bobdea Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 it looks like I'll be stranded at airport for the the night anyone got any ideas to kill time there? feel free to call me and give me the skinny 978 895 2714 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebu Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Man, I don't know which I'd dislike more. Being stuck in chicago or being stuck in california... A friend of mine lives only a couple hours from there, maybe you'd like to meet him... :) I do'nt know chicago at all. The only thing I know is Pizzaria Uno's is supposed to be the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C5 Golfer Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 If you can go to the Field Museum. See the Lions of Tsavo -- from the Movie Ghost and the Darkness. Plot summary for The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) advertisement Set in 1898, this movie is based on the true story of two lions in Africa that killed 130 people over a nine month period, while a bridge engineer (Val Kilmer) and an experienced old hunter (Michael Douglas) tried to kill them. Written by Adil Siddiqi {adil@virginia.edu} In 1896 Lt. Col. John Paterson was sent to East Africa to build a railway bridge. He had a deadline to meet but was confident he and his large workforce of Africans and Indians can get the job done in time. John's was a man of his word and got things done - which he demonstrated on his first day by killing a lion that had been pestering the workforce. This earned John respect, but it didn't last very long because a few weeks later 2 new lions began visiting and they're man-eaters. The film is based on a true story and during the construction of the bridge, the lions would enter the workers camp to kill. Believing them not to be real lions, the locals name them 'The Ghost' and 'The Darkness'. After losing dozens of workers to the lions, the railroad company brought in Remington, an American 'great white hunter', to kill them, but even his reputation for being the best could not prevent yet more carnage. It is believed that over 130 people were killed by the two lions in just a few months. Written by Rob Hartill In 1896, a construction engineer from the British Army, J.H. Patterson (Kilmer) is sent to build a railway bridge across Uganda's Tsavo River for the British East African Railway. Soon after he arrives, workmen begin to disappear at night from their tents - never to be seen alive again. The engineer soon discovers that a pair of man-eating lions are stalking around the bridge and campsites, killing the workmen for food. He tries a number of different methods to get rid of them, but the beasts always seem to know what Patterson is doing and avoid being shot. After 30 men have been killed Patterson's boss recruits a hunter, Charles Remington (Douglas) to hunt down and destroy the lions. But the lions continue killing the workmen until they flee the camps, jumping onto the train as it rolls through Tsavo. Now Remington, Patterson & his aide (John Kani) must face these brilliant yet frightening monsters alone. Written by Derek O'Cain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik J Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Eat at Charlie Trotter's, then pick up some hookers and coke - you'll be home before you know it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTA2R Posted April 26, 2007 Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 go to the south side if you want some excitement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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