Comments on: Chicago adventures http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2008/04/27/chicago-adventures/ Thoughts from The Oklahoman Sports Columnist Berry Tramel | NewsOK.com Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:42:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Chicago Cubs http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2008/04/27/chicago-adventures/comment-page-1/#comment-4370 Chicago Cubs Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:49:47 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2008/04/27/chicago-adventures/#comment-4370 Holding my breath the Cubs don\'t find a way to blow it this year. Holding my breath the Cubs don\’t find a way to blow it this year.

]]> By: Mark, Overland Park http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2008/04/27/chicago-adventures/comment-page-1/#comment-2729 Mark, Overland Park Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:09:23 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2008/04/27/chicago-adventures/#comment-2729 Berry, Thanks- a very enjoyable read. We've made a couple of family trips to Chicago from the KC area. The most memorable is when I got the John-Candy-planes-trains-autos bug and wanted the fam to have the experience of riding the train from KC to Chicago in order to attend the OU-Northwestern game (my parents from south OKC came up for the ride as well). Believe me, this isn't something you want to do more than once. Kids were 4 & 7 at the time... train stopped in the middle of a corn field in Iowa for an hour before figuring out they needed to switch fuel tanks- overall- several hours behind schedule and a coach experience probably alot like Greyhound. All six of us- did I mention my Dad was tight- was in the same cramped hotel room with the 2 kids on the rollaway :-). To top it off... OU played like... well- you saw it. The girls skipped the game and shopped... shopping sounded pretty good in retrospect. Oh well, still a great memory- basic ingredients- being with the people you love and doing something that everyone will remember for a lifetime. thanks for sharing and tell "the dish" I said hello. Mark Berry,
Thanks- a very enjoyable read.

We’ve made a couple of family trips to Chicago from the KC area. The most memorable is when I got the John-Candy-planes-trains-autos bug and wanted the fam to have the experience of riding the train from KC to Chicago in order to attend the OU-Northwestern game (my parents from south OKC came up for the ride as well). Believe me, this isn’t something you want to do more than once. Kids were 4 & 7 at the time… train stopped in the middle of a corn field in Iowa for an hour before figuring out they needed to switch fuel tanks- overall- several hours behind schedule and a coach experience probably alot like Greyhound. All six of us- did I mention my Dad was tight- was in the same cramped hotel room with the 2 kids on the rollaway :-) .

To top it off… OU played like… well- you saw it. The girls skipped the game and shopped… shopping sounded pretty good in retrospect.

Oh well, still a great memory- basic ingredients- being with the people you love and doing something that everyone will remember for a lifetime.

thanks for sharing and tell “the dish” I said hello.

Mark

]]> By: Arron Newton http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2008/04/27/chicago-adventures/comment-page-1/#comment-2727 Arron Newton Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:37:04 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2008/04/27/chicago-adventures/#comment-2727 Is Jim the dude who buys you drinks at the Cabana? Sounds like he would like to rub your feet. Put in any apps while visiting the windy city? Is Jim the dude who buys you drinks at the Cabana? Sounds like he would like to rub your feet. Put in any apps while visiting the windy city?

]]> By: Jim B http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2008/04/27/chicago-adventures/comment-page-1/#comment-2725 Jim B Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:54:42 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2008/04/27/chicago-adventures/#comment-2725 Welcome home! Very nice travelogue/ I have never been been to Wrigley, been to Chicago twice. Traveling by car outside of Chicago is an experience in paying tolls every two miles it seems. I think you work too hard, even working on your vacation. Try taking a vacation and not turning on your computor or thinking about writing a story, give your mind some rest. Bless you!! Welcome home! Very nice travelogue/ I have never been been to
Wrigley, been to Chicago twice. Traveling by car outside of Chicago is an experience in paying tolls every two miles it seems.
I think you work too hard, even working on your vacation. Try taking a vacation and not turning on your computor or thinking about writing a story, give your mind some rest. Bless you!!

]]> By: Gerry http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2008/04/27/chicago-adventures/comment-page-1/#comment-2724 Gerry Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:02:16 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2008/04/27/chicago-adventures/#comment-2724 Outstanding travelogue! Rarely does anyone ever mention my alma mater - Northern Illinois - even as an aside. But that's far better consequences than they've suffered, recently, RIP fallen Huskies. I was thinking, you've really hit it on the head for the touring set and then like a hammer from divorce court, you listed your wife's age? In the NEWSPAPER? My oh my, did one of those carry-ons fall on your head? Hopefully for your sake, the retribution will be swift and painless. But, not likely! Welcome home! Murphy's Bleachers? Still there? Wrigley IS the best place to watch a game. Tho I've not been to the "New" Comiskey, the original smelled like the world's largest urinal, the neighborhood was dangerous and oh yeah, the Sox sucked. If your team is wearing short pants, they are not contenders. Other attractions: Shedd Aquarium. Maybe the best in the world. The Chicago Symphony. Maybe the best in the world. White Castle. Maybe the most in the U.S. Northern Illinois Univ. Take the toll way and arrive the same day. Bon voyage! Outstanding travelogue! Rarely does anyone ever mention my alma mater – Northern Illinois – even as an aside. But that’s far better consequences than they’ve suffered, recently, RIP fallen Huskies. I was thinking, you’ve really hit it on the head for the touring set and then like a hammer from divorce court, you listed your wife’s age? In the NEWSPAPER? My oh my, did one of those carry-ons fall on your head? Hopefully for your sake, the retribution will be swift and painless. But, not likely! Welcome home!

Murphy’s Bleachers? Still there? Wrigley IS the best place to watch a game. Tho I’ve not been to the “New” Comiskey, the original smelled like the world’s largest urinal, the neighborhood was dangerous and oh yeah, the Sox sucked. If your team is wearing short pants, they are not contenders.

Other attractions: Shedd Aquarium. Maybe the best in the world. The Chicago Symphony. Maybe the best in the world. White Castle. Maybe the most in the U.S. Northern Illinois Univ. Take the toll way and arrive the same day. Bon voyage!

]]> By: Chad Anderson http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2008/04/27/chicago-adventures/comment-page-1/#comment-2720 Chad Anderson Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:26:28 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2008/04/27/chicago-adventures/#comment-2720 I have fond memories of two trips to Chicago, including a doubleheader afternoon in Wrigleyville (Let's play two!). But the best memory may be the day before the OU/Notre Dame game in 1999. In downtown Chicago, we yelled "Boomer" and "Sooner" across the street to other crimson-clad groups as bewildered businesspeople scratched their heads. I have fond memories of two trips to Chicago, including a doubleheader afternoon in Wrigleyville (Let’s play two!). But the best memory may be the day before the OU/Notre Dame game in 1999. In downtown Chicago, we yelled “Boomer” and “Sooner” across the street to other crimson-clad groups as bewildered businesspeople scratched their heads.

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