Obtuse Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 This is the first post for the Chicago meetup in 2012! When : I'd like to do this in June when its nice and warm Things people would like to do : Eat at Giordono's is a must. Hang out in the park See a show? Where to Stay?: Last year's Ft. Wayne meetup felt like it was over before it began. Lets grab a hotel for Friday and Saturday night and have some fun. Chicago residents, do you have any suggestions on where to stay. I'm assuming downtown chicago would be the most fun. I'm sure that hotel rates aren't cheap though. Who's Going? : Obtuse Drew Gourley Black Panther Newt Ectogemia (Probably) CC Ricers (?) Wildfire (?) Disambiguity(?) KieranCarden (?) (Please post that you are planning on going and i'll ad you to the list) This thread was created due to the response of this thread: http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38586 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ectogemia Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Did someone say Giordono's? Count me in... probably. I can't predict what school will be like around meetup time until maybe a month ahead of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackPanther Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Dont forget about Rashad lol '_'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disambiguity Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Count me in. Do we have a date in mind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obtuse Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 No date in mind yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaki-LEGEND.sys Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Shit, if you guys wanna wait 'til after June, I might be able to make it as my first OCR meetup ever since I'll be moving to Illinois after graduation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal Zero Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I might pop in and say hello but I'll be starting rotations in the wards at that point so I have no idea about free time. For places to stay look around Wacker and try the Club Quarters. They're pretty nice and reasonable last time I was there. As for something you guys should definitely do look into going to Galloping Ghost for a day. (I'll probably end up joining you all for this part of it if at all.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obtuse Posted February 6, 2012 Author Share Posted February 6, 2012 if you have a suggestion, please link to it so we don't have to go and search for it. Galloping Ghost - Cool Arcade Seems far away from downtown Chicago. We could take the train there probably. Club Quarters seems like more a place for buisnuess types. At 167 for a room with a single queen size bed, I'm not willing to call that reasonable. We may need to just find a different part of the city to stay in and take the train downtown. Also, keep an eye out on this VGL date for St, Charles (a bit outside of Chicago) VGL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newt Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Count me in for attending. Looking forward to pizza. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obtuse Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 So VGL will be in St. Charles on March 23, 2012. Would you guys like to move the meetup to this date or wait until June? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimm Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Remember, if you can't make the Chicago meetup there will be an Indy meetup at some point as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewGourley Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 March 23rd might be OK, very early spring might bring decent weather, we can only hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.B. Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Maybe. Thread-tracking characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ectogemia Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Welp, looks like I'm probably out of the meetup. If it's on March 23, that's a no-go. I'll be in school around then, and this ain't undergrad anymore. June is also marriage month, so that kinda ties me up a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimm Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 More info on VGL St. Charles - Ticket sales start Monday. - Preorder link on Facebook only. - Theater only seats 800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Samus Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Wow, it has been awhile since I've posted here...... Anyway, I might be interested in this. I"m taking a sabbatical the whole month of May though. If we could do it in May that would be great, if not maybe I can depending on when in June. Also, I've lived in the Chicagoland area my whole life and I never knew about Galloping Ghost! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimm Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Turns out that VGL isn't coming back to GenCon this year. I may have to get some front row tickets for the Chicago show because they likely won't be this close for another year at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souliarc Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I'd personally still want to wait a few months :0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimm Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 http://foxvalleymagazine.com/thumbnail.php?file=arts_arcada.gif&size=article_large I snagged the 5th seat from the right side, 2nd row from the back in that picture. Keep your eyes peeled for a very tall blonde guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Also, I've lived in the Chicagoland area my whole life and I never knew about Galloping Ghost! Bonus points for those who knows what that arcade's name is referring to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimm Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 So, who's coming to VGL St. Charles next week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jubb Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 So is any kind of gathering happening at VGL? I'm in Chicago and would like to go but St Charles isn't easy to get to by bus/train. Anyone else around here going interested in a carpool or perhaps splitting a rental? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halc Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 did anybody else go to VGL last night?? it was fucking awesome. if you went, you saw me onstage at the beginning reppin' OCR as (coincidentally) a judge. a cosplay contest "judge", anyway. ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jubb Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Yeah I was there and you're right it was great. Previous times I saw it was in larger venues, but the Arcada was a great smaller setting for the show. You had to judge by applause and I could tell you weren't too sure who to choose. So did you get a look at that link chick playing the flute? Was she as cute up close as she was from the back row? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halc Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Yeah I was there and you're right it was great. Previous times I saw it was in larger venues, but the Arcada was a great smaller setting for the show. You had to judge by applause and I could tell you weren't too sure who to choose. So did you get a look at that link chick playing the flute? Was she as cute up close as she was from the back row? haha, indeed she was. I'd have picked her to win personally (her costume was fantastic), but I suppose Portal is a bit more relevant at the moment.. the portal chick's gun was pretty nifty though. I also got an great pic of the resident evil couple: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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