Author Archives: Q-tips
LOVE and MERCY – 6/2015
LOVE & MERCY – In the late 1960s, the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson (Paul Dano) stops touring, produces “Pet Sounds” and begins to lose his sanity. By the 1980s, Wilson (John Cusack), under the sway of a controlling therapist, finds … Continue reading
Lies they teach in school 6/2015
Lies they teach in school – Herb Reich – exposing the myths behind 250 commonly beloved fallacies. Mrs. Q says: An easy book to read. Yes, we are told these statements in school and often times because one is so … Continue reading
Drop Dead Healthy 6/2015
Drop Dead Healthy – A. J. Jacobs – One man’s humble quest for bodily perfection Mrs. Q says: A good book done with lots of humor. Mrs. Q guarantees you will laugh out-loud while reading this book. Finally, a book … Continue reading
ORPHAN TRAIN 6/2015
ORPHAN TRAIN – Christina Baker Kline Mrs. Q says: Read it. It is the type of book you will not want to put down. If your children/grand children complain about their lives, are spoiled (whose fault might that be?), etc.? … Continue reading
FORNELLO TRATTORIA 5/2015
FORNELLO TRATTORIA – – 1011 W Irving Park Rd., Chicago, IL 60613, (773) 404-1800, fornellotrattoria.com Q-Tips say: We liked it. The Q’s decided to have a drink and Mr. Q had the lasagne. Mrs. Q had one of the specials … Continue reading
ONCE – Cadillac Theater 6/2015
ONCE – Cadillac Theater – 151 W Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 977-1700 www.theatreinchicago.com ONCE tells the enchanting tale of a Dublin street musician who’s about to give up on his dream when a beautiful young woman takes a … Continue reading
Gino East Chicago 5/2015
GINO’S EAST – 162 E Superior St., Chicago, IL 60611, (312) 266-3337, ginoseast.com Q-Tips say: The Q’s met with “The Son and his Lady Friend” while they were in from California touring Chicago. You want deep dish? This is a … Continue reading
Little Foxes 5/2015 Goodman Theater Chgo
LITTLE FOXES goodman.theatretickets.co Q-Tips say: Go and enjoy. We did. Little Foxes is a 3 part play with 2 intermissions that takes place in Alabama. The story is of greed, betrayal and a dysfunctional family. Mrs. Q says: Some things … Continue reading
Beast on the Moon – Raven Theater
Beast on the Moon – Raven Theater 6157 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60660, (773) 338-2177 www.raventheatre.com Aram Tomasian is an Armenian immigrant living in 1920’s Milwaukee who has escaped the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians in 1915 by the … Continue reading
STILL ALICE 2/2015
STILL ALICE – cast: Julianne Moore, Kate Bosworth, Hunter Parrish, Kristen Stewart. Alec Baldwin, Shane McRae Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a diagnosis of … Continue reading