FOT Chicago: Best Show Meet Up?

[fonpr]

We're a bit North, it looks like.

Pinkstaff?

Also it would definitely have to be a weekend thing for me.

Is there a story behind the name of that town?

[dave from knoxville]

We're a bit North, it looks like.

Pinkstaff?

Also it would definitely have to be a weekend thing for me.

Is there a story behind the name of that town?

Is that a rhetorical question?

[Pastor Josh]

Hmm.  Thought I replied to that yesterday.

Pinkstaff was the name of the first white family to settle the area, way back before everything was dirty.

[Dan in Chicago]

Those whites. Always messing things up.

[dave from knoxville]

Hmm.  Thought I replied to that yesterday.

Pinkstaff was the name of the first white family to settle the area, way back before everything was dirty.

Read the Bible much? I don't think you do. The only time things weren't dirty was in the 30-40 minutes after Adam's literal creation when a rib was literally pulled from his side and literally transformed into a woman, the way women are literally created in the womb to this day (foeti are men until literally the moment before birthing, when God makes a decision whether or not this one should have its ribs reconstructed into a vagina, it's a lot like Schroedinger's cat in many ways) and then Eve ate that literal apple and the perfect world that might have been, free of fruit and full of shame-free public displays of sexual affection, was replaced with this one that sucks.

Then the literal flood came.

[fonpr]

Hmm.  Thought I replied to that yesterday.

Pinkstaff was the name of the first white family to settle the area, way back before everything was dirty.

Read the Bible much? I don't think you do. The only time things weren't dirty was in the 30-40 minutes after Adam's literal creation when a rib was literally pulled from his side and literally transformed into a woman, the way women are literally created in the womb to this day (foeti are men until literally the moment before birthing, when God makes a decision whether or not this one should have its ribs reconstructed into a vagina, it's a lot like Schroedinger's cat in many ways) and then Eve ate that literal apple and the perfect world that might have been, free of fruit and full of shame-free public displays of sexual affection, was replaced with this one that sucks.

Then the literal flood came.

Eve ate that literal apple and the perfect world that might have been, free of fruit and full of shame-free public displays of sexual affection, was replaced with this one that sucks.


Moral of that story: Ignorance is bliss.

Damn tree of knowledge.

[Steve of Bloomington]

Everybody focus now.

[SwamiPat]

Why yes it is I SwamiPat. We gotta DO IT for the chicago meet up. We need to pick a bar (how about Delilah's or perhaps the ever classy Coles) and a date! DO IT!

[Steve of Bloomington]

If it happens, it should coincide with lisajanepersky's visit, I think.

[SwamiPat]

a good idea. when would that be?

[Dan in Chicago]

I'll try to get in / hang around outside whenever it is picked, cause the drinking age can't stop me from at least trying.. What neighborhood works best for everyone?

[Sara from Chicago]

Maybe we could pick a restaurant that serves alcohol instead of a bar? I feel for the under-21s out there! I'd be cool with anything; I don't drink much, but I do understand alcohol's role as social lubricant. It just seems unfair to leave out Dan in Chicago and his friends!

Lisa Jane Persky said she'll be in Chicago around July 10th. Maybe we could have a meet-up or two before that so we know each other by July.

JBissell, let's definitely plan something for post-Ted Leo... even if it's just us.  Are you familiar with the area around the Bottom Lounge? I've actually never been to a show there, so I don't know if there's a good place nearby to have a drink and a chat.

Dan, my fiance ("Tom from Chicago") and I are in Lakeview. Anything that's near a CTA station is good for us!

[jbissell]

JBissell, let's definitely plan something for post-Ted Leo... even if it's just us.  Are you familiar with the area around the Bottom Lounge? I've actually never been to a show there, so I don't know if there's a good place nearby to have a drink and a chat.

I actually have never been there either, though I know it's pretty close to Union Park where they have Pitchfork fest.

[Sara from Chicago]

JBissell, let's definitely plan something for post-Ted Leo... even if it's just us.  Are you familiar with the area around the Bottom Lounge? I've actually never been to a show there, so I don't know if there's a good place nearby to have a drink and a chat.

I actually have never been there either, though I know it's pretty close to Union Park where they have Pitchfork fest.

I looked at a map and I see that the Twisted Spoke is about a half mile up the road. Have you ever been there? They have delicious burgers, a good beer list, and are open until 3 a.m. on Saturdays!

[P.W.]

Bottom Lounge has an amazing patio up stairs. Go there, take photos, chat... all-in-one.