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Revised Proposal: ChicagoSTravaganza during the weekend of March 6-9 -- (edited)

Posted by ReluctantCynic (aka ReluctantCynic) Nov 7 '24, 07:42

Central location. Cheap to fly into. And it's the "shoulder season" right before various Spring Breaks.

Early March should blustery spring weather.

And it's sycor's birthday.

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What do you have on plan? I want to see the museum made famous by Ferris and the Masterpiece board game. - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 07:50 18
- Sue is on my bucket list. I was booked for a Road Scholars trip to Chicago but had to cancel after a health scare. -- nm - Meg Nov 7, 08:07 3
  - Lets do Sue! -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 08:08 2
    - Saw Sue with my sister and nibling last year. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 7, 08:10 1
      - I envy you. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 08:12
- That museum was grossly unappreciated and unknown until that movie. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 7, 08:02 1
  - There was a board game called Masterpiece that I played a lot of. When the movie came out, I was like "Hey, that is from the game!" -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 08:05
- :-) I'd do it for you. But I'm not sure I'd enjoy Chicago in early March. - Krusty Nov 7, 07:58 2
  - Probably mid-40s but could crazy snowy too -- nm - oblique Nov 7, 08:00 1
    - And at night it would be in the 30s or possibly lower. That's not enjoyable for me to wander the streets. Too cold for me. -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 08:11
- All of that. - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 07:54 4
  - last Chicago thing we did we also did one of those architectural boat tours. It was actually a lot of fun -- nm - oblique Nov 7, 07:58 1
    - I love that tour. It sells out quickly, so we'd need to purchase tickets early. And the Ghosts and Gansters tour is another good one. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 08:02
  - tour Wigley field? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 7, 07:55 1
    - Yeah. It's pretty neat. They take you down on the field and up in the press box. Typical ballpark tour stuff but it's extra fun because of the - oblique Nov 7, 07:59
- Merlot :) - oblique Nov 7, 07:53 3
  - Jeppson's Malört :) -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 07:55 2
    - Yeah. I'm not a true Chicagoan obviously. I don't think I've ever had it so I'll join you in partaking -- nm - oblique Nov 7, 07:56 1
      - Cool! -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 07:57
Completely irrelevant, but March 6 is my birthday. -- nm - sycor Nov 7, 07:49
March 7 Utah Hockey Club at Blackhawks -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 07:45 4
- See? It is destined. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 07:47 3
  - One of my regrets is not seeing Wrigley -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 07:48 2
    - I think Wrigley will be open for tours. - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 07:50 1
      - I work there and...I don't know! Weekend tours are happening this month but don't see anything after that (even though there are events). - zunk takes things literally Nov 7, 08:01
Hmmm -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 7, 07:44

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