August 11, 2008
There are five Tuesdays in September, which means there will be another Blogger Bash on September 30th. I’m beating Billy to the punch and taking suggestions for a location. In order to keep the bitching from Mr. Dennis to a minimum, let’s stay away from chain restaurants, shall we? Hopefully this is enough time for everyone to find a sitter.
Update #1 (8/12 9:35 AM): I should probably check my moderation queue a little more frequently now that responsibility has been passed to me. So far we have the following locations nominated:
Ludy’s Kickapoo Creek Saloon (That just SOUNDS far away)
TnT’s (I, along with many of my friends and family, have been boycotting TnT’s for several months due to what we feel was the wrongful dismissal of a good friend)
Gorman’s
Firehouse (On Galena, not in Morton)
Schooner’s on War
Donnelly’s (They get my vote, because they’ll make ‘em extra sloppy!!)
Kelleher’s
Eamon Patrick’s
Richard’s
Update #2 (8/13 10:28 AM): Richard’s seems to be the leader right now. There are plenty of tables and plenty of room, and yes, it is locally owned and not part of a chain.
Update #3 (8/15 2:35 PM): Barring any unforeseen circumstances, it appears we’re taking Richard’s FTW. Customary start time is 6 PM. Please try to be prompt, TAILZ AND SONIC AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO ISN’T KATE, PI, RENO, OR ME.
(Now that I’ve said that, there’s certain to be some unforeseen circumstance that makes me late.)
August 11th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
I nominate the McDonald’s on Knoxville, next door to the car wash place.
August 11th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Dude, that’s 7 weeks away.
August 11th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Billy,
No. And since I announced it first, I get to say yes or no. It doesn’t matter that “no one reads my blog”.
PI,
Exactly. Seven weeks might be enough for everyone to find a sitter. And no one can say, “I wish I would’ve known sooner!” Because they have seven weeks.
August 11th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
I vote for Ludy’s Kickapoo Creek Saloon
August 11th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
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August 11th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Is all this sitter talk indirectly about me? (And, yes, the world does revolve around me . . . .) Anyway, I usually can get a sitter whenever, but she was on vacation (in Pekin) and didn’t have transportation from Pekin to Peoria because her boyfriend is a deadbeat and wouldn’t drive from Peoria to Pekin and back again because he was too busy doing whatever it is that slacker boyfriends do on Tuesdays.
Yes, this the drama that is my life.
Come hell or high water (or bringing my children to a bar) I will be at the blogger bash in September.
Unless I get a better offer between now and then . . . .
August 11th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Ideally, the site would
a. give us a separate party room
b. have a separate volume control for the jukebox/band/whatever and
c. feature male strippers.
August 11th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
Someone has to ask… who vacations in Pekin?!
August 11th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
I vote for some place with lots of hotties!
August 11th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
T-n-T’s on Meadows in East Peoria.
They have Free Wi-Fi.
Cubs @ Mets – 6:10pm start that night
August 11th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Gormans Pub, Firehouse Bar & Grill on Galena Road, Schooners on War (Outside) and of course, I’m impartial to Donnelly’s.
And now that Elliott’s has a liquor license…..
August 11th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Kellehers.
August 12th, 2008 at 8:09 am
I vote for Eamon Patricks. One, it’s not a chain, two, it’s downtown (pretty equidistant for the Peoria people and those who reside on “the other side” of the river), three, it’s not too expensive, four, I don’t think it would be too crowded in the early evening.
August 12th, 2008 at 8:20 am
Kelleher’s or Richards. Downtown doesn’t see any love on Tuesday.
August 12th, 2008 at 11:12 am
Richard’s would fit the bill perfectly…well, except for male strippers.
August 12th, 2008 at 11:16 am
Oh, and Richard’s has internet/wifi and lots of TVs.
August 12th, 2008 at 11:56 am
Richard’s seems ideal. And it’s underground — what a nice touch (in a “Cheers” kinda way). I’m not sure if they have any drink specials on Tuesdays.
Feed Howie enough beer, and I’m sure he’d get naked and do a special dance. Should accommodate the demand for male strippers.
Ladies, save up those dollar bills!
(Uhggg . . . must now proceed to the nearest supply of pure grain alcohol . . . to remove disturbing mental image)
August 12th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Eamon’s has a lot of different yummy stuff on tap. But Kelleher’s would get me to attend. Mmmm Beamish beef.
August 12th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
Why don’t you people come out here to New York? We can go to the Stoned Crow bar. Last Sunday a drunken woman threatened to cut my head off. Always a good time!
August 13th, 2008 at 8:26 am
Hmm.. Okay, Richards is sounding pretty good to me, too… but do they have any large tables or a seperate area for groups?
August 13th, 2008 at 8:38 am
Indeed they do! We can push tables together and it’s in a separate area. Besides, I doubt there will be many people there on a Tuesday night. We can have free reign of the lower section.
August 13th, 2008 at 10:36 am
I cast my vote for Richards, too. I love that joint. BIG fan of that large painting they have greeting everyone who enters. It’s a left over from when the place was notorious speakeasy.
August 13th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Well, whatever you all decide, let me know in 7 weeks.
For the record, my vote is Gorman’s back room or Kellehers.
August 13th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Eamon Patrick’s is my pick.
August 15th, 2008 at 11:20 am
I vote anywhere that has food…cause I don’t eat nearly enough as you all have seen from my sexy, svelte figure. LOL
Seriously…anything downtown sounds great.
August 15th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Sweet, I called it.
Keep us updated. Seven weeks can really fly by.
August 15th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
So what you’re saying is in 6 1/2 weeks I have permission to be late?
August 15th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
No, PI. What I’m saying is we were the only ones who WEREN’T late last time. Wiseass.
August 15th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
…and I wasn’t even supposed to be there that day.
August 16th, 2008 at 12:48 am
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