Some updated information:
Times:
Friday -
12:30 - 13 spots left
2pm - 21 spots left
Saturday -
12:30pm
(FULL)
2pm - 32 spots left
Sunday -
12:30pm - 13 spots left
2pm -20 spots left
The 2pm bus should get us to the venue by 3pm at the latest (assuming worst case scenario stuff). There is no event at McCormick Place that weekend that's busy enough to cause traffic. Outside of leaving Rock Bottom and getting to Lake Shore Drive, it should be a pretty smooth ride, probably 35 minutes in all.
Google Maps has it set for 25 minutes with no traffic...by regular car of course...
Pickup/Dropoff Location: Rock Bottom Brewery (1 E. Grand Ave, Chicago, IL)
They informed me that they have a pint special everyday @ $3.25/pint.
***Rock Bottom is right across the street from the Red Line's Grand Ave stop!
Price: $12 per person, round trip, each day.
Instructions if you want to be on the bus:
Paypal the amount of purchase to
mxpxillini35@yahoo.com. Please make sure you add on paypal fees (
Use this online calculator if needed) if you are not sending a personal payment.
PLEASE, include the times you want to be on the bus, along with the first and last names of each person you are paying for.
FAQ's:
-I only want a ride back...is that possible?
Yes, however, you'll have to pay for a round trip ride. If I can find someone that only wants a ride there, I'll gladly refund you the cost of the one way trip! PLEASE make sure you notate that in the paypal payment comments
-How will we find you at the venue?
It's likely that we'll be able to pick up right where we dropped off. However, I'll have a way for everyone on the bus to contact me if needed. I will also have a 20ft high flagpole flying a University of IL flag. (Orange with a Blue I)...some of you may have seen it in the far corner of the yellow lot at Alpine last summer.
-Will I make what is likely to be an earlier D&T set on Saturday?
I will not make any guarantees, but I'm going to be on the 2pm bus on Saturday, and I don't want to miss a D&T set. I may be in the very back of the crowd...but I'm planning on having enough time to be there to see the whole thing. Of course, that's assuming that it's at the same time of the AC Caravan set...we'll see what time it's set for shortly!
-When should I pay you?
Probably ASAP to reserve a spot. The rest of the days times are pretty open however, but in order to cover my costs, I have to fill practically all the spots. It's hard for me to save seats for people to pay later.
-Can I buy you a beer?
I suppose you could...but honestly, it's really not necessary. I'm glad to be able to set this all up for everyone...all I ask is that you enjoy the City of Chicago while you're visiting. If you're from Chicago...well, maybe you can give me a high five!
-How do I know you're legit?
I did this for Wrigley. I'm sure if I screwed people over, you'd have heard about it by now. However, I'm a super regular over on daveposters.com and have just over 10k posts there. Feel free to check me out over there for some references. I'm really close with AntsCrushMe who runs dmbtattoo.com as well.
-Will you confirm my payment?
I will, as soon as I'm at home to process your email and add you to the list. I work at a hotel and June and July are my busiest months. We're sold out Mondays through Saturdays. I work 9-11 hour days, and commute 2 hours total each day. If you send me money at night, it's likely I won't process it til late in the evening the next day...but I will get to it! If you don't receive a confirmation of some sort from me...email me back after a day or two!
Feel free to PM or email me with any other questions!