July 26, 2005

11:34 AM

Is there any interest in a Maine (or perhaps "Northern New England) meetup in Portland sometime in September?
posted by anastasiav to MetaFilter gatherings at 11:34 AM (32 comments total)

Yes. Portsmouth could be nice, too (for the Beaners).
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 11:49 AM on July 26, 2005

Yes, though Portsmouth is closer by about two hours for me. Late September is better for me.
posted by jessamyn at 11:55 AM on July 26, 2005

for the Beaners

I was thinking that Friendly Toast in Portsmouth might be good if we needed to move South a bit, although there are a bunch of us in Portland.

I don't get what "for the Beaners" means, though... ??
posted by anastasiav at 11:55 AM on July 26, 2005

"for the Beaners" --> for those of us from Beantown.
posted by darsh at 11:59 AM on July 26, 2005

Bostonians, anastasiav.

And you guys misinterpreted my Peaks Island remark in the other thread - I wasn't just on Peaks, a friend of ours was.

That said, the wife and I do enjoy going to both Portsmouth and Portland, so we'll keep it in mind if something does take place.
posted by yhbc at 12:02 PM on July 26, 2005

Keep moving it south, to, say, Hartford, and I'm in.
posted by Plutor at 12:06 PM on July 26, 2005

I'm in for Maine or New Hampshire. Probably not Connecticut.
posted by selfnoise at 12:22 PM on July 26, 2005

Is there any interest in a Maine (or perhaps "Northern New England) meetup in Portland...

Then why the Friendly Toast? If I'm going to a Maine meetup, there better be sombreros. Can some place in Portsmouth give me the Allen's and milk that I need to feel like a Mainer?
posted by Mayor Curley at 1:34 PM on July 26, 2005

If it was in Portland, and someplace I liked (i.e. within stumbling distance of the ferry terminal), I'd probably show up. I'm unbelievably lazy though, so I don't think even I would count on me.

Also, yhbc: Tell everyone you know to stay the hell off my island. And if they were here for Reggae Sunday, that goes double. :-)
posted by rusty at 1:43 PM on July 26, 2005

Or, beaners could mean these Beans of Maine, or even these! ;-)
posted by ericb at 2:21 PM on July 26, 2005

If it was in Portland, and someplace I liked

How about Portland Flatbread Company? I'd like to avoid the usual bars (Gritty's, Dewey's, etc) if possible....
posted by anastasiav at 3:21 PM on July 26, 2005

Mmm... tasty pizza. I'm fine with that.
posted by selfnoise at 3:46 PM on July 26, 2005

Can some place in Portsmouth give me the Allen's and milk that I need to feel like a Mainer?

No, thank God. There's a Flatbread company in Portsmouth as well. And Redhook fits for larger parties. Downtown there are plenty of good options out on The Decks.
posted by yerfatma at 6:27 AM on July 27, 2005

anastasiav: If it was at Flatbread, I'd definitely go. That would be a great place for it. I am a hopeless flatbread junkie. :-)
posted by rusty at 6:48 AM on July 27, 2005

Always looking for a good reason to head north - I'd love to try to make it in later September.
posted by soplerfo at 7:43 AM on July 27, 2005

Ok, I call a meetup:

Maine Metafilter Meetup
(people from other places welcome, too!)


Saturday, September 17th
5pm
Portland Flatbread Company
72 Commercial Street
Portland Maine

Mark your calendars and tell your friends!
posted by anastasiav at 8:47 AM on July 27, 2005

I'm iffy at this point -- I may be starting my vacation that day, but if I'm still around, I'll be there.
posted by JanetLand at 8:53 AM on July 27, 2005

I'm in!
posted by machaus at 10:09 AM on July 27, 2005

I 'll be there, and we should ask them to stock the Allen's coffee brandy so the Mayor can come. Rusty, just shoot them - that's why it's called tourist season.

I'd be okay with Portsmouth, as well. Excellent idea; thanks, Anastasia!
posted by theora55 at 10:17 AM on July 27, 2005

The 17th is the day after my wedding. So I probably won't come anyway. But I'll think about you all, Mainers.
posted by Mayor Curley at 11:06 AM on July 27, 2005

But I'll think about you all, Mainers

I thought they were called Maniacs.
posted by soplerfo at 12:40 PM on July 27, 2005

I thought they were called Maniacs.

Only for tourists.
posted by Mayor Curley at 12:49 PM on July 27, 2005

Wrote the date on my calender. I'll be there barring the Great Munjoy Hill fire of 2005.
posted by selfnoise at 12:55 PM on July 27, 2005

I'll be in Indiana, but will also be thinking fond Mainly thoughts.
posted by jessamyn at 12:57 PM on July 27, 2005

I've entered it in my datebook. Very pleased!

I can be the requisite noob at whom pizza crusts are hurled.
posted by Elsa at 1:13 PM on July 27, 2005

I'll be in Indiana, but will also be thinking fond Mainly thoughts.

Ah, crap, Jess, I'm sorry. Rats.
posted by anastasiav at 3:13 PM on July 27, 2005

Wish I could go - my folks have a place on Sebago in Naples that I am missing desperately right now....ayuh.
posted by tristeza at 4:09 PM on July 27, 2005

It's a wee bit too far in advance for us to make definite plans, but Robocop and I are interested. I'm from Maine and enjoy dragging him up there whenever we have a good excuse (especially if it doesn't involve the requisite family visits).
posted by banjo_and_the_pork at 7:02 PM on July 27, 2005

I'm in Portsmouth -- if I'm free the 17th I'll go up to Portland. I always like a good excuse to go up there.

For future discussions, though, I wouldn't choose the decks in Portsmouth for a meetup. They're way too crowded, and too tightly seated, for an amorphous number of people to gather. There are plenty of other good spots, though.
posted by Miko at 7:39 AM on July 28, 2005

theora55: That's a good idea. I think I'll be needing more ammo though...
posted by rusty at 9:33 AM on July 28, 2005

Miko, you're not trying hard enough. You just have to push and shove a bit and stare at encroachers. Plus you're not stuck at one place.

Having reviewed the comments, I suppose I'll be travelling back from the lousy Mayor's wedding and am out as well. Damn your worthless hide.
posted by yerfatma at 2:09 PM on July 28, 2005

You just have to push and shove a bit and stare at encroachers

Yeah -- I have too much pent-up hostility inside me to mess with that stuff. That's why I like the mellow places.
posted by Miko at 8:34 PM on July 28, 2005