KEEP OUR CUTE BOYS ALIVE

THIS IS NO JOKE!

TOO MANY of our friends have been getting hit by CARS while on their BIKES. Not only did we have a BENEFIT FOR A BROKEN ARM to raise funds to help our dear uninsured friend Jamie L to pay for her surgery after getting hit by a car, but now we have learned that MORE of our VERY OWN Cute Chicago Boys have gotten slammed into by CARS while they are riding bicycles.

(Austin H., Mike H., Gabriel R., and Brandon E have all gotten hit by bikes since CuteChicagoBoys.com launched, Mike H and Austin both got hit this WEEK! Thankfully they are alive and well, with only two of them landing in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries).

Drivers: please be aware of your surroundings, check your mirrors before opening doors, stay out of the bike lane, and most importantly, SHARE THE ROAD!
Cyclists: Ride smart! Helmets, Lights, abide the Rules of the Road and ALWAYS get the driver's insurance information even if you get a minor hit!

We don't want to put up any ghost bikes for our Cute Chicago Boys.

KEEP OUR CUTE CHICAGO BOYS ALIVE!

Two-toned hair and a smile

If there is one thing we love in a boy, its a sense of humour! How happy were we then when our Cute Boy sighting turned into the discovery of an up-and-coming comedian? Meet Trey M., a young comic who has joked his way right into our hearts!

Name: Trey M
Age: 22
Neighborhood: Glenview, IL but I commute to the city every day.
Hometown: Peoria, IL
Occupation: I'm in between "jobs" but I do stand up comedy and go to Second City.
Orientation: Straight
Status: Single
Sign: Libra
Wearing: Blue members-only-esque jacket with nice two-toned hair.
Seen: Hanging out at the Hideout BBQ
Fun Fact: I play keyboard but nobody really knows that because I do comedy. I used to play out in Peoria, but I gave up music for comedy.
You can find me: Doing stand up comedy 5 nights a week around the city. I'm usually at Coffee shops like Pick Me Up on Clark and the New Wave Coffee on Milwaukee.



You can see Trey M. perform live around the city, especially at Schuba's for open-mic on Sundays or Globe Pub on Mondays.

Clark Kent loves BBQ too!

We were pretty lucky this weekend at the Hideout + Bloodshot Records Anniversary BBQ when we stumbled across a cute Clark Kent look a like. He may be gorgeous but he's also hillarious, and was keeping us cracking up thru his entire interview. Meet Chris M., a Cute Roscoe Village Boy!
Name: Chris M.
Age: 30
Neighborhood: Roscoe Village
Hometown: Detroit
Occupation: Project Manager/IT/Work from Home/Don't do a lot of work
Orientation: Straight
Status: Taken
Sign: Pisces
Wearing: Looking like Clark Kent in a fitted flannel.
Seen: Taking a smoke break while hanging out at the Bloodshot Records/Hideout BBQ
Fun Fact: My dad owned a blues bar in Detroit when I was growing up so I got to see every major blues act from like the 50's on, like BB King and every type of Legend you've ever seen. It was great, I've seen them all.
You can find me: In my neighborhood at bars like the Black Rock and Will's.

UPCOMING EVENTS featuring past Cute Chicago Boys

Last month we introduced you to Cory H., a cute drummer from Ukrainian Village who was performing with Algernon at the Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival. Tonight, while we were watching Chicago's own JBTV, we noticed Cory H being interviewed with his other band VAN GHOST by Jerry Bryant! You can watch all of the Van Ghost clips on JBTV Online, and hopefully one day we'll get the rest of his Cute Chicago Bandmates up on our site too!

I can't get them to embed, but the videos from the interview and performance are available here: Interviews and performances.

The episode will reair Saturday at 11, Sunday at 12, and Wednesday at 9. Or you can watch it online now here!

In other CCB-related news, upcoming events featuring former CCBs!

FRIDAY, 9/11: Cory H's VAN GHOST performing at Subterranean. They will also be appearing on WGN's Mid-Day Show at NOON.
WEDNESDAY, 9/16: Zach S.'s WE LOVE YOU performing at The Mutiny.
FRIDAY, 9/18: Zach S.'s WE LOVE YOU performing at Ottomon Empire.
WEDNESDAY, 9/23: Dave M.'s ZING! performing at The Whistler.
FRIDAY, 9/26: Brenton E.'s POOL OF FROGS performing at the Logan Square Auditorium with the Secret Machines and ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead.

Talk Derby to Me, Baby!

This well-rounded boy was submitted to us by a very smitten girl. She tells us that Dave A. is a resident of Logan Square, a dad to 2 girl dogs, a coach for the 'Double Crossers' of the Windy City Rollers, a hockey player for the Boozehounds at Johnny's Icehouse beer league, and a buyer for hospitality renovation. What a guy! Meet Dave A., our first Derby Boy!

Name: Dave A.
Age: 30
Neighborhood: Logan Square
Hometown: South Bend, IN
Occupation: SEE ABOVE!
Orientation: Straight
Status: Taken-ish
Sign: Virgo
Fun Fact: This boy is a mostly vegetarian foodie with a particular penchant for SPICE! His younger brother has deemed him a hipster, but his friends consider him just well-rounded. He hearts the Coen brothers, Oscar Wilde, Chekov, and fresh vegetables.

See more of Dave on his profile over at Windy City Rollers

We'd Pick up this Hitch-hiker Anytime

There is nothing that we love more than a boy with a story. Jonathan J. is not your average twenty-something coffee shop eye-candy. At only 23, this Cute Boy has unconventionally traveled the world and the States by freight train hopping and hitch-hiking, all while continuing to be a award winning latte artist. Why can't all vagabonds be this cute?

Name: Jonathan J
Age: 23
Neighborhood: Logan Square
Hometown: Everywhere. Last was Colorado, but I've lived in four other countries (Germany, England, Japan, Korea) and Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Occupation: Barista at New Wave Coffee in Logan Square, and I roast coffee at Ipsento in Bucktown two days a week.
Orientation: Straight
Status: Totally Available!
Sign: Libra
Wearing: Coffee-stain friendly t-shirt and jeans with his signature bandanna.
Seen: Pulling espresso shots at New Wave Coffee
Fun Fact: I like traveling illegally on Freight Trains. Basically you wait for a train to come by really slow and you jump on. Sometimes you can ride in an empty engine and you just travel. The farthest I've gone is one state, from Colorado to Wyoming, and I actually hitchhiked back. I also used to be the third-best latte artist in America!
You can find me: New Wave Coffee, the Violet Hour, the Rocking Horse, and every now and again at the Whistler.

We're ready for our close up with this director!

We stopped this cutie when he browsed past our bake sale at the Logan Square Farmers Market this past Sunday. He grabbed a yummy cupcake in exchange for some sweet conversation. Little did we know, this local biker was also a documentary filmmaker. Meet Yony L., Chicago's very own independent filmmaker and now an official Cute Chicago Boy!

Name: Yony L.
Age: 24
Neighborhood: Logan Square
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Occupation: Filmmaker
Orientation: Queer
Status: Available
Sign: Virgo
Wearing: Black and pink fitted tee with a Peugeot bike swung over his shoulder
Seen: Browsing through the Logan Square Farmers Market
Fun Fact: I used to live in a Communist village in Israel
You can find me: Random shows in Pilsen

You can check out this Chicago-born Film Director's new documentary film, William S. Burroughs: A Man Within, at a fundraiser this Friday, August 28th at Th!nkArt Salon at 1530 N. Paulina. For more information on this cutie and his work visit www.BurroughsTheMovie.com here!

All Bets are Off Around this Cute Poker Player

Meet Krisno B., a Logan Square guy that flexed his muscles for us when he volunteered at our bake sale at the Farmers Market this past Sunday. He not only did some heavy lifting, he also kept us entertained and giggly with his silly humor and dance moves that rival Justin Timberlake himself!

Name: Krisno B.
Age: 26
Neighborhood: Logan Square
Hometown: Madiun, Indonesia
Occupation: Server at Japonais / Small Stakes Grinder Poker Player
Orientation: Straight
Status: Taken
Sign: Sagittarius
Wearing: Thrift store polo shirt and black Dickies shorts
Seen: Volunteering at the Cute Chicago Boys bake sale held last Sunday at the Logan Square Farmers Market
Fun Fact: I learned how to dance from watching MTV, which is also how I learned to speak English. I've lived in four different countries... been to Las Vegas 42 times... and I once lost $10,000 playing blackjack
You can find me: Playing poker, golf, or any other sport. Working at Japonais and hitting up Motel Bar or The Whistler after my shift

UPCOMING EVENTS featuring our CuteChicagoBoys

So you like our boys, right?
In a new feature, CuteChicagoBoys.com will list events where our past CCBs are SURE to turn up!

Thurs, Aug 27:

• Dave M. and Cory H. will be found at the Canopy Club in Champaign-Urbana with their band Algernon

Friday, Aug 28:

• Dave M. will be performing with Justin Dillard Organ Trio (D030) at Millennium Park. 12:00PM
  
• Dave M. will be performing at the Green Mill with the John Wojciechowski Quintet in the evening
• Brenton E. will be performing at the Hideout with his band Pool of Frogs in the evening
• Justin M. will be performing at the Bottom Lounge with his band This is Automata in the evening
• Mikey P. will be performing at Reggie's Rock Club with his band Hold Everything

Saturday, Aug 29:

• Dave M. will be performing at the Green Mill with the John Wojciechowski Quintet in the evening

Thursday, Sept 3:

• Austin H. and Ben M. will be performing at Goose Island Wrigleyville with their band Bainard Panic Defense at 10:00pm
• Dave M. will be performing at Andy's Jazz Club with the John Wojciechowski Quintet in the evening

Friday, Sept 4:

• Panda Riot will be playing the Gaper's Block party at Metro. 18+, Free before 9:30

Watch this very special video from Brenton E's band Pool of Frogs:



Happy Hunting!

Cute Chicago Boys of the past! Submit your tour dates or special event dates and let everyone know what you're up to!

Take a Lesson from this Cute Beer Expert!

We love boys who do good things. Meet always-smiling Austin H., lead singer for Bainard Panic Defense who played for free at The Whistler at our 'Benefit for a Broken Arm'. When he's not busy doing charity work for us, he can be found slingin' drinks and giving brewery tours at Goose Island on Clybourn (and believe us, he knows his beers!)

Name: Austin H.
Age: 27
Neighborhood: Ukrainian Village
Hometown: Columbus, OH (Moved to Chicago in 2004)
Occupation: Server/Factotum, Goose Island Clybourn Brewpub; Musician/Actor
Orientation: Straight
Status: Available!
Sign: Capricorn
Wearing: Nice button up shirt with a sazerac in his hand.
Seen: Performing with his band Bainard Panic Defense at the 'Benefit for a Broken Arm' at The Whistler
Fun Fact: I learned most of my dance moves from that one scene in "A Charlie Brown Christmas".
You can find me: Usually at Goose Island Clybourn, Map Room, Empty Bottle, Hopleaf, New Wave Coffee, Smart Bar, and the bike lane (I'll be the one belting Stone Roses' tunes)

The Benefit for a Broken Arm was a success!

Thanks to all of you who came by and showed your support for Jamie Lehtola and her broken arm. You helped us raise $1,060 for her medical bills, and her heart was very full and grateful.

Also, she had no idea that the benefit was happening until she got there!


Sarah Elizabeth and Cara Patricia sleepily sell homemade cupcakes on Logan Boulevard Sunday morning.

Jenna's bike "Sally", which Boulevard Bikes tuned up with new brake lines, a new seat, and more to get it ready for the raffle

Special thanks to Vong's Thai Kitchen for supplying food, Boulevard bikes for donating a tune up and new parts of a great Schwinn World Road bike we raffled off, and to Jenna Crile for baking delicious baked goods for our bake sale. Those bacon-maple muffins are legendary.

To the boys in the kissing booth: thank you dearly for spending some time awkwardly trapped in a box. The girls were shy but the morale was there!


Cara Patricia & Sarah Elizabeth sample to merchandise, the site's first CCB Mikey P.

CCB Zach S. gets ready to Pucker up

CCB's Gabriel and Joshua wait their turn to enter the booth.

Bainard Panic Defense, Panda Riot, and DJ Brock did a terrific job keeping everyone rockin' til 2am.

Bainard Panic Defense (do you recognize the drummer? Thats Ben M., the 2nd ever CCB! The singer Austin H will be our featured CCB tomorrow!)

Panda Riot

DJ Brock

thank you again!
Love,
Cara Patricia & Sarah Elizabeth, Cute Chicago Boys dot com


Even Jamie and her broken arm got into the kissing booth!

Great turn out!

Dancing to BPD

Sarah selling Raffle Tickets and cupcakes!

Even Panda Riot donated 1/2 their CD sales to the cause!

More pictures can be found on the Official Cute Chicago Boys dot com FLICKR.

Special thanks to all of the businesses in the community who donated gift certificates and services to our raffle!

• Fleur flower boutique
• mops beauty shop
• the pleasure chest
• provenance food and wine
• subterranean
• schubas
• Lula Cafe
• Threadless
• time out chicago
• bloodshot records
• sunda new asian restaurant
• lettuce entertain you restaurants
• boulevard bike shop
• Ript apparel
• busy beaver buttons
• Jazz Musician (and CCB) Dave Miller's guitar lessons
• Miss Elisabeth's Violin Studio
• Dave Guzman Massage

I'll Drink Your Moonshine Anytime

We couldn't help but swoon when Lula Cafe bartender Brenton E. was mixing us drinks in the middle of the afternoon (that's how we do it here at CuteChicagoBoys.com). Find out more about this full-time bartender, part-time bootlegger, and bassist of local band Pool of Frogs: Meet Brenton E!

Name: Brenton E.
Age: 25
Neighborhood: Logan Square
Hometown: a tiny town in Southern Illinois, moved here 6 years ago
Occupation: Bartender and Musician
Orientation: Straight
Status: Available!
Sign: Libra (the only inanimate sign out there!)
Wearing: A nice button up shirt that matched his bar
Seen: Shaking drinks behind the bar at Lula Cafe
Fun Fact: I make homemade whiskey in my basement. Don't ask me my address because its a federal offense. It's called 'Illinois Joy' and I'm experimenting making corn vodka at the moment too!
You can find me: Two Way Lounge, baby! I hang out here, at Lula, a lot. Also The Whirl-a-way, the Whistler, and the Empty Bottle (my roommate works there)


Brenton's band Pool of Frogs is playing this Friday, Aug 28 @ the Hideout! Check 'em out!

Swirl, Nose, and Taste this Cute Chicago Boy!

Name: Canh N.
Age: 34
Neighborhood: Gold Coast
Hometown: Newport Beach, CA, moved to Chicago last year.
Occupation: Server/Trainer at Sunda New Asian Restaurant
Orientation: Straight
Status: Available
Sign: Scorpio
Wearing: White V-neck, Armani Exchange jeans, and some New Balance kicks.
Seen: Leaving Swirl Wine Bar at 2AM in River North with a flatbread
Fun Fact: I like to collect rare remixes and b-sides, but I don't download!
You can find me: Swirl Wine Bar, music shops, but I'm mostly found working at Sunda

FAN SUBMISSION!! Cute Music Editor!

Name: Wes S.
Age: 24
Neighborhood: Logan Square
Hometown:
Occupation: Editor of a music website based in Chicago called HEAVEmedia.


Submitted by Amy D.
"He's a sweetheart and the best person to talk to about music!"

THIS SUNDAY! BENEFIT!

CUTECHICAGOBOYS DOT COM & THE WHISTLER Present...
'A Benefit for a Broken Arm'

On Sunday, August 23 from 6PM-2AM, The Whistler & CuteChicagoBoys.com will be holding a benefit for our dear friend Jamie Lehtola who was struck by a car while on her bike and shattered her elbow, leaving her uninsured with high medical bills after the driver left the scene. We are trying to raise money to pay for her surgery, as well as bring the biking and cute boy community even closer.

Join us for an intimate evening with the Bainard Panic Defense, Panda Riot, DJ Brock of The BetaTheta, and other special guests! No Cover, 21+ to enter.

Enjoy HAND-CRAFTED COCKTAILS, LIVE MUSIC, DJs, BAKE SALE, and a CuteChicagoBoys.com approved KISSING BOOTH as well as a raffle and Bingo!

WIN PRIZES FROM VONG'S THAI KITCHEN, WOW-BAO, BOULEVARD BIKES, SUNDA NEW ASIAN RESTAURANT, FLEUR FLOWER BOUTIQUE, WINE TASTINGS, TIME OUT CHICAGO, AND MORE!

visit www.whistlerchicago.com

THE WHISTLER is located at
2421 N. Milwaukee Ave. Logan Square. Chicago, IL 60647 773-227-3530

direct link to flyer: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cutechicagoboys/3830071799/sizes/o/

Saving our Parks and winning our Hearts

We found this hot and sweaty Cute Boy on a hot and sunny day as he was walking thru River North. He had a bright smile and the smell of Man all over him, as he had been spending the entire morning digging in dirt for the Chicago Park District. If you love a Boy who is good with his hands, its time to meet Brian C.!

Name: Brian C
Age: 23
Neighborhood: Lincoln Park
Hometown: Burlington, Mass. (Moved to Chicago summer 2008)
Occupation: Ecological Restoration Crew Leader for Chicago Park District
Orientation: Straight
Status: Available (all day long)
Sign: Aquarius
Wearing: Big rubber boots and dirt all over his shirt after a long day working for the Park District.
Seen: Walking down Illinois in River North.
Fun Fact: I'm a very talented individual! I won trophies because I won the World Series of Little League when I was little.
You can find me: At the Parks, at wing-night at bars, and I go to Alive One a lot. I haven't gone drinking in a couple of weeks, tho!

SUNDAY, AUGUST 23. CUTECHICAGOBOYS.COM + THE WHISTLER PRESENT....

CUTECHICAGOBOYS DOT COM & THE WHISTLER Present...
'A Benefit for a Broken Arm'

On Sunday, August 23 from 6PM-2AM, The Whistler & CuteChicagoBoys.com will be holding a benefit for our dear friend Jamie Lehtola who was struck by a car while on her bike and shattered her elbow, leaving her uninsured with high medical bills after the driver left the scene. We are trying to raise money to pay for her surgery, as well as bring the biking and cute boy community even closer.

Join us for an intimate evening with the Bainard Panic Defense, Panda Riot, DJ Brock of The BetaTheta, and other special guests! No Cover, 21+ to enter.

Enjoy HAND-CRAFTED COCKTAILS, LIVE MUSIC, DJs, and a CuteChicagoBoys.com approved KISSING BOOTH as well as a raffle and Bingo!

THE WHISTLER is located at
2421 N. Milwaukee Ave. Logan Square. Chicago, IL 60647 773-227-3530

direct link to flyer: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cutechicagoboys/3830071799/sizes/o/

This just in... Ukrainian Village Cutie!

While we were at the Fox News Chicago studio, we got a tip from one of the producers there might be a Cute Boy for us to interview in the studio. And boy, were they right! Meet Mauricio R., a behind the scenes cutie who works the control room.

Name:Mauricio R.
Age: 30
Neighborhood: Ukrainian Village
Hometown: Chicago
Occupation: Technical Director at Fox News Chicago
Orientation: Straight
Status: Taken
Sign: Taurus
Wearing: Tastemaker zip up hoodie
Seen: Hiding in the control room of the Fox News Chicago studio on Michigan and Lake
Fun Fact: I play the guitar and I pretend to be a DJ
You can find me: Happy Village on Wolcott and Thomas

I like my boys like I like my coffee...

I'm not saying that we go to cafes specifically to hit on or stare at Cute Boys behind the counters, but at the New Wave Coffee this is a burgeoning trend amongst the Logan Square ladies. Meet Mike H., one of two Cute Kansas City cyclist boys who fill our days with a strong brew and eye candy behind the bar at New Wave Cafe. This Boy could sell Juan Valdez coffee. I mean, if Juan Valdez was into dudes. Because he's hot.

Name: Mike H.
Age: 25
Neighborhood: Logan Square, around Fullerton and Kimball
Hometown: Kansas City, MO, moved to Chicago June 2008
Occupation: Barista at New Wave Coffee
Orientation: Straight
Status: Taken
Sign: Virgo
Wearing: Vintage glasses with cut-off black shorts and biking hat.
Seen: Hanging around Logan Boulevard.
Fun Fact: I collect a lot of Star Wars memorabilia, like big-time. I have an entire closet full of stuff. I don't know if my girlfriend knows how much of this stuff I have.
You can find me: Mostly on my friends porches, I enjoy the Two-Way, the Whistler, and Bottom Lounge is pretty fun, so is the Empty Bottle.

(Juan is totally on his way to the New Wave right now.)