Hatrack River Forum: Hey Chicago Area Hatrackers!

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Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

I'm thinking of driving up to Chicago this weekend, just for the hell of it. Anybody want to have lunch or go to the aquarium, or do something else? I'm game for pretty much anything, but you'll need to give me good directions on how to get to your place, since I'm not too familiar with Chicago.

Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :

It would be great, but I am flying out of town on Sunday (turns out I have a day more than I thought I had) and tomorrow's all booked up.

*decides to take this personally*

[Grumble]

Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :

And as long as you're all in here, Chicago area Hatrackers, Spamalot is playing from Dec 21 - Jan 16. Bob and I need to decide which night we're going, anyone want to make a group outing of it?

Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :

Oh sure -- Jake -- drive up there for the hell of it AFTER I've already left! [Grumble]

Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :

Isn't AJ going to be gone to the Hatrack Camping trip this weekend, too?

FG

Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :

So it's not just me, then.

Jake did this so he could enjoy Chicago without having to bother with any of us! [Mad]

[ October 22, 2004, 04:00 PM: Message edited by: sndrake ]

Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :

Thus maintaining his mysterious ways..... [Eek!]

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

FarmGirl, you never emailed me! [Grumble]

Is this the camping weekend? I'd forgotten. Well, since I was really just planning on driving up on a lark, why don't I hold off until the next weekend.

Hey, that's Halloween, isn't it? Anybody got anything interesting going on in the Chicago area for Halloween weekend? Of course, I'd have to scrabble together a costume, but I'm sure I could come up with something. Probably something kind of lame with this short of notice, but still.

Posted by xnera (Member # 187) on :

There's always the famous (or is it infamous?) Crowe Ghost Tours. Never been on one, but I've heard they're good. 'Course, I know many of the local stories myself, having lived here all my life.

There's also lots of fairly decent haunted houses around the area. I wonder if the Museum of Science and Industry is doing the Haunted Museum again? That was pretty neat. It wasn't too scary, but it was fun to be able to go down into areas of the Museum that the public normally can't access. [Smile]

*looks* Well, not the same thing I went to years back, but they do have special Halloween events. Could be fun.

Posted by xnera (Member # 187) on :

Oh, and I would LOVE to see Spamalot! I think Julie and Dan are already going, but I don't know when.

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

That ghost tour sounds like fun, but it's a bit pricy, and it's sold out on the night of the 30th. Hmmm...

Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :

Well. You should come up when you can see the most people and when it is best for you, but keep in mind that Madison and the adorable Sophie are only about 2.5 to 3 hours away from Chicago. [Smile]

Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :

I was supposed to e-mail you?? [Confused]

Who knew??

You mentioned you might make a trip, but then didn't say anything more.

And the e-mail I have for you is Yahoo -- and I thought you said you can't get to your Yahoo account any more......

[Cry]

FG

[ October 22, 2004, 04:45 PM: Message edited by: Farmgirl ]

Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :

Yeah, like you couldn't have come in August...

[Roll Eyes]

Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :

yeah I'm leaving within the hour to go down to purdue and then on to bloomington.

AJ

Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :

Man, it's going to be quiet on the 'rack this weekend.

Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :

Where are you driving from? Or more to the point, what route are you taking?

Hobbes [Smile]

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

Hobbes, I'll be coming via I70-->I465 N-->I65 N-->I90.

Farmgirl, I'm sorry, you must not have seen my post. In some earlier thread I asked you to email me with when you were going to be in Chicago, and when you'd have free time there, and stuff like that.

You're right in thinking that I don't really have access to my Yahoo mail anymore. Happily, though, Mike set me up with a SakeRiver email account, access to which my work hasn't blocked. You can email me at Noemon at Sakeriver dot com.

Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :

*Farmgirl puts it in her gmail address book*