# HouDopeFest? Anyone? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 30, 2002, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdopefest-anyone/145602 "2002-12-30T03:26:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdopefest-anyone/145602/21 "2002-12-31T18:06:35Z")
Several little bars and pubs, shopping center, restaurants, what not. A brewpub thatserves food and I believe might allow minors in the daytime. I go there a lot, though (only a mile from my house), so I’m very open to anything else. ---
**Author:** ![CasperQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@CasperQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CasperQ)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdopefest-anyone/145602/22 "2002-12-31T18:11:16Z")
I _ **LIKE** _ the Mucky Duck…! ---
**Author:** ![CasperQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@CasperQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CasperQ)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdopefest-anyone/145602/23 "2002-12-31T18:15:30Z")
[Here](http://www.mcgonigels.com/) is the website for McGonigel’s Mucky Duck. [sub]Oh, lord, don’t accuse me of padding my post count!![/sub] ---
**Author:** ![CasperQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@CasperQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CasperQ)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdopefest-anyone/145602/24 "2002-12-31T18:22:28Z")
**pravnik** Rice Village might be better; the cover at the Mucky Duck is $20 on the 15th unless we sit on the porch (then I think no cover - but what about the tempramental weather?) **unclviny** other suggestions? I’m in NW Houston (Cypress to be specific) so will have to travel regardless. ---
**Author:** ![unclviny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e274bd/32.png) [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdopefest-anyone/145602/25 "2002-12-31T19:11:17Z")
My local motorcycle club meets at Hickory Hollow (101 heights blvd. at washington), good BBQ and there is a bar next door (cosmo’s). Leo’s mexican rest. was great the last time I was there (several years ago), and it worked for a bunch of people (washington and heights, next door to Rockefeller’s). unclviny (who has all 13…OK 11 brain cells working on this) ---
**Author:** ![Ayesha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Ayesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ayesha)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdopefest-anyone/145602/26 "2002-12-31T20:41:54Z")
Please peoples no outside. The last time we did an outside dopefest in the winter we all froze our \_\_\_\_\_\_\_s off as the evening wore on. Hickory Hollow sounds good to me. So that is my lowly little vote. Unclviny, how is the iced tea there ? ---
**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2003, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdopefest-anyone/145602/27 "2003-01-01T05:03:20Z")
Okay, I promise I will try to make this one. My birthday is on the 23rd so it will probably be the closest thing to a party that I get. I turn 23 on Feb 23rd, 2003. Yay me. Any restaurant is OK as long as there’s a no-smoking option. I don’t really eat much of anything so the choice of food isn’t important to me. I do second the indoors bit and a more central location though. I’m probably closer to **unclivny** than anyone else here – I do work near the clear lake area. ---
**Author:** ![CasperQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@CasperQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CasperQ)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2003, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdopefest-anyone/145602/28 "2003-01-01T18:15:44Z")
_**H[COLOR=blue]A[COLOR=darkblue]P[COLOR=darkred]P[COLOR=firebrick]Y [COLOR=red]N[COLOR=crimson]E[COLOR=orangered]W [COLOR=tomato]Y[COLOR=coral]E[COLOR=green]A[COLOR=seagreen]R[COLOR=purple]![COLOR=indigo]![/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR]**_[/COLOR] So it’s Hickory Hollow Restaurant @ 101 Heights Boulevard (713-869-6300) on Saturday, 02/15/03 at 8:00 p.m. After we eat we’ll walk next door to the bar (for those who are so-inclined, though no guarantees on the smoking status in a bar!)… It’s a plan; I’ll revive the thread (if need be) around the first of February - everyone mark your calendars!! **Mr. C.** , let us know where and when you’re good for dinner! ---
**Author:** ![CasperQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@CasperQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CasperQ)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2003, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdopefest-anyone/145602/29 "2003-01-01T18:17:07Z")
[sub]Well THAT didn’t work very well…[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Blackeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Blackeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackeyes)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdopefest-anyone/145602/30 "2003-01-02T03:25:02Z")
**CasperQ** , lemme give it a shot: **HAPPY NEW YEAR!!** I increased the size to four and bolded it. But that’s it. ---
**Author:** ![CasperQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@CasperQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CasperQ)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdopefest-anyone/145602/31 "2003-01-02T06:16:46Z")
_Happy New Year Everyone!!!_[/SIZE] Thanks **blackeyes**!! See y’all on the ides of February! [sub]Whew… ;j [/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Sapphire\_Bullet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@Sapphire\_Bullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapphire_Bullet)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdopefest-anyone/145602/32 "2003-01-02T06:36:37Z")
This sounds like fun- put me down as a very probably maybe. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdopefest-anyone/145602/33 "2003-01-02T06:43:59Z")
I’ll be there if I can (and I think I can). I’d love to meet some Houston dopers. ---
**Author:** ![Mamapotomus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@Mamapotomus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mamapotomus)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdopefest-anyone/145602/34 "2003-01-02T17:45:48Z")
Count me in! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![CRorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CRorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CRorex)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdopefest-anyone/145602/35 "2003-01-02T19:56:38Z")
Hrrm, I think I’ll be able to juggle my schedual enough to get the weekend off. ---
**Author:** ![unclviny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e274bd/32.png) [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdopefest-anyone/145602/36 "2003-01-02T21:53:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ayesha \* > \*\*Please peoples no outside. The last time we did an outside dopefest in the winter we all froze our \_\_\_\_\_\_\_s off as the evening wore on. > > Hickory Hollow sounds good to me. So that is my lowly little vote. Unclviny, how is the iced tea there ? \*\* It is fine (and I am a bit of a tea snob), if you are chicken fried steak inclined try a “Wagon Master” (bring 3 or 5 helpers), it is larger than a large pizza and it is good!. unclviny ---
**Author:** ![DLurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecd19e/32.png) [@DLurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DLurker)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdopefest-anyone/145602/37 "2003-01-06T05:27:27Z")
Very intersting timeframe… Is it open to anyone in the list or would Casper bar (haha) some? ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdopefest-anyone/145602/38 "2003-01-06T22:57:36Z")
You’re more than welcome, **DLurker**. It looks like Miami is out, so I can probably attend. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdopefest-anyone/145602/39 "2003-01-07T00:37:19Z")
I’ll go if Ringo will bring his Gumby frog. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdopefest-anyone/145602/40 "2003-01-07T00:49:26Z")
I’ll see if I can manage a weekend pass for froggie. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdopefest-anyone/145602.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdopefest-anyone/145602.md?page=3)