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[DiscipleN2k]

[krystyn]

Waters, my friend, count me as interested in a Fogo de Chao outing, if you're gonna make it for that! We've talked about it before, and it sounds like yummy fun!

If people are coming in early on Friday, I can do my very best to be available as a hanger-outer type chicky for people. I'll delegate name tags, decorative finger bowls, martha stewart-endorsed gift bags, and service with a smile to our prettiest goddess, angelo. That'll free me up to socialize.

I am gonna see about getting us a nice, relaxed spot to have some dinner and room to chat for Friday evening. I'll see about rates and such, but I think I can prolly secure a decent deal. We'll see. We can probably set the time to be 6PM-on, and then people can go wander the city by car or CTA, or head out to music venues or whatever.

[angelo]

[angelo]

[Spie]

[krystyn]

Oh, I love Flat Top - but all the locations save the one near Harpo are not gonna be good for noise levels and comfort - those tall tables and stools will be very very awkward for moving about, etc. I really recommend it for a lunch time outing or something! Good stuff. I make the best stir frys.

Flat Top is gud fud, but for a gathering, I dunno! It would be pretty busy with regular customers on a Friday night ...

[Spie]

I agree that they can get a bit crowded, but I think you can make reservations for a fairly big party (at least I've done so in Evanston.)

You may be right about Friday nights though - I was talking to my wife about where we should go. She's fine with coming as long as there is conversation that she can participate in (read: not halo)

Maybe we should do lunch there. One of our puzzles can be to make stir frys and guess what the ingredients are!

How about a old fashioned Chicago Pizza place?

[INCyr]

Yay! Plane tickets booked for me and Silrn! (Sorry Thunderclap, but $256/roundtrip for BOTH of us is too good to pass up.)

We'll be arriving thursday afternoon, and leaving monday afternoon. If anyone wants a more detailed itinerary, it can be provided.

(We should have people meeting Beekeepers at the airport as they come in, with limo signs and what not... that'd be cool!)

[thunderclap8]

whoa, can't say I blame you. Mind if I ask where you booked such a good rate? Any special tips?

[silrn]

Rare post from XBL boy!

[krystyn]

silrn, hi!

[thunderclap8]

well as good as the Independence rates look, unfortunately I'm now more sure that I can't make the trip

My classes for the summer start a week earlier than I thought they did, so unless I fly out Saturday and return Sunday, it wouldn't work. And I can't really justify the expense for such a short trip (not to mention potential travel delays, the bane of my existence for the NYC ILB event).

There's a chance I won't have classes on Fridays, in which case I'd of course reconsider. But I won't know that for a while yet. So for now, count me out

[Machiavelli]

Looks like I'll be attending, +1.

Didn't think I was going to be able to go - the 15th is my anniversary (12 years). I mentioned it to my wife and got the response "Oh! We could take a week off, drive up there [from Dallas], go to your Bee thing, and then see Chicago!"

So... Looks like I'm confirmed as attending. Would be nice to have a location (Hotel somewhere?) to reserve some rooms.

Also... Did someone mention Fogo de Chao? I would definitely go to that.

[water10]

Yeah, I mentioned Fogo de Chao for Friday lunch. For now, Krystyn is interested and I'll definitely go if I can get Friday off. I'm working on the details here at work and it shouldn't be a problem. I just hate to make plans in advance and then Thursday afternoon, my boss schedules a huge important meeting (that nobody attends!) for the next morning! Office Space is sooo true ...

[INCyr]

How much is Fogo de Chao going to cost?

We'll be in Chicago then, but I don't know if we'll be able to make it for lunch. I think around lunchtime, Silrn and I will be invading the dealers room at the con.