Well after a several month hiatus, I am once again starting my bi-monthly visits to your fair city. My next trip is March 10, 11, 12 & 13. I have some family and friend obligations while I'm there, but if there's time I'd love to meet up with some of you bitches and ho's. Steely-- gotta meet you, everyone says you are so Chicago (da Bearssss). edsg-- maybe we can grab some lox & bagels? Goonsta-- an El ride with you would change my life forever. Xing-- we should hit up the Hungry Brain again or something.

Gimme holla boyz...

^ right on man, let me know a time that's good for you that weekend and we'll go grab some suds somewhere around town.

and i'm always good for a nosh

I'm down for an EL tour. Blizzards and all.

I feel so unloved :( No one wants to play with meeee..... :ohno:

I feel so unloved :( No one wants to play with meeee..... :ohno:

fear not, BV; you're loved. we've penciled you in for the tour of the old Comiskey Park, a round of golf at the Lakeshore East, climbing the yellow flag pole at the Sun-Times building, a great Big Ten matchup between the Chicago Maroons and the Michigan Wolverines at Stagg Field, and catching a lecture at the U of I campus out on Navy Pier. Dinner at the Stock Yard Inn?

Let me know what the plan is. . . Steely?

^ Me too, Me too!

Perhaps we should do a mini forum meet up?

I bet Jive brings his "I Love NY" hat. :lol:

jive said "edsg-- maybe we can grab some lox & bagels?"
edsg , are you jewish? im only curiouse becouse i am

getting jealous here...... been almost a year since i've had real lox and bagels! they don't do them properly here in Sydney. Ah well, back in Chicago in June, will live vicariously through you all til then.
Cheers from very very very far south!

jive said "edsg-- maybe we can grab some lox & bagels?"
edsg , are you jewish? im only curiouse becouse i am

that would be me. and happily the lox and bagels are still pretty good around here.

kind of reminds me: there was a thread here recently on the best of architecture in suburban Chicago. Nobody included North Shore Congregation Israel in Glencoe. I was there this weekend for a Bar Mitzvah and although I grew up on the North Shore, I had never been in this remarkable building before and I was blown away by it.

I forgot the name of the Japanese architect who designed it, but he did an even more smashing job on the inside than on the out.

I forgot the name of the Japanese architect who designed it, but he did an even more smashing job on the inside than on the out.

minoru yamasaki, most famous for his role as the head architect for the ill-fated WTC towers in NYC.

^I recently saw North Shore Congregation in a book about American Synogogues. It was pretty cool.

Wickedcity, I'm a yidlock as well.

Steely Dan ~ minoru yamasaki, most famous for his role as the head architect for the ill-fated WTC towers in NYC.

Minoru Yamasaki also designed the ill-fated Pruitt-Igoe housing projects in St. Louis. . . funny thing is they came down the same time WTC went up. . . anyhow lox and bagels sound good to me. . . Manny's anyone???

Yamasaki also designed the Main Terminal at Lambert-St. Louis Int'l. Airport.

north shore in glencoe is stunning. another "member of the tribe" here. i forget the name of it but there is a synagogue on the south side that has recently undergone renovation, possibly the oldest synagogue in the chicago area? anyway, my mother and brother were there last year and said it was quite lovely. Me, I currently make do with the Great Synagogue in Sydney

north shore in glencoe is stunning. another "member of the tribe" here. i forget the name of it but there is a synagogue on the south side that has recently undergone renovation, possibly the oldest synagogue in the chicago area? anyway, my mother and brother were there last year and said it was quite lovely. Me, I currently make do with the Great Synagogue in Sydney

Chicago Jews love lakefront settings. In additon to North Shore in Glencoe, two synagouges are also built directly on the lake in Highland Park. I forgot the name of the congregation, but another one (in the city) is also directly on the lake at Sheridan around Thorndale.

north shore in glencoe is stunning. another "member of the tribe" here. i forget the name of it but there is a synagogue on the south side that has recently undergone renovation, possibly the oldest synagogue in the chicago area? anyway, my mother and brother were there last year and said it was quite lovely. Me, I currently make do with the Great Synagogue in Sydney

It may be KAM in Hyde Park. It was the oldest in the city.

KAM Thats it! And then the one in the city.... there is one on Sheridan but I think its closer to diversey then as far north as thorndale... damn whats the name of it???? See, you hit 40+ and the memory goes bad.

KAM Thats it! And then the one in the city.... there is one on Sheridan but I think its closer to diversey then as far north as thorndale... damn whats the name of it???? See, you hit 40+ and the memory goes bad.

Temple Shalom....still the biggest in the city and damned impressive!

temple shalom. i think i best not tell my mom that i forgot the name of temple shalom. at least i remember the name of my rabbi! temple shalom is gorgeous. i remember attending classes there as a child with my girlfriend melissa when her mom taught classes there.

i reckon i am going to have to seek out some impressive architecture here in sydney. have been underwhelmed since my arrival 2+ years ago and yet, i know there must be some wonderful structures here. yes, yes, the opera house and the harbour bridge are both incredible. and i marvel at them most days from my office view. but i know there is more out there. guess i have a mission!

wow , all these yidden on this board. how about the Agudas Achim North Shore Congregation, in edgewater / uptown ,its nerly 120 years old
cheack out some pics on this sight of the restorations it just underwent

http://www.aansc.org/restoration/index.html

but anyways edsg have you cheacked out the new kosher bagel place on touhy called B.B.'s Bagels? im shure youv been to Bagel Country already. both are pretty good , i like B.B.'s better though. but dude we should def. hook up and chill over a real good locks and bagel samitch some time.

ohh yeh and they got a guided tour on there site
http://www.aansc.org/guidedtour/index.html

wow is right! did you see that ark? the tiling appears to be magnificent! now about those lox and bagels.... smoked salmon is aplenty here in sydney and always good but BAGELS! I want bagels! I'd even settle for a crap one from jewel or dominicks as they are far superior to what sydney has to offer.

new york has the best bagels though hands down , theres no compotition there

new york has the best bagels though hands down , theres no compotition there

You'll get no argument from me. . .

Anyhow speaking of New York and Jews. . . I was passing through the Times Square subway station with my girlfriend a few years ago and was approached by this hassid with the hat and curls. . . he says to me, "excuse me. . . are you Jewish?". . . I said, "Do I look like I'm Jewish?!". . . he says "well yeah I wouldn't have asked". . . I said, "uh. . . no. . . but I'm honored!". . . and so the running gag is (as we often find ourselves driving down Foster or Devon) that whenever I see these orthadox types on the street in front of temple I point out "look honey. . . my people. . . "

I apologize in advance if I offended anyone. . . but I'm still not quite sure what the guy in the subway station wanted from me. . .

new york has the best bagels though hands down , theres no compotition there

WHEN THEY'RE DONE RIGHT, I ABSOLUTELY L-O-V-E CHICAGO BAGELS. KNOCK ME UPSIDE THE HEAD WITH A MATZOH BALL, IF YOU WILL, BUT I SAY CHICAGO BAGELS HOLD UP QUITE NICELY TO N.Y. OR ANYBODY ELSES BAGELS.

STICK THAT IN YOUR LOX AND SMOKE IT!

Yo bitches and ho's. I'll be jiving into town tomorrow (Thurs). I have a pretty full itinerary, but I'd love to meet you guys anyway. I'm going to see the French Kicks at the Empty Bottle on Friday night. You guys should come to the show.

JSTL, How long ya here for, where ya stayin?

I'll be there for 4 days, 3 nights and will be staying with my friend in West Town.