Metafilter meetup NYC June 2006

June 4, 2006 8:19 AM

NYC. It looks like I will be in The City this coming weekend. I know you folks just met up, but is anyone interested in hanging out this coming Friday night?
posted by Eideteker to MetaFilter Gatherings at 8:19 AM (39 comments total)

Looking at the train schedules, it'd probably be between 7 and 10:30. I'd be coming in from NJ to Penn Station, since I don't feel like parking my bike on the rough streets of Manhattan. Saturday night is family and Sunday I'm on the road again. Sorry to be short notice yet again.
posted by Eideteker at 8:23 AM on June 4, 2006

I had so much fun at the last one I'd definitely be in.

(Your bike would be fine, by the way.)
posted by CunningLinguist at 8:45 AM on June 4, 2006

sure---i still have my Tokyo snacks to share : >
posted by amberglow at 9:18 AM on June 4, 2006

Short notice is a killer, man!

At least it won't be as rainy as yesterday...
posted by Karmakaze at 9:20 AM on June 4, 2006

Hmmm, my little (< 21) sisters are in town, so it'll depend on where we go.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 10:03 AM on June 4, 2006 [1 favorite]

Well if we go to that place we went last time, I don't think they card...then again, that was pretty recent, so maybe for variety we should change location this time.
posted by bingo at 10:50 AM on June 4, 2006

I'm down for a new place, if people know of good spots, especially those that won't card.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 11:02 AM on June 4, 2006 [1 favorite]

But don't make that a primary concern- they're shy(er then me), so we probably wouldn't stay long even if we could make it.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 11:15 AM on June 4, 2006 [1 favorite]

they're shy(er then me)

...which leaves us a pretty wide spectrum to deal with.
posted by bingo at 11:27 AM on June 4, 2006

Stickycarpet had some *rather* vociferous objections to Revival, if I remember correctly. Something to do with bad light for photography.

I was going to snark on that shy comment but I see bingo got there first.
posted by CunningLinguist at 11:30 AM on June 4, 2006

I'm a straight man who once tried a Zima. It was college, we were experimenting.
posted by horsewithnoname at 11:30 AM on June 4, 2006

Hehe, yea. They're no shrinking violets, to be sure.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 11:30 AM on June 4, 2006 [1 favorite]

Crap. Wrong thread.
posted by horsewithnoname at 11:31 AM on June 4, 2006

Sure. Sounds good.
posted by gaspode at 11:32 AM on June 4, 2006

If this happens, I'd like to come. Never met anyone from this site before.
posted by hermitosis at 11:39 AM on June 4, 2006

hermitosis: You must first go through the Initiation.
posted by bingo at 11:42 AM on June 4, 2006

We're very scary and mean, hermitosis.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 11:43 AM on June 4, 2006 [1 favorite]

Your bike would be fine, by the way.

Well, I'll just have ridden 250+ miles from Ithaca, so my butt's gonna be sore, and my reflexes attenuated. I'd rather not try motorcycling into NYC in such a state. It'll also depend on the weather. If it rains and I'm soaked to the skin, I won't exactly be eager to hop on and ride again, leave my bike parked in the rain, and then ride home wet.

In short, I'd like to leave the train as an option, which restricts the times I can be available.

But I'm excited to see you all again, and to meet those I haven't yet! I'm cool with a place where they don't serve alcohol, if that makes it more convenient for TPS. We can always migrate later. I will need food at some point and most bars in NYC that I've been to suck for food (as in serve none). So I don't mind meeting in a food place and then moving to a drink place (which is what we did in Boston).
posted by Eideteker at 12:20 PM on June 4, 2006

>>Your bike would be fine, by the way.

>Well, I'll just have ridden 250+ miles from Ithaca

My god, man!

>I'd rather not try motorcycling into NYC in such a state.

Ah, phew. I've got to remember that "bike" doesn't always mean "bicycle."
posted by TonyRobots at 12:59 PM on June 4, 2006

I'm cool with a place where they don't serve alcohol

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posted by bingo at 1:04 PM on June 4, 2006

I'm cool with a place where they don't serve alcohol

yeah, i'd, be, cool, with that, too.
*twitches, ticks, fiddles*
posted by hellbient at 2:01 PM on June 4, 2006

I'm cool with a place where they don't serve alcohol

Yeah, nix on that.
posted by CunningLinguist at 3:29 PM on June 4, 2006

No, no, there must be beer. And lots of it. And quick easy access to a place to smoke things, where The Man don't come.

TPS, are your sisters goers? Know what I mean, do they go? Nudge nudge, wink wink.
posted by Meatbomb at 4:39 PM on June 4, 2006

annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd that's a wrap.
posted by blue_beetle at 4:44 PM on June 4, 2006

In terms of bars, apparently a lot of meetups used to happen at this place called d.b.a. (warning: site includes video stream of bar webcam). It has an outdoor patio, although I'm not sure the exact schedule of it being open.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 4:46 PM on June 4, 2006 [1 favorite]

That's the point of moving the meetup. If you only want liquor, you only show up for the liquor part. C'mon, guys; Boston was able to figure it out, so can we!

There are places that serve food AND alcohol, though. I'm no longer a resident, so hook me up with some locations!
posted by Eideteker at 4:51 PM on June 4, 2006

Alright, how about this: Sundou Dumpling Restaurant (as recommended by jonmc) at ~7-7:15 for anyone who, like me, needs food; and then unless anyone has any better suggestions, Revival has proven to be a very hospitable location (and TPS's sisters can get in. Bonus!). I'd say starting between 8:30 and 9 PM for drinks at Revival 'til whenever. Folks can show up at whatever time they want, of course, and I can suck it up and catch the midnight train back (I'm sure my hosts won't mind too badly me getting back after 12 AM) because I'd like to have a chance to meet as many of you as possible. Who knows when I'll be back in town?
posted by Eideteker at 5:33 PM on June 4, 2006

DUMPLINGS! WOO! My sisters and I will be there!
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 5:35 PM on June 4, 2006 [1 favorite]

Word. Sounds like a plan to me. I'll definitely be around to catch drinks.
posted by mullacc at 5:36 PM on June 4, 2006

I predict that Eideteker will not actually show up, but will, instead, spraypaint "April Fools" on the front of the bar.

Then he'll show up at the end of the month to do the same thing.

I keed, I keed
posted by Afroblanco at 7:43 PM on June 4, 2006

I'll try to come, since I missed the recent one :) Never been to a dumpling place, either, that should be fun.
posted by cyrusdogstar at 8:21 PM on June 4, 2006

How about the Water Taxi Beach (weather permitting)?
posted by brujita at 9:17 PM on June 4, 2006

"There is no swimming at the beach."

Then it's not a beach!

I predict that Eideteker will not actually show up...

If I don't show up, it means I had an accident on Rt. 17. Pray I show up (I know I will, and I'm not religious).
posted by Eideteker at 9:27 PM on June 4, 2006

Would YOU want to swim in the East River?
posted by brujita at 7:25 AM on June 5, 2006

No, and therefore it's not a beach! Just like the "Jersey Shore." Yes, there's sand, and water, and fewer hypodermic needles than there used to be, but still.
posted by Eideteker at 7:31 AM on June 5, 2006

d.b.a. cards like crazy.
posted by dame at 8:24 AM on June 5, 2006

Yea, that's what I thought I remembered, from the last time I went. We'll have to go back and visit later in the summer, when the weather is nicer.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 9:06 AM on June 5, 2006 [1 favorite]

Saturday would've been better for me, but I *might* be able to try tommorow. As nothing's been set yet, how about Mars 2112 again, for laughs/old times' sake/food & drink, not to memtion getting Pink's younger relatives in? If memory serves me right, dame was able to get through last time without any major ID hangups.
posted by Smart Dalek at 10:37 AM on June 8, 2006

Mars 2112 was fun, I could do that again, for sure. I still remember you faking me out by claiming to be ParisParamus, Smart Dalek :)

Should we be posting a reminder thread?
posted by cyrusdogstar at 8:23 PM on June 8, 2006