Chicago MMXII

Heading to Everest for dinner tonight. Should have a great view of ... nothing.

Oh bummer. Well, the view won't distract you from the food? Also I've been in the Hancock when it's crazy foggy and it's not an axing view but there's something really neat and surreal about the fog.

Hancock has the best view in the city, because you get to see all the planes circling over the lake.

Axing = amazing, somehow.

Best view IMO is the women's bathroom in the Signature Room. But tbf I've never been up to the terror platform in the Sears Tower.

Sun's coming out. JoshInC must've slipped the maitre d' a $20.

Don't know if you guys ever walked by this guy's store, but he had major anti-Daley stuff in his window for a while, and other anti-Machine stuff--familiar used-bookstore personality--and now he's made the Drudge Report:

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/10/23/chicago-store-owner-labeled-racist-for-anti-obama-business-sign/

I’m not a racist. My wife is Spanish. Come on.

Spanish? Like Cristobal Colon or the Mexican kind?

http://1000words1000days.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/GOB-ComeOn.jpg

How's your finger?

He should move to Greensboro where he would fit right in with racists and bead shops.

Lolol! OTM. Fucking inexplicable bead capital of the east coast.

My finger is ok. Here is a pic of stitches if you wanna see.

http://i.imgur.com/5UxgR.jpg

i assume you would have told me already if you were going to back out of the show tonight because i am happy to hold your hand or help you spray the crowd with blood or whatever, but we are going to that show.

right?

Christ a monkey you really did cut the fuck out of yourself! Dang.

i can't look at the photo tbrr

wow. ow.

Don't know if you guys ever walked by this guy's store, but he had major anti-Daley stuff in his window for a while, and other anti-Machine stuff--familiar used-bookstore personality--and now he's made the Drudge Report:

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/10/23/chicago-store-owner-labeled-racist-for-anti-obama-business-sign/

― pretty even gender split (Eazy), Tuesday, October 23, 2012 10:26 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

pass this store all the time - dude didn't seem so much racist as just generally crazy and weird? his bugbear for a long time was daley's parking meter deal which was a more worthwhile concern imo

always wonder how stores like that stay open

Is this shop near that used bookstore that is just full of precarious piles of books, and the proprietor counts change out of a little dish?

yeah on the same block

Citing the ethnicity of your significant other as a reason why you can't be racist is nagl. Also makes you look pretty racist.

this guy's a weirdo and probably a creep but i'm honestly not sure where the racism is in the two signs cited in the article?

also lipstick on glass is pretty weak "vandalism"

I don't know about the signs. I'm just saying that such a denial rarely comes from someone who isn't racist.

xpost Sun came out right as the fourth elevator of the night opened up to Everest! We got to see a beautiful sunset and a distant storm front that made it seem like Chicago was circled by a low mountain ridge.

Nice nice--turned out to be perfect weather for that place. Good dinner?

Horro folks, just noticed this:

The Halloween double feature to remember: XTRO and TRICK OR TREAT is this Thursday at the Portage Theater for only $5.00!!! The schedule for this evening is as follows:

7:30pm: Doors open
8:00pm: XTRO
9:30pm: A ten minute intermission
9:40pm: TRICK OR TREAT (1986)

A dream of the Chicago Cinema Society has come true: The only known 35mm print on the planet earth of XTRO is currently in our possession. We are also excited to have here a very rare print of TRICK OR TREAT (courtesy of American Genre Film Archive). We hope to see you on this incredible night of MINDBLOWING CINEMATIC INSANITY! For more information, please vist our website:

http://chicagocinemasociety

http://www.grindhousedatabase.com/images/thumb/Xtr0.JPG/220px-Xtr0.JPG

oh wow. i don't know that movie, but i want to!

but damn, somehow it got to be 2 a.m. and I had a long night on the heels of working on 3 hours sleep, so I'm gonna have to very regretfully pass

Plus personal trainer this morning! I should be dead now. Only reason I'm not is that before the show tonight (AMAZING, btw) I took a 3 hour nap that was only supposed to be 90 min. but I slept through 2 alarms, 2 missed calls, and several texts.

A certain ChILX spouse and occasional poster is going to that XTRO double feature and I would, too, did I not already have exciting plans for this evening.

GTFO

"Xtro" is grim and gross even by horror standards.

Everest was good, but for the price there are more interesting meals to be had. A bunch of us went to Acadia a couple of weeks ago, and it was awesome, with more food, better vibe and two bottles of wine for about the same price as two of us at Everest for app/dinner/dessert and a couple of drinks.

Yeah, in my admittedly limited experience with the Big Fancy Restaurants of Chicago, although I have enjoyed myself, I ultimately find I prefer eating good food more than I prefer having a dining experience.

Like, I'll take a beer and the steak and fries at Owen and Engine over the fancy tasting meal at Tru any day.

The price also makes me feel shitty. I'd rather have two meals at a third of the price and donate the balance to charity, tbh. Sort of like a food equivalent of a carbon offset for my indulgence.

A certain ChILX spouse and occasional poster is going to that XTRO double feature and I would, too, did I not already have exciting plans for this evening.

Who??

Oh, wait. I think I know.

Josh, I have Opinions re $$$$ meals, but I don't feel up to expressing them. carl a has written a concise OTM post that reflects my opinion though. Basically, it sucks that you didn't get the full value, and while it's good of you to be conscious of the state of the world and such, your treating yourself to a special occasion doesn't rise to the level of moral failing or ethical crime.

Most of the Mag Mile/Loop dining 'experiences' are geared toward people with more money than sense, it seems to me. Still want to try Purple Pig, though.

Well yeh, 1st point somewhat OTM (never tried PP so don't know) but just saying generally, spending money on a special dining outing is like spending money on going to a concert, travel, or other interest. If Josh were mindlessly blowing money to live it up or show off, then he probably wouldn't be reflecting on the matter anyway, so I'm figuring he was doing something that mattered to him.

Nice view, nice treat.

PP is awesome. Luckily when I went I was with a friend traveling for work, so she expensed it all.

I haven't been in awhile, need to get back. I don't recall it being too expensive.

The last time we went to PP it was kind of awful bc it was crazy crowded and they stuck as at a tall communal table in between a couple on an early date (lots of talk about favorite cereal) and a large party. Not only did I feel like I was eating on a crowded bus, but the location of the table was such that my back was to the main thoroughfare between the door, the kitchen, and the bathroom so I was also constantly buffeted by people walking by.

So, in conclusion, fuck that place when it's even remotely crowded. Go at like 4:00 on a Tuesday. Food is pretty good.

Never been to Purple Pig, nor have I ever heard many great things about it. For that price I'd rather hit Bristol or Publican.

Communal seating really needs to die. One reason I'll probably never go back to the publican. I should at least be able to avoid communal seating if I have a goddamned reservation. Not according to them.

Bristol was nice, only been there once for a beer/bourbon dinner.

You can avoid communal seating at Publican. Just ask for a booth when making your reservation. Once I made a reservation, then at the end asked if it would be possible to get a booth. They acted a little surprised and said, sure, we can note you down for a booth. After I hung up I wondered who in hell would prefer communal dining.

Once had reservations at GT Fish and Oyster, and when we got there the seat was at a communal table with a family of 6, including two kids. We were at to dinner to be away from the kids, let alone someone else's, so we said fuck it and sat at the bar, which was great.

jesse did they play mother of the world for an encore last night? i need to know!

sorry je55e

I shouldn't have to ask for a non-communal table.