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roacher
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 Posted: 09/22/04 - 14:54 Post subject: Best and Worst of Chicago
Me and mrs roacher are moving to chicago and I would like to hear some of the best and worst things about chicago:
Best: Goose Island Brewery
Worst: Winter
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akern
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Posted: 09/22/04 - 15:08 Post subject:
Best: Navy Pier
Worst: the ell
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HighHeat
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Posts: 6682
Location: Out of the frying pan, and into the fire.
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Posted: 09/22/04 - 15:09 Post subject:
Best: It's not LA.
Worst: It's not Boston.
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AlaninTX
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Posted: 09/22/04 - 15:14 Post subject:
Best: Midway airport
Worst" O'Hare airport
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genie
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Posted: 09/22/04 - 15:15 Post subject:
Best: deep dish pizza and Michigan Avenue!!!!
Worst: Da Bears 
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roacher
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Posted: 09/22/04 - 15:18 Post subject:
| genie wrote: | Best: deep dish pizza and Michigan Avenue!!!!
Worst: Da Bears |
The bears are good compared to the Blackhawks. 
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Pug
The Movie Geek
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Posted: 09/22/04 - 15:18 Post subject:
Best: Look Away
Worst: You're the Inspiration
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jrjo
Gone Fishin
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Location: Lake Wobegon, MN
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Posted: 09/22/04 - 15:19 Post subject:
Best: Big time race schedule
Worst: You don't plan to own a car, do ya?
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MastrBrewr
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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Posted: 09/22/04 - 15:20 Post subject:
Best: Decent horn section.
Worst: Peter Cetera
Oh, the City of Chicago? Nevamind, then.
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gretriever
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Posted: 09/22/04 - 15:25 Post subject:
Best:
- in the north suburbs, driving Sheridan Road in the fall.
- no lack of food to suit your tastes.
- downtown between Michigan Avenue and the lake.
- great variety of venues for concerts (all sorts of music, just about, except country) and the arts.
Worst:
- the parochialism - as in Chicago is God's gift to mankind, and if you don't love us, you're an ass-pony.
- driving - expressways are not that, and lights are timed so you either run twenty greens or are stopped at twenty reds (almost always the latter).
- the whole patronage system.
- they will come after you if you live in the 'burbs but work in the City. If they can tow your car while parked in a legal zone, or ticket you for a cart you no longer have title to, they will (both of these have happend to me).
- and I don't know which would be worse. Having your plane crash coming into town for a weekend, or having it crash after actually having had to spend a weekend.
The worst could go on for a long, long time. But I will stop here.
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cherylpf
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Posted: 09/22/04 - 15:25 Post subject:
| Pug wrote: | Best: Look Away
Worst: You're the Inspiration |
Look away is the best??????????????
 Oh Pug....
Best: Beginnings
Worst: Look Away
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Pug
The Movie Geek
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Posted: 09/22/04 - 15:26 Post subject:
| cherylpf wrote: | [..]
Look away is the best??????????????
Oh Pug....
Best: Beginnings
Worst: Look Away |
The number of songs i know of Chicago is on one hand.
And i like that song.
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gretriever
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Posted: 09/22/04 - 15:31 Post subject:
The only time Chicago ever sounded like a band that wasn't playing a bat mitzvah or wedding reception was the track "Free Form Guitar" on their first album. If only for the maniacal laugh of Terry Kath in the middle of it.
For you Little Leaguers out there, TK was the original guitarist who "accidentally" killed himself playing Russian Roulette. Hence their tribute song to him, "Baby, What A Big Surprise." 
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cherylpf
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Posted: 09/22/04 - 15:33 Post subject:
| gretriever wrote: | | The only time Chicago ever sounded like a band that wasn't playing a bat mitzvah or wedding reception... |
 very true.
Back to Chicago, Frank's kind of town, it has a fantastic marathon if you are into that kind of thing.
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Ms. Jenn
Fresh, Hot & Wild
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Posted: 09/22/04 - 15:56 Post subject:
G...driving down Sheridan Road sucks at any time of the year!
Best: The view of Lake Michigan
Worst: The feel of Lake Michigan
Best: BLACKHAWKS!
Worst: Traffic
The Ryan is not your friend.
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