No problem with the 3rd (so far, but that could change for me)
No problem with Glendale.
The only issue is Islands. All the Islands I have been to have been set up with booths seating 4-6 people. This is not ideal for a dopefest.
So unless we take over the bar area we might want to consider a different restaurant.
If you want polynesian how about Damon’s? A Glendale institution. A bit upscale compared to Islands.
If you want to go a bit further east how about Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles in Pasadena?
Damon’s sounds good!
Works for me.
mhendo? Arnold? do these dates locations work for you guys?
Sorry! I don’t mean to be difficult, but with various personal things happening in my life right now it is hard for me to predict what date I will be available. (We’re in escrow on a new house, the kids are probably going to have to change schools, I might have to travel for work, etc…)
What I meant to say is that it would be too hard to arrange dates around my schedule since I have many last-minute things that crop up unexpectedly. I wouldn’t want people to choose a date to accommodate me and then I would have to cancel the day before anyway.
Right now I would be available for
Saturday 3 September
Restaurant:
Damon’s Steak House
Location:
Google Maps
What time?
Good question. Is this a lunch or a dinner? Personally, I’d prefer a lunch, so people won’t have to rush off afterwards. Some or all of us could cruise the Americana!
I like the idea of Glendale, but am not sure about how I can get there since I don’t drive and mostly use public transportation. 9/3 sounds OK, though, unless my folks arrange some unavoidable family event, as they seem to every time I want to go out lately.
Where are you starting from?
Short notice, but I’ll throw this out there:
Would anybody be interested in meeting in Frazier Park next weekend (the 20th or 21st)? There’s a RenFaire that desperately needs customers. It’s a great location, entry is cheap, we can camp in front of the ale booth, and the band alone is worth the fee.
No can do.
Too much already on my plate this weekend.
Anyway Fraiser Park is about 20 minutes by telephone ( or a three day ride on a good horse) from most of of So Cal. 
Sorry, I couldn’t go all the way to Frazier Park this week-end either. I’ve never even heard of it! Is Frazier Park a nice place to visit in and of itself?
It’s not that far. It’s only an hour and a half from Simi. Admittedly it’s a bit longer on the way back, but if you take the Old Road to Balboa it’s not bad.
I have no idea. I only went for the Faire. It’s was pretty.
What do you guys usually do at a Dopefest? And how do you recognize each other?
If it’s a restaurant-type meeting, we discuss weighty matters of vital importance, gossip about other SDMB members, and do general party chitchat.
To find the other Dopers, you look for someone you recognize, or if it’s your first time, you look for a large group or ask the hostess for the Cecil Adams party (or whatever name was put on the reservation).
If all else fail, you wander around asking people if they’ve ever tried placenta stew. The people that will answer you without vomiting are the SDMB group.
Just look for the hippest group in the room.
Because they’ll probably be more interesting than us?
First NYC Dopefest I went to, I’d been joking with CajunMan about how to identify each other. I told him I’d be easy- I’d be the guy wearing a Hawaii shirt with a hot pink " Miss America " -type banner around my body and up over one shoulder that read “Cartooniverse”.
That’s exactly what I wore.
So what about all the rest of the So Cal dopers? A bunch of the regulars have not made an appearance in this thread.
Or is this going to be a very small dopefest?
My last day in SoCal, after working here for the last 14 months, will be on 26 August. I have lousy timing.
I think we may need to start PMing people.