Chi' Town

We got into Chicago Monday night. The only person we could get a hold of that evening was Brooks' friends Zack and Celia. We went to their house, dropped our stuff off, and hung out for a few hours. Later in the evening Zack, Brooks, and I went to go have some drinks at a bar in his neighborhood. Zack asked if we wanted to go to the college bro bar. There would be more people there but the drinks were going to be significantly more expensive. The other option was to go to a shittier gnarly bar that would more then likely be dead but they had like $6 pitchers. Needless to say we opted for the cheap pitchers. We hung out until the bar closed at 2am. When we walked outside it started to rain HARD. We ran under awnings dodging the rain until we got to Dunkin Donuts. Evidently with every purchase they will also give you free rain ponchos.


The next day Brooks and I pulled our mopeds out of the van and rode around to do the tourist thing. Zack and Celia live about three blocks from Barak Obama's old house. There were several black SUVs in the driveway. We stopped to take this picture and we weren't there for more then 20 seconds when a voice came over a loudspeaker from one of the black SUVs that said "KEEP MOVING". We did...

Chicago was unbelievable. It was the only town that we went to that had as huge a downtown as it did. It completely reminded me of downtown New York. Just sky scrapers for blocks and blocks and blocks.






I don't know what he's so excited about, be he's stoked about something.




Here's something special. The tallest building in the United States, the Willis Tower. Before you even say it "But the tallest building in the United States is the Sears Tower!" That was true. The same building is still the tallest building in the United States, but its name was changed in March 2009 because the largest property holder in the building bought the naming rights as part of the deal when they bought a majority of the space in the tower. Anyway, if you want to know more look here.


This is the view South.

East.

Downtown.


North.




West.


You see that body of water that disappears into the horizon? Yea, that's not an ocean, its a lake...


Later that night we met up with a friend Sara in a park to watch Ferris Bueller's Day Off. After the movie Brooks saw an opportunity for a photo shoot.




A few months before we left San Francisco we met a gentleman named Greg. He was in SF from Chicago scouting a location to open a new bar. We hit it off and hung out with him a bunch while we were still in town. When we told Greg we were moving to New York and driving through Chicago he told us we had to stop in his bar. After the movie in the park we went to his bar The Burlington. We met Greg's brother Nixon. We told Nixon we were friends with Greg in San Francisco so he gave us a free shot. About a half hour later the bartender working that night came up to our table and said "Are you Jim and Brooks? Because I just got a phone call from my boss who told me to give you guys a shot and a beer. So come collect them from the bar whenever you want." Thank you Greg and Nixon for your hospitality, We really appreciate it.
The Burlington.

We went back to the house and rolled around in the flowerbed.






The next day we had breakfast at the restaurant Sara and Intern work at.
There's Sara.

Intern.


Kate.


Sex sells.





After breakfast we went and laid in the park for a few hours.

I don't know whats going on with everyone's faces in this picture, I couldn't leave it out.

We went out that night and had some drinks for Maggie's going away party. She was a cook in the restaurant Sara and Intern work at, but now shes going on tour. After the party we went back to Sara's house and had a "coming down" photo shoot.




There's Maggie.

The next night Sara's sister was throwing away a big box. We took it from her and made a robot costume.








The Cookie Cat theory.


Just a few more things we saw while we were in Chicago.
Miz U.

Is that a Delorean in the window of a coffee shop?

I don't even know.

We had some of the best tacos we've ever had in Chicago. Why yes that is pork and pineapple.


Words can not describe.

Thank you Sara for putting us up, thanks Maggie and Sylvia for spending so much time with us. Thank you everyone else we got to meet and spend time with for showing us so much fun in Chicago. We had a really great time in your town. Miz U.
MOAR!!!!