so, silly me, I thought I'd call today to check up on the gym and make sure everything was on the up and up. Come to find out that from 2-4, we'll only have half the gym (two hoops but a much smaller court, obviously). Nobody apparently intended to call me about this. I'm trying to find a gym in that area and perhaps get a reservation, but who knows. Talk to me, fellow Hoopees...do we keep it at Hiawatha for a reduced cost (assuming) or should we move it elsewhere? I'm calling in to a gym on Irving Park Road (Merimac) and Shabbona Gym, which is on Addison...

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I say move it if possible. Shabbona should be available - nobody up there but old people and Poles.

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Paulie, I know you're probably joking, but I "secured" the gym almost a month ago. I have called back every week to check on money, time, etc. and have been assured every time that we were on the schedule and would get the whole gym. Today I call and things have changed and "have been scheduled that way for 3 months." No satisfaction at at all...

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Other CPD gyms reasonably close would be

Oriole, Norwood, Shabbona, Sayre (which would be close to the Metra), Merrimac andBrooks (probably the furthest away)
I'd try Shabbona and Merrimac first.

This is the worst day of my life...

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Screw that. Call Hiawatha and tell them that they either give us the full gym or they need to find us a full gym to use.

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You apparently have never dealt with a City of Chicago employee.

Could Blago help?

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shaboner is good not to far from my folks so i know that place well, and oriole park is closer to 90 and shoeless joes.

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Are you giving a campaign contribution?

Do you have any idea how much Hiawatha is worth? That thing is fucking golden!!

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I know Elmwood park has a civic center with a indoor basketball court....Not sure if it is booked at all on saturday and how much it cost

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Did you find out who booked the other half?

It could be for Luvabulls try-outs or something of that nature....

But I'd assume it's a 7 year old's birthday party.

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chaspoopoodoo booked the other half just for spite...

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Have called:

Shabonna
Merimac
Riis

Will call Oriole...

Riis is out. Shabonna I should know next hour or so...Merimac is likely out.

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Anything closer to the expressway is fine with me. Just don't send me somewhere where there's a good chance I'll get lost.

I would have told you Riis is out if for nothing more than saying I ain't going there.

It's park district basketball...they say it was scheduled 3 months in advance...THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME EVERY TIME I CALLED?! I CALLED EVERY WEEK TO DOUBLE CHECK!!

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Called my local park district (Bloomingdale) booked 1-4 Saturday. Going to call a couple more local ones.

why, you don't like the bums over there? I remember as a kid i was told not to go there because of all the bums and transiants that hung out and slept in the park.
What about sayre? don't they have a court?

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see, I know very little about the City. I knew Hiawatha because my grandparents live the next 2 blocks over. So I'm kinda grasping for straws here. Shabbona remains the best posibility. I can't raise anyone at Oriole yet.

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called Sayre...no go, they've got a dance troup practicing...

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oops, just sent a pm too

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try brands park

3259 N Elston Ave, Chicago - (773) 478-1281

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phone line just rang and rang...

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Look at it this way - worst case, we have a gym for the 3 hours. Let's see if we can get lucky (well, KC will but that's another story for another day)

CoF - contact me and let me tell you some other ideas.

So I've been taking all that HGH for nothing?

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Dunham is out.

Brooks has 3-5 Sunday available. You all want to give up your Super Bowl Sunday?

this is the resolution. We are playing in Hiawatha Gym from 1PM-4/5PM for free. That's the good news. The bad news is from 2PM-4PM, we will be going half court, which has two hoops but the court is obviously smaller. This is the best resolution I can come up with at this point. Crisis averted, I will change the heading of this thread and all Hoops 2 commentary can resume in the 1-26 thread. Sorry for the inconviences, fellas. Lesson learned...never trust the Chicago Park District.

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