Zion to Waukegan to Chicago, IL
Monday October 29, 2007
9:25am Last night I didn't walk that far. I didn't walk to where the cop recommended I crash. Some state park or something. I walked to this empty lot nearby with all these woods in it. I found this badass cement cube to crash next to. I'll take a picture of it.
9:35am Came up on a gas station on Yorkhouse Road. I'm going to look for a cigarette somewhere.
9:43am Josh at the Marathon gas station hooked me up with a cigarette. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit, thanks.
9:54am I am leaving my rest at the Marathon gas station. I had a honey ham sandwich. I'm going to keep walking down Sheridan Road.
10:47am I am in Waukegan already.
10:50am I smoked a cigarette at a gas station. I'm not that far from the train station.
10:51am Passing the Lincoln Center
11:12am I just came out of the McDonald's at Mathon Drive.
Earlier I was walking down Sheridan and this guy was outside his house and he smiled at me. He asked me, "What are you doing?" I told him, "I'm on a mission." I gave him my website. I told him it wasn't religious, I promise. He said, "That's good. Religion has caused a lot of wars."
11:13pm Walking by the Waukegan Masonic Temple. I'll take a picture.
Scott hooked me up with a cigarette at the Waukegan Harbor. I appreciate it, brother.
11:36pm I forgot to tell you. I walked to the train station. I talked to the guy behind the window. I told him, "I'm a journalist. For the past six years I have putting together a documentary that the whole world is going to read on the Internet about generosity and good will. Don't suppose I could get a courtesy ride?" He told me, "It's not up to me. It's up to the conductor." The train comes at noon. I will ask the conductor.
12:01pm Adam is hooking me up with some change for train fare. The conductor wouldn't give me a courtesy ride. Man, nobody wants world peace! Hehe.
12:08pm Eddie hooked me up with a discount. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit, thanks.
It was awesome. I was only able to round up like three dollars for my ticket. I went up to the cashier and said, "I have three dollars. Don't suppose I could get a discount?" He hooked me up.
I ran out there and the train took off. I have to wait until 1:10pm.
12:43pm I had a whole hour to kill, so I started walking towards the main street. I saw this
cool dude turning the corner and when he walked by I solicited him for my story. He listened to my whole Odyssey. He volunteered me a cigarette.
2:47pm I am in Chicago! Downtown Chicago. Just got off the train.
Some pictures of Downtown Chicago.
I've been directed to Millennium Park.
I think I'm walking down Washington. Straight down this street. Some park. I want to meet me some stoners.
Downtown
2:59pm I walked by the Old Navy and I see this bible thumper standing there with a loudspeaker preaching up a storm. Whoa, that's a perfect place for me to fly my sign.
3:16pm I'm walking with this dude I met.
We're going to go get high. Adam hooked me up with a cigarette on this bridge here, this walkway here. VP Bridge.
5:04pm Debbie gave me a cigarette here in Chicago. I just got into town. In front of the Palmer House Hotel. I appreciate it, Debbie. Everybody gets credit, thanks.
6:26pm I should recap. I got off the train earlier and saw the downtown crowds. I immediately pulled out my sign and started walking with it. Some random kid, I don't even know his name, some black dude smoked me out. We walked all the way over to Lake Michigan and sat down and smoked a blunt. I told him my whole Odyssey and he listened to all of it with no interruptions. He was really interested in it. I lost him, though. When we were smoking he gave me a sack lunch. I'm just standing here in front of the Barnes and Nobles giving my book away, ha. I won't charge you for it.
The security guards just came up to me. As soon as they got close enough I held out my hand with my website, "Will you check out my website? It's free. It's not religious, I promise." They told me, "You're alright." Sweet, clearance.
The mountain bike cops came and they left me alone too. One asked me, "How are you going to do it?" I told them, "I'll tell you if you have the time." I revved up the machine, "My name is Victor Antonio," and I pulled out my wallet that has my ID in the little window. One said, "Oh, you're twenty nine?" They just walked away. I'm not doing anything wrong. One asked me, "Do you ever get arrested?" I told him, "Why would I get arrested? I'm not doing anything wrong."
6:47pm Bill was nice enough to give me a cigarette in front of Barnes and Nobles. I appreciate it, Bill. Everybody gets credit, thanks.
7:02pm I am done flying my sign in front of the Barnes and Nobles. I think I'm going to go hit up the Subway. Let's see how generous downtown Chicago is.
7:05pm The greedy ass at Subway told me no. I was just testing you.
7:12pm Ana, from Mexico, me dio un cigaro. Te lo agradezco, señorita. Todo el mundo recibe credito, gracias.
7:25pm Animal just hooked me up with some chips in front of the other Subway.
7:56pm Antonio in the Subway hooked me up with a bag of chips. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit.
8:18pm Jackie hooked me up with a cigarette right next to this theatre. Oh, Bob Dylan. The Chicago Theatre. I appreciate it, Jackie.
8:45pm I've been flying my sign next to this crowd in front of the theatre.
Ned just asked me, "Do you accept donations?" I told him, "Nobody is paying me to do this. Every little bit helps."
9:47pm I should make an update. I stood there next to the theatre passing out my webpage like crazy. There were all these scalpers getting in the way of my giveaway. I switched to the other side, the side where it said Bob Dylan. And on the entrance to the subway I found me a plastic box with a chicken sandwich in it! It was in a sealed container, so I ate it. Thank you, Love. I'm always getting treats like that. It was a good sandwich too. I'm going to keep flying my sign.
10:27pm I just had an awesome presentation. My whole Odyssey with Kyle and David
right in front of the Chicago Theatre.
They hooked me up with two cigarettes. I appreciate it, guys.
John Digragorio, I'll try and spell that the best I can, suggests Polyphonics Free.
11:21pm At that Bob Dylan concert everybody was taking my picture. I was passing out my webpage like hotcakes. I am almost out of all my printouts I made. I have to make some more tomorrow. I'll find a library somewhere.
Pretty girl
Drunk girls
11:38pm What a great night I had in Chicago tonight. It was getting a bit late so I decided to try and get a courtesy ride to decide where I would crash. Whatever bus gives me the ride, like I do in every big town. I'm on the 29 now. The nice lady driver gave me a courtesy ride. Robert came up right before the bus got there and smoked me out! I appreciate it, brother.
11:56pm I changed my mind about riding that bus. I thought she was going further. Her end of the line was the pier, not that far away. It came to the Navy Puer. So I'm riding it back downtown. I looked at the back of the bus and I spot a reduced fare card. I look and it says it expires in 2009. I get up and ask the driver and she says let me check it. Sweet, I got one free ride. I went to go sit down and I found me two more! So I have three free transfers. Thanks, Love.
Man, I've gotten blessed up the ass today. Earlier when I was real hungry I scored me that chicken sandwich. It was a big sandwich.
I might have to pull an all-nighter tonight. I don't know.
I ended up finding like four passes, hell yeah.
12:29am I had a good little presentation right here in front of Borders.
12:34am Andrew hooked me up with a cigarette on Dearborn.
1:19am I randomly jumped on, the 56 bus came. I'm trying to go West. Those four transfers I found earlier didn't work at all and the driver hooked me up. I'm on the 56 wherever it goes.
1:41am I rode the 56 to Belmont. It goes down Milwaukee.
1:42am Whoa! El Gallo Bravo Taqueria! Open 24 hours!
1:43am Ana en Tu Taqueria me esta dando comida. Te lo agradezco, señora. Todo el mundo recibe credito, gracias.
2:21am The nice Asian driver driving gave me a courtesy ride.
2:37am I decided to get off the bus on Stanley M. Burnston Way. It's impossible to find a concealed place to crash around here. The Babylon is so damn thick. The bus doesn't go all the way to the nature preserve where I was told I could crash. Not this late.
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