Ooooooh Ayesha! Now I really have to make sure we go. That sounds like to much fun to pass up1 
Next month sounds good to me. To reiterate my shitty schedule:
Thur through Saturday: No way until about 8:00 pm (Saturday is best of the three evenings)
Sunday through Wedsnesday (God to go, except for the occasional overtime Sunday. I’ll know more about that next month, but it looks like I’ll only have one Sunday that month).
As far as tag team torture goes, what ya gonna do, tie me up and make me listen to Ricky Martin ?
OK, so I’m staking a plan that should probably work for all of those who have checked in as possibles:
starfish
Little Nemo
Revedge
Ayesha
Grace***
Origato
edwino
TheNerd
Mamapotomus
Irishman
cooldude
BigGiantHead
purplebear
lurkernomore
Chef Troy*****
Shanin
Mr Bear
Sealemon88** (Hey Seale! Long time, pal)
- Well, didn’t really check in as possibles, but thanks for the bumps.
A reprise:
How about that dump 
where we met Little Nemo last year?
That would be
**Floyd’s Cajun Kitchen **(an adjunct of Woodrow’s Origato)
3111 Chimney Rock
(713) 972-1966
Say, on Sunday,** January 21, 2001 **@2:00 PM 'til ?
Dissenters, speak your piece.
Houston, the Revedge has landed. SOunds good the 21st.
Got one in the net! Well, two, if you count the perp. Looking for sign-ons…
Well, I’ll have to check with my social secretary and get back to you!
well PB can I please pretty please with ice cream on top???
Beetle
Beatle, sorry about that. But you forgot Maidenunicorn on your list. Just because I am a newbie, I can party too.
Ask PB, she will tell you, and also the dopers in Dallas.And sad news,lurkernomore, will not be attending.
MmmmmmmMmmmmm… on top of what, dearest?
Oh, yes, the date. <checking calendar> All clear, beatle, it’s a go. You can count on the Bears to make it.
<rushing off to see how much ice cream is in the freezer, and whipped cream and…> 
beatle,
LIONsob will be with me of course.
And I am afraid I must raise a dissenting voice on Floyds, I froze my ass off last time . Walls please.
A second vote for walls.
<Gump voice>I like walls. I like them a lot.</Gump voice>
It is with a heavy sadden heart that I regret to inform all of you that I will be unable to depart this gaint litter box on the 14 Jan, but will be leaving here on the 21 Jan instead (this change in plans was brought about by our good friends at the IRS). I’m not sure if PB will be changing her plans to attend or not, as I have yet to talk with her about this latest development in any detail. I’m sure she will post here again in the next few days after we talk and I find out exactly when I will arrive in SA.
And I was so hoping to meet all of you, well maybe next time.
about MrBear, but 
that I may still get to meet Purplebear.
Walls, eh? We need walls. OK, I can do that. How about:
Mucky Duck (pub)
2425 Norfolk
(713) 528-5999
Same time and date as earlier proposed, which will accomodate Nemo and, if I’m reading your post correctly, possibly Mr Bear as well (?).
And maidenunicorn41, sorry I missed you before; you are most definitely invited.
That date/time sounds good to me!
I have no opinion on walls.
None whatsoever.
Except that if there are walls, AND those walls are load-bearing, THEN they should be sturdy.
The 21st works for me of course. As for walls, I grew up in northern New York and I laugh at your puny Texas winter.
I like walls, though don’t necessarily care for smoke.
Beatle, sounds like Mr. Bear cannot make the 21st, as he will just be leaving UAE on that day. Though I see no reason why we cannot do another 2-fer. We’ve done that every time so far since I’ve been coming, why not again?
[/making beatle’s life hell]
Beatle
If you think I am going to sit outside for long periods of time in january again you thought wrong,I vote for walls also.
Besides Floyds only had those wussy wine coolers and beer to drink.
The 27Th. looks like a good date,that will allow Mr Bear to make it back.
Peace
LIONsob
Yeah, I guess it wouldn’t hurt me to look at what I’d written before. For some reason I’d gotten it in my head that I had suggested the 28th, when the 21st is what I’d proposed before. I did focus on a Sunday in an attempt to accomodate Sealemon’s work schedule. So, again, how about:
Mucky Duck
2425 Norfolk
(713) 528-5999
On Sunday, January 28th @ 2:00 PM
Sunday the 28th is one of the Highest Holy Days in the Texan Liturgical Calendar; Superbowl Sunday. I’m sure many of us plan on celebrating with family and we’d probably have trouble getting into a house of worship (ie bar) anyway.
How about Sunday the 21st and Saturday the 27th? We can do one at the Mucky Duck and the other at a sight to be named later.