This photo comes from a visit to the Brown Elephant Zander and his wife Julie made with Brandi and me during their visit with us late last January. The Brown Elephant is in Chicago, at Halsted and Waveland, in Boystown, not that you would know it except by the "umph-umph!" of deep-bassed electronica coming from Circuit night club next door.All of this is to explain why my cool friend Zander looks like he has a rainbow popping out of his brain.
Funny enough, Zander is one of my friends from the furthest back, having known him more or less continuously since second grade in Lakewood, Ohio. His parents were always cool and enjoyed and encouraged his off-kilter attitude toward life. I remember in the early eighties when novelty hats really took off, he came to school with an umbrella hat, also a rainbow. I guess it pays to have a sunny attitude even when it's raining. Or when the thunder is the deep bassy "umph-umph!" of the latest Pet Shop Boys single.
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