Come for the politics, stay for the snark.
From NotMax
Okay, folks. Taking all comments about a NYC meet-up into consideration, how about this?
When: Saturday, August 31st.
Where: Pershing Square Cafe (across the street from Grand Central).
Time: 5 p.m. until ??
This meetup post is in the sidebar so you can easily continue the discussion after the post is off the front page.
Open thread!
And totally open thread.
I’ve worked 11.5 hours today and I’m going to bed.
update: I just noticed the fundraising thermometer has risen a bit. If anyone has donated today for the match, please send me email so I can make sure you’re matched.
I’ll have another fundraising post up in the morning, so you can ‘fess up there, if you prefer. I’d like to get this one finished off before the convention starts on Monday!
Seattle Peeps, Here’s a Post So You Can Get this Meetup Thing Figured OutPost + Comments (101)
We had a nice gathering this evening. Shown here is Emily B., JAFD, RedDirtGirl, Mr. Bemused Senior and strange visitor. We were also joined by a “complete lurker” who left before we remembered to take the picture. Maybe he will comment someday soon!
Maybe we should ask Betty Cracker to draw a lurker in the photo. Lurkers represent!
Open thread.
We have planned to meet tomorrow at 5:30 at Peter McManus Cafe/Bar at 7th Ave at 19th St. So far there are just 3 of us, but a post might rustle up a few more bodies.
RedDirtGirl
Mr. Bemused Senior
JAFD
possibly strange visitor
possibly NYCMT
Anybody else interested in joining? Chime in below!
Open thread!
NYC Meetup Today (Monday) at 5:30 pm (and Open Thread)Post + Comments (46)
Mr. Bemused Senior will be in NYC this coming week and would love a meetup, if it’s not too last-minute for everyone.
He going to be visiting family in NYC and also attending the TPM “happy hour” on Tuesday evening, 7/9. Anyone else attending, or want to attend?
But wait, there are more options! Sunday 7/7 or Monday 7/8 are also good for him. Afternoon or evening! He will be staying in the Chelsea area, around 28th Street & 7th Ave, and he said that anywhere in Manhattan would be easily accessible for him.
Paging LAO and others – Mr. Bemused Senior said he would like to meet you!
NYC Meetup This Sunday, Monday or Tuesday?Post + Comments (17)
Update: Dec 8: Re-re-upping this post so BJ peeps can add comments. Last posted on Oct 8
Re-upping this post because so many conversations had started in this post from August.
In the comments, I made note if a particular person had offered to coordinate (or help coordinate) the meetup. See comments #94, #98, and #122.
Coordinators welcome for other meetups as well, just speak up in the comments.
Originally published on| 124 Comment – new comments start at #125, but be sure and read the older comments if you are up for a meetup.
Update at 7:45 pm on 8/7. I have added this post to the sidebar under Balloon Juice Meetups!
We have volunteers to coordinate two of the meetups, check out comments #94 and #98.
If you would be interested in any of the meetups that were proposed, or you are up for coordinating any of the others, jump into the comments and let us know.
I am hearing talk of meetups and thought maybe we’d start with a single post where people can throw out an initial feeler about a meetup – in a place where more people might see it than in a comment in one thread.
Mr. Bemused Senior wonders if anyone is interested in a meetup in the SF Bay Area.
I think I saw that NotMax is going to be in New York soon visiting his mom.
Paul in Jacksonville suggests a meetup in the Jacksonville/St. Augustine area in northeast Floriduh.
HinTN suggests a meetup in Mountain View in CA.
cain wonders about a meetup in Portland. (PNW)
MisterForkbeard suggests a possible Ranch Dinner meetup in North Bay.
Dastronomer in Santa Cruz thinks North Bay is far, anyone else in South Bay?
Cephalus Max asks – how about a Research Triangle meet up? (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Pittsboro)
Joy in FL lives in west Pasco County, about 30 miles northwest of Tampa, up for something in Tampa?
JCNZ how about a meetup on Waiheke Island, New Zealand?
Diceros bicornis will be in Paris weekend of 17-17 September, if there are other bj peeps in the vicinity (visiting or residenting) then a meetup would be trop cool!
TXSwede says “No appetite for a North Texas meetup?”
Nancy is up for a meetup in Rochester NY or the surrounding area.
If you’d like to put out a feeler about a possible meetup, please let us know in the comments. I will add it to the list in the block quote above, and folks can jump in with comments below.
Open thread!
Talk of Meetups – Open Thread (Followup)Post + Comments (159)
We have proof of life from the DC Meetup.
I don’t recall which venue the BJ peeps ended up at for the DC Meetup, but it looks like a lovely place. And what a great bunch of people! Did you all play musical chairs so that everyone got a chance to talk with everyone else?
One more thing… who took the photo?
Follow-up note and photo from rekoob, who organized the meetup.
Many thanks to all who made to the DC Meetup on 18 November 2023! We celebrated our recent wins in Ohio and Virginia, talked about 4 Directions and Delmarva politics (Delaware/Maryland/Virginia), the Israel/Palestine situation, and got to know each other a bit better. Ramona and I took in the Obama portraits at the nearby National Portrait Gallery thereafter.
I’ll out myself — I’m the first person on the right (green sweater, yellow shirt). Others will do as they wish.
Perhaps we’ll do it again before too long!
rekoob
Open thread.
DC Meetup at Clyde’s November 18, 2023: Proof of LifePost + Comments (74)