# Time for another Houston Dopefest (or two)? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 16, 2004, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-houston-dopefest-or-two/269524 "2004-10-16T06:18:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2004, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-houston-dopefest-or-two/269524/1 "2004-10-16T06:18:11Z")
Once again I’ll be visiting Houston, Texas. From November 21 to December 5. Plans need to start being made now for a meeting. ---
**Author:** ![Ayesha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Ayesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ayesha)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2004, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-houston-dopefest-or-two/269524/2 "2004-10-16T07:17:36Z")
Sounds interesting Little Nemo, but where have the rest of the Houston Dopers gone ? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2004, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-houston-dopefest-or-two/269524/3 "2004-10-18T01:07:01Z")
Glad to see you back on the board, Ayesha. As for others, I know there must still be a few. ---
**Author:** ![Revedge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecae2f/32.png) [@Revedge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revedge)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2004, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-houston-dopefest-or-two/269524/4 "2004-10-18T05:24:11Z")
> [@Ayesha](#): > > Sounds interesting Little Nemo, but where have the rest of the Houston Dopers gone ? You didn’t get the memo? We are playing cosmic hide and seek and you are “it!” 😃 Hi Aye! Haven’t seen hide nor hare of you in ages. I am in on a HouDopeFest. (If it doesn’t clash with my incredibly busy schedule.) 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Ayesha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Ayesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ayesha)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2004, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-houston-dopefest-or-two/269524/5 "2004-10-18T06:16:06Z")
Now, now Rev, we both know it isn’t my hide nor my hair you are after, it’s my huge, soft delicious… brain ! Ha ! You thought I was gonna be lewd now didn’t you ? ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2004, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-houston-dopefest-or-two/269524/6 "2004-10-18T20:48:47Z")
HouDoper checking in. Maybe I can actually make it to the festivities this time… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-houston-dopefest-or-two/269524/7 "2004-10-21T01:55:18Z")
_Blubb-blub-blub…bubble, bubble…Sploosh!!!_ Yeah, it bobbed to the surface. To borrow from Gary Gilmore, “Let’s do it!” ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-houston-dopefest-or-two/269524/8 "2004-10-22T02:29:47Z")
OK, I’m going to air this one once again, but I’ll need some help to keep it alive. Fellow Houston bumpers? ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-houston-dopefest-or-two/269524/9 "2004-10-22T02:50:44Z")
_BUMP_ Where and when do we want to do this? Do we still like the Crabshack? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-houston-dopefest-or-two/269524/10 "2004-10-22T07:45:40Z")
I like the crabshack. ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-houston-dopefest-or-two/269524/11 "2004-10-22T16:11:35Z")
If anyone needs to find me, I’ll be hiding in Braes Bayou. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2004, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-houston-dopefest-or-two/269524/12 "2004-10-23T04:44:35Z")
Joe’s Crab Shack sounds good. **neuroman** , why don’t you crawl on up outta that bayou and join us? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2004, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-houston-dopefest-or-two/269524/13 "2004-10-23T07:10:11Z")
Let’s start thinking about dates. Thanksgiving is obviously out. Are there any other days which are particularly good or bad for anyone? Is a weeknight or a weekend better for people? ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2004, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-houston-dopefest-or-two/269524/14 "2004-10-23T19:05:12Z")
The weekend is definitely better for me. How about the Saturday just after Thanksgiving? ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2004, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-houston-dopefest-or-two/269524/15 "2004-10-23T20:26:50Z")
The Crab Shack is always good. If we are limited to the date range shown, I vote for Saturday, 12/4 in the late afternoon or early evening. ---
**Author:** ![Ayesha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Ayesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ayesha)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2004, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-houston-dopefest-or-two/269524/16 "2004-10-24T00:50:17Z")
Weekends are better for us too these days. Since we can possibly do more than one of these, I’ll add a vote for the Saturday after Thanksgiving. It gives us a fully day to recover from the holiday and a day between turkey sandwiches and wild turkey surprise. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2004, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-houston-dopefest-or-two/269524/17 "2004-10-24T18:39:15Z")
The 27th or 28th works better for me. The 4th will be my last night in Houston and I’ll be spending it with family and getting ready to leave. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2004, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-houston-dopefest-or-two/269524/18 "2004-10-24T22:04:48Z")
Hmmmm… It looks like I’m gonna be out of town the weekend of the 27th. SWMBO wants to head over to Nawluns and visit her family. I might have to wait for the next one. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-houston-dopefest-or-two/269524/19 "2004-10-25T01:14:48Z")
Well shoot. As discovered at a previous HouDope, of the many Dopers I’ve met, so far **Clothahump** ’s the only one from my past life (he dated my sister in high school). Saturday, November 27th looks good right now. Joe’s Crab Shack on Richmond (the original). MMM-mm, Alaskan King Crab and Dopers (and, well, knowing me, a brew or two). _HOU-ston. HOU-ston. HOU-ston…_ C’mon people, gather 'round. ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-houston-dopefest-or-two/269524/20 "2004-10-25T15:21:03Z")
Thanks **Ringo** , but I’ll be travelling to the great white North roundabout that time. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-houston-dopefest-or-two/269524.md?page=2)