If porcupine is in, then it’s unavoidable that I’m in. She owns the balls in this relationship. Along with the dog’s and both of the cats’.
I’m sitting at 90% probability, depending only on transportation to and from.
Excluding those who have confirmed here, following is a list of people who have expressed interest in attending. I’m hoping they do vanity searches…
- 2nd Law
- Abe Babe
- Akatsukami
- Angel of the Lord
- Anya marie
- ArrrMatey
- Avarie
- Biggirl
- Cajun Man
- Chique
- CrankyAsAnOldMan
- Czarcasm
- Daowajan
- Demo
- DynoSaur
- Edward the Head
- Elenfair
- Eonwe
- Equipoise
- Eutychus
- Ferret Herder
- Garfield
- Gazelle from Hell
- Hamadryad
- Hardygrrl
- HeyHomie
- Iampunha
- Inertia
- Jane D’Oh
- JavaMaven
- Jessity
- JoeyHemlock
- Kat
- Kimkatt
- Kyla
- lel
- lno
- Lovelee
- LurkMeister
- Maeglin
- manhattan
- MEBuckner
- MikeG
- Misstee
- Mnementh
- Monster
- Mr Cynical
- Persephone
- Phax
- Qadgop the Mercotan
- Quixotic
- Ringo
- RTFirefly
- Rubes
- Ruby
- Scribble
- Shadez
- Sheepi83
- ShibbOleth
- Tiburon
- Tiggeril
- TruePisces
- Tygre
- typo mna
- Uncle Bill
- Verrain
- Whiskey
- Wikkit
- Wolf189
Let’s say half of these people are still attending – that puts us over the 40 mark.
Whoa… That had to take some time to compile. Good idea.
I’m IN like Flynn!
I’ll need a reservation (Jane?) but count me in for food and drink.
If anyone else from Northern Indiana is going, I’d be happy to arrange a caravan or organize shared rides.
Yippee!
Well, I’m still coming (barring unforseeable circumstances), but I probably won’t be at the bar, unless they let people who can’t legally drink in just to have fun at the party. I’ll wear a wristband, I’ll drive designatedly, whatever, but something tells me I’ll need to be making alternate plans for that timeslot.
Any other minors or teetotalers going to be in town?
Oh, I forgot, I vote for 8-11pm.
(And I’d like to hook up with those of you doing the museum sidetrips, too)
And I keep them all in a jar on my coffee table.
If you keep up with this, I’m gonna use that “Report this post to a moderator” button. Then you’ll be in trouble.
And to make this a relevant post, I’ve got no problem with having pizza or other food at Black Rock for another few bucks. I know there was talk of a kid-friendly pizza gathering during the day, but I’m not sure what the interest in that was (I gots no kids, so I don’t care). I’m kind of interested in joining whatever crowd is going to the Field Museum, though if the weather is nice, a trip to the zoo might be good, too.
Garfield, it’s been a while since I’ve been there on a Saturday but I’ll stop by there soon and will let you know how the carding thing goes there.
One other point. I received an e-mail from a Doper asking about underage attendance at Black Rock. As it’s possible that someone may construe my OP to say that IDs won’t be checked by anyone, I’d like to clarify that Black Rock is a bar, which will almost certainly be carding. Unfortunately, that means that those under 21 can’t attend. (I think the idea is to have other events during the weekend, including a pre-Rock get-together Saturday night, which won’t be age-restricted.)
Sorry for any confusion.
Forgot to say – jarbaby mentioned going to the Wild Goose beforehand, and since they’re more restaurant than bar, anyone can go there (in case underagers are interested).
Well I misunderstood the previous post about Wild Goose and thought it was intended for your next round of scouting (which I’ll beunable to attend; I’m leaving town tomorrow for the rest of the week. Have half a drink for me, OK?)
Bulgarian waitresses sound like much more fun than bar pizza, says my Slavophile side. What kind of place is it?
$25 is a bad deal for me, but I’ll probably come just to be with the crowd. A good dinner beforehand sounds good, count me in for that.
Ruby, Shadez and I are in Valparaiso. However, neither of us will be able to attend the Black Rock, as we will be 20 and 19, respectively. Still good for the other stuff, though :).
We had an IndyDopeFest just last night, and we were discussing ChiDope whilst there!!
C’mon Hoosiers!!!
My vote is for the 8 - 11 time slot.
I like the idea of maybe the all ages event Saturday afternoon. I would love to take a walk thru the zoo or the museums or the lakefront if the weather is good!
What are the options that are being discussed for Friday?
I’m in, of course. W00t, ChiDope! Can’t wait!
Well, I’m definitely still interested. Particularly since it looks like the Black Rock is about ten blocks south of me. If the Wild Goose is the place I’m thinking of (on Lincoln a block or two south of Montrose, near the Jewel?) that’s walking distance for me, so I’m in for joining jarbabyj and company there.
Question: How’s the handicapped accessibility? I’m pretty sure my wife would like to come along, to get out of the house if nothing else, but she’s still pretty unstable after her recent hospitalization and will probable have to be in her wheelchair.
You know, after numerous emails, having a few beers with, and posting in every Chidope thread, you might think I might, just maybe, get a little recognition from Gundy.
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Lurkmeister, I think it would be doable for a wheelchair. The front entrance would be the most difficult portion (it’s a door, then a second door immediately following at a right angle) but to get to the back room is a straight (and wide) shot. They have accessible bathrooms as well.