If there’s room, I’d like to come, especially since the last Dopefest was a wash. Is D&B’s anywhere near the Metro?
It’s a five-ish minute walk to the White Flint mall, south down Rockville Pike, from the White Flint station on the Red line.
Looks like we’re at 20 now, and 21 if we include Mrs. Firefly.
Groovy. 
I’m there. Beer and video games? You can bet on it.
I’ll be there, too. I can’t pass up an opportunity to play Skee-ball.
Nevermind. After surprising GF last night with a DVD player, well it was $100 off, I think it would be better to just go to Opal’s B-Day.
Do we have a time yet? Or are my reading comprehension skills failing me again?
No, we don’t have a time. Hell, we don’t have a place, too.
I’ve been playing phone tag with the special events coordinator at D&B all week. Apparently, we can get full buffet service, for about $20/each. I know that’s too expensive, so I’m trying to see if we can just be guarranteed tables for 20-25 (special events are 30+), and handle payments on a person-by-person basis.
If that falls through, I’m going to start calling the Friday’s/Bennigans/Tuesday’s crowd a half-mile up the Pike.
Is there anything I can do to help? I’m kinda full-up tonight, but I can make some calls and stuff tomorrow morning.
Whatever happens, the plan’s gotta be locked in at least an hour-and-a-half in advance, for us Metro-schleppers. Looks like goboy got left behind cause of a change last week.
(BTW, I’m still all about Dave & Buster’s. It’s one of the few opportunities I have to drive in the fashion I prefer without endangering others.)
Nah, thanks. Just work on your mojo so you’ll be one of the lucky ones getting laid that night. 
Oh, yeah, definitely. If we don’t have this finalised by Tuesday or so of next week, we’ll just meet at my place and then carpool from there.
Me too. The difference: you’ll be in my dust.
Dude, I’m already in your dust. After sending off my rent check and packing my bags for an upcoming business trip, I realized that it’s still January.
You know, it’s the little details in life that trip you up. Fortunately, I think a strict regimen of the Butthole Surfers’ Hairway to Stephen will help correct my apparent temporary neurosis.
Dear Baby Jesus
Here are my shoes
They don’t smell so hot
But they’ve never read the news
Okay, I finally heard back from D&B today. The deal is they won’t insure anything for us unless we want to do the full party deal, which will cost a minimum $20-25 each. I’m sure we don’t want to do that.
So, we do one of two things:
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Show up at D&B on a busy Saturday night and hope they can accommodate 20-25 or so of us. This is what the special events lady suggested we do. There’s no promises we can all be together, but at least we’ll all be in D&B.
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Meet somewhere else. Anniz and I had dinner at Ruby Tuesday’s the other night, and had a very good meal (the best burger she’s had yet in the States, in fact). I asked about their party room, and the waittress told me to just call a day or so beforehand to give them warning that a lot of people will be showing up.
(3. Hi Opal!)
What are your thoughts, people?
My thought - Screw D&B’s, let’s go for Ruby’s. If all they need is a day’s warning and no minimum to spend, I’m all about that.
I’m with Olent. I say we go for Ruby’s.
I just e-mailed out directions to everyone I have e-mail address for that’s posted a yes or maybe in this thread.
Sofa King, I do not have your e-mail address.
SqrlCub, I don’t have yours either, but dcnewsman should get the directions.
If anyone else did not receive it, please e-mail me.
I will probably be able to make the party. Please send me the directions.
I forwarded the directions to Sofa King.
Sorry, Montfort & Anniz, just found I’m carless for this weekend. Looks like I was unlucky twice.
So are we. 
Sorry you can’t make it.
Wendell, the e-mail is on the way.
Thanks Althea.
Thank you, Althea! I got the message, and my e-mail is now enabled in my profile. Feel free to send your religious tracts, fulminations, and death threats to shaitanSPAM666@hotmail.com . Leave out the “SPAM” part.
To make things easier for everyone to recognize me, I’ll be the one in the clown suit.
Just a polite little bump for the daytime folks to see.