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Obama rally in Chicago 11/4: who's coming?

luckluck 4,077 Posts
edited October 2008 in Strut Central
Election night, Grant Park (Hutchinson Field area). Be one of a quarter-million folks to cheer on our Nation's next President. Who's with me?b, 21b, 21RSVP here.b,121b, 21b, 21b,121img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/rhdcinc/ObamaTL.jpg"1

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  • hammertimehammertime 2,389 Posts
    fuuuck I want to...need to get off work though. F*ck.
  • young_creamyoung_cream 540 Posts
    holy FUKb,121b, 21Im thereb, 21b, 21b,121
  • luckluck 4,077 Posts
    Anyone else? This is only 9 days away.
  • white_teawhite_tea 3,262 Posts
    I'll be there.
  • white_teawhite_tea 3,262 Posts
    Is that a C.R.O./a1 design on that T-shirt?
  • luckluck 4,077 Posts
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    font class="post"1b,121b, 21 Yes./a1b,121b, 21Still wish that I'd gotten one of these:b,121b, 21img src="http://www.creativerescue.org/obama/images/obama_keyes.jpg"1
  • hammertimehammertime 2,389 Posts
    so are there ANY hotels in the greater Chicago area that AREN'T booked solid? I really can't afford to take 1.5 days off work for this shit but I'm looking into it anyway.
  • luckluck 4,077 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121so are there ANY hotels in the greater Chicago area that AREN'T booked solid? I really can't afford to take 1.5 days off work for this shit but I'm looking into it anyway. b, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121I've got room in my basement.b,121b,121Seriously, though: I couldn't tell you. I'm lucky that I've got tickets. The cut-off point was "only" 65-70,000. The other six figures will be piled from Michigan Avenue to the Lake.b,121b,121So no one else is coming?
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    I just missed the cutoff, so I'll probably be out in the field with a pair of binoculars, if I make it out there.
  • verb606verb606 2,518 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121I just missed the cutoff, so I'll probably be out in the field with a pair of binoculars, if I make it out there. b, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121b,121Sayin'. I got dissed on the ticket side too. The wife and I are thinking about rolling down anyway, but I don't know. Sounds like it's going to be pretty off-the-hook, especially for a school night. b, 21b, 21All of us Strutters should make and then hold up a huge banner of simply this...b,121b,121b, 21img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/krusty.gif" alt="" /1
  • Dj_Coma_ToastDj_Coma_Toast 874 Posts
    Daley Sez: "There's a party in my park and everyone's invited"b, 21b, 21a href="http://chicagoist.com/2008/10/30/daley_tells_everyone_to_come_to_obamapalooza.php" target="_blank"1http://chicagoist.com/2008/10/30/daley_tells_everyone_to_come_to_obamapalooza.php/a1b, 21b, 21No Tickets, No Problem.
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    Toast, Verb, Luck, anybody else interested: wanna hook up somewhere, next Tuesday?b,121b,121And while I got you guys' attention...me and John are deejaying at the Hideout (1354 W. Wabansia) on Saturday, Nov. 1, 11:30 PM-3 AM. We can call this the We're A Winner Pre-Inaugural Obama Soul Party...
  • white_teawhite_tea 3,262 Posts
    I am going, too. I actually took next Tuesday-Friday off of work, for celebration and/or mourning.
  • verb606verb606 2,518 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121Toast, Verb, Luck, anybody else interested: wanna hook up somewhere, next Tuesday?b, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121b, 21for sure. I'm serious about the Krusty banner. (not really.)b, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21This whole "tickets be damned" thing has me worried. It's going to be bedlam down there. I'm going to bust out my overseas travel safety wallet and not even try to get into the main section with the security check.b,121b,121My question is, who's DJing? I'm not trying to push among the hordes and listen to an echoey-ass victory speech only to not get my groove on. I want to rock to the beat of the rhythm of the night on some Debarge schitt.
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121Toast, Verb, Luck, anybody else interested: wanna hook up somewhere, next Tuesday?b, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121b, 21for sure. I'm serious about the Krusty banner. (not really.)b,121b,121b,121b,121This whole "tickets be damned" thing has me worried. It's going to be bedlam down there. I'm going to bust out my overseas travel safety wallet and not even try to get into the main section with the security check.b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121I'm all of a sudden remembering last summer's overcrowded Stevie Wonder free show in the park. And shuddering.b,121b,121/font1
    Quote:/font1h,121b,121My question is, who's DJing? I'm not trying to push among the hordes and listen to an echoey-ass victory speech only to not get my groove on. I want to rock to the beat of the rhythm of the night on some Debarge schitt. b, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121You noticed that too, huh? b, 21b, 21Maybe I've just heard the wrong news reports, but all the press I've seen for this event just mentions that there is A Band or A DJ, as if we're newborn babies and have never seen bands or deejays before. No names. They don't even tease us with a come-on like A Well-Known Band To Be Named Later.
  • verb606verb606 2,518 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121b, 21b, 21Maybe I've just heard the wrong news reports, but all the press I've seen for this event just mentions that there is A Band or A DJ, as if we're newborn babies and have never seen bands or deejays before. No names. They don't even tease us with a come-on like A Well-Known Band To Be Named Later. b, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121b, 21Word? I thought I read somewhere that there was going to be no live music. Maybe that just meant "no band." I figured by "no live music" they meant "there might be some music piped in from somewhere, but no actual person doing anything music-related." If there's some DJ at all, I'm cool. It doesn't have be Boolumaster or Pharris or anyone like that.
  • dukeofdelridgedukeofdelridge urgent.monkey.mice 2,453 Posts
    I'd imagine the black helicopters and tear gas will be showing up...b,121b,121find me at home, under my bed.b,121b,121CONSPIRACY_THEORIST outb,121b,121(30%_joking, terrified)
  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    When Obama spoke in the park in Portland last spring it took more than 4 hours for us to get into the park. We got in just before he spoke and were spared the speeches by local pols and a set by the Decemberists. b, 21b, 21Even though it's in a park and free doesn't mean you don't have to pass through security. b, 21b, 21Get there early, find some kids and bring them, it will be worth it.b,121b,121Hopefully he will be making his acceptance speech about 10pm your time.
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