Ted McClelland
@tedmcclelland.bsky.social
Father of Lark, Birch and Rose. Author of Chorus of the Union. Contributing Editor, Chicago magazine
Chuck Berry statue, St. Louis, Missouri
December 7, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Chuck Berry statue, St. Louis, Missouri
Castle Car Wash, Route 66, Chicago
December 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Castle Car Wash, Route 66, Chicago
Two Story Outhouse, Gays, Illinois
December 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Two Story Outhouse, Gays, Illinois
Reposted by Ted McClelland
The dude walking along south western Ave in a bears hat and a Steelers jacket is the only person who's truly allowed to say jagoff
December 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The dude walking along south western Ave in a bears hat and a Steelers jacket is the only person who's truly allowed to say jagoff
Lake Shore Drive is part of U.S. 41, which runs from Copper Harbor, Michigan, to Miami, Florida.
December 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Lake Shore Drive is part of U.S. 41, which runs from Copper Harbor, Michigan, to Miami, Florida.
Reposted by Ted McClelland
Boycott Culver’s.
Wear a foam cheese grater on your head.
“Packers Can Suck My Ditka and Kiss My Butkus.”
More ways to hate on the Packers: buff.ly/aDuLohE
Wear a foam cheese grater on your head.
“Packers Can Suck My Ditka and Kiss My Butkus.”
More ways to hate on the Packers: buff.ly/aDuLohE
December 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Boycott Culver’s.
Wear a foam cheese grater on your head.
“Packers Can Suck My Ditka and Kiss My Butkus.”
More ways to hate on the Packers: buff.ly/aDuLohE
Wear a foam cheese grater on your head.
“Packers Can Suck My Ditka and Kiss My Butkus.”
More ways to hate on the Packers: buff.ly/aDuLohE
Stephen A. Douglas Tomb, Brownsville, Chicago
December 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Stephen A. Douglas Tomb, Brownsville, Chicago
Reposted by Ted McClelland
Midcentury modern pawn shop in South Bend, IN
May 19, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Midcentury modern pawn shop in South Bend, IN
Rainy days on the Great Lakes/Walkin' the hills of old Duluth
Bob Dylan - Something There Is About You (Official Audio)
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December 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Rainy days on the Great Lakes/Walkin' the hills of old Duluth
Currently reading. I found an autographed copy at a used bookstore in Bridgeport.
December 4, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Currently reading. I found an autographed copy at a used bookstore in Bridgeport.
Garbage plate at Bill Gray's, Buffalo, New York: home fries, macaroni salad, hot dogs, cheeseburger, chili hot sauce, ketchup, mustard, relish, lettuce, onions, tomato
December 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Garbage plate at Bill Gray's, Buffalo, New York: home fries, macaroni salad, hot dogs, cheeseburger, chili hot sauce, ketchup, mustard, relish, lettuce, onions, tomato
The only novel I have ever published. I think it sold 100 copies.
December 3, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The only novel I have ever published. I think it sold 100 copies.
Rick James is buried in the same cemetery as Millard Fillmore. Forest Lawn, Buffalo, New York
December 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Rick James is buried in the same cemetery as Millard Fillmore. Forest Lawn, Buffalo, New York
And I'd do it again!
December 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
And I'd do it again!
Falstaff Beer is no more, but the signs live on. This one is in Herrin, Illinois.
December 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Falstaff Beer is no more, but the signs live on. This one is in Herrin, Illinois.
Sign in Copper Harbor, Michigan, where U.S. 41 begins. The highway ends in Miami, Florida.
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Sign in Copper Harbor, Michigan, where U.S. 41 begins. The highway ends in Miami, Florida.
Classic Dairy Queen, Park Ridge, Illinois
December 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Classic Dairy Queen, Park Ridge, Illinois
The Bronze Fonz, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The Bronze Fonz, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The only movie ever set in my hometown of Lansing, Michigan. The Rock played for a hockey team called the Lansing Wolves.
December 1, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The only movie ever set in my hometown of Lansing, Michigan. The Rock played for a hockey team called the Lansing Wolves.
How Gen X remembers Morgan Freeman
November 30, 2025 at 10:58 PM
How Gen X remembers Morgan Freeman
Uniroyal Tire, Allen Park, Michigan. A landmark of Interstate 94.
November 30, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Uniroyal Tire, Allen Park, Michigan. A landmark of Interstate 94.
Metallica was on CBS Sunday Morning today, which means they're officially dad music now, too.
System of a Down is consisted dad music now, and that's true, correct, and good. Time marches on inexorably, and makes dad music of it all.
November 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Metallica was on CBS Sunday Morning today, which means they're officially dad music now, too.
Statue of Stephen A. Douglas (since removed), Illinois State Capitol, Springfield. I wrote a book, Chorus of the Union, about the rivalry between Lincoln and Douglas, and how they ended up as allies during the Civil War.
November 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Statue of Stephen A. Douglas (since removed), Illinois State Capitol, Springfield. I wrote a book, Chorus of the Union, about the rivalry between Lincoln and Douglas, and how they ended up as allies during the Civil War.
Bust of Chief Justice Melville Fuller, Fuller Park, Chicago. He voted for the Plessy v. Ferguson decision, yet gave his name to a neighborhood that is now 87 percent Black.
November 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Bust of Chief Justice Melville Fuller, Fuller Park, Chicago. He voted for the Plessy v. Ferguson decision, yet gave his name to a neighborhood that is now 87 percent Black.