Thaw-out-yer-butt MiamiDope! Feb '02

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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As some may know, I live here in the Sub-Tropical Paradise known as Miami, but I have spent my time in the snowbelt, and I can feel your backpain after shovelling wet snow, chipping ice off the windshield, slipping and falling on your ass in the parking lot, and peering around the corners of snowbanks piled high at intersections as cars come sliding toward you. It is because I have lived through that that I open up this fair city and volunteer my services as host for the 2002 MiamiDopeFest!

I live in Coconut Grove, a mere two blocks from Cocowalk and tons of restaurants, bars, shops and hotels. I’m kinda looking at the second weekend in February, (8, 9, 10), but I’m flexible. Come see the political freakshow that is our local government, watch the movie stars on South Beach, go to the Miami Seaquarium, or , Parrot Jungle, or just relax by the pool and soak up rays with a tropical drink in your hand. The Grove creates it’s own party, but I am confident that the exploits of a few dozen Dopers would leave them wondering what hit them!

OK, if you are not yet dialing the airlines for ticketing, here are some numbers that should convince you:

Feb High/Low
Boston 40/27 (Wicked Blue? Euty? Pammipoo?)
New York 42/30 (Manny? Vix? Cartoon?)
Philadelphia 43/28 (Verrain? Tranquilis?)
Washington DC 47/31(Geobabe? OpalCat? Montfort/Anniz?)
Minneapolis 27/12 (Silverfire?)
Chicago 35/20 (porcupine, Miss Creant, jarbabyj?)
Denver 46/19 (Mr. Cynical/Manservant Hecubus?)

Miami 76/61(UncleBill!)

I won’t even post Calgary (GingeroftheNorth), because it says 40/20 there for THIS week. And yes, that is Fahrenheit.

So pull out your bikinis, sunblock, shorts and sandals and come on down to Miami to thaw out, get some color, and generally piss off your co-workers! No heavy coats allowed, check your galoshes at the departure lounge, and scrap your scarves, because this party’s gonna be HOT!

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Ok.
You paying?

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How hard will you laugh if I ask you where I can go snorkeling?

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Except for that “getting color” part, I’m in. As discussed in the ChiDope Drunken Debauchery in a Beer Garden thread, I am not allowed out in the sun. If I’m going to be hurling in Miami, it better be from drinking too much, not from the sun-induced migraine.

And that would be a damn mild winter in Chicago. Not that I need convincing…

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Not hard at all, Zyada, the Keys are a mere hour south, and Pennekamp State Park has some of the best underwater photography anywhere!

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There must be a line a mile long waiting to see you in a bikini, Ginger, someone’ll come up with something for you!

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*<;o)

O

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Hey, O, what with you, pezpunk, screech-owl and katiekilldare just up the street, I had assumed ya’ll were gonna help with the setup! Besides, it doesn’y get THAT cold in central Florida, I’m trying to appeal to the Winter Blues syndrome here, I couldn’t mention FLORIDA Dopers!

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And to avoid my wrath and subsequent frightening of other dopers, please be sure to know the location of the nearest liquor store, preferably one that sells Veuve Clicquot already chilled. Someplace that sells Lindt Extra Dark as a bonus would be good, too.

And since it’s a DopeFest thread, here’s my sig.

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UncleBill, you should have set this up for LAST week, when I was in the Keys! I can’t make it back down there again so soon. :frowning: (Just 'cause I’m a Florida doper doesn’t mean I can get to anywhere in the state that easily…I wish, though…)

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Trouble - you can get an AirTran flight from Tampa to Miami for $70.00 right now. Cheap, cheap, cheap. I’ve got two flights already booked for November 17th and the 24th. Fly in Sat. morning and fly out Sunday afternoon. That’s an inexpensive weekend.

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Not a problem, porc, my neighbor works at one nearby, but there ARE those closer to the action!

TroubleAgain, there may be carpool opportunities as this gets going. Stay tuned! I was in Philly last weekend, or I would have been at OhDope. Hope you had a blast down here! FantasyFest?

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I’ve never met any dopers and since I’m only 20 minutes north of UncleBill, (I’m in Davie) I too will volunteer my place to anybody that needs a place to stay while in sunny South Florida for the MiamiDope.

This should be fun.

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Hmm. Maybe.

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I’d try to do it if I weren’t already flying down for Home of the Braves’ wedding at the end of March. I just can’t get that much time off/afford that many flights down there.

I’ll try to catch you on the next one though?

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February, huh?

Yeah, okay. I bet it’ll work out for me. Maybe I can even drag Mr. killdare to this one.

Let me know if you need any help, Uncle Bill.

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Aww, TruePisces, so sorry you can’t make it, we’ll have to have quality time in NYC to make up for it!

Katie, the only help I’ll need is having you ensure all the Doper Wimmins who attend grope the host. Feel free to demonstrate proper groping techniques to those who may be uninitiated in the tradition.

And the lovely and talented Geobabe, I truly hope you can make it, whatever would I do if you don’t?

Don’t miss out on the chance to see UncleBill in his natural habitat! A fascinating, yet disturbing scene to be sure!

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I might be able to make it…I should have some vacation time saved up by then.

Katie…we can carpool? It’s only about a six or so hour drive.

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I did have a blast, but got out before FantasyFest, thank God! I don’t do crowds very well. We stayed in Islamorada, fished, did the pool thing, relaxed, read, had a great time. We spent one day in Key West, did the Mel Fisher museum (bought some Atocha silver), did the Cheeseburger in Paradise at Margaritaville.

Carpooling may or may not be an option. I guess February is a good ways away. Anything could happen by then. I’ll just have to wait and see! Heck, I’ve only made it to ONE Florida dopefest so far, and that was the one I helped organize!

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Hmmm, Feb 14-19 is the Strictly Sail Sailboat Show in Miami… I know my spouse and Captain wants to attend that… That’s the only way I could manage to attend a MiamiDope. So if it happens that weekend, I could well be in.