hanging out in CHICAGO.o.oo.ooo COLD!
whew!
Well, I've arrived in chicago and have been spending most of my time INSIDE... because it's flippin' COLD here!
Seriously, I love to pop by for a visit, but I miss me some MIAMI!
So.. in honor of my Chicago visit, I thought I would pick out a cute little article I found on the front page of the Tribune!!
The Douglas fir trees lean against a wall below the words "Las Vegas Showgirls," but the strange juxtaposition doesn't bother George Young, a 24-year-old construction worker-turned-entrepreneur. The novelty of selling Christmas trees on the grounds of a shuttered strip joint hasn't hurt sales, he said.
"I had a family come with a 6-month-old son," said Young, who hired a Santa last weekend to entice customers to his unusual tree lot venue in unincorporated Lake County. The family snapped a picture with Santa — and the Vegas marquee. "They wanted the sign in the background," Young said.
Elsewhere along a highway filled with used car lots and fast-food joints, the irony has not been lost on nearby Christmas tree sellers and potential customers. In fact, it has been a hot topic of conversation.
"We wanted to go there because we thought we'd buy a sleazy tree," Peggy Shulha said with a laugh, but she decided instead to shop at a competitor's tree nursery 2 miles from Young's controversial lot. "It's pretty funny."
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Well, I've arrived in chicago and have been spending most of my time INSIDE... because it's flippin' COLD here!
Seriously, I love to pop by for a visit, but I miss me some MIAMI!
So.. in honor of my Chicago visit, I thought I would pick out a cute little article I found on the front page of the Tribune!!
Strip club's closing exposes Christmas tree opportunity
A closed adults-only business hasn't hurt sales for entrepreneur peddling evergreens
Entrepreneur George Young from Ludington, Mich., waits for customers at his Christmas tree lot next to a closed strip club in Deer Park, Ill. (Tribune photo by Jim Robinson / December 13, 2007)
The Douglas fir trees lean against a wall below the words "Las Vegas Showgirls," but the strange juxtaposition doesn't bother George Young, a 24-year-old construction worker-turned-entrepreneur. The novelty of selling Christmas trees on the grounds of a shuttered strip joint hasn't hurt sales, he said.
"I had a family come with a 6-month-old son," said Young, who hired a Santa last weekend to entice customers to his unusual tree lot venue in unincorporated Lake County. The family snapped a picture with Santa — and the Vegas marquee. "They wanted the sign in the background," Young said.
Elsewhere along a highway filled with used car lots and fast-food joints, the irony has not been lost on nearby Christmas tree sellers and potential customers. In fact, it has been a hot topic of conversation.
"We wanted to go there because we thought we'd buy a sleazy tree," Peggy Shulha said with a laugh, but she decided instead to shop at a competitor's tree nursery 2 miles from Young's controversial lot. "It's pretty funny."
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