# Southern California Straight Dope Shindig **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 21, 2000, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-california-straight-dope-shindig/14465 "2000-01-21T08:06:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2000, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-california-straight-dope-shindig/14465/41 "2000-02-19T01:26:00Z")
I made the reservation! 4 PM on Saturday the 26th, under the name “Cecil Adams”. On Monday, I will post Thomas Guide directions. CU soon! * * * Remember, I’m pulling for you; we’re all in this together. —Red Green ---
**Author:** ![chief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2000, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-california-straight-dope-shindig/14465/42 "2000-02-20T22:45:00Z")
someone should bring some notepads for the minutes 🙂 or at least we can write about what we did, etc * * * Check out my site: [Chief’s Domain](http://www.seas.ucla.edu/~ravi) ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2000, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-california-straight-dope-shindig/14465/43 "2000-02-20T23:47:00Z")
Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day… Like the day AFTER the Shindig. * * * \>\< DARWIN \> \_\_ **L\_\_\_L** ---
**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:** [February 25, 2000, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-california-straight-dope-shindig/14465/44 "2000-02-25T19:13:00Z")
OK, you can find directions to Universal Studios here, Universal CityWalk is right next door. [http://www.universalstudios.com/unicity2/parkinfo/index-ie.html](http://www.universalstudios.com/unicity2/parkinfo/index-ie.html) * * * Official winner of [Bricker Challenge #5](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum4/HTML/004959.html). ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2000, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-california-straight-dope-shindig/14465/45 "2000-02-25T21:11:00Z")
And it looks like it won’t rain! Hey, everybody, I hope you’ll all be there, because I have a SURPRISE! You’ll all like it, believe me! See ya! * * * \>\< DARWIN \> \_\_ **L\_\_\_L** ---
**Author:** ![Ursa\_Major](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a88e57/32.png) [@Ursa\_Major](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ursa_Major)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2000, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-california-straight-dope-shindig/14465/46 "2000-02-25T21:36:00Z")
Is anybody wearing anything that will help other dopers identify you? I’m thinking about dusting off my old leather jacket with a bear and crossed surfboards painted on the back. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2000, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-california-straight-dope-shindig/14465/47 "2000-02-25T22:15:00Z")
I plan on wearing a brown suit made out of hemp. Ursa, definitely wear the leather jacket! ---
**Author:** ![chief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2000, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-california-straight-dope-shindig/14465/48 "2000-02-25T23:02:00Z")
Is everyone ready to party? it should be fun… i hope everyone shows up… see you there! * * * Check out my site: [Chief’s Domain](http://www.seas.ucla.edu/~ravi) ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2000, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-california-straight-dope-shindig/14465/49 "2000-02-25T23:42:00Z")
It looks chilly tomorrow, so I’ll be wearing a light-blue denim hooded jacket with Mickey Mouse on the back. (I got it at Walt Disney World.) Gee, whatEVER will we talk about? 😉 * * * \>\< DARWIN \> \_\_ **L\_\_\_L** ---
**Author:** ![chief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2000, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-california-straight-dope-shindig/14465/50 "2000-02-26T00:07:00Z")
beats me! the board’s been down for a while 🙂 * * * Check out my site: [Chief’s Domain](http://www.seas.ucla.edu/~ravi) ---
**Author:** ![Ruffian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2000, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-california-straight-dope-shindig/14465/51 "2000-02-26T00:32:00Z")
I will be wearing a wine-colored ribbed tee, a long straight lycra (stretchy) skirt, a black leather jacket that ties in front, and my hair will be its usual long, straight, dark brown self. Well, I might curl it under if I’m feeling creative. I’ll also be bringing my digital camera. 🙂 I may not, however, be bringing my s/o. He has a CPR class he has to attend and he may still be stuck there. Fun for him! Or not… Anyway, look forward to seeing y’all there! * * * Teaching: The ultimate birth control method. [Laura’s Stuff and Things](http://members.aol.com/lrconaway) ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2000, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-california-straight-dope-shindig/14465/52 "2000-02-26T02:11:00Z")
Wow, first Riclhiam with her orange print dress, now everyone is getting into the act. I have no idea what I will wear, whatever jumps out at me from the clean laundry pile. Will I wear my rhinestone outfit? One never knows. But, probably not, since I don’t have a rhinestone outfit. pat ---
**Author:** ![Cowboy\_Greg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Cowboy\_Greg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cowboy_Greg)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2000, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-california-straight-dope-shindig/14465/53 "2000-02-26T06:48:00Z")
Decide what to wear? In ADVANCE?!? Feh! Clothes of some sort, probably. Oh, all right. Lacking any distinctive items of clothing (that I’d wear in public, that is!), I’ll be the bearded guy in a denim jacket and boots holding a digital camera. Gee, THAT’ll set me apart from the crowd… 😉 * * * Shared pain is lessened; shared joy is increased. ---
**Author:** ![Ruffian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2000, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-california-straight-dope-shindig/14465/54 "2000-02-26T16:53:00Z")
My s/o will go to a CPR class at a later date, so he’s still in. 🙂 Neat and stuff. See y’all in a couple of hours! * * * Teaching: The ultimate birth control method. [Laura’s Stuff and Things](http://members.aol.com/lrconaway) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2000, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-california-straight-dope-shindig/14465/55 "2000-02-26T17:25:00Z")
I’ll probably wear a blue North Face jacket or a blus Nomex flight jacket with AOPA wings and “Johnny Rotten” on the nametag. Jeans, long-sleeve T-shirt, maby a denim shirt on top. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2000, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-california-straight-dope-shindig/14465/56 "2000-02-26T17:27:00Z")
“Maybe”. I really do know how to spell, you know… ---
**Author:** ![Catrandom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@Catrandom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catrandom)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2000, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-california-straight-dope-shindig/14465/57 "2000-02-26T19:35:00Z")
I shall be the reddish-haired person with glasses, wearing a black tank, a black skirt and a dark gray sweater – and 2" heels to bring my height to a statuesque 5’5". Catrandom, looking forward to seeing y’all later! ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2000, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-california-straight-dope-shindig/14465/58 "2000-02-26T20:09:00Z")
And the weather is gorgeous! Hazy, maybe, but it isn’t raining. (Sorry, **Johnny**.) * * * \>\< DARWIN \> \_\_ **L\_\_\_L** ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2000, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-california-straight-dope-shindig/14465/59 "2000-02-26T20:56:00Z")
Hey Cat, I’ll be the OTHER reddish-haired person! But I’m 5’10" tall, and “Zoftig,” so doubtful that we would be confused. I’m taking Eldest, Middle and Youngest Sons up and letting 'em go to see “Snow Day” while we are at Gladstone’s, so odds are that they will meet some of you when the movie is over. I have NO CLUE what I’m going to wear – still figuring it out. 😉 See you guys soon! -Melin * * * Who is NOT Straight Dope Staff Siamese attack puppet – California ---
**Author:** ![chief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2000, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-california-straight-dope-shindig/14465/60 "2000-02-27T10:58:00Z")
a great time was had by all! what do you guys think? well, now to start thinking of the next one , so any ideas ? * * * Check out my site: [Chief’s Domain](http://www.seas.ucla.edu/~ravi) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-california-straight-dope-shindig/14465.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-california-straight-dope-shindig/14465.md?page=4)