didn't we almost have it all??? tbox 5 pix

im mid-crawl at Bar #4 with Sharon, Michelle, and Sweet Potato

those darn paparazzi and their flash bulbs swop in as "catwoman liz" celebrates being #400 along with dot-com power broker aka Minnie

tbox history!!!  #500 Julie shows off her milestone marking, along with crawl of famer and Ishtar on Beta member Laura B.

my college buddy Basil, who flew in from Houston for his first tbox, posing at Sheffield's -- The Baze Rules!

amy b, who flew in from DENVER just for her 2nd tbox!

although he could not make it to tbox5, i must give my pal PDB credit for coining the phrase 'wire-to-wire' way back in 1994. hope to see you next year pal!

mr. goze, crawl royalty. need we say more?

calvin & collins flash the digits

chicago social mogul and Miami Dolphin faithful Dante shows his support

crawl veteran freddy looking good

more of chicago's finest!!

 


neighbors colleen and barbara, 2 of the first 10 people on the crawl

i don't know all these people, but they seemed nice...

my pal j-cain-7


my pal and crawl-of-famer jill, the 'Ohio Playah' who i actually met at tbox 1 back in '96

more good, wholesome midwestern girls!

the ubiquitous jeffdavis13 at bar number 1, with ty in the background

 


why i have tbox...

rex and travis, old-school crawlers, posing with the crunch berries.  rex flew in from assignment in AMSTERDAM just for tbox

sharon and jane showing the antlers

barely-hanging-on crawl-of-famer tony, thinking he's actually still in the loop, at his cameo appearance at bar #2.  JUST KIDDING

 


rebecca and her gang posing at bar #9

niloufar, who i met skiing in 1997 the same day i met danahy, smiles at her first tbox

murray looking a bit serious, with jill and some of the other "Ohio Playahz"

why i have tbox, continued

 


Crawl of Famers Laura and Ty, along with fell Ishtar on Beta member Ann

now murray's smiling..

going strong at bar #8

don't let the sweet innocent faces fool you, KAU and Teresa came to party!

 


like the Kennedys of bar crawls, the first family of chicago partying, here we see part of the Ellis entourage at the Irish Oak

the inner circle core group, starting at left with MICHELLE, who flew all the way in from L.A. for tbox 5, Kevin, Jeff C., JCain7, Jen, and Amy
*** A NOTE:  Amy (Center Front) is aka Mrs. Goze -- and expecting their second child shortly, but still made the crawl.  I counted her TWICE (wrote TWO numbers on her hand)

 

more smiling faces at bar #10

although i failed to snap a picture of him during the event, my pal Rob, the "King of New York", flew in from the Big Apple for tbox5!

 


tbox 5... the final word... Awesome!!!





To those of you who attended, as well as those there only in spirit but who wanted to be, I want to thank you for making this the most successful pub crawl yet. Exit polls indicated in excess of 800 folks during the course of the day... that's right, Eight Hundred!!! In case you're wondering, the last number I wrote on somebody's hand was #641 around 9:30pm, and I'm sure there were at least 1/4 of the people I missed. If possible, PLEASE DO NOT WASH YOUR HANDS, as I've been informed the Illinois Supreme Court may be asking for a hand recount (hopefully the last time you will hear that for a while!)

To those of you who went wire-to-wire, CONGRATULATIONS!!! I feel compelled to confess that I myself skipped a bar and cannot lay claim to that honor this year.  Whew, I feel better now that that's off my chest!  also, i was so busy writing, i only had 3 or 4 drinks the whole day, and was so busy talking, i lost my voice.  but maybe it was for the best...

What's next?? For those of you who did not get the little schedule cards, TBOX 6 is set for DECEMBER 8, 2001!!! Dates have also been set thru TBOX12 in 2007.  I don't know if I can handle this all again myself next year, and may be looking for sponsorship/assistance from an organization -- if any of you have any connections, please let me know, I'd love to hear. I am not sure if I will be back in Chicago, still in Calif, or some other place on the planet, but i pledge to be back for tbox!

See you in 11 1/2 months, and as always, praise the Lord!!  -- Chris

tbox planner*

tbox6 --- dec 8, 2001
tbox7 --- dec 7, 2002
tbox8 --- dec 6, 2003
tbox9 --- dec 11, 2004
tbox "X" --- dec 12, 2005
tbox 11 --- dec 9, 2006
tbox "12 x 12" --- dec 8, 2007

*a note - i'm not crazy...this is kind of a joke... but why not plan ahead? :)

The Way it Was... Dec 9, 2000
Bar # Timeframe Bar Name Bar Address
1 1:00-2:00 Lakeview Links 3206 N Wilton
2 2:00-3:00 Sheffield's 3258 N Sheffield
3 3:00-4:00 Redmond's 3358 N Sheffield
4 3:00-4:00 Chicago's Blarney Stone 3424 N Sheffield
5 4:00-5:00 Hi-Tops 3551 N Sheffield
6 5:00-6:00 The Irish Oak 3511 N Clark
7 5:45-6:45 Nisei Lounge 3439 N Sheffield
8 6:30-7:30

John Barleycorn

3559 N Clark
9 7:15-8:15 Slugger's 3540 N Clark
10 8:00-9:00 Sports Corner 3601 N Sheffield
11 9:00-10:00 Goose Island 3535 N Clark
12 10:00-2:00 Abner's Yard 3527 N Clark