Yep. BA and MA from State. Grew up in EL and my parents lived on campus when I was born. Will join you in the Groucho glasses corner, especially since I committed the additional offense of going from MSU to OSU. 
(I’ve lived in Columbus a really really long time now, so I claim dual citizenship.)
If it helps I’m a double offender as well.
Buckeye by birth & Spartan by choice.
Sorry I’ve been neglecting this thread. I just got a rather vexing Internet problem solved, and can now get online from home. It’ll be a bit easier to find my place now. There are three Comcast guys on spikes in the fron yard. 
Anyway. My daughter is visiting from 8/3-8/13, so it’d be easier for me to do this after 8/13. What dates work for other folks?
Late August sounds good to me. 
Late August is better for me, also.
So, is this likely to be an [del]orgy[/del] dopefest that starts on a Saturday? What time approximately? My problem is that I have to haul ass up from Ohio after working Saturday’s until 4-5pm. I’ll be there for the important stuff.
Do we eat breakfast on Sun AM? Will Gfactor be flipping the omlets? Can his current squeeze cook? This is important.
Late August would work for me, too. I have company coming on Labor Day, but the weekend before that would be OK, I think.
Also, the answers to samclem’s questions - especially the one about the omelets - are of great interest to me.
I’m in. I’ll bring LOUNE’s girlfriend.
Another Ann Arbor resident here. I must admit though that I’m only a lurker / casual contributor here. Am I allowed to attend?
Also, what exactly goes down at these so called Dopefests?
Hey iophobon, anyone and everyone is welcome, from lurker to full-on contributor. It’s a blast: good conversation, plenty of laughs, food, drinks (if you wish), and we usually break the night down by playing some geeky board games.
Almost any date in August should work for me. Although my daughter’s Bday is Aug 29th. What about the 20th (fri) or 21st (sat)?
Saturday, August 21, or Saturday, August 28 are open for me at the moment.
I am not available 21 August, local charity event I’m committed to, any other day I’m fine.
But that’s just me.
Late August is iffy for me; our boys go back to school then. When a date is set, I’ll check my calendar; I’d like to come but am just not sure I’ll be able to get away.
So… um… no goats and trampolines?
Damn.
Strangely enough, Ann Arbor is only about an hour and a half from where I grew up, in Sarnia, Ontario.
My mum still lives there and I’m due for a visit. Anything’s possible; if Canucks are invited that is.
(WRIF isn’t the same radio station I grew up on. Damned kids today.)
I didn’t even know it existed anymore. Serves me right for listening to sports talk and NPR exclusively, though.
cmyk, if you want her, you can have her. She’s cheap to feed. She’s housebroken, too.
We’ve had budget cutbacks. If we forgo the games and drinks, we can rent two sheep and an inflatable bounce house. But where’s the fun in that without a ton of alcohol?
There’s the answer. Just bring over a ton of canadian beer.
Agreed. “BABAY!”
How 'bout Friday, August 20th?
That’s possible for me. Not ideal, but possible.
I had a roommate in college who came from this area. He had a story about Arthur Penhallow on RIF. Artie announced, “Turn your radio up for this next important message”. So Bobo turned his radio up a notch.
Art cooed into the mike, “Turn it up… louder”. Bob turned the knob a few more clicks.
Arthur whispered, “Turn it up… all the way”. By now, Bob was SURE something important was coming, so he cranked it for all it was worth.
And Arthur delivered the line,
“THEY’RE SMOKING DOPE IN HERE!!!”.
My girlfriend, AKA, the female calendar, has informed me that August 21st is better for us.
AKA Social Coordinator.