Comments on: Global meetup day!

Global meetup day!

Ufez Jones — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 08:04:37 -0800

T-minus-one week until the MetaFilter Meetup. Let's have one reference thread where we can post solely the City, Location and Time. I would save discussion for e-mail or something like this. Meetup still, to my knowledge, hasn't changed any of the suggested locations due to requests or "here's where we're going to meet, whether you like it or not"s. Amid the confusion (1,2), we need clarity. This will hopefully also be good enough for Matt to post to the sidebar for the non-MeTa people. I'll start, and remember, nice, simple, and clean...

By: Ufez Jones

Ufez Jones — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 08:05:33 -0800

Dallas

Ben's Half Yard House

8:00

By: kirkaracha

kirkaracha — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 08:49:13 -0800

San Francisco

Frjtz, 579 Hayes Street/Laguna [MapBlast map]

8:00 p.m.

By: MrMoonPie

MrMoonPie — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 09:48:39 -0800

DC

KramerBooks, 1517 Connecticut Ave NW, Dupont Circle [map]

8:00 pm

(I'll be getting liquored up here starting around 6:30, if anyone wants to get an earlier start)

By: adampsyche

adampsyche — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 11:20:57 -0800

Manhattan: is the final word Double Happiness?

By: eyeballkid

eyeballkid — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 11:25:01 -0800

Los Angeles:

So confused. Anybody even consider something beside the meetup places?

By: willnot

willnot — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 11:29:46 -0800

Anybody even consider something beside the meetup places?

Don't you dare. I've been looking forward to getting a Happy Meal for like 3 weeks now!!!

By: Kafkaesque

Kafkaesque — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 11:35:50 -0800

Los Angeles:

No idea. I say we go back to Santa Monica. That place was quite nice.

By: eyeballkid

eyeballkid — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 12:04:10 -0800

okay, will, kafka, think we can rally the troops by next week and get them to the last meeting place?

By: GriffX

GriffX — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 12:22:39 -0800

MrMoonPie - Sounds good here!

By: jonmc

jonmc — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 12:48:20 -0800

Manhattan: is the final word Double Happiness?

If it's fine with everybody else, it's fine with me, let's just decide and say so, i've already arranged my work schedule.

By: witchstone

witchstone — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 13:21:54 -0800

Manhattan

Double Happiness, 174 Mott St.

someone had to do it

By: adampsyche

adampsyche — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 13:37:03 -0800

Thank you!

By: brittney

brittney — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 13:52:00 -0800

*pouts*

By: goneill

goneill — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 15:05:30 -0800

Bless you witchstone. Bless you.

By: evanizer

evanizer — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 16:01:20 -0800

MANHATTAN

Sigh. I hate bars. But I reluctantly accept, having no other viable options. Thanks for stepping up and being the man for us, witchstone. I'll make up an invitation with the specifics and send it to all the people who were on the list for the last Manhattan gathering.

By: metrocake

metrocake — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 16:07:12 -0800

Mr. Izer, sir -- might want to include the folks on the "meetup" list, as well. I'm *sure* the two lists greatly overlap, but just in case...

If ya need help, let me know!

By: signal

signal — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 16:32:18 -0800

Does T-minus-one week mean next Tuesday?

By: i_cola

i_cola — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 16:33:49 -0800

London?!

By: Smart Dalek

Smart Dalek — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 19:30:35 -0800

How does work out for us newbies? Is there a moratorium in effect until the next meetup, or do you have some arcane MeFi hazing ritual for just such an occasion?

By: i_cola

i_cola — Wed, 31 Jul 2002 02:54:10 -0800

jonmc comes round with the mayo jar &c...

By: witchstone

witchstone — Wed, 31 Jul 2002 06:34:00 -0800

so far it looks like we have:

Dallas
D.C.
Los Angeles
Manhattan
San Francisco

any other groups getting together? we'll have to put together a MeFi photo album. i say "we" meaning "somebody other than me."

By: Ufez Jones

Ufez Jones — Wed, 31 Jul 2002 06:36:58 -0800

We've got plans for a digital camera at the Dallas meet. Bonus gold stars for any group that sets up a webcam!

By: dash_slot-

dash_slot- — Wed, 31 Jul 2002 07:35:12 -0800

LONDON:

Well, I'd prefer Oxford, but that didn't work out last time, so... any suggestions?

i_cola, where are you?

By: ODiV

ODiV — Wed, 31 Jul 2002 08:58:50 -0800

I can't make it anywhere in a week, but I'm going to be in Montreal for Sept and Oct. Any Montreal or Ottawa Mefiosos want to get together?

By: i_cola

i_cola — Thu, 01 Aug 2002 06:13:02 -0800

LONDON:

dash_slot: Brighton ;-)

I didn't sign up originally 'cos I thought I'd be otherwise engaged but now I'm not.

We're looking at the West End I s'pose...food?...outside?...on the river?

Random pub suggestion: 3 Kings (?) at Clerkenwell Green. Random food suggestion: Little Bay, off Kilburn High Road. Random number suggestion: 483337

By: RakDaddy

RakDaddy — Fri, 02 Aug 2002 09:25:14 -0800

LOS ANGELES I wasn't at the last meetup, but I'm all for wherever it was everyone met last time in Santa Monica. Citywalk??? F that.

Kafkaesque, do you remember where it was in Santa Monica? I live there, so I have a few suggestions:

For Main Street, I'm all for Food & Beer, which would mean O'Briens, the Library, or Finn McCool's (a nice pub with an unfortunately stupid name). I like all three, it might a little tough to get a table for all of us at the Library. If we want to go a little more south, into Venice itself, there's the Whaler on Washington. They have a great deck overlooking the ocean.

For the Promenade and environs, there's always Ye Olde King's Head. Good stuff on tap, and a pretty good atmosphere. There's also Swingers over on Lincoln if we want to visit the hipster Denny's. Hell, there's all kinds of places around 3rd.

There's another O'Briens up on Wilshire and 23rd. Better than Sonny McLanes farther up the street.

All right, LA MeFites...let's talk amongst ourselves, as it has been decided that Meetup's suggestion (Citywalk??? sucks ass.

By: Kafkaesque

Kafkaesque — Fri, 02 Aug 2002 09:42:32 -0800

The one with the deck sounds good, RakDaddy. Of course, we're going to have to come to a concensus purty soon.

By: eyeballkid

eyeballkid — Fri, 02 Aug 2002 09:45:24 -0800

Renee's Courtyard Cafe (Map)
522 Wilshire Blvd (at 5th St)
Santa Monica, CA

That was the place in Santa Monica. It's right off of 5th at Wilshire so there's parking all up and down the Promenade. The weather's nice there these days (unlike CityWalk which is in the Valley where it's hotter than fried ass). The place was very cool. Little bar with a lot of space. waxpancake hooked up a little room for us, which probably won't be needed on a Tuesday night. I'm up for anywhere else in SM.

By: eyeballkid

eyeballkid — Fri, 02 Aug 2002 09:46:35 -0800

I suppose we can hunt down email addresses and try to work something out. We've got the weekend to try and hook it up. It's not that many people.

By: Kafkaesque

Kafkaesque — Fri, 02 Aug 2002 09:51:43 -0800

just as long as Bingo doesn't make me wear a dress.

By: eyeballkid

eyeballkid — Fri, 02 Aug 2002 10:24:28 -0800

dude, it's not that bad. he chose a nice one for me last time.

By: RakDaddy

RakDaddy — Fri, 02 Aug 2002 11:43:43 -0800

I've never been to Renee's, but I've heard good things about it. Plus it's within staggering distance from home. I'm in. And things are slow right now, so I'd have no problems pulling down addresses from people on Meetup and telling 'em.

And, hell. Which dress am I going to wear now?

By: Kafkaesque

Kafkaesque — Fri, 02 Aug 2002 12:05:34 -0800

That tight little red number. I love you in that.

By: RakDaddy

RakDaddy — Fri, 02 Aug 2002 12:14:12 -0800

All right, Kafkaesque. But only for you.

So, should we just make an executive decision and declare Renee's is the place?

By: eyeballkid

eyeballkid — Fri, 02 Aug 2002 12:45:59 -0800

hell, if not, i'm going there anyway. hate. city. walk.

By: Kafkaesque

Kafkaesque — Fri, 02 Aug 2002 13:00:39 -0800

Why the hell not?

By: RakDaddy

RakDaddy — Fri, 02 Aug 2002 14:18:51 -0800

It's settled then. Citywalk can go hang. We're going to Renee's. And I'm wearing that tight little red number. Better go shave my legs...

I'll update my comment on Meetup and dig up email for everyone who's on the list. Sound good?

By: Kafkaesque

Kafkaesque — Fri, 02 Aug 2002 14:27:35 -0800

You are the dog now, man!

*shit, I think I screwed that up.*

By: RakDaddy

RakDaddy — Fri, 02 Aug 2002 14:33:08 -0800

LOS ANGELES

For those of you following at home, we are staging a coup and overthrowing Meetup's oppressive (and incredibly) ass venue. We will now be meeting at

Renee's Courtyard Cafe, 522 Wilshire Blvd (at 5th St) Santa Monica, CA. Same time, same date. Better venue.

And I'm pretty sure it's "You're the man now, dog!" But whatever.

By: ColdChef

ColdChef — Fri, 02 Aug 2002 14:41:42 -0800

I'll be the one in the guyabera shirt and the sombrero. Just come up and throw your arms around me and give me one of them European two cheek kiss things.

By: dash_slot-

dash_slot- — Fri, 02 Aug 2002 19:25:16 -0800

LONDON:
Actually, i_cola, I may be visiting friends in Forest Row [it's about 25 miles from Brighton...] around that time [Tuesday]: possible meet up there? We seem to be the only MeFites in England responding in this thread.... send me an email!