Chiraq – October Surprise

Good Morning, Chiraq!!!  From CBS2, “Chicago Soars Past 600 Homicides After Bloody October“.

With 78 homicides, October was the second deadliest month of 2016, and Chicago surpassed 600 homicides for the first time in more than a decade.

chiraq_oct2016_shooting_trend_hjThe last time Chicago had at least 600 homicides in a single year was 2003.

Homicides and non-fatal shootings have skyrocketed in 2016, with 605 homicides and more than 3,600 shooting victims through the end of October.

In October, there were 78 homicides and 427 shooting victims. Only August had more homicides, when 90 people were slain in Chicago. It was the bloodiest month in the city in 20 years.

 

Final October TotalsYear to Date
Shot & Killed: 73Shot & Killed: 585
Shot & Wounded: 348Shot & Wounded: 3117
Total Shot: 421Total Shot: 3702
Total Homicides: 79Total Homicides: 654

**Hey Jackass – Illustrating Chicago Values

“Obombie” – Obama Zombie Coin

Before we get to our featured selection, the “Obombie“, a review of some of our previous Zombie Coins might be fun.

Now for our Halloween pièce de résistance,  the “Obombie Coin.

The Meltdown of the Obamapocalypse is already happening before our eyes zombie_coin_obombie_zombie_coinand we can place the blame squarely on the Obombies. Obombies lumber mindlessly along just like zombies, deriving their sole satisfaction from their leader’s every utterance. Even outright lies such as “If you like it, you can keep it,” have no effect on them. They roam the landobama_obombie_certificate_of_authenticity anyway, consuming lies and wreaking havoc. They are abominations – call them the ObamaNation – and they must be stopped.

 

Live At The Fillmoore

live_fillmore_yardbirds_the_doorsWhat a choice!  Do you go to the show on Tuesday and see the Yardbirds, or wait until Saturday and see the Doors?

“Underground psychedelic scenes blossomed all over the West Coast, and indeed the world, in 1966 and 1967, but Bill Graham’s Fillmore Auditorium set the standard and begat an empire. One of the distinguishing characteristics of the Fillmore was that it not only featured the best of San Francisco and American rock bands, but up and coming English bands as well. Of course, British bands had been touring America behind The Beatles since the so-called British Invasion, but the Fillmore locked up the hippest and coolest English bands as well as the American ones, and that set it apart from all its competitors.”

The Yardbirds – “For Your Love”

The Doors – “Light My Fire”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdgUn-0DDFs