Chet Gets Around Blog
Our sidekick, Chet, gives you a pictorial tour of all the coolest events The CT has attended.

November 2010 Archives

So I won't be blogging at all this weekend because I'll be sleeping to prep for this week.  Not only do we have the Manchester Road Race on Thursday morning, but the night before is extra special for those who like to imbibe.  "Black Wednesday" as it is lovingly called, has become a right of passage for those who like to get stupid drunk for no reason other than it's a night before a holiday...and we plan on taking as many pictures of the debauchery as possible.  So the following is a working list of all the places we plan on pit-stopping in Hartford to grab photos.  So if you want to be famous (and by famous I mean have your photo taken with a giant green and white head and thrown up on a website) then look for Chet and his ladies on Wednesday night at one of these following locales:

The Russell - Pratt St.

Tamarand Grill - Pratt St.

Vaughn's - Pratt St.

Room 960 - Main St.

City Steam - Main St.

McKinnon's - Asylum St.

Pig's Eye - Asylum St.

Pour House - Allyn St.

Palace - Allyn St.

Black Bear - Allyn St.

Up or On the Rocks - Allyn st.

Federal Café - Union Place

 

It's a working list so changes may be made but there's a pretty good chance that your friend Chet will be out taking photos at one of these fine establishments when you walk in the door.  See you then!

Chet   

There may be no event in the entire state that screams Connecticut as much as the Manchester Road Race.  This isn't your typical 5k.  Held every year on Thanksgiving morning this traditional run has turned into an event with an almost circus-like atmosphere.  What makes it so, in part, is the fact that hundreds and hundreds of people dress up (and run!) in costume.  This year www.CT.com has the honor of hosting the annual Manchester Road Race costume contest.  Our folks will be set up at the dancing bear statue right in front of Center Park in downtown Manchester from 8-10 a.m.  Anyone in costume is welcome to enter the costume contest (free to enter and there are no age restrictions so families are welcome!).  Voting for the costume contest will be housed on CT.com and will run through Thanksgiving weekend.  The best part?  The winner of the costume contest receives a brand new HP laptop courtesy of Kaplan Computers!  What?!?  Yes, a laptop.  Crazy.  Now I just need help deciding what I'm going to dress as.  I was thinking either Vegas showgirl or "sexy nun"  but I'm taking suggestions, so feel free to comment with any you might have.  See you Thanksgiving morning!

 

Until next time,

Chet