ML - Michigan Avenue

2014 - Issue 4 - Summer

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MIND THE CHAT A CHICAGO GUIDE TO BRITISH TERMS. British Invasion BRITAIN MAY BE TRENDING IN CHICAGO THESE DAYS, BUT POSH VISITORS HAVE A LONG HISTORY HERE. BRIT SPEAK Are you having a laugh? CHICAGO TALK Are you kidding me? BRIT SPEAK Taking the piss CHICAGO TALK Messing with you BRIT SPEAK Brilliant! CHICAGO TALK Awesome! BRIT SPEAK Knackered CHICAGO TALK Exhausted BRIT SPEAK Bugger off CHICAGO TALK Scram/ Beat it BRIT SPEAK Chuffed as nuts CHICAGO TALK Excited BRIT SPEAK Dodgy CHICAGO TALK Shady BRIT SPEAK Bob's your uncle! CHICAGO TALK Boom!/ There you have it! BRIT SPEAK Get your knickers in a twist CHICAGO TALK Get upset BRIT SPEAK The full monty CHICAGO TALK Go big or go home BRIT SPEAK Legless CHICAGO TALK Smashed, hammered Prime Minister Tony Blair, April 22, 1999: At the height of the Kosovo crisis, Britain's elected leader delivered a speech to the Economic Club about the foundation of his Blair Doctrine on international intervention. Anna Wintour, June 12, 2012: The editrix extraordinaire hosted the "Runway to Win" fundraiser with Iman at Harpo Studios for President Obama's re-election campaign. Princess Diana, June 6, 1996: While Princess Diana was visiting to raise money for cancer research, Chicagoans waited in the lobby of the Drake Hotel to give her flowers, and at a fundraiser at the Field Museum, Her Royal Highness received a standing ovation. Prime Minister David Cameron, May 20, 2012: Cameron stirred up excitement among entrepreneurs when he visited the digital start-up hub 1871, prior to attending a NATO summit, as part of his mission to strengthen UK-US economic ties. The Beatles, September 5, 1964: The Fab Four stopped in Chicago on their first full US tour and launched the British Invasion, during which British artists domi- nated the American airwaves, changing the history of American popular music. Phil Collins, Summer 1984: The soft-rock singer was famously denied access to the Pump Room based on his clothing while companion Robert Plant was allowed in, inspiring the title of Collins's Grammy- winning album No Jacket Required. Queen Elizabeth II, July 6, 1959: The first reigning British monarch ever to visit Chicago, Her Majesty was greeted by more than a million people at the lakefront as she arrived on the royal yacht Britannia to tour the International Trade Fair. The Rolling Stones, November 15, 1964: While in Chicago to play at the Arie Crown Theater, Mick Jagger and company recorded 14 tracks at Chess Records, including "It's All Over Now," which became their first number-one hit in the UK. While the "special relationship" between the US and the UK stretches back many decades, Chicago has a special place in the hearts of the British, and these favorite moments have further fortified those ties. PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF GETTY IMAGES (ARCHIVAL); CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM (BEATLES) MICHIGANAVEMAG.COM 137

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