Chicago Gay Games 2006

A hot day for opening ceremony line-up. Participants from all over the world will be taking part in the week long event.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 18:49:12 -0700

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A hot day for opening ceremony line-up. Participants from all over the world will be taking part in the week long event.

The build-em nice in South Africa!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 18:52:22 -0700

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The build-em nice in South Africa!

An American Indian and a participant from Mexico share fashion tips!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 18:55:15 -0700

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An American Indian and a participant from Mexico share fashion tips!

Is that the line for the port-a-pottie? No, just some of the 8,000+ lining up for the opening ceremonies.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 18:57:28 -0700

lwcline
Is that the line for the port-a-pottie? No, just some of the 8,000+ lining up for the opening ceremonies.

Still standing after 3 hours in 90+ degree heat. Me and Pfeifer, my dart partner.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 18:59:01 -0700

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Still standing after 3 hours in 90+ degree heat. Me and Pfeifer, my dart partner.

Finally. We slowly start moving, only to be told to walk faster... faster... jog... run... really run!!! Three hours of standing only to be late!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:00:49 -0700

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Finally. We slowly start moving, only to be told to walk faster... faster... jog... run... really run!!! Three hours of standing only to be late!

Music and arms pumping in the air. Team Chicago lining up to run onto Soldier Field.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:02:50 -0700

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Music and arms pumping in the air. Team Chicago lining up to run onto Soldier Field.

Seconds before the curtains part and we run onto the field.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:05:07 -0700

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Seconds before the curtains part and we run onto the field.

On the field.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:06:36 -0700

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On the field.

I was part of the purple stripe on the field.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:07:57 -0700

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I was part of the purple stripe on the field.

Thousands on the field... tens of thousands in the stands. What an incredible experience!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:09:40 -0700

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Thousands on the field... tens of thousands in the stands. What an incredible experience!

Finally, in our seats for the ceremony. Wish I could afford these for Bear's games!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:11:03 -0700

lwcline
Finally, in our seats for the ceremony. Wish I could afford these for Bear's games!

Early Sunday morning and its already 88 degrees and humid. Pfeifer plays his first tennis match of the games. GO PFEIFER!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:12:32 -0700

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Early Sunday morning and its already 88 degrees and humid. Pfeifer plays his first tennis match of the games. GO PFEIFER!

Chasing after an elusive point. Didn't quite make it over the net.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:13:52 -0700

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Chasing after an elusive point. Didn't quite make it over the net.

Come on you screamer from California. Let me have it! While a great effort was put forth, Pfeifer's quest for the gold ended.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:15:28 -0700

lwcline
Come on you screamer from California. Let me have it! While a great effort was put forth, Pfeifer's quest for the gold ended.

A HOT Sunday afternoon at the Pritzker Pavillion. ROTC peforms for an enthusiastic crowd.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:19:05 -0700

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A HOT Sunday afternoon at the Pritzker Pavillion. ROTC peforms for an enthusiastic crowd.

Taking a break at O'Kelly's bar at the Hilton. Pfeifer here with his newest friend, Andy Bell of Erasure.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:51:27 -0700

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Taking a break at O'Kelly's bar at the Hilton. Pfeifer here with his newest friend, Andy Bell of Erasure.

At the dart party at Charlie's. A participant from Barcelona enjoying a cocktail.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:53:06 -0700

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At the dart party at Charlie's. A participant from Barcelona enjoying a cocktail.

Ben from Jacqueline's warming up at the dart boards.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:55:07 -0700

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Ben from Jacqueline's warming up at the dart boards.

On the lawn at the Pritzker Pavillion the night of the Gay Chorus. Overcast, but not 90 and humid at least!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:56:24 -0700

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On the lawn at the Pritzker Pavillion the night of the Gay Chorus. Overcast, but not 90 and humid at least!

A regular Wednesday peformance by the Millennium Park Orchestra prior to the gay chorus.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:57:48 -0700

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A regular Wednesday peformance by the Millennium Park Orchestra prior to the gay chorus.

Stunning architecture.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:59:23 -0700

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Stunning architecture.

The Gay Chorus performs with members from all over the globe.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:01:10 -0700

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The Gay Chorus performs with members from all over the globe.

An truly incredible performance space.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:03:08 -0700

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An truly incredible performance space.

Play has begun.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:04:44 -0700

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Play has begun.

In the Hilton lobby playing King of the World!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:07:28 -0700

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In the Hilton lobby playing King of the World!

lwcline's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:09:59 -0700

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Pfeifer in competition against the fun folks from Galveston.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:13:11 -0700

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Pfeifer in competition against the fun folks from Galveston.

LOVE the carpet!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:16:40 -0700

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LOVE the carpet!

Pfeifer WINS! Is that Mama the volunteer?!?!?!?

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:19:12 -0700

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Pfeifer WINS! Is that Mama the volunteer?!?!?!?

That must have been a GRAND round! Getting kicked by the hottie from Florida.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:20:14 -0700

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That must have been a GRAND round! Getting kicked by the hottie from Florida.

Team Seattle throwing. Mama in the shot again!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:21:23 -0700

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Team Seattle throwing. Mama in the shot again!

Go Pfeifer!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:22:32 -0700

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Go Pfeifer!

Ben, Pfeifer and Darnell after Pfeifer had triumphed over both in Cricket Singles. He went on to finish 4th overall. No medal, but puts him as the #1 Chicago Singles Cricket player!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:23:43 -0700

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Ben, Pfeifer and Darnell after Pfeifer had triumphed over both in Cricket Singles. He went on to finish 4th overall. No medal, but puts him as the #1 Chicago Singles Cricket player!

Pfeifer and Lewis.. all smiles at the board where we won the Bronze in Pairs 501!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:25:12 -0700

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Pfeifer and Lewis.. all smiles at the board where we won the Bronze in Pairs 501!

Mike and Shannon - stopping by to support.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:27:22 -0700

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Mike and Shannon - stopping by to support.

Those Seattle boys!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:30:25 -0700

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Those Seattle boys!

Our fearless dart leaders. What a great job!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:34:19 -0700

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Our fearless dart leaders. What a great job!

Gary from Seatlle waiting on his medals! There's Bruce to the righ.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:37:53 -0700

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Gary from Seatlle waiting on his medals! There's Bruce to the righ.

Ben and Darnell with their Bronze in Cricket Pairs. Florida get the silver and those crazies from Phoenix take the gold!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:41:15 -0700

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Ben and Darnell with their Bronze in Cricket Pairs. Florida get the silver and those crazies from Phoenix take the gold!

Pairs 501 - Bronze for Pfeifer and Lewis, Seattle gets Silver and back to the Phoenix boys for Gold.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:45:27 -0700

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Pairs 501 - Bronze for Pfeifer and Lewis, Seattle gets Silver and back to the Phoenix boys for Gold.

It was a long three days, but what a rewarding experience!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:48:17 -0700

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It was a long three days, but what a rewarding experience!

Our bracket for Pairs 501.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:51:13 -0700

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Our bracket for Pairs 501.

A photo for Pfeifer of Keefer.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:53:59 -0700

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A photo for Pfeifer of Keefer.

LOTS of hardware around necks with these three.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:56:31 -0700

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LOTS of hardware around necks with these three.

Group shot for beginner and advanced!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:00:45 -0700

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Group shot for beginner and advanced!

Chicago, Phoenix, Seatlle, Florida... what a great group!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:03:12 -0700

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Chicago, Phoenix, Seatlle, Florida... what a great group!

Darnell and Ben helping represent the Chicago dart league.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:05:42 -0700

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Darnell and Ben helping represent the Chicago dart league.

lwcline's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:07:52 -0700

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Back at Bobby Love's. No, its not chocolate!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:10:02 -0700

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Back at Bobby Love's. No, its not chocolate!

Having a refresher at North End in preparation for Closing Ceremony.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:11:33 -0700

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Having a refresher at North End in preparation for Closing Ceremony.

Pfeifer hoping they'll bring the closing to the North End so he doesn't have to move.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:12:46 -0700

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Pfeifer hoping they'll bring the closing to the North End so he doesn't have to move.

So we had to stop at Murphy's to refresh as well. Everyone starting to gather on what was determined to be the "World's Largest Gay Bar... Wrigley Field" on Saturday, July 22, 2006.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:14:44 -0700

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So we had to stop at Murphy's to refresh as well. Everyone starting to gather on what was determined to be the "World's Largest Gay Bar... Wrigley Field" on Saturday, July 22, 2006.

Hi Barry! Good luck with ROTC!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:15:39 -0700

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Hi Barry! Good luck with ROTC!

Nope, not quite the line for the bathroom! Lining up to go into Wrigley Field.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:17:14 -0700

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Nope, not quite the line for the bathroom! Lining up to go into Wrigley Field.

The fun boys from Galveston! Still not sober!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:19:03 -0700

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The fun boys from Galveston! Still not sober!

Ernie and Jamie!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:20:42 -0700

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Ernie and Jamie!

Every girls dream... too bad he's gay!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:22:07 -0700

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Every girls dream... too bad he's gay!

Why Pfeifer, who's your new friend with all the hardware??? An accent you say??? Australia??? This is gonna be trouble!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:23:50 -0700

lwcline
Why Pfeifer, who's your new friend with all the hardware??? An accent you say??? Australia??? This is gonna be trouble!

On the field, marching in. WOW!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:25:26 -0700

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On the field, marching in. WOW!

Officer Rios... our champion of the police department. No really!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:26:56 -0700

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Officer Rios... our champion of the police department. No really!

The Gay Games logo on the Wrigley Field scoreboard. How awesome is that!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:28:39 -0700

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The Gay Games logo on the Wrigley Field scoreboard. How awesome is that!

Members from the gold medal New York basketball team. Go figure, I took that picture! Oh, and ROTC in the background.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:30:38 -0700

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Members from the gold medal New York basketball team. Go figure, I took that picture! Oh, and ROTC in the background.

ROTC rocks the crowd!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:32:30 -0700

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ROTC rocks the crowd!

Awesome rowdy crowd!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:34:23 -0700

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Awesome rowdy crowd!

Hmmm, Pfeifer's friend is sticking around.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:36:02 -0700

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Hmmm, Pfeifer's friend is sticking around.

Those Texas cowboy dancers and the flame is lit!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:37:42 -0700

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Those Texas cowboy dancers and the flame is lit!

Ernie looking for one of those cowboys!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:39:07 -0700

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Ernie looking for one of those cowboys!

Cindy Lauper wowing the crowd with True Colors.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:39:34 -0700

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Cindy Lauper wowing the crowd with True Colors.

LOTS of gay flags!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:41:28 -0700

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LOTS of gay flags!

We LOVE Mayor Daley!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:43:17 -0700

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We LOVE Mayor Daley!

Enjoying the atmosphere!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:45:10 -0700

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Enjoying the atmosphere!

Can we take him with us?

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:46:31 -0700

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Can we take him with us?

Art shot of Ernie!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:47:43 -0700

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Art shot of Ernie!

Upstairs on the roof at Side Track.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:49:14 -0700

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Upstairs on the roof at Side Track.

Hmmm, the day wears on and Pfeifer still has his friend!

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:50:47 -0700

lwcline
Hmmm, the day wears on and Pfeifer still has his friend!

Not good, drinking purple frozen drinks.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:52:13 -0700

lwcline
Not good, drinking purple frozen drinks.

Hmmm, the night is drawing to a close and there is Pfeifer and his friend from Australis... with fewer clothes on.

nobody@smugmug.com (lwcline) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:53:20 -0700

lwcline
Hmmm, the night is drawing to a close and there is Pfeifer and his friend from Australis... with fewer clothes on.