Goodbye Chicago: Part III

The day after our Will's get together, Kelly and I both had bachelor/bachelorette parties to go to.  Our friends Irene and Mark are getting married in May and had their parties' on the same day which worked out well. 

The girls rocked out in a limo all night and started at a BYOB restaurant, Isla Pilipina.  From there they moved on to a drag show in River North and a bar or two before eventually meeting up with the guys. 

Some of us guys went to Tydell's to play.  As per usual, we started late partly because people got there late and partly because half of us brought food over.  Pretty typical of us.  Our poker games are pretty ridiculous.  Sometimes its like the blind leading the blind.  Some guys can't remember how to play, other guys busy watching whatever sporting event is on tv, a few are just too busy on their phones, while others are just plain spacey.  It can be really funny and/or extremely maddening. Of course since we started late, we ended up meeting Mark and co. later at Dave and Busters where we played some games.  Eventually we went to Old Town Ale House and met the girls. 

At Tydell's we FINALLY, FINALLY finished off this bottle of Russian vodka that Scott has had since 2007.  Even we didn't know that he'd had it that long.  Over the years during many poker nights, we've slowly taken shots of it, and finally polished it off.  The bottle has become legendary partially since he's had it for so long, partly because its terrible vodka, and partly because Scott's enamored with it.  He loves talking about the bottle and how its Russian (as if thats supposed to mean its good or something).  Alas, we've finally killed the damn thing.