NYC Meetup

May 21, 2004 12:15 PM

Speaking of meetups, is the NYC International MeFi Meetup still on? Or at least a tri-state?
posted by adampsyche to MetaFilter Gatherings at 12:15 PM (47 comments total)

yup! sgt. serenity's in town already, and i_cola's on his way...

Let's pick a day (next Fri or Sat?) and place with a garden or backarea.
posted by amberglow at 12:37 PM on May 21, 2004

I'm for Saturday. Don't know many places to meet, tho.
posted by adampsyche at 1:31 PM on May 21, 2004

This is a good time of year for the Astoria beer garden.
posted by muckster at 2:55 PM on May 21, 2004

yes , i'm here and looking forward to the meetup , amber has already proved an excellent host,the beer garden sounds fine to me.
posted by sgt.serenity at 3:04 PM on May 21, 2004

I'm there...well I'm in West Hollywood *now* but I will be there. Wherever there is. And whenever.

Astoria? Hmmm...maybe something a bit more USian?!?
posted by i_cola at 4:58 PM on May 21, 2004

maybe we should stick to manhattan? (i get a nosebleed if i leave the island) ; >
posted by amberglow at 5:20 PM on May 21, 2004

Oooo, yes, do it next weekend and I can maybe come too.

(Don't you need passports for Queens?)
posted by CunningLinguist at 4:27 AM on May 22, 2004

That's even more discriminatory than banning gay marriage...(",)
posted by dash_slot- at 4:46 AM on May 22, 2004

I was thinking of the out of towners, she says virtuously. They'll get lost on the subway. It has absolutely nothing whatever to do with any selfish desire of my own to avoid the subway to Queens. Nope. None.
posted by CunningLinguist at 4:54 AM on May 22, 2004

Start the festivities Saturday afternoon and I can make it, but otherwise I have to be at JFK by 6 PM. Heck, you can send me off to LAX all liquored up, maybe steal my luggage....what an opportunity folks!
posted by lilboo at 5:55 AM on May 22, 2004

Cunning, see if you can bring Washingtonienne too. : >

Why don't we say Sat. starting at 3 or 4?
posted by amberglow at 6:25 AM on May 22, 2004

Sat. starting at 3 or 4

I like your style ;-) I say 'Yay!' Now get a venue!
posted by i_cola at 10:01 AM on May 22, 2004

someone pick one from the older thread, with a backyard/patio/outdoor space.
posted by amberglow at 10:13 AM on May 22, 2004

The Manhattan snobbery must stop!!1! The beer garden is only a few stops past Lex on the N or W, and it's a nice scenic ride for out-of-towners. Czech beer at Queens prices, killer grilled sausages, and plenty of outdoor space--certainly better than that generic pub we dragged Matt to? Can I get a hell yeah from Vidiot or jonmc?
posted by muckster at 10:26 AM on May 22, 2004

I vote dba. Looks good, lots of other bar/food places nearby if we want to crawl & I know the area. And it serves cider which my friend demands.
posted by i_cola at 10:51 AM on May 22, 2004

dba sounds good, and it's not hard to get to, for you furriners : >
posted by amberglow at 11:13 AM on May 22, 2004

Hell, yeaaah! Beer Garden!
posted by jonmc at 12:38 PM on May 22, 2004

we'll have to fight for it, then--us manhattan folks and visitors and foreigners vs. the astoria crew....astoria crew, you've been served!! ; >
posted by amberglow at 12:52 PM on May 22, 2004

Abstinants only carry a .25 of a vote ;-)
posted by i_cola at 12:52 PM on May 22, 2004

Actually, as the person who will have travelled the furthest to be there (approx. 22,250 miles), I demand the casting vote!
posted by i_cola at 1:03 PM on May 22, 2004

Actually, as the person who will have travelled the furthest to be there (approx. 22,250 miles), I demand the casting vote!

The longest distance between any two points on Earth is no more than about 12,000 miles. Have you considered a shorter route?
posted by vacapinta at 1:27 PM on May 22, 2004

I went the long way round from the UK via Australia ;-)
posted by i_cola at 1:28 PM on May 22, 2004

vaca, you coming?
posted by amberglow at 1:31 PM on May 22, 2004

In the interests of centrality, dba sounds good.
posted by adampsyche at 1:48 PM on May 22, 2004

i'm down. dba has a webcam, so someone not present (or a computer on autopilot) should get some screen captures of that cam, to be later used for some sort of arcane meetup archive purposes.
posted by bingo at 11:56 PM on May 22, 2004

What remarkable timing - I'm a Seattleite visiting the East Coast for a couple weeks, and I'll be in Brooklyn the weekend of the NYC meetup. Excellent! I'll stop by and say hello.
posted by Mars Saxman at 8:16 AM on May 23, 2004

If anyone is interested, the monkeys are also having a meetup in NYC the week after, beginning at the Metropolitiltan Museum of Art, and we would like extend the invitation.
posted by jb at 9:51 AM on May 23, 2004

anyone wearing a kilt to the meetup gets the casting vote!
I vote for dba sat afternoon.
oh aye and please invite the monkeys !
I'll go to 3wa and invite some of the troops from there as well.
posted by sgt.serenity at 10:17 AM on May 23, 2004

also, there's a streetfair on 3rd bet. 6th and 14th sts that day, so anyone want to bop up and down it pre-meetup, weather permitting?

sgt, have you been to one yet? you shouldn't miss the opportunity to buy cheap socks, housewares, peruvian sweaters, and greasy food. : >
posted by amberglow at 10:28 AM on May 23, 2004

I hope some monkeys can come this week (there are a few living in NYC); unfortunately I am in Connecticut, and can't afford to come both times (student budget - also essays to finish). But I hope you all have fun, and kilts are very comfortable.
posted by jb at 10:30 AM on May 23, 2004

I will be there. amberglow, the pre-meetup sounds interesting.
posted by MzB at 7:05 PM on May 23, 2004

anyone able to email astruc about this meet ?
i cant log into 3wa ...

have you eaten those oatcakes i gave you amber ?
posted by sgt.serenity at 7:19 PM on May 23, 2004

Wait, is it for May 29 or June 5?
posted by naxosaxur at 7:22 PM on May 23, 2004

its for this saturday ....
posted by sgt.serenity at 8:32 AM on May 24, 2004

anyone able to email astruc about this meet ?

I'll be there, thanks sgt.! What time?
posted by astruc at 9:38 AM on May 24, 2004

Street Fair sounds cool...I'll give you a ring amber.

See you all on Sat.
posted by i_cola at 9:49 AM on May 24, 2004

Can't make it, dammit. Take pictures.
posted by languagehat at 5:59 PM on May 24, 2004

votes for 3 or 4 ?

peruvianjumperfilter.
posted by sgt.serenity at 7:18 PM on May 24, 2004

No languagehat?!? Noooooooooooo!

Any chance of cocktails before Monday (31st) eve?
posted by i_cola at 8:35 PM on May 24, 2004

So, just to verify that I have all the details straight: Saturday, May 29, starting between 3 and 4 PM, at dba, on 41 1st avenue in Manhattan?
posted by Mars Saxman at 2:30 PM on May 25, 2004

yup, and street fair beforehand, if you want....the weather's looking good, too, so far (mid 70s).
posted by amberglow at 2:31 PM on May 25, 2004

i suggest we all come in peruvian jumpers.
posted by sgt.serenity at 4:27 PM on May 25, 2004

peruvian sweaters--and kilts? ; >
posted by amberglow at 4:43 PM on May 25, 2004

As I live 3 blocks away, I have no excuse to skip this time. I and my patron will be there.
posted by palegirl at 9:37 AM on May 26, 2004

So will you guys be staying at dba all afternoon and evening? Because I'm driving up and probably won't get there til later....what's the time frame on this shindig?
posted by CunningLinguist at 8:04 AM on May 27, 2004

your patron ?
posted by sgt.serenity at 9:50 AM on May 27, 2004

I'll give you the full story tomorrow at dba.
posted by palegirl at 1:16 PM on May 28, 2004