Comments on: Amplifier/Oakland

Amplifier/Oakland

BigBrooklyn — Sat, 02 Nov 2019 14:12:06 -0800

Let's have a drink at Amplifier in Oakland first week of December. Things to celebrate: Larry Bird's birthday and Rhodesian independence. Or, bring your own happy event.

From the original "Proposed" event: I'm an ex-NYer who has been on the West Coast for awhile and in the Bay Area specifically since 2012 or so. As a Dad who is pushing 50, I have a woefully underdeveloped social network and IRL in general. I hear this may be fairly common for my demo.

By: straw

straw — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 08:58:05 -0800

I'm 51, in Petaluma. I've got a bunch going on evenings-wise (I call square dancing on Monday and Thursday nights, am part of a group that organizes forums on local development issues that meets two Wednesdays a month, etc), but the occasional coffee sounds like a plan!

By: Pecinpah

Pecinpah — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 09:01:52 -0800

I'm a dad nearing on 50 as well. Wife and I moved here from Florida in 2008. I'm in Oakland and would be down to grab a beer sometime.

By: mike3k

mike3k — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 09:35:32 -0800

Well over 50 and I also moved here in 2012. Also ex-NYer by way of L.A. and Ft. Lauderdale (haven't been to NY since 1991). I'm in the Ashbury Heights area of SF.

By: suelac

suelac — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 11:12:57 -0800

I was thinking that it might be nice to have a Bay Area MeFi hiking group occasionally... Say, once a month? We could rotate East Bay-North Bay-Peninsula, or whatever. I've been on MeFi since 2012 or thereabouts and never actually been to a meetup. I should do that!

By: BigBrooklyn

BigBrooklyn — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 11:26:46 -0800

This all sounds well and good - thanks for your replies. I don't know how mobile you guys are but my first inclination is to maybe find a dive bar in the East Bay. Maybe I'll wait until there's an actual non-equal distribution by borough, lol?

By: suelac

suelac — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 11:38:00 -0800

Amplifier in downtown Oakland is divey and pretty cool, walkable from BART. No food but it's next door to a Curry-Up Now.

By: ErisLordFreedom

ErisLordFreedom — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 15:35:06 -0800

I'm 50, in Oakland but work in Belmont, so transit is a hassle and I'm probably not available on weeknights. (2+ hrs transit each way.)

By: ursus_comiter

ursus_comiter — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 20:34:44 -0800

Hey y'all. I just moved to Berkeley in September from parts east. I'm 49, son another GenXer. Something in the east bay certainly works for me, but I can make it further out if it comes to that.

By: BigBrooklyn

BigBrooklyn — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 20:59:40 -0800

Looks like Oakland... maybe a Saturday night. Let me see about putting something together tomorrow. Cheers, all.

By: hanov3r

hanov3r — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 07:34:39 -0800

I'm an early 50s dad whose kids are not local. Moved to San Jose from the east coast (MD/VA/PA) in 2014. Oakland and SF are a little far for me for weekday stuff, but I could probably be convinced to head up that way on a weekend evening.

By: BigBrooklyn

BigBrooklyn — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 17:01:04 -0800

OK, going with Suelac's suggestion of Amplifier (thank you!), and taking that as a given, maybe Saturday November 16th as a straw man date? Feel free to comment, and I can push around as needed, maybe after Thanksgiving would be better, who knows. I'm thinking somewhere between 3-6 attendance would be good enough to solidify. Apologies if we can't accommodate everyone in the first go.

By: aw jeez

aw jeez — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 15:52:59 -0800

Sounds fun! I am not a dad, but I will bring big dad energy ;) First week of Dec is great.

By: suelac

suelac — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 16:38:30 -0800

I should note that Amplifier is pretty small, and it's also next door to The New Parish, which gets a lot of acts on weekend nights. Just FYI.

By: BigBrooklyn

BigBrooklyn — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 12:55:02 -0800

Sounds fun! I am not a dad, but I will bring big dad energy ;) Yikes! Nooooooooooo on the dad energy, lol.

By: Going To Maine

Going To Maine — Sun, 17 Nov 2019 13:08:44 -0800

So... Did this happen? I was not there, obvs, but would be interested in future ones, commuting up from the south.

By: Pronoiac

Pronoiac — Sun, 17 Nov 2019 17:46:20 -0800

Not yet? It's scheduled for December 7, three weeks from now.

By: Going To Maine

Going To Maine — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 23:56:34 -0800

Hooray! I saw November the 16th mentioned above, and was concerned that the posted date was wrong.

By: Going To Maine

Going To Maine — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 22:36:11 -0800

Bah - and now it turns out I can't make it. I hope everyone has fun!

By: BigBrooklyn

BigBrooklyn — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 20:05:56 -0800

I am still planning on doing this @ the designated time and venue. I will wear a button with a pink "OK" hand on it in case anyone wants to say hello.

By: ursus_comiter

ursus_comiter — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 20:35:39 -0800

Heading out. See you soon.

By: Pronoiac

Pronoiac — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 20:41:07 -0800

I'm going to skip this due to the rain, with my apologies.

By: ursus_comiter

ursus_comiter — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 20:54:46 -0800

Oh jeez. There's a line around the block. I can't handle that kind of space. Sorry.