Falcons/Eagles Playoff Game Outing at Joes (1/11) - A great time with some good friends, and of course, and Eagles WIN!

Nora's Pre-Dancing Party and Dancing Outing at Nacional 27 (1/18) - Nora always throws great bashes, but of course I don't dance, at least not sober, so that kind of put the kibosh on that one.

McGee's Valentines Day Party (2/14) A good crowd of PPC regulars including both the Ronin and some couples, showed up to check out the newly-expanded McGee's and partake of $15 all-you-can drink for 3 hours. If only they tracked how much our crew drinks, they probably would never let us in again.

Tommy Fitz's Birthday Party at Grammercy (2/28) - A great showing by the PPC regulars, reasonable food prices, but brutal drink prices resulting in stratospheric bar tab knocked this one out of the running.

Kerry, Stephanie E's, and Stephanie S.'s Birthday Party at Linda's (3/1) - A great time with a great turnout but without the concurrent street fest, Linda's Retro on Roscoe edged this one out.

Chicago St. Patrick's Day Saturday Partyage (3/15) - Yet another spectacular St. Patrick's Day in Chicago, but this year we didn't do such headline things like start at Fado or hit the downtown parade, and sandwiched between Cooney's Guinnessfest and Dante's South Side Irish Parade Bus Outing, both 2003 winners, it was a bit of a letdown in comparison.

Liz's Wine Tasting Party (3/22) - Smaller than in prior years, but still the downfall of my Shamrock Shuffle race time the next day.

Dave's Birthday Outing at Buddy Guy's Legends (3/28) Fun outing with friends and got to meet Buddy Guy himself.

Mike's Paintball Outing (3/29) Technically not even a party event, but so much fun I had to put it on the list.

Roscoe Village Pub Crawl #1 (4/5) These are always fun neighborhood crawls, just wish as it grows they would get some larger venues on the back end. Black Rock and Riverview are great, but don't try and get 100 people into Four Moons!

Waukesha HHH Lampshade Run and Bockbierfest afterwards (4/26) This was actually a wickedly fun combination of stuff and VERY narrowly missed inclusion on the list. Running, and drinking, and then a whole heck of a lot more drinking. Almost stayed in Tosa that night.

Festa's Jamaica Jam at Cubby Bear for Lakeview Shelter (5/1) Being on a school night (Thursday) this one started off a bit slow but gained momentum later on and was a great time. The Halloween equivalent of this at Murphy's vindicated the concept and is on the Big List.

Laura's Recovery Party (5/17) Great to see Laura back in the game after her illness this past winter!

Chicago HHH PoP Run and Postparty at Weed's (5/31) Great run and great postparty. This event has been gaining momentum each year and will likely be strong contender to edge out Waukesha RDR in 2004. Album #1 / Album #2 / Album #3

Kris Gerulski's Harborfest Bar Golf Outing (6/10) Missed the bar golf portion but when the group caught up at Harborfest I could see this was the equivalent of The Masters but with hard liquor too! Not as large numbers but on a per-capita consumption basis, in a totally different league!

Last Ever Old Town Art Fair Party On Chantal's Old Steps (6/14). Well the place is sold so time to say goodbye to a long and storied PPC tradition. R.I.P.

Sal's Boat Outing in Belmont Harbor and Bucktown Postpartyage (6/27) What started as a quiet let's have a few beers on Sal's boat devolved into full fledge drinkfest which ended with a mini pub crawl in Bucktown!

2003 Finance Intern Cubs Game Outing to Wrigley Field (7/11) A great time was had by all and the UIC interns gave the Madison stalwarts a run for their money, and Jaeger Bombs at the Union has now become part of this storied tradition, but I don't think we'll ever top the Class of 2000!!

Larry Singer's "Movies in the Yard" (7/12). BBQ, Kegs, lawn chairs, wonderful weather, rented video projector, big screen, and killer sound system showing "The Sting" and "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" coupled with lack of neighbors made this cross between and outdoor Brew & View and mini-Grant Park Movies in the Park!

Sheffield Garden Walk Partyage (7/19) In normal years three parties plus a major street fest is a shoe-in to make the list, and volunteer bartending with Pam's crew gave it a new spin this year, but ever since the Sheffield Neighbors moved the fest off of Webster it hasn't been the same. Day One /  Day Two

Taste of Lincoln Avenue and Rick's Post TOLA Party (7/26) Always a blast, two days of great partyage including getting up at the unholy hour of 9am on a Saturday to help setup the Festastuff booth, but without the Jen's rooftop as a closer anymore, it seems to be missing something too. Also, the mayhem continues for a second day.

Great Taste of the Midwest (8/9) A great beer festival in Madison and a good time with good friends. Just doesn't have the "24/7 party like you're a college student again" panache that we've come to expect from Madison because of Badger football Saturdays. Day One / Day Two

Taste of Hoevel XV (8/23) This perennial favorite went great in Labaugh Forest Preserve picnic, but the post-TOH house party back in the city somehow did not feel like it carried over the momentum of its legendary heritage.

PPC 2003 Grant Park Movie Outing (8/26) This annual favorite was once again blessed with good weather and a good turnout.

Nelanka's Rooftop Kegger (9/20) Who can dislike a rooftop kegger in Bucktown with good beer!

Amy and Pauli's Party (9/26) Did you say House Party hosted by a chick who prefers draft beer over fruity chick drinks? Sure, I'll have some of that!

Mr. Moose's Charity Pub Crawl (9/27) A good event in a cool location for a good cause. Just don't forget you're in Old Town so the specials aren't like those we get cruising up Southport, so bring a few extra bucks with you.

Waukesha HHH Road Rally (10/11) A LOT of work went into setting this up and it was still fun, just too bad the final 1/3 of the course had to be abandoned because of darkness and then I had to bail on my $30 dinner to be back in Chicago for later events. But count me and the Cop Car in for next year!

Waukesha HHH Halloween Run (10/25) Starting at Miller Park was great and really cool trail, not to mention the pirate ship at the end was the coup de grace!

Chicago Sport and Social Club Halloween Party at John Barleycorn (10/31) Always great to bring out the crew at a major venue like John Barleycorn Wrigleyville, it's just coming up right after the Festa's Lakeview Shelter party at Murphy's it seemed less intimate and friendly by comparison.

Roscoe Village Pub Crawl #2 (11/8) Good turnout and lots of fun people, just the fact they use the same route all the time and the same too small bars at the end diminishes an otherwise very cool event.

Goodwill Guzzle at My Bar for Mr. Moose's (11/14) Good turnout by the regulars and you can't go wrong with 3 hours of drinking for ten bucks, especially at our friend TJ's new place!

Karin & Belinda's Booze & Schmooze at Augie's (11/21) If this were a Top 26 List, this party would be on it. Free good beer during primetime on a Friday night at a cool local venue. Watch out for this one in 2004!

Carrie and Jen's Birthday Bash in Wrigleyville (11/22) Always a blast at a party with my favorite girls!

Philly HHH Run at Kokomo's in West Conshohocken and Conshohocken Postparty Bar Tour (11/29) Thanks to Katie and Janet for a GREAT TIME! This one went way longer than I expected and I got in HUGE TROUBLE because of how late I got home.

H3Event's Afterwork Party at Kendall's (12/5) Never been to one of these before but looks like the Goodwill Guzzle at My Bar has some serious competition. Add the fact it's walking (stumbling) distance to/from Party Central and the live music and this one is a real contender for my Friday night ten bucks!

Trevafest 2003 (12/20) This is an annual holiday favorite among our core group and now that it doesn't overlap TBOX anymore hopefully I can attend more of it. Bonus points for the Lord of the Rings Brew 'n View afterwards.

Holiday Movies at the Mahu's (12/23) The 10th iteration of what started out as Michigan B-School post finals decompression exercise is always a low-key party with the core crew, but it's always fun to put the Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Grinch, The Year Without A Santa Claus, and A Christmas Story up on the widescreen and crack open a few beers with friends. Postparty action at Burwood Tap was a bonus too - $2 Becks!!

Nora's Eve of the Eve Preparty at China Club Lofts and Jim's EoE House Party at Irving & Sheridan (12/30) The pre-New Year's Eve Doubleheader started off with the PPC glitterati all dressed up and ready to party at Nora's and included celebrity guest appearances by PPC co-founder Marietta visiting from London and Mahu's sister Michelle visiting from Hawaii. Jim's house party was another classic with nearly all of the beer and tons of vodka put away by the usual suspects. Look out 2004!!