"Up from the depths and down from the mountains they came. Beast-
like men; seeking rough pleasures. Foul was their stench, but fouler
by far were their blood-stained consciences".... How far is it from
the Irving Park CTA to Martyr's? Walking distance?

instant_zen wrote:here's a question: who wins the prize for travelling the furthest to see one of the upcoming shows. i'm obviously not in the running, and neither is the Classical

I might place well in a shortest distance contest: 1.79 miles according to mapquest

I will travel within Milwaukee (4.89 miles) and attend the Thursday evening show

I will travel from Milwaukee and attend the Friday evening show and both Saturday shows.

I am excited to see Shellac, but I am also excited to see Bear Claw, Call Me Lightning, Couch Flambeau and Scrawl.

So nice.

How far is it from
the Irving Park CTA to Martyr's? Walking distance?

Not far (I'm assuming you mean the Irving Park Brown Line stop). Martyr's is a couple of blocks south of Irving and Lincoln, which is two blocks west of the Brown Line stop.

Superking wrote:

How far is it from
the Irving Park CTA to Martyr's? Walking distance?

Not far (I'm assuming you mean the Irving Park Brown Line stop). Martyr's is a couple of blocks south of Irving and Lincoln, which is two blocks west of the Brown Line stop.

No, I was thinking Blue, but I'm open to suggestions.

Rog,

Where are you coming from? That is, what comes before your CTA ride? The Brown Line Irving stop is closest. If you have to take the Blue Line, you can either catch an east-bound Irving Park bus, or take a cab to Martyr's. I would guess a cab ride there would be in the neighborhood of $10.

Peas,
Mr. King

Mr. King,

I would be coming from the Rosemont Park and Ride(manual
transmission, I fear for my clutch). Yes, the bus seems unavoidable.
But, $10 isn't too bad. I've never hailed a cab, we call them to our
homes here in Madison; it could be fun.

Thanks for the advice.

Yours in monarchy,

Rog

A cab is generally pretty easy to come by at the Irving Park Blue Line stop, since the Blue Line runs from the airport, and lots of folks get off at Irving.

If you take the bus, bring $1.80 for that thrilling ride. Get off at Lincoln. Walk south a few blocks. Have fun.

I've got to travel far! I have to get off my ass and get to my car, that hurts right there, drive from harlem and higgins down the kennedy, get off at irving, and drive a few more miles. Wa! Hey if anyone lives on the northwest side and needs a ride to the shows I can swing it. Just PM me.

instant_zen wrote:

chimera wrote:I am wondering however, of how many of you will be traveling to Chicago for Shellac shows next week.

i will be travelling from Kenosha, Wisconsin (Home of the Rambler! Hell Yeah!)... roughly an hour and a half.

here's a question: who wins the prize for travelling the furthest to see one of the upcoming shows. i'm obviously not in the running, and neither is the Classical; but Weissenberger's coming quite a distance... anyone else travelling phenomenal distances to witness this sonic spectacle?

I definetly win, because I'll be flying in an airplane from Orlando. Florida.

I will be at both Saturday shows and the Sunday show. I now regret not buying tickets for Friday night, since I will be arriving in Chicago at 10a Friday morning.

Thank you forever to the kind gentleman lending me his accomodations for the weekend. You are special.

Also, even though I mentioned this elsewhere (and was rudely hated upon by a one-trick pony) I will have a small number of name tags in my pocket if anyone wants to come see me. I'll be wearing one.