Minneapolis Dopefest Notes

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Attendees:

Satan
Canthearya
rubes
FreakFreely
sandyr
Lucretia and The Lucretiettes

Setting:
Satan and I arrived at Joe’s Garage at just about the appointed hour… Everyone but Lucretia was sitting at our rooftop table, sweating in the 84-degree with 55% humidity weather. After some conversation (see below) and macking out, Lucretia showed up sans Bluesman but with her 9-and-11-year-old daughters, dubbed The Lucretiettes.

Beverages:
Miller Lite, Rolling Rock, pineapple & Malibu, ice water, coffee, and 6 (count 'em) screwdrivers (rubes, you LUSH!)

Food:
Brunch Fare!
We’re talking scrambled eggs with spinach and parmesan, wild rice omelettes, cajun pork chops, apple smoked bacon, turkey sausage links, herbed home fried potatoes, french bread with butter and jam, SWG (strawberries, walnuts and gorgonzola salad), chocolate mousse, and Joe’s Ice Cream Sandwiches.

Miscellaneous Discussion:

a) People: DrainBead, OpalCat, UndeadDude, pldennison, Phaedrus, silo, aha, manhattan, Shirley Ujest, UncleBeer, Wally, and of course Cecil Adams.

b) Subjects Covered:[ul]
New York City
Swedish Immigration Policies
Making our server, Sara, into the honorary Silver_Fire
Satan’s “Good Witch” (AKA DrainBead) and his ex-girlfriends, the “Bad Bitches”
Smokin’ Zyban
The definition of flaming
How did you find the SDMB?
Squicking vs. Felching
rubes’ glow-in-the-dark cars and his future presidential bid with his running mate,Satan
The post you most regret
Satan the Young Republican
Ginger vs. MaryAnn - Who would you do?
Rush Limbaugh vs. Teddy Kennedy - Who would you do?
[/ul]

After**:

Lucretia and The Lucretiettes headed out a little earlier than the rest of us. Many photos were snapped and many hugs were given. sandyr headed off to Dayton’s and I piled the guys into my car… A discussion of current music trends ensued and was continued all the way to the airport, where Satan was dropped for his flight to Charlotte, then FreakFreely was deposited at 74th and Lyndale in Richfield and rubes, who wanted to continue the party at the Mall of America, was dropped off last.

I thought it was a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon and I had a blast… I hope everyone else did too!

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I, also, had a very good time. While Lucretiette number two never really recovered from her bout of car sickness and so wasn’t especially thrilled, Lucretiette number one was intriuged by the whole thing, and declared that she wanted to start posting. I told her she had to wait a few years. I can’t expect Satan to censor himself all the time!
(Though he did an admirable job at lunch…thanks Brian!)

Anyway, I had a blast meeting everyone, and I’m looking forward to my fourth dopefest in Norfolk in August. Woo Hoo!

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That was spinach?! I thought the eggs were just moldy!

Ewwwww… I ate spinach!

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ok, i’m giddy as a schoolperson. First, I can use Satan in my sig, as he agreed to be my running mate when I go for pres.

Second, Auntie Canty kicks major butt for taking me to get to the next watering hole.

Third, I love you guys!..D’oh’ microwave is beeping so I must eat my breakfast now

Rubes

Satan as my running mate. Go Ruby in 98—damn Satan, going to have to rhyme it somewhat different

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Oh yes,

before I forget, those people who said they would show, but didn’t, well…we were going to call you jackasses (actually I was) but we’d love to hear what happened

I need a sig that is good enough for Brian

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Honestly? I was out way too late at a local street dance the night before. By the time I got up, the dopers meeting was already beginning. Since I’m about an hour away, I blew it off and did laundry instead.

Sad, but true. Next time, OK?

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After a late night at Sommerfest, a long drive back to St. Cloud, and a hellish morning I actually made it to my first ever Dopefest…and had a great time!

Drain Bead, honey, you have a sweetheart on your hands…good move on your part. I do hate to blow The Evil One’s cover, but Satan is really a nice guy…

Finally figured out how to say canthearya, who really should shave next time so she doesn’t have heat stroke - come on, hon, jeans in that weather? You’re nuts :slight_smile:

Finally met rubes and Lucretia, too, which was a treat…was sorry I couldn’t meet Bluesman as well, but maybe next time. Lucretia, your daughters are beautiful - I was definitely sitting at the wrong end of the table - would have liked to talk to all three of you a bit more…

And rubes!!! Dude, you start EARLY. AND you can preach to me anytime, AND I’ll vote for you and Satan.

And for all you no-shows…feh. I made it down from St. Cloud, after all, ya lazy bums. But let’s start talking about another Dopefest, shall we? But somewhat later in the afternoon next time, eh?

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I’m so sorry I couldn’t make it. Believe me, I was whining all day. I really have no valid excuse. My sister begged and pleaded until I caved and agreed to care for my nephew so she could go out. Well, I guess that’s a little valid. Damn it! Next time, guys.

Now, about this “honorary Silver_Fire” thing…

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Please tell me that somebosy was drinking Linenkugels (sp).

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adam, I think you were when you posted that.

Nope, no Leinenkugel’s.

Satan, you’re not chiming in?

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Hell’s Bells?

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Why? Fill me in here!

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Our server was really nice - we kept making jokes about the fact that half of our confirmed party hadn’t shown up… Finally we told Sara that she could choose a handle from our list of absent attendees - she chose Silver_Fire!

Bonjour, OncleBiere! Guess who brought you up?

::batting eyelashes::

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Funny how my real name is Sarah.

::walks away humming the theme song from The Twilight Zone::

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Freaky!

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Heh. You brought me up more than you know, more than you know.

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Yes Canthearya? You called?

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:slight_smile: Mon Oncle et Freak

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Satan and Freakly threatened to smite me in chat tonight. I said I was sorry. What more do you people want from me? I’m not the only one that didn’t show up!

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SilverFire, I think of all the no shows, since our waitress chose your name, you are removed from our poop list (at least mine)

Ruby/Satan in 2000

Platform #17: Cars made completely out of NERF material don’t need airbags, and are a lot easier on pedestrians