# Toronto DopeFest (hereafter TorDopFest) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 17, 2001, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-dopefest-hereafter-tordopfest/58381 "2001-03-17T15:51:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![theotherangel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@theotherangel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/theotherangel)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2001, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-dopefest-hereafter-tordopfest/58381/1 "2001-03-17T15:51:26Z")
Alright, it [sounds like we need](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=63649) a TorDopeFest. Cerowyn and I volunteer to organize! April 6-9 weekend looks like the plan, probably Saturday night, since **JeffB** and **RealityChuck** will be here that weekend (see the above thread). Now taking suggestions for a location, although we reserve the right to make an arbitrary decision ignoring all input :). Let the chaos begin! ---
**Author:** ![Elenfair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cc9497/32.png) [@Elenfair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elenfair)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2001, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-dopefest-hereafter-tordopfest/58381/2 "2001-03-17T16:01:16Z")
K… so I’m inOttawa… Matt (hi matt) is in Montreal… are we allowed to come too? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![theotherangel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@theotherangel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/theotherangel)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2001, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-dopefest-hereafter-tordopfest/58381/3 "2001-03-17T16:20:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Elenfair \* > \*\*K… so I’m inOttawa… Matt (hi matt) is in Montreal… are we allowed to come too? > > 😉 \*\* It’s **in** Toronto… not _just_ for those who live here… ('specially since it was inspired by two visiting Dopers…). EVERYBODY’S welcome!!! ---
**Author:** ![Globe-trotter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cab0a1/32.png) [@Globe-trotter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Globe-trotter)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2001, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-dopefest-hereafter-tordopfest/58381/4 "2001-03-17T16:47:47Z")
Woohoo! Somebody else volunteered! 😃 I’m not much of an organizer, I’m afraid. I don’t have any suggestions at the moment (I’m not quite awake yet) but I’ll get back to you. Eventually. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2001, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-dopefest-hereafter-tordopfest/58381/5 "2001-03-17T17:37:49Z")
April 6-9. Hmmm… It depends whether I can get to/decide to go to an Esperantist thing in Boston for free or not. If so I may - MAY - be able to come. but it’s right at the end of term, too. It would be fun tho! ---
**Author:** ![Kilgore\_Trout\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6de8d8/32.png) [@Kilgore\_Trout\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilgore_Trout_1)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2001, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-dopefest-hereafter-tordopfest/58381/6 "2001-03-17T17:58:46Z")
unless something work-related pops up, i will also be there. ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2001, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-dopefest-hereafter-tordopfest/58381/7 "2001-03-17T18:46:01Z")
Hey – I helped inspired something! Saturday night sounds good to me. Just let me know the details. I’ll be staying at the Westin Harbour Castle, which I understand is right downtown. (I don’t know if I have one bed or two, but someone could crash in my room Saturday night.) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2001, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-dopefest-hereafter-tordopfest/58381/8 "2001-03-17T19:57:04Z")
I’ll be at the Toronto Colony on Saturday and the Sheraton the rest of the week. ---
**Author:** ![Elenfair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cc9497/32.png) [@Elenfair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elenfair)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2001, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-dopefest-hereafter-tordopfest/58381/9 "2001-03-17T20:07:47Z")
It is right at the end of the term for me too, but I think I can make it down. Hope no one minds the guide dog 🙂 E. ---
**Author:** ![Mnementh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mnementh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mnementh)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2001, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-dopefest-hereafter-tordopfest/58381/10 "2001-03-17T23:50:04Z")
Hey, maybe. If I’m not swamped with crap to do that weekend, maybe I can join in at one point ot another. Hopefully. I wanna go to a dopefest. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2001, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-dopefest-hereafter-tordopfest/58381/11 "2001-03-18T08:10:56Z")
I would have called it TorFest; we could have shaved our heads and talked with Swedish accents. As I’ve said, I should be able to make it. I’m off that weekend and have no plans. Will this be a meeting only or shall we going to descend as a group upon some unsuspecting tourist attraction like the ROM or the CN Tower? ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2001, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-dopefest-hereafter-tordopfest/58381/12 "2001-03-18T22:16:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Little Nemo \* > \*\*Will this be a meeting only or shall we going to descend as a group upon some unsuspecting tourist attraction like the ROM or the CN Tower? > \*\* I’m a sucker for showing off my city, but I guess it’ll depend on how many out-of-towners we have interested in site/sight-seeing. It’s a truism here (and, I suspect most places) that even the natives only get to see the attractions when they’re showing them to visitors. Anyone have a vote one way or the other? ---
**Author:** ![drewcosten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/13edae/32.png) [@drewcosten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewcosten)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2001, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-dopefest-hereafter-tordopfest/58381/13 "2001-03-19T10:32:21Z")
Well, I’m starting a CCNA course that Saturday (it’s from 9am-2pm, I think, on Sat and Sun for three weeks), but if we’re meeting sometime after 2pm I should be able to make it. ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2001, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-dopefest-hereafter-tordopfest/58381/14 "2001-03-19T17:17:08Z")
While the idea of going “ethnic” (e.g. into Chinatown or the Danforth for Greek) is appealing, I think the best bet is to stick to somewhere mainstream, like Armadillo’s (TexMex technically, but pretty mainstream) right downtown so that people can get there easily. If anyone’s interested in making a trip to the Air Canada Centre, CN Tower, Hockey Hall of Fame or SkyDome, they are all within a half mile or so of the restaurant, as is Union Station (the major train station for downtown Toronto). Any objections from those that know the place? ---
**Author:** ![theotherangel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@theotherangel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/theotherangel)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2001, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-dopefest-hereafter-tordopfest/58381/15 "2001-03-20T03:55:43Z")
Okay, can there be that few Toronto Dopers? We need EVERYBODY to speak up now, so that we can get enough people to get the back area of Armadillo’s to our selves! So, roust every Doper you know that lives in and around Toronto, or who might be willing to travel here for a night of debauchery and hot monkey sex. We’ll deal with the over-sell once everyone’s here… 🙂 Oh, and I should confess that this is Cerowyn hijacking theotherangel’s machine temporarily. Come on folks! We can’t afford to have TorDopeFest under-represented!!! ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2001, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-dopefest-hereafter-tordopfest/58381/16 "2001-03-20T04:02:49Z")
Just keep us posted on the details. We’ll see if we’ll be available. (Not trying to sound snobby or anything, it’s just that my business has this nasty way of getting in front of other events.) Seriously, if you can keep me (and other GTA Dopers) up to date with the details, I’m sure we’ll do our best to be there. ---
**Author:** ![drewcosten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/13edae/32.png) [@drewcosten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewcosten)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2001, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-dopefest-hereafter-tordopfest/58381/17 "2001-03-20T08:23:24Z")
Works for me. I live down the street from Spadina station and work by King station, so I’m always pretty close to Union station. And I may be taking the course at a later date now anyway so I’m hoping that the time shouldn’t matter for me (I should know within a couple days). ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2001, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-dopefest-hereafter-tordopfest/58381/18 "2001-03-20T17:30:34Z")
That’s convenient for me. ---
**Author:** ![xekul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/838e76/32.png) [@xekul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xekul)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2001, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-dopefest-hereafter-tordopfest/58381/19 "2001-03-20T23:39:26Z")
I should be studying, but, hey, one night can’t hurt. I agree that a downtown location is most appropriate, but I’m biased 'cause I live there. ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2001, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-dopefest-hereafter-tordopfest/58381/20 "2001-03-21T03:22:54Z")
The plan for now is to meet at Armadillo’s (146 Front Street West, just west of University [on the north side for those who don’t know the North/West rule]) at 7:00 PM on Saturday April 7th. We’ll let you know if anything changes once we make the reservation. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-dopefest-hereafter-tordopfest/58381.md?page=2)