The View From the 15th

I often go to work and think to myself, "nothing exciting ever happens around here." But on Friday, October 28, 2005 that all seemed to change as the City of Chicago decided to have the White Sox World Championship Rally right outside our building's doorstep. The best part was that since a majority of our office space looks onto LaSalle Street and Wacker Drive, we were treated to some awesome views of the event. We saw lots of newspaper confetti and we also watched the entire program from the comfort of our offices.

Here I am on the left, FOB that I am, posing in front of the event stage after the festivities are over and the crowds are beginning to disperse. People were actually picking up the shredded newspaper that served as "ticker tape" or confetti on the ground and saving it as souvenirs. I've yet to check, but I am sure that by now some of it has shown up on Ebay. Dang. I knew I should have sent Tony to pick some up. Oh well.

The crowds as you can imagine were unbelievable and they just kept coming and coming and coming. There were so many people that both of our building's entrances were totally blocked and people were unable to get in or out of the building. People actually had to enter through the underground parking garage. Going to get lunch proved to be a challenge as there was no easy way to get around.

All in all, this was definitely a once in a lifetime event and I'm glad that I got to see it. Congratulations to the White Sox. I promise to go out and watch some games at Comiskey (it will always be Comiskey to me) next season. Opening Day anyone?