Tour'de Buck in Chicago!

One of the street sign pictures from Joel's camera!

Last weekend I had the pleasure of visiting some friends in Chicago which was an absolute blast.  One of our evening activities was doing a tour of the bars Joel went too (and a few he loved) while downtown.  Just as Joel did, we started our our evening to get a classy, sophisticated view of the city.  We went up the Hancock Building to the Signature Lounge (http://www.signatureroom.com/) to grab a few cocktails and enjoy the few.  I didn't get the White Russian special, but we did enjoy some martinis!


After paying the bill, we allowed our ears to pop on the elevator down the 96 floors and went out to find another fine establishment.  This was one of Joel's favorites - Pippin's Tavern.  There they had music, a packed bar and drinks in pint glasses.  I understand why Joel liked this place so much - a gem in the downtown area!  While Joel was down there, because he never converted to the use of a smart phone, Joel used his camera to find his way...  yep, he took sequential pictures of the street signs so he could find the establishment the next day.  Now that is an impressive and creative strategy!

The boys when Joel was down in Chicago! Looks like a pretty good night, is this Pippins?

Once we left Pippins, we stopped for an elegant McChicken and made our way to the final stop - Boss Bar.  This place stays open later than Wisconsin bars so it's a great place to top off the night and bring out your passport to Russia!

Joel's fine photography - pretty impressive skills Buck!

Joel's finger over the Chicago skyline at the top of the tower...

We had an absolute blast in Chicago, and I'm glad that we were able to take the Joel tour of downtown.  Like Chris said, Joel could be as rough and tough as he needed to be - but boy he cleaned up nice and could keep up to the locals in any city!

-Alyce