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I’ve been thinking about taking a trip up there this summer and then going up to Yellowstone and Grande Tetons. I’d love to hear recommendations for things to see, eat, drink, and do around the area. Feel free to email me at bryndenblackfish@yahoo.com

SLC is a fine city, and it's beautiful and Park City and the mountains are close, but it is far from a high energy, party town in the summer. Cuz Mormon. It's not a jovial, fun, welcoming scene. Getting better, but does not even come close to holding a candle to the fun that is the Chicago summer.

Also, reminds me of when UW played at BYU a couple years ago. They're not used to people like us.

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Wisconsin fans, in town to watch their Top 10-ranked team take on BYU, had cleaned him and his bar — ABG’s Libation Emporium — out of a few items after he decided to open at 10 a.m. Saturday — two hours earlier than usual — ahead of the game’s 1:30 p.m. kickoff.

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Whiting said ABG’s capacity is 128 people and that the bar was “packed” for three hours with patrons who were “a little loud,” but otherwise were the best group of traveling fans he’s seen in 27 years of ownership.
“Financially, it‘s the biggest day I’ve ever had here,” he said, adding that it was “triple” what the bar’s normal income would be from a regular day.

There's a reason the UW/LSU game in Green Bay was so much fun a few years back. Kindred spirits.

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Posted by lathoroughbred

Louisiana/Kentucky

Member since May 2008

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Posted on 6/6/19 at 2:46 am to Chucktown_Badger

Metropolis here. Chicago has ruined my state. I moved across the bridge to Paducah Kentucky. Still own acres on Shawnee Forest south of Carbondale and house in Metropolis. Oh and, frick a FOID card. I wish the initiative to let Chicago be its own state would come true.

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Posted by CHiPs25

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Member since Apr 2014

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Posted on 6/6/19 at 6:07 am to Chucktown_Badger

I lived in Chicago for 10 years (Lincoln Park, Lakeview and west loop) and I miss those days. This was before getting married and having a kid. There is no way I could live there now but it’s a great place to go back and visit. My buddy lives in Lincoln Park still so I have a free place to stay. I’m coming back in town next week for the Dead & Co show at Wrigley and then again Labor Day weekend for fantasy football draft.

If I was single and no kids then I’d probably still be in Chicago. Due to the property taxes even renting an apartment is getting out of control. Our 3BR/2.5 BA condo in West Loop was 3k/mo and daycare was $500/wk when we finally decided to leave and come to suburbs of Atlanta.

The one thing i truly miss is not having a bar close to me that i can walk to, drink all day and walk home. My favorite 2 bars are River Shannon and Third Rail Tavern. Both of them I was at so much that I become friendly with the employees. Actually got a BJ from one of the bartenders at River Shannon in the girls’ bathroom at River Shannon!

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