Commenter randandsyrup would like to organize a Balloon Juice meet-up in San Diego. Here’s his suggestion and contact info:
Proposed San Diego meetup:
Saturday 4/20 (just a coincidence) at the Duck Dive in Pacific Beach. Thinking sometime in the evening (6 or 7 start time?). We will have a reserved space. Food is pretty darn good there. Also, my wife is having an event during the evening that is sponsored by a well known vodka to help defray drink costs.
Can email me at my username at g mail dot com with questions, suggestions, etc. Looking forward to seeing y’all in meatspace.
Just Some Fuckhead
ranchandsyrup?
Gin & Tonic
@Just Some Fuckhead: No, the libertarian cousin.
Just Some Fuckhead
@Gin & Tonic: That aynt right!
PeakVT
@Gin & Tonic: He goes by randandsizzurp.
Heads Up
TBogg lives in PB. Somebody invite him.
jenn
Too bad I’m not a left-coaster, sounds like fun!
Just Some Fuckhead
@jenn: Where you be staying at girl? We can have our own private meetup.
White Trash Liberal
PB on a Saturday? The meat market will be in full effect :p
BGinCHI
I assume Cole will fly in anyone from anywhere with his recent windfall.
ranchandsyrup
@White Trash Liberal: I hear ya. I’m open to other dates and locales.
Mike Lamb
Anything that doesn’t involve either Pizza Port or one of the world class San Diego breweries is a traveshamockery of a meet up.
MikeJ
@ranchandsyrup: I don’t believe WTL said that would be a bad thing.
ranchandsyrup
@MikeJ: true. I’m just saying that suggestions are welcome. @Mike Lamb: Heh. I love pizza port.
Dr. Squid
What’s the chance of a certain basset owner showing up? That is his ‘hood.
Nick
I second going to a world class brewery. I’d suggest Alpine. Since it’s the best beer in the world, and all…. Albeit, a little out of the way. How about Pizza Port San Clemente, so it could be a San Diego/ Orange County meet up.
Scott Alloway
Early Tom Waits reference. Love it. Seen the morning too many times, but can’t make it to San Diego. Stuck in Philly.
trollhattan
Damn, just got back from a few days at Mission Beach. Sigh.
But the weather was sweeeet.
dmbeaster
Live in Ventura County and would like to come but that is a tough weekend – trial date Monday morning on an annoying case.
Hungry Joe
Probably not a good idea for anyone (okay … me) to drive back to San Diego after an BJ/Orange County meetup.* How about Blind Lady Ale House in Normal Heights?
*Why, yes, I’m fine with people driving back to OC after a BJ/San Diego meet-up.
Genine
Sounds like fun but I’m too far north. :-(
The Moar You Know
And this is the reason I left San Diego for almost twenty years – nobody will commit to jack shit. Well, fuck it, I’m in. It’ll be early enough that the typical PB fratboy vomit spigots won’t be quite hammered enough to attempt to rape my car’s tailpipe.
Pizza Port is fine as well.
SatanicPanic
Sounds like a good time. Count me in
Yutsano
@Genine: Me too. But probably a wee bit more north than you. :)
TBogg
@Dr. Squid: chances are pretty good he’ll show up.
Anne Laurie
@Hungry Joe:
It’s a weekend. Use your best puppy-dog eyes, you can probly con a local into letting you crash on their couch… as long as promise to pay any required drycleaning bills afterwards.
afferent input
I’m in, too. But I am also more inclined towards Pizza Port or a brewery. Whatever works, tho…
Denali
It makes perfect sense for me to leave Rochester in the snow for a meet up in San Diego.
Randiego
I live in PB too; it would be a good excuse for me to get my old ass down to the boardwalk and out of my three block universe.
sharl
I hope y’all are neighborly enough to invite the Mittster and his family. Trust me, they will be the life of the party.
SectionH
That weekend is the LA Times Festival of Books, which will make it tough for us to attend, but it’s hugely tempting. We’d be more tempted by one of the breweries or beer pubs (BLAH, O’Briens, Pizza Port, Stone World Bistro which we live close to…) but would do our best to go wherever it’s decided.
Shabbazz
Just for the record, Mojo Nixon will be playing with Joey Harris of the Beat Farmers that night at the Tiki House just 7 short blocks from the proposed meeting site.
Count me in for the “undecided”, but it sure sounds like fun! will definitely keep it on the radar!