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CHICAGO IS GONNA BE ON THE MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE!!! 🦃

(And as you can see, they also finally took a new band photo!!! Looking great fellas!!!)

Here's a bonus with another fun little design:

Happy 57th Anniversary, Chicago! 🥳🎉

I absolutely dig Robert's shirt that he wore here. That's my fashion king! Work it, honey! 👏🏻 (Bonus Walt and Lee! Hello boys!)

My Chicago jacket ☺✨

Chicago (February 13th, 2024.)

Here's a bit of footage and a photo of Robert from February 23rd, 2024. That's the day he started to get ill. But he wasn't gonna let that stop him from playing at the show they had scheduled that night. Neil and Eric took over his vocal parts while he just took to playing his keyboard and keytar. 🥺🎹

Uh, so yeah... I've got some great news!!! I'm seeing Chicago 3 times in July!!! 😍 That means triple the Robert!!! 😉 I'M SO FREAKING EXCITED!!! HOLY MOLY!!! 😭 How do I get all these opportunities?! I'm so blessed!!! This is wild!!! Totally doesn't top last year at all, but it's pretty dang close!!! The first two shows are a week apart!!! And the last show is two days after the second show!!! 😂 Call me crazy if you will!!! 🤪 But I love them so much, you guys!!! 💖 The #1 Chicago groupie!!! That's me fr fr. 😎

(I totally plan on wearing some 70s-esque outfits to these shows as well! So excited to put those together! Eeek! ✌🏻🌻🔮)

"Thank you. Thank you." ✨

(I LOVE HIM. That's my baby. I just find this super cute! 😍 And as always, he looks fantastic! 💜 Hugs and kisses for you, Robert. 💋)

Screenshots of a smiley and adorable Robert Lamm from Wally's little parade vlog. 🤭

HELP. THESE ARE SERIOUSLY TOO PRECIOUS. 🥺

Wally was literally just moving his phone around to film the other side of the crowd and Robert just so happened to be super close to it as he was doing that. OMG. 😭

I'm never going to get over Robert's outfit btw. sdfgdfghjk. 💜

Details I just had to share about both of the Chicago concerts I went to! 💜

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The April 11th Chicago concert (AKA the special Chicago concert...)

I took a shuttle to get to the concert venue and the shuttle driver told me that Chicago’s crew members were staying at the same hotel that I was at. So cool! Before actually going into the concert venue, I went to a bar next door and just hung out there to pass the time by. The owner of the bar ended up pulling up some Chicago songs on YouTube and played them for me. How sweet of him. He was like “Got to get you ready for the show tonight!” So, I jammed out for a bit and then headed over to the venue and waited to be let in. And you’ll never believe what happened... All the tour buses were parked out front and then out comes the band!!! Guess who happened to walk past me first?! ROBERT FREAKING LAMM. ASDFGHJK. He looked right at me! And we both said hi to each other. And then after him came Lee! I also got to say hi to him too! They’re the only two that said anything! The others just walked by without a single word. They had to get into the venue to prep for the VIP portion. (Which I took part in!) Eventually me and the other people that were waiting got let in and we got to check in with the VIP host! He handed out lanyards and “swag bags” which had some merch in them! The host complimented me and said that he loved my Chicago pins! After that we all got in line and headed backstage! The backstage area was super tiny. Then one by one everybody got to go onstage and take photos with the band!!! Once it was my turn I went to stand in between Jimmy and Robert. Lee was directly behind us, and he asked me how I was doing. There were like three people taking photos of us! They used cellphones and a camera. After that, Jimmy talked to me a bit and he said, “Have fun tonight!” I thanked him and told him that it was nice to meet him. (I brought my mom with me, and she joined in for a couple photos with us as well.) Once she came over, she stood next to Jimmy, and I moved closer to Robert! I wrapped my arm around his back and once I did that, I could hear an audible “Ooooh!” behind us. It was Lee! haha! He knew what was up! I didn’t get a hug from Robert unfortunately; it just wasn’t in the cards. But hey! I wrapped my arm around him, so there’s that, I guess. (Just want to say that our height difference is so freaking adorable! I can’t get over it! I come right up to his shoulder!) After those bunch of photos, I told Robert that it was nice to meet him and then I walked away. He wasn’t very talkative during the “photo shoot”. I don’t blame him. Most of the band didn’t say anything. They just wanted to get it over with and play the show! Ok now, Show time! For this show I had front row seats!!! Smack dab in the center!!! I was so close to the guys! omg! Like almost right up in their faces! During the show all of them made eye contact with me at one point or another. Jimmy pointed at me and winked. lol. At one point I gave him a thumbs up and he gave me one back! Robert was at the front of the stage approximately three times during the concert. At the end of “Beginnings” he normally throws one guitar pick out at every show... but at this show that wasn’t the case... He looked directly at me and threw a handful of guitar picks right in my direction. Everyone in the front row scrambled out to grab some. Between my mom and I we both managed to get seven picks! We asked a few people around us if they got one or if they wanted one. They were all set, so I kept all the ones we got! So flipping amazing! Ok now, fast forward to the last few songs!! Every single person was up on their feet and dancing! Quite a few ran up to the foot of the stage to be even closer to the guys!! I luckily managed to secure a spot up there too!! Had even more interactions with the guys during that part. Got to give Jimmy a high five for one! The horn section, Eric (the bass player), and Tony (the guitar player) all came over to our side and played for us. During “25 or 6 to 4″ Tony played a replica of Terry Kath’s beloved Fender Telecaster! (With all the stickers included!) He knelt down right in front of us as he was playing the solo. That was wicked cool. Alright now, final bow time! After they took their final bow the majority of them lingered onstage for a bit. Lee walked over and I got to shake his hand! And then Robert came over and I got to give him a fist bump! At least I got that too! Once the guys exited the stage, we hung around a bit more. I randomly looked under the chairs and lo and behold I saw yet another guitar pick! So, I of course grabbed it! I ended up with eight guitar picks in total! An even number! huzzah! On the front of the picks, there’s the band logo and then on the back there’s Robert’s name! SO YEAH! I GOT EIGHT GUITAR PICKS FROM ROBERT HIMSELF! I’m so over the moon about it! haha! The fact that everybody else just grabbed one each... and I grabbed as many as I could. pffffft. I deserve them though! I think we can all agree! I’m gonna cherish those forever and ever! Man, I never wanted the show to end! I LOVED being that close to them! So glad I got to experience that! And would I do the VIP thing again?! Absolutely! 

The April 12th Chicago concert...

For this show I had 6th row seats off to the right side of the stage. Still pretty close to the guys! The thing was that there were speakers piled up at the sides of the stage so when Robert was playing his keyboard, he was hidden behind them, and I couldn't see him at all. (Only when he came out to the front of the stage with his keytar I could!) At one point this lady and her husband in our row ended up moving a few rows closer so they could be with their friends. Obviously, the seats near their friends were either no shows or weren't purchased at all. Anyway, once they moved down, my mom and I moved over to the left a few seats. And then I was able to see Robert perfectly! Love how this worked out honestly! This theater was kind of set up a bit weird compared to the first theater we went to. And also, it was really hot in there. No A.C. The band were getting really warm up there and we could see them talking about it to each other. Also, there were a few technical difficulties at this show. Mainly the microphones volume being too low. And at the start of the show Robert's keytar wasn't working properly, so one of the crew members rushed out and fixed it right there as he was still playing it! All these minor things didn't prevent the guys from putting on an amazing show as they always do. They just kept on with it! Tony and Eric threw out quite a few guitar picks during this show compared to the first! And then when it was Robert's turn to throw out a pick after “Beginnings” he actually didn't this time! I was surprised. It looked like he was going to (He even pointed at someone), but there was nothing in his hands. At this venue there was a pit in front of the stage with three rows in it. So, at the end of the show, all of us that were a bit further back couldn't get to the foot of the stage. But I'm fine with that. I got to do that at the first show. We still stood up during the same songs we did at the first show too. Then when it came to the final bow, most of the band just waved at the fans, and didn't really linger for too long. No handshakes, high fives, or fist bumps. They just wanted to get the heck out of there! Again, I don't blame them. However, here's the cool thing! Eric stayed out a little bit longer. He still had his bass guitar wrapped around him. Anyway, he looked directly at me all the way back in the 6th row! And then he threw a guitar pick right in my direction! It was a very good throw too! It made it all the way back, but it landed on the chair in front of me. There were still people standing in that row as well, but none of them noticed the pick landing or him throwing it for that matter. Once all those people left, I went down to the row in front of me and grabbed the pick! At that point it was on the floor. Seriously surprised no one noticed that. It was truly meant for me though! 100 percent. My mom and I hung around a bit after that. We were standing by the side door and out popped one of Chicago's crew members/the VIP host from the first show. He said “Hey, I remember you guys from last night! How'd you like the show?” We told him we had a great time at both. After that little chat, my mom and I ventured over to the left side of the theater to see if we could spot any of Tony's guitar picks. (Because who knows if anyone got them or not. Turns out that they must have. Ah well. I now have a goal to get one of Tony's picks so I can complete my set. I've got two pretty good chances coming up. Here's hoping. If not, that's more than alright. I have eight Robert Lamm picks (from the first show!) And one Eric Baines pick (from the second show!) I scored big time! Literally!) Ok, now on our way back to our hotel, we drove past the tour buses! There were some people standing outside of them and we saw Loren (the other keyboardist) and Lee enter a bus. As soon as they did, they started chowing down on some food. I saw Loren shove noodles in his mouth. lol. It was just cool to see them in the bus. Kind of like a little behind the scenes thing. Ray (the saxophonist) was the next one that was going to enter the bus, but he was chatting with someone before he did. At that point we had to keep driving. I really wish we could have attempted to hang outside by the buses, but I don't know if that would've ended well. At least I got to see a couple of them get into one. I just thought that was neat. 

ASDFGHJKL HIM! Robert my love! So happy to see him! Aww, what a darling! That's my sweet and lovely man! 😍 This photo is from September 14th, 2023. 💜

Some behind the scenes photos from the Thanksgiving Day Parade featuring the amazing Robert Lamm! OMG! He's so adorable! 🥰💜 Love his hat and turtleneck! 🥺 He was having the time of his life! ✨

📸: Photos taken by Loren Gold, Walfredo Reyes Jr., and Ramon Yslas (In that order.)

Made this GIF of Chicago riding The Wondership float at the Thanksgiving Day Parade. 🦃 A little glimpse of what it was like! 🎈 I apologize for the quality. I got it from a livestream. 😆 (Which explains a lot. lol.) But look! IT'S THEM! And they're having so much fun! Sadly, James Pankow wasn't there. 😢 And we all hope that he's doing okay. 🙏🏻

Robert Lamm, Lee Loughnane, and Jimmy Pankow with Barry Summers. 🤘🏻

Made this GIF of Robert Lamm just for funsies. 😚🤭 Love his popped collar and the way he's kicking his leg back! ROCK ON! 🤘🏻🎹