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Second City Walking Tours

July 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Hey, Margaret’s Second City walking tours start this weekend! I’m so psyched for her and can’t wait to go on one myself. I’ve done a downtown architecture boat tour twice, so I’m excited that this tour is in another part of town.

If you live in Chicago or are visiting, check out the Second City walking tours. Margaret an experienced guide, is so knowledgeable about Chicago and architecture, and is funny, to boot. I know these tours are going to be awesome!

You can get tickets on the Second City site. I also found this article about the new tours and thought I’d post it:

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Update Jul 30, 2009:The Chicago Tribune attended Margaret’s first tour and published this video and article.

 

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Second Time at Second City

April 24th, 2004 · No Comments

The Second City at Pipers Alley, Old Town, Chicago
The Second City at Pipers Alley, Old Town, Chicago

Low Hanging Fruit, The Second City at Pipers Alley, Old Town, Chicago
Low Hanging Fruit, The Second City at Pipers Alley, Old Town, Chicago

Low Hanging Fruit, The Second City at Pipers Alley, Old Town, Chicago
Low Hanging Fruit, The Second City at Pipers Alley, Old Town, Chicago

My first time seeing a Second City performance was when Shaun was in town and we went to the main stage and saw Doors Open on the Right. This time I saw a play called Low Hanging Fruit at Donny’s Skybox, a small theater located in Pipers Alley that is used as a classroom and performing stage for The Second City Training Center. Brian King, who used to work as a copywriter in my company’s Chicago office, was performing so a bunch of people from work wanted to check out the play. He quit right before my transfer so I had never met him until after the show last night. .. I have heard many stories though.. ones I won’t repeat here. Brian is the dark haired guy in these photos and his website is how2befunny.com.

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Twin Anchors & Second City
2 Must Be The Number of The Night

March 31st, 2004 · 14 Comments

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Ribs at Twin Anchors, Old Town, Chicago

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Second City, Old Town, Chicago

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Second City Alumni List, Old Town, Chicago

Shaun is in town from Boston and last night we went out for dinner at Twin Anchors and then saw the show Doors Open on the Right at The Second City.

Founded in 1932, Twin Anchors is one of the oldest restaurants in Chicago. It was Opened by the Walters family, who were affiliated with the Chicago Yacht Club and who gave the restaurant it’s nautical theme. Twin Anchors was a favorite of Old Blue Eyes himself, Frank Sinatra, and has always been known for it’s tender, barbequed baby-back ribs. I don’t eat ribs .. like.. ever.. .but I will say these are some of the best ribs I’ve ever had. So delicious.. and go for the zesty sauce, not the mild. Shaun and I both ordered mild because we thought that the zesty would be hot. The waitress brought out both sauces for us to try and zesty was definately better. It wasn’t hot at all, just more tangy than the mild.

Second City is an institution in Chicago. This is the theater that launched the careers of John Belushi, Chris Farley, Mike Myers, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, John Candy, Dan Aykroyd, George Wendt, Tina Fey, and Amy Sedaris, along with many others. The show was 3 acts, the last one being completely improvised. So funny. I kept wondering which of the performers we would be seeing next on Saturday Night Live.

Overall, a great night. It was nice to see Shaun again. Oh, and this is about my one month anniversary here.. so a good way to spend it.

See also:
ยป Chicago – Day 1 by Shaun

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