Halien Party - Chicago, Labor Day weekend, 8-31-13

[Himm2]

He tells me I should have gone to: Portillo's, Lou Malnati's, what was I thinking

Buzz, they did have Lou Malnati's in the food tent at the festival - I had a slice it was ok. Don't repeat this but I think I prefer thin crust pizza. I didn't say any specific city style... Your wise wife suggested after my first Mikes Cranberry I might want to get something to eat. She's a smart cookie...

I just had lunch (Chicken Ceasar Salad) at Portillos and actually if any of you had the chopped salad at the party, that was from Portillos. Not a Chicago-style dog but Portillos anyway. Too bad I didn't get Jet's Pizza for NUG to compare to Lou Malnati's for the party. Lou's might be my least favorite pizza but funny how it's twice been mentioned as "must haves" by relocated Chicagoans.

[buzzenator]

I've already started working on defending my title with a new shot for next year's HALEY contest...me practicing in the back yard:

[Himm2]

Buzz - at our age anybody that can still jump more than a foot off the ground deserves all of Michael Jordan's millions. HA HA HAL !!! HALE to the king of H.A.L.E.Y. basketball!!!

[Himm2]

If the Shindiggers recall the TV in my mini Jumbotron that I was planning on doing the Karaoke & Serenade to Haley from died the morning of the party because I turned it on too early in the morning in high humidity with dew drops on the electronics and fried the LCD screen. I just happened to be on ebay when the exact same TV model came up for auction with 15 minutes left and I won the replacement TV bid for only a hundred bucks. This gave me the chance to disassemble the dead TV and use it as a frame for my Haley Reinhart autographed & audible National Anthem & minigolf hole placard:



So I now have two remote controls for it and both an internal & external extra set of speakers...and yesterday I was in the Wheeling Walmart and saw that they still have the giant 9' x 9' Listen Up Mural on their wall that I tried to buy for the party :

[buzzenator]

^ You're right Himm2...that's exactly why Haley can't take you shopping with her for clothes! That and the likelihood you might randomly let out a Captain Dinkens Yell.

[Babbs234]

I've already started working on defending my title with a new shot for next year's HALEY contest...me practicing in the back yard:

I'm working on beating Lisa next year in the hula hoop contest! This is what I'm gonna do next year!

[buzzenator]

^ Babbs, I'll be looking forward to that! I swear I hear a bunch of copy-cat Captain Dinkens in the audience...not bad, but not the original.

[Haleylvr4evr]

I'm working on beating Lisa next year in the hula hoop contest! This is what I'm gonna do next year!

Hmmm we'll see about that! I'll be practicing with my own hoop so you better watch out for next time

[Himm2]

Hmmm we'll see about that! I'll be practicing with my own hoop so you better watch out for next time

If there's a next year shindig and we have another Hula Hoop contest we'll match you up against Haley Reinhart with the prize to the winner being an eleven city new album release tour and we'll convince you to throw the match so that you don't have to be the Lead Singer Lisa.

[Haleylvr4evr]

Hmmm we'll see about that! I'll be practicing with my own hoop so you better watch out for next time

If there's a next year shindig and we have another Hula Hoop contest we'll match you up against Haley Reinhart with the prize to the winner being an eleven city new album release tour and we'll convince you to throw the match so that you don't have to be the Lead Singer Lisa.

Omg I can't compete against her! I'll have to lose on purpose so she can win