Oh, okay, it was few in number, but great in spirit.
Just got in from having spent a nice little evening in the company of some very nice Teeming Millions.
I’ve met Dopers all over the country and I’m still waiting for the weird one, everybody’s been really fabulous.
All I got to say is y’all are more fun in person than on the board even (and the board is pretty cool) and that y’all are welcome to hang with me anytime.
I’ll let the others folks weigh in and give all the sordid details (people take NOTES at these things, oh dearie me), but let me be among the first to tell you it was really special.
your humble TubaDiva
PS Apologies to all at the table, I did my best to keep my snot-slinging self to myself.
Blah, blah, blah. Less yappin and more picture postin’!!!
“Witnesses said
the chained helmets,
which directly faced each
other on their platforms,
seemed increasingly angry
and agitated in the
moments leading up to the
disaster.”
For those of you who knew about the event and live in the Atlanta area (and even told us you’d be there, for God’s sake!), and still chose not to show, you should post your excuses and apologies here. A couple of you are excused, as we knew you had other plans, but someone has some explaining to do.
As for any notes anyone took, I’m not sayin nothing.
It may be that when an ornithologist says the Water Ouzel walks under the water, he only means that he has seen a Water Ouzel or some other bird sitting on a stone in the general vicinity of a body of water.
–Will Cuppy
Glad to hear it worked out well. I wish I could have made it, but my Atlanta vacation ran until the 26th. Once I move back to Atlanta (by March), I will join in the skullduggery. How did Intermezzo work out? Since I came up with the place, I am a wee bit curious. I don’t exactly want my contribution to the meeting being the worst aspect of the show.
Well, shut my mouth. It’s also illegal to put squirrels down your pants for the purposes of gambling.
Mullinator aquitted himself well, even in his absense. The Cafe Intermezzo was charming and trendy, as one would expect in Buckhead. The food and service were both very good. The food menu was 2 pages, the drink menu was a book and ran about 20 pages. Imbibing was light, as nobody actually lives in Atlanta and drives home ranged from 30 minutes to 2 hours.
In attendance were: Strainger - Arrived first, snagged a table and left great instructions for the hostess so that finding the Dopers’ table was a breeze. (St. Louisans take note) Strainger’s cousin - Currently a non-Doper, he came all the way from Indiana to meet with us. As a side benefit he got to visit with some family in the Atlanta area, but I’m sure our soiree was his main reason for being. Doctor Jackson - That’s me, next to arrive. Content to make everyone’s aquaintance and be awed in their presence. Still confused over whether to bow or genuflect when in Tuba’s presence. missdavis - Our charming and demure representative from Alabama. missdavis was duly elected to the office of Scribe. I expect she will post further notes once she deciphers the cocktail napkin. Tuba Diva - As humble as her sig, the Diva arrived fashionably late - allowing us lowly users time to get aquainted and comfortable before lighting up our table with her presence (a good Diva will do that, you know). She regaled us with first hand stories of the NY Dopers Conclave (details of which can be supressed for the right bribe) and anecdotes about Ed and other Reader insiders.
No cameras were present, but Strainger will be posting appropriate photographs from GQ and Elle under our names.
More info to follow…
The overwhelming majority of people have more than the average (mean) number of legs. – E. Grebenik
Yes, Cafe Intermezzo was quite a good choice. Easy to find after you locate the cleaners. Trendy, but not outre. Good food, good coffee, to die for dessert; the only thing bad was the iced tea, which was, um, let’s say, refreshing in a sinus-spray kind of way.
Mullinator, you are duly excused, as we knew you wouldn’t be able to join us (and thanks for the good meeting place suggestion). We do look forward to your return to the area and the chance to meet up with a larger group of us. Beatle, you too were excused, being in Houston and all.
Dr. Jackson did a great job summing us all up, as it were. I have to admit it was pretty surreal walking up to a table of strangers (and Strainger) that I’d known only from my short time on the board, but I figured, hey, everyone else is doing it…
My favorite quote that made it onto the napkin was something to the effect of “Write down that TubaDiva wants to bring back hookers and porn shops in Times Square” followed by “If you post that I’ll [insert threat here]”. It’s anyone’s guess who said either of these things.
Strainger will be posting appropriate pictures sometime in the new year as per post above, provided he and his computer survive the looting. We did determine we were all fashionably dressed, yes? Keep that in mind when you pick us out, Strainger.
It may be that when an ornithologist says the Water Ouzel walks under the water, he only means that he has seen a Water Ouzel or some other bird sitting on a stone in the general vicinity of a body of water.
–Will Cuppy
Okay, I guess it is time for me to make my excuses.
A couple of days before christmas, my wife had a scare about our pregnancy (sp). We went to the doctor and she told my wife to take it easy for a while.
We went back yesterday and she was again advised to take it easy. She is also battling sickness as is my daughter.
I felt I could not leave her alone with our daughter and go out and have fun with the SDMBers.
Oh, thanks, Jeffery. Drag out a perfectly legitimate excuse which makes you look like a knight in shining armor/perfect husband and father while simultaneously making us feel like heels for all the nasty things missdavis said about you Tuesday night. Swell. If you had just called, we could have all come over to your house.
Hope your wife is well, we’ll catch you next time.
She is doing much better thanks. But we have a long way to go yet (we are at 13 weeks). We have even cancelled our plans to have friends over for New Years Eve.
We discussed the posssibility of stalkers being present. Out of the 5 people who attended, we determined that only 3 had killed before and in each case it was immediate. Nope, no stalkers here.
Just got back and it looks like y’all have covered the details quite thoroughly (except, of course, for the really sordid ones). Just wanted to let everyone know that I enjoyed the dinner and drinks (One double espresso coffee drink, one Irish coffee, one cappuccino, and a Dos Equis. I was up until about 3:00 AM.). I probably could’ve gone ahead and had a few more beers and had my cousin drive me home but decided not to because 1) My cousin’s from small-town Indiana and would’ve killed me if I had made him drive in Atlanta traffic (he’s bigger than I) and 2) I didn’t think it would be good etiquette to get drunk at a table of new acquaintances who weren’t.
I think the personalities of the people in real life very closely match their personalitites on this MB. It is kind of nice to have “voices” to go with some of the postings that I read now.
On a side note, Eve/Flora would’ve been so proud of us since no one smoked (not there, anyway). I’m sure that now she’ll fly down for the next Atlanta shindig knowing that.
I received an email from Stella*Fantasia just before I left for my trip stating that she would be flying back home on the 27th and would therefore be unable to attend. In her memory, we all went out to one of the antebellum homes nearby, stood out on the sidewalked and yelled, “STELLA!!” for a couple of hours until the cops showed up.
Jeffery, I wish you and your wife good luck on her pregnancy. I hope to meet you at a possible future gathering of the Atlanta Dopers.
Thanks to all who showed for a great time! And Mullinator, excellent choice!