The first weekend sounds good to me.
If we’re batting, then Chuy’s is a good choice (although the service was glacial last time I was there). Can 10+ people mini-golf?
Please, no mini golf. I want to see the bats.
The weekend of the 6th looks good right now.
I’ll need to know pretty soon, so I can plan to get off work. I should be able to work around everyone’s schedule.
What about a little adventure down to 6th Street? Oh, wait, I’m only 18…
If Chuy’s service is bad, how about the other place we’ve had at least two at that’s near Chuy’s on Barton Springs? I don’t remember the name. It’s an open air restaurant, and I think that’s where we met for the Batdope that coincided with SXSW.
Talking about Baby A’s, by chance?
If there’s any drinkers here, I know you know what I’m talkin’ bout. Mmm, those Fruity Ritas…
So, is this a pretty well-established group, or could I show up?
It’d be my first Dopextravaganza, so I might have to get drunk first…and during…
That’s the spirit, nevermore! New people are always welcome to join in.
Shady Grove is the place you’re thinking of, Ringo.
What Houston Dope thread?
Jaade, we did a Houdope last weekend, but the thread was kind of erratically bumped. We’ll be doing our fall do soon; watch for it - it will be better organized.
I think I can safely say that you’re at least as welcome as I am nevermore.
So, what’s a good time for chow-down that gets us out of a place on Barton Springs in time for the bats?
A suggestion:
Shady Grove
4:00 PM, Saturday, September 6th.
What time do the bats generally come out? If we want to eat at 4:00 p.m. at Shady Grove, we’d need to meet around 3:00 or so. Amazingly enough, I haven’t had Mexican food in a really long time, so I’m kinda partial to meeting at Chuy’s myself. Of course, I work on Saturdays, so unless I can get the day off, my vote may not be worth it.
And nevermore, the more the marrier.
Right now they’re flying out around 7:45 - 8:00. It’ll be around 10-15 minutes earlier in a month’s time.
Why don’t we go for the Sunday instead?
I’m okay for a Sunday. What does everyone think of the Sunday after the 6th?
Would that be the 7th, or the 14th? The 14th would be a little bit better for me and palikia.
Sunday is a little harder on the out-of-towners.
I know it is, but I’m just trying to get a firm date so I can make sure I have the time off from work.
Personally, I like Sundays best (I’m thinking the 7th?), but that’s because it’s really my only day off. I can rearrange my schedule most likely with enough advanced warning, so the Saturday wouldn’t be too much of a problem. I’d prefer Sunday, but to be nice to the out of towners, I think Saturday would be best. Unless they don’t mind?
Saturday the 13 works best for Darth Nader and me, because we will be flying from Harlingen.
How does Saturday the 13th work for everyone else?
Either of these weekends would work for me. I would just ask that the address of the locations where things are going to take place be posted. I don’t know Austin well enough to find anything other than work, home and Best Buy.
So, do any of you Dopers have plans for the ACLFestival? I really want to see the Dandy Warhols and they be playing on the 20th.