ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL

Howdy, Pardners. John Theodore Chisholm, the Lincolnesque heir-designee to District Attorney Edward "E." Michael McCann has been hitting the campaign trail good and heavy lately. He'll be hitching up his horse in front of Vucciria, 1323 E. Brady St. tonight, Tuesday March 14th, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. as the guest of honor of Mimma Megna, Joe Megna and John Piette, so here's your chance to meet the tall man who is just now rising from the threadbare-carpeted oblivion where he has toiled in devoted anonymity on behalf of his mentor so long.
By "Lincolnesque," I refer to his lanky build and craggy visage. He's rail thin, (a result of military training, he says), and looks like he could split a few of 'em if he took a hankerin' to do so. He's only a stovepipe hat and a beard away from the 16th president physically. But, what the world of historical pageantry lost, the world of The Law gained when Chisholm graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1994. [Click here for bio stuff.] Whether he will rank with or above the Great Emancipator in the annals of lawyer-statesmen is for historians to decide, but you can enjoy complimentary pizza and hors d'oeuvres from the new Vucciria menu if you show up during the appointed hours and take a gander at the man for yourself.
P.S. In addition to the new menu, there are other changes at Vucciria. The place shut down for a couple of days to have a crew from Flux Design repaint and redecorate the restaurant. Also, Nick Anton has sold his interest in the business to the Megnas.
--Michael Horne