Chicago Area Meetup Question

[janet_fraiser]

Sneaking on while my boss is in a closed-door meeting and posting this with permission...

On Tuesday nights, I spend two hours wailing and gnashing my teeth as I'm forced away from the computer (and therefore Fandom High). Okay, I'm lying. I take belly dance lessons.

My teacher's dance troupe, Blue Lotus Tribe, is going to be dancing at a Hurricane Katrina Benefit at Rhythym Nightclub in Chicago on this Saturday, October 1st. Cover charge is a suggested donation of $15, with all profits from the cover going to the Red Cross to help hurricane victims. The organizers are matching all donations.

I was wondering if anyone from Fandom High who is in the area would be interested in meeting up there, or meeting up elsewhere and carpooling there?

Comments

[maias-notebook.livejournal.com]

((OOC: As a Hurricane Katrina victim. Thank you for the Benefit. It is very touching that so many people around the country want to help all of us that were devestated by this and Hurricane Rita. *smiles* I think its great. Thank you again from one victim in Louisiana))

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

::looks at calendar and curses::

I've been looking for an excuse to get out of this miserable little college town, but sadly, this weekend I'm apparently visiting the 'rents. ::sigh:: ...though I guess technically that is getting out of here, but it's just not the same sort of thing...

[marieann-d.livejournal.com]

Miserable little college town in the Midwest? I know a few of those. Where are you at?

To Janet-mun: Hmm. I don't know if I can go. I'm very poor (comes with being mostly unemployed) so until my jobs starts back up (soon, so soon) I think I'm out. Gas is just too expensive. Stupid hurricanes.

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm half being ironic there...

I'm a University of Iowa student, in grand ole Iowa City. Not exactly the most miserable of college towns. It just seems it, sometimes.

[marieann-d.livejournal.com]

Well, since you're not here at the good ole U of Illinois, it's obviously a miserable experience! ;-) I was actually hoping you went to either Eastern or Southern Ill Univ, which are both very small, miserable towns where I know lots of people.

Okay, despite me lovely nap in my last class, I should really go to sleep now...

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

Ha! Sorry. Out of State tuition is evil, yo.

I'm gonna be in school loan debt up to my eyeballs as it is, when I'm done this year. Yay graduation!

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

(Way ooc, obviously: Dang. I'm a bellydancer, I know other dancers, I would soooo go...if AZ was in decent commuting distance. Dang those stupid little things like long distances. Best wishes to you and your troupe in this worthwhile venture.)