# Newbie Question: Dopefests **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 6, 2003, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-question-dopefests/146912 "2003-01-06T10:31:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![fizzestothetop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e79b87/32.png) [@fizzestothetop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizzestothetop)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-question-dopefests/146912/41 "2003-01-09T15:37:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by evilbeth \* > Southwest Virginia–where exactly? Jonesville, a little over an hour from Bristol and Johnson City. ---
**Author:** ![bristlesage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/edb3f5/32.png) [@bristlesage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bristlesage)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-question-dopefests/146912/42 "2003-01-09T15:47:00Z")
**Diane** , **goonhead** , and **RJKUgly** (not to be confused with **RJK** ) all live in Utah, too. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-question-dopefests/146912/43 "2003-01-09T16:45:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Aesiron \* > \*\* > Are the gatherings usually smallish or larger? Are everyday friendships (by everyday, I mean “real life” or not online) commonly forged through these things? > \*\* Yes. 😃 For how to start a dopefest, I have some hints [here](http://www.arborwood.com/awforums/show-topic-1.php?start=1&fid=616&taid=1&topid=48&ut=1024243348). Some of those are specific to our area, but some are just generally good ideas. Our group gets together quite a bit, sometimes formally, sometimes informally. We’ve put together dopefests in a couple of hours and taken a couple of months to put them together. As best I can tell, there are always at least 2 or 3 dopefests in the planning stages. As for RL friendships, we have a core group that I consider very good friends - we help each other, and get together for fun just on a phone call. And I have people I consider good friends that I met at out-of-town 'fests. Hi Dave! Of course, **rjk** and I are another doper couple that met at a dopefest. ---
**Author:** ![ChuckForbin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@ChuckForbin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChuckForbin)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-question-dopefests/146912/44 "2003-01-09T17:57:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by erislover \* > \*\*As long as you don’t move near Boston. We never get together. \*\* > > \*Originally posted by tanookie \* > \*\*That’s 'cause it is cold and decidedly unfriendly in Massachusetts… every internet group I’ve been involved with never does anything in Mass ☹ \*\* Hmmm - I’m now entering my third year in Mass and I have to agree with you, people here are rude bastards. But if there’s any Dopefest planned in MA or Boston I’d be there, although I have a low post count so I guess I’d have to share a kidney or something. Although bewteen me an erislover we average over 3000 posts ---
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-question-dopefests/146912/45 "2003-01-09T18:14:17Z")
I have a low post count too but I don’t know if they’d want any of my organs… they’re sorta broken. Alas… I might go to a dopefest but that all depends on me finding a sitter! I just moved to the Mass north shore area (motto: everything costs more!) and so the people I know to leave my munchkin with are few ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-question-dopefests/146912/46 "2003-01-09T22:33:41Z")
[The Masacree of our Own](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=2816457#post2816457) thread is still in the early planning stages for this spring. (not even the date is firm, although it is looking late Aprilish, or Mayish. This is a dopefest with a difference, though. Power to the people, into the streets, up against the wall motherfather! You know, that sort of thing. I am hoping for dozens of people. ## Tris “In my opinion, there’s nothing in this world, Beats a '52 Vincent, and a red headed girl.” ~ Richard Thompson ~ ---
**Author:** ![Pammipoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/87869e/32.png) [@Pammipoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pammipoo)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-question-dopefests/146912/47 "2003-01-11T05:33:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by erislover \* > \*\*As long as you don’t move near Boston. We _never_ get together. ☹ \*\* It’s not that we’re unfriendly…it’s just that we’re unorginized. For such a major city, we suck. In the next month or so, we should really try to get something together. Either that, or we can wait until March, and all go get smashed to celebrate my 21st birthday 🙂 Think about it babes. ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-question-dopefests/146912/48 "2003-01-11T05:35:35Z")
Hey, my b-day is in March, too! Though I won’t be 21, I’ll be 27… but a seven almost looks like a one! 😃 I’m _always_ in for something SDMB-ish. ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-question-dopefests/146912/49 "2003-01-11T05:36:45Z")
> [@](#): > > Although bewteen me an erislover we average over 3000 posts 😃 Hey, I can share, no problem. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-question-dopefests/146912/50 "2003-01-11T09:22:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Johnny L.A. \* > Ah, DopeToberFest! I think there were 70 or more people there. It was held in Redondo Beach at El Torito. **Francesca** made the trip over from England, but I don’t know if she planned her trip for the Fest or if the Fest was just incidental. People came from all over the U.S., and there might have been a Doper or two from Down Under. **Francesca** made the trip over from England. Big deal! I flew even further, and I got no mention whatsoever! “A Doper or two from Down Under”, yeah right. See if I ever buy YOU a beer again. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Watermelon\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/22d042/32.png) [@Watermelon\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Watermelon_Man)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-question-dopefests/146912/51 "2003-01-11T13:04:46Z")
And then there are the dopers who happen to be one of a kind in their regions…🆒 I have been trying to organize some kind of IstDopefest for 2 years…and look where I have got… You can’t see it can you? Of course you can’t, cuz I got nowhere!!!😉 :o ---
**Author:** ![auRa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@auRa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auRa)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-question-dopefests/146912/52 "2003-01-11T13:51:35Z")
Hmm… maybe we could have a EuropeDope at some point? Anyone? I’m not too good at organizing these kind of things, but if someone took on the task, I’d definitely be there. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SpaceDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spacedog/32/9932_2.png) [@SpaceDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpaceDog)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-question-dopefests/146912/53 "2003-01-11T17:38:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by auRa \* > \*\*Hmm… maybe we could have a EuropeDope at some point? Anyone? I’m not too good at organizing these kind of things, but if someone took on the task, I’d definitely be there. 🙂 \*\* Ah, just what I was about to ask. I’m sure I’ve seen stuff about London, Dublin and somewhere in mainland Europe before but I can’t remember. I know there are/have been a number of EuroDopers maybe there’s one already in the offing. While I’m here has there ever been a Scottish dopefest (ScotDope?) ? Thanks, SD [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-question-dopefests/146912.md?page=2)