Chicago in Spring pt 1

Last night I got my first taste of Chicago nightlife in the spring. And I like it!

The night started relatively early, with me waiting for the 22 that never came. Had to cab it to Mad River, which had a crazy queue. There was some debate as to the next option. So the 5 of us piled into a taxi-van which was it's own entertainment. Parked in the front seat was some drunk Chad who apparently refused to get out. He and the driver were arguing about the best way to get to Mickey's. The Chad was hitting the driver. The driver was threatening to call the police. At one point, the Chad opened the door and offered to get out (while the van was moving), but sadly was too drunk to figure out tuck-n-roll. At one point I thought the driver was gonna get out and forcibly remove the Chad. It was so bizarre it was funny. Like with the level of interaction you had to think this was some sort of joke. Drunk Chad got out with us and staggered away, but he paid our fare!

Mickey's was closed, so we went next door to Galway Arms, which is the site of Trivia Nite. Which meant I liked all of their tap options. The music was random ("Sexy Back" followed up by some good Irish music"), but they had a free table outside. THAT was awesome. Kick back with your beer. Debate casting of comic book movies, watch the activity on Clark Street. We bailed as they were closing the outside. Walked down to Tin Lizzie for some dancing. It was a bit more typical. Crowded, hot as hell, sticky floor. But the music was loud, if a little to populated by hip-hop. And I could get my dance one.

Having decided that it was too hot and crowded, we headed into LP to more of a scenester "club". This one was my least favorite. It was trying too hard to be a club. There was a line, bouncer, dress code and cover. But the music was bad 80 remix. The club wasn't crowded enough to justify the line. And everyone just wanted to be seen in the blue light and epileptic strobe. Given that it was already 2, I was bored with beer, and it was 2 blocks from my house, I just called it a night.

All of this in a tank top!

on iTunes: "Rehab" - Amy Winehouse