Mini Reunion-Chicago Style

[Perrster]

Gina, Lorraine and I are organizing a mini VR.COM Reunion with Gina's Easter visit to Chicagoland. We'd like to invite anyone in the area, or anyone who wishes to come in just for the fun of it!

Date: Thursday, March 28
Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Jimmy's Charhouse, 1111 Milwaukee Ave, Deerfield, IL, 847-465-9300
RSVP: perrster@ameritech.net

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[LUVMyBirman]

Hi Perry

Sounds great. So far we are at four members, correct?

Come on 'Windy City' people.......there are a few more of you out there..... I just know it!

See you then.

[Mara]

You would have to have it on a Thursday night!
Well, I'll see what I can do. Thursday and Friday are notoriously bad for me work-wise.
But, with advanced planning we might be able to work it out.

-Mara

[Perrster]

Sorry Mara, we couldn't do it any other way over the holiday as most of Gina's time will be spent with her family in the burbs, so we chose Thursday as her only break-away time.

See what you can do. We'd all love to meet ya!

Who knows, we may even have some last minute mystery guests? (No, not Elvis!. Gina's leaving him in Memphis)

[Lorraine]

Mara,

Please come join us. It will be fun. We would all like to meet you.

Who are the mystery guests Perry? I know, it's a mystery! :D

[LUVMyBirman]

Hi Mara

Would be great to meet you. Hope you can make it!

Mystery guests, now this is getting interesting!

[Perrster]

Just keep guessing!

[LUVMyBirman]

Arnold Schwarzenegger? :D

[Mara]

Al Capone? Sammy Sosa? Bob Hartley? Mrs. O'Leary's cow?

(those are all the famous Chicogans Icould think of just now.)

[Perrster]

Mystery guests could be Mara and David?

It's a holiday weekend, you shouldn't be at work! So, we'll see you there? Bring some more Indiana Pacers for da poor Bulls!

Let me know, there's lots of hotel choices very near the restaurant.

[Mara]

If we come to Chi I am bringing Jalen back! You can keep the rest of those bums! I'll even give you Reggie Miller. WE WANT OUR JALEN BACK! Beware of Travis Best. He stands there and pounds the ball for 20 seconds before he decides what he wants to do, He does this a lot in the last few minutes of the 4th quarter of close games. He cost the Pacers a lot of games that way.

I don't know why you are complaining. We gave you Fred Hoiberg a few years ago and you broke him in the first game!

Brad Miller scored 21 last night, but the Pacers lost anyway. We just need a new coach. Can we have yours? Isiah Thomas proves that good players don't make good coaches. Bring back Larry Bird!


Face it, da Bulls are nothing without Jordan and Pippen!

(I always like da Bear better anyway!)

Things are not looking good for our visit anyway. I have a CLE on the 26th. Don't know if I can swing three days off that week. We'll see.

[Bob Gleason]

Mystery Guest? In Chicago? Ya, never know!!!!

[Perrster]

If our mystery guest is YOU, Bob, we'd be ecstatic!!

And, welcome back! We've missed you.

Keep in touch.

[Hank]

Hi All,

I'm glad to see y'all are gettin together. I've been to Orlando and Toronto in the last three weeks on business, but aint gonna be able to make it to Chicago. I wish I could - I could use some R&R after 10 straight 14 hour days. Oh well, all good things take time.

Be sure to get pictures for me!

[Mara]

Well, sports fans, sorry to disappoint you, but David and I can't make it to the Chi-town mini reunion. I have a CLE on the 26th and real lawyer stuff on the 25th, so there is no way I can swing any other days off work. Plus, our slave driver bosses don't give us Good Friday off.

Perhaps another time. Thanks for thinking of us.
-Mara

[Perrster]

Mara,

Just wanted you to know I had a table reserved for you and David just in case. I look forward to seeing you in Vegas in October. Cheerio!

[LUVMyBirman]

Hi Perry

Count us in for two. See you Thursday. Are you going to tell us more about your mystery guest?:D

[Perrster]

Sorry Gina, it looks like it's going to be a quiet evening amongst friends, but I guarantee it will not be boring, especially where heart valve people are gathered!

Mystery guest(s) were going to be Rob & Cristi, but they couldn't finalize plans from Nashville to Chicago.

See you there and bring your tan?

[RobThatsMe]

Hi Perry,

Hope you all have a great time! Southwest has great fares to Chicago again! Unforunately, I have to work next weekend. We will be bringing up the new software at 4 of our manufacturing plants on April 1st. So, the IS dept has to work through Easter weekend.. So much for my 3 day holiday.

Was looKing forward to one of those famous Chicago pizzas. Hmmm.. and the beer chaser!

Rob

[LUVMyBirman]

Quiet evening Perry?? Somehow I don't envision that to be true. Looking forward to seeing you and Lorraine.

Grrrrrrr, darn. Having Rob and Christi join us would have been a wonderful surprise! Work does tend to put a damper on plans:(.

Getting geared up for Vegas. Perry bring your ideas with Thursday, maybe we can get some planning time in.
Would be great if Hank and Michelle could be with us Thursday.

Have a blessed Easter everyone.

[Hank]

That would definately be nice. But nonetheless, it is good to see y'all getting together. Even if we can't be there. Strengthening our friendships and each other is what it is all about.

[LUVMyBirman]

Hi Perry, Kathie and Lorraine

It was great to see you again last night! Was great to meet Kathie too. Tracy and I enjoyed our, short but sweet visit together. Sorry we could not get into Carlucci's for that after dinner drink. Next time...promise. Dinner is on Chef Michael.

I was happy Tracy was finally able to meet you both, and soon in Vegas to meet the rest of the group.

Perry, we will have to hold him to Shadow Creek so the guys can enjoy that golf outing. As he explained it.....he needs to start arranging ASAP. It's just a matter of lighting the fire you know where.

Talk soon. Happy Easter.