.
By Richard Davis | Published 2/18/2008
This is the Little Church that Hates! And they are at it again. They are dragging themselves across a winter landscape to picket the funeral services of two innocent young woman.
By Richard Davis | Published 2/18/2008
Think Afghanistan or Iraq are deadly? Spend a week in some of these All American Cities.
By Richard Davis | Published 2/16/2008
Dogs are people too. Except they are smarter.
By Richard Davis | Published 2/10/2008
The Lane Bryant Killer is still on the Loose. Worse, a group of incesteous scum from a church in Kansas want to picket her funeral.
By Richard Davis | Published 2/9/2008
Nobody would think that small turn of the 20th Century store could crank out the best sausages and brat in Illinois. Step into the Wurst Kitchen and you take a journey back in time
By Richard Davis | Published 2/8/2008
Do as Jesus Christ Would Do!
By Richard Davis | Published 2/7/2008
The Westoro Baptist Church, Topeka, Kansas, has a web site called www.godhatesfags.com. They protest at the funerals of soldiers killed in Iraq. They are expanding their base of hatred.
By Richard Davis | Published 2/7/2008
It's your new personal storage space. You can trick it up any way you want. You own it. Gone are the days of narrow hallways and freezing in the winter and sweating in the summer.
By Richard Davis | Published 2/7/2008
Therese Martin died at age 24, yet she is one of the most important Saints of the Catholic Church. She was a modern woman, and she became even more popular though the efforts of Charles Coughlin, a controversial "radio priest" of the 1930's.
By Richard Davis | Published 2/7/2008
Long thought Dead, Eleanor Rigby Showed Up at the Chicago Office of Long and Winding Road Matches. The story behind the song.
By Richard Davis | Published 2/5/2008
A shiny 1952 Spartan Trailer is the last thing you expect to see parked in front of a building that looks more at home in the bayou than blocks off of Interstate 94 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The secret is down home and inside!
By Richard Davis | Published 2/4/2008
Jack Bauer and the CTU gang had to find something to do, with the writers being on strike. They are good with computers, so why not computer dating, with a twist?
By Richard Davis | Published 2/1/2008
You are only seventeen once. I revisit a place that is burned into my memory. I don't stop at the house of one of the most influential people in my life.
By Richard Davis | Published 1/30/2008
You know the song. You've heard it a million times. It brings you back to a place you never knew.
By Richard Davis | Published 1/27/2008
Lenny was lost. I was in the right place a the right time!
By Richard Davis | Published 1/27/2008
When you are lost in the wilderness sometimes you can only count on the stars and determining True North
By Richard Davis | Published 1/23/2008
With the economy slipping and sliding you need every advantage. Clothes do make the man. Vintage clothing makes a better man. Your grandfather's suit can set you apart from the humdrum and set you styling
By Richard Davis | Published 1/21/2008
There is nothing like the freedom of shedding your clothing and strolling beside the blue water and pounding surf. More and more vacationers are baring it all. Does going naked lead to a darker type of travel?
By Richard Davis | Published 1/21/2008
The Special Agents chased aliens and UFO's and strange things all across the country. They got no respect from the FBI, but they did lean to respect each other. And more.
By Richard Davis | Published 1/18/2008
Today, women in their forties are sexy and attractive and many times not fulfilled, sexually and emotionally. Bonnie's story is fairly common...
By Richard Davis | Published 1/16/2008
Senator Hillary Clinton toured the rolling exhibit, "Devil in a Blue Dress -- and the President" early this morning. Hillary cried as she recalled the story breaking that Bill Clinton had been orally serviced by an intern. Hillary has no comment. Monica has a mouthful...
By Richard Davis | Published 1/15/2008
it's the "Island at the Center of the World".
By Richard Davis | Published 1/11/2008
Every day of every year men and some women travel to exotic places from the US and Europe to indulge their sexual desires. It gives a new meaning to all-inclusive vacations.
By Richard Davis | Published 1/2/2008
Oprah and Stedman have been on the rocks lately. She's reportedly not in love with Stedman anymore. There are a few ways he can save it all.
By Richard Davis | Published 12/28/2007
Right now it's free to wish anybody "Happy New Year!", but that is set to change in 2009. Trademark applications were approved in the United States and in European countries, with full approval expected by the European Union early in 2008.
By Richard Davis | Published 12/23/2007
Tony Blair, Labour's longest serving Prime Minister, has announced his conversion to Catholicism. This was a long rumored event, and last night it became official.
By Richard Davis | Published 12/22/2007
Deep Dish Pizza is uniquely Chicago. The pies are heavey and are not for sissies. Lately, there are some new contenders in the pizza ring, but do they really have what it takes to be champion?
By Richard Davis | Published 12/21/2007
The new apartment is empty. You're broke. You are newly divorced or split from the what was the love of your life. You are hungry. If you eat McDonald's every day, or restaurant food, you'll be fat and broke. Oh, yes. And lonely for a good long time to come.
By Richard Davis | Published 12/19/2007
Is John Edwards about to add "Baby Daddy" to his resume? Will Bill Kill HIllary's Chances?
By Richard Davis | Published 12/18/2007
Politicians will do most anything to get elected. Some kiss babies. Some husbands of politicians kiss babes. Others will try to get your vote by appealing to your stomach.
By Richard Davis | Published 12/18/2007
Life in the US has a template. Most of us follow it. When we don't, or can't, then we live with the results....
By Richard Davis | Published 12/17/2007
The real estate market is in the worst slump in 20 years. One Developer is giving you two sets of keys. One for the home; the other for the car that can come with it.
By Richard Davis | Published 12/17/2007
The shortness of breath that you experience and the strange bumps on your skin, the swelling of your ankles and swelling of joints could be symptoms of Sarcoidosis, a mystery disease that has effected as many as 10,000 in the United States alone
By Richard Davis | Published 12/17/2007
Fogelberg's death comes ironically at the the holidays, the very time and setting of one of his most popular songs.
By Richard Davis | Published 12/16/2007
Oprah and Stedman have had a thing goin on for a long time. But is it about to end?
By Richard Davis | Published 12/16/2007
Kiefer Sutherland's Jack Bauer Character does it all at Jack's Cafe Ameri-Can. He cooks up your what's coming to you and will even serve it cold. Guys, it will be your first and last date with your honey.
By Richard Davis | Published 12/16/2007
Many American men have grown tired of the dating situation with American women, and often get appeals from Russian women.
By Richard Davis | Published 12/13/2007
You finish your tropical drink and walk down the beach, a young body nuzzling against you. You satisfy your desires and perhaps give a small payment. You are rich and white and female in a foreign country. He may be a boy really. Is this so bad? Not in some countries.
By Richard Davis | Published 12/12/2007
John Lennon as a conservative commentator? In your wildest Number 9 Dream? John and Ron could actually be making great music together
By Richard Davis | Published 12/9/2007
Oprah endorsed Cormack McCarthy's book "The Road". Despite that, it is a good book. It might save your life.
By Richard Davis | Published 12/7/2007
A long forgotten manger triggers old memories of faith and hope...
By Richard Davis | Published 12/4/2007
I don't have to worry about being alone in the house. I won't have a house.
By Richard Davis | Published 12/2/2007
If you're a suddenly single male, and you need to learn your way around a stove and kitchen, here's a simple solution.
By Richard Davis | Published 12/2/2007
He was bigger than big, then Michael Jackson released Thriller. It broke some many recording records that you almost need a book to record it. Now it's 25 years later and we are going to get an updated dose of Thriller from the slightly off throned King of Pop.
By Richard Davis | Published 12/2/2007
Some cop can find four women to marry him, the last being a girl. Some guys can't even get company for a drink on a Friday
By Richard Davis | Published 11/30/2007
Israel has sights for the soul and places for fun and adventure, all in an exotic setting. For a vacation trip that mixes history and culture with spas and beautiful beaches, Israel is one of a kind!
By Richard Davis | Published 11/28/2007
It wasn't planned, but George Washington's only trip outside the American Colonies helped him stay strong during the darkest days of the American Revolution.
By Richard Davis | Published 11/26/2007
The next hero in the effort to discover terrorist activity in your neighborhood may come from your lawn or maid service and not the FBI. Homeland Security is beginning a real grass roots effort.
By Richard Davis | Published 11/26/2007
It's the ultimate wedding of tech and culture. It's coming to your neighborhood. Coffee and computers are going to be the next big way for early childhood learning. The question is the public funding...
By Richard Davis | Published 11/25/2007
What is the landscape, both physical and legal and economic, that might provide some answers to the Holloway mystery?
By Richard Davis | Published 11/23/2007
The Abraham Lincoln Book Shop is a hidden gem for those seeking information on Abraham Lincoln. If you are a scholar or just an admirer of Lincoln, you can find the book, CD or DVD that you might be looking for.
By Richard Davis | Published 11/12/2007
Gold is close to reaching a new all time high. The Dollar is sinking in value. An historical summary of gold and its realtion to the US Dollar. Time to buy gold?
By Richard Davis | Published 11/11/2007
A Chicago real estate investor decided to diversify his portfolio and invested in a run down resort in Curacao. Shortly afterward he disappeared without a trace while kayaking with friends. Nearly five years later there are still no clues.
By Richard Davis | Published 11/10/2007
The Red Lion Pub, famous with ghost hunters all over the world, is set to be demolished this November.
By Richard Davis | Published 11/9/2007
Get to know the difference between Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao. Make the right vacation choice.
By Richard Davis | Published 11/9/2007
Beat Gift Apprehension Syndrome (GAS)! Skip the Big Box for your Holiday Shopping. Whether you are in suburbia or on the other side of the world, you can do better. Chicago knows how to dress up for the Holidays. Get in the know, Chicago style. Buy early and often!
By Richard Davis | Published 11/7/2007
Pakistan is a beautiful but troubled land. It is a nuclear power, and is threatened from inside and out by forces that can threatened the stability of the region and the entire world. Extremists could open another front in the ongoing "war on terror."
By Richard Davis | Published 11/5/2007
World War II had just ended. Millions of soldiers were headed back state side to a residential housing shortage. One Chicago businessman had a solution that was ahead of its time.
By Richard Davis | Published 10/22/2007
When the Crane Hotel opened in Barbados ships plied the waters to reach this most Eastern Caribbean Island. Now jets arrive daily, yet the Crane still offers escape and elegance, just as it did 120 years ago. See how it stays a favorite even today.
By Richard Davis | Published 10/18/2007
Millions have seen where Lincoln has slept and eaten and debated, but few pause to see the important places in Abraham Lincoln's heart.
By Richard Davis | Published 9/28/2007
In 1963 then unknown Beatle George Harrison visited his sister, Louise, in a little town in Illinois, hung out with some local musicians and stayed in the same house that you can rent for the night.
By Richard Davis | Published 9/18/2007
Visit some of the unique hotel resorts that make this former British colony different from the rest of the Caribbean Islands
By Richard Davis | Published 9/10/2007
Take a close look if you haven't for the last twenty-five years. Downtown Detroit is happening for dining, entertainment and culture
By Richard Davis | Published 8/29/2007
A roundup of Caribbean Carnival celebrations.
By Richard Davis | Published 8/16/2007
What it's like for a Red Real Guy to live in the Blue
By Richard Davis | Published 11/16/2006
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