UFC 111 Second City Movie Theater Meetup (Chicago, Fools)

by Mike Fagan on Mar 10, 2010 11:22 AM EST

It's time to meet some of you freaks. I planned on going to see UFC 111 in theaters when word leaked, and it's a good opportunity to get to know the Chicagoland Bloody Elbow Contingent in the process. So here's your chance to meet a Q-list faux-celebrity.

Brief research shows that two theaters are playing the fight within city limits: Webster Place 11 and City North 14 (both [former?] Kerasotes theaters). They appear to be a short blue line hop from each other, so the general location is set.

I figure we meet up between 7 and 8 at a bar beforehand. I live in Lakeview and consequently have no knowledge of the bar scene in the Logan Square/Bucktown area. Thoughts?

I'm open to whatever, but I prefer small, cheap, and divey. As long as we're not meeting at Buffalo Wild Wings, though, I'm cool. Plan-building in the comments and I reserve the right to pull the Fuhrer card if things get out of control.

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This is funny:

So here’s your chance to meet a Q-list faux-celebrity.

It’s always good to keep things in perspective.

by Cannon Jacques on Mar 10, 2010 3:09 PM EST reply actions

Who is this faux-celeb that will be there?

by ufc4 on Mar 10, 2010 5:21 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Goldie’s Bar
-Dollar PBRs near damen and irving

Tap Room
-divey
-2218 N Western Ave
between Palmer and Lyndale
-show ufc events (if that makes a difference

The Ashland
-nice inside but still has a divey feel
-near ashland and diversey
-if i remember right they have 2 dollar mystery beers on saturdays

as far bars near the Webster place I havent gone to many

Liars Club is divey but I don’t remember their prices

Bird’s Nest has pretty good wings

Pequod’s Pizza is also across the street from Webster Place

Niko’s Gyros has 2 dollar gyros on weekends and is 2 blocks from City North 14

both of the movie theatres kind of suck

it’s too bad Brew and View isn’t doing this

by Marvin Malehooves on Mar 10, 2010 4:21 PM EST reply actions

Pequod’s may be the place.

I love Goldie’s, but I think it’s a bit of a hike.

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by Mike Fagan on Mar 10, 2010 6:38 PM EST up reply actions

God damn you guys.

Pequod’s deep dish is fucking great and I miss it so.

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by pdl on Mar 11, 2010 2:00 PM EST up reply actions

goodluck, gentlemen. I am an alcoholic and could not bear to sit in a movie theatre to watch this for what would be the price of admission at a bar and 3-4 beers. Also, the whole affording it thing – as a lurker I don’t intend on crashing this party drunk as hell off some cheap shit in order to afford the admission… shortly after getting kicked out for oooohing aaaaaaaaahing or omg-ing at people’s shirts, demeanor, or inability to drink like I did. One day though, one day. I would also feel tactless smuggling in booze even though that idea has crossed probably everyone who is thinking about this’ mind.

I did rec the main though. were you by any chance the guy who came up to me to talk about mma gambling after overhearing my tax return plans while i was smoking outside of Goldie’s?

by Marvin Malehooves on Mar 12, 2010 2:54 AM EST up reply actions