Mike's Corner
Posts from August 2011
Meet the 808s: Youth Empowerment thru Dance at their upcoming World Premier on Thurs night, 8/25
Now, we are only three days away from our performance; we have had some phenomenal support from the community; and we can't believe that we have successfully drawn a total of 25 kids (maybe 30.) We are excited, and, yes, a bit nervous, but we are ready! We invite members of our community to attend our free performance, Thursday, August 25, 2011, 6:30PM, at the Willye B. White Center, 1610 West Howard Street.More…
Live, Video and Let Die
Just as I started wondering if my preoccupation with videotaping this song was preventing me from enjoying this wonderful moment, pandemonium broke out on the stage. Multiple blasts of fire broke out on the stage in front of Paul each time he belted out the words “lie and let die.” And then fireworks launched as Paul and his band blasted their instrumentals. The crowd erupted. An incredible energy filled my beloved stadium- probably the highest level of excitement felt within Wrigley Field since the national anthem before the outdoor Blackhawk’s hockey game on January 1, 2009, or through 8 1/3 innings of Game 6, National League Division Series, October 14, 2003.More…
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About the Author
Mike has a long term relationship with Rogers Park, having lived here at various times in his life, most recently returning to the neighborhood in August, 2009. While living here as a third year law student, he remembers drunken nights at Biddy Mulligan’s and hosting a couple of memorable parties that he, hypocritically, now forbids his own tenants from having. Years later, after completing his stint as a lawyer, Mike started investing in apartment buildings in Rogers Park (and elsewhere), and soon after, did what many newly divorced real estate investors do: he moved into one of his buildings. In 1992 Mike was one of the founding members of the Rogers Park Builders Group, an organization that he eventually headed for six years, until yielding those reigns three years ago. Around a decade ago, on a whim, he reserved the web site “Rogerspark.com,” which he has been developing ever since, and which co-hosts RP BizArts networking events. Mike is the proud father of three wonderful children, Amy, Mitch and Ella.
Mike Glasser
