Legion World Forums LEGION OUTPOST Mission Monitor Board Destination Chi-Town: Two Vast and Trunkless Legs of Stone

No, IB, I was kidding! Just pulling your leg!

*sigh* I have gotta learn to think before I post. Really sorry if I upset you.

I also tried to send you a pm apologizing profusely, IB, but your mailbox is full.

*sigh*

I'm goin' back to bed...

IB,

I think it would be OK for you to vote. If your primary location is pick, it might give you more incentive to get over here.

Hi lance,

Really sorry about that. Hope you didn't get too upset I really apreciate your attempts to apologize, all accepted by the way. Hey, how are you? I'll clean out my PM box and we can tlak about beer and olives again.


Quis, thanks. That's a good point and it would certainly make it easier for me.

Anywho, sorry for being kinda flaky. I dunno if it's a cultural thing - I'm usual the "organizer" for my friends over here at home and you would NOT believe what a pain it is!

I've learned never to organize anything that requires a headcount more than two hours before. You always get people going "I'll try", "I'll catch up" - I once had a bud who was gonna try and catch up to a party that ended at 12 midnight. We called him up 11:30 and he was just about to get in the shower. And he lives a half hour's drive away.

I'm rambling, aren't I?

Attention folks, the location poll for the 2013 Legion World Gathering has concluded:

HERE


Check out the above link for the specific vote breakdown but, suffice to say, if you are a fan of art, architecture, jazz, deep dish pizza, and arsonist cows, you're going to love how things played out.

Yay!

Should the name of this thread be changed to reflect the decision?

just bumped for a new page

Alls I know is, I want some pizza.

^^^Done and done.


So... Chi-town.


With our destination decided, the next question is: When?


There is sooooo much to do in Chicago... from Jazz Fests, to shopping at Navy Pier, to some of the greastest museums in America, to sporting events, to the most modern American architecture, to eating pancreas... there is literally something for everyone.

That being said, how do we want this trip to take form? Is it just a series of overlapping journeys where everyone explores the city at their leisure and we just gather for a big bash one day... or is it centered around a specific event?

The discussion of those questions might help us to best decide the timeframe that we want to target, so... let the discussion begin.

Is it too early to start planing car-pooling and hotel roommates?

I know some people are eager to avoid the convention scene, but I'll put it out there that if we plan around C2E2 or even the Wizard one(does that still exist?), AND let DC know what we're doing this, they could send us swag, or even a creator or two since they're already in town. PR for them, fun for us.

My fear is that the Con may make location relatively pointless. A con is a con.

I was one of the ones who put Chicago as my first choice. The con, as i understand, is way off in the outer burbs; if we fall into the event horizon of the con, we'll likely, as a group, never get into Chicago itself.

The other concern I'd raise about going in Con-season is both the availability and premium rates of hotels. Perhaps better off-peak?

I call bunking with My Whee Fem.

What's that?
... she is?
... really?
Huh.

What about Lolita?
Her too?

... Vivianne?

... Everyday Girl?


Is anyone here a real person?

A few ideas:

It might be better to be off-peak season wise for major events. Mainly, to keep costs down for people.

Should we start considering a hotel where we could all stay at? Lance and Scott have connections (both at Marriot, I think), so maybe a Marriot Courtyard or something? Or do others have better ideas?

Pizza: both Uno (the original) and Duex (even better) are classics. Chicago is one of the best food cities in the US, and runs the gambit from super fancy places to good eats for regular folks.

Season: Chicago is a cold ass place from November - March, so keep that in mind.

I'm easy. What I really like to do in a city is walk around, eat and drink (coffee and then alcohol, though I'm down for a good lemonade). If there is a spot people want to check out, I'm in, whether its the Pier or a Museum. A festival could really be the Tits. I think a hotel serving as 'home base' would be ideal.

A big question is: now that Chicago is looking as the destination, is everyone still committed to going? I promise I will take care of all of who are afraid of big cities. I'll be like the strait Stefan from SNL weekend update.

Do they serve alcohol in this ... what do you call it .. Ch..Hicago ? Or should I bring my own ?

Also, Chicago is definitely a taxi city. So people flying in don't need to rent cars IMO.

Cobie, thanks for broaching that delicate topic. I was afraid I was going to have to do it myself when I saw which city had won.

I would LOVE to meet you all, and I had always wanted to visit Chicago one day -- I even have roots in Illinois (my maternal grandfather was from a small town there.) But right now, money and distance are big issues for me, and I'm all the way down in South Florida.

I'll do my best to make it, but I can't promise anything right now.

Ex, please put me down as a "maybe."

I'm staying with Cobie.

Jeepers! If I manage to come, we're totes acting out scenes from 30s gangster movies!

Or at least that Star Trek episode about that planet based on 30s gangster movies!

Sweet! I haven't been to Chicago in years. I have friends there that I rarely get to see, so this'll be great. I have family in Wisconsin too, so I can really make a trip of it.

In terms of timing, I'll reiterate that if the gathering is in August or so, I should be able to make it. Any other time of year is going to be tough for me for the next 18 months or so.

Anyone have a way to get in touch with Loser?

Good news. I looked at a map (something I should have done before I posted before) and discovered that Chicago is, relatively speaking, not really that much farther away than my first choice, Washington D.C.

Money is still an issue, though.

We shall see. I'm still a "maybe," but a more optimistic "maybe."

Yay!

I think if we can hammer out some hotel details, like group rates, people sharing rooms, etc, we can maybe make this as financially 'smart' as possible. So we should all work on that too.

Director Lad mentions August--and that works for me so far. The only potential conflict would be a wedding I have to attend next summer but hopefully that's in another month. The one month of the year that def does NOT work for me is July.

We're all pretty tight around here: if there is an aspect of this that you're having trouble figuring out / getting comfortable with, let us know. We can all come up with a solution!

I'll check for email addresses, but maybe he can be emailed through the board? He actually might come, as he's made met up with us before!

We should also make sure CJ, Cali, Monkey Eater, Actor Lad, Faraway, etc all know! Facebook shall be our ally! Stu just found out and he's in! I suspect others will do the same.

Chicago seems to have gangster-themed tours and even a museum. EDE should be happy. I'm up for those, too.

August is no prob for me, especially mid to late august.