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ScarySquirrel

04-23-2009, 09:39 AM

Go to Ian's Pizza... they serve stuff like pizza with macaroni & cheese on it and a bunch of other deliciously evil flavor combinations.

3463 N Clark St.
(773) 525-4580

I'll also back up Ed DeBevic's. It's tourist-y, but I always enjoy myself there. It's themed like a '50s diner and the servers there put on an act where they're somewhat rude... but not enough to make you leave. It sounds odd to want to be treated rudely... but it's part of the fun. Like I said, tourist-y.

640 N Wells St.
(312) 664-1707

I also enjoy the Billy Goat Tavern. To me it;s like a legit time-machine to an old school Chicago. Food is pretty decent and very basic - in a good way. Servers here have a good attitude and are pretty awesome in a genuine sort of way. I also guess there was some SNL skit about this place... I can't recall ever seeing it though. I like it here though.

430 N Michigan Ave.
(312) 222-1525

Just a couple suggestions... hope you like 'em (if you check any of them out)!

Praying Mantis

04-23-2009, 10:50 AM

Keep the suggestions coming. Everything sounds cool. We just booked a tour of Wrigley in addition to the game we are going to. Keep the bar list coming.

beastiegirrl101

04-23-2009, 12:41 PM

Hey! I'll be at the August 11th Cubbies game as well...night games in the summer are the best. Where are your seats? Do you have tickets or are you planning to scalp? We are in the bleachers.

DW gave you some pretty good suggestions, touresty though.

try Metromix Chicago (www.metromix.com)

Scary Squirrl, when are YOU in the Chi??

NoFenders

04-23-2009, 01:18 PM

Before and after the games you'll be fine right on Clark St. You can walk south from the park and hit just about any type of place to eat. Same for the bars. There's quite a variety. You have to drink a beer at Murphy's and Cubby Bear for old time sakes, and it's a good time at any of the bars on the north side of Addison for baseball fans. They'll be very crowded. A friend of mine has a place called RawBar right next to Metro. He has the best crawfish soup you'll ever eat anywhere. You can get a bowl of that, some bread, and a beer for like 7$ right at the bar.

Around your Hotel, there's mad shopping for anything you want, and there's a lot of hotel type places to eat and drink. Most of them are very pricey. Not too far from your place (walking distance) is Rush and Division. There's always a party going on there (a bit touristy).

Wicker Park is where you want to cab it to. Lots-O-Fun. Party all night with some good fun people.

You'll have a good time.

YoungRemy

04-23-2009, 01:22 PM

I'll be there from Aug 6-11 for Palooza and some general Chicago Tomfoolery

ScarySquirrel

04-23-2009, 01:27 PM

Scary Squirrl, when are YOU in the Chi??
Randomly here and there. When I lived in Grand Rapids, MI (and I may be moving back over there...) it wasn't uncommon to just up and decide to drive down/over for a day. It's about equidistant to Detroit, so we figured we'd go to the cooler of the two cities.

I've also been several times as a kid on family trips. It's a fun city that is within driving distance, so why not, eh?

DipDipDive

04-23-2009, 01:33 PM

Downtown:

Ed Debevic's

Hardrock Cafe

Rainforest Cafe

Rock'n'Roll McDonalds

Nike Store

Millenium Park

Navy Pier

Wrigleyville:

John Barleycorn

Goose Island

Taco Bell

HA.

Clarke's on Belmont. Delicious breakfast num nums in a cool neighborhood.

Golden Nugget. 24-hour divey restaurant with the best potato pancakes I've ever had in my life.

Gene & Jude's. Best hot dogs in the Chicagoland area, if you ask me. Not in Chicago proper, in River Grove pretty close to O'Hare. Worth the trip.

Billy Goat Tavern/Grill. BEST CHEESBURGERS IN THE WORLD. I mean that with all seriousness. Also a piece of touristy Chicago history, which natives may consider annoying. I think it's a fun place to go.

There's a fucking amazing Mexican restaurant in Des Plaines, also relatively close to O'Hare, called El Mexico. To this day, I have never tasted a more heavenly enchilada.

Also, eat Lou Malnati's pizza. Others may tell you to go for Giordano's or Uno's/Due's. Don't listen.

YoungRemy

04-23-2009, 01:35 PM

say, is Demon Dogs still around? I used to love that joint with all the rock memorabilia. I heard it was owned by the guys in the band Chicago?

DipDipDive

04-23-2009, 01:40 PM

P.S. Fuck the Cubs. Go to a White Sox game.

I also highly recommend you hit up the Art Institute. The Chicago History Museum is pretty rad, too.

Fan with a fan

04-23-2009, 01:59 PM

Go to Reggie's! great sweaty little venue. you might see their monstrous school dragon bus - get on it.

Check the schedule for the Riveria, too. marvelous dank art deco dive. beware the bathroom.

it will be sticky weather.

best!

skinnybutphat

04-23-2009, 02:06 PM

P.S. Fuck the Cubs. Go to a White Sox game.

word.

Agree on Billy Goat & Gene & Judes, I'm not a dog guy but they have the best fries.

Check out the improv olympic right down the street from that dump wrigley.
Farly, Mike Myers, Vince Vaughn and others have graced the stage. Free show Saturdays at midnight.

I want a full report on how much you dislike Cub fans after going to the game.

Go Phils

beastiegirrl101

04-23-2009, 02:12 PM

Gene & Jude's. Best hot dogs in the Chicagoland area, if you ask me.

STFU

Can't believe you just said that. My P's live not too far from there and that's where I grew up getting my dogs. ...there and Wrigley were the only places I would eat a hot dog when I was still eating the meats.

Fan with a fan

04-23-2009, 02:13 PM

For god's sake - move over!
PJ Harvey (http://smr.mm.ticketmaster.com/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTE3NjIzJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD0yMjI4MyZkY XRhYmFzZWlkPURBVEFCQVNFSUQmc2VyaWFsPTEyMzE1NTA1ODc mZW1haWxpZD1ib25pdGFhcHBsZWJhdW04MDFAaG90bWFpbC5jb 20mdXNlcmlkPTc5Mzc5MDQ4NyZleHRyYT0mJiZodHRwOi8vcGp oYXJ2ZXkubHVjaWR3ZWJzLmNvLnVrLw==) & John Parish (http://smr.mm.ticketmaster.com/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTE3NjIzJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD0yMjI4MyZkY XRhYmFzZWlkPURBVEFCQVNFSUQmc2VyaWFsPTEyMzE1NTA1ODc mZW1haWxpZD1ib25pdGFhcHBsZWJhdW04MDFAaG90bWFpbC5jb 20mdXNlcmlkPTc5Mzc5MDQ4NyZleHRyYT0mJiZodHRwOi8vd3d 3LmpvaG5wYXJpc2guY29tLw==)
Friday, June 12
Riviera Theatre

uncertain if this is among your dates am so damn excited for you now

beastiegirrl101

04-23-2009, 02:14 PM

say, is Demon Dogs still around? I used to love that joint with all the rock memorabilia. I heard it was owned by the guys in the band Chicago?

Demon Dogs is gone....is closed down because the CTA took over.

Fan with a fan

04-23-2009, 02:17 PM

And here - canna recall the name of the hole in the wall i went to after seeing the cubbies win the last game of the season on fan appreciation night.
but these at least give you the flavor - what am getting at is that it is a good crustacean city:

Here are two old threads on Chicago shrimp shacks. The first one is from 2001 and the second one (linked below) is from last Spring. In both, I think that you get a sense of amazement at the rediscovery of a long-forgotten aspect of our foodways. From these pioneering discussions, I think it is apparent that these fish/shrimp shacks (specially those located right on the Chicago River) are an important but totally unknown and neglected part of Chicago eating and food culture.

http://www.chowhound.com/midwest/boards/chicago1/messages/3845.html

http://www.chowhound.com/midwest/boards/chicago4/messages/25173.html

NoFenders

04-23-2009, 02:17 PM

HA.

Clarke's on Belmont. Delicious breakfast num nums in a cool neighborhood.

Golden Nugget. 24-hour divey restaurant with the best potato pancakes I've ever had in my life.

Gene & Jude's. Best hot dogs in the Chicagoland area, if you ask me. Not in Chicago proper, in River Grove pretty close to O'Hare. Worth the trip.

Billy Goat Tavern/Grill. BEST CHEESBURGERS IN THE WORLD. I mean that with all seriousness. Also a piece of touristy Chicago history, which natives may consider annoying. I think it's a fun place to go.

There's a fucking amazing Mexican restaurant in Des Plaines, also relatively close to O'Hare, called El Mexico. To this day, I have never tasted a more heavenly enchilada.

Also, eat Lou Malnati's pizza. Others may tell you to go for Giordano's or Uno's/Due's. Don't listen.

Golden Nugget is the same as the five or six other Golden Empire spots to eat around town. They are good.

Gene & Jude's is good, but far. A good hot dog can be found just about anywhere you see a Vienna sign in the window. Weiners Circle is on your way from the hotel to the game. It's on Clark, like 2600. Been there forever. Good stuff.

BillyGoat ahas gotten bad. It was good (when I was 8) but sad to say, it's no longer the burger it used to be. The best burger in town now belongs to KumasCorner. It's the best, seriously, the best.2900 W Belmont.

Good Mexican can be found all over Chicagoland. Arturos on Western Ave is my current fav.

Lou does have some good pie. The best pizza places are in the burbs, as Lou's is. Due is good though! The best pizza in the city (as far as I'm concerned) is MyPie. On Clark and Fullerton. They have a salad bar too. Pizza,salad bar, and a pitcher of beer is very cheap, and very good.

I'm starving now!

Skylark on Halsted has great food, and good people too. FYI

beastiegirrl101

04-23-2009, 02:22 PM

Skinny and DDD do you remember the Thirsty Whale?

Skinny...I'll scoop DW and let's meet for drinks at the Hala Kahiki.

Echewta

04-23-2009, 02:27 PM

Eat and watch a boring sport? Is that all there is to do in Chicago?

NoFenders

04-23-2009, 02:29 PM

Been to many a show at the Thirsty Whale. (y)

skinnybutphat

04-23-2009, 02:30 PM

Skinny and DDD do you remember the Thirsty Whale?

Skinny...I'll scoop DW and let's meet for drinks at the Hala Kahiki.

I never made it there, it seemed like washed up hair bands were always playing.
I remember my buddy trying to talk me in to a Vanilla Ice show there after he re-invented himself in the late 90s.

I tried to order pizza from Mangia's a few weeks ago and it was closed.

: (

NoFenders

04-23-2009, 02:31 PM

Eat and watch a boring sport? Is that all there is to do in Chicago?

Yeah, that's all we do here.

NoFenders

04-23-2009, 02:32 PM

I never made it there, it seemed like washed up hair bands were always playing.
I remember my buddy trying to talk me in to a Vanilla Ice show there after he re-invented himself in the late 90s.

I tried to order pizza from Mangia's a few weeks ago and it was closed.

: (

It was mostly hair bands at Thirsty Whale. Once in a while you'd get some harcore though.

skinnybutphat

04-23-2009, 02:37 PM

Eat and watch a boring sport? Is that all there is to do in Chicago?

We have had some pretty amazing serial killers too you know.
Clowns and what not.

Praying Mantis

04-23-2009, 03:34 PM

Praying Mantis

04-23-2009, 03:36 PM

P.S. Fuck the Cubs. Go to a White Sox game.

I also highly recommend you hit up the Art Institute. The Chicago History Museum is pretty rad, too.

One of the reasons we are going to cubs and not White Sox is we are all from Philly and die hard Philly fans.

NoFenders

04-23-2009, 03:39 PM

Bleachers have turned into a college drunk fest. There's not as many real baseball fans as there used to be in those seats. Now I'm sure Beastiegirrl watches all of the game and rarely misses a beat, but for the most part, the true bleacher bum has left long ago. It's also roasting hot in August. There's really not a bad seat in the park anyway. I can get ya rooftop for a game if interested. Usually 125$ will get ya all you can eat and drink. Good selection of drink, and some very good food. Indoor bar and plasma tvs as well. Fairly cheap for a great place to watch a game.

NoFenders

04-23-2009, 03:40 PM

One of the reasons we are going to cubs and not White Sox is we are all from Philly and die hard Philly fans.

Sox rule in my book, but as far as neighborhood good times, Wrigley is where it's at.

beastiegirrl101

04-23-2009, 04:06 PM

. Now I'm sure Beastiegirrl watches all of the game and rarely misses a beat,

oh no, I'm a typical Cubs fan...I couldn't tell you any of the players names.

NoFenders

04-23-2009, 04:08 PM

lol

As long as you enjoy yourself. That's all that matters in the long run.

I bet you know more than you think you know anyways.

DipDipDive

04-23-2009, 07:43 PM

One of the reasons we are going to cubs and not White Sox is we are all from Philly and die hard Philly fans.

Fair enough. Wrigley might be the most overrated tourist destination on Earth and Cubs fans are dicks (mostly). I'm looking forward to your feedback, but be warned that if you disagree, you can say goodbye to your kneecaps.

BillyGoat ahas gotten bad. It was good (when I was 8) but sad to say, it's no longer the burger it used to be. The best burger in town now belongs to KumasCorner. It's the best, seriously, the best.2900 W Belmont.

This makes me :(. I haven't been there in at least 10 years. Bummer.

Nata, I never made it to Thirsty Whale as I was just a wee yougin' when I was still living in the Chi. And yes, big up to G & J's.

Hi, skinny! :)

Fuck off, Echewta.

ScarySquirrel

04-23-2009, 09:06 PM

I also highly recommend you hit up the Art Institute. The Chicago History Museum is pretty rad, too.
Big time co-sign. Also, with the art institute you can go on one day (I think it's Tuesdays...) and it's only "donation" to get in - no usual entry fee. Which, for me, means FREE.

Yeah, I'm that guy.

-T-

04-23-2009, 10:33 PM

I will be in the area July 11th and 12th attending HIN and August 1st for the D1 GP. Maybe a random weekend sometime, i'm only 3 hours away.

Dorothy Wood

04-23-2009, 10:50 PM

Echewta

04-23-2009, 11:46 PM

Sorry, baseball, no matter what the city, is overrated. I can sit at a baseball game and never watch it compared to a hockey game that draws you in. "Oh, the guy got a homerun, thats awesome. Anyways, I was knitting a sweater and then i thought, oh, i should add a hoodie."

Plus sox? Really? What the hell is a sox?

DipDipDive

04-23-2009, 11:52 PM

You know nothing. Except about knitting, obviously, a skill I'm sure you acquired out of thrifty necessity during the Depression.

Echewta

04-23-2009, 11:54 PM

I'm going to kick your ass after 6:00 p.m. which is when Norms ends their early bird special.

Dorothy Wood

04-23-2009, 11:55 PM

well, they were originally the white stockings, if that makes you feel any better.

I'm going to my first sox game in a couple of weeks. hip hip hooray! I hate baseball, but I like my friends and I like beer.

Echewta

04-24-2009, 12:00 AM

It doesn't make me feel any better at all except that it sound pretty fairy like.

DipDipDive

04-24-2009, 12:07 AM

At least their team name doesn't make a lofty claim straight out the gate. You favor a team called the Kings. What exactly are they the Kings of? Subpar divisional ranking?

Echewta

04-24-2009, 12:09 AM

Bottom of the rankings, if you please. At least they dont stand around spitt'n macho SUNflower seeds, scratching their nuts, and waiting for their turn at bat after 8 other square pegs.

DipDipDive

04-24-2009, 12:10 AM

Something tells me hockey players, too, scratch their nuts. Just a hunch.

Echewta

04-24-2009, 12:14 AM

Nope. To busy playing a game, being tough, and punching the other team in the face.

Dorothy Wood

04-24-2009, 12:24 AM

go wings!

Echewta

04-24-2009, 12:33 AM

Red Wings. That makes more sence than White Sox, right?

Dorothy Wood

04-24-2009, 12:46 AM

echewta, I thought you liked olde tymey things. white sox is an olde tymey thing. like soda fountains and trolleys and the jitterbug.

totally awesome:

No one can tell me what exactly a Red Wing is, or why the symbol for the Detroit Red Wings is a tire with wings. Does this creature even exist in the wild?
- Pamela, Forest Hills, NY

Good guess, Pamela. The team is named for the Michigan warbling red wing, a bird known for its distinctive spoked wheels and common to the subdivisions of Detroit.
Just kidding. The winged wheel logo was actually borrowed from a cycling club in Montreal. Here's how it happened.
Detroit was awarded an NHL franchise in 1926, and the owners stocked their team by purchasing the roster of the Victoria Cougars of the Western Hockey League. The team was known as the Detroit Cougars for a couple of years, then the Falcons. They did not win often under either name.
In 1932, a millionaire named James Norris bought the team. Here's the rest of the story, as told by Bob Duff in his Detroit Red Wings article in Total Hockey: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Hockey League:
"Norris had been a member of the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association, a sporting club with cycling roots. The MAAA's teams were known by their club emblem and these Winged Wheelers were the first winners of the Stanley Cup in 1893. Norris decided that a version of their logo was perfect for a team playing in the Motor City and on October 5, 1932 the club was renamed the Red Wings."

Coincidence or not, the new name and logo marked a turnaround in the team's fortunes. The Detroit Red Wings made the playoffs in their first season, and won their first Stanley Cup in 1936.

NoFenders

04-24-2009, 10:43 AM

You should send that post to Cubs management. ;-)

Good on you for the old timey things. (y)

Fern

04-24-2009, 11:04 AM

[QUOTE=NoFenders;1664448]Rush and DivisionQUOTE]

I went to Rosebud over there when I was in town last month. Fucking unbelievable. We went 2 days in a row.

Don't call Fenders, he dont call back

NoFenders

04-24-2009, 11:10 AM

HEY!

:confused:

hardnox71

04-24-2009, 12:05 PM

I also enjoy the Billy Goat Tavern. I also guess there was some SNL skit about this place... I can't recall ever seeing it though. I like it here though.

430 N Michigan Ave.
(312) 222-1525

I still think it's a great place. The story, from what I understand, is that John and Jim Belushi's uncle used to own the joint and they would work there as kids in the summertime.

Also, eat Lou Malnati's pizza. Others may tell you to go for Giordano's or Uno's/Due's. Don't listen.

Sorry, Dip, but Lou Malnati's tastes like hot garbage. Look, go to a place called Chicago Pizza. It's on Sheffield about three blocks south of Belmont. I promise you won't be sorry.

The best pizza in the city (as far as I'm concerned) is MyPie. On Clark and Fullerton. They have a salad bar too. Pizza,salad bar, and a pitcher of beer is very cheap, and very good.

I loved MyPie. I used to spend Saturday afternoons there with my daughter watching her make a mess of the food (she was two). I walked by there last summer and noticed they had closed their doors. It was kind of like a kick in the stomach.

Sox rule in my book, but as far as neighborhood good times, Wrigley is where it's at.

I have to agree. I love the Sox to death but......

leave Wrigley and get drunk

leave Comisky and get shot.

It's a no brainer.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-gingerman-tavern-chicago

HA!! I remember this place. I left here drunk off my ass one night about ten years ago and got into a fight with a cab driver when he tried to give me one dollar change for a twenty dollar bill for a five minute cab ride. Fucker thought he was slick.

**edit**

While you are hereyou have to try something called an "Italian Beef". But you have to get it here. You won't find them anywhere else. The best place to go for that is http://www.clarkstdog.com/

NoFenders

04-24-2009, 12:08 PM

My Pie can't be closed. I was just there last fall. Fuck! That would suck if it is though...

And yes, Chicago Pizza is good as well.

hardnox71

04-24-2009, 12:21 PM

My Pie can't be closed. I was just there last fall. Fuck! That would suck if it is though...

And yes, Chicago Pizza is good as well.

I haven't been out that way since last summer but I specifically remember seeing a sign that said "Thank You Lincoln Park for so many great years..... blah, blah, blah". I stood there in the middle of the sidewalk and was actually kind of sad. When I would pick my daughter up from her mother every Saturday, MyPie was our little ritual. She loved it.

DipDipDive

04-24-2009, 12:55 PM

I have to agree. I love the Sox to death but......

leave Wrigley and get drunk

leave Comisky and get shot.

It's a no brainer.

Dude whatever. I've been to Comiskey hundreds of times in my life and I've never encountered any problems, much less been shot.

NoFenders

04-24-2009, 01:03 PM

I grew up right in that neighborhood. It's not the best. It's nothing like Wrigleyville.

Praying Mantis

04-24-2009, 01:26 PM

FYI, my list was of good places to poop.

ahh, well, seeing as I don't really know what you're all about, it's hard to suggest anything really specific. although, I will say that if you're in wrigleyville and you aren't a douchebag frat boy, you'll probably have a good time at The Gingerman Tavern.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-gingerman-tavern-chicago

also, go to the beach! (but make sure you take a shower afterward)

Not a douchebag frat boy. but will check it out. All of us going are married 34 y/olds. Just looking to road trip and get away for a little bit.

PS remember that this thread is about me not ChiSox Cubbie fans. I will say that any team that hasnt won a world series in a looooong time really shouldnt be allowed to any type of bragging.

GO PHILS!!!

DipDipDive

04-24-2009, 01:27 PM

I grew up right in that neighborhood. It's not the best. It's nothing like Wrigleyville.

Of course it's not like Wrigleyville and I know it's not the best neighborhood. That doesn't mean you can't go to a Sox game without feeling like your life is in danger. Give me a break.

hardnox71

04-24-2009, 02:17 PM

Dude whatever. I've been to Comiskey hundreds of times in my life and I've never encountered any problems, much less been shot.

Of course it's not like Wrigleyville and I know it's not the best neighborhood. That doesn't mean you can't go to a Sox game without feeling like your life is in danger. Give me a break.

I was exaggerating, Dip.

Relax. Breath. It's gonna be alright. Wanna talk about it?

It was a joke, sort of. I do remember leaving a Sox game once and hearing gun shots ringing in the neighboring blocks. But you can get that anywhere in the city. There is nothing wrong with Bridgeport. In fact, I used to hang out in a bar called The Show right on the corner of 35th and Halsted before they tore it down.

Now, if you cross the Dan Ryan you will definitely be in for an interesting evening!!

skinnybutphat

04-24-2009, 03:25 PM

Dude whatever. I've been to Comiskey hundreds of times in my life and I've never encountered any problems, much less been shot.

What up DDD

I have some good Sox related photos I'll post when I have the time.

FACT: Last baseball game related shooting occurred in front of the Cubby Bear outside Wrigley. I'm sure there are many more arrests outside Wrigley because of the high ass-clown cub fan to human ratio.

NoFenders

04-24-2009, 03:39 PM

Of course it's not like Wrigleyville and I know it's not the best neighborhood. That doesn't mean you can't go to a Sox game without feeling like your life is in danger. Give me a break.

Not at all. You just don't really want to wander around after a night game.

NoFenders

04-24-2009, 03:49 PM

What up DDD

I have some good Sox related photos I'll post when I have the time.

FACT: Last baseball game related shooting occurred in front of the Cubby Bear outside Wrigley. I'm sure there are many more arrests outside Wrigley because of the high ass-clown cub fan to human ratio.

It's not the fans, it's the residents. The residents near Addison are (for the most part) artsy fartsy. Not that there's anything wrong with that. ;-)

Anyway, have a great trip Mantis! Let me know if you need anything.

(y)

DipDipDive

04-24-2009, 05:05 PM

I was exaggerating, Dip.

Relax. Breath. It's gonna be alright. Wanna talk about it?

It was a joke, sort of. I do remember leaving a Sox game once and hearing gun shots ringing in the neighboring blocks. But you can get that anywhere in the city. There is nothing wrong with Bridgeport. In fact, I used to hang out in a bar called The Show right on the corner of 35th and Halsted before they tore it down.

Now, if you cross the Dan Ryan you will definitely be in for an interesting evening!!

I realize you were just joking, but even still, it's that kind of banter (from Sox fans AND Cubs fans alike) that will cause Comiskey to maintain its bad reputation. It's even less forgivable for a Sox fan to encourage people to be fearful of that neighborhood. Knock that shit off, son!

NoFenders

04-24-2009, 05:33 PM

Just lookin out for the peeps yo!

Not saying don't go there you'll get shot. Just sayin Wrigley is a better park. I think any real baseball fan (not that I am one) would say the same after the old Comiskey was knocked down, along with most of the after game fun. The place isn't the same at all.

I go all the time though. I just don't roam the streets after a game like I used to.

DipDipDive

04-24-2009, 05:53 PM

Real baseball fans (and I am one) enjoy the company of other real baseball fans, the ratio of which is minimal at Wrigley. Also, the food there sucks and the whole place smells like piss. I don't believe the hype. Never have, never will.

Praying Mantis

04-24-2009, 08:53 PM

I will say I am more a ChiSox fan over a Cubs fan. 2 reasons...Jim Thome, former Philly amd one of the classiest acts in baseball and (2) Im a big fan historian of the game and a good majority of the "Black Sox" got screwed. Shoeless Joe and Buck Weaver played out of their minds in that series.

DipDipDive

04-25-2009, 01:24 AM

I am pleased you will be favoring the Cubs' opponent. I like the Phillies. And I like Philly. (y)

Dorothy Wood

04-25-2009, 01:46 AM

It's not the fans, it's the residents. The residents near Addison are (for the most part) artsy fartsy. Not that there's anything wrong with that. ;-)

Anyway, have a great trip Mantis! Let me know if you need anything.

(y)

wait...by "artsy fartsy", do you mean....gay?

some facts for out-of-towners:

wrigleyville is located within the neighborhood called Lakeview. Lakeview also contains "boystown", which is like a two mile strip of Halsted and gay as the day is long. the neighborhood also has a long history of being an area where "punks" hang out. along belmont at least. but it's basically where teenagers in tight black pants from the suburbs come to hang out and shop these days.

honestly, it's too expensive for actual "arty" people to live there, but there is an abundance of affordable studio apartments, so sometimes young people and a whole heck of a lot of transplants live there.

however, the area is very yuppie as a whole.

anyway, it's definitely an interesting area. parking is hell, but there's a lot to do and there's a lot of weirdos walking around mixed in with wives who don't have to work and shop all day. I spend 40 hours a week in that neighborhood and my hate to love ratio is at about 30/70.

Praying Mantis

04-26-2009, 06:43 PM

Hotel confirmed, tickets confirmed. Cant wait.

NoFenders

04-28-2009, 11:53 AM

wait...by "artsy fartsy", do you mean....gay?

where teenagers in tight black pants from the suburbs come to hang out and shop these days.

there is an abundance of affordable studio apartments, so sometimes young people and a whole heck of a lot of transplants live there.

however, the area is very yuppie as a whole.

wives who don't have to work and shop all day.

I meant all of those people. ;-)

hardnox71

04-28-2009, 01:49 PM

I realize you were just joking, but even still, it's that kind of banter (from Sox fans AND Cubs fans alike) that will cause Comiskey to maintain its bad reputation. It's even less forgivable for a Sox fan to encourage people to be fearful of that neighborhood. Knock that shit off, son!

You're right, Dip. I should know better. I'm a baaaaaaad boy.

I think I need to be spanked. Whaddya say?

NoFenders

04-28-2009, 01:50 PM

Your best chance of getting spanked will be at a Cubs game.

hardnox71

04-30-2009, 01:43 PM

Your best chance of getting spanked will be at a Scrubs game.

God, I love being a Sox fan.:)

skinnybutphat

04-30-2009, 02:39 PM

Just sayin Wrigley is a better park.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sant0sk1/278297070/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyhafermann/206640627/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MHtx1nwFow

Wrigley is a dump.

My big Cub fan friends at work go to the Brewers park to avoid Wrigley at all costs. One of them said he will never go to Wrigley again.

I took the boy to the Sox game yesterday. The fundamental section in left field is great for kids; batting cages, fast pitch, race pods, throw out the runner, etc.