Its an event that should be at the new Chicago Dome! Ergh, I mean, Oh yeah, anyways...

Its just too big for one area of the city too handle and the event should have been cancelled out of last years mass pukings, but now you are messing with Tunneys other major contributors, THE BARS!

Bagels, you better think about where you are parking for this one well ahead of time.

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

So Wrigleyville outdraws Sox games even in the offseason?

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Right, because having 30,000 drunken Christmas elves in the same building would be so much better...

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i won't be driving

Come on out to ELF night! first 15,000 folks dressed as Elves will get a signed Robin Ventura Jingle Bell, Paulie will be dressed in his elf outfit helping kids build toys in the fundamentals deck and Jose Abreu will be trying to figure out why his cleats have this turned up spiral on the toe tips.

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

Funny

I've never heard of this one either. Although it doesn't sound all that different that the old South Side Irish parade. Funny how one's been cancelled (then sanitized...for the children) & this one chock full of stupid has seemingly never gotten any citywide press.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

I thought Dan was going to DB that awful Toby Keith song, but this is acceptable too.

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Southside parade is pretty similar to this, but yes, its not for the kids.

You are supposed to donate a wrapped kids gift before you puke. I know some that wrap up beers, pot, etc and drop it in the box.

Regardless, thats a ton of presents. Gotta take at least 2 or 3 semis to move them? I would like to see Santas Teamsters card!

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

what kind of idiot would do that
oh wait

The South Side parade get's a bad rap. A lot of it is good clean drunken fun.

Eh. It had gotten a LOT worse over the last 2-3 years before it was cancelled. The Daley-est part of that whole cancellation was that all of the people that were arrested that last year had their cases thrown out because none of the cops showed up to court.

It does get a bad rap, but its been cleaned up too. This TBox shit sounds like hell. But oh wait, the northside of the city can do no wrong. Hopefully nobody gets killed on Saturday because that might be the only way this thing gets the heave ho.

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That song pisses me off. "No cover charge" but when you go to his bar in Rosemont, there certainly is one.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

anyone willing to pay that cover needs to be whipped with a strap

I thought cover charges were strictly for overhyped college bars, dance clubs, and strip joints.

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You know me like that.

The SS parade was "free". Festa is making a killing of these dumbasses, but I'm sure he makes a nice "contribution" to the local alderman. Or maybe just orders a bazillion cinnamon buns from Ann Sathers and donates them to the needy?

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Rename it to Hari Kari's for the day.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

The nice thing about Toby Keith's is the nu-country music and alcohol put the ladies in the mood for cowgirl, reverse or otherwise.

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Sex isn't dirty, sex isn't a crime. It's a loving act between two or more consenting adults.

-Hank Kingsley

Anyone willing to go there needs to be whipped with a strap.

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I should hope so. That's a long day of drinking without a little help.

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I don't remember half the time if I'm hiding or I'm lost

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

Cant anyone just accept Beth Murphy is an idiot who owns a bar and thats it. She owns a bar, she isnt a member of "The Bar".

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

We went there a few weeks ago for a birthday. Had dinner and hang out for the night. Good news is that if you're there before like 8 or so, there is no cover. The management in that place is borderline special needs. Had a party of 16 crammed into a booth meant for 10. Said that was all they had available...when there were a bunch of empty tables. Second complaint...ran out of Shiner Bock. For a shitkicker wannabe bar, how do you run out of a good Texas beer? Third complaint, and the worst offense of them all...dinner comes, and they bring food to 10 of our 16. The waitress proceeds to mumble something about a few more minutes for the rest...and waited for what became a total of an hour. Manager never comes over. Sends the waitress over 4 times...he wouldn't even come over when he was asked for. My guess is he was too busy trying to pick up country bar skanks that want to pretend they're "country" but really are trust fund babies that grew up in an urban locale.

Anywhoo, it turns out that they lost the rest of our order, and didn't want to admit it. His first offer was 10% off the food bill. My cousin that works as an operations chief for a different restaurant group came in (she had something else going on so she couldn't make dinner) and found out what was happening, and went to seek him out. End result was comped food, and 3 rounds of drinks.

Damn shame, the pork chops were good, and my wife loves country music, but she even said that she's fine never setting foot in that place again.

I will say that there are far better options in that park, the Hoffbrau house chief among them.

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The T-Box official website has to be one of the most poorly designed/ugliest I've seen in recent memory. There's a wall of text explaining how to purchase tickets to a fucking bar-crawl.

Also this from an event that starts as 8:00 a.m.:

"Remember that if you choose to drink, Please * Drink * Responsibly and in moderation. "

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Shocked. Seems so professional

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

there are no trust fund babies in the middle, middle class suburbs that place is pulling from

Hoffbrau is good but definitely has the potential to be Wrigley northwest.

I went to Toby Keiths before a movie when it had just opened. The service was lousy then as well

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
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