# PNW Dopefest? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 9, 2001, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pnw-dopefest/57378 "2001-03-09T20:43:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![pluto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@pluto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pluto)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2001, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pnw-dopefest/57378/41 "2001-03-13T18:35:33Z")
First there was the WTO riots. Then the Mardi Gras riots. Coming soon to a Seattle near you: The Straight Dope riots. 21 April works for me. **Scotti** , I don’t think I have any other e-mail addresses that you don’t have. I just looked them up from threads where people admitted being from the PNW. Thanks for your hard work. ---
**Author:** ![jeyen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a4c791/32.png) [@jeyen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeyen)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2001, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pnw-dopefest/57378/42 "2001-03-13T20:57:29Z")
I volunteer to provide directions to Beppo’s. [8-year-old voice] I’m really, really good at directions. [/8-year-old voice] I’ll probably post them closer to the time of the event, so please be patient. Jeyen ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2001, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pnw-dopefest/57378/43 "2001-03-13T21:03:59Z")
Well, barring any further complications (chime in if you have them, please) it looks like April 21st is the day. At 4PM at **Buca de Beppo’s!!** **katrina** , do you have any other unpublished email addresses from the last Seattle DopeFest? I am SO glad that you and **Cervaise** are going to be there, I am so looking forward to seeing you again! Please email me at [scotticher@earthlink.net](mailto:scotticher@earthlink.net) if you have any I don’t have. Well, I guess you don’t know WHO I have, so email me and I will send you a list of the people I have been able to send invites to. Hey, just email me anyway…I would love to hear from you! Scotti PS: Stay tuned for directions and carpooling options and final count for reservations. ---
**Author:** ![caircair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@caircair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caircair)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2001, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pnw-dopefest/57378/44 "2001-03-13T21:21:20Z")
YESSS!!! I’ll be there, and so will my husband (who’s not a doper but can be pretty dopey). Lucky for us it’s right on the #17 busline (which runs right past our place.) If anyone wants bus information, let me know. I’m at [caircair@yahoo.com](mailto:caircair@yahoo.com) Incidentally, should we wear some sort of identifier, i.e. a white carnation, so we can recognize everyone? ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2001, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pnw-dopefest/57378/45 "2001-03-13T21:46:46Z")
Hey, **caircair!** I am so glad to hear from you, you are one of the people I couldn’t email because your email address isn’t on your profile. (Not a problem usually, mine isn’t either.) Please send me an email at the above address so I can get ahold of you late in the game if we haven’t talked to you when we get around to reservations! And of course, your husband is TOTALLY welcome…LOTS of us are pretty dopey! (But FUN dopey!) Scotti ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@The\_Tof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tof)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2001, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pnw-dopefest/57378/46 "2001-03-13T23:26:51Z")
I would love to come, but alas– I live in Vancouver, WA (Just N of Portland, OR). Except I work on Saturdays until 5 and I am WAY too poor to take off work. (Plus, I’m saving up all my paid time off for my vacation in June) I’ll have to stick with the Portland Dopefest… ☹ Think of me! ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2001, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pnw-dopefest/57378/47 "2001-03-13T23:46:10Z")
Portland DopeFest? Did I miss something? Probably. ---
**Author:** ![SINsApple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@SINsApple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SINsApple)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2001, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pnw-dopefest/57378/48 "2001-03-13T23:47:18Z")
I was on hiatus during the last Seattle dopefest, but I’m back in force for this one!! April 21st sounds great to me, but I’m in Tacoma . . . anyone passing through and could give me a lift? I’m just not very familiar with the bus system. ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2001, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pnw-dopefest/57378/49 "2001-03-13T23:59:19Z")
**SINsApple** - We’d love to have you! **Kallessa** is coming from Olympia, maybe she could pick you up? If she isn’t going home that night, I promise to find you the right bus! If that doesn’t work out, we can figure out a way to get you to Kent, where **Pluto** can meet you somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pnw-dopefest/57378/50 "2001-03-14T00:10:57Z")
I’m in Tacoma. Can us south-sounders get a carpool arranged? ---
**Author:** ![smaft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@smaft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaft)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pnw-dopefest/57378/51 "2001-03-14T00:25:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jeyen \* > **Scarred** , **JayLa** , **one last glass, dear** , **smaft** , **amarinth** , **stargazer** , **caircair** , **Busta Rib** , **Lizard** , and **Cervaise** all posted in the [Tell me about Seattle](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=55923) thread. Shall we e-mail them? Oh, drat, my cover’s been blown. Oh well. Never been to a Dopefest & since the posts reveal a few other newbies, what the hey… ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@The\_Tof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tof)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pnw-dopefest/57378/52 "2001-03-14T00:31:56Z")
You didn’t miss anything Scottchiter. I’m sorry. I was just saying I will not be able to attend, unless it was in Portland. Since it’s not… I will just have to hold out for that day. Sorry, didn’t mean to be obscure. ---
**Author:** ![ren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@ren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ren)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pnw-dopefest/57378/53 "2001-03-14T00:55:14Z")
I’d really love to meet all the new PNW dopers that earthquake shook out of the wookwork, but I’ll be in Couer D’Alene for a Scrabble tournament. My own fault for taking so long to find this thread, though (thanks for the tip, Scotti). I STILL plan on having a cookout for everyone once the weather gets warm enough, though, so I WILL eventually see y’all again… ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pnw-dopefest/57378/54 "2001-03-14T01:29:42Z")
**ren** , Maybe we can do the summer DopeFest when **Odieman** and **Silent-Rob** come out at your house? But one way or the other, I will miss you! Kick some butt at the Scrabble tournement, we’ll be sending you positive thoughts of anhiliation! Cheri ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pnw-dopefest/57378/55 "2001-03-14T03:28:25Z")
Ah, yee! U-district represent! I’ll be there. 😃 Barring any unforeseen natural disasters or other major catastrophes, that is. ---
**Author:** ![Danalan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pnw-dopefest/57378/56 "2001-03-14T05:01:19Z")
This will be the 4th dopefest I’ve committed to. Of course, I’ve missed all the rest through circumstances (mostly) under my control. So count me in! ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pnw-dopefest/57378/57 "2001-03-14T05:23:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Scotticher \* > \*\*Portland DopeFest? > > Did I miss something? > > Probably. \*\* Okay **Scotti,** I’m fessin’ up. Some of us in the Portland area were/are talking about a little get together down here. We had no intention of interfering with your much larger DopeFest up there. In fact, when we started talking about it, we didn’t even _know_ about your shindig. Anyway, since it looks like you’ve settled on April 21, and we are talking about March 24th, anybody who wants and is able could come to both. 🙂 If I misunderstood, and you are shooting for March 24th, then we’ll just change our plans. No problem. We absolutely don’t want to step on any toes. Hope you aren’t mad. :o BTW, I just posted our thread here: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=63398](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=63398) ---
**Author:** ![SINsApple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@SINsApple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SINsApple)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pnw-dopefest/57378/58 "2001-03-14T10:38:38Z")
Where abouts are you at Slithy Tove? I’m in the Parkland area, down around 121st and Pac. ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pnw-dopefest/57378/59 "2001-03-14T14:53:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bumbazine \* > > Okay **Scotti,** I’m fessin’ up. No problem, **Bumbazine**. If it weren’t so far, I would love to come! But, I am not the world’s most enthusiastic driver, and it would be too much for a weekend. Have a really good time, and we’d still love to have any of you that can come on the 21st! ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pnw-dopefest/57378/60 "2001-03-14T15:50:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SINsApple \* > \*\*Where abouts are you at Slithy Tove? I’m in the Parkland area, down around 121st and Pac. \*\* I’m 83 blocks north & 1 mile east of you at 38th & Portland Ave. Anybody else want to flee with us from the stench & squalor of Tacoma to the Glory that IS Seattle? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pnw-dopefest/57378.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pnw-dopefest/57378.md?page=4)