Chucktown, baby, Chucktown! I live in Charleston, Illinois, or as one guy from "Chicago" (suburbs) put it, "the sticks."
It is true that without Eastern Illinois University and alumnus turned Dallas Cowboy quarterback, Tony Romo, the town would be small and insignificant as any Midwestern rural community. (Sorry overweight crooner, Burl Ives, and Citizen Kane cinematographer, Greg Toland, but A) you are both dead and B) living NFL stars simply shine brighter.)
However, for those who like their summers to feel as if they are carelessly floating on their back in a swimming pool while listening to Jimmy Buffet...and smoking a joint rolled from the
best pot ever...then Charleston, Illinois is the place for you.
If heaven has even one bar, I hope that
Roc's Blackfront is God's choice. The joint has the best atmosphere of any bar/restaurant in the area, a startling variety of scotch, a bountiful choice of beers, and food so good that if I ever face lethal injection in prison my last meal is Roc's steak and ribs. Yesterday I drank a few Bombay Sapphire gin and tonics, and then ordered a marinated steak kabob. I savored the last bite because I didn't want to leave. Owner Mike Knoop needs to adopt me.
*For more information see www.rocsblackfront.com And if you ever visit this fine Charleston, Illinois establishment, tell them Breadbasket sent you!
And now, tonight's wagers, each at 2 units:
Red Sox -126 Orioles/Marlins Over 9 -120Rangers -116