Folks are just sitting around in your neighborhood waiting for something to cheer? Are there bleachers or something?
Well - kind of. I live in East Lakeview, Chicago, very popular, touristy, sidewalk eaterys etc., and very gay.
I live in the middle of the 8th floor of a modern 16 floor glass mid-rise. It overlooks a block of 4 flats that stretch to the next busy street which has more mid and high-rises. This creates a canyon effect. I have very large windows, almost floor to ceiling, they have screens for the summer. When they are open I can hear the people yelling and cheering at events such as the marathon, the gay parade and any other large gatherings.
On Saturday midday, as I was studying, I began to hear crowds cheering and yelling so I checked out the Metromix website to see what was going on. Nothing was scheduled. Hmmm? Then I logged on to FR and saw that Ronald Reagan had passed - and it all made sense. They were revelling in his death. How sick is that?