56 Comments - Speedie - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 11:38 am: Rich, I’ll try to make it if I can find a sitter. - Don Moss - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 11:44 am: Rich - I’ll try and make it. Don - JC - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 11:44 am: I think you should move it to the Carnival Bar at Harrah’s in Vegas. - Rich Miller - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 11:45 am: Yeah. That place is intense. Maybe next year. We’ll get Huffman to buy. - Skeeter - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 11:49 am: Springfield? Did you schedule is there so that Blago won’t crash the party? - Bill - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 11:54 am: Sorry, I gotta be out of town Wed. Some other time! - DeepFriedOnAStick - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 12:14 pm: Let’s Rock! - Shallow Pharnyx - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 12:16 pm: I’ll come if I can drag my husband. - PalosParkBob - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 12:31 pm: When you gonna have “Holaday Pahty Nort” in Chicagah, my friend? - Rich Miller - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 12:34 pm: “PalosParkBob” I think I accomplished that last week with my attendance at several events. - anon - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 12:51 pm: How late will it go? I’ll be there if ya’ll be there after 10 pm. - 312 - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 12:51 pm: You were here last week? Thanks a lot. Its not an official ‘party’ if you don’t invite people. Sheesh, you’re doing a 180 from the Rodster, ignoring Chicago… - Rich Miller - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 12:53 pm: Yes, I’m ignoring Chicago. lol. Tell that to the bartenders. And anon, I’m not sure how late it will go but I do know that a lot of friends of mine never leave a tavern before 10pm, so I think you’re safe. - Just Observing - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 1:09 pm: Won’t be in Springfield until Thursday… otherwise I would be there… thanks. - Bridget Dooley - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 1:15 pm: I would love to go, but I’m up north and caught up with the usual. Definitely some other time! - Veritas - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 1:19 pm: If I were still living in area, I’d definately be there. Have fun all. - Bomber91 - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 1:21 pm: I’ll be there for a bit after 8 (unless I skip work Thursday, then I’ll stay for more than a bit!) - Bakersfield - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 1:25 pm: Springfield? Is that still part of Illinois? - Niles Township - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 1:39 pm: No Chicago venue too? What are you, the anti-Rod? - Rich Miller - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 1:43 pm: Yes lol - The Ghost - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 1:50 pm: Hmm, would showing up to this party mean we have to reveal our true identities? You aren’t gonna have blogroll nametags are you? Snark, snark - Gen. Pinochet - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 2:10 pm: NOW you throw a party….couldn’t have been LAST WEEK…..now I’m dead. Augie - NumbersGuy - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 2:44 pm: “Count” me in. - Anon - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 2:50 pm: Rich, congratulations on a well-deserved award. But, be sure to keep your feet on the ground– I recall that, when I lived in Springfield, Illinois Times picked Pizza Hut as the best pizza in Springfield. Admittedly, Springfield has little to to offer by way of pizza…but Pizza Hut? Gross! - DeepFriedOnAStick - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 3:00 pm: Rich, we should all share one of those crazy Two Brothers fishbowls of cheap liquor with the super long straws! - Rich Miller - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 3:19 pm: Not a bad idea. - Squideshi - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 3:46 pm: I would be there, but I need to reform my homeowners’ association on that evening. - Rich Miller - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 3:49 pm: Squid, couldn’t you just say you had to wash your hair? - Beowulf - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 4:15 pm: I’d love to meet Rich and many of the others but Springfield is more than a 2 1/2 hour drive one-way for me. Next time you are in the north or central part of the state (Bloomington to Naperville) let me know. Have a good time. Rod might surprise all of you by dropping in on the party and buying a round. He’ll probably start a tab and put the Illinois taxpayer’s name on it. - Judgement Day Is On The Way - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 4:15 pm: Got to pass. Have to be back at 219 S Dear Born Thurs. AM Too bad, my loss. - Belle - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 4:42 pm: Congrats on the award. I might make it. Depends if I have to meet contractors to correct the ice storm damage or not. - Team Sleep - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 5:01 pm: I might try and make it. There’s always room for a goofy guy making silly comments at a dive bar. - Rich Miller - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 5:02 pm: Team Sleep, that would be my job. - Bubs - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 5:54 pm: “Dive bar”? Did some one say “Dive bar”? Hmmmmmm. I love dive bars. - Martha Mitchell - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 6:15 pm: Sounds like fun. - Roskam's Speedo - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 6:22 pm: Stuck in Chicago. Can I just send you the bill for a Pepperoni Tombstone and 3 Old Styles? - Disenchanted One - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 6:35 pm: In Springfield, Wednesday evening. Would like to stop by and have a bruskie! - Buck Flagojevich - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 7:22 pm: Only if there are horseshoes! - David P. Graf - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 7:43 pm: I’d love to make it, but I have a date with my wife of 26 years since this Weds will be our wedding anniversary. Hopefully, you’ll do this again soon. - Reality Check - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 8:12 pm: Will there be nametags?? Wow — this is both brave & generous of you Rich. Wish I could join you, but I’ll be in chicago — the town you have shunned. Can we take a rain check — when we’re in session in february???? :-) - YNM - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 9:27 pm: I might be there … although no one will no who I am … hmmmm … this might be fun. - Team Sleep - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 11:01 pm: Sorry Rich. I will have to put aside my normal behavior for one evening! Yeah, I think I need to come in with a nice neon light with my moniker. Or I could come in with a Team Sleep t-shirt. Since I borrowed the name from Chino Moreno’s side band, I’m sure I could run to Hot Topic and buy one. Or not, because $20 for a t-shirt is highway robbery. - Team Sleep - Monday, Dec 11, 06 @ 11:02 pm: And yes, Bubs, Two Brothers is as close to a dive bar as dive bars get. But just order a fish bowl… - Anonymous - Tuesday, Dec 12, 06 @ 7:44 am: Thanks for the invite but like the governor I try not to go south of I-80. That’s probably the only thing I don’t hold against him. But of course Southern Illinois people are fools for voting for him and falling for that act “I’m just like ya’ll”. What a hoot. - Pat Hickey - Tuesday, Dec 12, 06 @ 8:16 am: Rich, My regrets; I promised to take Mike Quigley to see Santa on Werdnesday at Wal-Mart. - ArchPundit - Tuesday, Dec 12, 06 @ 8:58 am: I’d make the trip up, but that’s the work Christmas gathering and as this is my first year, I need to go. - Reddbyrd - Tuesday, Dec 12, 06 @ 9:55 am: Rich: Just called the barterders at 2Brothers…told them of the unruly mob headed their way. They were prepared to shut down til I told them you crowd were rich swells who won’t notice the usual double billing. p.s they are expecting a huge tip too.:) happy holidays - The Horse - Tuesday, Dec 12, 06 @ 10:58 am: I’ll be there… especially since you are shunning the state of chicago! - Rich Miller - Tuesday, Dec 12, 06 @ 11:15 am: I called ahead yesterday, Reddbyrd, and they said bring ‘em on. Famous last words, I know, but we’ll see how it works out. - KenoMan - Tuesday, Dec 12, 06 @ 12:39 pm: Too bad the Aloha Bar is gone………….. - Rich Miller - Tuesday, Dec 12, 06 @ 5:10 pm: I thought about having it at the Curve Inn, but I thought there might be some pushback. - JeromeProphet - Tuesday, Dec 12, 06 @ 7:52 pm: It sure would make a pretty picture. - Prairestatedem - Wednesday, Dec 13, 06 @ 9:57 am: Fine…go ahead make me miss Springfield even more…Although Im glad you didnt opt for the new Boones..how dare they clean the years of drunken soot off the walls - Rich Miller - Wednesday, Dec 13, 06 @ 11:27 am: I would never opt for the new Boones. - KPE - Wednesday, Dec 13, 06 @ 1:01 pm: I’ll be there. I might bring my 5-month-old daughter, but that’s okay - she’s been barhopping with me before. Thank goodness for the smoking ban… KPE (The Eastvold Blog) - Larry Mullholland - Wednesday, Dec 13, 06 @ 3:49 pm: Sounds like a good time. Will you be outing any bloggers? 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