# SoCal Dopefest: Empress Pavillion, Sunday, Dec. 13 @ 11am **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 31, 2009, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-empress-pavillion-sunday-dec-13-11am/515794 "2009-10-31T00:49:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-empress-pavillion-sunday-dec-13-11am/515794/1 "2009-10-31T00:49:17Z")
I think it’s about time for another Dopefest! I went to my first one in June and it was a blast. What do you guys think? ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-empress-pavillion-sunday-dec-13-11am/515794/2 "2009-11-02T20:29:27Z")
Bumping this for the weekday post from work people. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-empress-pavillion-sunday-dec-13-11am/515794/3 "2009-11-02T20:47:46Z")
I think I can make it this time. Seriously: I have a car now. Lemme know. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-empress-pavillion-sunday-dec-13-11am/515794/4 "2009-11-03T03:23:05Z")
Works for me. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-empress-pavillion-sunday-dec-13-11am/515794/5 "2009-11-03T03:26:54Z")
Yeah, I’d be in. You know, I saw that \*\*Darryl Lict \*\*suggested a dim sum outing in a NY Dopefest thread, and I couldn’t help but think how cool that would be here, too. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-empress-pavillion-sunday-dec-13-11am/515794/6 "2009-11-03T05:04:52Z")
As long is it isn’t the 14th of this month I should be good. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-empress-pavillion-sunday-dec-13-11am/515794/7 "2009-11-03T16:41:34Z")
I am up for it, depending of course on availability. For the curious, here is a link to my pictures from the last two So. Cal. Dopefests I attended. [http://www.nouilles.info/dopefest.html](http://www.nouilles.info/dopefest.html) P.S. I just realized that I never posted my pictures for the last Dopefest (June 2009) in the June 2009 dopefest thread! I could have sworn I did it. I must have forgotten in the rush to prepare for summer vacation. Sorry So. Cal. dopers! ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-empress-pavillion-sunday-dec-13-11am/515794/8 "2009-11-03T16:58:50Z")
I’d be delighted, but I definitely need warning time to get everything together. Are we talking LA? ---
**Author:** ![FlightlessBird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/cdc98d/32.png) [@FlightlessBird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlightlessBird)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-empress-pavillion-sunday-dec-13-11am/515794/9 "2009-11-03T17:03:01Z")
Missed the last one, so I’m up for another try. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-empress-pavillion-sunday-dec-13-11am/515794/10 "2009-11-03T18:31:59Z")
I would suggest Los Angeles which would be the central location for the great Los Angeles Area. Unless there is a large proportion of people from San Diego. How about we start voting and proposing dates. **Vote for one location** : Los Angeles Pasadena Orange County **Date (vote for one)** Saturday 21 November 2009 Sunday 22 November 2009 (skipping Thanksgiving week-end) Saturday 5 December 2009 Sunday 6 December 2009 Saturday 12 December 2009 Sunday 13 December 2009 **Time (vote for one)** Saturday afternoon around 14:00 (2:00 PM) Saturday evening around 18:00 (6:00 PM) Sunday afternoon around 14:00 (2:00 PM) ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-empress-pavillion-sunday-dec-13-11am/515794/11 "2009-11-03T18:35:50Z")
Once we have a few possibilities down, we can have an honest to goodness polling thread for the final decision. My votes: Location (in order of preference): Orange County, Los Angeles, Pasadena Date: Saturday 21 November, Sunday 22 November, Saturday 5 December Time: Saturday evening around 18:00 (6:00 PM) Sunday afternoon around 14:00 (2:00 PM) ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-empress-pavillion-sunday-dec-13-11am/515794/12 "2009-11-03T18:41:19Z")
And send a PM to people you know to let them know of this thread! ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-empress-pavillion-sunday-dec-13-11am/515794/13 "2009-11-03T20:29:37Z")
I was going to PM all the members that posted in our last SoCal Dopefest thread but I haven’t had a chance to do it yet. Hopefully, I’ll get around to it tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-empress-pavillion-sunday-dec-13-11am/515794/14 "2009-11-03T22:49:36Z")
**Location:** 1. Los Angeles 2. Pasadena 3. Orange County \*\*Date \*\* Sunday 6 December 2009 **Time** Sunday afternoon around 14:00 (2:00 PM) However, I stand by my earlier suggestion for dim sum in Chinatown, which would require meeting slightly earlier since dim sum ends at 2pm. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-empress-pavillion-sunday-dec-13-11am/515794/15 "2009-11-03T23:39:28Z")
Dim sum!!! I agree a morning option for dim sum would be good. Chinatown, L.A. is easy-ish to get to on Amtrak from Orange County, removing parking woes. Pasadena (first choice); anything else is okay, too. Any Sunday (first choice); Saturday 11/21 and 12/5 would need to be p.m. only. Time is dependent on date; I guess the Sunday time is preferable in what we have so far. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-empress-pavillion-sunday-dec-13-11am/515794/16 "2009-11-03T23:45:56Z")
I’m in! Unless something major comes up. I may drag my boyfriend along too. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-empress-pavillion-sunday-dec-13-11am/515794/17 "2009-11-03T23:57:09Z")
I didn’t take into account that Dim sum would not be available in the afternoon or evening. Asimovian, Dr. Drake, what weekday/time are you suggesting for Dim Sum? That should be one of the options to vote on. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-empress-pavillion-sunday-dec-13-11am/515794/18 "2009-11-04T00:02:45Z")
Let’s say Sunday 10 a.m. (Saturday 10 a.m.). I’ll propose **Sunday, Dec. 6, 10 a.m., at [Ocean Seafood](http://www.oceansf.com/)**. I’m not particularly wedded to this option, it’s just nice to have a specific proposal to reject / improve. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-empress-pavillion-sunday-dec-13-11am/515794/19 "2009-11-04T00:24:14Z")
I am extremely partial to [Empress Pavilion](http://www.empresspavilion.com/dimsum.htm) (and if **anu-la1979** and **Queen Bruin** make an appearance in this thread, they might back me up on this), but I am open to whatever. 10am would definitely work for me, and is about the right balance between all the good food being out in the open versus things being so crowded that we’d have to wait forever. ---
**Author:** ![ctywkr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@ctywkr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ctywkr)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-empress-pavillion-sunday-dec-13-11am/515794/20 "2009-11-04T02:17:12Z")
I’m in, where and whenever. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-empress-pavillion-sunday-dec-13-11am/515794.md?page=2)