Lunch in Chicago; You're Invited

“Fine by me again.

You really don't have to buy. We can go to a place with a bar and have a drink for your B-Day (unless you have to go back to work.”

“Did someone mention a drink? How about that place on the NE corner of Randolph and Michigan? It's a sports bar, below street level. Can't remember the name of it. I've sat in there a few times to pass the time while waiting for my train.”

“Amumni Club?”

“Just curious, what's an "Amumni"? We don't have those things up in the northwoods.”

“I think I spelled that wrong...no wait, I spelled it ok. Check it out

http://www.alumniclubchicago.com/alumni/index.html”

“Actually, you need a hyphen in there, it's "Amum-ni". They are the Egyptian order of the Knights Who Say "Ni".”

“Is that like a Monty Python thing?”

“Yes.”

“OK, it sounded like it.”

“I understand they serve a hell of a spam sandwich...”

“Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam”

“If were talking drinkS, are we meeting later in the day? Or are starting out with the breakfast of Champions.

I know where the place is, Ruby, but can't think of the name. Think it's in the Doral building.”

“That would be JJ Randolphs. We can meet there if you guys want. They have lunch fare”

“Sounds like we have the place.

[b]RUBY[/b, Guess you have to nail the time, as Wounded Knee and I seem to have more flexible schedules.

Mark”

“I had a trial all day tomorrow, but YEEHAW! it just postponed until next Tuesday. So I am wide open all day. And I am free to partake of liquid enjoyment with guilt!

JJ Randolphs is what I was thinking of. What time?”

“thank God the time and date got settled. You three took more time to decide when to eat lunch than Bush took to invade Iraq ;)”

“LOL Ewker, that's what I was thinking!!”

“What can I say? I'm in demand at work. ;) I was at three hospitals and one dentist office today. Tomorrow will be a nice easy day for me though.”

“Is today the day then?”

“You guys get back to work, Lunch has got to be anticlimactic after all this, lol.”

“lol @ Ewker!

Time and place matter not to me. Tell me where to be and when, and I will be there.”

“I'm waiting to hear from ChicagoMark before I leave for Chicago. If there's no lunch today, then I'm going to work from home.”

“Okay”

“There's no water in our building, so I have to be here--at home.

D@mn plumbers.

Perhaps next week?

Sorry.

Mark”

“LMAO

The saga continues. We will continue to torment the rest of the board. hahahahahaha

Next week then!


FYI, not Monday as I'll be at Mammoth Cave.
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“You people shouldn't be allowed to eat until you actually have lunch together.”

“Sorry to hear about your water Mark! That sucks.

I hit a parked car in the Metra lot this morning. Her car had a scratch, my front bumper got caved in.

We can try it next week or something.”

“Right Nimble.

Have fun down there Ruby. Stop by Big Mikes and say hi.”

“That sucks big time, WoundedKnee. Hey, Wilco is on right now on my internet radio right now. "(Was I) In Your Dreams."”

“WHOO HOO! Great song.

The Jeep will be fine. I just called about the part that was damaged. $26.35, no sweat.”

“Sorry to hear about your "boo-boo." But afterwards you can take a poop when you want to! Or did you do that when the 'event' happened?”

“Dang, do we suck or what? We will get this straight next week for sure.”

“Ruby you're out for Monday. I will be in downtown that day, and again Wednesday or Thursday(don't know which, yet.)

Will be in north loop and west, but schedule is flexible so can meet where's convenient for you and Wounded Knee.”

“How does tomorrow (Wednesday) look? I have to be at 400 W. Superior at 1:15. Do you guys want to have lunch at 11:30 or so? I'm thinking somewhere near WoundedKnee's office or north of there.”

“I have a seminar tomorrow that starts at 10am and goes until 2-3pm.

I could do Thursday.

Mark”

“Sorry -- I thought it said "LURCH in Chicago; You're Invited".


(I've always been a sucker for the harpsichord)”

“That's fine, Mark. At the end of business day tomorrow I'll know my Thursday schedule.”

“I will be north of the Loop Thursday AM and heading back south around feed bag time, so anywhere downtown would work for me.”

“here we go again..lol”

“Ha Ha! Ewker!

Thursday is fine by me.”

“Dang it. My job tomorrow is in Highland, Indiana so I'm not coming downtown. Maybe I'll just go to Bri's house and hang out with Barbie.

Sigh.........maybe Friday.”

“Sure. You can start painting the nursery”

“Supposedly, the people who installed my new windows that leak, will be here Friday noon. (They were no-shows on Tuesday.) So suppose I should stick around. But then I will confirm tomorrow afternoon.”

“Okay. I most likely can't do Monday as I have an all-day hearing in Indiana.



I have faith that we will make this happen eventually. It just might take us a while. Brian's gonna be a daddy by then.”

“How about tomorrow? Anyone up for it?”

“I can be there about noonish.”

“This is too funny watching this lunch trying to come together. I'm going to be watching from my office at Washington & Clark for all of these guys to crash into each other at the Daley Plaza while trying to get to the Corner Bakery. It will be goretex and heels flying everywhere!!”

“CnC, LOL! We are here to entertain. Wanna join us?


I didn't see a response from the principle players last night, and I am leaving shortly for my morning job. So after I'm through with that one (over on Adams Street) I will head back to my office and check the thread. If it doesn't work out, no problem.”

“Okay, not gonna happen today, huh?

I'll shoot for next week.


Hey, I am definitely having a TT lunch next week. It might be all by myself, but I'm still going to call it a TT lunch.”

“OOPS, sorry Vic. I was downloading porn last night, so I missed it.

Next week will be fine.”