Swanker Meet?
 

Do we want meets to be in this forum or in the Lizard Lounge?

Just wanted to know if we were cancelling the "Fab" meet on Sunday? If not, should we change time and location to avoid troll lurkers? Do we keep it the same and say "Who cares?" I'm just an interested party in hopes to hang with y'all again soon!

So, are we Loungers or Swankers?

Oooo, good call. I like them both. How about Swanky Loungers!?

I'd say that the "Fab Meet" was all of us anyway and that we can go ahead and stick with the old time and place. Those that we left behind at Fab's Boards never attended anyway. ;)

Meets at DL should be posted in the DL forum, I believe.

Location, well right now, rain is an issue, and Fantasia Gardens has a large tarp :)

I always like the Cove Bar ;)

But the Grand Californian Lobby is a nice choice...

Time, I think Sunday's are better, due to the SoCal blockout policy.. time, I think we should avoid Noon due to the traditional ADD meet and that some folks here attend that meet on occasion.

But moving to 3 PM, heck, a thought, most of the folks show up late already.... :p

I am working on a set of meets associated with the LP boards and the Club 33 breakfast on January 30th...

So far, the Cove Bar on the 29th at 4 PM, and a couple of "Soak your feet, and anything else you want" at the HoJo's Jacuzzi on both the 29th and 30th... Anybody here is welcome to crash the parties :D

We are Swankers baby cat.

Ok, then someone needs to change this to the Swanker meet. :D :cool:

Does anyone want to stick to the old schedule from Fab's Boards to have monthly meets on the third Sunday of each month at 2 p.m.? This is in addition to any special events or themed meets, of course.

You're living in the past, man.
Contemporize !

The Grand Califorinian is quite the shindig, as it was laid on me.

Sure, the Grand Cal's kinda swanky, but a Meet there would be totally Loungeville.

And yeah, Fantasia Gardens had the chairs and the rain tarp, but I never felt the magic there, never felt the charm.

The sap inside the coolcat me wants to go back the Hub. I know, I know, that would be so Squaresville - - if the Hub weren't round!

Oy! :rolleyes:

I agree with the Hub. It's where it's happening. It's in the middle of everything. The Grand Cal lobby makes me sleepy and Fantasia Gardens is a little too Melvin. :insert nerd smilie here:

The GC is rather cozy. It could make me not want to leave. A little cocktail by the fire or on the comfy sofa. Nice.
I like the idea of moving back to the hub. Did you cats not like the digs at Carnation Gardens (or whereever)? Near the hub, lots of places to park the dogs. Or Town Square? Oh, wait, we don't want to be square. No L-7's here!

Oh and snaps to who changed the thread title!

Hmmm, Carnation? Tables and chairs, middle of the action, view of Sleeping Beauty Castle.

I could meet swankers there and love it!

They need to turn that upstairs part of the starcade into a swanky java joint - that's where we'd meet

Or, Swanking Loungers? It somehow sounds dirtier.

Dig this: Swankers sounds like Wankers, but hey, to each their own daddy-o... We can do it au naturel!

Aw, man! Who ushered in this square ?

;)

Man, groove with it. Dig ?

:cool:

How bout a hip meet listening to some swingin tunes in N'awlins L7? Dig?

Howdy folks. Just a thought.

Al already meets at the hub at noon every Sunday for his meets and the new MiceChat meets. But since most of you are Al fans anyway, why not just stick to that schedule.

The Fantasia gardens were a nice alternative and covered, and the Hearth Lounge sounds like it fits this site better, but is further away from the parks. Better for a place to end up than a place to start. Does that make sense?

So what about noon at the hub? The two sites really don't need to be in competition.

Sound good?

Sounds Swanky to me. Also we can meet up for a kickin' lunch. :)

So why was I not aware of Al launching 'MiceChat' ?


..Oh wait.....;) :D


Yes, the hub at noon. Dig.

Nice announcement there, oh Dusty one. You should tell me if you're going to spill. ;)

What about Town Square near the flag pole?

My 1/4 cent...

Or carnation. I never liked the hub as a meet place with this large a crowd. Too many people, not enough seating, too many photos being taken. Carnation was good (we just need to pay attention to when the cloggers are there so we can change venue as needed!).

Too bad there isn't a Tahitian Terrace anymore...

We're not really competing. Are we? I don't see why we can't join forces to play. But we may have to keep it somewhat limited. i.e. Fill and sink a IASW or POTC boat, fill an elevator on ToT, etc.

We have a few more days to figure it out...provided people are still coming and this damn rain stops!! :mad:

Fill anything with our group and it is going to sink. Boats of any kind don't stand a chance. At least put all the heavy ones in the front so you get a bigger splash.

Oooooh, my ears are burning!! ;)

Stop trying to listen to your candles.

Depending on how tired Ken and I are after the Lord of the Rings party Saturday night, we just might be able to make it this Sunday. Yay!! :D

Well, unfortunatly 'Swank'arail Mom will not be with us, however, she has agreed to drive down and let me play. ;)

We'll be applying our groove in one of the hippest of towns in Seattle. Maybe we'll give you a call and have a contest to see where it's raining more!

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Ear candles...

I've never tried them before.

So what was decided besides calling ourselves swankers? Are people going or what?

Come on Grumpy, you are a wanker, oops, I meant Swanker... ;) Hey come on, we have all done it at least once.... :rolleyes:

Has the group made a decision, based on what I read... not sure yet, some folks don't like the hub, and prefer another location. And if it isn't at the hub, it should be at another time, IMHO, either 2 or 3 PM....

The only Sunday I will be able to make this month is the 29th, so I will miss the meet, don't forget this sunday is part of a 3 day weekend (MLK), so the park will be extra busy.... :eek:

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So, I made a calander event for the 20th of February for a Lincoln meet. It's actually the 3rd Sunday of that month anyway. (go to the Calender for Feb and read away)

Since it says that the Refirb date starts on the 22nd (Tuesday) maybe do a geeky last show the last night. I'm not sure, however if it means, Monday the 21st is the last day open or 22nd (Tuesday) is the last day.

Anyone?

Done what?:confused: Me??

I'm still thinking we should keep Carnation Gardens at 2, or 1. I think 3 might be too late for some.

I'm cool with that!

Hmmmm

ADD - Noon/Hub

Fab - 2:00/Fantasia Gardens

Are there times and places for Mouse Pad, Mouse Info, Laughing Place, The Launching Pad, Mice Chat?

Are there any slots/locals available anymore?

I bet Darkbeer knows...

I know someone mentioned that the Fab meet was basically this group, so why not pull a Stitch and blot out Fab and replace it with Swank!!

Unless we're hiding from someone? ((LOOKS AROUND!))

2PM Fantasia Gardens?

as the third guy in the front row, i feel the need to post.



i am confused. when a decision is made about the meet time/place, someone let me know.:confused:

Mouse Pad, twice a year, Saturday afternoon before MouseAdventure.

MouseInfo, I think they have had 2, and if you thought Fab's meets started late, one of those meets, the Owners showed up about 90 minutes late.

Laughing Place, a few a year, based around special events, next scheduled meets are January 28th and 29th, the Sunday meet (29th) is 1:30 PM at Fantasia Gardens, the next meet probably won't be until July 17th, though folks are talking about May 6th.

Lauching Pad, no idea.

MiceChat, I presume noon at the Hub, no announcement made yet.

I, too, think this is correct. That is why I mentioned joining forces or stick to the 2 pm meet. However, I thought people liked the Carnation Gardens when FG was closed. And it's near the hub, there's seating, not so many people, and on good days....clogging:D :cool: .

We haven't realyl discussed regular meets over there, probably because we're also swankers over here too. It's not like we don't all get along with ourselves. ;) :D

Personally, I think wwe need to do Noon at the Hub for a multi-site meet and 2:00 at Carnation Gardens for a Swank meet. CG is more central than the Dock, so I actually prefer it.


Thoughts?

Yeah, here's my thoughts. Noon has proved to early for most night-owl, swinging swankers. But some folks do want to get to the Park before our winter daylight's waning.

So - how 'bout NOON at the HUB for the early birds among us. We are pretty sympatico with the folks at MiceChat, so hanging with the remants of the ADD crowd and all the new Al Mininons that his new boards may inspire is something hip to do, and fun. The only thing they usually hit between noon and 2 anyway is LUNCH. (Be prepared for lotsa Plaza Inn or Carnation Main Street if you want to dine with Al).

Then 2 O'CLOCK P.M. - The inaugural Swanker Meet at Carnation Gardens off the Hub. Eat Lunch aforehand - cause after we hobnob, we want to hit some attractions.

Be aware though - this is not going to be the usual Sunday in the Park; the following day is NOT a workday, but a holiday. Crowds will be bigger. We will play as hard as we can, considering - - but don't be surprised if this "meet" ends up sweet in the Grand Cal Lobby before dark.

Does this mean it all settled? I love this idea. Let's make it official! I know some people like to get to the park early to avoid some crowds or to spend more time there because they have to leave early, so a nooner and a two-er is perfect!! So let's get it on the calendar

Early bird meet=hub at noon
Swanker meet=2 at Carnation Gardens

And hey, if we end up anywhere where there are cocktails nearby, oh well:D .

We need to start up on the themed meetings for Salon de Manana :)

Of course, that would require some of us po' folk getting our passes again. D'oh!

I posted the Swank meet on the calendar, but forgot to change the date. Can someone please take off the one I put on for the 13th? Thanks!

Duh me!!

*checks bank account*

Looks like I'll still be AP free.

Wanna buy some cheese?

I soooo wanna come down for the 1st Swank meet. Does any know if it's still snowing on the Grapevine?

I don't want to take the 101 again, last time it took me 10 hours to get home.

Does belonging to multiple sites casue multiple personality disorder?

I sure hope not!

No regular meets set up yet. The one this Sunday was just left over from being on Fab.

Bellah, not sure about the Grapevie, or the 101. They had massive flooding and/or mudslides on the 101 last I heard. At least it was closed early this week, as was the Grapevine. I believe it's open, but not sure about how much snow is up there. Call CHP.

No can do this weekend - we're catching a metal bird to the chilly home of coffeehouses. Have fun, swankers. :)

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I hope this link works for you. Scroll down a bit and enter the highway you need.

We used to think so, but we've come to terms with that.

Well, in these digs I make an effort to be a bit more "hip" than I am on other sites. So, you just might be onto something there, man. ;)

Tell me about it... I just signed up to not one, but THREE of these in the span of 30 minutes today; the mantra is I am Not Afraid to do so (get it? she recommended me.... the wordplay dies on dissection).

In any case, you guys have fun this Sunday, I'll be gone this MLK weekend, so I'll make it one of the future ones.

no snow, but, there have been landslides. in an effort to clean up and shore up, the grapevine (I-5) is down to TWO lanes southbound for a couple of months. Caltrans begins restriping tonight(1/14/05)...one of those southbound lanes is actually being borrowed from the northbound lanes.. so be prepared for heavy delays during rush hours.:cool:

Roll call... Who's coming tomorrow??

Nay.
(unless someone here is a cast member and wants to sign me in)

Won't be there, don't have the money for a plane ticket, sorry.

Stuck in San Diego, will be there at Noon on the 30th though....

To all those who get to go tomorrow, have a great time!

Cubby!!

Annette!

I'll be there. ;)

We may try to make it, not too sure yet.

Well, it's midnight and we still have work to do. I think this means no Park for us tomorrow - unless there's some miracle of shoemaker elves (racoons?) or just a major case of procrastination sets in.

I promise, we WILL get this beat on the drum! We need to fully swank it up at the Park. Soon.

Have fun everyone!! I'm staying uo North this weekend. I will be having lunch with 2 other swankers today. See you in the Spring( When the winter weather is gone).

Well. it looks like we are going to be a no-show tomorrow. Matthew twisted his ankle pretty good tonight. It may feel better tomorrow, but it's not looking that way. Poor guy is in a bunch of pain. Please send good thoughts his way.

wont make it today, probably getting a tattoo. :)

Matthew!!!!!:( :hugs: Feel better - and apply ice - 20 on/20 off.

So sorry to hear that -- **sends lots of pixie dust Matthew's way**

Alas, I will not be making it to the park today since I am pass-less for the next few weeks at least. Hope everyone had a swankalicious time!

Hot!

Matthew asked me to thank you for the kind wishes, NA and Chernabog. He's doing a little better today. We have it all wrapped up and he's limping about. Sorry we won't see you at the park though. Have fun, all!

I read this as apple-ly ice. So I'm thinking, what's that? Must be something like a fozen apple martini for a sprained ankle? :confused: :rolleyes:

Hope your ankle is feeling better, Matthew. I'm sending lots of positive thoughts and mojo your way! :)

Gee, I'm the only one who showed up!!!

Oh, boy, all alone.

Cry for me Anaheim!!

So where are the pics?

really? i didn't hear you anywhere.;)

Soooo sorry Bornieo!! Didn't think anyone was coming because nobody said so. I was at the early bird meet at 12 and we went to lunch in DtD. We didn't even get back in the park til 330! (((hugs))):(

Pics are forthcoming...

Oddly enough I got the same amount of splash on POTC.

Then there's the Beauty And The Beast boat that hit the ROA wall during Fantasmic.

Are ya sorry you all missed such a fun meet?

D'oh!

OOPS on the boat!:eek: I actually left at like 630-ish. I did happen to go by and see the fallen tree on Big Thunder Trail! What a mess! And quite bizarre! The whole track that the mine car was on in busted and in the water. Tree stump present and a bunch of branches off other trees were cut off. Poor fishies!:(

Wow, I walked by there twice and didn't notice that.

I guess I was too upset! ;)