Give me some advice on Chicago, please!

[Guest042611]

Hey friends,
I'll be visiting Chicago soon and am looking for some fun things to do at night. We already have dinner reservations, but as I'm long overdue for a vacation, I need some fun suggestions for places to go afterwards: lounges, live music venues, quirky bars, etc.
Anyone have ideas?
xx

[Wwanderer]

I strongly suggest going to O'Hare and getting on AA 153 or UA 881. I have been to Chicago too many times to contemplate and have never found anything to do that is more fun. ;-)

-Ww

[pjorourke]

Let me guess. Those flights go to Tokyo. Right?

[Wwanderer]

Originally Posted by pjorourke

Let me guess. Those flights go to Tokyo. Right?

An iron grip on the obvious is one of your strong points (and a greatly underrated virtue).

-Ww

[John Bull]

If you like gutbucket blues in the company of a cross section of society, Buddy Guy's place downtown. Ribs, collards, mac & cheese, long neck beer and great sounds.

[atlcomedy]

For the evening -- The original Second City Comedy troupe -- suggest tix in advance, which I think are pretty reasonable, about $20 maybe less

During the day -- a Cubs game at Wrigley (of course bleacher seats) or across the way on a rooftop -- Google something like 'wrigley field rooftops' -- prices and packages will vary -- either way a can't miss.

JB is on target, too...but that said there are a ton of no-name places with cheap drinks and great music...

As you can probably tell that is more my scene than some fancy club of the week.....

[Guest042611]

Originally Posted by atlcomedy

For the evening -- The original Second City Comedy troupe -- suggest tix in advance, which I think are pretty reasonable, about $20 maybe less

During the day -- a Cubs game at Wrigley (of course bleacher seats) or across the way on a rooftop -- Google something like 'wrigley field rooftops' -- prices and packages will vary -- either way a can't miss.

JB is on target, too...but that said there are a ton of no-name places with cheap drinks and great music...

As you can probably tell that is more my scene than some fancy club of the week.....

Me too, generally.

[discreetgent]

Originally Posted by Wwanderer

I strongly suggest going to O'Hare and getting on AA 153 or UA 881. I have been to Chicago too many times to contemplate and have never found anything to do that is more fun. ;-)

-Ww

It's still UA881? Fond memories of that flight. Do they still serve Dom Perignon in first class?

[Wwanderer]

Originally Posted by discreetgent

It's still UA881? Fond memories of that flight. Do they still serve Dom Perignon in first class?

That is still the flight number (I checked), but I don't know if they still do the Dom Perignon because I stopped flying to Tokyo through Chicago a few (five?) years ago. If it has gone the way of most aspects of air travel, the champagne has probably been replaced with a (cheap) white wine spritzer by now.

-Ww

[Egrbvr]

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