(un)Official Chicago meet on 10/5 thread

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: Platypus
So does that sound good lads?

EvilYoda, if you read this let us know if you're down for some debauchery.

Works for me. My wife will have to abstain from the debauchery though. She's preggers and has to be sharp for the exam in the AM. She might retire to the hotel early and leave me to fend for myself from your freaks.

Sounds like we have a location. Now what time does this soiree kick off?

7:00 sound like a plan?

 

[Platypus]

Earlier the better for me but I'm fine if you want to do 7

 

[EvilYoda]

No promises, especially with the location being in the loop, but I'll tell him about it when I get into town tomorrow evening and see what we can manage.

Someone PM me a name and # so I can call if we plan to show up.

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: Platypus
I dont see there being a big crowd.. looks like steve, myself, k1052, vi_edit, vi's wife, evilyoda?

and me?

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: chuckywang

Originally posted by: Platypus
I dont see there being a big crowd.. looks like steve, myself, k1052, vi_edit, vi's wife, evilyoda?

and me?

of course c :heart:

 

[thatguy82]

Originally posted by: Steve

Originally posted by: dugweb
awe, i was just staying with my friend in wicker park... would have been fun to come hang with you guys.

Hey, I work in Wicker Park.

vi_edit, I don't know what Dublin's is like but I'll ask people I know about it. It looks good. The places I can think of are in the River North area (e.g. Rock Bottom) which may be a bit out of the way.

Depends what you like, I'm not really a fan of rock bottom, it's too generic, but if they have the roof pattio open it pretty good.

 

[secretanchitman]

i will actually in downtown chicago to be in the restaurant "aria" with my gf because its her birthday......

 

[Steve]

I'm thinking I'll probably leave my car at work and take the Blue Line in, anything within a walk of the Loop is fine then.

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: Steve
I'm thinking I'll probably leave my car at work and take the Blue Line in, anything within a walk of the Loop is fine then.

transfer to Red and get off at Chicago, 6-7 block walk to the Drake (provided that is what has been decided)

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: K1052
I think she is going to Northwestern's med school for this which is in the Gold Coast/Streeterville and near their hotel.

yeah, I work at Norhtwestern Hospital...dah ta dah...which is in downtown Chicago.

let's do :beer:

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: Steve

Originally posted by: 3NF
I'll be in Chicago on the 7th for the next Raelian Cellular Transmission. If anyone is interested in having their cellular plan transmitted telepathically to the Elohim, please contact me.

That's the day of the marathon. Be advised that there will be major street closures.

The marathon runs on both sides of my block....I'll be trapped by thousands of very sweaty people.

that makes two of us...and btw...it ain't the only time of the year that our street is trapped by very sweaty people

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: Steve

Originally posted by: 3NF
I'll be in Chicago on the 7th for the next Raelian Cellular Transmission. If anyone is interested in having their cellular plan transmitted telepathically to the Elohim, please contact me.

That's the day of the marathon. Be advised that there will be major street closures.

The marathon runs on both sides of my block....I'll be trapped by thousands of very sweaty people.

that makes two of us...and btw...it ain't the only time of the year that our street is trapped by very sweaty people

 

[Platypus]

Z you should come to this shit on friday

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: Platypus
Z you should come to this shit on friday

dude...it's like 2 feet from work.

I'll be there with bells on

 

[chuckywang]

I believe there was talk last time of meeting at Steamworks. Any takers?

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: chuckywang
I believe there was talk last time of meeting at Steamworks. Any takers?

It would be closer to home but unfortunately they don't serve alcohol.

*shiftyeyes*

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: chuckywang
I believe there was talk last time of meeting at Steamworks. Any takers?

only if you come

 

[vi edit]

We're leaving Peoria around 2:00. If you guys want to get there at 6:00 or something and hold a table we'll try and get there by 6:30.

I really don't know what sort of time to account for getting into downtown @ 6:00 on a Friday.

Any suggestions for least traffic route coming from the south? Likely would be coming up via I-55. Should we take that all the way in?

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
We're leaving Peoria around 2:00. If you guys want to get there at 6:00 or something and hold a table we'll try and get there by 6:30.

I really don't know what sort of time to account for getting into downtown @ 6:00 on a Friday.

Any suggestions for least traffic route coming from the south? Likely would be coming up via I-55. Should we take that all the way in?

inbound I55 should be relatively ok

the outbound will be fubar'd at that time

once in the city all bets are off, if LSD is jammed you could spend a while on it getting to the hotel. If it is getting off and going through the city would be quicker

 

[zinfamous]

speaking from experience taking the redline to the southside on a daily basis (which runs in the median of the expressway), in-bound traffic should be fine.

 

[Platypus]

So Coq d'Or then?

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: Platypus
So Coq d'Or then?

Why not, if we decide we don't like it or want to go elsewhere after a bit there are 11tybillion bars in the Rush St. area

 

[Platypus]

Just trying to get something nailed down so people know where we're starting

 

[zinfamous]

what, exactly are you trying to nail down, again?

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: zinfamous
what, exactly are you trying to nail down, again?

The location we're all meeting

Drake (coq dor) it is