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When I was drinking years ago, I picked up at least one good habit in that I learned to play piano in bars (cheaper that Julliard but far more costly). As the seasons change, I try to "compose" one short something-or-another on a good piano when I can find one. So let me clue you into the the best free piano in Chicago. It is located in the old trading floor that is connected to the Art Instititue. This lonely instrument is a Steinway knock-off and it has a very soft sound.
I'm not a big fan of the Big Three: Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa.
The first, frankly, bewilders me. It's a sweeping tsunami of tradition - that lynch pin of winter culture and our national economy - that is based on a clearly ridiculous myth. The fact that nations stop producing for a week and people all over the world obey the dictates of random retailers, buying things no one needs which they cannot afford. . . . I puzzle over this each and every year.