Chicago Meet-up on September 24, 2009

15914 Views 65 Replies 16 Participants Last post by LD111134, Sep 28, 2009

LD111134

Discussion Starter · Aug 11, 2009

The meet-up is scheduled for Thursday, September 24th from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. I should decide upon a venue by the end of this week (so far, it will probably be either Zed 451 (Clark and Huron), Bin 36 (near Marina Towers and the House of Blues) or the 316 Club (near the Board of Trade.

I project that the cost will be $80/person, including a two hour open bar plus hors d'œuvres.

Guys will need to pay me by Friday, September 18th so I can lock-in the head count. You can pay me by PayPal, check or cash.

I hope that both Paul Grangaard, the CEO of Allen Edmonds, and Skip Horween, of Horween Leather (the leading cordovan tanner), can attend.

Look forward to seeing everybody at the event! :icon_smile_big:

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&Son

· #21 · Sep 2, 2009

I greatly wish I could attend this event, unfortunately I will be in NYC on business that week. I'd greatly encourage any member to sign up, Brasserie Jo is a great venue and the price is VERY reasonable for such an event. Good luck!

DCLawyer68

· #22 · Sep 2, 2009

Sounds great! I hope we can do something in DC as well.

Chi

· #23 · Sep 3, 2009

I will know in the next few days if I am going to be able to attend. I wish I saw this earlier, I would have voted for the 316 Club since I am a member there (I highly recommend it to everyone).

magogian

· #24 · Sep 3, 2009

Sign up peoples! I did.

gman-17

· #25 · Sep 3, 2009

magogian said:
Sign up peoples! I did.

Thanks Magogian! We need everyone's support. I want to thank Andy for helping us raise awareness.

gman-17

· #26 · Sep 3, 2009

Chi said:
I will know in the next few days if I am going to be able to attend. I wish I saw this earlier, I would have voted for the 316 Club since I am a member there (I highly recommend it to everyone).

Chi, we need you to be there--so if you can make it-- come on out.

G

LD111134

Discussion Starter · #27 · Sep 3, 2009

I am a 316 Club member, too Chi - the problem was that they needed to charge too much in order to make their nut (which is understandable; unlike a restaurant with a private room, the 316 Club would need to close their premises entirely to accommodate our event.

Ramon is a great shoeshine guy and Deanna is my usual stylist and she's terrific, and Jess does a great job at reception.

Plush

· #28 · Sep 3, 2009

Thank you for organizing this event. I can't make it out for some shoes and some leather boys.

LD111134

Discussion Starter · #29 · Sep 3, 2009

Plush said:
Thank you for organizing this event. I can't make it out for some shoes and some leather boys.

Paul Grangaard and his guys will simply say a few words about AE's new fall line, answer questions and mix with the rest of us, and Skip and Nick Horween are just stopping-by to say "hi". In other words, this is going to be more of a mixer and not a trunk show.

Chi

· #30 · Sep 4, 2009

LD111134 said:
I am a 316 Club member, too Chi - the problem was that they needed to charge too much in order to make their nut (which is understandable; unlike a restaurant with a private room, the 316 Club would need to close their premises entirely to accommodate our event.

Ramon is a great shoeshine guy and Deanna is my usual stylist and she's terrific, and Jess does a great job at reception.

Ramon is great (didn't know his name). The tall Polish woman that does the manicures is great, a bit cold but still very hot. I just switched to Amy for my hair cuts, I believe she is new. She does a great job. I will be there tomorrow afternoon.

LD111134

Discussion Starter · #31 · Sep 4, 2009

I will be too for a shoeshine -probably around 12:00 p.m.

The tall Polish woman is named Joanna and she was cold to me until I told her that my girlfriend is from Poland and now she always smiles when she sees me and is very chatty.

LD111134

Discussion Starter · #32 · Sep 4, 2009

Event photographer wanted!

Does any one have a good quality digital SLR? If so, can you act as our unofficial event photographer?

ChicagoMediaMan-27

· #33 · Sep 4, 2009

Hey guys - I would love to attend, but that is actually my birthday and my girlfriend already has plans to take me out to dinner. I'm really sorry I am going to miss it as I would love to meet everyone. Good choice with Brasserie Jo, by the way. Have fun guys.

LD111134

Discussion Starter · #34 · Sep 4, 2009

Hey it was my birthday, yesterday CMM! Another Virgo.

See my "WAYWT" post to read about my birthday mishap at Wrigley Field.

We'll miss you at the meet-up, but some of us may be gathering informally - keep you posted.

ChicagoMediaMan-27

· #35 · Sep 4, 2009

LD111134 said:
Hey it was my birthday, yesterday CMM! Another Virgo.

See my "WAYWT" post to read about my birthday mishap at Wrigley Field.

We'll miss you at the meet-up, but some of us may be gathering informally - keep you posted.

Happy Birthday! Wow, too bad about the mishap at Wrigley. I've had beer spilled on me there before too! Luckily, I was not dressed as well as you were!

Definitely let me know of anymore future gatherings.

P.S.: Nice Watch!

LD111134

Discussion Starter · #36 · Sep 4, 2009

Gift bags from the 316 Barber Spa

Added inducement for our Chicago Meet-up: Every attendee will receive a gift bag from the 316 Barber Spa which will include hair care products, coupons for their excellent services and (perhaps) cigars. :icon_smile_wink:

LD111134

Discussion Starter · #37 · Sep 6, 2009

Just a friendly bump...

Francisco D'Anconia

· #38 · Sep 6, 2009

LD111134 said:
Just a friendly bump...

You beg the question: what does an unfriendly bump look like? :crazy:

LD111134

Discussion Starter · #39 · Sep 6, 2009

It probably involves Jennifer Lopez...

Francisco D'Anconia

· #40 · Sep 7, 2009

LD111134 said:
It probably involves Jennifer Lopez...

^ I'd prefer that on a friendly basis. :devil:

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