Claude Walker
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Gallery #3 CW Confidential

CW adventures, CW-designed button, pals.  "You Lose" written in a matchbook.  
 
3 Common Cause round 2 red & blue on white political 1976
3 Nantahala Outdoor Center Land of the Noonday Sun patch 3 red, blue, green on fabric; canoeist travel 2006 CW & nephew did whitewater rapids
3 Harold Washington Mayor of Chicago 1983-2003 pennant 10" blue on white campaign 1987
3 Udall for President round 1 orange on blue campaign 1976 given to CW by Mrs. Udall
3 Pat & Ron Cubs on the radio pin 1 red & blue on gold pin sports 2007 WGN-AM Pat Hughes & Ron Santo
3 Washington Nationals pin 1.25 red, white & blue on gold; Capitol, Wash Mon sports 2006
3 Chicago Sun-Times round 1 blue on white newspaper 1983?
3 Say Yes to Michigan round 1 white on red travel 1984?
3 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel pin 1 blue/green on gold travel 1995? CW & NL road trip
3 Akumal Caribe Diving Center patch 4 blue & brown shipwreck travel 1992? Akumal Mexico
3 Bullwinkle round 1.25 brown Bullwinkle T. Moose on blue TV cartoon 1984?
3 FDR Centennial Chicago January 30, 1982 round 1.5 black on white; photo of FDR event 1982
3 NY92 pin 0.75 red & blue on gold pin political 1992 Nat'l Dem Convention
3 Mary Kay O'Brien State Rep 75th District nailfile 6 red, white & blue nail file campaign 1996 CW did field for the race
3 Pere Marquette State Park Illinois patch 3 Marquette, canoe, Indian travel 1994? CW hiked trails, stayed in CCC lodge
3 Bakalis round 1.75 yellow on green campaign 1978 candidate scowled at CW's girlfriend in ice cream shop
3 County Stadium 1953-1999 pin 1.5 blue on gold pin sports 1999 CW saw Warren Spahn, Hideo Nomo at County
3 Space-Walker 3D round 2.5 3D image of astronaut movie 1994?
3 NLGA National Lieutenant Governors Association pin 1 blue & white on silver pin; NLGA logo government 2003 from NLGA Conference in New Orleans
3 Lee Preston State Representative round 2 x white on blue; red rim campaign 1983 CW lost to Preston in '84 primary
3 Preston round 0.75 x white on blue; red rim campaign 1982 CW lost to Preston in '84 primary
3 I Survived the Chicago Flood '92 round 3 blue on white skyline sinking event 1992 CW got caught in the Loop
3 ERA Yes March on Chicago May 1977 round 2 black on green political 1977
3 Purple Heart Cruise I Sailed With Kup 1981 round 2 purple & black on white event 1981 CW helped coordinate PHC for wounded vets
3 Purple Heart Cruise I Sailed With Kup 1983 round 2 purple & black on white event 1983 CW helped coordinate PHC for wounded vets
3 Illinois Delegation Democratic National Convention NYC pin 0.75 red on gold pin; state map political 1992
3 Senator Carol Moseley Braun 98 round 2.25 x blue & red on white; ring of stars campaign 1998 CW designed button
3 The King and I round 3 black on red; sketch of Yul Brynner theater 1982? CW saw show at Arie Crown Theater with grandma
3 Mayor Bilandic round 1 x white on blue; red rim campaign 1979 CW found smashed button on street on E-Day
3 Machu Picchu pin 0.75 color sketch of Machu Picchu on gold pin travel 2001 from CW & wife's Peru Adventure
3 World Trade Center pin 0.75 World Trade Center Towers on gold pin travel 1988? from CW sister Robyn's trip to NY
3 Shenandoah National Park, Va pin 1 blue & green on gold pin travel 1989 CW camped out in ice-storm
3 Canada pin 0.5 red, gold, green maple leaf travel 1979?
3 San Diego pin 1 color sketch; dolphins, Coronado travel 2008
3 (Pretenders) square 1.5 black on white; photo of Pretenders music 1979? CW saw show at Metro, Chicago
3 Get Close round 1.75 blue on white music 1984? Pretenders album
3 Blondie square 2 black on silver photo of Debbie Harry music 1981?
3 Talking Heads Fear of Music round 1.75 green on black music 1984?
3 Talking Heads round 2.5 rainbow & clouds on black music 1982?
3 Talking Heads round 1.5 pink on green; eyes music 1982?
3 Psycho Killer round 1 purple on yellow music 1977 obtained by CW at Talking Heads concert
3 Talking Heads round 2.5 photo of the Heads music 1982?
3 TH round 1 red on black Talking Heads logo music 1981?
3 Iggy Pop round 1 white on black; Iggy's eyes music 1988? from concert at UIC
3 T.V.O.D. round 1 white on black; TV screen reverse music 1978? great song by Plastic Bertrand
3 the B-52's round 1.5 red & black on yellow; photo of B-52's music 1978? 1st album
3 Whammy! round 0.75 red on blue music 1981? B-52s album
3 High as a kite round 0.75 red on white music 1983?
3 Bow Wow Wow Candy round 1.25 photo of singer Annabel Lee music 1981?
3 Sex and Drugs and Rock n Roll round 1.25 yellow on blue music 1982?
3 Rock n Roll Café Nassau Bahamas round 1 blue guitar on yellow, red, white music 1994 where CW began writing Currents of Power in a hurricane
3 Urban Rebel round 0.75 pink on black music 1977?
3 Percy for Senator round 0.75 blue & red on white campaign 1966?
3 Percy I am a volunteer for... round 2.25 x white on red & blue campaign 1966?
3 Paul Simon United States Senate round 2.25 x blue & red on white campaign 1984 CW worked on campaign
3 MOVE round 1.5 blue on blue campaign 1970 Lefty party in NIU student election
3 PLUS+ Positive Leadership Unity & Strength round 1.5 blue on green campaign 1971 CW's campaign for NIU dorm Senator
3 The State of Illinois Art Gallery is Coming! Illinois State Museum Illinois Arts Council square 1.25 orange on purple; skyline museum 1986?
3 Die Hard Cubs Fan Cubs pin 0.5 black on silver pin; Cubs logo sports 1984?
3 United States Secret Service pin 0.5 red & blue on gold pin government 2000?
3 Common Cause round 1.5 white & red on blue; flowing flag design political 1977
3 Common Cause is volunteers round 1.5 white & red on blue; flowing flag design political 1977
3 Ask me about Common Cause round 1 x blue & red on white political 1975
3 Our best weapon against nuclear war: You! Join Common Cause round 2 x pink & white on black political 1980?
3 (peace sign) round 1 white on green political 1971?
3 (red 1) patch 4 red "1" on green patch; U.S. Army military 1982 Big Red One patch used by CW in FDR exhibit at Sun-Times
3 D.C. Last Colony round 1.5 white on red political 1977 District of Columbia voting rights
3 Kewanne Stagecoach Pony Express Trail medal 1.75 gold medal, pony express rider; ribbon event 1963 CW hiked trail as Boy Scout
3 Chestnut Mountain pin 1 blue & white on silver; ski trail sports 1996? CW's favorite local ski venue
3 Ski Four Lakes Village Lisle, Illinois round 1.5 blue on white; skier heading down sports 1988? CW took nephews skiing
3 Aqua Safari Cozumel, QR pin 1 white on red divers' flag on gold pin sports 1986? CW did a snorkel drift trip off Cozumel
3 I Cruised the Potomac Washington Boat Lines round 3 blue & yellow on white; boat steering wheel travel 1986? trip to Mt. Vernon
3 Friends of the Kennedy Center pin 0.5 blue on white music 1998?
3 Chicago for Washington 87 Working together pin 0.75 blue sunrise on silver pin campaign 1987 CW wore this pin at Harold's '87 Inaugural
3 Citizens Party 1980 round 1 white on blue campaign 1980
3 Republican Platform Hearings 1980 Tampa Bay St. Pete round 3 white on blue; GOP logo & palm trees political 1980 CW testified on refugees
3 Mammoth Cave Nat'l Park pin 0.75 blue & green on gold pin; hiker on trail travel 2003
3 Rocky! round 0.75 x blue on white campaign 1968? Nelson Rockefeller
3 Jay Rockefeller round 2.25 x B&W photo of Rockefeller campaign 1976? CW's grandparents went to Rockefeller-Percy wedding
3 I Support C.U.B. round 2.5 black on blue political 1985? worn by supportive legislators
3 Join the Citizens Utility Board CUB round 1.5 x black on blue; bear, IL outline political 1987 designed by CW
3 Jose Cuervo Tequila patch 2 green cactus, Cuervo logo on patch food 1988 CW traded a CUB button for this with IL Sen Pres Rock
3 (Int'l "NO" sign) IP Rate Hikes Citizens Utility Board round 1.5 x red sign & black letters political 1986 designed by CW
3 Higher Rates? Go fly a kite round 2.5 x red on yellow; kite political 1988? IL Citizens Utility Board
3 (Int'l "NO" sign) Com Ed Rate Hikes Citizens Utility Board round 1.5 x red sign & black letters political 1986 designed by CW
3 (penny) pin 0.75 Lincoln penny on silver pin campaign 1992? IL legislative candidate Penny von Bergen Wessel (CW CUB pal)
3 Holland, Michigan Windmill Island round 2.25 color sketch of windmill travel 1983? Tulipfest
3 Dunne pin 0.5 x white on blue campaign 1970? George Dunne Cook Co Bd Pres
3 (EPA logo) pin 0.5 blue & green EPA logo government 1980?
3 The Brooklyn Museum I have seen the future square 1.75 gold on black diamond-shape museum 1993
3 Washington for Chicago round 2.25 x blue sunrise campaign 1983
3 Obama for Senate round 2 x white on blue campaign 2004
3 immigration reform now! round 1 white on red-blue yin-yang political 2004?
3 (sign of the Tao) round 0.5 black/white yin-yang symbol arts 2002? design for CW tattoo
3 (faces in US map) pin 0.5 multicolored faces in US map arts 2006?
3 ETFIR Empty the Refugee Camps Now round 1.5 x black on blue; sketch of Statue of Liberty not-for-profit 1979 CW designed; Emergency Task Force for Indochinese Refugees
3 Claude Walker Consumer Watchdog round 2 x blue on white; fox terrier campaign 1999 CW's dog, Perro
3 Claude Walker 3rd State Rep round 1.5 x white on blue campaign 1983 CW lost primary to Preston
3 Adlai III round 0.5 x blue & red on white campaign 1978? Adlai Stevenson III for US Sen
3 BBBB round 1.75 blue on orange sports 1963? Bensenville Boys Baseball Banquet
3 Mayor Bilandic lapel 0.75 x blue on white, red trim campaign 1979
3 (U.S. flag) pin 0.5 U.S. flag flag 1968
3 MMA pin 0.5 white on maroon museum 1993 Museum of Modern Art
3 Collegium Advocatus Federation Centennial 1904-2004 pin 0.5 red, blue white on gold pin; torch education 2004
3 Nixon button round 1.12 red on white campaign 1968
3 Nixon Agnew round 1.12 red & blue on white campaign 1968
3 Pete D'Alessandro State Representative 43rd District round 1.75 x blue on white campaign 1994?
3 ("You Lose!" in matchbook) Blue Frog Bar & Grill matchbook blue & white political 2001 written by Pete D'Alessandro