Cool, yellow, that's a pretty good deal.

I guess Supple is still waiting for her friend to get back to her about the rooms.

I really don't care where I stay.

ok so toaster and his girl got my 2nd room.. if anyone needs a room oberon and I will share. We're checking in the 16th and leaving the 19th.

Supple and Carno, if you need a room, dont worry... we can squeeze you in...

I finally booked my flight! Thankfully, I had enough frequent flyer miles to do the job. I'll be arriving at O'Hare on Thursday 3/16 at 10am and leaving on Monday 3/20 at 5:30pm.

Yellowchef, I much appreciate the share offer. It's pretty likely that I'll take you up on it because I hear the hotels are pretty full that weekend, but I do still have to wait on my roommate's efforts because she's already done a lot of asking around for me. In the event that I do get a room, I'll gladly take our friend Carno off your hands. :p (I'd have an extra bed anyway.)

Shit... this is going to be huge.

I so want to be there...

Yes, it is going to be huge. I'm glad I'm going to be here. :) but now for the planning.....

I'm going to be making reservations this week for Rock Bottom so I'll post the time when I get it. It's going to be Saturday night. I was thinking of meeting around 5 there. If this time doesn't work, let me know.

Also, I believe that on Friday, March 17, we're going to dinner at Giordano's on the corner of Rush and Superior. This will probably be around 7 and I'll try to make a reservation there but would need to know a general number.

I know that jj and I, spec, secretmethod, onodrim, sweetpea and her husband, and konichwaneko. I know that Supplecow and Toaster and yellowchef and others will be in town. You can send me a pm if you want to meet us for dinner. :)

Awesome group we have. This is going to be a lot of fun.

Shame you can't be here Char, would've been cool to meet you.

Is there any possible way for you to make it because - and I mean this in the most heterosexual manner possible - you're one of the TFPers I look forward to meeting.

Maybe it's because we're meteorological siblings.... :p

I was hoping for a BATTLE ROYALE.

There can be only ONE!!!

Ok SC, Oberon and I will share with you..

Toaster, the rooms are reserved, you may or may not have a king, but you have a ROOM to sleep in lol. Checking in sometime on the 17th..... preferably after 3pm. I will NEED TO KNOW when you plan to arrive because I have to check you in.... otherwise youre payin $179.99 a night lol

When it gets closer hit me up via pm and Ill get you my number.

Okay, thanks sweetie.

I'm going to have to second spec. here... this is indeed going to be a lot of fun :) what a fantastic group of people!!

And i am also disappointed about not going to meet you Char :/ Always a next time though :icare:

sweetpea

Yeah, you got a king.. you little devil toaster...

I am so jealous I could cry!

But at least *I* have met Charlatan. *looks smug* I want a phone call sometime during this whole extravaganza, I mean it!!

Of course I did. God loves me.

yeah yeah... im putting you in the basement...

Okay, so that hotel thing is out of the question for me now because Ty has other things to worry about and they were looking all booked up anyway. I'm going to need to crowd your room, yellowchef. :D

Don't mind me. I'm just a guy.

and carn?

Hey, least we get to share a bed now Oberon ;)

dont mind me, i snore loud enough to wake the dead.

I promised you i would Sultana :icare:

it wouldn't be the same without you via phone babe :D

sweetpea

okay.. did i mention how damn excited i am??? :)
What a FANTASTIC group of people i will get to meet!!

I can't believe it's only in a few days.....

:D :D

sweetpea

Hehe... didn't mean to leave you out, buddy.

Don't mind me, I'm a toss-and-turner. (I had to jump on the bandwagon.) ;)

Oh, just wanted to mention... I broke up with my gf (we are still coming and remain friends), so unless you want to rub the salt in her wounds, you prolly shouldn't bring that up. :)

good to know. i won't bring it up. Glad you're bringing your friend :)

sweetpea

SC does carn need a room?

what about your other days? like I dont know if I can do anything for you on the 19th and 20th.. if Toaster is willing to share, I think hes checking out monday morning and you can get a rollaway..

pm me.. and we'll swap numbers :)

While I don't have a problem with sharing rooms, I can guarantee the friend I'm bringing will have a huge problem with that. :)

I can always book you a room a $179.99 or she can get over it.

its just SC on Sunday night.

Okay, I realize I'm on my own on Sunday night... I figure that I can at least crash with my buddy if I have no other place to go. But Ty just said that something else came up and I might be able to get a room at the downtown hilton for $100 a night. If I can do that, I'll probably get one for Saturday and Sunday.

I think Carno was planning on staying wherever he can (a.k.a. with yellowchef and oberon), but once again, If I get the room, he can use the other bed in my room on Saturday if he needs to. So, chef and oberon, I don't think we'll be too overcrowded on Thursday night. Friday, I might be able to stay with my friend - especially if four people feels like too many.

Lastly, if anybody who already lives in the area wants to do something with me on Thursday during the day (brunch/lunch, the art institute, the zoo, walking around cool parts of the city and bonding with me... :)) please send me a PM so we can hook up! I don't really have anything specific planned until the late dinner with chef (+ friend) & oberon, but I have a list of things I want to see and I would love any company to be had.

EDIT: And Monday, too! If anybody wants to hang out Monday before I leave, let me know!

Okay I sent a PM to yellowchef and she said it's cool for me to crash with yall in her room. I hope yall don't mind.

I'm not sharing my bed with you. ;)

Finally! I have a hotel room on Saturday and Sunday nights. Anyone (a) in a crowded room, (b) who lives farther away than my hotel and needs a place to crash drunk, or (c) who just wants to hang out with me so I don't get lonely is welcome to come stay with me on either of those nights. :) In fact, I encourage it.

As I told SecretMethod yesterday in a PM, I've been lurking this thread for a while now, but I won't be able to make it to the gettogether. I've got a 4-week-old at home and wife that wouldn't hesitate to use the nightstick if she caught me sneeking out to go drinking on a Saturday night. Put that with the fact that I don't think that it's physically possible for me to stay away past about 10:30, and I'm officially out. I hope everyone has a great time. If any of the other hosts are too busy, I'd be happy to share tourists ideas and good places to eat/drink/see cool stuff (hint - the surgical museum on the Inner Drive is pretty gross).

Have fun, and if you get arrested, remember that mentioning the 1968 Democratic National Convention is usually viewed as poor manners by the CPD.

Just fyi for everyone, they're expecting snow tomorrow, and it should be in the mid 30s this weekend.

Goddammit :|

I hate the cold.

*jumps in glee* :D

Supple, does this mean you aren't going to be staying in the Hyatt with us Saturday night?

OK, so dinner is set up...a little bit earlier than what I thought, but we can hang out there for a bit...as long as people are drinking, they won't kick us out...unless we're obnoxious...that's happened to a friend of ours. But anyway....

Rock Bottom at 4:30. They don't do separate bills so for dinner we'll have to split it ourselves. So, cash will be needed.

The website with the address is here: http://www.rockbottom.com/RockBottom...e&SiteID=10000

I'm looking forward to meeting everyone. :D
Hope everyone has a safe trip in.

I LOVE THE COLD... but hell will be had if my flight is delayed. I WANT TO BE ON TIME

and 4 is not too many really...

I know nobody will read this but SC my friend and I will be hitting greektown and Debevics as well as from 3-dinner Im all alone :(

If I have to drive through snow, I'm going to be pissed. :(

Hey hey, I happen to be doing a 2 month work gig in Chicago so I'll be here representing San Francisco! Has a location been decided yet? A time? A specific day? Can I come?

I was staying in Lincoln Park until this morning. Landlord turned out to be a lunatic. So, now I'll be staying at this dumpy airport hotel until my apartment in Gold Coast opens up.

The meetup is this Saturday, March 18...location and time are in post #196 on this page :)