On Monday, I journeyed into Chicago to hit up the Taste of Chicago with Mark and Laura. As it turned out, we bit off a bit more than we could chew with this idea, both figuratively, and literally:
Mark, about to chow one of those giant turkey legs in one gulp.
The day before the 4th of July is always the biggest day of the taste, and I heard that approximately 1.1 million people were at Grant Park that evening. When we first got there at around 6:30, the crowd was large, but manageable. When we left at 8:30, it was so crowded that we could barely move.
So, I really didn't mind leaving and watching the fireworks on TV instead.
Anyways, hanging out with Mark and Laura was fun, as always. They were super-nice to waste an entire evening of after-work time messing around in Chicago, and then driving me to the train station afterwards.
Thanks guys!
-Andy.
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I was going to blog about this but you beat me to the punch. It was good to have you in town and sorry for taking you to the taste on the theoretically worst possible day when the crowd is so dense from the Taste and fireworks show that nuclear fusion starts to occur near the ticket tents.
We had a blast at the taste, too, thanks for joinig us! And I love this picture!
Hey everyone,
Ask Mark about the time he almost got into a fight on the "L" after the fireworks show at the Taste a couple years ago.
It's a good story, and it'll make him feel more macho.