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Rachelle, Erin, Margaret :: Pontiac Cafe, Wicker Park, Chicago
I was really nervous this week before the Chicagoist party. For a while a few major things started to feel like they were falling apart, but in the end it all turned out great and went off without a hitch Thursday night. No matter how many sleepless nights the planning causes, these events we’ve been having have turned out great. Lots of fun. I love giving back to the readers this way and every time I see all of our staff coming together to make the event happen and then there to enjoy it, I get a little sappy. We really have come a lonnnng way since early 2004 when I’d just moved here and Jake was asking me “Hey, would you be interested in starting a site like Gothamist but for Chicago?” I can remember he wanted to start right away and I asked to wait til I came back from Hawaii, which that trip was another life-changing event that took things in a direction I never anticipated. So much has happened, so much good, over the last 2 years, but things I never imagined when I was sitting in a UHaul driving across the country with Jess. Thanks to everyone who has been there for me these past few. I know I don’t say it as much as I should!
4 responses so far ↓
1 vouchey // Jun 11, 2006 at 10:48 am
I still have on my fridge the picture of you, me, Margaret and Benjy we took at Handlebar at our very first gathering. I was so excited to be working on C-ist, and was amazed how cool you guys were — and then the folks at Gapers Block were gathering at the same time! It was a big ol’ web-nerd gathering.
But really, nothing at C-ist could have happened without you, Rachelle. It’s impressive that you’ve managed to helm it successfully for so long, through so many changes. Tho you manage to duck the credit, Thursday’s party really should have been in honor of you.
2 rachelle // Jun 11, 2006 at 12:48 pm
awww. thanks
It means a lot that you continue to read and comment and support the site and come to our events. You rock!
Also, can you send me that photo from Handlebar? I think I only have this one of the GB crew from that night.
3 vouchey // Jun 11, 2006 at 10:04 pm
No, all I have is of the GB-types. I took their pictures, and Naz or Andrew took ours, I think is what happened. Then, somehow Andrew mailed me a copy of our picture…I think.
4 tien // Jun 13, 2006 at 1:02 pm
aww.
i remember you driving away. heh.
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