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Summary outline of most site content.

About Andrew

Programmer Extraordinaire
Andrew Bedno is a senior level WEB, MOBILE, HARDWARE and RETAIL software developer with decades of experience across diverse systems and projects.

Andrew Bedno's Programming
Andrew Bedno is a senior level WEB, MOBILE, HARDWARE and RETAIL software developer with decades of experience across diverse systems and projects.

Andrew Bedno's Resumé
Andrew Bedno is a senior level WEB, MOBILE, HARDWARE and RETAIL software developer with decades of experience across diverse systems and projects.

Andrew Bedno's Work References
Andrew Bedno is a senior level WEB, MOBILE, HARDWARE and RETAIL software developer with decades of experience across diverse systems and projects.

Andrew Bedno Work Samples
Andrew Bedno is a senior level WEB, MOBILE, HARDWARE and RETAIL software developer with decades of experience across diverse systems and projects.

Perl Sample
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Web-Based Media Manager

JavaScript Sample
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Automatic Talking Twister Spinner

PHP Sample
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Web-Based File Manager

SQL Sample
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Web-Based Configurable Database Editor

VisualBasic Sample
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Windows Telephone Dialer

C Sample
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Text Stream Word Wrapper

Shell Sample
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Bulletin Board System

xBase Sample
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Database Dump Utility

Cobol Sample
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Serial Communications Utilities

Pascal Sample
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Handheld Fractal Generator

Andrew Bedno's Programming
Andrew Bedno is a senior level WEB, MOBILE, HARDWARE and RETAIL software developer with decades of experience across diverse systems and projects.

Technical Writings
Andrew Bedno's Technical writings.

Drizzle the Clown
Andrew Bedno ("Drizzle") is an outstanding FACE PAINTER and BALLOON ARTIST and with an extensive Chicago area performance history.

Balloons
Andrew Bedno's Performance Resume - Balloon Twisting Samples.

Drizzle the Clown.
MEDIA
Andrew Bedno's Performance resume: Face Painting and Balloon Twisting. Printable PDF version.

Performance References
Andrew Bedno's Performance resume - Various professional references and certificates of accomplishment.

Andrew's Face Painting Samples
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Andrew Bedno's Performance resume - Face Painting samples.

Andrew's Single Ballon Starship Enterprise video
Andrew Bedno (aka Drizzle the clown) demonstrates his signature Starship Enterprise advanced single balloon sculpture.

Contact Andrew
To contact Andrew use the main contact form, or the little feedback form on any page, or email

or call 773-44-22-FUN (773-442-2386), after reviewing some helpful hints.

Andrew Personal
Andrew's personal tastes, interests, music, movies, reading, etc.

"4 of 5 Exes Recommend"
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Andrew's personal ad present on various systems, taking the challenge of describing self and in search of in under 100 words.

All I Want
Peace on Earth, good will twix all, end to starvation and population growth, modesty...
But those aside there's JUST a few things I dearly want, published here for friends and family gifting advice.

Andrew's Art
Andrew Bedno's artworks in various media.

Photo Albums
WOW! The massive ChicagoFunNews.com photo+video archive is simply unparalleled. With tens of thousands of photos and hundreds of videos of local events spanning more than a decade, all searchable!

Balloons
Andrew Bedno's Performance Resume - Balloon Twisting Samples.

Automatic Talking Twister Spinner
MEDIA
The Automatic Talking Twister Spinner is a Project by Andrew Bedno in support of playing this wonderful game without requiring an additional person to spin the moves.

Andrew's Music
Andrew Bedno's musical compositions and performance history.

From Universe to Subatomic
Zoom from visible universe down to smallest possible object in 61 decimal places.

Andrew Offsite
Andrew Bedno's presence on popular social sites.

Andrew's Music
Andrew Bedno's musical compositions and performance history.

WebCam
MEDIA
Andrew Bedno's Live WebCam

Photos
WOW! The massive ChicagoFunNews.com photo+video archive is simply unparalleled. With tens of thousands of photos and hundreds of videos of local events spanning more than a decade, all searchable!

Balloons
Andrew Bedno's Performance Resume - Balloon Twisting Samples.

Chicago Critical Mass Route Archive
Chicago Critical Mass (and similar) route map flyers retrospective.

From Universe to Subatomic
Zoom from visible universe down to smallest possible object in 61 decimal places.

Videos
WOW! The massive ChicagoFunNews.com photo+video archive is simply unparalleled. With tens of thousands of photos and hundreds of videos of local events spanning more than a decade, all searchable!

Random Photo
Randomly selected photo from the archives.

Events
Events Happening Now, and other views by periods and interests.

Events in Calendar Format

Browse Events by Period
Events listings for various periods.

Events
Events Happening Now, and other views by periods and interests.

Events This Weekend

Events Next Week

Events Week After Next

Events Three Weeks Out

Browse Events by Type

Editor's Favorite Events

All Ages Events

Events Under 21

18+ Events

21+ Events

Band Events
Blues/Reggae/Country/R&B/Folk/Swing

Charity Events

Circus/Vaudeville Events

Classical Events
Jazz/Classical/Opera/Dance

Clubbing/Raves Events

Convention/Talks/Political Events

Goth/Fetish/Horror Events

Drum&Bass Events
Also Jungle, Trance, Techno, Industrial, Glitch, and near relatives.

Festival/Art Fair Events

Bike/Skate/Jog/Fitness Events
Also see TheChainLink.org and WindyCityInline.com

Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Poly Events

Hobby/Craft/Science Events

Holiday Events

Arts/Other Events

FaceBook App
ChicagoFunNews.com consolidated feed of local events gathered from FaceBook.

Submit Event
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Weekly Newsletter
ChicagoFunNews.com is a comprehensive and concise guide to Chicago entertainment, with a leaning to the offbeat, low cost, and circus/vaudeville arts, online since 1991!

Newsletter Join
Join the ChicagoFunNews.com group at Yahoo for my weekly local entertainment guide newsletter.

Printable Events Listing

Past
This is the archive of past weeks of events. Select an issue by date or search the database of tens of thousands of past events.

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Places
This is the ChicagoFunNews.com FUN PLACES database. A comprehensive and concise reference to thousands of the best Chicago entertainment related locations and resources with a leaning to the offbeat.

Places, Arcades

Places, Art

Places, Bars
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Places, Books and Magazines

Places, Cemeteries
OFFSITE

Places, Circuses

Places, Classes

Places, Clothes

Places, Community

Places, Cruises

Places, Dance Clubs

Places, Games

Places, Hotels
Currently only listing those known for hosting special events.

Places, Libraries
OFFSITE

Places, Maps

Places, Movies
RELATED

Movie Links
Good links to local movie theaters and film in general.

Places, Museums

Places, Music
OFFSITE

Places, Parks and Beaches
PHOTOS
Chicago Beaches info 312/742-PLAY

Places, Raves
PHOTOS

Places, Resale
PHOTOS

Places, Restaurants

Places, Services

Places, Shopping

Places, Sights

Places, Sports

Places, Local Television

Places, Theatre

Places, Tickets

Places, Tours

Places, Travel

Places, Weather

Places, World Wide Web Resources

Places, Zoos

Useful Documents
Andrew Bedno's Useful Documents

Technical Writings
Andrew Bedno's Technical writings.

Automatic mapping of photos
Automatic map linking and embedding for photos, using extended GPS location info in JPG files. Demonstrated here with GoogleMaps and iPhone photos, but works with other SmartPhones and advanced cameras.

iPhone Video Conversion
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Preparation of videos for iPhone/iPod/MP4 playback, using the "ffmpeg" transcoder.

Not So Big Sky
OFFSITE
The first satellite-on-satellite crash.

It's Their Planet
OFFSITE
Minimum genome and success through simplicity.

Code Masters
OFFSITE
Technical analysis of the "Conficker" worm program

iPhone Music Composition apps.
Sharing for other iPhone/iPod users looking for music app advice, and for fellow music theorists who may like me have been unuaware of what's becoming reality thanks to the unique power and interface.

AILF's
OFFSITE
Astronettes I'd Like to beFriend

CMS Review
Review of Website Content Management Systems

Common Error Codes
Common Error Codes: DOS, Unix, Cobol, ISAM.

Introduction to HTML Authoring
Complete dummy's how-to create a first web page guide.

Installing Linux
This document briefly describes the process of installing Linux from the RedHat 3.0 distribution.

Serial Cabling
Quick Reference to Serial Cabling

VI Quick Reference
Quick Reference to the standard "vi" editor found in *nix OS's.

Website Templates
Archive of basic commercial themes for small web projects.

Jokes and Humor

Pop Culture

Jokes
The following manifests Andrew's project in the 1980s to accumulate and publish a baseline set of classic jokes in common topics, and learn enough to always have one handy.

Light Bulb Jokes
OFFSITE
Andrew's project to explore lightbulb jokes, the exercise being that one can be constructed for any profession. Make one up for yours.

Middle English Insults Generator

Brainy Humor
Jests for the mensa set.

Computer Humor

Andrew's Favorite Links

Movies
Andrew's movie collections; exhaustive compendiums is niche categories.

Circus Movies Compendium
Compendium of circus and/or clown related movies. Includes only dramatic/comedy/documentary styles, not tutorials.

Green/Eco/Anti-Oil Movies Compendium
Recommended Cycling, Environmental, Anti-Oil, Consumer Conscious Movies.

Hamlet Movies Compendium
Comprehensive Categorized List of Hamlet on Film & Video

Movie Links
Good links to local movie theaters and film in general.

Other Writings
Andrew Bedno's Other writings.

Seasonal Documents

Full Moons
Chicago area 2010 Full Moons, Fire Jams, and other celestial cycle basics.

Holidays
Andrew Bedno's Summary of Holidays Commonly Observed in North America.

Summer Fun
Popular big ideas for the hot months.

Winter Fun
Classic winter documents including lyrics to all common carols and dozens of holiday recipes.

A Christmas Carol
The classic Charles Dickens tale.

Holiday Recipes
Over 35 holiday classics of every sort.

Holiday Songs
Over 70 holiday classics, arranged alphabetically.

Holiday Stories
Four holiday classics including a Grinch excerpt.

Words of Wisdom

Fitness Related
Andrew Bedno's Fitness related contents; biking, skating, etc.

Inline Skating
Andrew is among Chicago's most infamous inline skater.

Introduction to Inline Skating
Introduction to this inline skating content, and to inline skating in general.

Inline Skating Links
Most relevant links to Chicago area inline skating resources.

Inline Skating Gift Pack
Great set of goodies for inline skaters, including secret rear view specs!

Chicago Lakefront Skating Maps
Chicago Lakefront Path Inline Skating Maps

Chicago Inline Skating Photos
Select inline skating photos from the archives.

Virtual Skate
Slideshow of long inline skate on Chicago's Lakefront Path.

Skating with Critical Mass
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Chicago Critical Mass Welcomes Skaters!

Bike/Skate/Jog/Fitness Events
Also see TheChainLink.org and WindyCityInline.com

Chicago Ghost Bikes
"Ghost Bikes" are white painted, inoperable, permanently affixed bicycles, placed as memorials to fallen cyclists, and to serve as object lessons to drivers. This is a growing phenomenon in cities world-wide. There are ten in Chicago.

Chicago Ghost Bikes Details
Locations and photos of all current Chicago Ghost Bikes.

Chicago Ghost Bikes Route
12.5 mile route passing all ten Chicago ghost bikes. Also see GoogleMaps version.

Chicago Ghost Bikes Google Map
Google Map of all Chicago area "ghost" bikes, and recommend route passing all.

Retired Chicago Ghost Bikes
The following former ghost bikes have been reported as no longer present.

Chicago Ghost Bikes Links
Pertinent resources.

More Bike Related Stuff

Green/Eco/Anti-Oil Movies Compendium
Recommended Cycling, Environmental, Anti-Oil, Consumer Conscious Movies.

Best Bike Links
Links to bicycle related sites I created, administer, or contribute to.

Lonely Locked Bits of Bikes
Andrew's newest little collection / art project.

Andrew's Bikes
My current beloved bikes.

I Love My Fixie
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I Love My Beater

I Love My Folder

The Future Is Low Car
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Andrew's speech on the inevitable low-car future.

Andrew's Post-Ride Writeups
Extensive articles about specific local bike event personal experiences.

Summer of Velo ride 7/2009
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Combo love celebration, and protest.

Earth Mass ride 4/2009
MEDIA
Andrew had/took the privilege of doing route design for the April Chicago Critical Mass.

Holiday Rampage ride 2008
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Jolly horde of mischievous Santas storm bustling retail areas spreading holiday bike love.

Critical Mass - November 2008
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"Happy Black Friday" ride story.

Inline Skating In Winter
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Practical notes on inline skating in Chicago in winter.

Critical Mass - Halloween 2008
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"Critical Mass de los Muertos" post-ride story.

Critical Mass - September 2008
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Reflections on the Nature of Chicago Critical Mass; good, bad, and perspective.

Thanx from the skaters.

Chicago Critical Mass Route Archive
Chicago Critical Mass (and similar) route map flyers retrospective.

Winter Activity
Resources for dressing, biking, and playing in winter.

Bike Winter Clothing
Dressing for biking in Chicago in winter.

Winter Clothing Doll
Winter clothing dressup virtual cutout doll.

Winter Fun
Classic winter documents including lyrics to all common carols and dozens of holiday recipes.

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About This Site
ChicagoFunNews.com (Bedno.com) is the old and commended work of Andrew Bedno. ChicagoFunNews.com is a comprehensive and concise guide to Chicago fun with a leaning to the offbeat and modern, circus and vaudeville, bike and skate, fests and arts, and little to no cost. ChicagoFunNews.com features local event listings, unparalleled photo and video archives, and vastly more including decades of Andrew Bedno's other works.

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