The weather outside was also fantastic and was a welcome change to the rain earlier in the week. Many well-deserved travelers took advantage of this and went out on Friday night. Let's see what some people did.
Enjoying a Friday Night in Chicago
After the conference some people went out to Zed 451, an amazing outdoor bar in Downtown Chicago.
Does it really matter which one to eat first?
That's Oliver on the left, a professional "A-list" ultrasound model who is easy to scan on. You may have seen some of his work in textbooks and publications. His work in the 2008 GE Health Care Catalog was to DIE for.
A hamburger served on a pretzel bun is a beautiful thing.
Zed 451 was a really cool place and the weather was just perfect.
One of the great offerings at the conference this year was a free bus to Navy Pier provided by SVU.
Navy Pier is a nice place to go out and take a walk.
It was actually hard for me to recognize SVU members when they were wearing just normal clothes.
Back at the lobby bar at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Michael Schwebler showed off his leftover "treasure find" of the night: a dish called the 3 Little Pigs Sandwich from the Silver Palm restaurant.
The 3 Little Pigs Sandwich is a crazy sandwich that contains: double smoked ham, pork tenderloin, bacon, gruyere cheese, and a fried egg. This sandwich was popularized by celebrity food personality Anthony Bourdain when he visited the Silver Palm restaurant and ordered one (it wasn't on the menu). I salute Michael for even attempting to eat this beast.
This is David from Blacksbury, Virginia. You may recognize him as the bouncer who asked for your ticket before entering various SVU conference sessions. When he's off the clock he's actually a really nice guy. And on Friday night, David had his first ever martini.
Some more SVU members walking around Chicago.
According to my sources, some SVU members from the New England area also had some fun on the waters of Lake Michigan. No pictures though :(.
*****
It made me really happy that some people got to go out and enjoy Downtown Chicago. When the weather is just right, Chicago really is the best place to be on a Friday night. I got home pretty late as well and I couldn't believe I had to be up at 6:00am for the 3rd and last day of the 2011 SVU Annual Conference (more on that coming soon).
Cheers,
Manny :)