# Rochester Dopefest 2000 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 23, 2000, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rochester-dopefest-2000/30505 "2000-08-23T21:08:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rochester-dopefest-2000/30505/1 "2000-08-23T21:08:15Z")
After numerous false starts, it’s looking like there will be an actual F3/SDMB meeting in Rochester, NY on or about the first weekend of October. Those of you who have been on this board for awhile will recognize the name of Melin (some of you with smiles of fond remembrance, some of you with cringes of fear). For reasons I won’t go into, she no longer posts on the SDMB but she is a regular presense on the F3 board. And in October, she’ll be returning to Rochester for her high school reunion. Naturally this is a great reason for a party. So get in now on the ground floor and help in the planning. Everyone’s invited. If you live in western New York, you should be there. If you live in New York City, Toronto, Cleveland, or Pittsburgh, it’s a short drive away. If you live in Chicago, San Francisco, London, or Beijing, it’s a short drive to the airport. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rochester-dopefest-2000/30505/2 "2000-08-23T21:34:54Z")
I’m there. As long as it’s nowhere near RIT. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![funneefarmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@funneefarmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funneefarmer)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rochester-dopefest-2000/30505/3 "2000-08-23T21:39:08Z")
I might be able to make it depending on how I’m coming along work wise. Should only be a couple hours at the most drive time. ---
**Author:** ![CandyMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5e925/32.png) [@CandyMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandyMan)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rochester-dopefest-2000/30505/4 "2000-08-24T13:50:14Z")
Are newbies allowed to go as well? CandyMan ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rochester-dopefest-2000/30505/5 "2000-08-24T16:31:59Z")
Hey, I live in the Albany area, but my brother lives in Gates (suburb of Rochester). He’s a DJ at 98PXY from 6-10 pm. Anyone listen to that crappy station? The music sucks, but he’s pretty funny. I’ll see if I can make it to the fest in October! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rochester-dopefest-2000/30505/6 "2000-08-24T19:07:38Z")
Like I said, CandyMan, everyone’s invited. It won’t be a real party unless we violate the fire code. Here’s a link to F3 thread: [http://fff.fathom.org/ubb/Forum3/HTML/000489.html](http://fff.fathom.org/ubb/Forum3/HTML/000489.html) ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2000, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rochester-dopefest-2000/30505/7 "2000-08-25T21:44:12Z")
Just got back from the Flower City. My wife is from there, and we visited family, took in a Red Wings game, went to Sea Breeze and the Strong Museum. Alas, I can’t make it. But have fun, and somebody eat a Zweigle’s White Hot for me. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2000, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rochester-dopefest-2000/30505/8 "2000-08-30T05:31:44Z")
A bump to bring this back up. ---
**Author:** ![DuhMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9c0ed/32.png) [@DuhMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DuhMan)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2000, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rochester-dopefest-2000/30505/9 "2000-08-30T13:01:25Z")
I’m a newbie, but I live right in Rochester. I am a student at RIT, so I resent that one statement 😉 I’d love to meet some of the people from this place, you all crack me up. Duh ---
**Author:** ![Highlander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Highlander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Highlander)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2000, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rochester-dopefest-2000/30505/10 "2000-09-01T15:17:37Z")
Melin (my wife) is making her flight reservations. Saturday the 7th of October is beginning to look like her best evening. Anybody else interested? ---
**Author:** ![Booker57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Booker57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Booker57)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2000, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rochester-dopefest-2000/30505/11 "2000-09-02T02:22:06Z")
Just tell me when and where. I’ve got maps and a watch.MTS ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2000, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rochester-dopefest-2000/30505/12 "2000-09-02T05:56:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DAVEW0071 \* > \*\*somebody eat a Zweigle’s White Hot for me. \*\* Damn, I love those things! I wish I had thought to buy some when I was there in July. [Zweigle’s](http://www.zweigles.com/) also makes excellent Thuringer. ---
**Author:** ![Highlander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Highlander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Highlander)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2000, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rochester-dopefest-2000/30505/13 "2000-09-04T22:06:45Z")
There’s discussion about this get-together, along with a list my wife has compiled, going on over at Fathom. Click the link Little Nemo provided above to see it. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2000, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rochester-dopefest-2000/30505/14 "2000-09-07T06:31:05Z")
It appears our destination will be the Dinosaur BBQ at 99 Court Street on Saturday evening (the exact hour is still be discussed). This is their website: [http://www.mistweave.com/dinosaur/roch.htm](http://www.mistweave.com/dinosaur/roch.htm) This is a map showing how to get there: [http://yp.yahoo.com/py/ypMap.py?Pyt=Typ&tab=B2C&tuid=11123001&city=Rochester&state=NY&zip=14601&country=us&slt=43.161500&sln=-77.607300&cs=5](http://yp.yahoo.com/py/ypMap.py?Pyt=Typ&tab=B2C&tuid=11123001&city=Rochester&state=NY&zip=14601&country=us&slt=43.161500&sln=-77.607300&cs=5) And this is the current list of who’s planning on attending: Booker57 Candyman Dewaholic Dr. Watson DuhMan Friedo Funneefarmer Jens Little Nemo Melin Surgoshan ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2000, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rochester-dopefest-2000/30505/15 "2000-09-09T01:36:25Z")
and a note! Little Nemo called my bluff over on Fathom, so I will (probably) now be attending this little shindig. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Michi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@Michi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michi)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2000, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rochester-dopefest-2000/30505/16 "2000-09-09T13:09:30Z")
Hey Falcon, see you there! 🙂 Come on guys! Don’t ya wanna meet Michi and Falcon, two of the most popular women on the SDMB?? ---
**Author:** ![24KaratGold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/cc9497/32.png) [@24KaratGold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/24KaratGold)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2000, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rochester-dopefest-2000/30505/17 "2000-09-09T19:01:44Z")
I wish I could come. I want to meet Melin, and Falcon, and Michi, and Dr.Watson, and everybody. Goldie Gentlemen DO prefer blondes – and with good reason! ---
**Author:** ![Michi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@Michi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michi)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2000, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rochester-dopefest-2000/30505/18 "2000-09-09T22:41:54Z")
I am kinda afraid to meet Candy Man, due to my confusion over his user name…🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rochester-dopefest-2000/30505/19 "2000-09-10T04:57:38Z")
Dammit Michi, you can go to Rochester, but you couldn’t come to Vegas? _sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rochester-dopefest-2000/30505/20 "2000-09-10T05:18:06Z")
Irishman…Michi and I have won an all expenses paid trip. Well, an airfare paid trip, anyway. Hence why we can afford to go!! 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rochester-dopefest-2000/30505.md?page=2)