# Labor Day Weekend Dopefest in Miami, anyone? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 21, 2002, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-day-weekend-dopefest-in-miami-anyone/120043 "2002-07-21T03:01:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2002, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-day-weekend-dopefest-in-miami-anyone/120043/1 "2002-07-21T03:01:53Z")
So **UncleBill** and I were thinkin’ the other day…dangerous habit, I know, but anyway, we got the notion in our heads that a Miami Dopefest needs to be set up sometime soon. Since the first Miami Dopefest was such a crashing success and all. (Everyone who attended got lucky!) Bill’s birthday is September 3, which falls immediately after Labor Day, so maybe some Florida Dopers, and maybe even some out-of-towners, might wanna come help me spank him…er, help us celebrate this happy occasion. The house should be ready to receive visitors by then–we’ve got spiffy new digs just outside of Coral Gables, with a big backyard suitable for entertaining, and of course many, many local attractions. So, anyone up for this? If we get enough interest, we’ll get some lodging info and make more specific plans. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2002, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-day-weekend-dopefest-in-miami-anyone/120043/2 "2002-07-21T14:39:10Z")
Sounds like a blast! I’ll be there! Yay for Miami! ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2002, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-day-weekend-dopefest-in-miami-anyone/120043/3 "2002-07-22T12:02:39Z")
Anyone? Besides my fiance, that is? ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2002, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-day-weekend-dopefest-in-miami-anyone/120043/4 "2002-07-22T12:04:54Z")
Ahem. May I add that Miami is not as hot as Orlando during this time of year? It NEVER breaks 100 degrees here, and the hurricances tend to not hit that often. We have hurricane shutters if they do, too. We are not on that reclaimed Everglades land that always floods, this is real dry stuff. And we haven’t had a shooting here since we have lived here! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2002, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-day-weekend-dopefest-in-miami-anyone/120043/5 "2002-07-22T12:59:35Z")
Alas, I’ll be heading to Baltimore that weeked - taking advantage of a holiday to see my poor, lonely husband. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2002, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-day-weekend-dopefest-in-miami-anyone/120043/6 "2002-07-22T14:17:39Z")
And the missus and I will be in the Tampa area that weekend, visiting her folks. [sub]Of course, if there were a Doper get-together in Tampa that weekend, and you guys came up for it…:)[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2002, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-day-weekend-dopefest-in-miami-anyone/120043/7 "2002-07-22T14:22:01Z")
Of course, if you happened to slip away for a quick roadtrip to Miami… ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2002, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-day-weekend-dopefest-in-miami-anyone/120043/8 "2002-07-22T15:00:05Z")
Hmmm. Over Labor Day weekend? Maybe I can squeeze in another roadtrip. . . 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2002, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-day-weekend-dopefest-in-miami-anyone/120043/9 "2002-07-22T15:40:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Geobabe \* > \*\*Of course, if you happened to slip away for a quick roadtrip to Miami… \*\* That’s really too major a trip-within-a-trip to be managed, I’m afraid. ---
**Author:** ![fgarriel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c6cbf5/32.png) [@fgarriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fgarriel)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2002, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-day-weekend-dopefest-in-miami-anyone/120043/10 "2002-07-22T16:19:12Z")
I’m not much of a regular around here, but I do lurk quite a bit. I can’t make it though. I virtually live around the corner, but I’ll be out of town that weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2002, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-day-weekend-dopefest-in-miami-anyone/120043/11 "2002-07-23T15:18:38Z")
**Zap** , I think even if everybody else on the SDMB turns out to be a big doody-head, you should still come visit us. That’s what I think. Hello, people? Miami? Flamingoes? South Beach? Semi nude women (and men!)? Cuban coffee? ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2002, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-day-weekend-dopefest-in-miami-anyone/120043/12 "2002-07-23T16:05:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Geobabe \* > \*\ ***Zap** , I think even if everybody else on the SDMB turns out to be a big doody-head, you should still come visit us. That’s what I think. > > Hello, people? Miami? Flamingoes? South Beach? Semi nude women (and men!)? Cuban coffee? \*\* Well then, **Geobabe, Bill** and a weekend in Florida? Bienvenidos a Miami! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![pezpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2002, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-day-weekend-dopefest-in-miami-anyone/120043/13 "2002-07-23T16:51:59Z")
Sorry but I can’t make it. Miss Punk will be out of town and I have a doggie dog to look after. Like **RTFirefly** said though if it were in Tampa I’d be there. I’m sure **Broccoli** would come too. ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2002, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-day-weekend-dopefest-in-miami-anyone/120043/14 "2002-07-23T16:57:31Z")
Well, maybe somebody who lives in Tampa needs to organize a Tampa fest then. We live in Miami, y’know. ---
**Author:** ![pezpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2002, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-day-weekend-dopefest-in-miami-anyone/120043/15 "2002-07-23T17:04:11Z")
Tampa is beautiful this time of year. It’s like a huge sweaty steambath with mosquitoes. Screw Miami! [crowd chanting] TAMPA! TAMPA! TAMPA! TAMPA! TAMPA! TAMPA! TAMPA! TAMPA! TAMPA! TAMPA! TAMPA! TAMPA! TAMPA! TAMPA! TAMPA! TAMPA! TAMPA! TAMPA! TAMPA! TAMPA! TAMPA! TAMPA! TAMPA! TAMPA! [/crowd chanting]