Going to Helena Handbasket - Dopefest

[jazzmine]

whistlepig and LindyHopper in the same room. ::digs out map to see how far it is to Helena::

[whistlepig]

*Originally posted by LindyHopper *
**I am so there. You gonna give directions for us non-Helena Dopers? I’m thinking I’ll have to get a hotel room, because I don’t want to drive the couple hours back to Missoula the same night.

And what TruePisces said. We can do nametags too, if you want (and if that’s not too geeky); that’s what we did in NYC last weekend. **

1. The BrewHouse is easy to find - as you come into town stay on the main road. You’ll pass a Holiday station on your right and the BrewHouse is about 1 block past the next stoplight, again on your right.

2. I’d recommend the Holiday Inn downtown. It’s about 6 blocks away. Anything closer is a flophouse.

3. I’ll doublecheck to make sure they aren’t closed that night, make a reservation for Cecil and bring nametags.

Whistlepig

[LindyHopper]

*Originally posted by whistlepig *
**1. The BrewHouse is easy to find - as you come into town stay on the main road. You’ll pass a Holiday station on your right and the BrewHouse is about 1 block past the next stoplight, again on your right.

2. I’d recommend the Holiday Inn downtown. It’s about 6 blocks away. Anything closer is a flophouse.**

Thanks; I think I can find it. Sounds pretty straightforward. As to the hotel, I’ve been to Helena a couple of times in the last year, and I’ve always stayed at the Days Inn. Nice comfortable rooms, but it isn’t downtown. Should be all right anyway, though.

Oh, and jazzmine: Of course a lady of your breeding and impeccable taste (in men) would be welcome! Come on up!

[SylverOne]

Count me in… I’ll be there. The Brewhouse is one of my favorite places to eat, and only a couple blocks from my office.

This is so cool, I can’t wait!!

Syl

[Odieman]

Nahhh…it’s too far away…now if it was Plentywood or Miles City I would consider it…

[LindyHopper]

*Originally posted by Odieman *
**Nahhh…it’s too far away…now if it was Plentywood or Miles City I would consider it… **

Good God, man! Do you want me to freeze? I am living in the Banana Belt, after all…

[whistlepig]

*Originally posted by Odieman *
**Nahhh…it’s too far away…now if it was Plentywood or Miles City I would consider it… **

Plentywood? I’ll be there the week after next. Of course, it will be a driving, Amtrak, driving, one night in Plentywood trip.

Why the hell would you want to go to Plentywood? I mean, even for a Dopefest.

[whistlepig]

*Originally posted by jazzmine *
**whistlepig and LindyHopper in the same room. ::digs out map to see how far it is to Helena:: **

And it would be how far to the next closest Dopefest?

[montana_cricket]

This is way too cool. I can’t wait! As Echo mentioned, we’ll be there together!

[Odieman]

*Originally posted by whistlepig *
**Plentywood? I’ll be there the week after next. Of course, it will be a driving, Amtrak, driving, one night in Plentywood trip.

Why the hell would you want to go to Plentywood? I mean, even for a Dopefest. **

Cause it’s only an hour and a half away from where I am

[LindyHopper]

Got my hotel room yesterday, so I’ll be there. Woo!

[whistlepig]

Reservation made for Cecil Adams at the Brewhouse, 7 pm, Monday. I resisted the urge to say a bunch of dopers were coming in.

I’m off to go ice drinking, see you there.

Whistlepig

Ice drinking = ice fishing + drinking - catching fish.

[SylverOne]

I forgot.

I totally and completely forgot. :putz:

::Insert swear word here::

I hope everyone had a fun time.

Hopefully my memory will improve in time for the next one.

[SylverOne]

I can’t even remember to preview!!!

Bah!

[whistlepig]

That’s OK SylverOne, we talked about you anyway.

Fun was had, dogs were discussed. Montana Cricket and Echo23TC won the “My dog has ate the weirdest thing” with 900 feet of drip irrigation. LindyHopper was awarded the “traveled farthest to the Helena Handbasket Dopefest”, although he was the only one who traveled more than 10 miles.

It was nice to meet each other and get to know the person behind the nom-de-plume. Now we can have some mini-Dopefests.

And we proved that Montana has “one degree of Bacon”. Echo23TC’s former first sargent in the National Guard is a golf buddy of Whistlepig’s.

Whistlepig

p.s. SylverOne, we weren’t sure what your username meant, that’s all.

[SylverOne]

Good, I’m glad everyone had a good time.

My username doesn’t have any great signifigance, just something I thought sounded cool at the time, and the spelling was off just enough to make people look twice. Numerologically, it fit with my birth number too.

And, if you see a silver Intrepid cruising around with the same thing on the license plates, honk and wave. I won’t have a clue who you are, but I’ll wave back!

I hope to meet you all at the next get together!!

[whistlepig]

*Originally posted by SylverOne *
**And, if you see a silver Intrepid cruising around with the same thing on the license plates, honk and wave. I won’t have a clue who you are, but I’ll wave back! **

I HAVE seen that car, just never put it together with the Straight Dope.

I’ll be the white Dodge Ram with the malamutt in the back and the bumpersticker that says, “I wish wolves ate Californians”.

Whistlepig

[LindyHopper]

It was a lot of fun; sorry you missed it, SylverOne. The other Montana Dopers I met were great folks.

Echo23TC definitely wins the award for “Funniest Funeral Home Stories”. Great stuff.

montanacricket is charming, and really made me feel welcome.

whistlepig: Thanks for setting this whole thing up; it was fun, and we really should do this again. Hopefully (coughSylverOnecough), we’ll be able to get some more people at the next one.

Thanks to everybody; I had a great evening!

[LindyHopper]

Oh, that’s just too cute. As of right now, Echo23TC and montanacricket have exactly the same number of posts!

All together now: Awwwwwww…

[Echo23TC]

It’s taken me two YEARS to get this many posts.

She caught up in two WEEKS.

Guess who’s gonna be ahead by the next time we all get together.