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"Chicago is one city. We shall work as one people for our common good and our common goals." Harold Washington. Well, the holidays are over and we are just coming off of our holiday party in December which was a great time for everyone. But, now is the time to finally relax with friends, neighbors and family. Time to kick off our shoes and just enjoy each others company and think of what 2012 will bring. So, on the 14th of Jan. we will have our monthly meet up at the Real Time Sports Bar and Grill in Elk Grove Village. It starts at 2PM until closing. We will have our juice sample table with some new juices already being added for 2012 from different vendors. Our juice sample table has over 400 different juices to try from vendors across the US and Canada. So, no more trying a new vendor and ordering juice that you may or may not like. Come on out and try it for yourself before you order! As always, our local vendors will be there. Chris from Cigtechs, Anthony from Juicy Vapor, Rich and James from Kalamazoo Vapor shop and Tim and Helen from Hot Vapes. They usually bring their wares with them to the meet up with them. So, you can stock up on your need supplies. It's great to get your order the same day and not have to worry about shipping costs!! If there's something specific that you require from one of the vendors, just drop them a line and ask them to bring it with them to the meet up. They'll be more than happy to do so! Everyone is invited! Whether you started vaping three years ago or started vaping three days ago. All are welcome! The one thing about the Windy City Vaper's Club is that everyone that walks through the door are made to feel like family! People are there that will answer any questions you may have. People are more than willing to let you try their mods if you're thinking about going to a big battery mod. To quote MastiffMom (Lisa), once you come to ONE meet up; you're hooked. You'll keep coming back again and again.... So, we'll see ya on the 14th!!!!!

"Chicago, mistress of the lakes, Controller of our inland trade, The freest city of our states, What wondrous strides thy fame has made!" - Charles Fredrick White "To Chicago" Yes, it's about that time again. Our WCV Club representatives have made it back home to this great city safely and in one piece; still nursing their hangovers from VaperCon. Now, it's time to party again! On 12th November 2011, we will be having our WCV Club monthly meet up at the Real Time Sports Bar and Grill in Elk Grove Village! The meet up starts at 2 pm and ends...whenever! As always, we will have our juice sampling table with over 400 different juices from vendors across the US and Canada! We will have our monthly raffle. So you have and opportunity to win some juice, kits or MODS! All noobs to vaping and vets are invited! Your all family! As always you'll have the opportunity to meet Chicago Rod, and the "mom" of our club, the ever sweet Lisa (Mastiffmom) and her husband Tom! Sgt. Taz will be there to show off his mod that he made out of a toy Millenium Falcon Lego set (the funny thing is, he might have!) And meet Kozz! Lover of Wines and he creating the MOST sleakest and elegant box mod to come out on the market! This thing is going to be sweet! Curious as to what it looks like? You'll have to come to the meet up and see the protype for yourself! Meet Marcos and Horatio! And our sweet and loveable Canadian, "Tiny" Tina! Just a ton of folks and the promise of a good time! With good food (the stuffed burgers are the best in the Chicagland area!), good drink and good company! Meet our local vendors! Chris from Cigtechs! Anthony from JuicyVapor! Tim and Helen from HotVapes! James and Rich from Kalamazoo Vapor Shop! Nick, Luigi and the girls from GoodEJuice! Most come to the Meetup with their wares so you can stock up before the holidays and not worry about shipping. If there's anything special that you want from their stores; let them know ahead of time and they'll bring it with them to the meetup! Meet the WCV Club Crew! Scott (Mr.Ecigs) from Nu-vapor will be there! One of the whipping boys, Dan (Dooz) will be there! And the one of the founders of the WCV Club; the maker of the Mantis (which got GREAT reviews at VaperCon) Ed!! The Green!!! He will be there. Danny (Crossbar) will NOT be there....he'll be in Florida at that time. Sorry to disappoint. So!! Before you sit down to that big Turkey dinner and watching a lot of football during the holidays, spend some time with us! At the Windy City Vaper's Club November Meet up!!! Addendum: Make sure you clear your calendars for the WCV Club Holiday Party!!! It will be held the Real Time Sports Bar and Grill in Elk Grove Village on 10th December, 2011. People are coming from far and wide to Party it up during the holidays with us! From local folks, to people driving from a little ways outside the Chicagoland Area, to people flying in just for this EPIC holiday party! Big Raffle! FREE FOOD!!! If you want booze, that's out of your own pocket (we're not rich!) There's a hotel literally right outside the doors of the venue and we are currently working on a group rate to save you as much money as we can during this holiday season for you. Stay tuned for further announcements on the HOLIDAY PARTY OF THE YEAR!!!!!

" I love Chicago; it is unique in the world. So much intellect, and so many artistic voices- it has fantasic potential." Jerome Sans, Director Ullens Center, Beijing. Yes folks! We are doing it yet again! On October 8th at 2PM at the Real Time Sports Bar and Grill in Elk Grove Village, we will have our Windy City Vapers Club meet up! Again, it starts at 2PM and ends....whenever! Yep! We're getting together before we lauch our small group of WCV representatives in the Winnebago RV...Mystery Machine to VaperCon to take Virginia by storm! SO! It's time to party it up! We've been seeing a big flux of new people come out to the meet ups and it just tickles the crew to no end. All are welcome! From the noob to the Vets! Come hang out and enjoy the company and meet new people with a shared common interest! To quit smoking and...to quote the Green " And switch to a healthy Alternative." Meet all of your local vendors! Chris from Cigtechs! Anthony from JuicyVapor! Tim and Helen from HotVapes! Nick, Luigi and the girls from GoodEJuice may be in the House! And James and Rich from Kalamazoo Vapor Shop should be in attendence because Kid Rock isn't in town. But if Uncle Cracker is, then we might be screwed! ;-) We have; as always, our juice table where you can sample over 400 different juices from vendors across the US and Canada. We will be holding our monthly raffle. So, you have an opportunity to win juices, kits and MODS! Come meet Lisa (Mastiffmom) and Tom (her husband), Mary Stan, and meet Sgt.Tazz! Meet Kozz, and if you have any questions about wine! He's your man! Meet Marcos and Horatio (Simplex) as he attempts to make a MOD out of a CTA Bus! Meet the Colonal (Gary)! Owner of over 300 MODS! So, if you have a MOD question, he might know what he's talking about! Julie, Paul and Tina! just to name a few! We should be streaming on Nu-Vapor and we should be broadcasting on VapeTV! Still, that's NO EXCUSE NOT TO COME!!! I have a very special announcement! At the October Meet up, you get the opportunity to meet the entire WCV Club Crew! YES! As it stands right now! Scott (Mr. Ecigs) will be there! Danny (Crossbar) will be there! Dan (Dooz) will be there! (If not, the we'll just call Chicago Rod, Dooz....the newbies won't know), and rounding out the founder of the Windy City Vapers Club will be Ed ( The Green) will be there (it will only be for a few hours) But he will be there!! So, come on out have have a great time, with great food, great service and become part of a great family!

" It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses." Elwood Blues We're at it again tomorrow!!! Coming off of our VERY successful Birthday Bash, it's time for our monthly meet up!!! We have, yet again, out grew our last home. So, now we will be at the Real Time Sports Bar and Grill in Elk Grove Village. The same location that the Birthday Bash was held at. The meet up starts at 2 pm and goes till closing. We will have our juice sample table and after the EPIC raffle we had last month, guess what folks...we are still going to hold a raffle for this month!!! Come on out and meet the most awesome Vapers in the Chicagoland area (and surrounding states) Our vendors will be back again! Chris from cigtechs, Anthony from Juicy Vapor, and James from Kalamazoo Vapor Shop! And (probably) Nick, Luigi and the girls from GoodEjuice. Tim and Helen from Hotvapes. Most of our "regular" vapers will be there. So, whether you're a noobie or a veteran vaper, EVERYONE IS INVITED!!! So, come out with your MODS and kick back..enjoy the company and lets just have some fun. Be sure to meet the crew! Mr. Ecig, Dooz and Crossbar. Unfortunately (yet fortunately) The Green will not be in attendance because his wife just gave birth to a beautiful baby girl! Congrats to the new parents! But, the rest of the crew will be in attendance. So, if you have any questions or suggestions about the club we would love to hear them! We will hold the raffle and Dooz has volunteered to get tazzered for additional raffle ticket sales! So, be sure to bring a few extra dollars! (just kidding about the tazzer thingy) *addendom* GrimmGreen will not be in attendance.

Hey Mark!! Oh, you guys know Ed. You know he will, but he'll probably have about 6 or 7 video's to post for this one! This party is gonna be insane!

"Chicago will give you a chance. The sporting spirit is the spirit of Chicago." Lincoln Steffens. Okay folks, we have hit a milestone. The Windy City Vapors Club will be one year old! We are going to hold a very special party. It is going to be held at Real Time Sports Bar and Grill in Elk Grove Village ( a suburb of Chicago) on the 18th of June from 2pm to 2am. We are feeding everyone! Free food and free soda/pop. (sorry, there will be a cash bar, we're not rich.) We are holding the largest raffle this club has ever seen! We are estimating 15 mods up for raffle. http://realtimesportsbar.com/ Quoting Lincoln Steffens holds true. One year ago, The Green came up with the idea of having a meet up of vapers from the Chicagoland area. He posted on all the forums for interested people. The first meet up consisted of six vapers and one girlfriend giving support. The Green, starting out with VaporScoop to help newbies out with understanding what vaping was all about. An electrician came out with his girlfriend. A vendor who was well on his way to carving himself out a name in the vaping community. A man that just sold his company came out with his woody. Another man came late with his Ego and was completely satisified with it that he didn't want to entertain the thought of using a MOD ( I think he owns three now!). And a guy that just came back to the Chicagoland area after spending four years in Japan. That was it. Very humble beginnings. But keeping up with Mr. Steffens quote, we kept the spirit of chance alive! Today, coming from just six members, we have a website for the Club which has OVER 80 members, our last meet up in May had 50 vapers attend! Our first vendor (Chris, from CigTechs), still swears that he will sell a starter kit for HALF PRICE to any non-vapor that happens to walk in on a meet-up and expresses a desire to quit smoking. He isn't the only vendor we have! Anothony from Juicey Vapor, Tim and Helen from Hot Vapes, Brad from SweetVapes, James who comes all the way from Michigan for our meet ups; Kalamazoo Vapor shop! And our new addition, Nick and Luigi from GoodEJuice! ALL our local vendors have been kind and generous and on behalf of the WCV, I can't thank you enough. The WCV donated a decent sum of cash to help out with the medical bills to a young man in Chicago that had an accident only to find out that he had a more life threatening condition. Our prayers are still with him. This is what it's all about. The economy sucks, People are in hard times. So, how did we become something that most vapers look forward to each and every month? The promise of a good time with friends. We welcome everyone with open arms. We still have our sample table were anyone is invited to partake in. Everyone IS REQUIRED to partake in the Mystery Juice Review....just kidding, but it is strongly encouraged. If you are interested in attending the best time that any vaping club has to offer, it is STRONGLY ENCOURAGED that you RSVP. To date, we have 73 persons coming to the meet up. No worries, there is room for everyone! There is a hotel literally 100 feet from the door of Real Time. If you want a room please contact the website below: http://countryinns7-px.trvlclick.com/ Tell them you are booking for "Windy City Vapers" and the rate is $89 a night. To RSVP please follow this website: http://www.vaporscoop.com/wcv_rsvp.html We do have people coming in from out of town and we do hope that you would consider coming too. On behalf of the Windy City Vapers Club Crew, myself; Danny (Crossbar), Ed (The Green), Scott (Mr. ECigs) and Dan (Dooz) we welcome you and we hope to hear from you soon. *addendum* GrimmGreen will not be in attendance, but he does support the Windy City Vapors Club!

Well, tomorrow is the 14th! Time for the Meet up in Rosemont! I hope to see a bunch of you there!!!

Blah.....Just tell them you want to go to the Bash as the Ultimate Father's Day gift. Or if it's about your own father, just tell him you're giving him the best Father's day gift of all! Peace and Quiet! ;-) Just playing! Would love to see you there, but if you can't, we totally understand.

"New York is one of the capitals of the world and Los Angeles is a constellation of plastic, San Francisco is a lady, Boston has become Urban Renewal, Philadelphia and Baltimore and Washington wink like dull diamonds in the smog of Eastern Megalopolis, and New Orleans is unremarkable past the French Quarter. Detroit is a one-trade town, Pittsburgh has lost its golden triangle, St. Louis has become the golden arch of the corporation, and nights in Kansas City close early. The oil depletion allowance makes Houston and Dallas naught but checkerboards for this sort of game. But Chicago is a great American city. Perhaps it is the last of the great American cities." Norman Mailer, Miami and the Siege of Chicago, 1968 Okay folks! It's about that time again! The Windy City Vaper's Club is having our monthly meet up on the 14th of May at 2PM and ending whenever! The monthly meet is happening at the Pine Grove Restaurant in Rosemont, IL! Yes, time for us to have a relaxing time with friends and our "Chi Town" vaping family; however, EVERYONE and ANYONE is invited! We have over 350 juices to sample from from vendors across this country! We'll have our raffle for this month and hopefully, we'll have a mystery juice review. ALSO, we will be voting on the offical "Windy City Vaper's Club" logo! Come meet Simplex! This month, I believe he made a mod out of a trumpet and a telsa coil that he found in his garage! Come meet the mother of our group, Lisa (mastiffmom) and see if she bejeweled ALL of her mods, atty's, carto's and juice bottles. Come meet our local vendors Chris from Cigtechs, James from Kalamazoo Vapor Shop who now has a show on VapeTV (Congrats James!) and the man of a thousand different flavors, Anthony from Juicy Vapor!!! Meet Tim and Helen, owners of Hotvapes (the makers of the Bombshell!) and if you have any questions about a product within the company be sure to ask Helen, she actually knows what the hell is going on! Hee....hee... nothing but love Tim! Meet the Ringleader for this Motley Crew! Ed(The Green) from VaporScoop and rounding out The Crew, Danny (Crossbar) and Dan (Dooz)! Come on out and have a good time! You won't regret it, because Dooz promises to wear a feather boa and chaps doing a song of a Right said Fred cover, " I'm too sexy for my Mod." Specisl Anouncement- In June, we will be having our Summer Birthday Bash! Windy City Vaper Club will be one year old!!!! We will be having our birthday bash at the Real Time Sports Bar in Elk Grove Village. http://realtimesportsbar.com/ and we have a hotel right out the front door that is literally 25 feet from Real time. http://countryinns7-px.trvlclick.com/. We've worked out a deal with the management at a discounted rate. The current rate is about $140 dollars for a king with a pull out sofa bed. However, this rate WILL go down depending on how many book for the Birthday Bash. The more people book the lower the rate! We have two rooms booked in the back of the Bar. The Venue is Vape friendly. FREE FOOD AND SODA!!!! No cover charge. We will have the largest raffle this club has ever seen! Good times with good people. If you entend to come PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!!!!! RSVP!!! Here is the link for you to do so: http://windycityvapersclub.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=181 Hope to see ya 14th May!! *Addendum* GrimmGreen And Scott (Mr. Ecigs) will not be in attendance for the 14th May Meet up. They both vaped WAY TOO MUCH Pepe La Pew ejuice from Juicy Vapor and had a shared vision where God put them on a mission. They were last seen headed towards McDonalds Corporate Headquarters to lobby for a Big Mac flavored Ejuice.

Correction!!! It's the Best Western that's connected. Room rates start at 63.99 and go up to like 127 per night.

OF COURSE IT'S DOABLE!!!! This meet-up starts at 2pm and it ends whenever we want it to. The Wyndham Hotel is connected to the Pine Grove Restaurant and very affordable! Three or four different vendors will be there for you to buy stuff from! The Green will be there! I think your boyfriend will get a kick out of the Colonel because of his mod collection. And our unoffical "mother" of our group Mastifmom will be there...over 300 sample bottles to vape until you can't vape anymore. The meet up is free of charge. However, we do hold a raffle so you have an opportunity to walk away with some cool stuff and meet some really cool people from the Chicagoland area. I think the coolest dudes you'll meet is Dooz and Crossbar.....just saying..... Just make it a nice get away weekend for you and your boyfriend.

Awesome Sharon! The more the merrier! Everyone is welcome! Stay tuned for more details as the date approaches!

"We struck the home trail now, and in a few hours were in that astonishing Chicago–a city where they are always rubbing a lamp, and fetching up the genii, and contriving and achieving new impossibilities. It is hopeless for the occasional visitor to try to keep up with Chicago–she outgrows her prophecies faster than she can make them. She is always a novelty; for she is never the Chicago you saw when you passed through the last time." Mark Twain "Life on the Mississippi," 1883 Do we like to cause trouble, OF COURSE! But, we are a family that comes together and shares with a common goal. To quit smoking and come up with a healthier alternative. When we started the Windy City Vapers Club, there was only six of us sitting around a table. Now, we've surpassed 70 members in less than a year. Why have we grown so fast? We don't have the popularity of New York and we don't have the glitz of Los Angeles. We are a group of hard working men and women that have come together as a family to share in our love for vaping. And, on behalf of the WCV's, I would like to take the opportunity to invite you to join our family. The Windy City Vaper's Club is at it again! We've found a home! The Fire Department wasn't called on us this time so, we are continuing our affiliation with the Pine Grove Restaurant in Rosemont IL. The meet up starts at 2PM and ends whenever the hell we want! We still have over 300+ sample bottles of juice from vendors all over North America! The Pine Grove has excellence staff and service and we couldn't ask for anything better! The Wyndham Hotel is right there, so you can crawl to your room if you are from out of town! Ask James! He'll tell ya! We will have our monthly raffle were you have the opportunity to win juice, Kits, MODS and (I don't know why but I'm not complaining) BOOZE!!!! And thanks to our memebers, we will continue the Mystery Juice Review! Yes, Mastiffmom, I'm taking about you! Come Meet the Colonel who has every MOD known to man (I'm not kidding here folks) and we had to physically restrain him from going south and kicking Parked's *** for not coming out with the Maserati! Don't do anything embarrassing or else Ray will take a Picture with that big *** camera he has and post it for the world to see. Come meet MaryStan, she is quiet a hell, but once you get her talking, you can't shut her up! Our vendors! Tim and Helen from Hotvapes will be there. And from their hangover's from Vapefest James from Kalamazoo Vapor shop, Chris from Cigtechs and our own celebrity... from VapeTV!!! Anthony from Juicy Vapor!!!! Our reviewer's, The Green (Ed) and Mr. Ecigs (Scott) will be there!!!! And to round out "The Crew" Crossbar (Danny) and Dooz's (Dan) will be there (more commonly know as the whipping boys). Once you come to just ONE of our meet ups! You will come back again, and again, and again..... We are so confindent you will have a good time that Dooz's volunteer's to be punched in the face if you don't. * standby for a special announcement * After the April meet up, we are 60 days away from a very important milestone. The Windy City Vaper's Club will be 1 year old!!! Therefore, we will be having the WINDY CITY VAPER'S CLUB Summer Birthday Bash!!!!!!!! The location will be TBA, the raffle will be of EPIC proportions! Stay tuned for more information. Disclaimer: GrimmGreen did agree to come to the Meetup; however, decided that he would be too hungover from Vapefest and will not be in attendance.

Well Folks it's getting to be that time again to announce the Windy City Vaper's Club Meet-up for March! However, we will no longer be at the Mirage due to.....static...between us and the Management. But it's coming up on March and we have the Luck of the Irish on our side. We have a new home. The Manager vapes and welcomed us with open arms. The meet-up will be 12 March, 2011 at The Pine Grove Restaurant in Rosemont, IL http://www.pinegroverestaurant.com/ We have the back room all to ourselves with a FULL liquor bar. And Breakfast served morning, noon and night if so desired! Yes! Come on out and visit the most fantastic bunch of Vaper's you will ever meet!We have over 300 bottles of sample juices from over 30 different vendor's that you can sample from. We will hold our monthly raffle where you have a chances to win e-cig kits, juices and MODS (and normally, some type of alcohol)! And back from it's successful tour of Dayton, Ohio, the Mystery Juice Review! Come meet our local venders! Chris from Cigtechs who always brings his wares to the meetup to help meet your vaping needs. And if he doesn't have it, you can sit back and listen to him blaming it on "That damn Chinese holiday!" Meet the Macgyver of juice! Anthony from JuicyVapor. Where he can take essence of dirty sock and VG and make it taste like butterscotch! Come see " If I where any more chill, I'd be in a Coma!" James! From Kalamazoo Vapor Shop! Tim and Helen from Hot Vapes!! Brad from Sweet Vapes!! and many, many more!!! Come meet reviewer's The Green from Vaporscoop.com (he'll be the guy with the camera) and Mr. Ecigs who looks like he's about ready to do something really stupid at any given time! (We're waitin Scott....we're waitin...)Meet the whipping boys Dooz and Crossbar. If your lucky, you many catch Crossbar falling asleep and soring his *** off! And Dooz volunteers to auction off his virginity for Vaping research! (just kidding Lisa!) Meet regulars Slighter, Mastiffmom, The Colonel! So Folks! If you are in the Chicagoland area or surrounding states. Come on out and have a good time. The Meet-up starts at 2PM and ends whenever. If you happen to be in Chicago, stop in for a vape, a beer and a good time. You can also throw peanuts at ChicagoRod....he won't mind. **GrimmGreen still won't be in attendance**

I have a hard time with them regulating e-cigs as a tobacco product because then they would be classified AS a tobacco product; therefore, they would be subject to the same tabacco taxtation laws for each state. The price of juice would go through the roof!