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We hope you liked our last two videos because we have another one for you. This time our buddy Pete Parrilli showed us around the Rush and Division area. We go to Dublin’s, Pippins, Mother’s, and Shenanigans. We don’t think you could ask for a better mixture of bars on this tour. Click on the image to the right to see the video right now. Comment and let us know what you think, and where you would like us to film next. We got a bunch of great ideas brewing, and we’d like your input as well!
Some of the crew at Chicago.com (Jarred, and Vujadin, and I) went to have a night on the town, so we kicked the night off at the Tilted Kilt (www.tiltedkilt.com) located at 17 N Wabash. We had a platter of their nachos that are “big enough to choke an elephant” and drank some Bare Knuckle Stout. The pool tables in this joint are really cool; they have a picture of a hot Scot girl in a kilt embedded in the felt. I have to say sorry to Mike and my electrician friends for giving you such a shellacking at pool. Cousin Vinnie and Vujadin don’t mess around when it comes to pool. The servers were beautiful and very punctual, this is a great joint to kick back, relax and watch the game on a TV that’s bigger than your Aunt Edna’s neck (it has to be 18 feet), that’s not the only TV either they have 42 of them. The wings were delicious and you can also enjoy their “Scottish Cheese steak” that is shaved Rib eye steak, topped with grilled peppers, onions and melted provolone cheese. If you’re around the loop stop by and say hi.
My my my where to begin…
Five Chicago.com guys (Vujadin, Pasquale, Big P, Jarred and myself) set their sails Wednesday night to film their way around the Rush and Division area of The Gold Coast. The night started out on a high note at Pippin’s with the level of energy soaring like O’Hare airport. We were treated like royalty by the patrons and Jimmy, the bartender. Shot after shot of Jameson helped us bare the cold, and Guinness pints left a great taste in our mouths for the stroll down the street to Dublin’s Pub to eat the BEST Irish stew I have ever had.
Then we met up with the “King of Rush street” Pete Parrilli. Pete showed us around his favorite spots and he took us to Mother’s bar on Division. They are known for being in the Rob Lowe film About Last Night, and also Eric Clapton has been known to play there on occasion. We didn’t run into Eric but we did encounter Tony and Tony’s father from the off Broadway show Tony and Tina’s Wedding, which is Chicago’s longest running play. Celebrity sightings are nothing new for Rush Street, but for me it’s actually common. Our last stop was the show stopper Shenanigan’s. My buddy Steve, the manager, showed the entire crew a good time as we watched beautiful girls sporting some holiday themed lingerie dancing on stripper poles , drank body shots of tequila and danced the night away to awesome music.
This video is going to be one of the best. Look for it on our Videos section next week. Until then, check out our other videos. And all the people that made it a success I give you a “thanks cousin”.
