Very Informal meet up for the Minneapolis Area DUers...

[Pierre.Suave]

Over in the lounge, I inadvertently discovered that there are quite a few Minneapolis areas DUers that like and patronize Spyhouse Coffee and Espresso. Thus was born an Idea, why not a get together at Spyhouse, very informal and not well planned... :rofl:

maybe we could have a monthly get together there or something too. Who knows, give me your ideas here.

Jason.

[geardaddy]

1. How about Saturday afternoons once a month?

I'm swamped with other things during the week.

[Pierre.Suave]

2. me too

with working, volunteering, etc...

I am SWAMPED.

Saturdays are good for me.

Should we start this Saturday? That would make it the 3rd Saturday of the month.

[geardaddy]

3. Actually, this Saturday isn't good.

I'm going to the U.S. Pond Hockey tourney.

[Pierre.Suave]

4. HAHA

ok, well. lets pick one next month or the next week and plan ahead.

but lets not plan too much, we are doing this to have fun damnit. :P

[geardaddy]

5. Exacalacaly

I think next month should be better. How about the second Saturday of the month?

[Pierre.Suave]

6. I think that sounds good

Lets do that.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. Where is Spyhouse?

I'd be happy to hang out with DUers on Saturdays.

[Pierre.Suave]

8. Spyhouse Coffee and Espresso

On the corner of 24th and Nicollet Ave on Eat Street in South Minneapolis.

2451 Nicollet Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55404
[phone]

Edit: and Duers would be happy to hang out with you too. :)

[Pierre.Suave]

11. As an edit to the above message...

Spyhouse is actually on the corner of 25th and Nicollet.

[IronLionZion]

9. I'm interested

and I highly recommend walking down the street to Jasmine Deli for some Vietnamese sandwiches too. It goes surprisingly well with coffee or tea.

[Pierre.Suave]

10. on Eat Street

There is no shortage of places to get good food.

The Bad Waitress is only a block away too.

[geardaddy]

12. Evergreen

Yummy Taiwanese cuisine.

[LaStrega]

27. my daughter's applying there ...

(at bad waitress)

I'd like to join the festivities. 1pm is kinda early for me (I live 45-minutes south of the Cities and work nights) but I could prolly handle getting up 'early' once a month.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

13. Second Saturday of the month?

What time?

(Any excuse to visit Eat Street in good company...) :evilgrin:

[Pierre.Suave]

14. I dont think we have settled in a time yet.

but it would probably be a good idea to do that.

IS afternoon/evening a good time? Maybe lunch time?

[Pierre.Suave]

15. Just to get some order here

The second Saturday of next month is the 9th of February.

if the afternoon will work for everyone? What time should we set?

[geardaddy]

16. How about 1pm?

Sound good? I'm flexible.

[Pierre.Suave]

17. 1pm sounds good to me

If no one objects, that sounds like a good time.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

18. So is the idea to get some take-out food from Eat Street

:7

and then meet at Spyhouse?

[Pierre.Suave]

19. No

I dont think Spyhouse allows that. The idea is to meet at the Coffee shop and hang out and talk.

[quip]

20. Hey, that's sounds great! I was so bummed that I couldn't make the soiree

in December and am glad that there's another scheduled so soon after. :D

I am bad about checking forums other than teh Lounge so let's be good about reminders ;)

[Pierre.Suave]

22. reminders...

Check.

:P

[Pierre.Suave]

21. I should have also added

that we can always go somewhere nearby for food if we decide it is what we want to do.

[geardaddy]

23. We could

make Spyhouse the meeting point first, go eat, then go back to Spyhouse to hang and have coffee. Different restaurant every month?

What say you?

[Pierre.Suave]

25. hey now that sounds like a fantastic idea

A really good one. We can make out own tour of eat street.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

26. I could go for that

:7

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

24. Never been to Spyhouse.

Must check it out. I'll probably be there.

[indigo32]

28. this sounds fun

I should be able to make a sat GTG

[Pierre.Suave]

29. Awesome

we are on then.

Put it on your calendars.

[geardaddy]

30. Yea!!!!

I've already put it on my calendar!

[Pierre.Suave]

31. ME TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It has been on my google calendar since last week.

[Pierre.Suave]

32. Does everyone still want to do this?

Just making sure...

[Lydia Leftcoast]

33. Sure!

:-)

[Pierre.Suave]

34. Great.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

35. Feb. 9, still?

[Pierre.Suave]

36. yes

the second Saturday of the month, which is the 9th, next month.

Jason.

[geardaddy]

37. Yep!

Feb. 9 at 1pm.

[Pierre.Suave]

38. Yep

bring yourselves, and be ready for some great conversation.

[scarletwoman]

39. Might be able to make it.

Haven't been to a MN DU gathering since the premier of Fahrenheit 911 when we all met up at the first showing at the Lagoon theater.

Cripes! How many years ago WAS that?

sw

[Pierre.Suave]

40. Awesome

I am looking forward to this.

Jason

[Pierre.Suave]

42. That was...

2004.

I know because I was working for Patty Wetterling for Congress in the 6th district and everyone in the office went to see it together.

[scarletwoman]

44. Ah. That means I've been in my northern MN Fortress of Solitude for 3 1/2 years.

Hard habit to break.

;)
sw

[Zookeeper]

41. I've gotten pretty lazy about driving into south Mpls., just....

because of traffic, parking and the loss of the 35W bridge. (I'd be coming from north of St. Paul.)

But, I'll make another meet-up one of these days.

Have fun, DUers!

[Pierre.Suave]

43. We are makingh this a monthly thing

so there will be plenty of opportunities.

[Pierre.Suave]

45. Reminder

this Saturday, at 1pm, DUers from the metro area are meeting at Spyhouse for coffee, Lunch (perhaps) and some good conversation.

Be there for all the fun we wont be able to post in the lounge...

:rofl:


Edit: It has been brought to my attention that we need a way to figure out who is who when we all get there, so I have an idea. I will either bring my mac with me and have DU open, and if that doesn't work, or I don't feel like carrying it, I will also be wearing a yellow coat and a University of Michigan hat. I also have glasses.

[IronLionZion]

47. Do you have a DU sticker?

Or you can write Democratic Underground in big letters on a piece of paper or something to help people find you.

I'll try to come but it's not confirmed.

[Pierre.Suave]

48. Thats a good idea.

I do not have a DU sticker, although I should get one for my comp.

I will have something.

Hope to see you there.

[kenfrequed]

46. Hmm

Once or twice a month is possible for me as well.

Did the rest of you end up getting to be delegates?

If not, then why not?

[Pierre.Suave]

49. I am not a delegate

because I refuse to go participate in a rigged contest like the primaries/caucus system.

I wanted to caucus for Kucinich.

I really dislike Hillary and Obama.

[kenfrequed]

50. I agree!!!

I wanted Kucinich. Edwards was my compromise candidate, but that is as far as I go.

I really wish you had elected to be a delegate. It isn't about supporting hill-bama, it is actually more important in helping select the next democratic candidate running agaisnt Norm Coleman.

But it is ok, most people in this country over-fixate on the nationals. If you want a senate candidate that is a lot like Wellstone and Kucinich you should look into Jack Nelson Paulmeyer. Very progressive man!

[quip]

57. Are you there yet?

[Pierre.Suave]

58. I am there, where are you?

:P

[Lydia Leftcoast]

51. Here's a Minnesota

:kick:

[quip]

52. I will be wearing my Twins cap and a black letter jacket

See y'all there! :hi:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

53. I will be wearing a maroon jacket (or a maroon down coat if it's really as

cold as predicted) and a black hat.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

54. Maybe you want to post a reminder in the Lounge

because some Minnesotans don't even know about the MN forum.

[quip]

55. I confess that I rarely venture out of the Lounge to post-- thanks to those who

go that extra mile to keep us clueless informed. :D

See you soon.

[Pierre.Suave]

60. That is a good idea Lydia.

I will do that next month.

[geardaddy]

56. **Breaking**Cannot make it to meetup :(

Cannot make it today. :mad: Last minute thing.

[Pierre.Suave]

59. grrrrrrr

:mad:

we will look froward to having you there next month.

[geardaddy]

61. How was it?

Where did you go for lunch?

[Pierre.Suave]

62. We did not go for lunch

We did however have a really great afternoon of conversation.

We are planning on picking a restaurant along eat street and having lunch there next month, maybe even meeting at 12 noon as well.