# Hey! You! Post Here If You Plan to Attend ChiDope in May 2003. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 25, 2003, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-post-here-if-you-plan-to-attend-chidope-in-may-2003/163967 "2003-03-25T05:09:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-post-here-if-you-plan-to-attend-chidope-in-may-2003/163967/61 "2003-03-25T22:29:23Z")
When we had the Friday fest last time at Wild Goose, it was much much much too smokey at that time of night for my taste. It’s probably fine for earlier in the evening, but I had to leave after about an hour on Friday night because of smoke. ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-post-here-if-you-plan-to-attend-chidope-in-may-2003/163967/62 "2003-03-25T22:32:33Z")
What was your guy’s second choice? Holiday Club or Lottie’s? ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-post-here-if-you-plan-to-attend-chidope-in-may-2003/163967/63 "2003-03-25T22:39:13Z")
Hmm…probably Holiday Club for me. ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-post-here-if-you-plan-to-attend-chidope-in-may-2003/163967/64 "2003-03-25T22:49:01Z")
Holiday Club’s package wasn’t as good of a deal, right - it was $30 and just for beer and wine or sumfin like that? If Black Rock does fall through, maybe we can just reserve the Holiday Club room if folks think the package is too steep, and ask folks to kick in a few bucks to reimburse whoever puts the money up. No matter where we end up, it’ll all work out and everyone will have a great time. ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-post-here-if-you-plan-to-attend-chidope-in-may-2003/163967/65 "2003-03-25T22:56:47Z")
I’m sure you’re right, porcupine. I’m just bummed that a place with unanimous approval (well, without Hamlet’s, but he doesn’t count) is now likely out of the running. ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-post-here-if-you-plan-to-attend-chidope-in-may-2003/163967/66 "2003-03-26T00:12:54Z")
I am there for whichever place we go to. I’m delivering girl scout cookies tonight and am planning on hitting Black Rock after to see what its like. I could wait until the people who are looking at the place show up and pretend to be from the Health Dept. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![vix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a88e4f/32.png) [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-post-here-if-you-plan-to-attend-chidope-in-may-2003/163967/67 "2003-03-26T00:14:01Z")
Wherever we end up, you can add **SuaSponte** and me to the list. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shadowfox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Shadowfox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfox)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-post-here-if-you-plan-to-attend-chidope-in-may-2003/163967/68 "2003-03-26T01:07:43Z")
I’m not 100% sure yet, but I’m definitely interested in another ChiDope. It always depends on the money factor. I should know for sure in a couple of weeks whether I can afford to attend or not. ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-post-here-if-you-plan-to-attend-chidope-in-may-2003/163967/69 "2003-03-26T01:08:42Z")
How about Black Rock for our Friday night hang-out if we can’t get it for Saturday (sans the private room, of course)? All we need is a sign that says “Cecil Adams Family Reunion” and the newcomers can find us. That’s all I did for the “Drunken Debauchery in a Beer Garden” fest of a couple years ago and it worked out just fine. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-post-here-if-you-plan-to-attend-chidope-in-may-2003/163967/70 "2003-03-26T01:09:39Z")
I’m still in and I am, even now, attempting to convince one of my sisters to come along. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-post-here-if-you-plan-to-attend-chidope-in-may-2003/163967/71 "2003-03-26T01:22:03Z")
Just let me know where and when, and I’ll be there. ---
**Author:** ![2nd\_Law](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/f475e1/32.png) [@2nd\_Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2nd_Law)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-post-here-if-you-plan-to-attend-chidope-in-may-2003/163967/72 "2003-03-26T01:54:09Z")
I’m in! I haven’t even finished reading this thread yet, but I’m in! ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-post-here-if-you-plan-to-attend-chidope-in-may-2003/163967/73 "2003-03-26T03:01:11Z")
I’ll be there for the bar. It may have been said and I missed it but-- the 25 dollars is at the door? Or do you all have to leave a deposit or something? How does that work? I’d also be happy with some more info on the dinner. I’m bringing **Zoltarb** – he’s my son-- with me. He can’t go to the bar but he’d love to meet as many of you all as possible over dinner. Are you going to start a different Friday thread? ---
**Author:** ![Andy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aeb1de/32.png) [@Andy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-post-here-if-you-plan-to-attend-chidope-in-may-2003/163967/74 "2003-03-26T11:55:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by porcupine \* > All we need is a sign that says “Cecil Adams Family Reunion” and the newcomers can find us. That’s all I did for the “Drunken Debauchery in a Beer Garden” fest of a couple years ago and it worked out just fine. ::wanders in, arms behind back, whistling, hoping no-one noticed who stole the sign last time:: ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-post-here-if-you-plan-to-attend-chidope-in-may-2003/163967/75 "2003-03-26T13:29:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Andy \* > \*\*::wanders in, arms behind back, whistling, hoping no-one noticed who stole the sign last time:: \*\* Considering you were getting everyone to sign it, I don’t think you were acting with too much stealth. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-post-here-if-you-plan-to-attend-chidope-in-may-2003/163967/76 "2003-03-26T13:34:32Z")
Don’t count me in just yet. I haven’t decided 100% one way or the other, and I probably won’t until the day before the event. I’ll be staying with a friend, so I don’t need to worry about getting a hotel reservation. ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-post-here-if-you-plan-to-attend-chidope-in-may-2003/163967/77 "2003-03-26T15:39:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Biggirl \* > \*\*I’ll be there for the bar. It may have been said and I missed it but-- the 25 dollars is at the door? Or do you all have to leave a deposit or something? How does that work? > > I’d also be happy with some more info on the dinner. I’m bringing **Zoltarb** – he’s my son-- with me. He can’t go to the bar but he’d love to meet as many of you all as possible over dinner. Are you going to start a different Friday thread? \*\* The $25 thing is on hold – it looks unlikely that we’ll be able to get the bar that offered that deal. If it did happen, though, we’d have the bar collect it. As far as Friday’s concerned, I don’t know that there are any firm plans in place (the dinner jarbaby suggested at the Wild Goose was on Saturday, before the bar event, but maybe that could be changed?). I was thinking, though, that for people bringing their kids (though your son isn’t exactly a kid, is he, biggirl?) or Dopers who’d rather not/can’t do a bar event two nights in a row, I’d be happy to host a Friday afternoon-evening barbecue at my home that’s kid-friendly. If anyone’s interested, let me know. (aside to jarbaby – don’t know if you’d found out yet, but the Lincoln Square May Fest is at the end of May this year, sadly) Also: **If you’d like to be on the cell-phone list, please e-mail me your board name, real first name, and phone number.** ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-post-here-if-you-plan-to-attend-chidope-in-may-2003/163967/78 "2003-03-26T16:48:12Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Biggirl \* > \*\* Are you going to start a different Friday thread?_\* If any new threads are spawned that are at all related to chidope, please post them here. I don’t always keep up with MPSIMS. ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-post-here-if-you-plan-to-attend-chidope-in-may-2003/163967/79 "2003-03-26T16:57:07Z")
The Wild Goose is probably best for just an afternoon or dinner gathering, since they DO start carding after 8:00. If you want to go, email me at [jarabyj@yahoo.com](mailto:jarabyj@yahoo.com) and I’ll get a tentative number to the manager. My husband and I are regulars there, so reserving a section for dinner will be no problem. Gundy: bummer about Mayfest. ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-post-here-if-you-plan-to-attend-chidope-in-may-2003/163967/80 "2003-03-26T17:09:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gundy \* > Dopers who’d rather not/can’t do a bar event two nights in a row 😕😕😕 I do not understand this “dopers who’d rather not do a bar event two nights in a row” concept. 😕😕😕 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-post-here-if-you-plan-to-attend-chidope-in-may-2003/163967.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-post-here-if-you-plan-to-attend-chidope-in-may-2003/163967.md?page=5)