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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: shegotya on July 09, 2008, 10:33:42 AM
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Check this out and let me know if you can make it ... I will be there along with Betty and a few local AH'ers.
http://www.garyairshow.com/preview.html
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Not far from me.. maybe I'll go.
South Side Chicago
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Not far from me.. maybe I'll go.
South Side Chicago
Cool when I get home I will pm you my cell number.
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well i'm gonna leave my house about 9-10am its 4 hour drive down there, friday night is a free night for me and i dont have to set up for work till like 10:30am saturday so this sounds like loads of fun gotya!
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I'd go, but it...its in Gary.
I don't go to Indiana, thats bat country*
*had a bad experience
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I live 10 minutes from the Chicago/Gary Airport. The night show they put on before the Chicago Air & Water Show in August every year rawks :rock with explosions and planes like the MIG17 flying in the dark with fireworks shooting out the back WOOT!! This should be just as good ... Too bad you can't make it ... every big city has it's bad spots but, the area where the airport is ... is all industrial. Not too much riff raff. Well, except for Friday night ... Betty will be there so I guess occasionally we even let the riff raff in :t
Gonna be fun ......
:salute
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I live 10 minutes from the Chicago/Gary Airport. The night show they put on before the Chicago Air & Water Show in August every year rawks :rock with explosions and planes like the MIG17 flying in the dark with fireworks shooting out the back WOOT!! This should be just as good ... Too bad you can't make it ... every big city has it's bad spots but, the area where the airport is ... is all industrial. Not too much riff raff. Well, except for Friday night ... Betty will be there so I guess occasionally we even let the riff raff in :t
Gonna be fun ......
:salute
yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyz for riff raff!
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Doh! I gotta work in the gunshop on those days, so I wont be able to make it.
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What gun shop? BTW your gonna be sick that day ;)
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Its located in Loves Park, IL. Id like to get sick to be able to go to the show, but I really need the $$$ to pay the many bills that are besieging me at present. Have a blast and drink a pint or 10 for me.
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Its located in Loves Park, IL. Id like to get sick to be able to go to the show, but I really need the $$$ to pay the many bills that are besieging me at present. Have a blast and drink a pint or 10 for me.
I hear ya'! There is another one the Thursday night before the Chicago Air & Water Show that is awesome too. Keep that in mind for next month.
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I can make it, it's just 20 min from me. (Dyer)
Where would you want everyone to meet? Across the street or do they allow within the AP again? last time I went they stopped allowing viewing from the AP itself. I hope that changed.
Animl
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I can make it, it's just 20 min from me. (Dyer)
Where would you want everyone to meet? Across the street or do they allow within the AP again? last time I went they stopped allowing viewing from the AP itself. I hope that changed.
Animl
hopefully we can meet somewhere easy to find i've never been there before hehe
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I can make it, it's just 20 min from me. (Dyer)
Where would you want everyone to meet? Across the street or do they allow within the AP again? last time I went they stopped allowing viewing from the AP itself. I hope that changed.
Animl
It is across the street now and will be every year ... the days it was on the concrete close to airport fence are over. :cry I pm'd you my cell number. I will be there about 5.
Michelle
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hopefully we can meet somewhere easy to find i've never been there before hehe
Can't miss it Betty, call me when your close you can prolly come by the house first if your early enough.
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Looks like I'll be off this weekend. Sent a note to confirm. Should be interesting, all these years and I was completely unaware there was an air show there. The Chicago shows become a bit of a hassle since I moved from downtown.Will there be a spot to meet up or should I just bring a flare gun?
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Looks like I'll be off this weekend. Sent a note to confirm. Should be interesting, all these years and I was completely unaware there was an air show there. The Chicago shows become a bit of a hassle since I moved from downtown.Will there be a spot to meet up or should I just bring a flare gun?
flare gun would work....wait...just dont fire it toward any of the planes ;)
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Looks like I'll be off this weekend. Sent a note to confirm. Should be interesting, all these years and I was completely unaware there was an air show there. The Chicago shows become a bit of a hassle since I moved from downtown.Will there be a spot to meet up or should I just bring a flare gun?
This won't be the actual air show Sat. & Sun. this is for Friday night. I don't go on Sat. & Sun. because it is just like the Chicago one and it too is a hassle like Chicago has become. The night shows at the airport are worth the trip and very spaced not a hassle like the day shows. The show at dusk. Starts at 6p.m. here is the link .....
http://www.garyairshow.com/preview.html
The Thursday before the Chicago one is another great night show at the airport in August ... I'll post on that next month. I pm'd you my cell for tomorrow night.
Michelle
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I usually work weekend nights (Fri/Sat). This week's not booked at all unless a last minute thing comes up. I'm still waiting for the confirmation. I'll check my pm's.
Thanks
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:aok
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I'd go, but it...its in Gary.
I don't go to Indiana, thats bat country*
*had a bad experience
LOL, the crime is over rated (they tend to kill themselves on the south side of Gary), the show is on the NW side and absolutely safe, massive police protection at events in Gary, usually not needed. You can take the toll road right to the place, you don't see the city at all. Very safe. The south side of Chicago is prolly more unsafe then the air show by far.
They stage the August Chicago AS at Gary, so I go to watch the staging, then bop across the lake to watch the show in Chicago.
Animl
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Check this out and let me know if you can make it ... I will be there along with Betty and a few local AH'ers.
http://www.garyairshow.com/preview.html
HEY check this out on the main page.
Parking Available at the Airport Terminal
They didn't allow this since 911, and no parking on the road means they must be letting us back into the AP parking lot which is right up against the fence next to the AC. I thought I heard they opened it back up, maybe this is what it means. Last time I went they wouldn't even let you park in the parking lot. <thumbs crossed> If so you can talk to the pilots and and see the AC up close.
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Yeppers, they did the 5 dollar charge and park in lot last year too I forgot. All the years before 2007 were on the grass accross the street since 9/11. I can't keep it all straight. As of last year they charge 5 bucks and they have the facilty open for food and restrooms Whooo Hoooo no more port a pottys :aok
LOL NW Gary very cool! I grew up in Chicago and I had worse parts walking to my high school there then I do now living ten minutes from Gary. That was many moons ago ... but, I agree the event is fantastic and well put together ... from the security to the pyrotechnics!!
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I am sorry SGY that weekend i got Virtual Airshow on FS i committed too long before i knew about this. I am considering saturday though, the show is on sunday. BTW i fly a spitfire for my FS Team.
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Its located in Loves Park, IL. Id like to get sick to be able to go to the show, but I really need the $$$ to pay the many bills that are besieging me at present. Have a blast and drink a pint or 10 for me.
Wrestled at Loves Park/Harlem HS many times.
ROX
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Beautiful Gary, Indiana.
(http://i.treehugger.com/images/2007/10/24/gary%20steel%20works.jpg)
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The railcats stadium took over U.S. Steel and it is beautiful ... check it out....
http://www.railcatsbaseball.com/
They really cleaned it up! The air show was cool. Not as awesome as it is before the Chicago Air & Water Show but, it was cool to hang with my girl!!
<royal waves> QUEEN B!!
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I'd like to propose a small get-together at The Silo in Lake Bluff Christmas week, anyone interested?
The venue has the best Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza around as well as some other dare.
ROX