Da Bears Stink on Route 66!!!

After this past Sunday, there can be no doubt about that. We went to two bona fide Springfield, Illinois, Route 66 bars to watch the game.

We started at Capital City on the southeast corner of Springfield by Dirksen and Stevenson parkways (the old Route 66 bypass). It is located in a shopping strip mall right by the Hampton Inn. They have the NFL ticket and get all games and had the Bears on their 27 foot TV. Now that is life size to the extreme. However, we couldn't find a waitress there and the only open seats in the main bar were nowhere near a TV with the Bears game.

We then drove over to the Lake Springfield Tavern (LST) which dates to the construction of the lake back in the 30s. The workers had this as a primary hangout. Very friendly people and great prices-- $1.50 domestic bottles on Sundays. Part of the lake is over the original Route 66 south of town now.

The Bears self-destructed that last quarter and our vaunted defense was either too tired or not as good as it is tauted. At least Devin Hester was fun to watch. Watched the sad end to the Bears effort at the LST.

Later, we got a room at the Route 66 Hotel and Convention Center, which was originally the first Holiday Inn in Illinois. We were walking across old Route 66 to the Curve Inn for a few post game drinks to drown our sorrow, when Liz fell on the uneven shoulder and badly injured her ankle. I guess Rt 66 wasn't too kind to her either.

Have to Remember NOT to Watch the Bears on 66. --RoadDog