** Lollapalooza Pre|Post Parties & Fundraisers **

Foxy Mop

When: Saturday, August 4th
8:00 - Early Arrival
11:45 - 1st Raffle
12:15 AM - musical guest
1:00 - Final Raffle

Where:
The Emerald Loop
216 N. Wabash (Corner of Wabash and Wacker in the Historic 35 East Wacker Building)
312-263-0200

Overview:
5 or 10 minute walk, depending on where you are in Grant Park. 21 and over. Seating for 200, outdoor cafe holds 80. Working on drink/food specials. Cuisine:American Traditional, Bar Food, Irish/Brit/Scott. Accepts all major credit cards.

Public Transportation:
CTA bus (134, 135, 136, 145, 146), Red Line train (State & Lake), Brown Line train (State & Lake), Green Line train (State & Lake), Purple Line train (State & Lake), Orange Line train (State & Lake), Metra train (Millennium station), Cabs plentiful, Also, Pink Line at State & Lake

Directions :
1: Start out going NORTH on N MICHIGAN AVE toward E RANDOLPH ST. 0.2 miles
2: Turn LEFT onto E LAKE ST. <0.1 miles
3: Turn RIGHT onto N WABASH AVE. <0.1 miles
4: End at 216 N Wabash Ave., Chicago, IL 60601


Live Entertainment:
TBA


Fundraiser Items:

• Got Guts™ Bracelets $3
• Boom shirt $20
• Matt shirt $20
• Ed shirt $20
• Mike shirt $20
• Jeff shirt $20
• Stone shirt $20
• Wristbands $7
• BEER CUPS! $3.00
• Wishlist Foundation Logo Tee, designed by Jeral Tidwell

Fundraiser Raffle & Auction Items:
Tentatively held at 11:45 PM

• place/date book autographed by Mike McCready
• Flight to Mars setlist autographed by Mike McCready
• Flight to Mars VIP party messenger bag, donated by Wishlist Foundation
• Yellow Mike McCready guitar pick
• No Code Vinyl (sealed)
• Cubs memorabilia, donated by livedead

Raffle Ticket Prices:
3 tickets for $5
8 tickets for $10

Raffle/Auction Donations Needed!
If you have bootlegs, t-shirts, posters, stickers or any other cool PJ related stuff you'd like to donate, please PM Foxy Mop or luvistower!


Fan Scrapbook:
$5 for half a page
$10 for one full side of a page
$20 for a whole page, 2 sides/front & back

Membership Drive:
Wishlist Foundation will be accepting membership sign-ups

Green Light Bulb Campaign:
TBA


Who:

1. Foxy Mop
2. luvistower
3. Evil Closet Monkey
4. AvocadoLady
5. moxyfop
6. faceintheclouds
7. xavier mcdaniel
8. Detroit2NYC
9. Vedderlover
10. jenduf
11. Kushikushun + boyfriend
12. stew2310 + 3
13. 1Vedhead
14. 10 Years Alive + 1
15. jamestr + 1 (tentative)
16. LukinTimer
17. South of Seattle
18. MasterFramer
19. scratched vinyl
20. QuarterToTen
21. SPEEDY MCCREADY
22. cat72
23. AIRVEDDER23
24. manderaco + 4
25. TonyB
26. keelycan
27. YieldToCait + 3
28. rwhitesox34234098324
29. Nixon in Detroit
30. livedead
31. Gardengrl23 + mr.
32. Kickstand
33. Pegasus
34. PJ Man

Post your RSVP here! Hope to see lots of you there!
Check this 1st post, which will stay updated

Laura

AvocadoLady

Yay!!

Specifically, if anyone knows of any good bars within walking distance of Grant Park...please PM me. I don't really go out in the Loop - but if there is a PJ friendly neighborhood bar (i.e. aliveone) that would be a cool option too. And if any locals are interested in "scouting" these locations, let me know

*edited to add*
Lolla benefits this organization:

http://parkways.org/

a5pj

oh my god a booza cruise afterwards would rock, im in for that.

Also I would be all for a group rate to the cubs v. mets, though I was checking their site yesterday and they didnt even have any 2 tickets together, only single tix. So I dont know whats going to happen with that.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

group tickets are sold out for the cubs games.....

i looked in to that a while ago.....

unless you have better connections than me..........

Foxy Mop

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

group tickets are sold out for the cubs games.....

i looked in to that a while ago.....

unless you have better connections than me..........

well crap.

Someone has to have some connections somewhere..

chromiam

can't people hang out, have some good food, alcohol and see and meet new friends without a charity being involved??? just asking.....

a5pj

Foxy Mop wrote:

well crap.

Someone has to have some connections somewhere..

hold on lemme get eddie on the phone

luvisatower

WORD!
Maggie,
i'm thinking there arent going to be any bars within close walking (4-5 or so blocks in off the lake) distance as everything will most likely shutdown on sunday around 6-8pm
So, we may need to investigate other options
such as EL or cab or bus to something that will be open
or looking into one of the hotels keeping the bar open for us?


everyone else,
as always, we expect ALOT of input from YOU
so let's hear YOUR ideas

luvisatower

chromiam wrote:

can't people hang out, have some good food, alcohol and see and meet new friends without a charity being involved??? just asking.....

sure they can
no one is forcing anyone to donate anything to charity
that's not a prerequsite to hanging out, having fun, etc
helping out good causes is just icing on the cake
if ya can, ya can
and if ya can't
no worries

EVERYONE is welcome

Foxy Mop

chromiam wrote:

can't people hang out, have some good food, alcohol and see and meet new friends without a charity being involved??? just asking.....

You're welcome to come to any parties we have and just hang out and not donate a cent and still have a great time. You can go hang out somewhere else and have a good time. It's your perrogative to do what you want. So the answer to your question is "yes".

*edit*

what she ^^ said

PissBottleMan

chromiam wrote:

can't people hang out, have some good food, alcohol and see and meet new friends without a charity being involved??? just asking.....

When you have a large group coming together for a common cause...why not do something positive?

I don't see a downside.

Enjoy the show, visit old friends/make new ones, make a difference.

PBM

chromiam

PissBottleMan wrote:

When you have a large group coming together for a common cause...why not do something positive?

I don't see a downside.

Enjoy the show, visit old friends/make new ones, make a difference.

PBM

I do something positive everyday.. I don't need a meetup or preparty or group of people to do so...

PissBottleMan

chromiam wrote:

I do something positive everyday.. I don't need a meetup or preparty or group of people to do so...

For many, it's an extension of that.

For some, it's an opening to get involved.

Maybe by volunteering or donating, they'll be inspired to continue after the show.

Not only that, the parties can shed light on charity organiziations and help them get, not only sizable donations, but also some attention they may not have received otherwise.

Cheers,

PBM

AvocadoLady

If anyone knows of any PJ friendly bars, like bars that have a good PJ jukebox, or a PJ lovin' owner...please PM me, that would be awesome. I know aliveone has the 2003 Chicago boots in their collection...actually, it's a pretty cool bar, they only play boots on their jukebox, and live shows on their tvs.

Foxy Mop

chromiam wrote:

I do something positive everyday.. I don't need a meetup or preparty or group of people to do so...

That's great. IMO everyone should try to be like that. The beauty of doing it in a group; the bigger the group, the bigger the results. But regardless of how big or small the results, the important part is just in the "doing".

And just in case you weren't aware.. Lollapalooza itself is a big supporter of political and humanitarian causes & activism. I believe they are benefiting the Parkways Foundation. So......regardless, you're still going to an event that donates to a charity.

AvocadoLady wrote:

If anyone knows of any PJ friendly bars, like bars that have a good PJ jukebox, or a PJ lovin' owner...please PM me, that would be awesome. I know aliveone has the 2003 Chicago boots in their collection...actually, it's a pretty cool bar, they only play boots on their jukebox, and live shows on their tvs.

Jeannette mentioned that bar too.. how late are they open until ya think?

AvocadoLady

Foxy Mop wrote:

Jeannette mentioned that bar too.. how late are they open until ya think?

I think they're a 2am bar.

*For a real treat, we should take everyone to some of the legendary 4 (or 5!) am bars in Chicago...Marie's Riptide, Carol's...

poto101

i'd love to be apart of this. i missed the pre-parties last may cuz of school, but since this is in the summer a pre or post party would be awesome.

you guys doing a raffle again?? cuz im sure i could find some stuff to donate.

Ott

In '06. I recall my Chicago friend saying that McCready has been known to show up at the blues bars (I was wasted and don't remember the one we went to) late night for impromptu jam sessions. Here's to hoping.

Ott

xavier mcdaniel

i'd love to go, since i've never been to any of these events before a pj concert and never been to chicago.

luvisatower

AvocadoLady wrote:

I think they're a 2am bar.

*For a real treat, we should take everyone to some of the legendary 4 (or 5!) am bars in Chicago...Marie's Riptide, Carol's...

OH YES!
i say aliveone til 2 then marie's til 4 or 5

bostonlou

i think a kissing booth is a great idea

Foxy Mop

poto101 wrote:

i'd love to be apart of this. i missed the pre-parties last may cuz of school, but since this is in the summer a pre or post party would be awesome.

you guys doing a raffle again?? cuz im sure i could find some stuff to donate.

Probably, though a lot depends on the Lolla lineup & if we get a tent too

Ott wrote:

In '06. I recall my Chicago friend saying that McCready has been known to show up at the blues bars (I was wasted and don't remember the one we went to) late night for impromptu jam sessions. Here's to hoping.

Ott

At the tattoo parlors too!

xavier mcdaniel wrote:

i'd love to go, since i've never been to any of these events before a pj concert and never been to chicago.

Yay X I'm assuming you're going to the Cubs v. Mets game?

bostonlou wrote:

i think a kissing booth is a great idea

You coming out too & volunteering your lips?

xavier mcdaniel

I'm going to Milwaukee that Thursday afternoon for the Mets-Brewers and Friday for Cubs-Mets.

24veddie

booze cruise!

AvocadoLady

Hey out of towners - is there anything specific in Chicago you want to check out? There's a bunch of Chicago folks on the board - we could help you out with the tour guide-y details if you want...

patrickredeyes

24veddie wrote:

booze cruise!

I think that's a great idea.


Speedy make it happen.

dcrouthamel

I'll be in Chi-town for the first time since moved... which will be almost two years when PJ hits the stage...

Can't wait to see all my PJ fans n I'm bringing a PJ gang from Philly..

Anything I can do to help the fundraising just PM me..

See you on the other side...

KDH12

This might actually be an event I could come to seeing how it will be in the city and not the burbs..... I do not like to leave the city....

Foxy Mop

a booze cruise would definitely be fun - maybe Friday night if the lineup sucks? (When's the friday cubs game?)

Awesome CRAWL... we'll definitely hit you up for helping out. We like new blood... muwhaaahaa!

K.. you're such a city hermit!

My friend Bill mentioned, via IM, a bar three blocks west of Lolla called the South Loop Club....they're open til 5 on Friday and Saturday and 4 on Sunday. They sponsor his softball team so I think he knows the peeps there.. http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/search/28808,0,1998483.venue

AvocadoLady

Foxy Mop wrote:

My friend Bill mentioned, via IM, a bar three blocks west of Lolla called the South Loop Club....they're open til 5 on Friday and Saturday and 4 on Sunday. They sponsor his softball team so I think he knows the peeps there.. http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/search/28808,0,1998483.venue

Well then...ding ding ding! We may have a winner!

KDH12, I don't like to leave the city either...shhhh don't tell Foxy

Detroit2NYC

I wanna go! I like drinks

In re kissing booth: oh boy!