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Tag: Chicago
Chicago Tech Entrepreneurs Aza and Jono Eat Cicadas
At BarCamp Chicago, I became aware that Jono and Aza of Humanized had dined on cicadas during the recent cicada brood XIII emergence! While I didn’t ask if they checked with an allergist before dining and eating cicadas as is recommended by many experts, Aza did share the following about the cicada eating experience when he sent me a follow up roasted cicada picture:
I’ve attached the picture of Jono with skewered Cicadas. We prepared them by marinating them in white wine before roasting them over smoldering coals. They tasted like freshly roasted peanuts, but with a slightly bitter aftertaste. If you closed your eyes, you wouldn’t know that you were eating a cicada except that the legs scratched a bit on the way down.
Looking Forward to Barcamp Chicago 2008
I’d like to thank Jason Rexilius for organizing another outstanding Barcamp Chicago event in 2007! I look forward to 2008 – however we should seek to create a process that keeps the communication and collaboration going all year. It is after all a process, not an event.
Here are some blog summaries of the event(you guys need to link to each other more!):
Dave Bost
It would be impossible to summarize all the great people that were there, but here’s a few:
Michael Carruth, I got to see a different side of him with his talk about domains today, he’s more than a software trainer and startup enabler!
Matt McCall, a summary of his talk is here.
Aza and Jono from Humanized. I had a great sit down conversation with Aza regarding their product and their plans for it. Wonderfully positive and visionary guys see many things that fit into the elusive obvious.
Individuals like Scott Van Den Plas, Hencry Hwangbo, Victoria and David Naylor were there.
Andy Sernovitz, Aaron Williams and Mike Mangino also gave talks.
Thanks to everyone for the good times and personal growth! I appreciate it deeply.
Turning Towards My Inflection Point
I can start to feel that I’m nearing my inflection point! It feels real good to be reaching the inflection point. Inflection points truly rock! I wonder if you reach more and higher inflection points along the way once you hit your first inflection point? I look forward to finding out! Thanks for being a part of this journey with me towards and past my inflection point!
It wouldn’t be possible without you…
At Barcamp Chicago
Hi there! Please say hello and introduce yourself! If you’re not here, send me an email!
If you’d like to learn a little about me so you can talk more, please check out my Chicago marketing leader bio.
This picture might help enable you to do that!
Jeff Pulver Knows How to Party in Chicago
What can I say? Good food, awesome music and great conversation with NXTCOMM folks. You can throw a party for me anytime! 😉
Liz Strauss says that Jeff is looking for ways to describe “The Herding Cats”. I’d say an “exhilarating and uplifting rock power trio” from my days writing at Musicfrisk.com.
Jeff – Based on watching The Herding Cats, I think you’d really like this band Red Wanting Blue check them out the YouTube video below. They are at the Lion’s Den in New York City on August 3rd. I’d be only too happy to make the introduction to the lead singer so you could attend as a guest.
Chicago Tech Community Charity Texas Hold Em Poker Tournament
The Save Abandoned Babies Foundation held a poker fund raiser in Glenview last night (June 16, 2007). It was a great event where everyone was a winner – both organizers and participants alike. Organized by Dawn Geras and others, generously hosted by Allen Kutchins and magic provided by D. J. Ehlert.
There was a good size crowd and many faces I recognized along with a great food spread. I met some new ones as well. Fortunately the event was in an area not frequented by cicadas. Pictured below are Bob Geras with Ron May and then Ron “Watermelon” May with Al Wasserberger serving up the bowl.
