This is the place that used to be Pontiac. I love the Pontiac. It was so dirty, so run down. It was the best place to start your evening in Wicker Park. When it closed, it was another nail in the coffin of the dirty rock & roll feel in that neighborhood. Double Door is still there, and so it Estelle’s. But the rest of the neighborhood is so clean, so child friendly. It’s different, and I don’t like change, because it reminds me that I”m getting old.

So tonight, I’m going to Big Star. I’ll eat a taco, and it will be fantastic. But it won’t be the same, and I’ll complain about it. Because that’s how I roll.