# Calling all LA and San Deigo Dopers... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 19, 2002, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-la-and-san-deigo-dopers/114954 "2002-06-19T20:53:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dreamer)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-la-and-san-deigo-dopers/114954/41 "2002-06-27T22:10:57Z")
So _where_ are we meeting? As I said before the Claim Jumper gets really busy on the weekends and the bar is usually jam packed, so the Lounge at the Holiday Inn sounds cool to me. It’s up to you guys though. Have a safe flight **thinksnow** 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![seawitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@seawitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seawitch)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-la-and-san-deigo-dopers/114954/42 "2002-06-27T22:43:39Z")
Either place is fine with me - do you guys want drinks or dinner? Or dinner, then drinks? Or dinner, then drinks, then a drunken sing-along and some embarassingly maudlin moments (“I looove you guysh!”) If anybody wants to meet for dinner first, maybe we could hit Claim Jumper for that at about 7:30, then adjourn to the lounge afterward for drinkies and meeting the latecomers. If nobody wants dinner, we could just meet for drinks. Or just dinner and no drinks. Or baloney sandwiches and a six-pack in the parking lot. I’m OK with any of that. ---
**Author:** ![BraheSilver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@BraheSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BraheSilver)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-la-and-san-deigo-dopers/114954/43 "2002-06-27T23:47:12Z")
Oh, great. I get to watch you sots make fools of yourselves. 😉 But I’ll bet that **Max Carnage** ’s picture page is going to get some great stuff. So, ah, will we meet in the hotel? The parking lot? Claim Jumper? Should I run back and forth across the street shouting “Dooooooopers!” to hope to attract your attention? One more thing: do you think you can tack on one more possible person to the list, **seawitch**? My buddy Chris is shipping out to 29 Palms on Monday for whatever the Marine Nat’l Guard does out there for 2 weeks (this after spending a month in Pendleton), so if he’s not too tired I thought I’d ask him to come along. ---
**Author:** ![dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dreamer)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-la-and-san-deigo-dopers/114954/44 "2002-06-28T00:23:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by BraheSilver \* > \*\*Oh, great. I get to watch you sots make fools of yourselves. 😉 But I’ll bet that **Max Carnage** ’s picture page is going to get some great stuff. > > So, ah, will we meet in the hotel? The parking lot? Claim Jumper? Should I run back and forth across the street shouting “Dooooooopers!” to hope to attract your attention? > > \*\* ::note to self - bring camera:: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-la-and-san-deigo-dopers/114954/45 "2002-06-28T00:35:22Z")
Which Claim Jumper? There’s only a million of them (okay, a hundred) in the OC area! ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-la-and-san-deigo-dopers/114954/46 "2002-06-28T00:36:19Z")
It’s not quite clear to me if this gathering is for Friday night or Saturday night. ---
**Author:** ![dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dreamer)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-la-and-san-deigo-dopers/114954/47 "2002-06-28T00:41:13Z")
**CaptMurdock** - it’s the Claim Jumper on La Paz Road in Laguna Hills. **Arnold Winkerlried** - it’s Saturday night, will you be joining us? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-la-and-san-deigo-dopers/114954/48 "2002-06-28T00:44:25Z")
I will give an answer tomorrow, but probably not, if it’s Saturday. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![seawitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@seawitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seawitch)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-la-and-san-deigo-dopers/114954/49 "2002-06-28T01:11:44Z")
Aw, come on, **Arnold**! If you can’t make dinner, you could at least drop by for a drink with us… besides, I had been promised at a prior DopeFest that you always wore a gold lame’ shirt, and I still feel cheated. Look at this as your way to make it up to me. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Edwardina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Edwardina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edwardina)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-la-and-san-deigo-dopers/114954/50 "2002-06-28T03:01:26Z")
Count me in as a “maybe”. ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-la-and-san-deigo-dopers/114954/51 "2002-06-28T14:38:29Z")
Okay, I thought I posted this last night, but I see it’s not here…I don’t see it here…whatever, it’s not shown above. I’m counting on being free tonight, after, say 9 or 10, if anyone wants to get together for a little pre-Dope. **seawitch** has my cell phone number, but if you drop me an email before noon (Eastern time) today, we could arrange something for this evening…heck tomorrow afternoon is free, too, if someone just wants to come out for lunch and sight-seeing. ---
**Author:** ![seawitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@seawitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seawitch)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-la-and-san-deigo-dopers/114954/52 "2002-06-28T16:38:11Z")
All righty. Dinner at Claim Jumper on La Paz Road in Laguna Hills, at 7:30 pm. We will be under the name of “Adams”. Drinks afterward (probably 9 pm or so) at the lounge of the Holiday Inn in Laguna Hills. Anyone who wants to get in touch with me can e-mail me today during the day - if you need me during the evening or weekend, I can be reached at [magichands@socal.rr.com](mailto:magichands@socal.rr.com). Look forward to seeing everybody!! ---
**Author:** ![dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dreamer)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-la-and-san-deigo-dopers/114954/53 "2002-06-28T17:10:45Z")
I’ll just plan on meeting you all at the Holiday Inn then at 9. Are you guys going to be wearing name tags or something? 😃 How will we know it’s you? ---
**Author:** ![seawitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@seawitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seawitch)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-la-and-san-deigo-dopers/114954/54 "2002-06-28T18:22:28Z")
I’ll e-mail you my cell phone #, **dreamer**. ---
**Author:** ![dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dreamer)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-la-and-san-deigo-dopers/114954/55 "2002-06-28T20:43:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by seawitch \* > \*\*I’ll e-mail you my cell phone #, **dreamer**. \*\* My email address is the same as my AOL IM name, just add the @aol.com to it. Also [here](http://http://hometown.aol.com/one4dreamer/index.html) are some pics of **musicguy, Mr. dreamer** and myself. If it doesn’t connect at first try again. AOL doesn’t always behave! Looking forward to meeting you all tomorrow 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-la-and-san-deigo-dopers/114954/56 "2002-06-28T22:42:42Z")
Hey, move yer butts over and make room for me and **Spiny**. _He’s_ still skinny, but you know what married life does to a woman’s ass… 😉 Looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting some new folks, as well! ---
**Author:** ![SisterCoyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@SisterCoyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SisterCoyote)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-la-and-san-deigo-dopers/114954/57 "2002-06-28T22:58:53Z")
I’d love to come along, but already have a commitment for Saturday! (Two, in fact, but managed to weasel my way out of one) ☹ Have fun without me. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mr.SeaWitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@Mr.SeaWitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.SeaWitch)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-la-and-san-deigo-dopers/114954/58 "2002-06-29T15:43:45Z")
Since Claim Jumper assigns a name for your group, weve decided to wear hawaiian sihrts to help find us. With our luck there will be a luau party next to us and we will dis-a-peer. :smack: So happy hunting. See you all tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Jonno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jonno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonno)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-la-and-san-deigo-dopers/114954/59 "2002-06-29T20:13:13Z")
Does that mean we can all wear hawaiian shirts? Hmmm, should I wear a tacky one, or a horribly blindingly tacky one. I hate making decisions. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dreamer)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-la-and-san-deigo-dopers/114954/60 "2002-06-29T20:34:27Z")
I don’t own a Hawaiin shirt, but if I have enough time to look I just might be able to find some bunny ears 😃 They’ll go well with my all black outfit 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-la-and-san-deigo-dopers/114954.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-la-and-san-deigo-dopers/114954.md?page=4)