# Any dopers in the Bay Area? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 5, 2003, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-the-bay-area/199759 "2003-09-05T17:04:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-the-bay-area/199759/61 "2003-09-12T02:44:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Demo \* > \*\*I won’t be available saturday until about 4 pm onwards (haircut in Santa Rosa at 1 pm), but, like **Vix** said, I’d still be happy to meet up with people for drinks afterwards. \*\* I’m good for both this weekend and the 27th. (Yeah, my life is lame like that.) But this week I have to go to a one-year-old’s birthday party between 11 and 1 (yeah, my life is lame like that too) and I was going to offer to watch the kid for a couple hours if the parents wanted to see a movie, or sleep, or cry or something. Let’s do this this week: Since the Dim Sum place and Max’s are in somewhat the same area we can do the Dim Sum early and Max’s around 5 or so? That way everyone gets to eat/drink/make merry as they wish and the truly debauched among us can do all 3? The 27th: same thing or something different? (To be honest, I’m sorta jealous of the groups that have a “lunch bunch” or regular meeting time.) ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-the-bay-area/199759/62 "2003-09-12T02:48:17Z")
That sounds good to me! ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-the-bay-area/199759/63 "2003-09-12T02:59:18Z")
Ok, I’ll start a thread pitching that, and we can plan the 27th from there. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-the-bay-area/199759/64 "2003-09-12T07:43:41Z")
How about noon this Saturday? An 11 a.m. start would mean having to rouse myself before 10, which is unspeakable. ---
**Author:** ![menudomucho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@menudomucho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/menudomucho)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-the-bay-area/199759/65 "2003-09-12T20:09:59Z")
I’m in for dim sum at 12, probably around after too. See you guys there. N ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-the-bay-area/199759/66 "2003-09-13T05:20:28Z")
**Menudomucho** , since you seem to be about the only one who is seriously interested in dim sum, I’ll be happy to show up at the Canton restaurant around noon. Do you (or anyone else) have an interest in seeing the new movie about [Burning Man](http://www.burningmanconfessions.com/flash_index.html)? It’s showing right nearby at the Metreon over on 4[sup]th[/sup]. If you’re not interested in the movie, we could schedule the dim sum for a little later (i.e., ~2:00 PM). Feel free to email me or please post here. I was thinking of dim sum at noon and the 2:00 PM showing of the movie. **Confessions of a Burning Man** : September 12 – September 26 Metreon’s Action Theatre – Second Floor Daily Screenings: Mon – Thurs: 1 pm- 3pm - 5pm - 7 pm- 9pm Fri – Sun: 12pm - 2pm - 4pm - 6pm - 8pm - 10pm Ticket Information: General Admission: $10.00; Child (under 13): $6.00; Senior (65 and over): $7.00 Bargain (Monday - Thursday before 4 pm first screening on Friday - Sunday): $7.00 ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-the-bay-area/199759/67 "2003-09-13T06:51:13Z")
Now that we’ve got a noon time, can we get some confirmations from people who will be attending? ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-the-bay-area/199759/68 "2003-09-13T13:53:30Z")
I’m still interested in dim sum. Are we still on for noon today? ---
**Author:** ![MaryEFoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MaryEFoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaryEFoo)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-the-bay-area/199759/69 "2003-09-13T14:43:37Z")
I’ll be there today at noon. Yum, Yum, Dim Sum. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-the-bay-area/199759/70 "2003-09-13T17:02:00Z")
Mary’s gonna E some Foo with us. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-the-bay-area/199759/71 "2003-09-13T17:27:05Z")
I’ll be there at noon. ---
**Author:** ![whatmove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecc23a/32.png) [@whatmove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatmove)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2003, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-the-bay-area/199759/72 "2003-09-14T00:58:02Z")
I’ll also be there at…d’oh! ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2003, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-the-bay-area/199759/73 "2003-09-14T02:13:27Z")
What a swell day of dim sum! **Zenster** deserves kudos for captaining our culinary odyssey and making sure tasty things landed on our table. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2003, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-the-bay-area/199759/74 "2003-09-14T08:13:29Z")
And a big thank you to **menudomucho** for inspiring this bit of impromptu flashmob (in relaxed Californian time units). There was conversation on every topic and tons of fun on the menu too. As always with dim sum in San Francisco, instead of cable cars to the stars, it was little trolleys to the table full of dumplings and very tasty they were too. I’m happy to tell all of you in the food trade that our slightly rambunctious party of five tipped a flawless [sup]+[/sup]20% without blinking. The owners left everyone in place for an hour past afternoon closing while all of us brought up our favorite board snippets and ideas. In what proved to be a culinary whirlwind, a quick walk down the block brought us to Max’s diner and even more of the bay area crew. It was a lot of fun to meet some new BADs and see other locals too. I was obliged to bail out soon thereafter and trot over my friend’s bachelor party in the Metreon complex. We watched La Hoya and Mosley flail away on the mega screen in a boxing decision that (from what I could tell) stunned both corners equally. After wishing my friend (the prospective groom) the best, I decided to get stylin’ and made a run for the barn. An overdrive straight shot down the peninsula got me home in less than an hour. Zenster says, two snaps up! ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-the-bay-area/199759/75 "2003-09-14T22:48:14Z")
I just arrived in the Bay area and find I missed a Dopefest by _one day_! ☹ I don’t suppose anyone would be interested in getting together for a drink in the next 2 days? I’m staying at the UC Berkeley campus for 3 nights and leave Wednesday morning. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-the-bay-area/199759/76 "2003-09-15T06:17:39Z")
**scr4** , I might be tooling up to Bezerkeley on Tuesday. Why don’t you drop me an email and let’s see what happens. I’ll start another microdope thread in MPSIMS for it. ---
**Author:** ![MaryEFoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MaryEFoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaryEFoo)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-the-bay-area/199759/77 "2003-09-27T18:22:06Z")
I don’t see anything firmed up for the 27th (today). Am I wrong? ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-the-bay-area/199759/78 "2003-09-27T18:26:17Z")
Not wrong, and I’m a little curious myself…seems to have fallen flat. ---
**Author:** ![MaryEFoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MaryEFoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaryEFoo)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-the-bay-area/199759/79 "2003-09-27T21:49:34Z")
I had a great time Saturday, ate wonderful tidbits, liked the conversations, liked the people, would like to see more of them. Do we want to set another date in the near future? ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-the-bay-area/199759/80 "2003-09-27T22:23:09Z")
Great. I’ll be around next weekend, nothing to do. I’m in Fremont. There’s a great Italian place on 1st. Or…what did you have in mind? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-the-bay-area/199759.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-the-bay-area/199759.md?page=5)