St. Louis Meetup! (June 27 - 28?)

[Bahamut]

So there has been interest expressed for a St. Louis meetup. I'm not sure what we'll be doing yet, but I'd hope that we can do stuff for two days, the second day for a BBQ/sporting stuff (i.e. ultimate). I hope there are people who can host in case people are coming in from out of town.

I solicit for all advice on things to do for the meetup.

Date: TBD (June 12-13?)
Time & place: TBD

People interested in coming:

Ashamee
Bahamut
BardicKnowledge
Binjovi
Eulogic
Moseph
Nekofrog
Newt
PosiBolt (putting you on because I told you in advance :P )
Sinewav
The Mutericator

[Sinewav]

I'm certainly interested in coming, though we'd have to work out the details before I can say for sure.

[Bahamut]

I'm waiting for people to chime in what date(s) would be good for them.

Also, I have board games and card games for nighttime at someone's place if anyone wants to play any.

[BardicKnowledge]

That weekend works for me, Bahamut. The weekend of june 21 will not, as that's my wedding anniversary and reserved for my wife. :p

Looking forward to it!

[Bahamut]

So...where were all those interested St. Louis people?

[Nekofrog]

Ash and I MIGHT be able to do it... our transportation this time around is 100% solid. Just an issue of coming up with the funds for it.

Also, June may be a bit too early for us to scrape the money together.

[BardicKnowledge]

Newt and I are from STL, but I'd rather not have a bunch of people drop in on my dad. PosiBolt / other STL folks, any suggestions?

[Bahamut]

I know Posi can host someone overnight, but having extensive stuff done at his place is probably not the best of ideas. I'm sure he knows of BBQ spots though at the very least.

[Moseph]

I have family visiting at the start of the week, and I'm not sure how long they're staying. If I can get that schedule pinned down, there's a chance I'll be able to host one or two people in my (very small) apartment.

[Dyne]

Hey, don't forget to talk to PosiBolt, I'm sure he'll love to jump into an OCR Meet Up in St. Louis.

[Sinewav]

Hmm... on second thought, I don't think June 12-13 would work very well for me. 1) it's not far out enough that I'd be able to acquire the funds, and 2) I'm already asking for a lot of time off of work in June, and I kinda doubt they'll give me any more around that period of time.

The farther out the better, really.

[Eulogic]

It's pretty likely that I'll be able to come, as I am currently located in the STL.

[Bahamut]

Good number of people so far interested...any others in the area?

[PosiBolt]

I should be able to host a few people at my place if need be, and I'm certainly interested in a meetup.

[Sinewav]

It's still unlikely, but leave me on the interested list. I'm still going to try to find a way to make it.

[Bahamut]

Bumping up to gauge interest & suggestions for stuff to do.

[Bahamut]

Heh, looks like I bumped the wrong thread last time...so who else is up for this date?

[Binjovi]

I'm kind of a maybe. My cousins will be in town around the 12th and 13th so I may be obligated to spend time with them. I guess you can put me down, but if I don't show up don't be too disappointed. :-P

[Eulogic]

is this still a thing?

[Bahamut]

I'd definitely be up for it...but Neko won't get to Indiana until the 13th :sad:

[Nekofrog]

That's been pushed back to the 17th, plane ticket was cheaper to push it a few days.

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[duckyboycantfly]

I would maybe come maybe. But the kids I know down at St. L are mostly likely going to come up by my (Chicago), and as such, other than seeing you fine folks, not much I'd want to do down there (seeing as it's ohhh an arch...and a place for shakes). And having my first meet up being probably the best meet up, I will be jaded and angry, since G-T and lexxy and oddllama and muse and spleen won't be there (except maybe I'll bring spleen because we are bffs irl).

Chicago > St. Louis.

Also besides eula, baha is the only person I really know, and well, for 9 months I can go visit him whenever I like so nah nah nah nah nah nah i'm not going i'm too cool for you nerds.

[The Mutericator]

I'm in the STL area, and am interested. I just didn't see the topic until now.

[Bahamut]

That's been pushed back to the 17th, plane ticket was cheaper to push it a few days.

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Should we push the date back to a further time? It'd be nice to hang out with you and Ash!

[Nekofrog]

I don't know, I sincerely doubt we would be able to afford to come out. Money is desperately short.

[BardicKnowledge]

I'd like to push the date back to the end of June (the 27th-28th) if possible -- lemme know. I can make the original Saturday, but will spend Friday on the road from MN.

[Bahamut]

I'd be up for moving it as well if all want.

[Moseph]

Moving it sounds good. Less of a chance of it colliding with visiting family for me.

[Neo Samus]

If the date is offically June 27 I can't go. I have prior engagements, sorry:sad:

[Nekofrog]

hahahaha wiener

[Neo Samus]

hahahaha wiener

You just noticed?:lol::< And mow my wife is a Wiener too!:tomatoface:

[Eulogic]

Given that it was almost a week away from the meetup date and this thread was almost on page 3 (with less than a page of posts), I'd say this meetup date likely needs to be changed to be successful.

There is an UnMod Kansas City meetup the weekend of July 10, but I should hopefully be available any other weekend.

[Moseph]

hahahaha wiener
a jones for wiener?

[duckyboycantfly]

If there was a train from Chicago to St. Louis I would maybe come.

(someone look for a train schedule, I'm too lazy/tired)

[Neo Samus]

If there was a train from Chicago to St. Louis I would maybe come.

(someone look for a train schedule, I'm too lazy/tired)

Amtrak has a regular schedule of trains round trip chicago to St. Louis http://tickets.amtrak.com/itd/amtrak/FareFinder?_tripType=Return&_origin=chicago&_depmonthyear=2009-06&_depday=27&_dephourmin=&_destination=St.+Louis&_retmonthyear=2009-06&_retday=28&_rethourmin=&_adults=1&_children=0&_infants=0&_searchBy=schedule&x=15&y=10

I used the 27th and 28th dates.

[Bahamut]

So is everyone game for these dates?

Also, I plan on holding a BBQ around early-mid August at my new place if you guys are interested - think of it as a sort of goodbye BBQ for Nekofrog, since he's going off to basic training soon.

[Neo Samus]

Unfortunately I can't go because of prior plans.

[Sinewav]

Yeah, I've got plans that weekend too.

[BardicKnowledge]

I'm good for the 27th-28th, and will be visiting STL then regardless of meetup -- my parents live in St. Louis, and we'll be down that weekend.

[Moseph]

Works for me.

[duckyboycantfly]

Amtrak has a regular schedule of trains round trip chicago to St. Louis http://tickets.amtrak.com/itd/amtrak/FareFinder?_tripType=Return&_origin=chicago&_depmonthyear=2009-06&_depday=27&_dephourmin=&_destination=St.+Louis&_retmonthyear=2009-06&_retday=28&_rethourmin=&_adults=1&_children=0&_infants=0&_searchBy=schedule&x=15&y=10

I used the 27th and 28th dates.
Thank you for this.

If I decide I want to go, I'll probably be visiting with other friends, but I will make an effort to stop by and say hey what's up.

Also, baha, where's your new place? Alternatively, when are the parties starting? I can bring in dem bitches you know what I'm talking about *fistbump*

[duckyboycantfly]

bbbbuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmpppppppppp ppppppppp

[Bahamut]

My new place is going to be near Mattis & Kirby in Champaign.

Also, bumping this up - people have suggestions for things to do in St. Louis?

Edit: Bardic & I simultaneously came up with seeing Transformers 2 for the nighttime at least.

[The Mutericator]

City Museum!

[Bahamut]

Also I hear there's a Six Flags in St. Louis? That could be something fun too.

Come on people, it's only 6 days away or so, some more ideas!

[duckyboycantfly]

^ that is all there is to do in St. Louis.

(and the arch)

But I'm not coming. Not enough monies :(

[Bahamut]

There's casinos too I hear - but not something I'd prefer to spend my $ on at this point heh.

[BardicKnowledge]

City Museum isn't a bad idea -- the Science Center is free to tool around in also.

Would people be up for the Budweiser brewery tour?

EDIT: Union Station mall would be a decent spot to originally meet up, also.

Six Flags is kind of out of the way, expensive, and weather-dependent. I don't think I'd be that excited about it, but could be convinced..

[Eulogic]

budweiser tour is only worth it if everyone's over 21 (and even then, it's not all that exciting)

[Kentarre]

Didn't see this topic earlier, but 27th-28th would work for me. I'm in the St. Louis area, lurker wanting to meet fellow OCR'rs ;P

[Bahamut]

So I guess we should start with a meeting place - Bardic's suggestion work?

[OmegaDonut]

Conveniently enough, the Pokemon Video Game Championship Nationals tournament is being held the 27th-28th in St. Louis, and I have free airfare\hotel there for winning one of the regionals. It's been a while since I've been involved in anything OCR-related, but I'd like to meet up with a few people in the evening.

[Eulogic]

man, i hate driving around downtown, but i guess there's no way around it

[BardicKnowledge]

Eulogic, I hate it as well :(

Also, would people be up for minigolf somewhere? I'm on the east side of the river, and know of good places in Collinsville and O'Fallon.

[Newt]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the zoo is better for meeting than union station- only because I'm not sure I want to leave my car in that part of town..

As far as mini-golf, isn't SAFT better than the places on our side of the river, bardic? As a bonus, the arcade there is nicer as well.. assuming they're still in business?


EDIT:
I suppose union station could work- I could just take the metro into the city.

[BardicKnowledge]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the zoo is better for meeting than union station- only because I'm not sure I want to leave my car in that part of town..

As far as mini-golf, isn't SAFT better than the places on our side of the river, bardic? As a bonus, the arcade there is nicer as well.. assuming they're still in business?


EDIT:
I suppose union station could work- I could just take the metro into the city.

Union Station has things to do while we wait for people, while the zoo sucks and is hot. Forgot about SAFT though -- that's probably the better idea. Good mini-golf there, and Beatmania / DDR.

[Bahamut]

I was wondering also whether people were interested in having a BBQ the next day as well - I'd certainly be up for it if someone has all of the stuff needed to barbeque or know of a place we could have one.

I'm certainly up for minigolfing & seeing Transformers 2 though.

[BardicKnowledge]

Looked into the mini-golf course in Fenton, which apparently has THREE courses now, and a "huge 80+ game arcade." Sounds like our type of place :p

[Nekofrog]

games are for NERDS

[duckyboycantfly]

Conveniently enough, the Pokemon Video Game Championship Nationals tournament is being held the 27th-28th in St. Louis, and I have free airfare\hotel there for winning one of the regionals. It's been a while since I've been involved in anything OCR-related, but I'd like to meet up with a few people in the evening.
hahahahaha

nerd

also yeah still not coming.

[Bahamut]

So some of us talked this over - how does Union Station at 1 pm sound? Newt & I might be a little late just as an advance warning, but Bardic has both of our numbers anyway. The only set-in-stone plan we were thinking was seeing Transformers 2 at an 8:15 showing - I think they know the theater.

[BardicKnowledge]

For those local folks, said theater is Ronnie's, the Wehrenberg theater.

In any case, I leaving for STL tomorrow morning -- reach me via cell phone if people need to reach me for some reason.

[Bahamut]

Is there a particular area of Union Station we should meet at?

[BardicKnowledge]

There's an archway that has a sign next to it about a whispering archway or something like that -- you can hear someone whispering into the wall on the other side. It's easier to find than I'm making it sound...

Plan on meeting there, unless newt has a better idea.

[Bahamut]

Bumping this up - heading down to St. Louis soon, hope you people show up!

[TheSnowStorm]

(Note to self - Do not get banned near the time of a meetup so I get infomation)

I might come if I have time.

[Eulogic]

Wait, are we meeting today or tomorrow?

[TheSnowStorm]

This Saturday and Sunday.

[BardicKnowledge]

We were planning on meeting today, Eulogic (and others interested).

I'll be at Union Station close to 1:00 (an hour from this moment!) with my wife, Addie -- wearing a green t-shirt. Newt and Bahamut should be close behind. Where we go from there will depend on how many people show up...

[Moseph]

So are you people still going to be around tomorrow, or should I attempt to track you down today?

[Eulogic]

I can't come tonight. Friday is D&D night. I probably can't come tomorrow either. My fiancée is getting in after being in DC for a week. Sunday should be good though.

[Atomic Dog]

I'll be there. Meet me at the arch. Wear a flower.

[duckyboycantfly]

I can't come tonight. Friday is D&D night. I probably can't come tomorrow either. My fiancée is getting in after being in DC for a week. Sunday should be good though.
She's never coming back.


She divorced you. (check your WoW account)

[Neo Samus]

So was the meet-up a success?

[Bahamut]

Nope...apparently people didn't pay attention to the thread that much? In any case, Bardic, his wife, Newt, and I hung out over the weekend in the area.

[Neo Samus]

Sorry to hear that. If I didn't have prior engagments I would gladly have come. Maybe it was the location that was the issue?

[Moseph]

No, the issue for me was that it was never mentioned in the thread until an hour (!?) beforehand that people were getting together on the 26th rather than the 27th, and no one gave any other info after that, so I didn't know if people were still here over the weekend, and if they were, where to find them.

[The Mutericator]

Sadly, I had computers to fix for family that I had been putting off and a Senior Project meeting and an exam and paper. Toooooo muuuuuch stuuuuuff. Sorry guys, woulda liked to have gone.

[Bahamut]

No, the issue for me was that it was never mentioned in the thread until an hour (!?) beforehand that people were getting together on the 26th rather than the 27th, and no one gave any other info after that, so I didn't know if people were still here over the weekend, and if they were, where to find them.

The thread title always had the (June 27 - 28) in it...but oh well.

[Neo Samus]

The thread title always had the (June 27 - 28) in it...but oh well.
I think the issue might have been the question mark in the thread title could have been missleading to some.

[Eulogic]

I think the issue was more that it says June 27-28 in the title, while people actually met up on the 26th. As Moseph said.

[Bahamut]

Oh crap you're right...I thought it was understood that we were going to hang out on Friday. Bah...major mistake on my part.

On the flipside, I'm probably planning on having a BBQ in Champaign, IL in early/mid August - I'm thinking August 15th atm (should be a Saturday) if people are interested.