The Downtown Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade is on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Anybody planning to be downtown and looking for an Xmarks meet up?

The Dying of the Chicago River takes place at 9:30 AM and the parade steps off at Noon.

http://www.chicagostpatsparade.com/p...er-dyeing.html

If you've never been to this, it is CROWDED. Several Xmarksers and I got together at the River Dying a few years ago and then found it impossible to get from the river to the parade route….we had to throw in the towel and adjourn to a non-Irish pub for food and beverages. I don't mention this to deter your attendance, I'm just giving you an idea of what the scene is like…it IS a blast just to be there, though. Another thing that we discovered a couple of years ago is that trying to communicate by cell phone (voice or text) is difficult due to the massive volume of cell phone users in the area…attendance is usually in the range of 400,000…(I sh*t thee not!)…so it's understandable.

Thus, if we are to meet up, I would recommend a set place and time because communications will be difficult at best.

Who's in?

Best,

AA