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Date and Time – Sunday – January 26th – 3:00 PM
Place – The Michael Lyons Residence 1436 Columbine Dr, Schaumburg
RSVP by Phone – Chris Lyons 847-567-0344
RSVP by Email –     sue.benker@comcast.net or chrislyons@yahoo.com

Please RSVP January 24 or sooner
Upon RSVP, you will receive the secret password.

Speakeasy Appropriate Appetizers Will Be Served. Please Bring One to Share.

The Gangster Murder at the 1920’s Speakeasy

The year is 1922 and the act of prohibition has forced all drinking establishments to close. Without easy access to liquor and establishments, “Speakeasies” such as The Caterpillar Club have sprung up all over the country, however this is the first of its kind in this city. It’s a usual night at The Caterpillar Club – until, that is, the biggest organized crime boss and mobster in the city is found dead! Suddenly, the patrons find themselves suspects in a murder investigation that has to be kept “hush hush” in order to keep the coppers away and the speakeasy open!

So You’re Attending a Mystery Party…

Mystery parties are a lot of fun. If you have been invited to a mystery for the first time, you’re in for a real treat. How to play a murder mystery game at a party There has been a murder or a theft! (*gasp*!) But we all know that – that’s the reason we’re getting together, after all. The suspects, anywhere between 6 and 18, will quickly make themselves known. Perhaps you’re a suspect yourself, but you may just be an ‘investigator’ or ‘sleuth’, questioning the suspects, gathering intel and piecing together the puzzle in order to correctly cast your accusation at the end.

If you’re merely attending as an investigator, this sleuthing is the extent of your role. In preparation for the big event we recommend screening old episodes of Murder She Wrote and Agatha Christie movies. Plan out some questions in advance, like ‘where were you at the time of the murder?’ ‘can anyone verify your whereabouts?’ or ‘did you have anything against the deceased?’. From there as you ask the suspects questions, their answers will lead you to more questions. Regardless of your current experience or comfort level, you will quickly find yourself cross-interrogating suspects to identify holes in their stories.

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Jimmy G is befuddled (what else is new) about the members of this disco band… can you help the poor soul?

October 31, 1969
Kinetic Playground
Chicago, Illinois

Participants: Peter, Jim, Richard

Special Guests: The Kinks (warm up band), The Who (main attraction) and Joe Cocker and the Grease Band (midnight band)

Playlists: The Kinks (Authur); The Who (Tommy); Joe Cocker (sneaking through bathroom windows)

The Kinks played their “Authur” concept album..

The Who, for the first time, played their entire “Tommy” album in concert for the first time.. they played for 3 hours..

Joe Cocker and the Grease Band finished the show. By the time they took the stage, almost everyone had left and we could just lean on the stage.. none of us had ever heard of them and the lead singer was a bit spastic…