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By Margaret Lyons in News on Feb 5, 2008 2:00AM

Somebody's been keeping track of our eyelash-blowing habits because the Mountain Goats recorded a song about Super Tuesday, and it's all about satanic symbolism. "Vampires only kiss you if they've sharpened up their fangs." Oh, mama.

File under "making lemonade": After several delays at O'Hare, members of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra decided to brighten fellow travelers' days and play a little Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings. And internet celebrity Anil Dash caught it on video.

Wicke's furniture filed for chapter 11 today. According to Crain's, "the Wheeling-based company lists debts of more than $50 million and assets of no more than $50,000."

Is Chicago going to get healthier? Well, federal and local agencies are going to team up to encourage us to eat veggies and exercise. Do nachos count as a vegetable?

WGN anchor Allison Payne is still recovering from an arm injury and a series of ministrokes and won't be returning to the air tonight. She expects to be back after February 18.

Do you have "Thunder Road" stuck in your head? Were you the person who got it stuck in our head? Either way, the screen door slams.

Uh, North Halsted? Broken pipes flooding the street is sooooooo a few weeks ago. Get with the program. At least Deisel the Chihuahua is OK.