AUTHOR: Dave Sypniewski DATE: Monday, June 20, 2005 ----- BODY: HUNGRY DINERS BEGIN TO FILL THE STREET IN THIS FILE PHOTO. It's that time of year again. Time to pull your friends and family members together for the trip to "The Taste of Chicago." I'm really excited about not going again. The last time I was there several years ago, "The Taste" left a bad taste in my mouth. For starters, they say that death and taxes are the only thing you can count on...they forgot about the weather in Chicago. No matter what happens with the weather in the next few days, you can be sure that by next weekend, it will be in the mid 90's. Everyone I've ever gone with have suggested riding Metra...I should say, everyone SOUTH of Chicago has the same idea. The trains really pack them in every 20 minutes. I'll tell you what, there's nothing like sitting or standing in a cattle car with the A/C barely working. It's bad enough going, but the way back is worse. All you smell on the way home is sweaty people. People's dirty asses and smelly armpits...let's not forget about the wino's and teenagers that stink of pot! Anyway, it's always good to go there and go through two weeks pay for some finger food and having people bumping into you and elbowing you in the ribs. I say, "What's the big deal?" Is that the only place and time of year that you can deep dish pizza, cheese sticks, and italian beef? What really puzzles me is that some of the vendors with booths there in years past have included McDonald's, Burger King, and Subway. Even Rip Van Winkle has eaten at one of these places more than once. Unless Mr. Van Winkle is a vegetarian. In that case, he'll be happy to know he can travel to Chicago and stop at the Dominick's food booth for a salad. Don't do any drinking at "The Taste" either...best thing to do is get liquored up BEFORE you get there, unless you want to spend $6 for a beer and pee in your pants waiting to get into one of the always jam packed port-a-potties. "The Taste" will once again have to do without me. Somehow, I think they'll do just fine anyway. For those going, hang on to your purse or wallet AND your sanity. I'll be nice and cool, THAT'S the way I see it for today! -------- Squealing Pig WORLDWIDE!: A Taste of Clostrophobia

Squealing Pig WORLDWIDE!

Monday, June 20, 2005

A Taste of Clostrophobia

HUNGRY DINERS BEGIN TO FILL THE STREET IN THIS FILE PHOTO. It's that time of year again. Time to pull your friends and family members together for the trip to "The Taste of Chicago." I'm really excited about not going again. The last time I was there several years ago, "The Taste" left a bad taste in my mouth. For starters, they say that death and taxes are the only thing you can count on...they forgot about the weather in Chicago. No matter what happens with the weather in the next few days, you can be sure that by next weekend, it will be in the mid 90's. Everyone I've ever gone with have suggested riding Metra...I should say, everyone SOUTH of Chicago has the same idea. The trains really pack them in every 20 minutes. I'll tell you what, there's nothing like sitting or standing in a cattle car with the A/C barely working. It's bad enough going, but the way back is worse. All you smell on the way home is sweaty people. People's dirty asses and smelly armpits...let's not forget about the wino's and teenagers that stink of pot! Anyway, it's always good to go there and go through two weeks pay for some finger food and having people bumping into you and elbowing you in the ribs. I say, "What's the big deal?" Is that the only place and time of year that you can deep dish pizza, cheese sticks, and italian beef? What really puzzles me is that some of the vendors with booths there in years past have included McDonald's, Burger King, and Subway. Even Rip Van Winkle has eaten at one of these places more than once. Unless Mr. Van Winkle is a vegetarian. In that case, he'll be happy to know he can travel to Chicago and stop at the Dominick's food booth for a salad. Don't do any drinking at "The Taste" either...best thing to do is get liquored up BEFORE you get there, unless you want to spend $6 for a beer and pee in your pants waiting to get into one of the always jam packed port-a-potties. "The Taste" will once again have to do without me. Somehow, I think they'll do just fine anyway. For those going, hang on to your purse or wallet AND your sanity. I'll be nice and cool, THAT'S the way I see it for today!

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