Category Archives: pop culture

Rage Against The Machine

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Ellen Ross

That kid with the guitar- and the attitude- is my son, Nick. Dressed in his boarding school clothes. He had just gotten home for Thanksgiving break. The year was 1995. (Interior designers please note the wall covering in Nick’s room. … Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, Music, pop culture | 4 Comments

“It’s Here”

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Ellen Ross

When I was a teenager on Chicago’s North Shore, dating usually meant going to tried and true venues. Like Friday and Saturday nights at the Teatro Del Lago movie theater in Wilmette. Or the Edens theater in Northbrook. Maybe once … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago, Dating, Music, New Trier High School, Nostalgia, pop culture, The 60's | 20 Comments

Gender Bender

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Ellen Ross

In case you don’t recognize us, that’s Ted McGinley on the left and yours truly on the right. The year was 1994 and we were on the set of Married with Children. If you can tear your gaze away from … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender politics, Movies, pop culture | 12 Comments

Want Ad

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Ellen Ross

Attractive Man Wanted As Escort. Must Like Fireworks. Are you available for a fun-filled red, white and blue late afternoon bar-be-cue on Saturday, July Fourth? If so, DWF seeking DWM to accompany her to a family-centric, first birthday/holiday celebration at … Continue reading →

Posted in Dating, pop culture | 4 Comments

Welsh Witch

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Ellen Ross

Tuesday May 26 was Stevie Nicks’ 67th birthday. In honor of that milestone, let me take you all back to 1976. Here is her first appearance ever on television with Fleetwood Mac. They’re doing Rhiannon on the Midnight Special. Remember, this … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Nostalgia, pop culture, Television, Tributes | 6 Comments

Car Accident

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Ellen Ross

This post is dedicated to my friend John Yager. Fellow car enthusiast and a true connoisseur. In 1969, my new husband Billy gave my sixteen year old brother his car. Well, technically he sold it to him at an advantageous, “still … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars, pop culture | 22 Comments

Exit Plan

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Ellen Ross

This past Tuesday, May 19, would have been Nora Ephron’s 74th birthday. My heroine. Gone way too soon. But I read recently that she had kept a file on her computer labelled “Exit.” (She herself had pilfered the idea from … Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, Movies, pop culture, Tributes | 18 Comments

Salad Days

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Ellen Ross

At long last the temperature here in Chicago is forecast to hit 80 degrees today. Yeah! So my appestat automatically dials down to lighter fare. And that means only one thing. Salad. Whether it’s Caesar, chopped or spinning, I love … Continue reading →

Posted in food, Memoir, pop culture, Restaurants | 6 Comments

“Fuck You” Money

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Ellen Ross

This is the new Rolls-Royce Wraith. The Wraith is a V-12, 642 horsepower, two door sports coupe with 2+2 seating and suicide doors. It is controlled by an eight-speed automatic transmission. Combined fuel economy is fifteen miles per gallon. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, Money, Movies, Music, pop culture | 18 Comments

Casual Friday

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Ellen Ross

In case you can’t figure it out, that’s yours truly in the middle, Natasha Ross Tofias on the left and Nick Ross on the right. This photograph was taken Friday night at EJ’s Place by our dear friend Lili Ann … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Fashion, pop culture | 8 Comments