It’s Monday. We have nothing but rain in the forecast so it’s going to be one of those wet gloomy days. Yes, it’s still the middle of winter but with temperatures in the 40s we’ll be seeing rain instead of the horrid white stuff. Certainly not what we’re used to in mid January, so I guess I shouldn’t complain.
I had a pretty lazy weekend. I installed a racing game called Dirt Rally 2 the other day and it basically sucked up the majority of my time. It’s one of those situations where you tell yourself that you’ll play for an hour or so, and then SIX HOURS LATER you catch a glimpse of the clock in horror. I’VE BEEN PLAYING FOR SIX HOURS! Calling the game addictive would be a big-ass understatement. And then I recently picked up two bags of those Conversation Hearts candy and put them right by the computer. So I’m racing and popping those candy hearts into my mouth and only occasionally leaving the computer long enough to get a quick drink. Addiction? Get the hell outta here! I blame the Bears for not making the playoffs. If they had, it would’ve greatly lessened the gap between the end of the football season and the beginning of the Nascar season.
Anyway, you’ll have to excuse me, I think I’m gonna go racing for an hour…
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By the way, there’s a little something extra in the Babe of the Day section today.
Gigantar!
It’s Tuesday. Now here’s something you don’t see every day! It’s called Gigantar and it’s coming to the Illinois Rock & Roll Museum in Joliet, Illinois! Standing 24-feet tall, the Gigantar is the world’s largest hand-crafted guitar and will be mounted to the front of the Illinois Rock & Roll Museum when it arrives on January 20th. It’s currently on it’s way up Route 66 making stops along the way for photo opportunities. You can check on its progress on the museum’s facebook page.
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About Gigantar
The Heritage Corridor CVB was instrumental in assisting the Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66 secure a grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity for a sculpture to be fabricated and mounted on the outside of our building at 9 W. Cass Street in Joliet. That sculpture, so named Gigantar by Shannon MacDonald World’s Greatest Beatles Artist, because the sculpture is a 24′ tall guitar, is in the final stages of completion and it is ready to head to her new home at 9 W. Cass Street in downtown Joliet.
Legacy Express Trucking will leave Freehold New Jersey on January 14th to bring Gigantar home with a team from the museum documenting the trip. Gigantar will stop along the way for a few photo opportunities on January 15th & 16th especially during the last leg of the trip traveling from Springfield to Joliet, IL along Route 66.
Follow Gigantar’s adventure on the Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66 Facebook & Instagram pages. #ilrr66gigantar and share your photos with us.
Gigantar’s adventure has been made possible by the Illinois Department of Economic Opportunity, Heritage Corridor CVB, Legacy Express Trucking, Old National Bank, and D’Arcy Buick GMC.