Hey Portland, a meetup soon?
posted September 5, 2010 8:17 PM RSS | iCal | +googleCal
Sat September 25 at 6:00 PM, Horse Brass
4534 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR, USA (Map & Directions)
There hasn't been one in a few weeks.
How about 25-September?
I propose September 25th at Horse Brass.
A second venue suggestion, if this one is too far out of the way, is Thirsty Lion.
A second venue suggestion, if this one is too far out of the way, is Thirsty Lion.
For those of us at the mercy of public transit, Thirsty Lion may be a slightly more convenient choice. But I'm ok with either place based on, as maqsarian said, anyone who has a preference.
posted by Greg_Ace at 7:34 AM on September 6, 2010
posted by Greg_Ace at 7:34 AM on September 6, 2010
A: YES I LIKE MEETY MEETUPS AS IF THEY WERE MY PROFESSION!! TELL ME MORE ABOUT THEM
posted by cortex at 2:23 PM on September 6, 2010
posted by cortex at 2:23 PM on September 6, 2010
argh! I just moved to p-land and I've been hoping someone would call a meetup so I don't have to and then there it goes on the weekend I'll be in Seattle. And I do so want to hangout again IRL with cortex (flashback: oh! you're..oh... :eyes get wide:) and all you others I met at my first Portland meetup.
perhaps I'll get back early enough Sat. evening to make it.
le sigh.
posted by baserunner73 at 3:24 PM on September 6, 2010
perhaps I'll get back early enough Sat. evening to make it.
le sigh.
posted by baserunner73 at 3:24 PM on September 6, 2010
Voting in favor of meetup happening.
posted by spherical_perceptions at 3:33 PM on September 6, 2010
posted by spherical_perceptions at 3:33 PM on September 6, 2010
Derail. .. will be at MFNW Saturday at Pioneer Square, in case anyone wants to have a beer and say hi, or somethin'.
/derail
posted by Danf at 7:48 PM on September 6, 2010
/derail
posted by Danf at 7:48 PM on September 6, 2010
As another derail, is anyone going to the Pirate Festival on the weekend of 9/19?
posted by Secretariat at 12:52 PM on September 7, 2010
posted by Secretariat at 12:52 PM on September 7, 2010
(...What? You know somebody was gonna make the dumbass joke; you're just mad 'cuz I got there first!)
posted by Greg_Ace at 2:41 PM on September 7, 2010
posted by Greg_Ace at 2:41 PM on September 7, 2010
I had a real nice time meeting y'all the last time around at the anniversary meetup, so once more sounds great. Plus, I've been meaning to check out the Horse Brass for a while now. Their beer selection is supposedly fairly epic.
Also, for some reason I get a kick out of telling my afk friends that I'm going to go drink with "the people from the internet"... they're sorta befuddled by that.
posted by anarcation at 3:04 PM on September 7, 2010
Also, for some reason I get a kick out of telling my afk friends that I'm going to go drink with "the people from the internet"... they're sorta befuddled by that.
posted by anarcation at 3:04 PM on September 7, 2010
Regarding the actual meetup, I haven't been to either place and would happily go to either.
Maybe I'll post my own IRL about the pirate festival once I figure out what day I'm going.
posted by Secretariat at 5:15 PM on September 7, 2010
Maybe I'll post my own IRL about the pirate festival once I figure out what day I'm going.
posted by Secretariat at 5:15 PM on September 7, 2010
I suggested the Horse Brass a few meetups back, so I'm in favor of going there. It's right on Belmont, so the bus goes right past it.
posted by fiercekitten at 9:27 PM on September 7, 2010
posted by fiercekitten at 9:27 PM on September 7, 2010
The Horse Brass Pub website states "A bit of England [...]"... I hope they don't serve their beer at tepid temperatures! Otherwise seems good to me, they appear to have the imported Old Speckled Hen (an English beer) on tap as well as the local stuff. Never been to it yet though.
posted by spherical_perceptions at 5:47 PM on September 8, 2010
posted by spherical_perceptions at 5:47 PM on September 8, 2010
I hope they don't serve their beer at tepid temperatures!
No, we need to have a meetup at Tugboat for that sort of thing. Which we really ought to some time, it's a great weird little place.
posted by cortex at 6:16 PM on September 8, 2010
No, we need to have a meetup at Tugboat for that sort of thing. Which we really ought to some time, it's a great weird little place.
posted by cortex at 6:16 PM on September 8, 2010
Sounds good to me - saved the date in case we work out a location.
posted by mrxinu at 6:59 PM on September 8, 2010
posted by mrxinu at 6:59 PM on September 8, 2010
Well, it sounds like Horse Brass is the place.
Shall we say 6:00pm?
I figure that's early enough to claim some space and still gives the opportunity for a few to arrive fashionably late.
posted by nickthetourist at 8:37 PM on September 8, 2010
Shall we say 6:00pm?
I figure that's early enough to claim some space and still gives the opportunity for a few to arrive fashionably late.
posted by nickthetourist at 8:37 PM on September 8, 2010
No, we need to have a meetup at Tugboat for that sort of thing. Which we really ought to some time, it's a great weird little place.
Agreed. It's shockingly non-douchey for a downtown bar.
posted by dersins at 4:56 PM on September 9, 2010
Agreed. It's shockingly non-douchey for a downtown bar.
posted by dersins at 4:56 PM on September 9, 2010
I too like Tugboat! But I'm not a good judge of venues. I just ate lunch at Deschutes Brewpub in NW with some coworkers, and it reminded me of the time I suggested we have a meetup there. I will never forget the disdain exuded at that meetup.
posted by Secretariat at 1:59 PM on September 10, 2010
posted by Secretariat at 1:59 PM on September 10, 2010
Agreed that Tugboat is surprisingly cool - and on the oddest little street.
Meet-up at Horse Brass YES!
posted by Lutoslawski at 2:43 PM on September 10, 2010
Meet-up at Horse Brass YES!
posted by Lutoslawski at 2:43 PM on September 10, 2010
With all this mention of Tug Boat, I'm curious to see it.
Next time, perhaps?
posted by nickthetourist at 8:46 PM on September 10, 2010
Next time, perhaps?
posted by nickthetourist at 8:46 PM on September 10, 2010
Horse Brass is great but it can get packed in the mid-to-late-evening. I think we'll be safe staking out a big table at 6:00, though.
Food there is good, British pub fare stuff. Fish and chips and some good sandwiches are standbys, scotch egg for the adventurous, and some pretty awesome cheese/veg platters for the uncarnivorous. Beer's not served warm or anything and they have a lot of rotating taps. And possibly the best scotch selection I've come across in Portland. Service can be a mixed bag, usually pretty good but occasionally kinda awful. Hasn't kept me away, though.
Uh, not sure how that turned into a Yelp review all of a sudden. What I mean is; let's do it, I'll be there, xoxoxo
posted by churl at 3:00 PM on September 11, 2010
Food there is good, British pub fare stuff. Fish and chips and some good sandwiches are standbys, scotch egg for the adventurous, and some pretty awesome cheese/veg platters for the uncarnivorous. Beer's not served warm or anything and they have a lot of rotating taps. And possibly the best scotch selection I've come across in Portland. Service can be a mixed bag, usually pretty good but occasionally kinda awful. Hasn't kept me away, though.
Uh, not sure how that turned into a Yelp review all of a sudden. What I mean is; let's do it, I'll be there, xoxoxo
posted by churl at 3:00 PM on September 11, 2010
churl: ...And possibly the best scotch selection I've come across in Portland.
I'm so there.
posted by Greg_Ace at 8:06 PM on September 11, 2010
I'm so there.
posted by Greg_Ace at 8:06 PM on September 11, 2010
I just entered the event in to my calendar, and I plan to be there. I look forward to seeing you guys again (hope you make it, dersins).
posted by idiopath at 4:06 PM on September 12, 2010
posted by idiopath at 4:06 PM on September 12, 2010
Hey, while we've got a Portland thread open, I've gotta add a quick "I Saw U": SE 43rd and Belmont food carts, during the street fair (today) at about 4:15. Tall, gray hair, male, wearing a Metafilter shirt. You walked up the French cart (bus), but then walked away. I was giving chair massages in the canopy right beside. Sound familiar, anyone?
Maybe I'll drop by! I haven't been to a meetup since before I was of drinking age.
posted by hopeless romantique at 6:29 PM on September 12, 2010
Maybe I'll drop by! I haven't been to a meetup since before I was of drinking age.
posted by hopeless romantique at 6:29 PM on September 12, 2010
I don't know if I know any tall gray-haired portland mefites- maybe it was someone from out of town? Or someone who doesn't generally come to meetups?
posted by Secretariat at 12:39 PM on September 14, 2010
posted by Secretariat at 12:39 PM on September 14, 2010
I'm excited, I'm excited, I'm excited about this meetup.
Also, yeah, we should maybe go to Tugboat for the next one.
posted by maqsarian at 1:18 PM on September 14, 2010
Also, yeah, we should maybe go to Tugboat for the next one.
posted by maqsarian at 1:18 PM on September 14, 2010
Tugboat good! Small, but good. I recommend a weeknight for that one.
posted by churl at 9:02 PM on September 14, 2010
posted by churl at 9:02 PM on September 14, 2010
Hmmm, no I don't think it was danf. Oh well, it'll remain a mystery.
posted by hopeless romantique at 9:44 AM on September 15, 2010
posted by hopeless romantique at 9:44 AM on September 15, 2010
Could it have been msalt? I don't remember what color his hair is, though.
posted by churl at 2:41 PM on September 15, 2010
posted by churl at 2:41 PM on September 15, 2010
I was at the food carts on Free Massage day, too! I didn't get a massage, though. Just a falafel sandwich. Mmm...falafel...
Anyway, the Horse Brass is cool.
posted by redsparkler at 5:29 AM on September 16, 2010
Anyway, the Horse Brass is cool.
posted by redsparkler at 5:29 AM on September 16, 2010
Jeez, since cortex refuses to click the "yes" button I'll just add him as my +1.
posted by Secretariat at 1:11 PM on September 16, 2010
posted by Secretariat at 1:11 PM on September 16, 2010
Just a heads up for those who may be interested:
The Polish Festival will be on September 25th and 26th.
fiercekitten and I will there the afternoon of the 25th, prior to the meetup.
Great food, great beer, etc.
posted by nickthetourist at 6:47 PM on September 19, 2010 [1 favorite]
The Polish Festival will be on September 25th and 26th.
fiercekitten and I will there the afternoon of the 25th, prior to the meetup.
Great food, great beer, etc.
posted by nickthetourist at 6:47 PM on September 19, 2010 [1 favorite]
I'm going to shill for the Polish Festival on the same weekend. Thetourist and I will be going prior to the meetup. It's near St Stan's Polish Church and is usually awesome. The placki are apparently to die for.
posted by fiercekitten at 6:55 PM on September 19, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by fiercekitten at 6:55 PM on September 19, 2010 [1 favorite]
I may actually attend this one, though I am going to be at the Flock and Fiber Fest all day out in Canby. That may be all the excitement I can handle in one day!
Oh ya, and the Polish fest rules! Get there semi-early because they sometimes run out of pierogies later in the day.
posted by medeine at 3:59 PM on September 20, 2010
Oh ya, and the Polish fest rules! Get there semi-early because they sometimes run out of pierogies later in the day.
posted by medeine at 3:59 PM on September 20, 2010
Turns out I am working a 56 hour week, 8 of said hours on Saturday from around 3 to 11 pm. I could be back in the neighborhood of the meetup by midnight or midnight-thirty, if things are still raging then.
posted by idiopath at 3:50 AM on September 24, 2010
posted by idiopath at 3:50 AM on September 24, 2010
We're here.
To the left of the bar, against the wall.
posted by nickthetourist at 5:51 PM on September 25, 2010
To the left of the bar, against the wall.
posted by nickthetourist at 5:51 PM on September 25, 2010
Scratch that.
We're now to the right of the door, near windows.
posted by nickthetourist at 6:39 PM on September 25, 2010
We're now to the right of the door, near windows.
posted by nickthetourist at 6:39 PM on September 25, 2010
Hey, that was fun. All those new people who said they were going to show up but didn't? You should show up next time. We're not scary, I swear. Nerdy, sure, but not scary.
posted by dersins at 11:48 PM on September 25, 2010
posted by dersins at 11:48 PM on September 25, 2010
Yes, all the people who didn't come to this one should come to the next one. Seriously, you guys are missing out on some awesome meetup action, and I know you don't want that.
Tugboat, indeed.
posted by maqsarian at 12:50 AM on September 26, 2010
Tugboat, indeed.
posted by maqsarian at 12:50 AM on September 26, 2010
I always lose motivation to go and meet strangers right at the last minute. It's hard to combat my unsocial tendencies. Maybe next time.
posted by hopeless romantique at 8:11 AM on September 26, 2010
posted by hopeless romantique at 8:11 AM on September 26, 2010
So, Trimet expects me to carry around a bag of 5-cent coins, do they? Huh? I must have blinked at the wrong moment because I still thought the fare was $2. Pretty ludicrous that they only take exact change. The driver preferred to refuse to take me than to accept a crisp extra dollar bill to cover the lack of said 5-cent coin.
On the plus side, it turns out that walking 3.8 miles has a nice sobering effect.
Also: Tugboat.
posted by spherical_perceptions at 3:06 PM on September 26, 2010
On the plus side, it turns out that walking 3.8 miles has a nice sobering effect.
Also: Tugboat.
posted by spherical_perceptions at 3:06 PM on September 26, 2010
Fare hike caught me out, too. Fortunately Secretariat had nickels.
Nuts that the driver gave you shut about overpaying, though. On the rare occasions that I've done that sort of thing they just shrug. You may have gotten an asshat.
Also, the iPhone thinks I wanted to say sashay.
posted by cortex at 3:11 PM on September 26, 2010
Nuts that the driver gave you shut about overpaying, though. On the rare occasions that I've done that sort of thing they just shrug. You may have gotten an asshat.
Also, the iPhone thinks I wanted to say sashay.
posted by cortex at 3:11 PM on September 26, 2010
I've had to overpay before due to lack of change as well; drivers couldn't have cared less. I've found most of the bus drivers around here to be pretty relaxed...most, but not all....
posted by Greg_Ace at 3:46 PM on September 26, 2010
posted by Greg_Ace at 3:46 PM on September 26, 2010
My taxi's card machine wasn't working, so I had to pay a $45.00 cab fare in cash. Cleared out my wallet. The cabbie, however, was very nice and not an asshat.
posted by maqsarian at 4:13 PM on September 26, 2010
posted by maqsarian at 4:13 PM on September 26, 2010
I used my bus pass.
posted by Secretariat at 1:03 PM on September 27, 2010
posted by Secretariat at 1:03 PM on September 27, 2010
I've gotten a lot of last-minute "whoops I forgot to mention my card machine isn't working" from Portland cabbies. It kind of seems like shenanigans to me. But I live right near the Horse Brass, suckers!
Anyways. Next meetup, I'll remember to put a little food in my guts before stumbling down the Scotch menu in alphabetical order.
posted by churl at 1:41 PM on September 27, 2010
Anyways. Next meetup, I'll remember to put a little food in my guts before stumbling down the Scotch menu in alphabetical order.
posted by churl at 1:41 PM on September 27, 2010
Ah. I just released I missed the meetup. Sorry. See y'all next time?
posted by iamck at 12:12 AM on September 29, 2010
posted by iamck at 12:12 AM on September 29, 2010
See us next time, iamck! Next Saturday, even! At Tugboat! For which this is the new meetup thread!
posted by cortex at 11:37 AM on October 1, 2010
posted by cortex at 11:37 AM on October 1, 2010
This thread has been archived and is closed to new comments
I've never been to either place, so I'll trust whoever has a preference on the location.
posted by maqsarian at 2:04 AM on September 6, 2010