Chicago Loop Hairpin Happy Hour!

[Josiah Groff]

Okay, no reason to delay! We talked about it last night and let's make
it happen. Chicago Loop Hairpin Happy Hour. Let's start next Monday,
2/13, show up between 5:30 and 6:30. Didn't Katie suggest Miller's
Pub on Wabash? I've never been there, but I walk by it all the time
and, even this morning, it said: "BEST CRAFT BEER SELECTION IN THE
LOOP," which, [your joke about winning an easy contest here].

Other suggestions more than welcome. I just thought someone should
get the ball rolling with a specific place and time!

[Katie Buitrago]

i am pretty sure i can be there! i like millers' beer selection...the
other place i like downtown is villains, but that's more printers row
and not as central as miller's.

[Katie Gustafson]

I'm in! 

Katie G.

[Amanda]

It's my roommate's birthday on the 13th, but as long as I'm at dinner
with her by 7 or so, I'm down.

I'm excited!

On Feb 9, 11:37 am, Katie Gustafson <kategustafso...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm in!
> Katie G.
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> On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 11:21 AM, Josiah Groff <josiahagr...@gmail.com>wrote:
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> > Okay, no reason to delay! We talked about it last night and let's make
> > it happen.  Chicago Loop Hairpin Happy Hour.  Let's start next Monday,
> > 2/13, show up between 5:30 and 6:30.  Didn't Katie suggest Miller's
> > Pub on Wabash?  I've never been there, but I walk by it all the time
> > and, even this morning, it said: "BEST CRAFT BEER SELECTION IN THE
> > LOOP," which, [your joke about winning an easy contest here].
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> > Other suggestions more than welcome.  I just thought someone should

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[Celeste G.K.]

I should be able to be there.

[Hilary Hatton]

I should be able to as well. I worked late last night and by the time I got out I was too tired to make it. :(

[Jennifer Roehm]

I am in as well!  Especially since I missed out on last night.  Hope it was super fun and lots of Ina/Robyn/Qream-filled amazingness was had!

 

Miller's sounds fine with me... just a short jaunt from my work as well.

 

Yay!

 

-Jen

[Sarah Gorr]

I can make no promises as I work in da 'burbs, but if I can make it happen, I'll be there!

Sarah

[bridget]

Awesome! I will be there too! It'll be my first 'pinup! :D

On Feb 10, 7:59 am, Sarah Gorr <sbgbl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I can make no promises as I work in da 'burbs, but if I can make it happen,
> I'll be there!
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> On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Jennifer Roehm <jennifer.ro...@gmail.com>wrote:
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> > I am in as well!  Especially since I missed out on last night.  Hope it
> > was super fun and lots of Ina/Robyn/Qream-filled amazingness was had!
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> > Miller's sounds fine with me... just a short jaunt from my work as well.
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> > Yay!
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> > -Jen
> > On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 11:37 AM, Katie Gustafson <
> > kategustafso...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> >> I'm in!
> >> Katie G.
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> >> On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 11:21 AM, Josiah Groff <josiahagr...@gmail.com>wrote:
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> >>> Okay, no reason to delay! We talked about it last night and let's make
> >>> it happen.  Chicago Loop Hairpin Happy Hour.  Let's start next Monday,
> >>> 2/13, show up between 5:30 and 6:30.  Didn't Katie suggest Miller's
> >>> Pub on Wabash?  I've never been there, but I walk by it all the time
> >>> and, even this morning, it said: "BEST CRAFT BEER SELECTION IN THE
> >>> LOOP," which, [your joke about winning an easy contest here].
>
> >>> Other suggestions more than welcome.  I just thought someone should

[Kelly Carpe]

I'm coming! This will be my first meetup-exciting, because I know
virtually no one in Chicago!

[Heather Nicole]

Count me in, too!

On Feb 11, 3:37 pm, Monica <monicalmerc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> cool!  finally, a pinup I might actually be able to make, if I don't
> die of hypothermia this weekend, wahhh!

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> On Feb 9, 11:21 am, Josiah Groff <josiahagr...@gmail.com> wrote:
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[Alixana]

I'll be there!

On Feb 12, 11:46 am, Heather Nicole <heather.aka.nic...@gmail.com>
wrote:

[Kelly Carpe]

Oh well, looks like I'll be missing another one...but the way these
are working is great! Maybe another happy hour soon?

[Josiah Groff]

Yes! The plan is that this will be a regular thing.

[Amanda]

Okay, it's only an hour away. How do I enter the bar and find everyone
in the most graceful, least deer-in-headlights way? I'm afraid of
walking up to the wrong group of strangers and I like to overplan at
least the start of all social interactions.

[Josiah Groff]

I set this up, so you can feel free to text me at 312-505-5293. I'll try to be there promptly at 6pm.  Jeans, black sweater, short hair and beard.

[Katie Buitrago]

Sorry, posted from wrong account...

I am wearing brown pants and a pink and white fair isle sweater, have
shoulder-length brown hair and very red lipstick. i should be there
closer to 5:30, it's steps away from my office.

[Hilary Hatton]

If it helps I have an enormous purple purse with gold straps and a neon orange and blue sweater (yes, I'm an eyesore!) and a black bob. I'll be there closer to 5:30

[Katie Buitrago]

I am here, sitting at the end of the bar!

On Feb 13, 5:13 pm, Hilary Hatton <hilaryj...@gmail.com> wrote:
> If it helps I have an enormous purple purse with gold straps and a neon orange and blue sweater (yes, I'm an eyesore!) and a black bob.  I'll be there closer to 5:30
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[bridget]

Well that was enough of a success that we all decided to do this
again! We're going to aim for the first Monday of the month going
forward, with rotating bars. Straightforward enough? Next month, on
March 5th, we'll be heading to Poag Mahones, so mark your calendars
all & I'll try to remember to make a fresh post about this closer to
then... :)

http://www.poagmahones.com/poag/poagmahone.html

[Megan Ritt]

I love this plan! Looking forward to March!

> > > >>>>>>>> it happen.  ChicagoLoop Hairpin Happy Hour.  Let's start next

[Kate Dennis Nye]

Hey friends-- is this still happening? I would like to celebrate
Pulaski Day in Hairpin style.

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[Liz N]

Sweet!
I am definitely going to try and make it... assuming this is all still
happening

[Josiah Groff]

I'll drop by too, so that's 3 people, so it's happening!

[bridget]

YUP, still happening! We'll be gathering at

Poag Mahones
333 South Wells

for happy hour next Monday March 5th. Come one, come all! :D

[SarahCRoberts]

I'll be joining! I'm an occasional 'Pin commenter but always lurker,
and just moved to Chicago from ATL. Excited for Monday!

[Monica]

This one I can do, I swear! Yay!

On Feb 29, 9:43 am, bridget <logophi...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Laura B]

I'll be there!! How does this work; does one show up with a single
red
rose? Haha.

On Feb 29, 9:43 am, bridget <logophi...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Kate Dennis Nye]

Bridget and I are here and have staked out a round table in the
corner.

On Feb 29, 9:26 pm, Laura B <lbren...@groupon.com> wrote:
> I'll be there!! How does this work; does one show up with a single
> red
> rose? Haha.
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> > forhappyhournext Monday March 5th. Come one, come all! :D

[Megan Ritt]

So I went and didn't see y'all and wussed out and left.

Now I'm really glad I didn't stop that big table at the front, though!

We need to come up with.... a sign? Maybe the rose is a good plan
after all.

[Amy Heather]

Hello! I'm new the group, but I'd love to meet up at the next happy
hour. Will that be April 2nd?

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[Kate Dennis Nye]

We definitely need to plan another...I unfortunately am otherwise
obligated on April 2. Are people up for an April 9 meet up? I would
suggest Midtown Kitchen, which has decent food and always lots of
tables upstairs.

[Leah Greenblum]

April 9 works for me!
Leah

[Jeannie H]

I would love to do April 9! 

[Kelly Carpe]

Hey everyone! I totally dropped the ball on putting together the next
pinup, as per discussed at the last pinup-apologies!! Just got back
from many weekends out-of-town. April 9th at Midtown Kitchen works
great for me!

[Josiah Groff]

I believe we agreed that Kelly would call it, soooooo it's on!

[Helenmary]

April 9, what time? I can drop in on the early side!

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[Amy Heather]

Oh, bummer! I'll be flying back to Chicago from a vacation. It looks
like I will have to catch the one in May.

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[monical...@gmail.com]

Me too, boo! (Unless I go to the 'pinup straight from the Midway...tempting...)

[Hannah]

I'm (a) new (lurker) and I would like to come too! Is there any red-
rose equivalent in practice? How will we newbies know which group to
sidle up to?

On Mar 20, 3:11 pm, Amy Heather <am.heat...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Megan Ritt]

Yes, this. How shall I know you?

[Hilary Hatton]

We should all wear a certain color!

[Ashleigh]

Hi there 'Pinners. Log time lurker, first time speaker.

If we all show up clutching dolls and tiny combs and proceed to brush
our dolls hair, then we'll definitely know who the others are with the
bonus of we'd probably have the place cleared out for ourselves
eventually.

Or, you know, colorful scarves.

On Mar 22, 8:59 pm, Hilary Hatton <hilaryj...@gmail.com> wrote:
> We should all wear a certain color!
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[bridget]

I like the idea of wearing a color... last time we were just trying to
spot book-ish women that looked lost until there was enough of us that
it was sort of obvious -- not the best method I'm sure.

[Sarah Beckley]

I see that Mondays are a tradition but I'm working out of town on
Mondays for the next few months. If there is ever a move to Fridays,
I'm totally in. Or when my schedule changes in three to six months.
Have fun!

[Hannah]

Um...purple?

On Mar 23, 10:16 am, bridget <logophi...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Kelly Carpe]

I think you all are great, but I am not a matchy-clothes type
person...how about if I just bring a plant and set it in the middle of
the table? OR alternately, we can just tell the host that we're a
group, and to direct lost members to the table (with a plant on it).
How does this sound?

[bridget]

Yeah, I liked the idea of wearing something to be recognized by but I
_actually_ don't own anything purple to wear. :/

[Hannah]

recognizing the table is such a better idea. even just a little folded
piece of paper that says "hairpin" or something on it would do the
trick!

[Lauren Singleton]

What time is the pin up happening today? 5:30 / 6?

[J. Groff]

That's when I plan to get there!