Bears Game Wrap-UP

Alright, we finally have some wifi here at the new place, so I guess I can get my write-up of the past weekend I spent in Chicago.

My calves and hip flexors are still sore from about 30 miles of walking! Arrived in the Windy City this past Friday afternoon, managed to not get mugged on the metra on the way into downtown and made it to our hotel. We got settled in there and took a Taxi down to "Ditka's" the restaurant. Had a beer or 2 in there at the bar while we contemplated if we should spend 50 a plate on dinner. To our surprise none other than the man himself Mike Ditka was there in person!! Didn't get a chance to shake his hand as he was walking out the door, but goddamn he is the biggest person I have ever seen. And I'm not talking heavy-wise. His shoulders are about 4x as wide as me! (Ditka vs God; Trick Question, Ditka is God!)

After we bailed on a place a little over our heads we headed over to a place called Gibsons that was rocking and asked for a bar table, well we ended up in the dining room. The waitress did one hell of a sale of the steaks, and we couldn't resist. So much for not throwing down the cash. After dinner we shot over to a little Irish bar across the street where the drinks where cheap and we could watch some sports. And to my great satisfaction they sold Fat Tire Ale!!! Yippee I was damn excited. The bartender was excited too as she kept giving them to me right up until 4 am.

Needless to say, when you get home at 4am, Saturday was a wash of day. Slept in, went and got some late lunch and thats about it.

Game-time!
Pre-Game starts early in Chicago, we were in the parking lot by 8am and there was loads of tailgaters. We didn't have tickets, so we had to find them. Considering the game was sold out, the Bears were 7-0 and my bro was wearing Dolphins gear; it wasn't an easy task. He took his swings with a laugh, but ended up putting on my Bears Jersey for cover so we could find tickets. He played the part pretty well and chatted it up with all the fans. We scored some tickets finally, but they were only singles. After our massive search and the cost people wanted for 2 tickets together we took them. I tell you what I've been to some Buffalo Bills games and people say that is the craziest stadium in the NFl. Well, it pales in comparison to Soldier Field. The Buffalo-Miami Rivalry is huge and my bro can get by wearing his dolphins gear, not in Chitown though! The lot was filled with 99% Bears fans and half of them were there just to party and not even go into the game!!

The Game-Let's not even talk about it. Go watch Sportscenter!

Photos are here!

Side Note: Basso to Discovery!!