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Kansas City and St. Louis Meet Ups With the Opie Jeannes!

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For those in the Kansas City and/or St. Louis areas interested in a meet up, I bring glad tidings from commenter Opie Jeane!

We are traveling on Sunday the 23rd to Kansas City and will be there until the next morning, when we head down to the Ozarks to visit cousins. We will be in St Louis on the 27th and wonder if jackals in either city would like to meet with us for supper.

So that’s a possible Kansas City meet up on June 23, 2019 and a possible St. Louis meet up on June 27, 2019.

If you’re interested, sound off in the comments!

Open thread!

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  4. 4.

    Elizabelle

    A message to Bill in Glendale: I am hanging out in San Pedro near the Korean Friendship Bell. Saw your photos in the morning thread; we might have been on the premises at the same time!! Was at Point Vicente (?) Saturday.

    Still might have to arrange that meetup. I am lingering in LA longer than expected, because I miss it so. Message me via a front pager, if you will. Cheers.

    Oh: and good luck with the Kansas City meetup. Fun will be had.

  6. 6.

    Elizabelle

    @Mnemosyne: And you, Ms. Mnemo. Hope you might be up for another SoCal meetup too. Very flexible with the timing, within maybe a week.

    Have not seen otters of late, but have seen two coyotes (one rather close up and bold). Gonna go see the grunion run tonight and tomorrow night. They are allegedly out through Thursday night, since it was a full (Strawberry) moon last night.

  9. 9.

    Lapassionara

    Yes, to a St. Louis meet up with Opiejeane! I know she has been in touch wit Marco Polo, and we are hoping for others in the area to join us.

  11. 11.

    BC in Illinois

    I’d be interested. Someone should pick a place.
    It seems that Quinerly and I have been in some of the same marches (though I missed the Blues-fest last Saturday).
    June 27th is, however, the night of the first Debate and I would hate to miss the chance to see Elizabeth Warren and the crowd.
    ETA: For clarity, “BC in Illinois” has been in StL County since late 2015.

  13. 13.

    Steeplejack

    Anybody got a restaurant recommendation in Frederick, MD? I’m “meeting up” there with a friend for an early dinner on Thursday.

  19. 19.

    Mnemosyne

    @Elizabelle:

    We’ll have to figure something out. The most active jackal group is in the Glendale/Pasadena area, but that’s not always convenient for out of towners who are more likely to be on the west side.

  22. 22.

    BC in Illinois

    @NotMax:
    You’re right.
    I was thinking the debates were the 27th and 28th.
    They’re actually the 26th and 27th.
    So a meet-up on the 27th would run up against Kamala Harris and her crowd.

  24. 24.

    Yutsano

    @chopper: I believe they have at some point.

    And for those of you on the fence: Opie and her husband are DELIGHTFUL people. If you can possibly attend either please do so!

  25. 25.

    Elizabelle

    @Mnemosyne: I am totes planning to come up to Pasadena, if we can get a meetup together. Sunday or name a day within the following week (possibly including the following weekend, but that might be pushing it.)

  30. 30.

    Mnemosyne

    @chopper:

    We have hung out in the past — she and Mr. Opiejeanne came to the Portland meetup and I gave her a Pride hat since her daughter used to work for the Giant Evil Corporation.

  31. 31.

    Mike in NC

    Kansas City meet up on June 23

    My birthday, just in case anybody wants to send me a check…

  32. 32.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Steve in the ATL:

    Whatever happened to Corner Stone?

    Wow, it’s been a while! Hope he’s okay.

    I have a vague recollection — I think Adam might know — that Corner Stone had some family issues/responsibilities that took him away from commenting here for a while.

    CS, if you’re listening….

  37. 37.

    Soprano2

    I wish, but I’m too far away down here in Springfield MO. I hope they have good weather at the lake, it’s been raining here a lot this spring.

  41. 41.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @opiejeanne: D’oh! twitter has made me illiterate, I no longer know how to read, I skim, and I thought that said “Central Park”.

    I was surprised to think there was a confederate statue in Central Park.

  42. 42.

    Quinerly

    A meet up here in St. Louis would be fun but it does appear to be a debate night. Keep me in the loop…depends on location and timing. I’m in Soulard, near AB Brewery, 32 bars, restaurants, clubs. Downtown is nice. Other possibilities are Central West End, Benton Park, Lafayette Square, or Maplewood.

  46. 46.

    Elizabelle

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: Funny. i was doing all that Saturday, mostly. Shakespeare in the Park that night, although didn’t stay cuz not dressed warmly enough

    So far the grunion are no shows. I think Huntington Beach might be more reliable. Surf City spawning.

  47. 47.

    opiejeanne

    @Quinerly: In Missouri, Central Time Zone, the debates start at 8pm. The 27th is Kamala vs. the three Bs.
    Maybe we ought to skip the meetup in St Louis, or make it early enough so that everyone can get to a viewing place by 8pm?

  49. 49.

    Quinerly

    @opiejeanne:
    Feel free to get my email info from Adam.
    Happy hour meet up is always a possibility. Think I remember you are staying downtown. I’m very close in Soulard. We do need to check whether the Cardinals are in town and timing. If so, parking downtown presents a problem. Can always work on a place and logistics, once timing is worked out. Just my thoughts.

  51. 51.

    opiejeanne

    @Quinerly: The Cardinals are not in town. Our hotel is right by the ballpark, the Ballpark Hilton. Happy Hour sounds great. I have your email. Marco Polo shared it with me.

    There is one thing I want to do: I want to visit Jefferson Barracks where my great great grandfather Levi is buried but I can do that earlier in the day or the next morning.

  52. 52.

    jimmiraybob

    It’s quite possible that there’s a bar or two in STL that would put the debate up on the TV box.

    BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups, downtown near the ball park, has a decent menu and the music doesn’t start until 7:00 on the 27th. Or, the Broadway Oyster Bar but the music starts early @ 6.

  53. 53.

    Mart

    @Alain: Nearly 40 years ago my first post college job was in Kansas City. Before heading there my mom had told me that Arthur Bryant’s BBQ was rated as the best restaurant in the country by Esquire Magazine. A couple months later I am at a paint factory and I am told Arthur Bryant’s is next door. It was 11:20 and they told me to hurry over before the lunch line got too long. They recommended the combo sandwich so I ordered it. A piece of Sunbeam bread is paint brushed with sauce, a big handful of beef and another handful of pork is piled on. Then topped with the other slice of Sunbeam. Asked if I wanted fries, I said yes and a handful is piled on the plate. Then asked if I wanted water or beer, soda is in the machine. I did not want any trouble, so went for the beer. So damn good.

    Long time vegetarian so have not gone back since we moved out of town. I would likely be able to make the STL meet-up.

  54. 54.

    Mart

    Some very good Asian restaurants on Grand Ave., not too far from downtown, Soulard, or the Hill.
    Banh Mi So 1 is way down Grand, but my favorite. The Hill is the Italian neighborhood with several good choices. I like Greek/Italian Anthonino’s Taverna – would want to get there early as it fills up. Plenty of other choices – West End and Clayton are more in the middle of town. Expect no problem watching a replay of the debate on the intertubes. Can’t hardly stand to watch them myself.

  55. 55.

    Sheldon Vogt

    Kansas Citian here!
    You could pick a different BBQ joint each night for a month and not go wrong.
    Arthur Bryant’s is great, though, and close to the Negro Leagues museum.
    I’m game for getting together wherever.
    Email is [email protected]

  56. 56.

    Sheldon Vogt

    by the way, if you like classical music, we have a great orchestra and a world class concert venue, the Kauffman Center. $25 gets you a fine seat for brahms Piano Concerto #1, and Pictures at an Exhibition.

  57. 57.

    opiejeanne

    @Sheldon Vogt: I think that sounds like a plan. We land at 3:30 pm on Sunday and have a rental car, so a trip to Arthur Bryant’s after a visit to the Negro Leagues museum sounds like a good idea. My least favorite uncle took us to a bbq place in KC 40 years ago, no idea what it was or where. but in looking at the photos and the menu it might very well have been AB’s.

    The Negro Leagues Museum closes at 6pm and Arthur Bryant’s closes at 8pm, so we will be at Arthur Bryant’s at 6:30 unless something goes terribly wrong. Hope to see you and maybe some other people there on Sunday. :-)

  59. 59.

    dopey-o

    @Quinerly: definitely want to meet up in st louis thursday night. anytime, any location. if i miss anything noteworthy at the debate – which i doubt – it will be covered in the papers. Or on colbert’s show. please post details.

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