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Balloon Juice meet up success!

by DougJ|  November 14, 201110:09 am| 57 Comments

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That was a lot of fun yesterday, quite a turn out, I think we had about 20-25 people there.

Thanks a lot to everyone who came and does anyone have any pictures?

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  1. 1.

    Alexandra

    November 14, 2011 at 10:16 am

    Jealous. That cold beer is still waiting for you here in South Kensington, DougJ!

  2. 2.

    chopper

    November 14, 2011 at 10:16 am

    DavidNYC took some pics.

  3. 3.

    Amir Khalid

    November 14, 2011 at 10:19 am

    If only you guys would organize a BJ get-together in Kuala Lumpur.

  4. 4.

    geg6

    November 14, 2011 at 10:24 am

    You know, I’m kinda right in between you and Cole, DougJ. Geographical location-wise, that is.

    And Tim F. is minutes away.

    Pittsburgh would be a good place for a meetup, ya know. ;-D

  5. 5.

    Linda Featheringill

    November 14, 2011 at 10:26 am

    @Amir Khalid:

    If only you guys would organize a BJ get-together in Kuala Lumpur.

    In the deep winter, perhaps. Might be a nice change. ;-)

  6. 6.

    gogol's wife

    November 14, 2011 at 10:28 am

    I don’t know, I think my head would explode if I walked into a bar full of BJ-ers. What if m_c were there? It would be weird.

  7. 7.

    Josie

    November 14, 2011 at 10:32 am

    South Texas would be nice in the winter, also too.

  8. 8.

    Belafon (formerly anonevent)

    November 14, 2011 at 10:32 am

    OT: The Supreme Court is going to take on the health care law this session.

  9. 9.

    jeff

    November 14, 2011 at 10:35 am

    We’re you civil to one another? I nearly dropped by but I hurt my ankle. Next time.

  10. 10.

    Spaghetti Lee

    November 14, 2011 at 10:36 am

    If you ever have one within walking distance of downtown Columbia, Missouri, I am so there.

  11. 11.

    burnspbesq

    November 14, 2011 at 10:36 am

    @Belafon (formerly anonevent):

    http://www.scotusblog.com/2011/11/court-sets-5-12-hour-hearing-on-health-care/#more-131850

  12. 12.

    cleek

    November 14, 2011 at 10:39 am

    if i was to attend a meatspace BJ, would i have to bring a bunch of pie tins to put over the faces of people i didn’t want to listen to?

  13. 13.

    Bill E Pilgrim

    November 14, 2011 at 10:40 am

    I can’t figure out which thread this would go in so OT but this is pure brilliance, as usual.

    The jokes that seem so obvious as to be inevitable yet no one else thought of are often a hallmark of genius.

  14. 14.

    gogol's wife

    November 14, 2011 at 10:44 am

    @cleek:

    I guess that was what I was trying to say, much less wittily, in #6.

  15. 15.

    handsmile

    November 14, 2011 at 10:48 am

    [I’m re-posting this from last night (“See you in a bit” thread), because appreciation is always worth repeating.]

    First of all, many thanks to Doug for proposing this gathering during his visit to New York City. It was a welcome initiative. I do suspect, however, that a career as a stunt double for Patrick Kennedy will not be as rewarding or successful for him as the one he now practices.

    Second of all, what an impressive group of characters! It was a delight to be among the corporeal presences (rather than the virtual) of such thoughtful and engaging people.

    I am sorry only that due to the large number of attendees and the ever-lengthening table necessary to accommodate us all, I did not get a chance to converse with more of you. I very much enjoyed wide-ranging discussions with: celiadexter, chopper, davenyc, jgabriel, johannes, nicole, purplegirl, sfinny, and will. A true pleasure to have met each of you.

    I’d surely recommend, if at all possible, that clusters of Balloon Juicers in other areas arrange similar occasions. Good company, good conversation, good food and drink is a combination always to be savored.

  16. 16.

    Bill E Pilgrim

    November 14, 2011 at 10:51 am

    I would have enjoyed it just to watch people poking at each other trying to find the “reply” button.

  17. 17.

    Villago Delenda Est

    November 14, 2011 at 10:53 am

    @Bill E Pilgrim:

    Actually, some posters have mentioned the phenomenon of “Not Mitt Romney” moving from host to host on this very blog.

    Tom may have gotten the idea from here, but he’s illustrated it very, very well.

    The last panel however needs to be seen, however. Because it is beyond brilliant.

  18. 18.

    Bill E Pilgrim

    November 14, 2011 at 11:06 am

    @Villago Delenda Est: Yeah all that seemed a fairly widespread meme, it was really the twist in the last panel that I meant. Plus just the whole thing, great drawings with the lines and so on.

    PS: Regarding the “did he get it from here” idea, you know I used to wonder about things like that once in a while and then ideas have this uncanny way of springing up independently all over the place. If you ever read those collections of Slate cartoons (I never go near the place now but I used to sometimes) it was truly amazing how many cartoonists came up with exactly the same idea in the same week, a particular twist on things, and there’s no way they all consulted about it.

  19. 19.

    Bill E Pilgrim

    November 14, 2011 at 11:12 am

    @Bill E Pilgrim: D’oh. “…and then realized that ideas have this uncanny way…”. Ran out of edit time.

  20. 20.

    Julia Grey

    November 14, 2011 at 11:14 am

    it was truly amazing how many cartoonists came up with exactly the same idea in the same week, a particular twist on things, and there’s no way they all consulted about it.

    Yeah, like they’d give away their ideas to each other!

  21. 21.

    geg6

    November 14, 2011 at 11:22 am

    @Bill E Pilgrim:

    Heh.

    And where might I deliver your internets, sir?

  22. 22.

    Cuppa Cabana

    November 14, 2011 at 11:22 am

    Please schedule the next Gotham meet-up so it does not conflict with a televised local sports competition. (Well, it’s okay if it conflicts with the Knicks, Mets, Nets, Islanders, Jets, Liberty, or Staten Island Yankees.)

    Thank you.

  23. 23.

    bodacious

    November 14, 2011 at 11:23 am

    My suggestion would be a meet-up at a Dog Park that allows beer!!! Specifically, something near Portland OR. Unfortunately, they just cleared out Occupy Portland yesterday, so scratch that off the list.

  24. 24.

    PurpleGirl

    November 14, 2011 at 11:24 am

    I posted a version of this in the earlier “See you in a bit” thread.

    It was nice to meet everyone. I enjoyed the afternoon/evening a lot.

    And we did keep adding tables as more people arrived. Eventually we had the back room to ourselves.

    We should do it again — but have a reservation under someone’s name, so the host/hostess can be forewarned.

  25. 25.

    kindness

    November 14, 2011 at 11:26 am

    @PurpleGirl: Oh, you mean getting everyone 86’d ahead of time?

  26. 26.

    PurpleGirl

    November 14, 2011 at 11:27 am

    WordPress won’t let me edit my post, so:

    Next time we should try “musical chairs” and change seats every, say half-hour, so we get to talk to other people.

  27. 27.

    Bill E Pilgrim

    November 14, 2011 at 11:27 am

    Ah I know that back room well. Nice.

  28. 28.

    PurpleGirl

    November 14, 2011 at 11:29 am

    @kindness: No. Actually it took a little time for everyone to form one group. There could have been a couple of different table groups.

    ETA: One nice thing about a place like Walker’s is that they have multiple rooms and can give a large group the back space and keep adding people to the group.

  29. 29.

    Villago Delenda Est

    November 14, 2011 at 11:39 am

    @PurpleGirl:

    WP seems to have an issue with the editing of posts you own IF the numerical designation of the post changes due to a post held in moderation being released. It can’t handle the new numerical designation of the post, so says it doesn’t belong to you.

    It’s an annoying little bug, I doubt if the original coder saw it coming, but I wish they’d address it so that WP isn’t so obtuse about who owns what as far as posts are concerned.

  30. 30.

    Samara Morgan

    November 14, 2011 at 11:52 am

    @gogol’s wife: yes, you would be defenseless against me without cleek’s information cocoon pie filter.

  31. 31.

    scav

    November 14, 2011 at 11:54 am

    loko, first work on convincing the pie-tins to take you seriously and then delude yourself about the vulnerability of the rest of us.

  32. 32.

    scav

    November 14, 2011 at 11:59 am

    @scav: yes, I guess what I’m saying is the pie tins are laughing.

  33. 33.

    Samara Morgan

    November 14, 2011 at 12:00 pm

    @cleek: Sufi killer mind rays are not deflected by pie tins in meatspace.
    ;)

  34. 34.

    Samara Morgan

    November 14, 2011 at 12:06 pm

    @scav: if you weren’t vulnerable you wouldn’t need an information cocoon a pie filter.

  35. 35.

    PurpleGirl

    November 14, 2011 at 12:07 pm

    @Villago Delenda Est: ah. I’ve wondered what that problem was. Thanks for explaining it.

  36. 36.

    pragmatism

    November 14, 2011 at 12:19 pm

    what does the merch table look like on the dougj tour 2011?

  37. 37.

    Will

    November 14, 2011 at 12:27 pm

    @handsmile:

    Seconded! It was a wonderful, fun time, and just a delight to meet everyone and have some of the best conversations in awhile. A really diverse, fascinating, highly intelligent and friendly group of people.

  38. 38.

    Hill Dweller

    November 14, 2011 at 12:36 pm

    It looks like Newt is the next Mitt Romney.

  39. 39.

    Hill Dweller

    November 14, 2011 at 12:37 pm

    ^^^^That should say Newt is the next Not-Mitt Romney.

  40. 40.

    Ben Cisco

    November 14, 2011 at 12:58 pm

    @Hill Dweller: Holy cow, David Fucking Brooks got one right!
    __

    “I wouldn’t let that guy run a 7-Eleven, let alone a country.”

  41. 41.

    comrade scott's agenda of rage

    November 14, 2011 at 1:07 pm

    @geg6:

    Church Brew Works. I’d fly in for that.

  42. 42.

    Paul in KY

    November 14, 2011 at 1:12 pm

    If we could get a meetup in the Cincinnatti area (or Luisville), count me in!

  43. 43.

    celiadexter

    November 14, 2011 at 1:12 pm

    Thanks to Doug for organizing this and to everyone who came — I don’t think I’ve ever been in a group that size without any idiots or assholes! Anyone interested in organizing a New Year’s party in NYC?

  44. 44.

    abo gato

    November 14, 2011 at 1:41 pm

    Josie is right, y’all ought to come to San Antonio to get away from your winter weather. We’re a party town and have lots of great food. Hell, if you’re going to come, I’ll cook you dinner.

  45. 45.

    schrodinger's cat

    November 14, 2011 at 2:13 pm

    So who does DougJ look like, Roger on Madmen or Patrick Kennedy?

  46. 46.

    geg6

    November 14, 2011 at 2:24 pm

    @comrade scott’s agenda of rage:

    That would be the perfect place. Love the Brew Works. Great food. Great beer. Everything a BJer could want.

  47. 47.

    schrodinger's cat

    November 14, 2011 at 3:04 pm

    @geg6:Do they have a rather large feline in their establishment too?

  48. 48.

    Jay in Oregon

    November 14, 2011 at 4:45 pm

    @geg6:

    You know, I’m kinda right in between you and Cole, DougJ.

    Hawt!

    In other news, Herman Cain is still a sexist ass:
    http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57324204-503544/herman-cain-manly-men-like-more-pizza-toppings/

    (He gets bonus asshole points for “I have had one very well known Muslim voice say to me directly that a majority of Muslims share the extremist views.” WTF?)

  49. 49.

    Ron

    November 14, 2011 at 8:15 pm

    @comrade scott’s agenda of rage: Man, I went to that place once when we lived in Butler, PA. Church Brew Works is da bomb. That is all.

  50. 50.

    Will

    November 14, 2011 at 8:52 pm

    @schrodinger’s cat:

    Kind of a cross between, actually.

  51. 51.

    handy

    November 14, 2011 at 9:00 pm

    @Will:

    I always picture him to be a long-haired DFH. Of course I used to always imagine John Cole sounded a bit like Walter Sobchak until that clip on Youtube revealed otherwise. Oh well. images shattered…

  52. 52.

    Ron

    November 14, 2011 at 9:02 pm

    @handy: There’s a Youtube clip of Cole?

  53. 53.

    handy

    November 14, 2011 at 9:04 pm

    @Ron:

    There’s a clip (for the life of me I can’t find now) of him off-camera asking Rosie if she wants to go on a walk.

  54. 54.

    suzanne

    November 14, 2011 at 9:26 pm

    So jealous.
    I’d love to have a Phoenix meetup.
    I’ll invite E.D. so FourLoko will stay away.

  55. 55.

    jayackroyd

    November 14, 2011 at 9:39 pm

    SOrry to be so late to this. I had a great time. Thanks so much, DougJ

  56. 56.

    Jay in Oregon

    November 14, 2011 at 9:41 pm

    @suzanne:
    She’d either stay away, or she’d be camped in one of the shrubs outside your house.

  57. 57.

    Samara Morgan

    November 15, 2011 at 5:44 am

    @Jay in Oregon: i would stay away.
    glibertarian organic brain disease is highly communicable.
    it is spread via the vector of kumbayah cooties.
    Cole, mixie and the Mastertroll all became infested, as well many other juicers.
    It was a mini-epidemic.

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