SHIMMER Planes, Cars, and Hotels Thread

[bdlou]

Oct 24, 2013 9:20:58 GMT -6 dantastic said:

Oct 24, 2013 5:12:17 GMT -6 Woo said:

Lol. When I said dangerous I mainly meant the roads to the after party that say "748 people died on this road this year". A taxi driver nearly crashed us into the side of the freeway at one point too!

799. Nearly 802 after that taxi ride!

Pretty crazy. I'm positive that when I was heading back to the airport that the sign had passed the 800 mark.

[Crusty Ruffles]

I noticed the same thing! It was like 790 when I got to Chicago, and a few over 800 when I left Monday afternoon.

[Deleted]

Go, go, 2014 edition!

Name: Reid Allen
Attending shows: All three
Driving in to: Chicago
Date and Time: 4/11 before AAW
Driving Home to: Minneapolis
Date and Time: 4/15 in afternoon
Ability to rent and drive a car: No/Yes
Knowledge of the Chicago area: Limited
Best way to contact (E-Mail, or Private Message): PM
Other Information: Staying at Hyatt Place in Itasca near airport. Carpooling to shows with Greg.

[daman077c]

Name: Chris Carpenter
Attending shows: Both shows on Saturday & Sunday
Driving in to: Chicago
Date and Time: 4/11 before AAW
Driving Home to: Marysville, California
Date and Time: 4/14 in early morning
Ability to rent and drive a car: No
Knowledge of the Chicago area: Limited
Best way to contact (E-Mail, or Private Message): Either
Other Information: Staying at Rodeway. Need help getting a ride to O'Hare; I'm taking Greyhound and the bus to get me home leaves at 6:45 in the morning Monday.

[JessAndreia]

I'm a bit confused as to why you need a ride to the airport if you're not flying home. Anyway...
You can get a taxi. Costs around $35 if the price didn't go up since last year. At that hour, it's probably your best option.

[spiffie]

Greyhound has a station near O'Hare. Right next to the blue line Cumberland stop I believe.

[DJWeedPizza]

Name: 
Attending shows: Saturday and Sunday in Berwyn.
Flying in to: Chicago O'Hare
Date and Time: 4/11 midday, might catch the White Sox game.
Flying Home to: Tampa
Date and Time: 4/14, early as all Hell (I have a 1230p class that Monday)
Ability to rent and drive a car: I reserved a car/I can drive car
Knowledge of the Chicago area: Decent framework, visited twice in 2006.
Best way to contact (E-Mail, or Private Message): Email or twitter (DJWeedPizza)

[Deleted]

If I can get away that weekend I'm hoping to stay at Rodeway for the first time to catch the Saturday show. I hear it was rated 2 stars or something like that. No car, but I'd be willing to split a taxi or tag along on a train ride if anyone knows what they're doing.

I see it's about 15 mins from Chicago Union Station to the 'Club.

[Deleted]

Attending show: Saturday Berwyn.
Arriving by Train: Chicago Union Station (Amtrak)
Date and Time: 10/18, 10:47am
Train home to: Detroit
Date and Time: 10/19, catching 12:50pm @ Union Station after church
Ability to rent and drive a car: Nope. Would be willing to split a cab or chip in for gas via carpool though!
Knowledge of the Chicago area: Poor
Best way to contact: Private message
Other Information: In the past I lived a lot closer so this is the most hoops I've had to jump through to get to a show. Since I missed the last two in the area
I'm really looking forward to it, even if the accommodations are mediocre.

I'm hoping that Mexican food place is still open across the street from the club. Cheap & good!

[stevea21]

Name: Steve
Attending shows: AAW Friday night, Shimmer Sat & Sun
Arriving by plane: O'Hare
Date & Time: 10/17 1:25 PM
Flying home to: San Francisco
Date & Time: 10/20 8 AM flight, O'Hare
Ability to rent & drive a car - planning on it, should have room for 3 others
Knowledge of the Chicago area: poor, but I have managed to figure out how to get to the Eagles club
Best way to contact: PM until I fly out
Staying at: Rodeway Inn

[Deleted]

Hey if anyone is willing, I need to catch a ride with someone to the after party on Sat after the show. Thanks in advance!
You can PM me as I should have internet on the train once I head out in the morning...

Safe travels everyone!

[stevea21]

Perusing the hotel sites just to see if there are any better deals than I already got, I see lots of inexpensive hotel rooms available through Hotels.com for the upcoming April Shimmer weekend. FYI

[SHIMMER office]

OCTOBER 2015 SHIMMER EVENTS

Olympic Theatre - Cicero, IL
Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015; 2PM-9PM

Eagles Club - Berwyn, IL
Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015; 1PM-8PM

If you need help, or can offer help, copy the following into a new posting:

Name:
Attending shows:
Flying in to:
Date and Time:
Flying Home to:
Date and Time:
Ability to rent and drive a car:
Knowledge of the area:
Best way to contact (E-Mail, or Private Message):
Other Information:

Let's help each other out as much as possible, by doing the following:

• Offer rides.
  
• Recommend other things to do while in town.
  
• Form groups to split the cost of rental cars and hotel rooms.
  
• Point out money-saving travel deals.

While sharing rides are encouraged, there is public transportation available in Berwyn:
Chicago Transit Authority
PACE Bus
American Taxi
Metra Rail

Recommended Berwyn travel options:
Hotels
Rodeway Inn - The (un)official SHIMMER Hotel - 8640 Ogden Ave, Lyons, IL; 4 miles from Eagle's Club - $60 per night pre-tax according to hotel website
Priceline.com Name Your Own Price - Prepay a hotel at a desired hotel star level at your price; guaranteed to save 30% or more over listed price.
Hi Hostel - 24 East Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL; Very affordable $34-$38 a night; easy access to public transportation to get to Berwyn.

Airlines
Southwest Airlines - First two bags are checked free.

[themib]

Apparently Rodeway is already full for the Sunday.

[stevea21]

Cheap options currently available from 10/09-10/12 via Expedia are Motel 6 Bridgeview - $53/night - and Econo Lodge in Melrose Park - $57/night