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Jul. 11th, 2007
Those of you who might be going to Millicon, and who are NOT going to buy the Potter book the night it comes out, and are interested in Putting Pointy Sticks Into Defenseless Objects, or seeing same done for purposes of RP reference:
There is an archery shop and indoor shooting range called Archery Custom Shop at 7240 West Madison Street, Forest Park, IL. This is about a twenty-minute drive from the Millicon hotel under good circumstances. The range is open on Friday from noon to nine PM. For $12/hour/person, they will rent a recurve bow, five arrows, a target, a finger guard and an arm guard to people who are interested in shooting.
I have a Zipcar membership, which means that I can reserve a rental car for several hours that afternoon from any number of places within a half-mile's distance of the hotel, then drive people who might be interested in arrowage over to the range.
Would anyone like to spend some time shooting and/or watching other people shoot, as an alternative to "OH MY GOD, IT WAS HAGRID WHO WAS MADE OF CHOCOLATE ALL ALONG!"?
ETA: I have since discovered that the archery shop closes about an hour before the initial line-up at Borders is expected to begin. Nevertheless, the offer stands. Just be aware that the place closes at 9 PM.
There is an archery shop and indoor shooting range called Archery Custom Shop at 7240 West Madison Street, Forest Park, IL. This is about a twenty-minute drive from the Millicon hotel under good circumstances. The range is open on Friday from noon to nine PM. For $12/hour/person, they will rent a recurve bow, five arrows, a target, a finger guard and an arm guard to people who are interested in shooting.
I have a Zipcar membership, which means that I can reserve a rental car for several hours that afternoon from any number of places within a half-mile's distance of the hotel, then drive people who might be interested in arrowage over to the range.
Would anyone like to spend some time shooting and/or watching other people shoot, as an alternative to "OH MY GOD, IT WAS HAGRID WHO WAS MADE OF CHOCOLATE ALL ALONG!"?
ETA: I have since discovered that the archery shop closes about an hour before the initial line-up at Borders is expected to begin. Nevertheless, the offer stands. Just be aware that the place closes at 9 PM.