My pet rat Albert died in fall of 1988.  He was buried in an empty lot behind Bret Harte Elementary School.

In the 1990s, Chicago became the center of a so called “post-rock” scene.  Did my record collection, passed on to James Warden, play a role in this?

Brian Omelia hails from the Quad Cities, where my father’s parents also have roots, specifically in Davenport’s Germantown.

Chris Pearson describes his life in 1988 Chicago and how he entered his career as a decorative painter.