I dropped out, so don't even ask :)

May 14, 2010 1:51 PM

Next week, I shall be returning to my hometown of St. Louis, MO for schyler523's wedding. I will have one night, Wednesday the 19th, dedicated to non-wedding activities. River City MeFites? LET'S! MEET! UP!

McGurk's, 8PM. Mark your calendars.

posted by Afroblanco to MetaFilter Gatherings at 1:51 PM (21 comments total)

What is it with Bay Area Mefites visiting St. Louis for weddings? Weird.
posted by sambosambo at 3:20 PM on May 14, 2010 [1 favorite]

Love the title. ;)
posted by schyler523 at 6:45 PM on May 14, 2010

Arg! The KC MeFites and the STL Mefites had vague plans for a CoMo meetup sometime in the not-so-distant future. Would've been nice to do it next week so you could (maybe?) join us, if you felt like the two-hour drive was worth it (It is worth it, btw!). Next Wednesday is out for me, for sure, anyway.

Congrats schyler!
posted by chara at 9:24 PM on May 14, 2010

ah, if only Baby Oh Really hadn't totally sapped my will to be awake past 7pm* -- mcgurk's is like 5 min from my house (& where i got married!).

* i know it's past midnight now but i've already been asleep & woken up again tonight!!
posted by oh really at 10:12 PM on May 14, 2010

chara, make sure to make more concrete plans for a CoMo meetup soon, I'll totally be there. That's home base for my lady and I. Just don't make the meetup anytime before the first week in June, we'll be honeymooning.
posted by schyler523 at 7:01 AM on May 15, 2010

I'm not in the area, but congratulations, schyler523!
posted by runningwithscissors at 7:22 AM on May 15, 2010

I can't come! But congrats Schyler!
posted by The Whelk at 8:46 AM on May 15, 2010

Sweet. Having just come from two Bay area meetups I have a sort of traveling trophy (but I'm not sure it makes sense to send it home with you).
posted by Kid Charlemagne at 10:34 AM on May 15, 2010

Afroblanco, I just wanted to say, I love that you chose a place and time right off the bat. That definitely makes things easier! And schyler523, congratulations!
posted by limeonaire at 11:34 AM on May 15, 2010

I wish I could be there but my folks are coming in for graduation and I can't blow them off for friends from the interwebs.
posted by ChuraChura at 5:09 PM on May 15, 2010

Congrats, schuy.
posted by jonmc at 5:22 PM on May 15, 2010

Wish you could be there jon...

Someday I'll be able to convince Katy to come to NYC to visit you and Pips.
posted by schyler523 at 7:05 PM on May 15, 2010

Damn, we'll be out of town, leaving earlier in the day.

(wish us luck..we're taking the mother in laws to the Grand Canyon.)
posted by notsnot at 9:22 PM on May 15, 2010

I might be able to make it if schedule allows...can't wait to have a NoCoast meetup...should be awesome.
posted by schyler523 at 6:23 PM on May 16, 2010

We'll see if I can make it. Might have a 7:30 meeting for the Jazz Education Network Conference that starts the following morning. It would be nice to have a night out though...
posted by Kimothy at 8:35 PM on May 16, 2010

Oh come on, you started high school, right?
posted by sulaine at 7:16 PM on May 17, 2010

Nice to hear your reminiscences of StL. I would come out for a drink but, I manage to get back to town only once or twice a year and tomorrow won't be it.
posted by sulaine at 1:14 PM on May 18, 2010

Looks like I can make it! See you there.
posted by Kimothy at 4:48 PM on May 19, 2010

The real question if anyone is checking is if it is still going on? I have work for a half hour more but I'd be up for coming down.
posted by lizarrd at 8:27 PM on May 19, 2010

Bah. I'd really wanted to be there but Friday in SF my throat started getting itchy. By Sunday I was pretty sure I was going to die and, through the magic of pressurized cabins, I probably gave whatever I had to all how ever many people you can squeeze onto an AirBus despite my best efforts to the contrary. My ears popped about four hours after we landed.

I figured I'd be selfish and not share with you all.
posted by Kid Charlemagne at 1:37 AM on May 22, 2010

Considering my sleep schedule (or lack of sleep schedule) since Weds, I have to say I appreciate your selfishness, Kid Charlemagne. Any sickness would have been the last thing I could have dealt with. You were missed. I'll post photos soon.
posted by Kimothy at 6:52 AM on May 23, 2010