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Chainlink Halloween Party shut down!?

Rumor is that the police have shut down the Halloween party.

Sign posted on door:

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Permalink Reply by MagMileMarauder on October 28, 2012 at 1:40am

I just got back from a ride, and in a sea of Halloween costume mayhem on Clark (@Wrigleyville), I saw a bicycle spandex-clad fellow (but not riding a bike) carrying a bag of red fluid pretending to go into an IV.

Of course you know who the costume is supposed to be of!:)

Hope I didn't spoil any costume surprises!

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on October 28, 2012 at 2:52am

Juan, would you be willing to handle this next time around? You make it sound so easy I get a sense this is a fairly routine thing for you.  If not, there are only a few steps involved:

LOCAL LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION GUIDELINES FOR SPECIAL EVENT LIQUOR VENDORS
The Special Event Liquor License Application must be submitted to the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events twenty (20) days prior to the event. Each for-profit liquor vendor must be a licensed liquor retailer in the City of Chicago and State of Illinois. Corporations or non-profit organizations applying for a Special Event Liquor License must be in good standing with the State of Illinois Secretary of State for the duration of the event. The vendor will be required to provide proof of good standing at the request of the Local Liquor Control Commission. Under special circumstances, the Local Liquor Control Commission may request a meeting with an event coordinator.
The following is a broad outline of the liquor license process:
1.    Applicant must obtain State of Illinois Liquor License application from the Illinois Liquor Control Commission at the Thompson Center, 100 W. Randolph, Suite 7-801.
2.    For-Profit Applicants Only - Applicants must obtain "City of Chicago Special Event-Liquor License Application" from the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.
3.    Applicant submits state application (and City of Chicago application, if applicable) with supporting documentation (listed below) to Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.
4.    After applicant submits completed application(s) with all supporting documentation, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events will review the application and affix a stamp and route the application to Local Liquor Control Commission.
5.    Local Liquor Control Commission will review the application and supporting documentation. 6.    If approved, for-profit entities will pay $150 per licensee to Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection,
Room 805 at City Hall, and receive a City of Chicago Special Event Liquor License which must be displayed at the
licensed location at all times for the duration of the event. 7.    If approved, both for-profit and not-for-profit entities will pay a fee to Illinois Liquor Commission and receive a state liquor license.
Supporting documentation (required for each application) includes:     The State of Illinois Liquor License application     Copy of Alderman's Acknowledgement     Copy of Police District Commander's Acknowledgement
    Copy of site plan (showing # Beer/Wine booths)     Copy of security plan (Should detail how the organizer will prevent the sale of alcohol to minors, over consumption, list
the number of security personnel and must be signed by the organizer).     Letter from property owner acknowledging service of liquor at the event (Chicago Park District, private property owner, etc.)     Street closure - if applicable     Certificate of Insurance evidencing Dramshop with limits of not less than $300,000.     for profit only - copy of current liquor license     ALL SIGNATURES MUST BE ORIGINAL. No copied or fax applications will be accepted.
Dramshop Insurance is required for all events at which liquor is sold in an amount not less than $300,000. The description box on the Certificate of Insurance must state the name, date(s), and hours of the event, and the exact location of the liquor booth(s). The certificate holder is Local Liquor Control Commission, 121 N. LaSalle, Room 800, Chicago, Illinois 60602. The cancellation notice must be 30 days.
Only beer and wine in plastic cups (no bottles or cans) can be sold at special events. No mixed drinks can be sold. All liquor sales and consumption must end at 10:00pm and cannot begin before 11:00am on Sundays.

Juan Primo said:

What word would you use?  You plan a party, invite a few hundred, collect an admission and get a permit.  No permit, no party.  No party, no buzz.

Paul Fitz, Scrabblor said:

I don't think that buzzkill is the word I would use to describe that comment.

Permalink Reply by Juan Primo on October 28, 2012 at 9:16am

And likewise Howard, you know everything you needed to know to get a license.  The party would have been different had you stepped up.

For me, I'm new here and getting to know people.  I was invited to the party and would have happy to attend had I not been working.  I was at Working Bikes 10th anniversary party (nice one) and their second annual party on Sept. 11 2010 (even better).  I know Working Bikes has it in them so throw a nice party, and I 'm sorry for all of you that was a failure. 

Permalink Reply by bk (aka: Dr. Mambohead) on October 28, 2012 at 10:14am
Consumer Protection! Brothers... Sisters... I implore you!!!... One must protect the zombie-like, naturally self-endagering consumer. It is a miracle salad forks do not require a liability waiver! The Agents of Liberty trod on, in the face of unknowable reckless un-sanctioned entertainment. Heroes!! Chant ye the mantra!!!... Chapter and Verse: Freedom of Association... Freedom of Assembly.... Freedom of Movement... Freedom of Expression.... The Pursuit of Happiness... And all that other grooovy, hippie-pinko nonsense our "leaders" drone on and on about!! C'mon... It's fun to play pretend! Don't forget to vote! It's important!
Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on October 28, 2012 at 10:20am

It'd be a shame if something bad were to happen here at this fine establishment...  

 

Think about it, maybe something like a little fire could happen or someone might get hurt.  With a little bit of protection from our organization we can make sure that doesn't happen.  Fill out a few forms, give us a little money...

Permalink Reply by bk (aka: Dr. Mambohead) on October 28, 2012 at 11:26am
My hunch?.. is that it was (an) old-fashioned hater(z)! Gnomic Research profiles someones just looking to hurt, but also, clearly, someone who is wounded. There are those whose tiny intellect cannot pause for just a few moments A MONTH to tolerate a simple, friendly, quirky, hilarious bicycle ride. Furthermore, even tho they are?.. they Hate that Quirky. They don't do, cannot abide the Quirky. Oddly, these mental giants can likely easily, twice a day, cognitively harmonize the sea of automobiles that is nearly parked on I-90 and I-290, I-55.. LSD... Etc.. Ad Nauseum... Insert, here, your favorite bloated example of Gov't provided, industry-approved Freedom! Y'see... These Haterz are so grim, so joy-less? YES.. they'd shut down a charity event! Join me and the tame gutter gnomes this very Sunday! Pray for the Haterz!.. Oh Jah!!... Touch their Heart! Please Deliver someone who is so dead inside they don't care if a couple more kids in Africa or S. America have to walk.
Permalink Reply by Vilda on October 28, 2012 at 11:31am

Holy fuck. James, bk. STFU. You're conspiracy theory is that the City was shaking down people or conspiring to hate the bike community? That's what you got. You do know other things unrelated to your tiny world get shut down all the time right? Get your heads outta your asses.

Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on October 28, 2012 at 12:05pm

LOLz

Best case scenario achieved. 

Permalink Reply by Vilda on October 28, 2012 at 12:20pm
Man I can't even tell u what I imagine the best case scenario for u and bk is.
Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on October 28, 2012 at 1:08pm

The nature of Critical Mass... It is what it is. Had a GREAT RIDE though.

 

When admission is charged along with the liquor, the city wants its cut.

 

Bmmr!

Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on October 28, 2012 at 1:17pm

+1

It is what it is.

Maybe next month, and perhaps the month after that,  CCM can just stick close to the start the whole ride.  Maybe just circle around and stay in loop for a couple of hours.  Then we can just party right there while we fill the streets.

Juan said:

The nature of Critical Mass... It is what it is. Had a GREAT RIDE though.

 

When admission is charged along with the liquor, the city wants its cut.

 

Bmmr!

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on October 28, 2012 at 8:47pm

There were some very good things about the ride up until that point.

We did the 18th street bridge, Chinatown, and the cool tunnel on 24th street going west towards Canal. We passed Willow's house, and Long time masser and WTB instructor Mike W's house on Wolcott.  We passed longtime CM supporter (Twang Bang) Jay's house on Morgan.

I am 99% certain the mass has never "blessed" the concrete hell that is the Western to 31st Blvd connector-- always love to take the mass somewhere it's never been and bless a new place with magic CCM dust.  And that scene as riders were coming around and down the curve westbound as others were on the other side of a barrier eastbound was very memorable...

I'm also fairly certain we've never been on that stretch of Pershing before.

For whatever reason there didn't seem to be many people out.... one of the best things about hitting the targeted neighborhoods is that there tends to be a lot of positive interaction with folks in the neighborhoods, so maybe the south/southwest rides are better left for the warmer months.

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