A recycled thought from the last dope - I tried to get a dinner at a pizza joint going for Saturday early evening, but it never materialized. Maybe a Giordano’s or Leona’s or Edwardo’s could accomodate a giant doper group for dinnner? Just a thought…
Hiya Porc! I just sent an e-mail to Hamlet about potential spots…I’ll look into the pizza thing too. There is the Leona’s in Wicker Park that’s not far from the blue line, and there’s a Leona’s in the Irving Park area that’s also close to the Irving Park stop. I’ll think on it. Thanks!
Y’all can go ahead and put that in ink; I have Made Reservations.
Point the First: I want to be part of a “splinter group”. It just sounds so rebellious.
Point the Second: Would like to second the Pizza thing. Last time a couple of us out of towners were looking for authentic, Chicago pizza and just didn’t have a clue. If it’s family friendly and doesn’t bother anyone I’ll bring my brood along.
Point the Third: Hi Opal!
And I should also say, as weird as it sounds, I’m looking forward to meeting Hamlet (the eloquent one) almost as much as seeing Gundy (the beautiful one) again.
Ohhhh…authentic Chicago pizza. Leona’s is out the window, then. Shibb, I’d be all for the pizza deal being family-friendly, as long as there are no objections from others?
Thanks for the flattery, by the way.
Okay…I’m confirmed. I have a room at the Embassy, where Jane D’oh! has been working diligently on all of this. I’ve thrown out the invite for anyone who needs a place to crash to share the room. If anyone needs a place to stay, or is planning on utilizing my hotel room, kindly drop me a note at daredevilcomic@hotmail.com so I can get a “head count.”
Oh, and I hereby promise not to grab Ed Zotti’s crotch like I did last year.
This sounds like a good idea to me (even it it’s not Leona’s 
) but the non-locals won’t know it’s not authentic, right?. As long as they have a bar, I doubt anyone will complain. And I suspect a lot of the pizza joints have private rooms we could get. Also, pizza’s one of the cheapest meals in town, which I suspect will appeal to our more budget-conscious dopers.
[aside]I was born and raised in Chicago, and it’s funny - my favorite pizza is thin crust (Aurelios’s specifically, which is a mostly south suburban chain). I like Uno’s, Giordano’s, Nancy’s, Edwardo’s, etc, but it’s not my favorite[/aside].
Superdude, if Euty promises not to slip Zotti some tongue, he might get away unmolested. I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing, though.
Does this mean applications are being taken for the job?
My favorite is Marie’s – not a chain, but a grubby liquor store/restaurant on the northwest side in the finest of low-lit, vinyl-upholstered booth traditions. The pizza there is super-thin crust with a very flavorful sauce. Before you know it, you’ve eaten ten pieces. It’s wonderful…sigh. So I’m with you on that.
Well, that was pointless!
Not as pointless as the flirting that normally goes on. [sub]that I’m normally guilty of[/sub] I suspect a pizza highjack is a breath of fresh air.
So Gundy, how YOU doin’? 
Thanks, ShibbOleth for making me feel like the ugly friend that the great looking woman always has. You know, I also have a great personality.
And, as far as pizza goes, I’m kinda assuming that the non-Chicago Dopers would like some real Chicago pizza, that being the thick stuffed pizzas. Pizzaria Uno and Due, Edwardos, Gino’s and Giordanos are probably the best known for that kind of pizza.
Gino’s and Uno’s are located right around N. Mich. Avenue, but we’d need an accurate headcount for reservations and a private room. It’s been awhile, but I’m pretty sure they serve beer there too.
Whichever we decide, I would suggest a pizza place, and then a bar that is within walking distance. I can check out some places around pizza places and maybe we can find something.
If I can take not being told I’m eloquent, you can take not being told you’re beautiful. Suck it up, man!
When would we want to do the pizza deal? For me personally, I’d like a bit of lag time between pizza and drinkin’, so I can drop off my son, freshen up and whatnot. So, selfishly speaking, I’d like to have pizza sometime mid-afternoon. If folks want to do some sightseeing Saturday morning and afternoon downtown, they can meet up with the group at a pizza joint downtown around, say, 3, hang out for a coupla hours, and then the bar event would commence somewhere around 7-8 p.m.
Oh yes…it’s all coming together now.
Am I the only one picturing Gundy leaning over her hands as they are pressed fingertip to fingertip ala Montgomery Burns? Or perhaps she’s softly stroking her cat before leaning back in her chair and giving the “Bwaahahahahah” evil laugh?
Well, you may be the eloquent one, Hamlet, but you’re obviously lacking in the perverse imagination department. I’m picturing Porcupine and Gundy in the sort of embrace that they can’t even show on cable television. To be fair she is stroking a cat, of sorts.
And she’s dressed as Montgomery Burns
:smack:
Good God. I missed a perfect pussycat comment. Not to mention the hinted at lesbianism and play on the word “coming”. My God, I’ve been working too hard. I gotta brush up on my double entendres and fast. To the Implied Sex Cave, Batman!
All right, if porcupine’s game, I am…but only if you two make out first!
Porcupine and I?
WOOHOO!!!
Now it’s really starting to feel like a Dopefest!
Grrrr…curse my inferior syntactic abilities!
You and SHIBBOLETH. SHIBBOLETH!