NATO Sausage Party: four chix and a bunch of dudes in suits.
NATO took over McCormick Place this past weekend. No, we were not invited.
Screw you NATO; We didn’t wanna hang out with you anyway.
Some thoughts as we reflect on the weekend when the supposed “sh*tstorm” was supposedly going to hit the “sh*tfan”:
- Saturday and Sunday were very warm for early-ish May.
- People exercised their right to protest all over the city. (Props, yo.)
- Parts of LSD were closed.
- Parts of the loop were closed.
- Parts of the Stevenson were closed.
- Parts of the Kennedy had rolling closures for delegate caravans which were not as disruptive as the media seemed wanting to make them out to be.
- Grocery store parking garages had more security than usual
Music Culture-wise, shows and events went on as usual, with busy nights reported from Empty Bottle, Lincoln Hall, Smartbar, Grandbar, and the Love Supreme shindig. All in all, our guess is most peoples general weekend plans weren’t disrupted, outside of some commute delays if they had to travel through downtown, or if they had planned to visit the Museum campus.
Here are some links to more coherent thoughts on the weekend:
The Onion:
http://www.avclub.com/chicago/articles/much-ado-about-nothing-a-nato-news-wrapup,75428/
Chicagoist:
http://chicagoist.com/2012/05/22/final_thoughts_on_nato.php
Chicago Magazine:
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/The-312/May-2012/NATO-Wrapups-Odds-and-Possible-Ends/