LAST EVENINGS ON EARTH BY MIKE ZAPATA: Any Chicagoan worth his or her weight in amor or ruckus will have a rooftop story for you
LAST EVENINGS ON EARTH BY MICHAEL ZAPATA: “After some time wandering, you eventually come to Checagou, but it is not the city that other traveler’s have told you about”
LAST EVENINGS ON EARTH BY MICHAEL ZAPATA: “It is nearly impossible to ride the Western bus or walk down State Street without spotting dozens of people who look as if they are deeply and sincerely confused about their own greatness and also about the impending doom of the universe and their miniscule place in it.”
LAST EVENINGS ON EARTH BY MICHAEL ZAPATA: “There are a few ways to get back home to Chicago after a long hiatus. Of course, if you’re familiar with John Candy, you know the best routes utilize planes, trains, and automobiles.”
A COLUMN BY MIKE ZAPATA: “How did I fall in love? Over time, metaphysically. I was born in Chicago and some of my first memories I have are of my dad’s jewelry and casting shop on Wabash Avenue.”
Paul M Davis