What DUers have you met in the real world?

[proud2BlibKansan]

I have met a bunch. Many have become pretty good friends. Just a year ago, I hadn't met any.

Now I know:

evlbstrd (funnier in person than he is online and a talented artist)

evl's brother (sorry can't remember his DU name)

MuseRider (went to Crawford with her, she is the BEST!)

Mabus (an awesome political activist whom I greatly admire)

Comer Perro (one of the smartest young kids I have ever met)

Gilmore (Comer's beautiful girlfriend)

scratchtasia (a really nice guy who has been coming to our meetups since we started them last year)

putout (a beautiful lady who is super fun to party with)

Hatrack (one of the most intelligent people on this website)

DancingBear (met him in Crawford - nicest guy EVER)

mwdem (moved to Texas unfortunately for us)

mopaul (a fabulous musician)

givemebackmycountry (very funny guy)

scout1071 (she lives close to me but I only met her once *hint hint - she needs to get her ass to
our meetups)

brainshrub (met him when I was in NC and he volunteered to show us around Asheville, for which I am still grateful)

Oh I am so sorry if I am forgetting anyone.

This is just my way of saying DUers are the best people ever. If you haven't met any, DO IT.

[ScreamingMeemie]

1. PassingFair is my best friend...for reals...and then SharonRB, livvy,

5thGen, MichOtter and MrsMichOtter, 1gobluedem, progmom, fujiyama...and I was going to meet a whole lot more. :cry:

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. I would love to meet you Mrs. Grumpy

I think we would have a good time hanging out.

[bigwillq]

7. I would love to meet Mrs. G as well

She totally rocks! :bounce:

[ScreamingMeemie]

34. Someday soon! Hopefully!!!

:hi:

[bigwillq]

39. Fingers crossed!

:)

[ScreamingMeemie]

35. I think so too! Hopefully we'll be able to do that!

:hi:

[proud2BlibKansan]

41. Anyone who lists her hobby as drinking coffee

is an instant friend of mine LOL

I bought the COOLEST new coffee pot tonight. It totally rocks!

[ScreamingMeemie]

49. oooo! What kind?

I drank too much today and am kind of jittery. :hi:

[proud2BlibKansan]

50. Can't make the picture post - darn

But it is the one on the end at the right. Model ESMP30
http://www.mrcoffee.com/productmodels.aspx?categoryid=4

It is an espresso maker that brews one cup at a time. I am such an addict I don't make regular coffee at home - only espresso. My hubby calls it manly man coffee LOL

On edit - got the picture

[Left Is Write]

3. None, much to my dismay.

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. DO IT!!

We have the best time when we get together. It's like we've been friends for YEARS.

[Left Is Write]

16. I have talked to one local DUer on the phone, but...

I no longer have her number, and I haven't seen her post in months.

Not to many DUers in this neck of the woods. The state forum is often like a ghost town.

My best chance was when I was in Minnesota for a whole month in July, but it just didn't happen.

[proud2BlibKansan]

20. What state are you in?

And hey if you are ever in KC, let us know. We are always looking for a reason to party.

[Left Is Write]

21. Idaho.

And if I ever get down your way, I'll be sure to holler! :hi:

[bigwillq]

22. Wow. I didn't know you lived

in Idaho. That's cool. If you're ever in CT....I'll show you a good time. Some great places in my neck of the woods! :hi:

[Left Is Write]

24. I would love to take you up on that.

:)

[bigwillq]

26. And I would like to visit Idaho.

I don't travel much though. Job restricts, i.e., I work a lot, as well as that thing called MONEY!
But for real, if you ever get to CT, we must meet! :hi:

[proud2BlibKansan]

25. I have always wanted to visit Idaho

Maybe I will head up that way one day.

[bigwillq]

4. JonnyBlitz

:bounce: He's the only one so far! He's one cool dude! :hi:

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. I was in CT in October

and I really wanted to hook up with DUers but it was a business trip and I wasn't the one with the rental car.

Sorry I missed you.

[bigwillq]

14. If you ever get back to CT

let me know. I would love to meet you as well! :hi:

[proud2BlibKansan]

23. I LOVED CT

I had been there once before many years ago. It is beautiful. I really hope to come back some day.

And if you are ever here in red state hell, let me know. :hi:

[NewJeffCT]

5. Still none after over 2 years

I've come close a few times...

[bigwillq]

8. There's no reason why we can't

meet up! This state (CT) isn't that big! I bet we're closer than you think. Let's meet up. Let's make that our resolution! :hi:

[proud2BlibKansan]

10. Oh I hope you do

Your state ROCKS. I was only there for 5 days but it was beautiful and we were very impressed. You guys are very lucky to live there.

[bigwillq]

18. CT is a very nice state

especially in Oct. when you said you were here. I love Fall! :hi:

[NewJeffCT]

13. sure

If I recall, you're in the Waterbury area, so I'm about an hour from there.

Maybe some place in West Hartford once the weather gets better?

[bigwillq]

17. Fine with me.

:hi:

[dpbrown]

11. Quite a few

I know I'll leave some out, but:

bvar22, ocelot, SmileyBoy, goodhue, katinmn, DemonFighterLives, Lydia Leftcoast, no name no slogan, HypnoToad, dflprincess, dodger501, enufalready, question everything, Eric J in MN, indigo32, MNFats, gaspnes, bushwentawol, fudgestripecookays, eyepaddle

There's a lot more, but I suddenly went brain dead.

:silly:

[proud2BlibKansan]

28. Cool

You guys have a pretty active group up there in MN, don't you?

[dpbrown]

31. Check out the state forum sometime...

We're one of the most active states on DU....and we have great meetups!

:toast:

[proud2BlibKansan]

37. I love Mall of America

and I am a shopaholic.

Just sayin . . .

[dpbrown]

44. It's tough having the largest mall in the United States about a mile away

...makes shoppin' easy, though!

[proud2BlibKansan]

47. First time I ever went there

we flew in, rented a car and went straight to the mall. We had been there maybe 5 minutes and we were walking in the mall and the floor started shaking. My friend grabbed me and asked 'do they have earthquakes in Minnesota?'

LOL It was that roller coaster! :rofl:

[dpbrown]

71. There's a new roller coaster now

The cars spin like a tilt-a-whirl while you're going around the track on the roller coaster!

:scared:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

102. You forgot myrna minx and...

Love Bug and suegeo and goodhue and scarletwoman and votedforwellstone and Zookeeper and wheresthemind and She-who-prefers-to-remain-off-the-Internet-these-days and then there was that wonderful 16-year-old from Coon Rapids, whose name I can't remember.

:spank:

[tuvor]

12. None :(

Not too many of us isolated on Vancouver Island.

[proud2BlibKansan]

29. Now there is a NICE vacation spot

Host a DU party and we will all come LOL

[swag]

15. There is a real world?

[proud2BlibKansan]

30. LOL

I think so but it can be scary at times :scared:

[jane_pippin]

19. Dammit. I'm supposed to be meeting one right now but some family drama

prevented me from making it out of the house in time.

Drama is happily resolved at least, but now I have to wait longer to finally hang out with another DUer. I've actually met the person, but only for a couple of minutes so it's not really the same. I was really looking forward to it too.

[proud2BlibKansan]

32. Hope it works out for you soon

[jane_pippin]

40. It will, I'm sure. I'm just extra annoyed because this is the second time

something like this has happened. But, I know another chance will present itself soon so in the end it's ok.
Thanks though. :)

[dpbrown]

36. Come to Minnesota!

I'd be glad to meet ya!

:pals:

[jane_pippin]

46. Aw, thanks. Should I ever make it there, I'll let you know.

I'd be happy to meet you too.

And LaraMN would be another Minnesota DUer I'd like to meet some day.

:toast: to Midwestern buddies

[EstimatedProphet]

27. A bunch

Almost all of them are nice people too.

[proud2BlibKansan]

33. Almost?

Dare I ask?

Uh, nevermind. :)

[EstimatedProphet]

45. Yep, almost

[Beware the Beast Man]

48. Sorry I didn't make the cut.

:D

[johnnie]

55. Sorry

I tried very hard to be nice. :cry:

[crispini]

38. A bunch.

fudgestripecookays, derby and ginbarn, sonias, and an awful lot of the Texas forum. They're good peeps! :D

[proud2BlibKansan]

42. I was disappointed that I didn't meet any of you Texas DUers

when I was in Crawford. :cry:

[Olney Blue]

43. I hung out with Liberal Nurse in DC

Also, I met SharonRB and LynneSin briefly at the march.

[Aristus]

51. I've met:

geniph
JohnYawl
AlienGirl
AuntJen
EverythingXen

and a couple more whose usernames I've forgotten. :dunce: Sorry!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

52. Minnesota DUers get together in Minneapolis/St. Paul now and then.

So far I've met enufalready, Lydia Leftcoast, dpbrown, no name no slogan, Sugar Smack, HypnoToad, Zookeeper, bvar22, DFLForever, questioneverything, bushwentawol, dflprincess and GAspnes.

[Zomby Woof]

53. Going back 4 years

Roughly in order...

cluedin
Madrone
sierra_moon
fromsmalltownAmerica
ZenLefty
AmyStrange
geniph
Johnyawl
9215
LisaM
Desertrose
KadeCarrion
astarho
Catshrink
blondeatlast
nini (the love of my life, currently lying next to me, watching the Lakers. :loveya: )
bellacindy
nothingshocksmeanymore
GOPisEvil
huskerlaw

[proud2BlibKansan]

56. That's quite a list

Did you meet nini here?

[nini]

70. Yep

we met here in DU :D

[Zomby Woof]

95. Yep!

:D

We have been together a year and counting MANY MORE!! :bounce:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

54. I've met a bunch of them too....ALL of them are good people!

NSMA, MisU, Will Pitt, NV Whino, Crazy Guggenheim, fleaburt, Opposite Reaction, driver8, ronnykmarshall, Beaverhausen, huskerlaw, GOPisEvil, devilgrrl, DBoon, SoPasadenaDem and BeHereNow......

What a fabulous and diverse group! I love them all.....

I look forward to meeting a bunch more next year, too!


:hi: :loveya: :grouphug:

Edited to add: How could I forget I also met KitchenWitch! She is so damn cool.....

[proud2BlibKansan]

57. You KISSED Will Pitt!

Funniest picture ever posted here. :rofl:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

58. That's right, I sure did!

That was a great time we had, MisU and I, downtown LA.......last spring!

:blush:

[huskerlaw]

107. Six!

Beaverhausen, CAPeggy, GOPisEvil, ZombyWoof, Nini, NSMA

I'm working my way through the California contingent...and GOPisEvil just seems to show up any time there's a gathering of 3 or more DUers. ;)

:hi:

[GOPisEvil]

59. A brazillion. Seriously.

I've met DUers in Chicago, Philly, Boston, SoCal, DC not to mention the Texas folks. If I tried to list them all, I'd violate the spam filter and a granite cookie. :D

[XemaSab]

60. Two:

mike_c and jamesinca.

Hopefully I will soon meet Vektor! Thai food! Woo! :bounce:

[ragin_acadian]

61. Lonestarnot

Distressed American, KatnMn, Tsuki....met a bunch of people in DC, really was overwhelming.

[hfojvt]

62. I have met you

and gmbmc, scratchtasia, katmandu57 (and spouse), and comerperro that I can remember from our first KC meet-up.

[proud2BlibKansan]

63. OMG thank you for reminding me

I KNEW I would forget someone. I am SO sorry.

You need to come to more meetups :)

[hfojvt]

65. if I only had a car

or a working right knee. Once upon a time I could bicycle to Lawrence and back without any problems. I still do not think the roads here are safe though.

[MrScorpio]

64. I have pics of course

[proud2BlibKansan]

66. I remember those pics

[NMMNG]

67. I met so many people the weekend of the protest march

My apologies to those I have forgotten/left out, but here are those I recall:

LynneSin
MrScorpio
LeftChick
BlueInAK
SwimBoy
HissySpit
Brainshrub
The Witch
RagingInMiami
Estimated Prophet
TheProphetess
InTheFlow
JimmyJazz
UsedToBeSick

[Hissyspit]

91. Hi, Buffy. See my Post #90 below.

I showed up late, so I missed a lot of people.

[neweurope]

68. MisshHoneychurch.

It was very nice, and I'm looking forward to seeing her again!

--------------

Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!

[NuttyFluffers]

69. for all you know i'm the ghost in the shell... mwa ha ha!!

where's a phantasm smilie when i need one....

[La Lioness Priyanka]

72. liontamer

pagerbear
thomcat
johnyblitz
lynnesin
chovexani
lavendar brown
infomaniac
Willpitt

[NJ Democrats]

73. I may have but I'm not sure.

[evlbstrd]

74. Thanks, P2B.

But looks aren't everything.
Bro's name is TazKCMO (I think).
I love our meetups. Maybe we should have them on Thursdays, when the Guiness is cheaper.
I couldn't find any DUers in DC, dammit. But I had already appointed myself Fearless Leader of my group from the bus, so I didn't look all that hard.

[proud2BlibKansan]

78. Thursdays works for me

but I would have to come later. I am with my mom until 7:30 or 8:00 every Thursday.

[Missy Vixen]

75. I've met a couple

barbarann -- we met at one of Greg Palast's book signings. She's delightful!

I met Patiod and several others (I can't remember everyone's screen name) at JulieFest in Washington, DC. We had a great time, and I hope to see Patiod again sometime soon. She's the greatest. Of course, all the fun was very much enhanced by drinking Chinaco Anejo, which everyone knows is the Miracle of Canaan...:party:

Julie
edited because I reread it and it didn't make sense :eyes:

[El Fuego]

76. A bunch at the South Florida Meetup

[RandomKoolzip]

77. A few:

eyesroll
prolesunited
whoisalhedges
dolo amber...

And those are just the lower-case DUers!

[fudge stripe cookays]

105. Ahem!

(also lower case)

[Crazy Guggenheim]

79. CAPeggy. Fleabert. NVWhino.

[sakabatou]

80. None!

Woohoo! :sarcasm:

[Crazy Guggenheim]

81. Then we should have a Bay Area meetup.

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

I mean a BIG Bay Area Meetup.

[sakabatou]

82. Perferably on a weekend or holiday

[Crazy Guggenheim]

83. Oh yeah. We could make it a stay over in a nicer motel.

[sakabatou]

86. For you guys maybe

A central meeting place would be nice, like that pub last time a BA meeting was set up. However, this time, something near $th and King in SF would be good as the meeting place (not the motel).

[Crazy Guggenheim]

87. Sounds good. I was thinking of a motel in case people didn't want to drive

afterwards. Also it could be like a "miniconvention" for one day.

[sakabatou]

94. Which is good, cause I can take the train

[havocmom]

84. I live pretty far off the beaten path, but a couple have driven by

and I have met lunachick in person. She's a hoot!

[JohnnyCougar]

85. A bunch of Chicago DUers...

Professor GAC, XNASA, whoisalhegdes, geat aunt of triplets, prolesunited, mopinko, blue-jay, dolo amber, terrya, susang...and a couple others.

I am hoping for another Chicago meetup soon! Unfortunately, I missed the last one!

[swag]

88. I don't rightly like to say.

[madinmaryland]

89. flaxbee. (we adopted a wonderful cat from her) pics included..

on mommy with little brother ben.


Ben with little duckie...

[Hissyspit]

90. Skinner (who kept saying 'Whoa, Nelly!' all night), EarlG (who kept saying

'If I hold you any closer, I'll be behind you!' all night)
Brainshrub
BuffytheFundieSlayer
TK2Kewl
BlueInAK
RagingInMiami
LynneSin

and others! Apologies to anyone I've left out.

NOTE: The quotes from Skinner and EarlG are completely made up. I did, however, actually meet them.

[MiniMandaRuth]

92. I know some of you have met me,

but I have yet to remember anyone whom I've met. Sorry!

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

93. youngred, Catholic Sensation, Kleeb, Lizz612...

and fricasseed_gourmet_rat

wonderfulness!

[momophile]

96. I only know my sister nt

[donheld]

97. None

:(

[Jamastiene]

98. Sigh. None. Sigh.

*sigh* None. :cry: None. I wanna meet California Peggy and Kitchen Witch and some others I like I lot on here.

[xmas74]

99. I talked two of my RL friends into posting on here.

They don't post often enough so their names will not be recognized.
I hope to meet you sometime soon and the rest of the KC bunch. And I can't wait for the day I get to meet Joani and MissHoneyChurch(it will happen).
And I'd love to meet Khash but most people would agree-we shouldn't even be allowed in the same state together w/o a nice sum of bail money hoarded away w/ a trusty source!

[LynneSin]

100. I have no way of listing everyone I've met and I've probably met the most

Mainly because of all the gatherings I've hosted:

3 in Philadelphia
2 in NYC (Including the RNC Convention protests)
3 in Washington DC (Sept 05 Protest, March for Choice April 04 and Oct 02 Protest)
(the ones in NYC and DC were associated with protests)

Along with those events, I've attended DU gatherings in NYC (a few additional ones), Boston (although not for the DNC - I couldn't get off work) and I've met up with DUers at a protest in Austin TX (it was before Camp Casey) and when I was on business in San Diego.

I would gander that I've probably met close to 200 DUers so for me to list them all would more than likely miss someone and I don't want to forget anyone.

But DUers I have met that are memorable of course are both Khephra and Birdman (two absolutely wonderful DUers who have passed away).

As for real-life friends I've met through DU the top two would be JimmyJazz & Ramsey - who I probably hang out with at least once a month. Oddly enough JJ and Ramsey have not met each other but I'm working on that. I think they would both get along really well. GalleryGod and MrBenchley are in the area and I wish we'd get together more often. Delarage goes to the same gym that I do (but I haven't seen him in awhile but probably because I've been going there earlier in the evenings). I know there are plenty of other DUers in the region (I really would love to meet SkipinNewarkDE and CyberPJ since they are both locals!)

And for DUers who I keep in touch with regularly by phone (distance prevents us getting together more often) would be Joan Alpern, GOPisEvil, NothingShocksMeAnymore, RBNYC and probably now MrsGrumpy since I have her phone number. Of course there are random calls with I'm with 2 or more DUers to many other DUers.

After the Sept2005 protest I'm not sure if I ever want to organize another DU gathering again. It takes alot out of you especially when it's a gathering related to large-scale events like the protests or conventions. But I'm sure I will again. Ramsey has an event coming up soon and we talked about inviting DUers in the area. And I'm hoping we can get the NYC gathering done in February or March. NYC is great because they have better dive bars than DC! Philly is always easy for Dive bars because we just go to Doobies!

But I'll say this much, if you haven't met any DUers, you really should go to a DU gathering and if there is none in your area then start one. I remember the first event I organized with Ramsey (which was the first major DU gathering since the website started). We had 84 DUers RSVP including Skinner, EarlG and Elad. But I was such a nervous wreck that on the Thursday before I almost was going to make a dumbass excuse to get out of the event just because I'm nervous about meeting new people. But I'm glad I went - it was an amazing blowout!! Everyone came except one family of 4 from Pittsburgh area (they have a family emergency). We rented out a section at the local Dave & Busters and had a buffet setup for everyone. Ramsey and I figured that since this was the first major one (there had been some smaller get-togethers) that we might as well do something memorable so people would get interested in hosting/attending events of their own even if it was just 2-3 DUers have a pint at the local pub.

I would have to say the best though was the September 2005 protest in Washington DC. I never expected so many DUers (There were close to 100 DUers coming to the Protest and about 75 made it to Hawk & Dove on Friday night) to attend and from all over the country (even Alaska and California was there). Even the Saturday Party at RFDs was not only a great turn out but we even had a Senatorial Candidate show up to our event (Chuck Penachio who is running in Pennsylvania).

Ok, that's my tales for DU events and how many people I've met. I don't think there is anyone at DU that can top the number of DUers met, but I'm hoping people get excited about trying to catch up!!

[jonnyblitz]

101. shitloads in Boston ,CT, NYC and DC. a few don't post anymore

or have been tombstoned. (I actually haven't met shitloads in CT , just a few. most of the CT folks I met at Boston gatherings). I couldn't begin to list them all, especially all the ones i met in DC, where I have met DUers on at least 3 occasions. there were quite a few around Boston during the DNC convention also that I met.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

103. I've met all the people that dpbrown and ocelot mentioned, plus the

ones mentioned in my post #102, plus some others:

Art_from_Ark in Japan

Organism, zizka, depakid, Adam F Smith, and Steven de Shazer in Oregon, as well as a few others whose names I don't remember.

And I found out that I once did some translation work for Bonobo before he signed on to DU, although I've never met him in person.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

104. And how could I forget that

I met socialdemocrat1981 when he visited Minneapolis?

[fudge stripe cookays]

106. Lots and lots and lots!

I did a lot of traveling the last year or so....

reprehensor (duh!)
LynneSin
Ramsey
GOPIsEvil
DeposeTheBoyKing (and Mr. DTBK)
girl gone mad
Powergirl
tanyev (and mr. tanyev)
sonias
VelmaD
nopasaran
PDittie (and Mrs. Dittie)
Richardo
tecnocrat
derby378
ginbarn
Prisoner Number Six
I Shout and Scream
Kleeb
KitKatRose
Estimated Prophet and the Prophetess
enufalready
no name no slogan
susang
batboy
asthmaticeog
XNASA
BewaretheBeastman (and Cathyclysmic)
Chavez Speaks the Truth
Cassandra Uprising
RandomKoolZip
Tigereye
Al Hedges
eyesroll
dolo amber
terrya
Blue Jay
bok tukalo
Mayberry Machiavelli
katinmn
Earl G
slutticus
Lisa0825
dpbrown
bvar22
Lydia Leftcoast
dflprincess
beherenow
Bouncy Ball
Beach Buckeye
yellowdogintexas
WolverineDG
crispini
johncoby2
Lithos
mhr
Sick of rethuggery
Skittles
TexasThoughtCriminal
tammywammy
Sendero

Hopefully I didn't forget too many peoples.

This May, I'm hoping to meet the now-reclusive ScreamingLordByron and ironflange (and hopefully a few others) in Calgary.

:D