Gin Blossoms to headline at Mission club on Friday
Sounds like the Mission night club is the place to be for those looking to party at the start of Halloween weekend.
As part of "Medusa Halloween 2007" scheduled for Friday, there will be a costume contest, DJs galore and a special appearance by the Gin Blossoms.
They're a band that was popular in the early to mid 1990s while I was still in high school; I loved their catchy songs. My favorite was "Hey Jealousy."
The party, which includes a Halloween laser show, lasts until 4 a.m. -- the doors to the club, located at 209 E. Chicago St., open at 9 p.m.
You can buy tickets at www.ticketmaster.com or at the door. For more information, call (847) 488-0320.
Elgin history, the sequel:ŒFollowing up on the success of his first tome, "There Used To Be: A Look Back at Elgin's Architectural Heritage," Steve Stroud has released part two.
Both books show pictures of what certain Elgin houses looked like way back when and how they look today. If the house has been demolished, there's a photo of whatever's in its place.
Volume two features photos of houses that were moved to other parts of the city.
I caught up with Stroud at the Elgin Youth History Fair last week and he tells me he's working on part three. It'll probably be ready in 2009, he said.
While volume one costs $24.95, the sequel is $5 more, due to increased printing costs, Stroud said.
You'll find the book at the State Street Market Shops, Books at Sunset, Windmill Antiques and at Old Main.
One last thing:ŒBefore I leave you for the day, here's a by-the-numbers look on the space exhibition at the Gail Borden Library that closed in September.
306,356: The number of people visiting the library during the exhibit's 112-day duration. It's a figure slightly higher than the 300,580 visitors posted for GIANTS: African Dinosaurs.
72,068: The number of people who visited the library in July, setting an all-time record.
959: That's the number of astronomy books circulated during the course of the exhibit.
1: Gail Borden is the first public library to communicate with an astronaut via amateur radio.