The Windy Pixel » Unique, daily photographs of This American Giant.

// This blog has often served as an excuse for exploring Chicago and its many pubs, restaurants etc. Once we all headed up to Lincoln Square to check out the Chicago Brauhaus (by now you’ve seen a few images from this night). Full of a few German lagers and some nibbles – we headed out...

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// Any beer fan would find themselves at home at the Chicago Brauhaus.  As they say, its always Oktoberfest there and the beer is wonderful.  Whether you just want to enjoy a pint or kick back an entire boot yourself (I’ve done it….rough night…), you’ll feel like you’re in Munich. The Spaten flows and the...

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I shot this in Lincoln Square outside one my favorite places to eat.  This man is one third of the Brauhaus Trio.  I like catching performers on break. Photo by Mike Boehmer – Feel free to use images with links and credit – no commercial use without permission.

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// I missed the Blues Festival. Sacrilege, I know. More so given that I am a big fan of blues music (I’ve sworn to myself I’ll bring my camera along with me the next time I head to the Kingston Mines). I could hear the festival from where I was shooting south along the lakefront,...

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