How Johnny-Sells Wraps Your Purchases

Click here to see how this Tiffany Glass Ice Bucket was prepared for its trip to Canada.

Mark Nadler at 10 Chimneys!

Johnny & Janet with Song Stylist Mark Nadler

The hard working staff of Johnny-Sells traveled to Scenic Genesee Depot, Wisconsin this weekend to see Mark Nadler's salute to Cole Porter called "Let's Misbehave."
We saw Mr. Nadler perform in Chicago several years ago doing a show about George Gershwin.  He is a hyperventilating modern American version of Victor Borge.
His piano playing theatrics put Jerry Lee Lewis to shame.  He has a prodigious knowledge of Broadway songs and engages in hilarious banter with the audience. He is also an expert in classical music, especially Russian composers.
He performed at 10 Chimneys, the former home of theater legends Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. The Drawing Room of the beautiful house was the setting for this performance.
Mr. Nadler played a Steinway Piano created especially for Noel Coward. 
The house is a tourist destination even without a performance. Tours of the house and grounds are $35 in the summertime.

Red Raspberry Pie recipe

If you like to bake, here is the recipe (warning - contains about a zillion calories):

RED RASPBERRY PIE

9 inch bottom pie crust (buy, make your own or try graham cracker crust)

FILLING:

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

½ Cup sugar


¼ teaspoon vanilla


3 Tablespoons milk


1 Cup whipping cream, whipped

TOPPING:

About 2 Cups fresh red raspberries

Glaze:

1 Cup fresh raspberries


¼ Cup sugar


¼ Cup water


½ teaspoon lemon juice

For filling – In a mixing bowl, beat together softened cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and milk with electric mixer. By hand, fold in whipped cream. With spatula scrape filling into baked bottom pie crust.

For topping - Arrange a layer of fresh red raspberries on top of filling.

For glaze – In a small saucepan, combine raspberries, sugar and water. Simmer for 5 minutes, then remove from heat and let cool for a few minutes. Blend, then strain. Stir in lemon juice and let cool.

Drizzle glaze over raspberries. Refrigerate pie.

August 2007: The Windy City got a whole lot Windier!!!

Johnny-Sells employee of the month, Janet Treuhaft tries to console our 50 foot sugar maple tree after a severe summer storm damaged it on Thursday, August 23, 2007.

Baby Bunny at Johnny-Sells!

A little baby bunny took up residence at the palatial estate of Johnny-Sells last spring.

We spotted the little guy on our early morning stroll around the grounds.

Johnny-Sells Uncovers History!

Restoration at the 110 year old headquarters of Johnny-Sells has uncovered some historic documents.

While working under the roof to prepare the area for new insulation, workers discovered the old insulation, newspapers from 1915!

Most of these newpapers were so old and dried out that they disintegrated upon being touched. Some of the sheets that survive include reports of World War I.

LeRon Lee Autographed Baseball Bat

Johnny-Sells recently sold this baseball bat signed by legendary baseball player LeRon Lee.






What's that you say? You've never heard of him? And you know a lot about Major League Baseball? That's because Mr. Lee is a legend in Japanese baseball.