# Sarasota Here I Come **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 28, 2006, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarasota-here-i-come/350281 "2006-03-28T19:19:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarasota-here-i-come/350281/41 "2006-04-07T17:21:53Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > I sometimes contemplate a career change. I wonder if being an evil clown pays well… > > So, Sarasota, Tampa or both? I’m up for dopin’ all weekend. Here’s the thing on Sarasota: although I’d certainly prefer this to be in Tampa (or St Petersburg, or anywhere north of the big bridge), I’m fine with Sarasota. BUT (and it’s a big butt) as far as I know, we have no actual Dopers that currently reside in Sarasota. So we can meet in Sarasota, but we can’t actually advocate or scout where to meet, more people are likely to end up lost, etc. If someone is willing to organize, from a Sarasota perspective, that’s fine and dandy, and I’ll be there with bells on. If we decide to meet in Tampa or St Pete there are a plethora of places we can meet and it’s a smidge easier, methinks. It also makes it easier if any of the numerous Orlandopers makes the trip out. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarasota-here-i-come/350281/42 "2006-04-07T17:25:53Z")
I think it’d be good to have this in a place where we can expect maximum doperage. If that’s Tampa, then I’m all for Tampa and it being a Saturday afternoon/evening thing. ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarasota-here-i-come/350281/43 "2006-04-07T19:04:38Z")
I think Tampa on Saturday sounds like the best plan. I may have to work Friday night so sometime during the afternoon-evening would be perfect. What kind of a day are we planning? In May, I vote for no-outdoors or anywhere without really really good air conditioning. I don’t know Tampa as well as **Shibb** or **Bear** , so as far as location scouting I’ll leave it to them because I’m on the other side of the bridge. -foxy ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarasota-here-i-come/350281/44 "2006-04-07T23:23:06Z")
If we do a Saturday thing in Tampa, then it would be on June 3rd. So, we talking a mid to late afternoon into evening thing? Maybe meeting up at a nice restaurant/bar place would be good. I’d appreciate suggestions since I’d need to make sure I have a hotel reservation somewhere close by and all. No biggie for me to make a reservation I just need to have an idea of where we’ll be meeting up so I can. ---
**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarasota-here-i-come/350281/45 "2006-04-08T02:19:31Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > If we do a Saturday thing in Tampa, then it would be on June 3rd. So, we talking a mid to late afternoon into evening thing? Maybe meeting up at a nice restaurant/bar place would be good. I’d appreciate suggestions since I’d need to make sure I have a hotel reservation somewhere close by and all. No biggie for me to make a reservation I just need to have an idea of where we’ll be meeting up so I can. I just spent a week in St Petersburg darn it. Now y’all are having a get together. Avoid Newk’s restaurant in downtonw Tampa. Shells in Madeira Beach was really good as was Crabby Bills in St Pete Beach. Of course so was sitting on the beach waching the snset over the Gulf from Fort Desota. And driving over the Sunshine something or else bridge at night. Wish I could be there. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarasota-here-i-come/350281/46 "2006-04-08T03:42:15Z")
> [@adhemar](#): > > I just spent a week in St Petersburg darn it. Now y’all are having a get together. Avoid Newk’s restaurant in downtonw Tampa. Shells in Madeira Beach was really good as was Crabby Bills in St Pete Beach. Of course so was sitting on the beach waching the snset over the Gulf from Fort Desota. And driving over the Sunshine something or else bridge at night. Wish I could be there. Our last dopefest was at Fort Desoto. Wish you could have been there. ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarasota-here-i-come/350281/47 "2006-04-08T03:51:44Z")
Saturday Night? oooooh [_The Castle_](http://www.castle-ybor.com/Photos/archives/Archives1/index.html), anyone? That takes care of the last half hour of Saturday night and into Sunday morning for those of you who can handle it. . . ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarasota-here-i-come/350281/48 "2006-04-08T05:31:01Z")
Lol. -foxy ---
**Author:** ![joemama24\_98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce7236/32.png) [@joemama24\_98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joemama24_98)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarasota-here-i-come/350281/49 "2006-04-08T12:43:01Z")
> [@Bear\_Nenno](#): > > Saturday Night? oooooh [_The Castle_](http://www.castle-ybor.com/Photos/archives/Archives1/index.html), anyone? That takes care of the last half hour of Saturday night and into Sunday morning for those of you who can handle it. . . LOL…Saturday isn’t Old Wave night, is it? Bring you gimp outfits and faery costumes. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarasota-here-i-come/350281/50 "2006-04-09T19:47:14Z")
**Nenno** that was truly, umm… well, maybe not scary, creepy maybe? Weird for sure. Ummm… wow. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2006, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarasota-here-i-come/350281/51 "2006-05-01T22:20:36Z")
Ok, so for real I will be in Sarasota May 31, June 1 and June 2. I am open to a Saturday dopefest in either Sarasota or Tampa. Is there still any interest or should I just slink in and out of Sarasota unnoticed and unloved? Does guilt work? Anybody wanna get together? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarasota-here-i-come/350281/52 "2006-05-03T12:13:39Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Ok, so for real I will be in Sarasota May 31, June 1 and June 2. I am open to a Saturday dopefest in either Sarasota or Tampa. Is there still any interest or should I just slink in and out of Sarasota unnoticed and unloved? Does guilt work? Anybody wanna get together? I have learned that The Boy’s end of the season baseball party will be June 2 (at Legends Field in Tampa, if anyone is interested in attending). So Friday night is now a bit of a miss for me, at least early on Friday. Saturday should be just fine. We must all band together to stroke **Swampy** ’s, um, ego – yeah, anything else is stroked at your own risk. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarasota-here-i-come/350281/53 "2006-05-03T12:40:16Z")
Wait, what’s going on? There’s a Dope party here in Tampa and no one told me about it? What am I? The black sheep of the boards? So… what are we doing? Huh? Huh? Huh? ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarasota-here-i-come/350281/54 "2006-05-03T13:23:26Z")
**Amp** I’m trying to convince Florida area dopers that they have a rare and golden opportunity to meet me in person. What more could anybody want out of life, I ask you? 😃 **Shibb** Saturday would suit me just fine. Should I appoint you as fearless leader so we can get a meet up place/whatever? I assume most folks would like this to be a dinner and drinks kinda thing since that’s what most dopefests seem to be. Any really good place(s) you know of? The presence of dopers would, of course, make it the coolest place in town. Let’s get this show on the road! ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarasota-here-i-come/350281/55 "2006-05-03T23:23:53Z")
I’m doing what I can to keep this going. Where are all the people who were interested a month ago? C’mon people! ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarasota-here-i-come/350281/56 "2006-05-04T01:14:19Z")
Can’t you get there a little early? You’re missing Memorial Day weekend and some prime beach partying and rum runners. . . You should consider being there for Memorial Weekend! ! ! ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarasota-here-i-come/350281/57 "2006-05-04T01:38:55Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > I’m doing what I can to keep this going. Where are all the people who were interested a month ago? C’mon people! Well geez, SOME of us will have to drive two hours just to get there and aren’t too excited about driving two hours back AFTER all the fun is over. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarasota-here-i-come/350281/58 "2006-05-04T01:48:41Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > Well geez, SOME of us will have to drive two hours just to get there and aren’t too excited about driving two hours back AFTER all the fun is over. Then stay up here for the night. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarasota-here-i-come/350281/59 "2006-05-04T01:53:18Z")
That depends on the night we hold it. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarasota-here-i-come/350281/60 "2006-05-04T01:56:28Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > **Amp** I’m trying to convince Florida area dopers that they have a rare and golden opportunity to meet me in person. What more could anybody want out of life, I ask you? 😃 **Amp** , your name is too short. I can never find you when we need you. Can you add a letter? > [@](#): > > **Shibb** Saturday would suit me just fine. Should I appoint you as fearless leader so we can get a meet up place/whatever? I assume most folks would like this to be a dinner and drinks kinda thing since that’s what most dopefests seem to be. Any really good place(s) you know of? The presence of dopers would, of course, make it the coolest place in town. > > Let’s get this show on the road! Ok, I volunteer me to do this and **Amp** to be the co-chair. We need a committee, dagnabit! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarasota-here-i-come/350281.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarasota-here-i-come/350281.md?page=4)