Ok, this is my second attempt at this posting since the first one mysteriously disappeared. So anyway, I was going to talk about our trip to Chicago last weekend for the Dream Theater concert. We arrived at Tom and Bruce’s a little after noon visisted for awhile and then went to lunch at our favorite IL fast food place - PORTILLOS! (famous for their italian beef- Mmmmm). After that we headed for downtown to wait in line for the DT show. We waited from about 330-7 - really not a bad wait, it was a sunny day, not too cold. We talked, listened to other fans talk, watched people try to cut in line and laughed when they were hauled away by security. They let us into the venue (Congress Theater) around 7ish. We got great seats, 3rd row center in the balcony. Drums were great, so was guitar…a good show overall, I was entertained every minute!
So Sunday we decided to see a Blackhawk’s game. Cheap seats were only $10 (granted they were up in the nosebleeds). Got to see the famous Wayne Gretzky as Chicago played Phoenix. Additional entertainment came from the high pitch screechy girl behind us, and the yeller man in front of us…”More fighting, less hockey!”….good times 
