DISCUS CHICAGO??????

[Harriett]

You really dont need anything special...Just get everyone together in the area and have a lil pot luck dinner... Everyone just bring a lil dish. The meet an greet is the best! You can match the faces with the names, talk Discus and have a great time!!

Best of luck to you guys an gals!

tc

This is what we have done in the past and it was great. In fact, we just did beverages and snacks--cheese and crackers, dips, etc etc, some sweets.
Any folks who want to bring things to sell or swap [fish, plants, etc] made their own little connections and brought whatever. If you want to post on that, you may drum up some business and or some arrangements.
OK, so what are you all thinking of for potential dates?
I will give a call over there tomorrow and see what is open for them and then get back to you here. They are closed on Mondays.
What would folks like to bring food wise? Let's go!
I volunteer to bring a pan of brownies.
Best regards,
Harriett

[William Palumbo]

Hi Harriett...I myself am pretty open to any dates, thanks to the economy, I am "free" for right now! I guess if you talk to the shop owners and get some dates we could pick one. I would be willing to bring a cheese plate, or beverages, ect. But I guess first we need a date...and then find out how many actually want to go...Bill

[TURBOFROG]

Im in the same boat as well! So if Bill brings a cheese tray ill bring a veggie tray! Just make sure its not during a Bears game!

[Harriett]

That's fine. I will get back to you after I call. In the past, what we did was to get the mtg date and time info posted on SD and then asked people to PM one of us with an 'intent to come' [and perhaps an intent to bring food?] note, so we were ablwe to get a rough head count, which the shop asked for each time..
Best regards,
Harriett

[TURBOFROG]

Sounds like a plan to me!

[Harriett]

OK, I remembered wrong, they ARE open Mondays and I just spoke with one of the owners. They would be de-lighted to host us, Saturdays are best, since the other days the store is open until 8 and that'a pretty late to start. They close the store for business at 6PM Saturday and we are welcome to be there for a couple hours; they will leave the register open so if you are prowling around and want to buy something, that will work, though I can tell you from past experience, they are very laid back on that front. They now have a DVD player and TV at the store so if there is a taped presentation someone has to share, we could do that--now or in the future.
The dates Allen and I were looking at are either 11/21 or 12/5. I will be out of town on 11/14 so that wouldn't work for me. He doesn't want to do it on the Thanksgiving weekend.
Need some feedback on which Saturday will work best for you guys, so I can call him and confirm. As said before, they would like a rough idea of a head count when we get a little closer.
So, let the feedback begin! Pipe up with your favorite date and if you want to bring food or picnic ware etc?
The store is located as follows:
Old Orchard Aquarium
9235 Skokie Blvd
Skokie IL
847-676-8539

Directions:
If you are not real local to the area: the store a couple blocks off of 94. Get off at Old Orchard Road, go EAST to Skokie Blvd [2nd light over, in front of the Old Orchard Mall]. At Skokie Blvd go SOUTH [right turn], and go past the south end of the mall, passing Golf road, and start looking on the EAST side of the street [your left] for the big OOA sign. Pearl Vision is right across the street from it, on the right.
There is a divider in the road so you need to go past the fish shop if you are heading south, and do a u-ey at Church, half a block down, and come back north to hit their driveway. You'll see it when you get there. Lots of parking. Good sized shop, they have a shark pool, lots of fish, gismos, fresh and marine. Often a decent plant selection as well. In the past, crappy discus. I haven't been in there in a good while.
That's all I've got for now.

I'll bring those brownies and name-tag stickie things.

Best regards,
Harriett

[William Palumbo]

Either date works for me, but I guess the earlier is best...the sooner the better! Come on people, chime in...Bill

[TURBOFROG]

Im in....either date works for me as well.

[Harriett]

I'm for 11/21

Harriett

[William Palumbo]

Same here...11/21...Bill

[TURBOFROG]

Works for me.......now we just need to get more people to make this.

[marlon010]

Well...I am just coming off of surgery...but if I am up and about by then, I'll Be There.

[paletka]

Hi,
Count me in, just let me know which day you pick.

chris

[TURBOFROG]

Outstanding! Great to see more people are starting to come out!

[William Palumbo]

Would be nice to see more people chime in. Is this all? There has got to be more Chicago area hobbyists. This may answer why there is no Chicago Discus clubs...Bill