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We kept getting tagged in those notes with 25 random things about people wanting to know 25 random things about us, so we wrote 25 random things about the EmptyBlogOfNothing. See Below.

Before we get to the 25 things, 1 other item. We've challenged our group members to increase our FB Fan Club memebership to 200 before the end of February. Are you up to it? Spread the gospel of EBONY.

1. The name "emptyblogofnothing" was chosen several months ago (Oct 2008)...Kyle registered to post a comment on his brother's radio show blog and thought he had to create a blog name to have an account. Thus EmptyBlogOfNothing was born, but not actually put to use with a purpose until late December '08. It's a happy accident, like penicillin or Jamie Lynn Spears' baby.
2. One goal is to get a mutual friend of ours thrown out of at least one bar.
3. As of 2/4/09, our youngest fan club member is 21, the oldest is 43
4. No matter what I came here to do. No matter what you came here to say. We really aint got nowhere to go.
5. Kyle is pretty convinced that someone will offer him a book deal by March.
6. The only gay bar Kyle has been to prior to EBONY is Roscoe's.
7. The only gay bar Rick has been to prior to EBONY is in Champaign, and he went there to watch Sox games.
8. Unofficial estimate of the percentage of bars on our list we've been to prior to attempting this...35%
9. So far in 2009 Kyle has also been to 6 bars in Chicago that are outside of our radius (Map Room, The High Dive, Gamekeepers, The Blue Line, Pint, and yes...Deja Vu)
10. We've had international web hits so far from Canada (Labatt's Brewery!), Ireland, France, Germany, Turkey, Indonesia, England, Japan and Brazil.
11. A handful of people have requested prior notification when we plan on hitting a few select bars so they can join us (Berlin, Wellington Tavern, Deja Vu, Las Fuentas).
12. I won't reveal who those people are (but if YOU have a request to tag along at a specific bar, let us know!).
13. The houseboats have been sold, the cars have all been towed, it hasn't been this bad since who knows when.
14. The only bartenders we know by name (aside from Laura at Trinity, who we met last month, and will probably never see again) work at Matilda.
15. The EmptyBlogOfNothing supports Charlie Wheelan in the race for the 5th Congressional District of IL.
16. So far in 2009 Rick has also been to 6 bars in Chicago that are outside of our radius (Park Grill, Wells on Wells, Monk's, Chili's, Sidebar, Manhattan's)
17. St. Patrick's Day will be spent at Alive One, as it has been for the last 2 years.
18. EBONY and The 907 are the official sponsors to Hall's 30th birthday bash in (whichever month it is)
19. The 907 is our former project, a sort of dj collective/underground art communal/excessive lifestyle project. Some would say it failed, some would say it peaked before it was named, we would simply say that it's in hibernation.
20. Can't you hear me? I'm beating on your wall! Can't you see me? I'm pounding on your door!
21. We worry about completing our list by July and having nothing to look forward to for the remainder of 2009.
22. Thankfully, and in case #21 actually happens, we've had 2 side project requests: 1) go to happy hour at every bar in the loop; 2) visit every brewery within 150 miles
23. Guest entries will be allowed at EBONY on rare occassions. Our standards are high, so they will be rigorously applied and only posted if approved by the EBONY Internet Verification Officer Reviewery (EBONY IVORY)
24. You forget what you meant when you read what you said, and you always knew you were tired, but then where are your friends tonight?
25. We'll have a party at the end of the year...we haven't yet determined the last bar we'll hit. This party will either be at the last bar, or at a bar we like after the last bar. Everyone is invited.

A free cookie goes out the first person to identify each song lyric with that of the corresponding band/group.
Edit from Kyle -- I changed the feed on this to feedburner, if you want to subscribe use the following address http://feeds2.feedburner.com/emptyblogofnothing