Tomorrow’s meet-up will be at either the Black Squirrel or Ventinor’s, both in Adams-Morgan within a few hundred yards of each other.
The Black Squirrel has half-price hamburger night and tvs. OTOH Ventinor’s is known as a place for watching SOTU etc. so it might be better on acoustics and so on.
I’ll leave it up to a vote: say which you’d prefer in the comments.
Smedley Darlington Prunebanks (formerly Mumphrey, et al.)
I vote for whichever one is the one we end up going to.
a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)
I wish I could join y’all, but geography and all that. Thanks, Doug J, for knowing the DFW part. have fun. I’ll have a glass of wine in solidarity.
Yatsuno
Wrong Washington Doug. :P
Belafon
OT: New Hampshire voted to end its part of Planned Parenthood funding, even though the PP branches in the state do not participate in the tissue donation program.
jl
If you folks run into Big Dawg in DC, and he gives you some advice, take it. You may go places quick.
WaPo Report: Bill Clinton Urged Trump To ‘Play A Larger Role’ In GOP
TPM blog
The Clinton employee, meanwhile, told The Post, “we can tell you that the presidential race was not discussed.”
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/clinton-trump-phone-call
Edit: and I trust the BJ commenters attending will try to figure out how many troll sockpuppets DougJ is running right now.
mike in dc
Well, since I’d like to watch the debate, Ventinors sounds a little bit better.
Kropadope
Do we ever do southern MA or RI meetups?
Redshift
Do you mean Ventnor Sports Cafe? I’m not finding a Ventinor’s.
Major Major Major Major
When’s the Bay Area meetup? We’re not that annoying.
hamletta
Hoo-boy! Ventnor’s web site is heinous!
Redshift
@hamletta: Yeah, I know!
mike in dc
To hedge my bets, would also be comfortable with the Black Squirrel.
NotMax
@mike in dc
Plus, the headline would have to be Black Squirrel Matters.
Mike J
There used to be a place in Adams-Morgan that sold liquor by the pint and soft drinks. Killer jukebox and pool tables.. Can’t remember the name.
Full metal Wingnut
Wow, I used to live on Champlain street. I’d walk past the garage and little flower shop to grab a burger and a beer with a friend many Thursdays. Enjoy, wish I could go.
Anne Laurie
@Kropadope: Last Boston-area meetup (that I know about) was last fall, when some of us got together in Cambridge in SiubhanDuinne’s honor.
If you want one closer to Rhode Island (hi, EFGoldman), propose a date — and, better, a venue — and we can negotiate!
Kropadope
@Anne Laurie: I’ll see what I can come up with, try to find a place that can be accessed from all directions.
satby
Chicago is in the middle of everywhere. Just saying.
Nora Carrington
I’d also vote for the place that has acoustics conducive to conversation and/or debate watching. Not 100% sure I’ll be able to make it yet, but I’ll try.
2liberal
i vote for the squirrel – BTW I am currently in arizona (where i live) – does my vote still count? If not why not?
Anne Laurie
@2liberal:
When in doubt, blame Sheriff Joe!
seaboogie
@Redshift: checked out the website to figure out why it’s heinous. Not sure except they offer either fries or a pasta salad as a side with a burger. Pasta salad with a burger? The hell? So says she who crawled out of bed with a book on a day off two days ago in response to a particular hunger craving to get a great local burger and fries. Niman Ranch beef burger and fries for 8 bucks. I asked them to leave the mayo off the burger, and I was wrong. Next time dijon and mayo. Live and learn.
Elizabelle
After the GOP trainwreck, we will have to stay and watch Jon Stewart’s last TV show at 11 p. Pretty sure the venues will switch to that, don’t you think?
Steeplejack
@seaboogie:
I’ve been going through a phase lately of making hamburgers with organic beef, mayonnaise and dill pickle slices. Feels slightly weird, like there should be something more, but, no, it always hits the spot perfectly. Oh, yeah, pumpernickel bread.
Evap
I vote for the Black Squirrel since it appears they have a better draft list. But I’m happy with either.
MattF
Never been in either one, so no actual preference. From the addresses, they appear to be on the same block.
FWIW, black squirrels are something of a DC phenomenon, you can ask you local squirrel genetics expert about them.
boatboy_srq
GAH! Metro FUBARd my commute, so I’m working from home. Getting to the event is out for me. Have fun, folks!
Manyakitty
@Anne Laurie: I’m still hoping for one close to NEOhio (Akron/Canton/Cleveland).
Cyrus
Wow, this is sad. This sounds awesome, I haven’t been to this Web site in months and I just happen to open it up when you are having a meetup in my home city… and I have plans. And they’d ALMOST permit me to go to the meetup! Dinner reservations at 14th and Q, I could almost swing by Adams Morgan afterwards!… but not quite. I don’t want to drag along my in-laws and the rest of the family, and really can’t leave them behind.
Have fun, though, and I’ll try to start reading this blog again, for whatever it’s worth. I don’t know why I stopped.
A guy
Half price hamburger night? Surely you folks have a bit more pride