Southside Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade!!!

Creepy little fella, ain't he?


A couple mounted police protecting the interests of BP gas.


Megan looking at the mayhem


Noah seems a bit overwhelmed.


Frances and Noah beginning to celebrate Chicago's Southside St. Patrick's Day Parade


Just a few of the hundreds of thousands of people having a good time.


Iconic


A lot more of Chicago's Police State made it's presence this year.


Did you know there's a parade going on?


These cops are actually arresting people for drinking. Now, look at this picture. EVERYONE IS DRINKING. Even the police are drinking. They are drinking at a drinking festival. People come here, pay money, move to Chicago, and make a life and economy based on this fact. Yet, they still arrest people for it...


This guy is talking to the cops saying "ARE YOU SERIOUS? You are arresting them for drinking? What about the other 300,000 people around here drinking? What about the cops and firemen in the parade drinking? You have got to be kidding?"


This is what is going on right above the cops head. A three story building of partying.


Me and Frances making our obligatory stupid face picture.


MORE LEPRECHANS!!!


HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY RANDOM GIRL!!!


Channel 7 trying to get above the peons and little people of Chicago and pretend the Southside parade is something a bit more "classy."


No one did this at all.


Megan, Frances, Noah, and Mike along Western Avenue.


Cops surrounded by chaos.


Side street near the Beverly Arts Center


Just a few Chicago residents


Frances and Megan waiting for Mike and Noah to get back from their $5 bathroom excursion


Just a few more people


Girls with camera phones.


Megan, Mike, and Frances




Mike with some pizza


Frances


Noah


Megan




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This guy never stood up again...


The line for the portajohns where it so filthy it "seemed someone blew up in there."


Noah and Frances talking to some guy about Sloth from Goonies.


Some cop arresting some 10 year old.


Some more cops arresting some more kids.


Frances and Mike


Mike and Noah


Noah and Frances


Storm Troopers going down the alley


More kids... More arrests...


I should have been a lawyer...


Another one off to Gitmo... There must have been a bounty put on kid's heads this year...


CSX Railroad security watching kids.


Noah waiting for the bus


Frances and Noah on the Kedzie bus home


Mike!

A good time had by all. Got to see the parade, had some fun, watched some kids roughed up by the police. All and all, a great St. Patty's Day.

xoxo,

Mike

SOUTHSIDE IRISH PARADE TOMORROW!

Southside Irish Parade

WHEN: Sunday, March 9th @ 11:30 am (don't be late!)
WHERE: Between 103rd - 114th on Western Ave. Chicago, IL

Sun Times: 10 Tips For Surviving the Southside Irish Parade

Southside Irish Parade

It’s Against the Law Not To Have Fingerprints

REMINDER!
Southside St. Patrick's Day Parade in Beverly is THIS weekend, Sunday March 9th. See you there!


A view from the patio...


Skiing, sledding, ice skating, making snowmen...


Amanda's party! She's very intense about parties...


Over-photoshop-ed, but oh well. Tyler, Nate, Matt, and Megan in the livingroom


Tyler lounging around


The new face of PBR


Tyler playing NeoGeo


Megan and I went to Udepi Palace at 2543 W. Devon Ave. for some Indian food. It was awesome. These are lintel donuts in some kind of sauce. They were great. Also, Devon Ave. was so active. It was like being at a frozen Delhi.


This is what I ordered. It's crape stuffed with potatoes and onions with spicy sauces.


Megan had this thing. It's a pancake thing with peas and other vegetables. Definately heading back up there when they have a lunch buffet.


Canal Street Market of a warm, sunny March morning. The market is now pushed ONLY south of Roosevelt road. These big box developers are really getting on my nerves


Going to the market this early in the year means getting new glasses.


I think this puffin was "stood up" on a date or something at Whole Foods Cafe


Kimball Station Brown Line

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRANCES!!!

Happy Birthday Frances!!! We had a great time hanging out with you!!!


Leslie and Amanda with cat (Kung Fu or Pop Tart?)


Same cat


Frances (the b-day girl) and Noah (soon to be b-day boy).


Dinner at Feed the Beast. This use to be a funny little German restaurant. Now it's a funny little hipster restaurant


Frances and Leslie


Frances! You were suppose to make a stupid face! Now we have to do this all over again!!!


Noah and Frances at the Save More Bar. This bar was completely awesome. It was a dive with cheap beer, pool table, and jukebox.


Frances with our new favorite bartender Jason.


WHOA FRANCES! That's quite a chug you took!


When did the Save More turn into Coyote Ugly?


Megan, Leslie, Andrea, Jason, and Frances!


ANDREA: If blonde is "blonde," red is "redhead," and brown is "brunette," what is someone with black hair"
MIKE: Um... "Sulty?"
MEGAN: Definately a "Vixen."
JASON: VAMPIRE! What? No good? I'd make out with you...


Frances' new career path


Wise words are placed on post it notes


Leslie, Andrea, and Frances.


Leslie and Andrea rockin' out!


Leslie and Andrea in a nice pic


Leslie, me, and Andrea


Frances and Andrea w/ glasses


Leslie w/ glasses and Frances


Megan posing for the American Eagle catalog spread


Life's hard for Francy Pants blues musician


Noah is such a badass


Me with the redheads (Frances & Megan)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRANCES!!! Noah, what are we doing for you?

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