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Ultimately Fruitless whips, everyone should check ‘em out.

 

Thanks, friend!

 

Apparently that Sacred Rose festival this past weekend was kind of a shitshow. Anyone here attend it?

 

I know most of yesterday's acts were canceled due to the weather but I hadn't heard anything else.

 

Apparently there was awful sound bleed every day because the stages were so close to each other, the prices were kind of ridiculous ($8 for ice cream bars, for example), very limited reentry, rude security, inconsistent shuttle busses making there be like a mile line to wait for one, and extremely poor communication (they didn’t let attendees know it was cancelled Sunday for two hours and kept selling alcohol even though no acts were playing. Also the vendors didn’t know if they needed to use decimals during transactions and some people got charged like $1700 for something they bought for $17.00

A bunch of people are complaining and criticizing the festival on Reddit and social media.

 

My friend was there and she did say the sound bleed was bad the first day but that they adjusted things the next day and it got a little better. She also said the VIP area was like the majority of an entire side of the stage so the crowd was really lopsided in a weird way. Some of those sound like pretty regular complaints and the $1700 thing just sounds like one really dumb (or sketchy) person was working, but still sounds like there were also some really valid complaints (esp not being more upfront about the situation sunday)

Videos from it looked really cool though so hopefully if it comes back they can iron out a lot of these problems

 

All of that sucks but this is so silly. Like, how is that not something that all point of sale terminals handle automatically?

 

Oh damn. I used to go there for lunch breaks and it really was like going back in time a couple of decades. RIP in peace.

 

I kind of hoped Google would keep the lower level food court/CTA access open when they took over. Or is it just closed during construction? Using the pedway from there to my office was a godsend in the winter.

 

Wish, to a degree at least, that they kept the DMV in there. Wasn't a big deal standing outside in line during the summer, but if I have to do that in the winter now? Sheesh.

 

Dang, it’s a tough call between UIC-Halsted and Illinois Medical District for me.

 

Def Clark/Lake. That way if they don’t like one name they have the other

 

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Absolutely positively fuck CPD

 

Hi friends - I have 5 tickets to the Second City MainStage show on Saturday, 9/17 for $65 per person, but can’t make it due to an out-of-town family emergency. If anyone is interested in them, DM me and I can send you the PDF tickets.

 

What I would give for riot fest tickets! Wish I could afford the 100$+ tickets though.. :/

 

Private booters could soon be allowed to kick operations into gear across Chicago

Dang it

 

gonna be here a few days. staying downtown. whats there to do?

 

Can give you recs for bars / restaurants / coffee spots / record stores if you’d like, although idk much about downtown. If you plan to get out into the neighborhoods, let me know. As far as Big Chicago Stuff, the Art Institute rocks, lake hangs are good, Shedd Aquarium is cool if you like fishes. Feel like Chicago thrift/vintage stores are among the best in the country.

 

downtown is where my hotel is. very much would like to take the train and explore as much as i can.

 

Highly recommend doing just that! You can take the red line north to Uptown, where you can get really great food from pretty much anywhere. “Asia on Argyle” is up that way and absolutely rocks, if youre into southeast Asian food. You can also take it south to Chinatown or to Hyde Park (before it gets destroyed by the Obama Library).

You can take the blue line to Wicker Park, although it’s a little more yuppie-ish and kinda overwhelming to me. Reckless Records is a great record store (although their Lakeview location is maybe better imo), and Dove’s Luncheonette is my favorite brunch spot probably on earth. Further west on the blue line, Bucktown and Logan Square (where my life and i live) are more tolerable versions of Wicker. Lots of good coffee. The Village Discount Outlet in Logan is one of those great thrift stores I was talking about. Diversey Wines is a great spot if you like wine. Also out that way is a lot of awesome Puerto Rican food. Jibaritos y Mas, especially. Humboldt Park is beautiful and a good park to walk in. There’s a great bookstore called Bucket o’ Blood in Avondale, especially if you’re into horror. Rent a bike and ride around the 606, etc.

You can take the Brown Line to Lincoln Park, Lakeview, and Albany Park. All nice but very different neighborhoods.

Pilsen is a cool neighborhood with really pretty buildings and a lot of Mexican-American influence. I also love Bridgeport. Both aren’t really off a train line though.

There’s also some good DSA candidates canvassing this weekend, which has always been an interesting way of getting to know neighborhoods imo.

If other stuff comes to mind, I’ll let you know. Worse comes to worse, get yrself a hot dog eyyy Chicah-go baybeee.

 

Also, pretty touristy but the architecture boat tours are legit very cool

 

Seconding Dove’s, if you’re going to one that’s gotta be the best.

The Art Institute is really cool, but the Modern Art Museum is also great and much more manageable, doesn’t take your whole day if you still want to see some great art.

 

Well I’m here. Time to get me that Chicago pizza.