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Reply #1 posted 07/23/08 3:37pm

horatio	visit the McDonalds on North Clark then have a coffee at the Starbucks on W. Wrightwood Ave. The Human Bean & The Vogue of Imitation
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Reply #2 posted 07/23/08 3:37pm

RodeoSchro	Wrigley Field! It's baseball's holiest shrine, IMHO. Does LisaRaye have to bite a bitch? Second Funkiest White Man in America McCain = Bush = Failed policies. NO MORE! WWW.NIGHTRANGER.COM
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Reply #3 posted 07/23/08 3:52pm

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Wrigley and Pizza Uno!

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Reply #4 posted 07/23/08 3:53pm

NDRU

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RodeoSchro said:

Wrigley Field! It's baseball's holiest shrine, IMHO.

Or get some Wrigley's gum! That'd be fun!

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Reply #5 posted 07/23/08 3:54pm

NDRU

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Sears Tower?

Buddy Guy's Legends?

See the enormous projects on the south side.

www.funkmusic.org

Reply #6 posted 07/23/08 4:01pm

horatio	Then take a midnight stroll through Steamworks on N Halsted maybe you'll catch Rushing with his legs in the air The Human Bean & The Vogue of Imitation
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Reply #7 posted 07/23/08 4:03pm

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don't waste time at that lame ass Navy Pier. yawn

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Reply #8 posted 07/23/08 4:11pm

DevotedPuppy

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Check out this recent thread:

http://prince.org/msg/100/274412?&pg=1

My advice:

The Museum of Contemporary Art or the Art Institute.

Also, if you want to go to the top of the John Hancock building don't go to the observation deck, go in the main lobby and tell the guards you want to go for a drink at the Signature Lounge on the 96th floor. Be sure to check out the windows in women's bathroom (if you're female).

I also really like the architectural boat tours if the weather is nice. Chicago is like a 3-D guide to modern architecture.

And vinyl digging on Clark Street. Start just north of Fullerton (HiFi & Dave's) and work your way north to Reckless at Belmont and Broadway(?).

If you will be there on the last Sunday of the month, you must go to Prince night at Berlin Night Club!

I agree, skip Navy Pier--there's nothing there. It's nothing more than a bunch of crappy "mall" kiosks that sell junk--dreamcatchers and figurines and shit. And there are all sorts of damn kids running around everywhere because I think the Children's Museum is somewhere around there. Plus it's sort of out of the way to get to (unless you take the Chicago Ave bus?). Even the ferris wheel is overrated. My ex- and I went on it a long time ago (when I first moved to Chicago) and it only went around once and that was the entire ride.

If you want a nice view of Lake Michigan, go to North Avenue Beach--at least there is a bar on the top of that boat house, or try Oak Street (although that's a bit too pretentious for me), or just north of Diversy Harbor---no bars or anything at Diversy, but you can sit on a little overlook and see downtown Chicago.

Read my cousin's graphic novels, The Changers.

"Your presence and dry wit are appealing in a mysterious way."

Reply #9 posted 07/23/08 6:04pm

RodeoSchro

NDRU said:

RodeoSchro said:

Wrigley Field! It's baseball's holiest shrine, IMHO.

Or get some Wrigley's gum! That'd be fun!

Hey - maybe Night Ranger will be in town. Now THAT would make a good vacation a GREAT vacation!

Does LisaRaye have to bite a bitch?

Second Funkiest White Man in America

McCain = Bush = Failed policies. NO MORE!

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Reply #10 posted 07/23/08 6:06pm

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NDRU said:

RodeoSchro said:

Wrigley Field! It's baseball's holiest shrine, IMHO.

Or get some Wrigley's gum! That'd be fun!

omg they even have that here!!! and all this time I COULD HAVE BEEN HAVING FUN pissed

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Reply #11 posted 07/23/08 6:07pm

ZombieKitten

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horatio said:

Then take a midnight stroll through Steamworks on N Halsted
maybe you'll catch Rushing with his legs in the air

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Reply #12 posted 07/23/08 6:17pm

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Sdldawn said:

never been..

give me tips on whats to see and do here

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NO.FUCKING.WAY!!!!!

excited

Can I take you to dinner?

that video is a lifetime supply of vitamin gay.--Anx.
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Reply #13 posted 07/23/08 6:30pm

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NDRU said:

Sears Tower?

Buddy Guy's Legends?

See the enormous projects on the south side.

Sears Tower is boring. Buddy Guy's is awesome. see it before it closes for good. DO NOT GO TO THE PROJECTS ON THE SOUTH SIDE. lol

When are you coming? If it's this weekend, there is Prince night and Parliament Funkadelic is playing Saturday night.

that video is a lifetime supply of vitamin gay.--Anx.
Thank you Father, for alcinas.

Reply #14 posted 07/23/08 6:31pm

INSATIABLE

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Stymie said:

Sears Tower is boring.

Yes, it is. And scary. boxed

"Hey, can you come and identify this bucket of your brother?"

Reply #15 posted 07/23/08 6:33pm

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INSATIABLE said:

Stymie said:

Sears Tower is boring.

Yes, it is. And scary. boxed

Hello beautiful. mushy

that video is a lifetime supply of vitamin gay.--Anx.
Thank you Father, for alcinas.

Reply #16 posted 07/23/08 6:40pm

INSATIABLE

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Stymie said:

INSATIABLE said:

Yes, it is. And scary. boxed

Hello beautiful. mushy

Hello my brown-eyed girl. batting eyes

Sdldawn, just brace yourself for humidity. dead

You should have seen me last year. Walking along the lake to the museum and aquarium clutching my inhaler. lol

"Hey, can you come and identify this bucket of your brother?"

Reply #17 posted 07/23/08 6:44pm

DevotedPuppy

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Stymie said:

When are you coming? If it's this weekend, there is Prince night and Parliament Funkadelic is playing Saturday night.

I miss Prince night so much!!!

pout

Read my cousin's graphic novels, The Changers.

"Your presence and dry wit are appealing in a mysterious way."

Reply #18 posted 07/23/08 6:48pm

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DevotedPuppy said:

Stymie said:

When are you coming? If it's this weekend, there is Prince night and Parliament Funkadelic is playing Saturday night.

I miss Prince night so much!!!

pout

They didn't have one last month so I am just fiending for Sunday. excited

that video is a lifetime supply of vitamin gay.--Anx.
Thank you Father, for alcinas.

Reply #19 posted 07/23/08 11:26pm

Sdldawn

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Stymie said:

NDRU said:

Sears Tower?

Buddy Guy's Legends?

See the enormous projects on the south side.

Sears Tower is boring. Buddy Guy's is awesome. see it before it closes for good. DO NOT GO TO THE PROJECTS ON THE SOUTH SIDE. lol

When are you coming? If it's this weekend, there is Prince night and Parliament Funkadelic is playing Saturday night.

In august i will be

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Reply #20 posted 07/24/08 1:00am

rushing07

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I'd recommend Hancock Tower at night but it can be crowded at this time of the year.

Don't make me get over...

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Reply #21 posted 07/24/08 1:53am

SoulAlive

NDRU said:

Buddy Guy's Legends?

When I visited Chicago in 2004,Stymie and I ate here.The food is AMAZING,the music is too.I can't wait to go here again!!

Reply #22 posted 07/24/08 1:55am

SoulAlive

Stymie said:

Buddy Guy's Legends is awesome. see it before it closes for good.

is it really closing?!

Reply #23 posted 07/24/08 5:53am

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SoulAlive said:

Stymie said:

Buddy Guy's Legends is awesome. see it before it closes for good.

is it really closing?!

The last I heard, he was looking for a new location. The spot it is in now has so much history so whereever he goes, it won't be the same. sad

that video is a lifetime supply of vitamin gay.--Anx.
Thank you Father, for alcinas.

Reply #24 posted 07/24/08 6:02am

SoulAlive

Stymie said:

SoulAlive said:

is it really closing?!

The last I heard, he was looking for a new location. The spot it is in now has so much history so whereever he goes, it won't be the same. sad

I like the spot it's in now....on that corner.

Reply #25 posted 07/24/08 6:07am

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DevotedPuppy said:

My advice:

...the Art Institute.

Also on the museum front, do check out the Field Museum. A lot of fun.

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Reply #26 posted 07/24/08 6:17am

CarrieMpls

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A week from RIGHT NOW I'll be in Chicago.

yay!

Reply #27 posted 07/24/08 6:17am

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RipHer2Shreds said:

DevotedPuppy said:

My advice:

...the Art Institute.

Also on the museum front, do check out the Field Museum. A lot of fun.

If Steve wants to do museums, he can visit the museum campus and see The Fiels Museum, Adler Planetarium and Shedd Aquarium all within walking distance.

that video is a lifetime supply of vitamin gay.--Anx.
Thank you Father, for alcinas.

Reply #28 posted 07/24/08 6:19am

RipHer2Shreds

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Stymie said:

RipHer2Shreds said:

Also on the museum front, do check out the Field Museum. A lot of fun.

If Steve wants to do museums, he can visit the museum campus and see The Fiels Museum, Adler Planetarium and Shedd Aquarium all within walking distance.

I've never done the planetarium but I was bored by the fish place. lol

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Dorothy: Awww, your first kiss was in the rain...
Blanche: No, it was in the shower.

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Reply #29 posted 07/24/08 6:22am

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I"m happy to hear positive responses to the Art Institute. I get in at 6:30am next Thursday and I believe it's walking distance from my hotel. If I can't get an early check-in I'm going to have HOURS to kill. I was thinking about maybe stopping by, now I'll put it on my definite list, whether I get the early check-in or not!