If there’s one thing Riot Fest is known for, it’s delivering the unexpected. But Riot Fest 2025 took things to a whole new level. From legendary comedy-rock to punk rock animatronics—and a long-awaited special guest—Team Gregula was there to see it all! We hit the ground running on Friday, and the energy was immediate. Where else can you check out a cool…
Klairmont Kollections Automotive Museum was a hidden gem located in a quiet North Side neighborhood near Belmont and Cicero in Chicago, IL. Da Count and I were very surprised when we discovered this amazing bastion of pop culture history as it was basically next door to where my late Mama (bless her soul) and brother once lived. Sadly, we had to say…
Greetings mortals and morsels! Team Gregula had the pleasure of enjoying a geektacular weekend full of heroes, villains, games and fun at Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo aka C2E2!!! This event happened at McCormick Place, April 11 – 13, 2025 and there was so much going on it was scary! It was always nice to see the lighted up C2E2 entrance waiting…
The 62nd Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Chicago World of Wheels took place the weekend of March 7-9, 2025 and Team Gregula was there for it. Da Count wasn't able to make his annual appearance this year (we were in mortal disguise), but our baby boy Junior showed up for lots of awesome auto fun!!! There were so many cars from ancient antiques…
Cider Summit returned February 8th to Chicago's Navy Pier for their 11th annual festival. Da Count and I enjoyed a Spooktacular Saturday sampling some creepy ciders and other scary sips! The event took place in a brand new spot in the Lakeview Terrace room on the 2nd floor, which actually turns out it was the original location. There was only one session…
Cider Summit returns to Chicago's Navy Pier (600 E. Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611) for their 11th annual festival with a brand new spot at the Lakeview Terrace room on the 2nd floor, which actually happens to be their original location! The region’s largest cider tasting will be featuring approximately 150 ciders, cider cocktails, and fruit spirits. Team Gregula is hex-cited to…
Road trips are lots of fun but even more so when it's an eerie excursion to a haunted house. Team Gregula recently traveled up north to the Land of Cheese (aka Wisconsin) to hex-perience the almighty Abandoned Haunted House Complex! Abandoned is conveniently located right off of I-94 in Mt. Pleasant, WI near the Racine / Kenosha area. You can even see…
Spooky season is still in full swing and Da Count was in the mood for a Haunted Sunday Funday. We found out that our good fiend Butch Patrick (aka Eddie Munster) was going to be a guest at The Catacombs Haunted House at St Pascal, so we flew on over! We made a stop at the Patio Theater first because Butch was…
What do you get when you combine an abandoned water playground, a bunch of freaky frightening monsters and a baby vampire? Well, Team Gregula plus Junior got a night out at Scream Scene Haunted House! Located at the Abandoned Skokie Water Playground in Skokie (obviously), Scream Scene is a gravely great place to scare up some FUN! Conveniently located by Oakton and Skokie Blvd,…
Team Gregula had the honor of attending the first-ever Chronic Con, which celebrated director Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse films like Clerks and Mallrats. It was held from October 11–13, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Rosemont. Chronic Con had plenty of celebrity guests to meet including the man himself, Kevin Smith. Also in attendance were many of the stars of the View Askewniverse films…