Comments on: Lawrence, Kansas Metafilter meetup

Lawrence, Kansas Metafilter meetup

interrobang — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 19:25:34 -0800

Lawrence, Kansas Metafilter Meetup number two!

By: interrobang

interrobang — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 19:25:43 -0800

Here's my proposal: Friday, December 2nd, or Saturday, December 3rd.

By: interrobang

interrobang — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 19:29:41 -0800

Oh, and there *will* be beer. If there's not beer, I'm not going. Where we will drink this beer is up to you.

By: sleepy pete

sleepy pete — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 19:59:20 -0800

sure sure, i'll be there, wherever that is. personally, i like the taproom, but maybe others would like to go somewhere else? i'll be there, wherever it is. and can't you just bring your own beer?

By: interrobang

interrobang — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 20:02:46 -0800

The Taproom is fine with me.

By: hototogisu

hototogisu — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 20:30:53 -0800

Taproom or Replay. Saturday would be best for me, as I have every intention of getting blasted by a bunch of noise in a basement in Kansas City on Friday...

I don't see any listing for the Taproom on Saturday, but the Replay has the added benefit of Drakkar Sauna playing if we stay long enough (how long were we out last time? It was pretty ridiculous).

Regardless, I think I owe you kids a few pitchers...

By: hototogisu

hototogisu — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 20:33:43 -0800

Oh, plus there could be indulgence of cancer sticks at the Replay--I just don't know how cold it's going to be, even with the heaters and roasting solicitors outside.

By: hototogisu

hototogisu — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 20:40:02 -0800

Then again, if it is even just a bit too cold for outside, the Replay-inside isn't going to work, so maybe the Taproom is better...

By: luckypozzo

luckypozzo — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 21:56:15 -0800

Let's go to Topeka!

By: hototogisu

hototogisu — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 21:59:05 -0800

Yeah! Meet-up at the Topeka Red Lobster! Ugh.

By: interrobang

interrobang — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 22:06:25 -0800

Fascinating post, luckypozzo.

By: interrobang

interrobang — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 22:20:47 -0800

Okay, assuming it's the Taproom, is the 2nd or the 3rd better?

By: luckypozzo

luckypozzo — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 22:30:30 -0800

The Taproom or the Replay are both fine with me.

By: hototogisu

hototogisu — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 22:31:23 -0800

I won't actually make it if it's the 2nd...*wink wink*

By: Derive the Hamiltonian of...

Derive the Hamiltonian of... — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 22:31:53 -0800

I can dig it.

(my vote for taproom and saturday)

By: melissa may

melissa may — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 23:36:07 -0800

I will try to be there!

(PS I love luckypozzo)

By: weretable and the undead chairs

weretable and the undead chairs — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 00:24:00 -0800

Tempting. Lawrence is not _too_ far from me.

By: sp dinsmoor

sp dinsmoor — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 00:27:27 -0800

I might be able to be there on Sat. I am supposed to find out about a job this week. It starts Dec. 1, and the first order of business would be heading to Boston to meet the partners.

If I'm in town, I'll be there. If I'm in Boston, I'll be employed.

I should actually be able to walk by then. I get the screw taken out of my leg on Nov. 29.

By: luckypozzo

luckypozzo — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 06:05:33 -0800

Awe thanks, Melissa. I love you too.

By: cog_nate

cog_nate — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 06:32:38 -0800

Tap Room sounds good. I can make it either night.

and can't you just bring your own beer?

Would that I could subject you all to hobo jug hard cider.

By: hototogisu

hototogisu — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 07:10:30 -0800

Arkansas isn't too far away?? You're definitely going to need a place to stay afterwards...Lawrence isn't really that well-known for sobriety.

By: rocketman

rocketman — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 07:26:12 -0800

boo. hiss.

I wanna come and play, but I'll be in Seattle.

By: safetyfork

safetyfork — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 07:31:43 -0800

It sounds like the Taproom on Saturday December 3rd is the better of the two nights. Let's do it.
I won't be there, but can't a guy lend a hand?

By: matildaben

matildaben — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 09:11:37 -0800

Rocketman, do you want a Seattle meetup? It's been a couple months and we love to play. Bowling again maybe?

By: hototogisu

hototogisu — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 09:12:08 -0800

rocketman: I'll have some bourbon on the rocks for you (or maybe I'll just bring some isopropyl alcohol with me and do shots--same thing, right?)...

By: interrobang

interrobang — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 09:53:50 -0800

Okay, sounds like Saturday, December 3rd, at the Taproom is the general consensus. Weretable, we'd love to have you. Also, we are a lurker-friendly group, right?

By: hototogisu

hototogisu — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 12:14:30 -0800

Yes.

By: geoff.

geoff. — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 13:43:05 -0800

I'll go if we can go to the Hawk. I don't see enough 18 year old sorority girls.

By: geoff.

geoff. — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 13:47:20 -0800

Alright I'll go but if you guys ruin my Lawrence street cred, so help you god.

By: hototogisu

hototogisu — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 13:53:12 -0800

geoff., those girls are 16...

By: geoff.

geoff. — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 13:53:39 -0800

hototogisu, what's going on in KCMO on Friday? Is there some First Friday event? Any notable DJ? What part of town... etc.

By: geoff.

geoff. — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 13:58:03 -0800

Also my "ID" expired two weeks ago, and I haven't been given any trouble yet -- will I experience any at the Taproom? I haven't had to worry about such things for several years, I forgot which places were cool and which weren't.

By: hototogisu

hototogisu — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 14:06:09 -0800

Ahh, it's a noise show at the sleeper cellar [it's just a basement]--one of Lawrence's more interesting musical veterans (This Is My Condition) will play, along with others I haven't heard of. I can probably find directions if you want.

Well, I've never heard of a door guy not taking an ID cause it's expired--most of them are laid back enough to realize that your AGE MIGHT NOT CORRESPOND TO THE OLD BIRTHDATE if you have an expired ID, and the Taproom would most likely be fine with it. Plus, I'm assuming we'll get there at 8 or something, and no one's at the door, and I've never been carded at the bar. Better still, it's all crazy townies, hipsters, and cracked grad students--totally safe from the vile frat-ness of the sandbar (or whatever the hell it is) next door...

By: geoff.

geoff. — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 14:38:17 -0800

I didn't know there were places cool in Lawrence. My bar experience in Lawrence is limited to well drinks served in plastic cubs at the Wheel, The Hawk, Quintin's, etc. I stopped going to Lawrence for bars a year ago. After I started seeing KU basketball players walk around bars like they were actually something, I figured staying in KC was my best bet.

By: hototogisu

hototogisu — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 14:44:26 -0800

Ok, my comment above didn't make any sense, but you seem to have parsed it well.

Well, Lawrence has some great bars considering its size--I'd take the Replay and the Taproom over just about anywhere else I've ever been, big city or small. The trick is to go places frequented by those the KU basketball players picked on in high school.

By: cog_nate

cog_nate — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:35:28 -0800

vile frat-ness of the sandbar

How frickin' long has that Easter Island face been out front there? It freaked me out last I went to the Tap Room. I kept thinking, OK, just fire into its mouth and it'll blow up. Just like in Gradius.

Sorry, hit Free State a little early.

By: weretable and the undead chairs

weretable and the undead chairs — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:41:45 -0800

There is a new Gradius in the works. Not sure if it will be on PS2 or PS3. I hope it has the Moia heads though, some recent Gradius games have not had them and the Easter Island stage is a Gradius MUST.

By: interrobang

interrobang — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 16:08:11 -0800

Wow, this is getting shoved off the page fast!

I'll post again when we're a couple of days from the meetup.

By: geoff.

geoff. — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 16:49:04 -0800

interrobang do you still have a big easily recognizable afro? Or will I wonder around aimlessly amongst the hipsters?

By: interrobang

interrobang — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 19:20:31 -0800

hototogisu is the one with the afro. I am a Standard Hipster with short hair.

By: hototogisu

hototogisu — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 20:06:14 -0800

Except that the afro has been cut--plans for my action figure have subsequently been cancelled.

Don't worry though, it won't get swinging until ten or eleven; we should be easy to spot.

By: fleacircus

fleacircus — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 00:25:52 -0800

Wish I could be there.

By: donnagirl

donnagirl — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 14:28:00 -0800

I'm putting it on my calendar, hoping desperately that Manhattan-ites are acceptable. Thanks to the kind soul who emailed me with info - I missed this whole thread, again.

By: interrobang

interrobang — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 00:43:41 -0800

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