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Meetup with NotMax in NYC

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NotMax is scheduled to board first leg of his flight to NY one week from today.

As requested by NotMax, I am “slapping up a post to seek further interest as the dates approach, wherein we can lock down specifics.”

NotMax is planning to be in NYC area August 24th through September 8th. Most popular days for B-J meet-ups in the past have been on weekends, so that would mean a choice of:

Friday, August 26
Saturday, August 27
Sunday, August 28
Friday, September 2
Saturday, September 3
Sunday, September 4
Monday, September 5 (Labor Day)
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Preference as to a date? Also too, afternoon or evening? Any strike-throughs are dates someone who is interested but has already mentioned that the date didn’t work for them.

If/when arrangements are made, might people be up for some a la carte picnicking? Interesting (free!) events on each of the suggested Friday evenings at Bryant Park: #1 — #2. Variety of food booths at the site.

NotMax could use some help figuring out what day will work best.  I’ll link to this post in the sidebar so you won’t have to catch NotMax in real time.

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  1. 1.

    Scamp Dog

    Best of luck organizing the NY meetup! I’ve enjoyed the Denver meetings we’ve put together. Maybe it’s time for another one of those, it has been a while, and COVID is kinda-sorta winding down.

  6. 6.

    Steeplejack

    Hope y’all have a good meetup.

    I just motored in this afternoon from a five-day meetup in Rehoboth Beach with Bro’ Man, his family and our RWNJ brother, who drove in from Las Vegas in his gigantic Ford pickup (F-450?) with gigantic camper back. The visit went surprisingly well. We mostly managed to avoid touchy subjects, and we had some great meals and hangout sessions. Maybe more detail later.

  9. 9.

    James E Powell

    @eversor:

    Don Lemon just referred to her as “vocal Trump critic” as if there is nothing else – certainly nothing factual – about her.

    CNN guy says she did best in the counties that President Biden won. They are the top two counties in the state for percentage of college graduates.

  10. 10.

    JAFD

    OK, Mr. JAFD is ready to catch the PATH eastward, to any reasonable destination on any of these dates.
    Am zapping off Email to Mr. Cole and Ms. Watergirl, possible alternate Eddresses to be sure to reach me.
    Hope to see you soon !

  12. 12.

    Jackie

    Welp, NBC says Liz lost. No surprise, but, I hope McCarthy enjoys herding squalling cats. Should the GQP win the House – which I think is a toss up – he’s gonna have his hands full.

  13. 13.

    Benw

    I could possibly do Aug 26th and Sept 3rd but don’t plan around me. Definitely a picnic would rule!

  15. 15.

    eversor

    @James E Powell:

    Democrats win the less Christian vote as well, Republicans win the Christian vote.  If we can call out Republicanism, if we can call out Trumpism, if we can call out Whiteness, if we can call out masculinity, but we do not smash and destroy Christianity we are wasting our time.  Until the cross is worse than a swastika and confederate flag we have no hope, no platform, and fight a lost fight.

    Claming there are good Christians is vastly more insane than claiming there are good Republicans, always has been.   Until people who are out right hostile on all levels to Christianity and view it as the toxin it is become the majority this country is lost.  Thankfully, the younger generations do.  And view The Bible as it should be viewed, a massively more toxic and evil book than Mein Kampf.

  17. 17.

    eversor

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    If he’s not a right winger on social issues he aint a Christian.  The far right is correct on that.  Also even black and latino youth are leaving the church.  It is the single most vile instutitution in America today.   If you don’t grasp that theocracy or banning Christianity are the only two options we face you are past the gate and a fool

    Keep saying there are good Nazis, then wonder why people don’t vote.  There are no good Nazis, and Christianity is much worse.

  18. 18.

    dmsilev

    @eversor:

    There are no good Nazis, and Christianity is much worse.

    Oh, for the love of God.

    (seemed more appropriate than my first reaction, which was ‘oh for fuck’s sake’)

  19. 19.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @eversor: If he’s not a right winger on social issues he aint a Christian.

    I would think that the former pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta would disagree with your characterization of him.  Not everyone shares your bigotry.  And FWIW my dog tags said No Religious Preference.

  21. 21.

    eversor

    @dmsilev:

    Most evil and vile institution if you care about rights especially for women and sexual minorities.  Rod Dreher is completely correct on what it demands.   So either you are utterly and totally against it or you cannot be a good citizen, you cannot be a good human being.   Destroy it.  Utterly, competely.  Shame all that wore a cross or owned a Bible.  The younger generations get it.  It’s going away.  That’s the actual fight we face, Christianity or humanity.  I have full “faith” that a bible will be Camp of Saints within my life, and that will be the point where we can make progress.

  22. 22.

    eversor

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    Being hostile to Christians is no better or worse than being hostile to Republicans or Trumpers.  You need to get that, because it’s coming.  It’s either a theocracy or Christianity going down harder than the Nazis did.

  23. 23.

    dmsilev

    @eversor: I will simply note that Christianity is not a monolith and Rod Dreher does not speak for anything near the totality of people under that umbrella. Not even close.

    (and no, I’m not Christian. I do, however, object to blind unreasoning slavering fanaticism. Like yours)

  25. 25.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    FWIW, Senator Warnock remains as Senior Pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, and still takes Sunday services (though probably less frequently than he did before January 5, 2021).

  31. 31.

    dmsilev

    @eclare:

    I did not realize that MLK Jr. was a Nazi!

    Now now, you’re being unfair.  MLK Jr. wasn’t a Nazi. He was worse than a Nazi.

  34. 34.

    Jackie

    @eclare: Congratulations! You are my first pie. I’m not religious, and your comments confirm my decision to remain non-religious.

  39. 39.

    Elizabelle

    @Jackie:  Unpie eclare.  (Different type of pastry.)

    It is eversor who is putting up all the [implied] MLK Jr. was a Nazi junk. And we have to destroy religion.  Because no one who follows a religion is a good human.  Yadda yadda yadda.

    Eclare was merely drawn into the madness.

  48. 48.

    dmsilev

    @Elizabelle: Paraphrasing just slightly,

    To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell’s heart, I stab at thee; For hate’s sake, I spit my last breath at thee.

    One guess as to who the Great White Whale is.

  50. 50.

    Jackie

    • @Omnes Omnibus: Did I miss something? I’m willing to have misunderstood, but, the past few days of posts make me think Eversors religious comments have been over the (my) top. If it’s snark, I stand corrected.
  55. 55.

    Madeleine

    About NYC meetup: spouse and I can make any date, though later dates are somewhat less good, so 26-28 are fine . Picnic sounds good. And as to general location,  Manhattan because it’s central within the city. We live in the NW Bronx near the 1 train and MetroNorth.

    Edited to correct dates

  56. 56.

    NotMax

    Consensus seems to be coalescing around Friday the 26th. Let’s make it so. Free concert begins at 7 p.m. I tentatively plan (weather and LIRR willing) to be at The Porch at Bryant Park (drinks and casual eats) around 5 p.m. Close to the fountain, The Porch is located in the southwest quadrant of the park, near the intersection of 40th Street and 6th Avenue. Short amble from the Times Square subways lines. Planning to be carrying a messenger bag with some kind of Balloon Juice placard affixed, suitable for display on the table.

  59. 59.

    JAFD

    QK, Friday next week, around the block from Patience and Fortitude (you can hear them growling gently, almost a loud purrr) at 5 PM. Plan to be seeing you there, good Lawd willin’ and the Passiac don’t rise. Stay well till then.

  60. 60.

    Madeleine

    This sounds great! Spouse and I will be there! In addition to meeting some BJ people, the concert sounds appealing.

  61. 61.

    NotMax

    Figure we can move to blankets or chairs on the lawn for the concert, so leaning to winging it at the bar/eatery and not booking reservations for a full group.

  64. 64.

    JAFD

    Should be there 5-ish, wearing shocking pink T-shirt inscribed ‘Volunteer – Cold Wars’ on the back.

    See you there !

  66. 66.

    Madeleine

    Spouse and I expect to be there by 5 or a bit before. I’ll be wearing a lavender shirt and carrying a tote with a big G on the front. We’ve looked up a couple possible indoor spots in case of rain.

  70. 70.

    Major Major Major Major

    BTW if somebody wants to email me a GPS map pin screenshot, or a picture of where you are, or anything that might help you find each other on an island with millions of people, I can embed it here.

  78. 78.

    JAFD

    @Madeleine: ​
     OK, am sittng in front of Bryant statue, In pink shirt, lookng across lawn to stage and down 41St canyon. Will stay a while.

  79. 79.

    Madeleine

    • @JAFD: husband looked for you at  Bryant statue. Didn’t find you.

     

     

     

    @Major Major Major Major: Porch is at SW corner of park . We have a table  at SW corner of bar. If lost ask someone for pOrch or go to Bryant Park wrbsite

  83. 83.

    RedDirtGirl

    Sorry not to make it. Just moved my mom into a nursing home and it is all hands on deck.

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