Records & Real Estate Podcast

It’s not often that you go to the bathroom and come back to a different persona! Well, that’s just what happened to David Fisher at a gig one night. He left the stage "David" and came back to it as D.Fish! And is still D.Fish to this day 20 years later. Topics in this episode range from selling to toddlers to the coaching process for new salespersons to gender politics to downtempo heroes. We focus on moving from near the city in Evanston to Glenview and all that entails. It is a fun and educational discussion with a good friend of ours! Listen in...

Bullet Notes:

• Miss the lake! Miss being walking distance to ethnic restaurants!
• Lives near Roosevelt Park in Glenview.
• Korean food fan!
• Started become a music lover in the early days of hip hop.
• Huge Bostones/Ska fan.
• DJ’ed more of an open format that leaned towards hip hop.
• Nujabes. Downtempo inventor. Downtempo is an evolution of electronic music and hip hop for the afterparty lounges.
• D.Fish origin story. Trumpet player was drumming and David started rapping the Humpty Dance. Everyone calls him that except for his wife and his mom.
  Sometimes you go to the bathroom and come back and your life is changed forever!
• A book called the Good Wife is a gag book filled with delightfully ridiculous advice given to wives in the 40’s and 50’s.
• Expanding opportunities to be a father.
• We had a discussion about gender politics.
• Beer, beats, and business! 100 episodes.
• CCRD.info
• Tips for young realtors.
• Got started at Cutco.
• Coaching process is talking to the individuals and asking them their goals.
• If you are trying to get somebody to do something then you’re a salesperson, including getting a toddler to wear pants!
• January 1 is not inherently different, but can be useful.
• This episode was delightful!

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Guest: David Fisher

Link: Cutco

Link: Glenview

Link: Korean Food

Link: Roosevelt Park

Link: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

Link: Hyper Connected Selling

Link: Amazon

Link: LinkedIn

Link: Beers, Beats, and Business

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Grant McKee was looking for something to do with his money and decided to light it on fire. That’s a paraphrase for what he actually says, but here we are nine years later and he and his wife, Jennifer McKee, are still at it and open. They are part of the reason that Avondale is so cool! 16th coolest neighborhood in the world! Where does the name come from? Well, Grant does not really know, but there was a bar in Chicago called Bucket O’ Blood, a cult movie Bucket O’ Blood, and is a general term for a particularly seedy area. Another owner of a record store whose profession has expanded his musical pallet from heavy metal into Jazz and Country and other stuff. He and his wife go see a lot of concerts and are called out as the Bucket O’ Blood guy! And they have proven the early naysayers who shared “No one has lasted at this location,” wrong! Listen in...

Bullet Notes:

• Grant McKee and his wife Jennifer have owned Bucket O’ Blood: Books and Records for 9 years.
• They have been in Avondale on the Belmont at the corner of Belmont/Elston/California for 7 years and have seen some changes.
• They sell books, music, and movies.
• They’re books trend towards more Sci-Fi, horror, and fantasy.
• Grant DJ’s around town.
• Karen and Grant met at a screening of Repo Man, an early 80’s cult classic Sci-Fi comedy film.
• Little known fact – Grant loves the “Monster Mash”!
• Avondale is the coolest neighborhood.

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Guest: Grant McKee

Link: Bucket O’ Blood

Link: Kuma’s Corner

Link: The Beer Temple

Link: DMen Tap

Link: Billy Strings

Link: Insect Asylum

Link: Live Wire

Link: Taylor Swift

Link: Music Box

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When you have been around the Chicago music scene as a musician and bartender as much as Barry Brown, you tend to gain some stories throughout the years. Well, a few of those are on display in this episode of Records and Real Estate. With a focus on Jambands, Lincoln Park, and charitable giving, this chat, which took place on a porch on a 60 degree late October day, is bound to have something to which you can relate. Enjoy the ride! And let’s meet up for a pint at Alive One!

Bullet Notes:

• Barry Brown has seen a lot of the Chicago music scene.
• From a keyboardist in Jack Straw – a band that covered the Grateful Dead, Phish, and more to a bartender at various bara/venues to a charity organizer.
• He is a longtime Chicagoan having lived, worked, and played mostly in Lincoln Park for 25 years.
• Now lives in Ottawa, IL right on the Fox River.
• Has met some famous musicians/people including Bob Weir, Vince Welnick, Roger Daltry (almost), and Bob Saget. 
• He’s bartended at Tonic Room, Windy City Inn, Griffin’s, and others.
• Loves to eat at Sapori Trattoria and Cafe Ba Ba Reba.
• He founded the charitable organization USTORM with the band Umphrey’s McGee.
• Has gotten to know the members of Umphrey’s McGee, mostly their Lead Vocalist, Brendan Bayliss.
• Knows the Park West intimately

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Guest: Barry Brown

Link: Alive One

Link: Golden Dagger

Link: Sapori Trattoria

Link: Umphrey’s McGee

Link: Cafe Ba Ba Reeba

Link: The Store

Link: The Park West

Link: People’s Music School

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From humble beginnings as a folding table under a tree at Lollapalooza, electronica has hit the mainstream. Our guest today, Marc Cervantes (real estate attorney extraordinaire), has seen the genre explode like a laser and confetti fueled drop at a sold out United Center show. Top DJ’s today make $60M a year and would not be if it weren’t for the efforts of Frankie Knuckles and the Detroit creators of Techno. We discuss all things electronica, the art of the transaction, and some specifics about Chicago real estate with Marc. Listen in...

Bullet Notes:

• Marc Cervantes is one of the go to real estate attorneys for Be Realty.
• His transaction expertise and advocacy on behalf of his clients is superlative.
• He is a longtime Chicagoan having lived in Streeterville, Old Town, and now Roscoe Village.
• He is a fan of electronica.
• He can define house music, techno, techno house, EDM, electronica, and more.
• His musical fandom goes back to grunge and other popular music of the late 80’s and early 90’s.
• Club scene is not what it used to be. It’s been co opted by bottle service.
• There are probably still underground warehouse parties and drug use, but Marc wouldn’t know first hand.
• Roscoe Village is great for families and Avondale is one of the hippest neighborhoods in the world!
• White Star, Crobar, and Karma were where it was at, back in the day.
• Electronica started off as a table under a tree at Lollapalooza. Now the top DJ’s make $60M a year!

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Guest: Marc Cervantes

Link: Frankie Knuckles

Link: Detroit Techno Festival

Link: Tao Chicago

Link: Cervantes, Chatt & Prince

Link: Crobar

Link: Top Chicago Nightclubs

Link: Smartbar

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Karen and Andrew sit down with the one and only, Brian Biancardi. Topics of conversations include go to albums after a long hard day. Country music, yay or nay. Rooting for the villain. And many others! We talk about origin stories of all the friendships. We of course have our regular segments, which includes a “why” question for Brian. We are honored to have him as our guest. Listen in...

Bullet Notes:

• Brian Biancardi drops in unexpectedly and we of course take good advantage of his presence.
• Karen, Andrew, and Brian talk about your go to record after a long day.
• We talk about Oakland real estate and the differences between Chicago and Oakland.
• We comment on the neighborhood in which Karen lives and her good fortune to live so close to the lake.
• The origin story of Karen and Brian jamming at KAren’s place and how that unceremoniously came to an end due to gentrification.
• And we absolutely cannot forget about Yelapa! We ask Brian, “Why Yelapa?”

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Guests: Brian Biancardi

Link: Yelapa

Link: Aragon Ballroom

Link: Edgewater

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Karen and Andrew sit down with Libby York, who discusses her career as a Jazz Singer, being a restaurateur and an historic home owner. Come join us for the next hour as we slowly have epiphanies about music and real estate and family history! We promise not to sucker punch you! Listen in...

Bullet Notes:

• Libby York is a jazz singer and a restaurateur and a 40 year resident of Key West. She hails from the Amlings Flowerland family. She was a scary miner in the Amlings haunted house!
• Amlings Flowerland provided fresh flowers to the Chicagoland area and beyond for years and years. There grounds were across the street from Kiddieland.
• Melrose Park real estate.
• Houdini was sucker punched by a child?!?!?!
• Escape to an episode of Records and Real Estate to run from your stress and we’ll do the same.

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Guests: Libby York

Link: Amlings Flowerland

Link: Andy’s Jazz Club

Link: Epiphany Center for the Arts

Link: Melrose Park

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Monumental moment, Record & Real Estate listeners! We’ve finally reached double digits with this delightful 10th episode featuring conversations between Andy Hochman, his friend Brett and our beloved hosts Karen and Andrew. This episode celebrates the power of music and its ability to bring people together, what it takes to be the ultimate fan, and hysterical anecdotes from The Jewish Brad Pitt (a.k.a Andy.) Thanks for tuning in, we can’t wait to bring you another 10 episodes! Listen in...

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Guests: Andy Hochman and Brett

Link: Sacred Rose Music Festival

Link: Thalia Hall

Link: Antibalas

Link: Salt Shed

Link: Andersonville

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Eric Carlson, our ninth guest on Records and Real Estate, talks with Karen and Andrew about the different underground music scenes across the world, the emotions around opening a Portuguese-inspired bakery and cafe, how much he loves Bad Bunny, and one of Chicago's most well-kept secrets: McKinley Park. Listen in...

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Guest: Eric Carlson

Link: Cadinho Bakery

Link: Bad Bunny

Link: Bomba Stereo

Link: Jorge Drexler

Link: Aragon Ballroom

Link: McKinley Park

Link: The Empty Bottle

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Karen and Andrew sit down with Joel Berk who discusses his healthy diet of improvisation, how cassettes are the medium of the people, and how music can be a form of meditation. They touch on the importance of home inspections and give the listeners a flashback to when the only form of dancing at the Aragon Ballroom was, yes, ballroom dancing.

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Guest: Joel Berk

Link: Bandcamp

Link: Highland Park

Link: Ravinia

Link: Elastic Arts

Link: Aragon Ballroom

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Karen and Andrew sit down with Record Breakers' very own Colin Brennan. Colin shares some secrets on how he orders vinyl, takes us inside Chicago's newest music venue, The Salt Shed, and tells us exactly what to do with our R Kelly records. (Hint: it's pretty on-brand with their record store's name...) Listen in...

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Guest: Colin Brennan of Record Breakers

Link: Makaya McCraven

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Production House: Flint Stone Media

Copyright of Be Realty Group 2022.