INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Last Friday we were in Chicago for our second time since we hit the road. Like our first time in early-April, much thanks goes to our buds Arno and Richard Lorenc. Arno, currently wrapping up his MA in Architecture at Illinois Tech, opened his apartment to Ryan and I as a place work and crash (Jason stayed with a friend) and found parking nearby for MARV while Richard, the director of outreach at the Illinois Policy Institute identified the venue and nailed down a drink special ($20 for all-you-can-drink from 7-10pm) even though he himself couldn’t make it as he had to be out of town on business.

Just before the meetup Daniel Lakemacher and I walked to a park two blocks east (no, not that type of walk) where I interviewed him about his application for conscientious objector status from the Navy (stay tuned for the vid!) since he believes WarIsImmoral. And another thanks is due to Arno, this time, for manning the camera for this interview.

The meetup itself went really well. It’s difficult to know for sure as some left early and others came later, but I’d guess that through the night about 40 people attended the meetup – a very solid turnout. And a couple of freedom fighters – Bernard Chapin and InkyAtari – asked Jason and I for quick interviews of our own.

Thanks also goes to Nic Hall, who I met at an IHS seminar in 2006 and who now works for the Sam Adams Alliance, for being the point-person at the meetup location and to my brotha Dan Wilk (the best personal trainer I know) for getting Arno and I some grub and drinks and for hosting the after-meetup-shin-dig.

On Sunday afternoon Joey Young drove Adam from Jackson to Arno’s place in Chicago and we jumped in MARV, scooped Jason up from a nearby Starbucks where he was working and headed southeast towards Indy.

Looking forward to our Return to Jones County leg!

For more Chicago pics view this album from our Facebook Fan Page (note that more pics, including some group shots, will be added soon).