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FOT Community => The Gatherings of the FOT. => Topic started by: BadGuyZero on January 23, 2015, 03:04:52 PM
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Tom and Jon are coming to Chicago! Tickets are on sale at http://www.lh-st.com/Shows/03-19-2015+Scharpling+and+Wurster (http://www.lh-st.com/Shows/03-19-2015+Scharpling+and+Wurster).
Who's up for a dinner meetup beforehand?
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Possibility. Bringing my wife to the show, who has only listened to maybe 5 minutes of The Best Show in her life.
Though she did uncontrollably snort loudly, during those 5 minutes, when she heard Wurster say "you're gonna stink up your khakis".
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I'm up for a Gathering. I'm coming from Cleveland though, so accounting for traffic and what-have-you can I suggest a 2.5 - 3 hour window where ever we have dinner/drinks?
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I set up an event on Facebook for those of you who frequent that social media network.
https://www.facebook.com/events/431066770383728/ (https://www.facebook.com/events/431066770383728/)
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Got my Lincoln Hall tickets. Also picked up great tickets for the Bob's Burgers live show at Chicago Theater the next night. I'm not sure if I'll ever better witness better (or funnier) entertainment in a 24 hour period than what's coming up for me in March.
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I am attending this (also from Cleveland! hi poster noah). Beyond excited.
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I am attending this (also from Cleveland! hi poster noah). Beyond excited.
Yo Josh. I think there's a couple of other FOTs in Cleveland. Very excited as well. The "hardhat" stop on the tour should be the best. Not like the hipster tall bike or Weird-o-wood shows.
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I'm driving down for this. Can't wait!!!
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I can't wait. I will be driving from Traverse City with my wife. We got a grandma to take the son for the night. When we told that six-year-old where we were going and that he couldn't come with us, I wish I would have been ready to snap a photo. It was a very cute sad face. He's been listening to the Best Show since before he can remember, and now when a JW call happens, almost with any character, he gets excited and asks, "Is this John Wurster?"
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I can't wait. I will be driving from Traverse City with my wife. We got a grandma to take the son for the night. When we told that six-year-old where we were going and that he couldn't come with us, I wish I would have been ready to snap a photo. It was a very cute sad face. He's been listening to the Best Show since before he can remember, and now when a JW call happens, almost with any character, he gets excited and asks, "Is this John Wurster?"
"Jon."
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I can't wait. I will be driving from Traverse City with my wife. We got a grandma to take the son for the night. When we told that six-year-old where we were going and that he couldn't come with us, I wish I would have been ready to snap a photo. It was a very cute sad face. He's been listening to the Best Show since before he can remember, and now when a JW call happens, almost with any character, he gets excited and asks, "Is this John Wurster?"
"Jon."
I was careless. Thanks for the correction Stickler From New Port Richey.
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You're welcome.
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If anyone has an extra ticket, please let me know. I somehow missed the sale on this
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I live about 20min north of South Bend. I'm trying to save my pennies, and, truthfully, have never been to Chicago and am a little freaked out about going in alone. Is anyone either passing through that area, or coming from that area, that I could catch a ride with? (I can help with gas!)
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Hello!!
My wife & I are driving up from Bloomington, IN... I'm sooo looking forward to this!
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Driving with a few friends from Lexington, KY - super stoked! Anyone have any good, cheap lodging recommendations? As for a pre-show dinner, I'm not sure if my pals would be down or not, but if something is organized, it'd be within the realm of possibility. I'll check back!
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It is with great sorry that I tender these absolute and unequivocal articles of surrender. I can't make it to the Chicago show, so anyone needing a ticket know that there will be at least one more seat available.
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Tom and Jon are coming to Chicago! Tickets are on sale at http://www.lh-st.com/Shows/03-19-2015+Scharpling+and+Wurster (http://www.lh-st.com/Shows/03-19-2015+Scharpling+and+Wurster).
Who's up for a dinner meetup beforehand?
Any further thoughts on this?
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I would be interested in this as well. I'm traveling on the megabus from Michigan the morning of the show. I'd love to meet some other FOTs from the midwest.
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It is with great sorry that I tender these absolute and unequivocal articles of surrender. I can't make it to the Chicago show, so anyone needing a ticket know that there will be at least one more seat available.
Are you looking to sell your ticket?
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I'd be interested in meeting up with folks!
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Here's some options for a pre-show meetup:
Bourgeois Pig Cafe (http://bpigcafe.com/menu/) [paninis, sandwiches and salads]
Fiesta Mexicana (http://www.fiestamexicanachicago.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=112&Itemid=569) [Mexican food]
Noodles In The Pot (http://www.noodlesinthepot.com/menu.html) [Thai food]
The Red Lion Pub (http://redlionchicago.com/?page_id=61) [British-style pub + food]
Each of these is a stone's throw from Lincoln Hall. I haven't been to any of them so I can't personally vouch for quality.
The Athenian Room (http://chicago.menupages.com/restaurants/athenian-room/menu) is a five-minute walk from Lincoln Hall. It's one of my favorite places to eat in Chicago.
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It is with great sorry that I tender these absolute and unequivocal articles of surrender. I can't make it to the Chicago show, so anyone needing a ticket know that there will be at least one more seat available.
Are you looking to sell your ticket?
There's no way for me to sell it. Its a will call ticket and I'd need to be in Chicago at the ticket box to "transfer" it to someone. I emailed them stating that I'd not be attending, no response yet. If I get a reply, I'll post something but my guess is that they'll just have one more ticket available after 5 at the ticket box.
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Also coming from Bloomington. Say where and I'll be there.
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Here's some options for a pre-show meetup:
Bourgeois Pig Cafe (http://bpigcafe.com/menu/) [paninis, sandwiches and salads]
Fiesta Mexicana (http://www.fiestamexicanachicago.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=112&Itemid=569) [Mexican food]
Noodles In The Pot (http://www.noodlesinthepot.com/menu.html) [Thai food]
The Red Lion Pub (http://redlionchicago.com/?page_id=61) [British-style pub + food]
Each of these is a stone's throw from Lincoln Hall. I haven't been to any of them so I can't personally vouch for quality.
The Athenian Room (http://chicago.menupages.com/restaurants/athenian-room/menu) is a five-minute walk from Lincoln Hall. It's one of my favorite places to eat in Chicago.
Any of those are fine with me.
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I'm fine with any of those places too. I guess extra points for the one you know is good!
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I'll be arriving in Chicago from Minneapolis on Thursday around lunchtime. I plan on visiting the famous Franks N Dawgs and then spend the afternoon at the museums west of the theater. After the show I plan on stopping by the even more famous Wiener Circle to get yelled at by locals. I'll be checking in throughout the day and anyone wanting to contact can do so via twitter at MinneapolisMike.
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I'm coming in from Michigan, and staying with family in the suburbs. I could be down for a meet up, depends on when I actually get into town. I am going to attempt driving to and parking around the venue, anyone know if that is just a horrible idea? The trains to where I am staying stop after 8 PM.
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You'd probably be best off parking at a CTA station that has "park & ride" and taking the train in rather than trying to find parking near Lincoln Hall. The Fullerton staion [which is served by the red, brown and purple lines] is a block away from Lincoln Hall.
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Good call, I looked into it, I think the Fullerton station can get me out to the suburbs on the Purple line after the show. It looks like it will take me an hour to get to the area, when are people meeting, I will try to get there.
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Let's meetup at The Red Lion [2446 North Lincoln Avenue]. It looks like it has lots of mingling room and I'm unsure how many people are going to show up. I don't want to have a restaurant shuffle tables around expecting a dozen people and only four show up; or have 23 show up and additional reshuffling needs to occur.
Does that work for everyone?
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That should work for me. I'm hoping to be there 7-ish.
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Driving in from Des Moines tomorrow. If I can build up enough courage to actually talk to other humans, I will come out for a drink!
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I will also plan on being there. Thanks for doing the legwork on this, BadGuyZero!
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Driving in from Des Moines tomorrow. If I can build up enough courage to actually talk to other humans, I will come out for a drink!
Do IT!
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If all goes well I'll be there around 7. I'm excited to be in a room full of FOT.
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I'm looking forward to meeting all of you. I'm coming in from michigan around 2, gonna set up shop at my friends place and probably head down to that area around 6.
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I'm planning on getting there by 5:30pm. Here's the most recent photo of me [taken by Geneva last December]:
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10422258_10105457889672280_7253010888362507117_n.jpg?oh=665b323c99c35082ab9eed5a661f5090&oe=5575F7DA&__gda__=1433562060_17161677af7415accd37ab9c9ee83e87)
I'll likely be wearing that WFMU hoodie. I'll tweet where we're at in the pub and any other updates/info as necessary [I'm @BadGuyZero (https://twitter.com/BadGuyZero) on Twitter]. I look forward to seeing your smiling faces!
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FYI...I may not make it tonight. I am in an extreme amount of pain. Last time I felt pain like this is when I passed a gallstone a few years ago. I've been up all night dealing with this. I'm going to try to tough it out, but going out tonight may not be in the cards for me
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Hi, total noob here. I'll be there tonight. Is there some sort of secret phrase/handshake I should know of?
I'll only be at Lincoln Hall, no time for anything else.
I'm not a cop!
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I'm not a cop!
You kinda look like one.
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FYI...I may not make it tonight. I am in an extreme amount of pain. Last time I felt pain like this is when I passed a gallstone a few years ago. I've been up all night dealing with this. I'm going to try to tough it out, but going out tonight may not be in the cards for me
Sorry to hear that. That is a crazy amount of pain. Feel better.
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I'm at RLP. Sitting at a table near the hostess station.
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heading to the red lion soon. i will be wearing a goner t shirt and looking well fed and only slightly inebriated.
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I'll be heading down there shortly. I'm currently at my friend's place waiting for a bus. I'll be wearing a blue hoodie with a grenade on the back.
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Really fun show last night. I am still smiling as I think about it. Met a lot of nice folks as well. (who surely found my endless chatter aggravating, but they were nice enough to ignore it.)
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Thanks to BGZ for organizing this! I had forgotten that this place was conveniently located down the block. Nice to meet other excited FOT before the show.
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Hey Liz! Another day, another forum. It's like... what am I doing with my life? :o
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It was great meeting everyone! Hope you're feeling better BGZ. And Liz, I want to see the group photo you took! :D
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I'm going to put the rest of the images in the Chicago show review thread.
FOT Pre-game
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7640/16700178627_0b06ab8c67_c.jpg)