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July 22nd through 25th was “Buchs Weekend” - my birthday was on the 23rd, and the entire weekend was my bachelor party. Here’s a quick recap:

1. Thanks, Chuck
   Chuck handled all the details, and was generally in charge for the weekend. Everything went great. Good job, buddy.
2. The Buchs Open
   Friday morning, we all met at Petrifying Springs golf course in Kenosha. We sent out 3-threesomes - the first group was myself, my dad, and Judy’s dad. I think we were the only ones who weren’t drinking on the course. I shot pretty poorly, and my team finished in last place (Thanks, Chuck).
3. Where’s my wallet?
   After golfing and grabbing a bite to eat, we hit the road to Chicago. About 30 minutes past the “Oasis”, one of my cohorts realized that he had left his wallet in his golf bag, back in Kenosha. Since there was no point in the whole caravan treking back, we went it alone. Fortunately, it only added 2 and a half hours to the trip, and we arrived at about 7:00. The culprit will remain anonymous, but here’s a clue: his name is “Andy”
4. Bring me some meat
   The group had a 9:00 reservation at Fogo De Chao. Long story short, we ate a lot of meat. My favourite was the bacon-wrapped beef tenderloins, with the top sirloin a second. My least favourite would have been any of the pork products - a pig is a filthy animal, and I don’t eat filthy animals.
5. Friday Night Entertainment
   After dinner, we took a cab to a local drinking and dancing establishement. We did the drinking, and several attractive women did the dancing. A good time was had by all, especially when Lorem got a ipsum dolor sit amet, and then consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam shoe shine nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet two dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat!
6. Saturday Hangover
   No surprise there.
   A relatively quiet afternoon.
7. Saturday Night Drinks
   Another trip to one of my favourite places, Trader Vic’s. Fruity drinks and the like.
8. More Saturday Night Drinks
   A few too many for some of us.
9. Saturday Night Risk
   This actually spilled over into Sunday morning (ending at 5:00am), but Mr. Dan Cody came away victorious.
   
10. Sunday Morning Brunch
    We had brunch at a restaurant that I had never been to before. It was very good.
11. Hot Hot Heat
    Sunday in Chicago got to be about 100 degrees. We delayed our plans to hit Lollapalooza until later in the afternoon.
12. Lollapalooza
    On Chuck’s recommendation, we caught the set of “Arcade Fire”. I hear that Chuck liked it, so that made one of us. We also saw The Killers and Death Cab For Cutie. Also, we were told by Mr. Perry Farell that, at that very moment, Lance Armstrong had just won the Tour de France, and that Perry was trying to find his phone number. Later, we were informed that The Killers were the hottest band in America on this stage, and also that Widespread Panic was the greatest outdoor band in the history.
13. Chuck snores.
    Again, no surprise there.
14. Our triumphant return home
    But not before a quick trip to Apple Holler for lunch and a show. How bout’ them goats?