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Post by 77granfury on Jul 1, 2022 13:35:44 GMT -5
I'm not sure if this is anywhere else yet - moderators, please feel free to delete my post and/or make something better out of that info:
Just saw that on Friday, August 19th and Saturday, August 20th, 2022 there's a BLUES BROTHERS CON in the Old Joliet Prison!!!
From the top of my head: -Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi will be there AND PLAY for 90 minutes on Friday -Other Blues acts will play as well -Food and drinks on site, Bluesmobiles apparently, too! -On Saturday there will be a gospel service inspired by the Triple Rock scene -There will be many movie sets on the property, including the Country Bunker, the Soul Food Cafe etc. -On Saturday night there will be the "Blues Brothers Movie" on big screen
I think it's $60 a person, you can also buy $500 and $5000 tickets, the latter includes a hotel stay I believe...
Hell, sounds like we just postponed our Chicago trip by a little over a month!
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Post by Steam McQueen on Jul 1, 2022 15:15:06 GMT -5
^ Thanks for this info, I posted it in the Joliet Prison Thread. Your thread here is perfect where it is, for anyone who is thinking about bringing a car to this event you can post info or what have ya here. Maybe a few Blumo's will show up, an ISP or two, CPD, some angry cowboys in a Winnebgao, a crazy lady in a Grand Prix . - www.jolietprison.org/blues-brothers-con/
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Post by Steam McQueen on Jul 3, 2022 12:07:34 GMT -5
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Post by scmods55 on Jul 3, 2022 12:47:42 GMT -5
I don’t care where you come from or what hardships you have to endure to get here, but if you love Jake and Elwood, you need to be in Joliet, Illinois on August 19! This may never happen again. Don’t miss it!
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Post by Steam McQueen on Jul 30, 2022 12:49:24 GMT -5
- Jim drops by WGN to talk Blues Brothers etc.. He mentions that he's moved back to Chicago and also hints that there might be one or more original band members with this show on the 19th at the inaugural Blues Brothers Con.
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Post by 2FAB on Jul 30, 2022 13:40:46 GMT -5
^ When Dan and Jim posted a teaser about something on Instagram in 2020 (we didn't know what was being planned) there was a mention of "getting the band back together" :
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Post by 2FAB on Aug 3, 2022 18:29:13 GMT -5
Just spotted this on Facebook ... at least one original band member confirmed:
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Post by Steam McQueen on Aug 16, 2022 12:27:57 GMT -5
- Lots of info with updates at the Joliet Prison website. Aside from 'Bones' (mentioned above) I'm not sure if any other original band members have confirmed. - www.jolietprison.org/blues-brothers-con/
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Post by 2FAB on Aug 18, 2022 12:49:05 GMT -5
^ From the above link:
Yes, that's THE gate! If this is repeated next year, I really need to be there.
Also ...
So, no re-creating the movie scene during the festival.
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Post by Steam McQueen on Aug 22, 2022 15:36:26 GMT -5
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Post by Steam McQueen on Aug 23, 2022 16:21:27 GMT -5
- Elwood and Zee arriving in The Chicago Bluesmobile, make their way to stage and go right into Sweet Home Chicago. Did any other Blumo's make the show ? An update from 77granfury should be forthcoming. Hopefully they made it to Joliet without problem.
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Post by 2FAB on Aug 23, 2022 21:20:29 GMT -5
^ Besides the Chicago Bluesmobile and 77granfury's Furaco, there was another Monaco Blumo -- brought by a Jeff from Georgia, according to what I've seen on Facebook -- and Steve Dodd's BB2K replicar. Also the Mount Prospect Monaco, the ISP "Car 55" clone pictured above, a B-body Monaco ISP or clone, an Ecto-1 tribute made from a '90s Caprice wagon, and an '80 Oldsmobile(!).
When Elwood and Zee arrived in the Chicago Bluesmobile, it appears they drove inside via the "sally port" gate (the Jake gate)! I guess that's how all the show cars got in?
Steve Cropper was there but apparently only played a couple of songs. Tom Malone did the whole set though.
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Post by airborneranger on Aug 26, 2022 10:57:50 GMT -5
IT was a Blast Jeff H. indeed drove all the way in his Blumo from Atlanta! GREAT GUY! His alternator shot craps; many trips to Autozone and he got her fixed; HOPE he made it home w/no issues! That was me with my1980 Blue Oldsmobile! (Ninety-Eight Regency) Funny - I was sitting right behind the VIP section waiting for the BB to take stage; had NO Idea they had they drive in from the Sally Port! COOL! HOPE they do it next year! 77Granfury and his Son in full BB outfits were a HUGE HIT! They made NBC Nightly News!
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Post by Steam McQueen on Aug 26, 2022 13:34:11 GMT -5
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Post by 2FAB on Aug 26, 2022 17:46:55 GMT -5
From the Daily Herald piece: And he did ... I stole these pics from Facebook:
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