It’s that time of year! Car Con Carne hit the road to visit the The Old Joliet Haunted Prison (401 Woodruff Rd, Joliet, IL 60432). Sharing in the spooktacular with me were James Farber and Patrick McDermott of local band James The Boneless .

We talked about our experiences walking through the attractions at the Old Joliet Prison, and dove into James’s story of heroin addiction and recovery. It’s harrowing stuff, and we’re lucky and grateful he came out on the other side.

Also: while we were talking in the car, the haunted house came to us. It was insane (in the best possible way).

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Car Con Carne is also sponsored by Ninety Days in the 90s: A Rock N Roll Time Travel Story. It’s the ultimate novel about the ’90s and Chicago’s music scene.

Join record store owner Darby on her trip back to 1990s Chicago as she jumps on the Grey Line to time travel back to her carefree twenties, soaking up all the pop culture and rock n roll nostalgia you could ever imagine.

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