The 'Hottest Club in the Midwest'

Clicking on the Piere's website, I have come to the realization that I'm not sure where they got the statistics from.  However, after serious consideration, I would have to consider this one of the better bars that I have been into in INDIANA simply because it has five different bars all hidden in one little package and you could linger to and from every single bar by paying one admission fee.  I'm not entirely sure what regular rates to get into this place are, but with a college ID on a Thursday, it is free.
There is a variety of atmosphere's to go to.  On Thursday night, not everything is open.  In fact, the club that I would have most interested was closed.  Club V, Crooners, and All Star Sports were open.  In Piere's beer pong and corn hole tournaments were taking place.  You really couldn't go empty handed long because there are drinking booths set up at every little corner.  Memo:  Do not go to the dismal corner bars to get water, the girls get put off by it, and I really don't blame them because the tip jar was damn near empty.
Overall experience of the night really was underwhelmed, not a place that I would go to often, BUT that may have been because I went to Club V on the hottest (quite litterally a hundred degree with high humidity) day.  Every single body in the club was drenched with sweat, which made it almost miserable, especially after a few drinks.   The people took dirty to a whole new level!  Hip hop really is not my jam and I think that had the techno bar (The Zone) been opened, I would have had a completely different experience.
I  enjoy the variety of bars that the place had to offer and if I was not in the mood to dance,  I probably would have had a great time at the karaoke bar (Crooner's).  I think that this bar really has something to offer everyone and I fancy that variety all under one roof.
This is a pretty huge bar, so I would recommend to always have a bar buddy.

Piere's Web Link

Wounded in Action

If you have ever been to Chicago, down the Magnificent Mile, specifically off of Randolf and Michigan St is a large building called the Chicago Cultural Center.  There in no admission fee, but I do believe that they take donations.  The donations are not required and there aren't people hassling you right when you come through the door for these donations.  They always have a few really interesting exhibits.  Not to mention, the actually building itself is a work of art.  Every single time I spend more than a few hours in Chicago, I try to make it a point to stop by the place because they do not have permanent exhibits, so there's always something new.  I have seen an Andy Warhol exhibit,  Marilyn Monroe, Japanese art, and many others that just didn't stick out quite as well.
The last time that I went to the cultural center, and currently, they have an exhibit called "Wounded in Action".  It is all relevant to soldiers and veterans that took place in the current war.  The exhibit itself, was one of the best art exhibits that I have been to, especially for the topic it covered.  Most of the artists were donating large sums from the pieces they were selling to go toward the American Orthopedic Association.  The major theme was supposed to be amputee victims, but there was much more than that.  My personal favorite piece was called 'Patience' by a man named John Ton.  It was a picture of a veteran with a cane walking down the street.  Now, the unique part about this piece was the fact that it was solely constructed with bullet shells.  It was a touching exhibit, and having family that has been in the war, as many people do, stirred emotions, while the exhibit creatively put them onto canvases.
This building and this exhibit are definitely worth taking a look at, if you ever get the chance.

Chicago Cultural Center Website

4-H Fair & Fine Arts

I don't remember the 4-H fair being such a big deal when I lived near Chicago, IL.  Once my family moved to a rural area in Indiana, I realized what a big deal it was.  There are animals, rides, crafts, scholarship programs, and food among many other things.
The rides are overpriced, as most fairs are.  The food is overpriced as well, and to be completely honest, will give you the shits for at least 24 hours because most of them are high in fat and greasy contents.  The vendors always sell cheap hippy stuff for more than they should or other odds and ends.  Tradition is the one of the only reasons that I still go to these things.
Recently, I was at a 4-H fair in northern Indiana.  The animals were all very cute, with the exception of the turkeys and chickens, because, well, who really thinks those things are cute?  The botany projects were crafty and pretty awesome to look at.  The paintings were few and far in between.  Quite honestly, I wonder how the judges grade these kids because there was a painting of a parrot and a painting of a horse that this kid did, he labeled it "tube painting" which I have never heard of.  Even after I looked it up, I still don't understand exactly what it is, but it was absolutely amazing.  I wanted to touch the painting because it looked 3D.  After a little bit of research, I'm still confused as to what it is.  The kid did not win and his was clearly not only the best, but the most unique.  The only way that they could have given such a low judgment was due to the fact that the judges didn't understand exactly how the kid made the project. 
The moral of the story, art can be judged by an audience, but if you have ever entered Fine Arts into a 4-H exhibit and received a low score, don't give up on your passion, because there are people like me that thought your grading was unfair and your art is beautiful.

Good Read

"Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" by Hunter S. Thompson.  I have heard so many things about this book.  I have watched the movie many times.  Fear and Loathing is a cultural icon for the American drug culture via 1970's.  I can clearly see why.  Although difficult to follow sometimes because I have not done nearly any of the drugs discussed in this book, it was a fast paced, fairly easy read.  The end was slightly confusing, as I imagine many drug binges to be.
I would not suggest this book to children, especially those of protective parents.  However, if you have time to kill and an itch for a good read, this book is definitely recommended for those that eat up counterculture/drug culture information.  It is after all a 'cult classic'.  On a scale of 1-10, I would give it a 7.5 and recommendations are fairly high for this classic.
Also, the movie follows the book better than most all movies based off of books that I have ever seen.  Give it a shot!
Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas Movie Trailer