Can do. It’s totally easy to get to, even from Illinois. However, I’m a little bit tied up at the moment; will send the directions as soon as possible.
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Put me down as about 80% likely for the 13th, and I could use some directions coming in on I-70, if Crunchy or one of his St. Louis compatriots could provide them.
[sub]and oh yeah…BUMP[/sub]
I-70 will take you straight into the city (and you’ll pass about 300 yards from where I work doing it!). As for getting to Fox and Hounds, we’re waiting to hear from Palandine for that.
Yep, we’re all waiting on you, Pal.
I appreciate the sentiment but it won’t be necessary. Given the number of pain pills Mrs. Kunilou will have available that weekend, it’s quite possible she could have her own Dope Fest.
[groan]
In light of this information, can we please come over to your place? Alcohol has a pleasant numbing effect, but it’s nothing like alcohol and pills combined!
Okay, there’s a map here: http://st-louis.funtastiktravel.com/St/Louis/hotels/st_louis_3f.html
Coming from the middle of the state on eastbound I-70 (for schief2), you would get on southbound I-270 for about 6 or 8 miles, and then would get on eastbound highway 40 (I-64).
From there (and this is the way the west county people would come too) take 40 east to exit at McCausland (just inside the city limits). Turn left at the bottom of the ramp. Take McCausland under Highway 40 and past Del Taco. Make a left at Clayton Road (2nd set of lights at the interchange, not the set of traffic lights by the Hi-Pointe theater). The Cheshire Inn is pretty much right past the Amoco there with the big horking sign. It’s on the left and has a lot of British stuff outside, maybe even the double-decker bus. For those who are looking at the map and might be confused by the street name Skinker, McCausland becomes Skinker after crossing Clayton Road. It’s the same thing.
For folks coming from Illinois, take I-55 to the Poplar Street Bridge (the MAJOR bridge over the Missisippi [it’s the one just south of the arch]; it carries I-64, I-70, and I-55). Get into a left lane just so you don’t have to deal with the merging and exiting folks and you will be on Highway 40/I-64. You will go past the downtown area, a big Anheuser-Busch billboard, Barnes-Jewish hospital and the Science Center (which goes over the highway with a walkway). You’re close when you get there. About a mile later (past Hampton Ave.), there’ll be an exit for Clayton/Skinker. Take it. Go straight at the light. The Cheshire Inn is pretty much right past the Amoco there with the big horking sign. It’s on the left and has a lot of British stuff outside, maybe even the double-decker bus. For those who are looking at the map and might be confused by the street name Skinker, McCausland becomes Skinker after crossing Clayton Road. It’s the same thing.
Any questions, just ask.
You said this and I instantly knew exactly where you were talking about.
I see, I have a couple days off and everyone just lets this thread sink. Shame on you.
So we have the date and place, what time? 7:00 sound ok?
Ugh. I’ll try to get there, but I don’t know that I can take dopefests two weekends in a row 
(yeah, I’m a wuss, so what?)
Awwwww man… I’m a minor poster, so don’t know if I’d be much fun at a Dopefest, but I’d love to come… in fact, I have to be back on campus in Columbia this weekend, but can’t leave because I’m doing res-life training. Damn. And I just got approval to have my car with me this semester, too… 
I work until 6, so I probably won’t be able to get there till around 8 or 8:30 - but don’t feel like you have to hold the show up for me, if 7:00 works for everyone else. Far be it from me to stop the rest of you from boozing it up in my absence…
Quadzilla: cool to see another Columbia poster checking in! Too bad it sounds like you can’t make it, though. I always wondered if there was anyone else from around here on the board…
Yeah, but I’m all about the all-MO Dopefest… MO’ Dope… heh-heh… 
thanks, schief I sent you an e-mail earlier tonight, so, to risk a tad of redundancy - good to see another Columbian here, too!
7:00 is fine with me.
Looking forward to meeting you guys.
Bump... I may be late but I'll be there!A quick bump and another question:
How the hell are we all going to know each other? My pic’s on the People Pages, but seeing as I’ll be wearing my glasses (have to when driving at night) and have grown a goatee since those pics, I may not be recognizable when compared to that picture, and I don’t have any idea what any of you look like.
So Dopers, how will we know who we are? Is there a handshake I haven’t been told about?
I’ll be there if someone wants to come get me from Chi.
::looks over at Dyno::
Come on Dyno, you and Nymysys alone in a car for a few hours, sounds like fun to me. Suck it up son and go to 2 DopeFests!
Besides, then I can meet 2 of my virtual wives.
I’ll think about it…
ponders driving to Chicago and back twice in two days
Yeah. Like I said, I’ll think about it.
Anyone else from Chicago want to try and convince me to give them a ride to St. Louis, too?
Oh, and Nym, there’s no smoking in my car. Can you handle that for the 5+ hours between Chicago and St. Louis, should I decide to do this?
I just thought I’d walk around the bar whispering in people’s ears…Hey big boy, I’m Miss B Haven… until someone recognizes me and buys me a drink or two.
Or… Crunchy, you could wear that red bow you keep promising me. I bet all of your “wives” would show up for that one!!!