Elmwood, and Melrose were cool, and remember the Thirsty Whale? Heavy metal and hot broads. Going in there @ 16 year old and the copper checking your ID and saying, you can only drink beer tonight. Totally mobbed up. That was JB's joint I'm sure, until the Des Plaines flooded it out 3-4 times.
Look if you guys want to pick a festival/event and meet up that would be cool. I'd do it depending on scheduling.
I grew up on the NW side where there was a bar on every corner with gaming, and a bookie a block.
My P's are still there and it's changed there. I see a few old hangouts, I'm sure they got video poker in those joints but honestly I haven't checked, and my guess is the currency exchange is still a bookie.
