Comments on: Montreal rendezvous?

Montreal rendezvous?

loiseau — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:04:20 -0800

Montreal rendezvous? I read some old Montreal meetup threads and I felt kinda sad. There were at least two threads where no one jumped on the suggestion. And I know this isn't really the most, uh, festive time of year, but maybe that's the best reason why we should meet -- to stave off the S.A.D. We've all seen other cities' meetup pictures. I just know we can beat them with our internationally-renowned Montreal good looks. C'mon, let's do this thing. I'll throw out a few suggestions: Café Romolo, 272 Bernard O Casa del Popolo, 4873 St-Laurent Le Depanneur Café, 206 Bernard O (admittedly I've only ever walked past this place but it looks adorable)

By: bru

bru — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:04:23 -0800

It's about time.
I'm in.
Casa del Popolo sounds good, although the music can be very loud.
Bar-bar 4670 St-Denis could be great too.
A Thursday or Friday around 5:30pm?

By: fermezporte

fermezporte — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:55:06 -0800

Depending on when it is, I'd be interested. Thursday works better for me than Friday.

By: dipping_sauce

dipping_sauce — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:16:27 -0800

I'd love to do this. Fridays are better for me than Thursdays (my knitting group meets every other Thursday, and I don't like to miss it.)

By: gmarceau

gmarceau — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:21:27 -0800

I'm in. I'm a big fan of Casa. He can see the greatest shows there, up front and intimate. They also make spectacular healthy sandwiches.

It is not the right place for this. It's going to be loud and crowded.

Bar-bar has the advantage of being nearby and Metro, although I will admit to being curious about Le Depanneur Café.

Fridays is best for me, and Thursday work as well.

By: loiseau

loiseau — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:13:26 -0800

Okay, maybe I'll add a thread so it's in the sidebar, plus mefimail some of the folks in my proximity widget. I'm going to propose Friday the 29th to give lots of advance notice. Does that sound alright or is it insanely far away?

By: loiseau

loiseau — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:19:27 -0800

Okay, I sent some Mefimail -- apologies if I hit anyone twice or anyone who's already posted in the thread!

By: bru

bru — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 07:48:10 -0800

Friday the 29th is a date so strange and rare it must be the right one.

By: CKmtl

CKmtl — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:01:43 -0800

Put me down in the maybe pile; I'll have a better idea as the 29th approaches. I messed up my back de-icing a few driveways (see what being neighbourly gets you?) from those ~4" of solid ice that accumulated from the last storm... so if it gets re-aggravated before then, I won't be in a very meet-up-y state.

By: 235w103

235w103 — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:17:33 -0800

Ah, I'll be in New York then! Sad, but if there are any events going around town that people think are cool, I'd be interested in seeing them. And, of course, any other meetups. I'll keep my eye on this thread in any case!

By: furtive

furtive — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:35:05 -0800

I'm in! You got me just in time as I'll be leaving the province next month. I'm sure I can get marquis and some others to come along as well.

By: loiseau

loiseau — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:29:43 -0800

Okay -- I'll go ahead and post the date for the 29th! It seems far but it's only 3 weeks.

By: loiseau

loiseau — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:29:57 -0800

Oh, and please do discuss the venue.

By: racingjs

racingjs — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:47:41 -0800

Friday the 29th looks good for me and I'll do my best to show up. I've had a pleasant experience at bar-bar for a previous (non-mefi) meetup.

By: loiseau

loiseau — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:52:24 -0800

I'd never heard of it until this thread -- haven't been able to find a website for them either. (The name doesn't help.) What's it like?

By: Salamandrous

Salamandrous — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:09:23 -0800

Darn, this could have been my first meet up but I'm out of town! Sorry to miss it!!

By: PowerCat

PowerCat — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:41:12 -0800

29th sounds good.

By: bru

bru — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:56:55 -0800

What's it like?

I was walking on the other side of the street this afternoon and saw that the name was "Le Barbare" so I took a pic, and then thought "What the heck!", crossed the street and asked permission to take a few more snapshots.

By: CKmtl

CKmtl — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:26:56 -0800

It would be a bit of a tragedy if poutine didn't make an appearance in the first successful Montreal meet-up to include digital photography. The Flickr set would inspire awe and jealousy among those who have been bitten by the cheesy beast but are unable to get a good fix, and either horrify or convert those who haven't.

By: exquisite_deluxe

exquisite_deluxe — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:50:41 -0800

I can probably make it on the 29th. Look at me, coming out of my cave!

By: loiseau

loiseau — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:28:52 -0800

bru: What's it like?

I was walking on the other side of the street this afternoon and saw that the name was "Le Barbare" so I took a pic, and then thought "What the heck!", crossed the street and asked permission to take a few more snapshots.

Good job on shooting the menu -- if I had my druthers every restaurant would have their menu online.

This is a good point though:

CKmtl: It would be a bit of a tragedy if poutine didn't make an appearance in the first successful Montreal meet-up to include digital photography. The Flickr set would inspire awe and jealousy among those who have been bitten by the cheesy beast but are unable to get a good fix, and either horrify or convert those who haven't.

True. It would also stifle comparisons to "disco fries" or what have you. Plus, any occasion where eating poutine is considered a necessity and a public service is good by me.

I have heard much praise of Mont-Royal Hot Dog, which by my calculations is quite close to le Barbare...

By: zadcat

zadcat — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:32:10 -0800

I'd consider coming, but I want to pre-emptively opt out of any photos being taken.

By: bru

bru — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:40:33 -0800

I want to pre-emptively opt out of any photos being taken.
If you take the photos: solved.

By: McSly

McSly — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:34:56 -0800

Can I come too ? I'm definitely open on the 29th. I just moved to Montréal so any of the mentioned venues is fine with me since I barely know the city, I'd be hard pressed to come up with any suggestion.

By: zadcat

zadcat — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:47:43 -0800

I have a counter-proposal. The evening of March 1 is the Nuit Blanche. It might be fun to get together and go to a few galleries or stroll one of the museums, instead of just sitting around a bar.

Or, we could meet on February 24 instead and do the subterranean 5-km walk – you only need to register if you plan to run the course.

McSly: Welcome to Montreal. Please note that the name Montreal does not take an accent if you're writing in English.

By: gmarceau

gmarceau — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:01:02 -0800

29th is good

By: racingjs

racingjs — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:20:08 -0800

...our internationally-renowned Montreal good looks...

I'll see what my stylist can do about this.

By: McSly

McSly — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:42:34 -0800

zadcat: "McSly: Welcome to Montreal. Please note that the name Montreal does not take an accent if you're writing in English."

Thank you, I like the city a lot, well except the snow (seriously, how much snow can you get in just one place ?) The night of March 1st is fine for me as well, but not the 24th I won't be in Montreal (<-- See, no accent, I' m learning).

By: CKmtl

CKmtl — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:01:07 -0800

Hmm... The Biodome at night sounds interesting, but I'm not sure if it'll be as interesting as it sounds, y'know? If it's too kid-oriented, etc.

except the snow (seriously, how much snow can you get in just one place?)

The snow is orders of magnitude better than what came down from the skies 10 years ago.

By: mikel

mikel — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:18:42 -0800

I'm not sure if I'll be able to make it on the 29th, but I'm definitely going to try!

By: exquisite_deluxe

exquisite_deluxe — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:35:41 -0800

Bar-bar (Barbare?) seems like a good meetup spot. I've been there once during the day - it's pretty chill. I would probably be able to make it around 6:30.

By: tingting

tingting — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:49:17 -0800

Feb 29th casa, bar bar, both good options. See ya'll then!

By: PowerCat

PowerCat — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:14:40 -0800

So what's the plan, then?

By: racingjs

racingjs — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:37:37 -0800

I can be there at 18:00 (Sorry, 6:00 PM)

By: loiseau

loiseau — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:17:46 -0800

We are now just a few centimetres from matching our snowfall record...

18:00 at Barbare, then? 4670 St-Denis, a block or so above Mont-Royal.

By: McSly

McSly — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:10:20 -0800

Perfect, Barbare, 6 pm, that's a date!
With Map, if you need one.

By: furtive

furtive — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:23:36 -0800

My grandfather, a maker of violins and pierogies passed away yesterday. I'm afraid I'll be in Edmonton on the 29th. Sorry I couldn't make it. Give me a shout-out, I was looking forward to meeting loiseau.

By: Shepherd

Shepherd — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:06:53 -0800

I'm a new MeFi and live in Sherbrooke (the town, not the street) so I won't be able to make it for 18h00 for sure. I'll keep looking for meetups, though, and try to make the next one...

By: CKmtl

CKmtl — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:03:01 -0800

I'm going to have to pass on this one. Feeling like I'm coming down with the flu or something, and I don't want to be the epidemiological Patient 0 for a meetup outbreak. Maybe next time.

I'm looking forward to the pictures though.

By: bru

bru — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:41:29 -0800

I'll be there around 5:30 with a Mefi logo on the table.

It's a 3mn walk from métro Laurier, St-Joseph exit, just South of Gilford.

By: exquisite_deluxe

exquisite_deluxe — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:02:55 -0800

I'll be there around 6:30! See y'all soon!

By: loiseau

loiseau — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:53:42 -0800

furtive: My grandfather, a maker of violins and pierogies passed away yesterday. I'm afraid I'll be in Edmonton on the 29th. Sorry I couldn't make it. Give me a shout-out, I was looking forward to meeting loiseau.

Furtive, I'm so sorry about your grandpa.

Don't worry, you'll get a chance to punch me in the face for the stupid things I've said at the next meetup.

By: mikel

mikel — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:30:48 -0800

Damn - I don't think I'm going to be able to make it. I'm still going to try, but we have some last-minute unanticipated houseguests that have arrived in town...

By: racingjs

racingjs — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:29:56 -0800

Thanks to everyone who showed up (6!), I had a great evening.

By: exquisite_deluxe

exquisite_deluxe — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:41:54 -0800

It was great meeting a half dozen of y'all! I'll try to get some pics up once my internet stops being stubbornly slow.

By: zadcat

zadcat — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:55:01 -0800

Couple of photos up.

By: loiseau

loiseau — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 13:29:43 -0800

It was delightful to meet you all!

By: bru

bru — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:44:53 -0800

That was fun.

Everybody looked exactly like their Mefi name. :-)

Thanks for the pictures.