Wednesday, September 16, 2009

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, FOR NO REASON OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT MAN LIKED TO DANCE: Back in the day, I lived in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood within spitting distance of a gleaming golden statue of Alexander Hamilton. Why there was a statue of Hamilton, a man who died 33 years before the city was incorporated, remains a mystery to me, but I bring this up as way of examining an even bigger mystery, why the city's Park District is thus far refusing to make room for a donated statue of Chicago Bears great Walter Payton outside Soldier Field. We've got Jordan outside the UC, Mr. Cub and Harry Caray at Clark and Addison, seemingly every White Sox player this side of Jorge Orta at the Cell, hell, there's even a Joe DiMaggio statue over in Little Italy, so let's hope the Park District comes to it senses and creates a spot for tourists to take photos and Sunday Night Football to set establishing shots.

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