Repeated from yesterday:
Commentor Ruemara is going to be in Los Angeles this weekend. So the locals are holding a meet-up in her honor, at the Story Tavern in Burbank, 6:30pm PST, on Saturday 2/15.
Directions to the site at the link.
Confirmed (as of last night) were frequent commentors Mnemosyne, Roger Moore, and Ruckus; several others (Jebadiah, Something Fabulous, Narcissus87) have said they’re hoping to join the party.
Look for the green balloons (Roger said he’d bring some) and don’t be afraid to bring a friend!
JPL
Have fun.
Baud
Don’t forget — pics or it didn’t happen.
eemom
Y’all are already someplace where it’s not fucking freezing. No FAIR that you get a meet up too. [pout]
? Martin
Won’t be able to make it up there tonight, but have fun all. Burbank, huh? Really giving her the LA highlights.
Elizabelle
Sounds like a great evening.
Wish I could be there. Tip one back for me, please.
Elizabelle, on the other coast
ruemara
@? Martin: it’s all queens to me.
? Martin
@ruemara: Well, knowing you were coming, we unpacked the good weather just for you. We don’t do that for just anyone, you know.
Mnemosyne
I called them up and had them reserve one of the side booths for us starting at 6:30 pm as “Roger.” (I didn’t feel like trying to spell either my nym or my real name over the phone.) Roger is bringing the green balloons, so I think it’s a go!
WaterGirl
I want photos of Roger Moore sitting there with his green balloons. That might just be a good conversation starter with total strangers, so you might just end up with a bigger crowd.
So who has the honor of driving ruemara to the meet up?
ruemara
Bringing teh strange of the intertubes to an innocent restaurant.
WaterGirl
OT, since I can’t go to the meet up :-( …
Does anybody here have a Tivo mini? I am thinking of getting one.
Mnemosyne
@WaterGirl:
Last I heard, it was Ruckus, who’s in the general direction of North Hollywood (Roger and I are both to the east of Burbank). But I also let her know which Metro bus will take her from NoHo to a half block away from the Tavern in case that falls through.
WaterGirl
@Mnemosyne: Well, as long as we don’t have to watch an episode of “I thought you were picking her up” … “No, I thought YOU were picking her up” from here at home on BJ.
They have both been designated as not serial killers, I believe, so at least we don’t have to watch that episode!
Yatsuno
I WANNA GO!!! Can’t though. Too expensive to arrange everything at this point.
ruemara
Me & Superspy Roger Moore are all set, moms.
The Dangerman
@efgoldman:
Oh, oh.
Anyone have a PG13 version?
WaterGirl
@ruemara: I loved Roger Moore as The Saint.
JGabriel
John Boehner Talks About Tea Party, Wins The Day In Irony:
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Mary G
Higgs Boson’s Mate and I will be there.
WaterGirl
@The Dangerman: Some things lose something in translation, so I tried to find the original green balloons BJ thread, but no success. The first thread with a green balloons category was jan 6, 2010, so it must have been before that.
Ruckus
@WaterGirl:
All handled.
Just a hop, skip and jump away.
SiubhanDuinne
@efgoldman:
From the BJ Lexicon:
The Dangerman
@WaterGirl:
https://balloon-juice.com/2009/12/08/green-balloons/
WaterGirl
@The Dangerman: Thanks for that!
God knows what I’ve done to my reputation with google for repeatedly searching on various permutations of the term green balloons.
JGabriel
WaterGirl:
First two comments with green balloons: Get Mad Eazy-E, You Eightball Junkie, No. 41 by Nancy Irving, and No. 42 by SIA aka ScreamingInAtlanta.
First top-level post with green balloons: The iatropic excitement of rough sex by DougJ.
ETA: Looks like Dangerman @ 25 got there first.
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Gin & Tonic
@efgoldman: ETA: We may have had a serial killer at the Boston meetup. i didn’t get to talk with everybody.
How can we know it wasn’t you?
Elizabelle
With Ruemara on board, you got no excuse for not picturifying at tonight’s meetup.
and
{{waves to Mary G and Higgs Bosun Mate}}
WaterGirl
Thanks for all the links. I think I may have found the original Kryptic comment in a back-and-forth between Cole and Kryptic in Concern Troll is Concerned:
Yatsuno
@WaterGirl: Now I’m missing Stuckie all over again. :/
WaterGirl
Nice, I think, that General Stuck is memorialized as part of this classic BJ conversation.
WaterGirl
@Yatsuno: Just posted my comment, and I see that you caught Stuck’s presence there, too. My eyes teared up when I thought of him.
Mnemosyne
Also, too, I can’t stay too late tonight because we have to brave Jamzilla to pick my brother in law up at LAX tomorrow, but I’ll try to get there close to the start time to make up for it.
WaterGirl
@Mnemosyne: I hope you guys will raise a glass to General Stuck.
Elizabelle
@WaterGirl:
And Charlie.
And hummingbirds, some going unphotographed.
WaterGirl
@Elizabelle: Okay, now you made me cry. But you’re right, so that’s okay.
Roger Moore
The balloons have been secured: three star shaped ones in different greens.
Roger Moore
@WaterGirl:
I’m not only not a serial killer, I’m not even a non-serial killer.
Mnemosyne
@Roger Moore:
If I somehow beat you there, I’m wearing a purple cardigan.
lurker dean
have fun, sounds like an all-star cast :o)
cthulhu
Consider two more as definite. See you in about 90 minutes or so.
Jebediah, RBG
@cthulhu:
I had no idea R’lyeh was so close to Burbank.
Mnemosyne
@Jebediah, RBG:
When you have wings, you can fly direct without having to deal with traffic on the 101.
dmbeaster
in Santa Barbara tomorrow so will miss this one. darn
Tehanu
Wish I could have gone but Hubby Dearest and I already had a belated Valentine dinner reso elsewhere. I can’t hear anything in restaurants anyway but I wish all the attendees a fun evening!
Debbie(aussie)
He you all have a great time. Deb
Steve V
Missed it. More LA meet ups, please.