@J.A.W. You are brutally honest, unlike most Americans who think too highly of the US national team, which can barely beat Mexico consistently ...
Hm, yes, the Dutch/Belgian relationship in football has never been very good, but I don't think it's fair to talk about all the times the Belgian team didn't qualify for any tournament
We may speak the same language (though not in Southern Belgium, which is francophone), but we've been separate entities for most of the time since medieval times and even more so since 1581, and both cultures are quite different.
Yup, it's on the 95th floor of the John Hancock Tower. The food is fine - I went in with low expectations and they were modestly surpassed. The brunch buffet is expensive but popular, and it gets busy. The draw is the views though - on a clear day you can see about 80 miles in each direction - on really clear days you can even see the other end of Lake Michigan. It's pretty great at night too, with all the lights of city and suburbs receding seemingly endlessly. There's also a bar one floor above for overpriced drinks and similar views.
My wife is a good Polish girl - careful with money………… unlike us carefree Brits who waste money. So the words 'expensive' and 'overpriced' means a no-no for the Family Wugged. Even if the view is over the Hanging Gardens Of Babylon…….
First listen to new arrival, "John Dowland - I Saw My Lady Weep" performed by Studio Der Fruhen Musik led by Thomas E. Binkley on Archiv Blue. Songs & Lachrimae
Speaking of being spendthrift, few people are worse than average Americans though I am proud of being very different ...
I have plenty of bargain/cheap recommendations for Chicago as well. In particular the deep-dish pizza places are a meal for 4-6 people for under $30 total (I like Geno's East, Giordano's, and Lou Malanati's). I'm also a fan of Joy Yee Noodles, which is a madcap pan-asian place where the dishes are unlike anywhere else. And of course Italian beef and hot dogs at Portillo's. Hot Doug's used to be my favorite but is closed because the owner got a bit bored, but some of the line workers opened their own place with the owner's blessing which I'm hoping to try when I'm next in town. Fun fact - at one point Chicago had more Poles in it than any city except Warsaw.
Now listening to "Ravel - Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte / Miroirs/ Gaspard de la Nuit" performed by Anna Vinnitskaya on Naive.
From the Rufolf Serkin Complete Columbia Album Collection: Very good remastering job for a 70 year old recording! Excellent performance too
Issued 1974. I assume this is a reissue of a recording on some European label, but no credit is given. Scheurich plays a modern Neupert instrument built in 1964 & I really like its sound. Rich, with more variety of tones than I am used to. Probably not HP, but well-recorded.