Dallas meetup April 2004

April 29, 2004 5:15 PM

Dallas MeFi Meetup
Where: The Old Monk
When: Tuesday, 4 April 7:00 (or whenever you can get there)
Who: Hopefully, at least six of us.
posted by Ufez Jones to MetaFilter gatherings at 5:15 PM (27 comments total)

Any questions or concerns can be sent to the e-mail in my profile. Come on, metroplex!
posted by Ufez Jones at 5:16 PM on April 29, 2004

April? Next year? Or do you have access to some sort of time travel device?
posted by ColdChef at 5:20 PM on April 29, 2004

Man, fuck me. It's been a very long work week. A little help, matt?
posted by Ufez Jones at 5:34 PM on April 29, 2004

In a place...
Where time has ceased to be...
One man...
Will make his stand...
posted by mr_crash_davis at 5:34 PM on April 29, 2004

I'd really like to go to a meet-up, but DFW is a little far for me. Any Austinites planning to drive up? Or could someday, perhaps, we have an Austin meet-up?
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 6:17 PM on April 29, 2004

FWIW, EB, if it makes the difference, you can crash at my place. I live alone, who cares? You just have to be out at 8-ish in the AM.
posted by Ufez Jones at 7:08 PM on April 29, 2004

I'm not familiar with this "8AM". Is this something I would need to be diurnal to understand?
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 7:20 PM on April 29, 2004

MetaFilter: Inviting strangers into your home, who may kill you in your sleep.
posted by ColdChef at 7:42 PM on April 29, 2004

woo, beer!

yeah, i'm in. see you kids tuesday.
posted by amandaudoff at 7:45 PM on April 29, 2004

It's a point of honor to me that I only kill people that are fully awake. Okay, sure, I prefer to sneak up on them from behind, but only when they're not asleep.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 7:52 PM on April 29, 2004

MetaFilter: Inviting strangers into your home, who may kill you in your sleep.

Someday I hope to coerce the CC to come up to Dallas just so I can get drunk, pass out, and then die by his hand.

But e-mail me if you're considering it, Eth Bli.
posted by Ufez Jones at 8:12 PM on April 29, 2004

And please post details that I can send to the proper authorities.
posted by weston at 8:25 PM on April 29, 2004

We're setting up a new colocated facility in Dallas.

It was scheduled for this weekend.

Today I got an email that said we're rescheduling for the last weekend in May.

I blame...ColdChef. Just because.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 8:59 PM on April 29, 2004

i was up at the old monk last week i believe, nice place. st. petes is good too, also angry dog. I would suggest a bar like the tini bar or the down bar, but i'm not old enough to drink. I'm also really socially inept so i doubt i would be at a meetup anyway.
posted by bob sarabia at 11:26 PM on April 29, 2004

I'm all for an Austin meetup, EB. I think the last word was the Saxon Pub to see a fellow mefite perform there, but I don't think we ever got past idle speculation... is it worth starting another meta thread about it, or do you think Dallas is close enough to pique the interest of Austinites?
posted by majcher at 1:45 AM on April 30, 2004

Majcher: there are a decent number of us, isn't there? I, myself, really can't go up to Dallas unless I hop a ride with someone else; and, even then, maybe not. (Thanks, Ufez, for the generous offer!) Are there many MeFites in San Antonio? It's such a big city, and close enough to Austin for a combined meetup. Anyway, I've been watching (as long as I've been lurking) for an Austin meetup and I've been puzzled why there hasn't been one.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 7:28 AM on April 30, 2004

There's no Austin meetup because no one wants their purse stolen.
posted by trondant at 7:51 AM on April 30, 2004

Well, we could just be on the lookout for any black people. And there'll be lots of photos taken, so we'll be covered. Go Community!
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 9:07 AM on April 30, 2004

Yeah, I'm in for the Old Monk. Bringing the digital camera and a sketchpad for writing obscene messages to people who aren't there. ;) Wish I'd thought to buy my metafilter shirt in time, but I'll be the short loud one, in black, drinking Killians and poking SMU boys with a stick.

As an aside, trondant...that's just wrong...but funny. ;)
posted by dejah420 at 9:29 AM on April 30, 2004

A very, very sharp stick, I hope.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 9:35 AM on April 30, 2004

I, myself, really can't go up to Dallas

Good lord, man. I meant, "maybe Dallas is close enough to Austin that Austin mefites will check this thread for Austin meetup info" - not, "hey gang, let's all drive to Dallas! road trip!" I see that my wording was confusing, though.

Anyway. Here's the meetup thread. I'll be at the Saxon Pub at the appointed time and date, to see these guys and have a shiner or three with whoever shows up.
posted by majcher at 9:56 AM on April 30, 2004

Oh my! My real meta-filter neighbors: Can't wait to see ya.

tini bar: If the owner is there, will we fit? Park is big guy, tall & brawny for having a tini bar.

bob sarabia: thought in Dallas, 16 & up could be in a bar until 9pm, no drinking tho.
posted by thomcatspike at 11:20 AM on April 30, 2004

bob...Ooops didn't read the full coment, guess you know since you have done it.
posted by thomcatspike at 11:22 AM on April 30, 2004

poking SMU boys with a stick
I'm in love...the one poking not the stick.
posted by thomcatspike at 11:34 AM on April 30, 2004

If the owner is there, will we fit?

place is pretty nice, cozy (read: fucking small) . although the last time i was in there they started showing old school animated porn and i got kind of freaked out.
posted by bob sarabia at 4:02 PM on April 30, 2004

dejah, thomcat & ufez, we'll shout out to you from the meetup with Matt in NYC if y'all don't forget us Noo Yawk monkeys....
posted by jonmc at 4:35 PM on April 30, 2004

You've got yourself a deal, Mr. Mc.
posted by Ufez Jones at 6:22 PM on April 30, 2004