Being the middle of September and we are still enjoying 80 plus degree weather in Chicago, I decided to drop by my favorite cruise night in all of Chicago, the Mount Prospect Lions Club BluesMobile Cruise Nights! Week in and week out they put on a great show, including live entertainment and a wide variety... Continue Reading →
Wizard World Chicago 2018
The weekend of August 23-26 was Wizard World Chicago! Held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL it was 4 days of non-stop pop culture! From celebrities, to Cosplayers, to star cars, to great art work, you could have it all! This was my second Wizard World this year and it was... Continue Reading →
Stanchions Build – Chicago Bluesmobile Style!
Stanchions are really useful to have at conventions and car shows. Most any event in fact where the car is stationary. The only problem is though, The Bluesmobile doesn't quite fit in with the velvet rope crowd if you know what I mean. So the other day I was brainstorming, how can I provide the... Continue Reading →
Lake County Juvenile Court 1st Annual Picnic
On Saturday, August 18th, I had the pleasure of participating in the first annual Lake County Juvenile Court picnic. This event was organized and run by the staff of dedicated professionals on the grounds of the Lake County Juvenile Correctional Center. Special shout out to Judge Tom Stefaniak for managing to get dozens of motorcycles... Continue Reading →
Lights and Sirens Procession – 08/03/2018
Kicking off the festivities around the 21st Annual Chicagoland Emergency Vehicle Show, The Chicago Bluesmobile was very fortunate to be included in the Lights and Sirens Procession on Friday evening, August 3rd. The procession is approximately 15 miles long! It starts off in North Aurora, and wound through Aurora, Montgomery, and Oswego. Our final destination of... Continue Reading →
The Roof Loudspeaker Build PT. 1
One of the first questions I am ever asked when I take the Bluesmobile out is, "Where's the speaker?" My answer in the beginning was I am not building a speaker. Then it went to I'm thinking about building the speaker, I haven't decided. My answer has now changed to "I'm in the process of... Continue Reading →