# Austin DopeFest? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 30, 2004, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-dopefest/282265 "2004-12-30T17:09:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-dopefest/282265/21 "2005-01-04T18:11:53Z")
I should be able to make Feb 13th. And **Lightnin’** , you’ve eaten there enough times…if you want, I can take your order and mail it to you. I picked up a bunch of manila envelopes from Office Depot a while back, it’d be no big thing. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Serpentine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@Silver\_Serpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Serpentine)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-dopefest/282265/22 "2005-01-06T04:26:35Z")
Lil’ Bump. So, Feb 13 (Sun) at Chuy’s around, what, 8? (I kind of want to avoid the rush hour driving). **Lightnin’** - Ever since I moved down here from MI, I miss good Chinese food being delivered to my apt. Mmm. There are very, very few good Chinese places here, and none of them deliver to me. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-dopefest/282265/23 "2005-01-06T18:13:00Z")
Date and place are fine, but what say we change up the time? Typically in the past we’ve met around lunch time, that way people from out of town who still like to come up and join us (like Houston and San Antonio) can still come, and drive back afterwards to be home in time to get enough sleep for the next day. And Sunday, you shouldn’t have to deal much with rush hour traffic, just Church traffic (which could be just as bad, but eh…). So, how’s about a 2:00 p.m. late lunch? Should give the Church-goers time to finish up and get home, and the out of towners enough time to show up and get home early enough. Anyone else got a suggestion? ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-dopefest/282265/24 "2005-01-06T18:17:16Z")
I can’t make the 13th. I work for the Ice Bats and we have a game that day. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Serpentine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@Silver\_Serpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Serpentine)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-dopefest/282265/25 "2005-01-07T13:14:17Z")
2 sounds good to me. Now, which Chuys? There’s one on Lamar, right? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-dopefest/282265/26 "2005-01-07T14:27:37Z")
I don’t know if there’s one on Lamar, but typically we meet at the Barton Springs Chuy’s. There’s also one up on North 183. Those are the two I know of. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2005, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-dopefest/282265/27 "2005-01-10T03:52:30Z")
The one on Barton Springs is the one and only. Just a note about the 13th: That’s the day for the [Motorola Marathon](http://motorolamarathon.com/events.asp?cmd=reset). Although the race doesn’t go by Chuy’s, anyone trying to come in other than via I-35 or MoPac is likely to get caught up in traffic. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2005, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-dopefest/282265/28 "2005-01-10T04:09:36Z")
Looking at my own link, I’m thinking that Chuy’s on the 13th at 2 o’clock is a bad idea. The marathon finishes at Auditorium Shores with the last stragglers due in at 3 o’clock. Chuy’s is likely to be more packed than normal. ---
**Author:** ![My\_Darn\_Snake\_Legs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@My\_Darn\_Snake\_Legs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/My_Darn_Snake_Legs)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2005, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-dopefest/282265/29 "2005-01-10T04:46:35Z")
Hmmm…I was thinking of flying down to Austin to suprise my girlfriend for V-day…so I might make it to the gathering! 'Course, I don’t know that I want to expose her to you people, and that is way too far in advance for me to be planning. I’ll keep it in mind though. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Serpentine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@Silver\_Serpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Serpentine)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2005, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-dopefest/282265/30 "2005-01-10T16:44:01Z")
So . . . what time would be better? And where is Barton Springs? I’ve been to the mall once, many many years ago. Before I could drive. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-dopefest/282265/31 "2005-01-11T13:10:34Z")
Barton Springs is a nice little road where Zilker Park is located in South Austin. Easiest way to get there from I-35 is to exit Riverside, head West, then head South on BArton Springs. Or, you can just come straight off of Mopac, but I can’t remember the exact exit (I want to say Westlake Hills, but I’m not all too sure). If the marathon is going to cause problems there, like I said, there is another Chuy’s up off of 183 North that should be easy to get to, and free of any marathon congestion, so we can still keep the venu, just change the location. Ahhh, the joy of chains. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Serpentine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@Silver\_Serpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Serpentine)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-dopefest/282265/32 "2005-01-11T17:51:49Z")
Well, I’d rather not drive all the way to South Austin (I live right at the northern edge). I’ll go down there if everyone else wants to, but I’d prefer something more central-ish. Can we do the 183 Chuy’s instead? ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-dopefest/282265/33 "2005-01-11T23:49:18Z")
That would work just fine for me. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-dopefest/282265/34 "2005-01-12T00:15:45Z")
So it’s the one at 11680 N Research? I think my trusty bike and poosibly a bus or two will get me there. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-dopefest/282265/35 "2005-01-12T17:07:06Z")
Is there any chance in hell that we could move this shin-dig to Saturday the 12th? ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-dopefest/282265/36 "2005-01-13T20:26:31Z")
Bump ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-dopefest/282265/37 "2005-01-14T13:10:50Z")
I typically work on Saturday’s, but plan on calling in sick on the 12th, so that would work for me. Assuming I’m not still drunk or too hung over 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-dopefest/282265/38 "2005-01-14T15:09:12Z")
I kinda like the Saturday as well. But the Sunday afternoon would be ok too. The location wouldn’t matter too much for me. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-dopefest/282265/39 "2005-01-14T22:35:05Z")
Saturday works for me. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Serpentine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@Silver\_Serpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Serpentine)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2005, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-dopefest/282265/40 "2005-01-17T17:14:07Z")
The day doesn’t matter to me, I just have to request it off sometime this week. So, Saturday Feb 12th at the Chuy’s by 183. Still 2pm? Maybe 4? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-dopefest/282265.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-dopefest/282265.md?page=3)