# Where's the NYC MegaDopefest enthusiasm thread? Oh, wait, here it is. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 28, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-nyc-megadopefest-enthusiasm-thread-oh-wait-here-it-is/221334 "2003-12-28T00:02:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-nyc-megadopefest-enthusiasm-thread-oh-wait-here-it-is/221334/1 "2003-12-28T00:02:32Z")
We’re three weeks away, and **Billdo** ’s last NYC Megadopefest thread is buried… Where’s the enthusiasm? Where’s the love? Where’s the giddy pre-Dopefest flirting? I can’t remember exactly, but last year, three weeks from the 'fest, I seem to recall a pretty active thread. For my part, I’m driving down with my brilliant writing partner, **CuriousCanuck** , his non-Doper girlfriend, and **LaurAnge** (I think). Ask **CC** and I about our fantastic, offbeat musical, _ **TRASH!** _. Far better than “Urinetown”. 😉 I’ll be spending the next couple of weeks deciding what to wear, polishing my tiara, and getting rid of that bit of holiday fatness. OK, enthuse. Flirt. Ask me about the musical. I wanna get excited! I’m looking forward to seeing a lot of you again, and meeting everyone who wasn’t there last year. 🙂 I also encourage male attendees to wear kilts. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-nyc-megadopefest-enthusiasm-thread-oh-wait-here-it-is/221334/2 "2003-12-28T00:19:47Z")
… I have no kilt, and I must scream. However, I will be available to discuss and/or repair any computer issues anyone has. What’re we doing again? ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-nyc-megadopefest-enthusiasm-thread-oh-wait-here-it-is/221334/3 "2003-12-28T00:52:18Z")
Hooray! I can finally make it to a NYC Mega-Dopefest! If I remember right, I’m hitching a ride with **Eonwe** Friday evening. Kilt? No kilt. But I do have a fedora, and a really cool leather coat (like the one Spike wore in _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_.) So I’ll be wearing those, and I don’t know what else. And I’m 21 at last, so I can go to the bars. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-nyc-megadopefest-enthusiasm-thread-oh-wait-here-it-is/221334/4 "2003-12-28T01:18:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by scott evil \* > \*\*Where’s the enthusiasm? Where’s the love? Where’s the giddy pre-Dopefest flirting? \*\* So how _you_ doin’? ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-nyc-megadopefest-enthusiasm-thread-oh-wait-here-it-is/221334/5 "2003-12-28T01:25:54Z")
**Euty** … may I still kiss your hand? ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-nyc-megadopefest-enthusiasm-thread-oh-wait-here-it-is/221334/6 "2003-12-28T01:30:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by scott evil \* > \*\ ***Euty** … may I still kiss your hand? \*\* Of course. But since I’m not a mod anymore … let’s face it. The thrill is gone. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-nyc-megadopefest-enthusiasm-thread-oh-wait-here-it-is/221334/7 "2003-12-28T01:31:36Z")
Still. ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-nyc-megadopefest-enthusiasm-thread-oh-wait-here-it-is/221334/8 "2003-12-28T02:09:10Z")
**scott.** Bubbie. Here I was all set to go on about how much I was looking forward to NYC (just got my plane ticket today, in fact), because I haven’t seen **Euty** since September and all that. Then I come in to this thread and find _this?_ You and my SO hitting on each other? All I can say is…sweet mother of fuck, don’t let me forget to replace the batteries in my camera. I am SO there. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-nyc-megadopefest-enthusiasm-thread-oh-wait-here-it-is/221334/9 "2003-12-28T17:48:19Z")
Love. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-nyc-megadopefest-enthusiasm-thread-oh-wait-here-it-is/221334/10 "2003-12-28T18:19:56Z")
Monosyllabicism will get you nowhere. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-nyc-megadopefest-enthusiasm-thread-oh-wait-here-it-is/221334/11 "2003-12-28T23:46:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bouv \* > \*\*Hooray! I can finally make it to a NYC Mega-Dopefest! If I remember right, I’m hitching a ride with **Eonwe** Friday evening. > > Kilt? No kilt. But I do have a fedora, and a really cool leather coat (like the one Spike wore in _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_.) So I’ll be wearing those, and I don’t know what else. And I’m 21 at last, so I can go to the bars. \*\* Heh. I’m glad you reminded me. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-nyc-megadopefest-enthusiasm-thread-oh-wait-here-it-is/221334/12 "2003-12-29T01:35:52Z")
Don’t forget, **Eonwe** , you’re my backup in case **CC** bails… ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-nyc-megadopefest-enthusiasm-thread-oh-wait-here-it-is/221334/13 "2003-12-29T05:59:38Z")
No problem… in fact, if you need a ride, it looks like I’ll be driving through Montreal to get there anyway. ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-nyc-megadopefest-enthusiasm-thread-oh-wait-here-it-is/221334/14 "2003-12-29T11:09:28Z")
That’s a tad out of the way, **Eonwe** … to pick up people? Anyway, I put **CC** through the wringer on Boxing Day about not bailing. 😉 **Euty** : Love **me**. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-nyc-megadopefest-enthusiasm-thread-oh-wait-here-it-is/221334/15 "2003-12-29T13:43:53Z")
I think things will pick up, once the holidays are past. ---
**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-nyc-megadopefest-enthusiasm-thread-oh-wait-here-it-is/221334/16 "2003-12-29T15:57:58Z")
Yeah yeah, I’m not bailing. Eonwe: we could go caravan style. Two cars travelling together might be more fun. As long as your car doesnt have people that like to stop every 30 minutes 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-nyc-megadopefest-enthusiasm-thread-oh-wait-here-it-is/221334/17 "2003-12-29T17:51:26Z")
We’ve been talking about it quite a bit, actually. We were lucky to meet with some folks last week in the city for dinner so we could really start geekin’ out. Once again we’ve been fortunate in finding a place to stay for the weekend, and I can’t wait to see y’all again. Especially slackers like **Persephone** who can’t take the time to visit more often. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-nyc-megadopefest-enthusiasm-thread-oh-wait-here-it-is/221334/18 "2003-12-29T22:49:05Z")
Just to double check, this thing is the 9th through the 12th of January? I could go look for that other thread, but I try not to tax the server too much. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-nyc-megadopefest-enthusiasm-thread-oh-wait-here-it-is/221334/19 "2003-12-29T22:50:30Z")
And by 9th through the 12th, I mean the 16th through 19th…I got Martin Luther King, Jr. day mixed up with my first day of classes. ---
**Author:** ![Billdo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/billdo/32/315_2.png) [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-nyc-megadopefest-enthusiasm-thread-oh-wait-here-it-is/221334/20 "2003-12-30T02:19:48Z")
Thanks for the enthusiasm, **scott** and the gang. I’m looking forward to a build-up as we get closer to this thing. In the meantime, I’ve started a [post when and if you’re coming thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=232059). I’d appreciate it all of you could check in there so we can keep track of the details in one place. Thanks. See you in a few weeks. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-nyc-megadopefest-enthusiasm-thread-oh-wait-here-it-is/221334.md?page=2)