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UPDATE:

8/4/06 6:40pm - we (scotib, tait, BigOne and his wife) just got back from downtown Chicago where we were ALL DAY for the once-ever-3-years "Tall Ships" thing and we went up to the top of the very tall Sears Tower (103rd floor - oh yeah!).  It was a crystal clear (read: HOT) day, so we could see for a LONG way, but we had a few sunburns.

8/3/06 11:30pm - I'm going to bed after a long day - other people are still partying, but I just can't do it.  I'm too old to drink any more

8/3/06 8:45pm - we ("Dan LeCrinque", "scotib", "BigOne", his wife, "Raste", "Eksessive", "XSSmoke", and me ("tait") went to Gino's East and had the best - and HEAVIEST - pizza I've ever had.  That pizza was so heavy, we were worried about breaking bottles with it on the way home.  Pizza was great - service was horrid.  We then went on a liquor store search, ending up in an interesting neighborhood at a store that actually sold liquor bottles in the shape of weapons (a pistol, a sniper, a Tommy Gun and more) full of vodka or tequila.  Crazy.  They also had "Bootie Light" for $6.99 for a 12 pack.  Smoke bought some Hypnotique.  Oh, quote of the night was BigOne's wife - I'm sure it'll get posted on the 2o2p boards.

8/4/06 4:00pm - just ordered a Chicago style pizza to eat with BigOne, Skeyewalker7, Gaius, LeightyRX, and Triprx.  Gotta have food before we hit Halo2 and Solitaire again.  Going strong on little sleep and a lot of alcomahol.

Photos taken and posted in real-time from the Chicago LAN by tait:

Packing the trunk at 5:00 am	The luggage on the conveyer belt got caught on the end and piled up into a big mess.  It took me an hour and fifteen minutes to get my bag *sigh*	"scotib" eats at the hotel bar while on the phone	"doodirock" kicks back on the couch while waiting to go get the TVs for the LAN	"tait" relaxes at the bar while waiting a hotel room to be ready
"phreak" ducks the camera - she then goes on to refuse any more photos.  camera shy, what can I say?	LAN room setup - the only time it will be clean the entire weekend.	"GrimReaper" gets his buzz on	"Skeyewalker7"	"LBSutke" (left) and "RightHandofGod" (right)
"Ice" eats Chinese food with coffee stirrers as chopsticks	"Fetal Injury"	"Phreak"	"Doodirock"	"Right Hand of God"
Autographed (by LAN attendees) LAN TV	The aftermath...		"Em" smiles with her movie star shades on	Capt Rock!
"Cranefolder" - freak.	Skeyewalker7 and husband, Scott	"Fetal Injury" (aka, "tait" - LOL)	"Eksessive"	"DanLeCrinque" - that guy always wore a hat (and always low-talk flirted with the wait staff)
"XS Smoke" dodges the camera with his Magic cards for protection	Which one is the real "tait"?

 

Photos during "Tall Ships" and Sears Tower trip with "tait", "scotib", "BigOne" and his wife

This big blob metal sculpture in Millennium Park - Downtown Chicago	Metal blob thing from distance	Our reflections in the metal blob thingie	"BigOne" totally disregards the rules	Sitting on the dock of the bay, "scotib" is wasting time.
"Intoxication".  Say no more	Mrs. "BigOne" gets her authentic pirate tattoo	"BigOne" is the king of the world	Always time for XBox for "BigOne" and "scotib"	Mrs. "BigOne" finds one lucky dog
"Tall Ships" exhibit in downtown Chicago	Fun House mirrors strike the "BigOne"s and "scotib"	Big Head!	Tait self-portraits his fun house head	"BigOne"s in front of the Sears Tower
103rd floor of the Sears tower - view of where we were earlier in the day

 

Videos taken and posted in real-time from the Chicago LAN by tait off of a Moto Q (low quality):

chicago/004.3G2	chicago/006.3G2	chicago/007.3G2	chicago/008.3G2
8/3/06 - cruising altitude around 32000 feet	Tait looks out the window on the flight	Descent into Chicago O'Hare	Landing at Chicago O'Hare (passing over the train yards)

Here is an unofficial guide to the Chicago LAN threads in the 2old2play.com forums: