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It's tradition that Caveman
Joe and Angry Johnny come back home and visit the Hogs in Chicago around
the 4th of July. The festivities include barbecues and a day at the race
track and sometimes a ball game when the Cubs are in town.
Last year, Ricardo decided
that we would all go to a Cubs game. But, securing a ticket to Wrigley
Field over the holiday was damn near impossible. So, we did the next best
thing: we did a Wrigleyville Pub Crawl during the July 1st Cubs-Milwaukee
Brewers game. If you know anything about Wrigleyville you are aware of the
fact that there are probably upwards of 50-60 bars within walking distance
of the ballpark. There at least a dozen alone on Clark Street north and
south of the ballpark. Then there is Halsted Street and Southport Avenue
which have little mini districts all to their own. Needless to say we
started our crawl out at the beer garden of Justin's on the corner of
Roscoe and Southport at around 11:30am. By 10:00pm we were all completely
destroyed. Luckily, we were on foot for most of the crawl.
This year, the Cubs are not in
town. But, since the Cubs are playing the St. Louis Cardinals in St.
Louis, a team with a very colorful alcohol abuse history (Josh Hancock,
Daryl Kile, Tony LaRussa, Scott Spiezio, et al). We decided to drink to
all of the dead and alive alcoholic Cardinal players by having our second
anniversary Pub Crawl during the 4th of July holiday on July 5th.
Our home city of Chicago is
alive with many culturally diverse neighborhoods that would be a perfect
setting for Pub Crawl II. In fact, the city like many older North American
cities is almost perfect for exploring on foot. Neighborhoods like
Andersonville, Wrigleyville and Lincoln Park are perfect for Pub Crawls.
We've decided to set up this
section of the website to receive Pub Crawl proposals from everyone. Then,
the Honorary Hogs will vote on which PC to undertake.
Pub Crawl #3:
Southport Avenue
| Proposed:
April 20, 2008 |
| Neighborhood:
Wrigleyville/Lakeview |
| Begin:
Toon's (3857 N. Southport) |
| End:
Schubas (3159 N. Southport) |
| Number of
bars: 13 |
| Miles Crawled:
less than one mile |
Pub Crawl #2:
Halsted Street
| Proposed:
April 6, 2008 |
| Neighborhood:
Lincoln Park |
| Begin:
Union Tavern (2858 N Halsted) |
| End:
Burwood Tap (724 W Wrightwood) |
| Number of
bars: 8 |
| Miles Crawled:
less than one |
Pub Crawl #1:
Irving Park Road
| Proposed:
March 31, 2008 |
| Neighborhood:
Irving Park/North Center |
| Begin: "The
Long Room" 1612 W Irving Park Road |
| End: "Chicago
Joe's" 2256 W Irving Park Road |
| Number of
bars: 9 |
| Miles Crawled:
less than one |
Send us your Pub Crawl Proposal. Note: suggestions like "Rush Street"
and "Lincoln Park" will be tossed. We need names of bars and details of
your crawl!
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