Is it really a hell of a town?

posted August 30, 2011 12:52 PM | |

Sat September 3 at 5:30 PM, The West Cafe

I will be out of town but I love the phrase "(Bushwick, wherever that may be)."
posted by grobstein at 1:00 PM on August 30, 2011 [2 favorites]

The middle of nowhere.

OH.

WHAT.
posted by griphus at 1:02 PM on August 30, 2011

Let's hang out if I'm not actively pushing a baby out of my vagina. I used to live in Bushwick, what train line are you on, the L or the M? I think we could wrangle up a meetup.
posted by the young rope-rider at 7:09 PM on August 30, 2011

Would like to humbly suggest The West Cafe, since it's run by "MetaFilter's own" bellebelle (lurker that she is).
posted by Eideteker at 3:32 AM on August 31, 2011 [1 favorite]

I'd go.
posted by likeatoaster at 4:32 AM on August 31, 2011

I'll be in midtown Saturday afternoon and could probably get out to brooklyn without much trouble.
posted by Karmakaze at 7:17 AM on August 31, 2011

Can you guys do one in mid October as well? I'm doing a round the world fly by and would love to see some NY Mefites.
posted by honey-barbara at 8:05 AM on August 31, 2011

I'm apparently five minutes walk from both the L and M trains (Myrtle Wykoff station). The West Cafe sounds grand! Shall we say Saturday afternoon, so Karmakaze will be able to be there? Karma, what time works for you?

The young rope-rider, I would love for you to come, but obviously pushing out a baby takes precedence. Good luck!
posted by cereselle at 10:07 AM on August 31, 2011

The game I go to usually breaks up about five, so it's a matter of how long it takes to get from the Empire State Building area to the cafe.
posted by Karmakaze at 11:09 AM on August 31, 2011

The middle of nowhere.

=(
posted by kkokkodalk at 11:30 AM on August 31, 2011

90% sure that griphus can see the wonder wheel from his house.

If you are on the L that sounds like a good bar and I approve of this meetup.
posted by the young rope-rider at 11:36 AM on August 31, 2011

Hey! Shut up!

...I have to take the train two stops.
posted by griphus at 1:52 PM on August 31, 2011

Should we say around six, more or less, to give Karmakaze time to get into Brooklyn? Five-thirty? Start at five-thirty and people can come in as they please?
posted by cereselle at 2:14 PM on August 31, 2011

I bet any of those would be okay! You could always be fancy and say 5:45!

Also, people will wander in late no matter what you do.
posted by the young rope-rider at 2:43 PM on August 31, 2011

I'm not a fancy person, so let's say Saturday, 5:30 at The West Cafe. Hurray!
posted by cereselle at 3:37 PM on August 31, 2011 [1 favorite]

Yay for Brooklyn meetups!
posted by ocherdraco at 8:30 PM on August 31, 2011

I actually might be able to make this. I may also have to be on a severe budget (my employment next week is approaching Schroedingers' Cat status), so I'll just be a "maybe" for now.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 7:32 AM on September 1, 2011

Ooh, I'll try to make it, seeing that I live in the middle of nowhere, wherever that may be.
posted by defenestration at 8:25 AM on September 1, 2011

Ha. Reminds me of my favorite dry cleaners.

I have my brother in town but he'll probably be at the US Open all day which I can't afford so instead of crying in to my whatever-O's I'd totally love to meet up!
posted by Juicy Avenger at 12:36 PM on September 1, 2011

Chances are good I'll be on Coney Island that day. Sorry, but unless I can get away for a bit, I'm going to miss this one. =(
posted by Eideteker at 3:27 PM on September 1, 2011

Can you guys do one in mid October as well? I'm doing a round the world fly by and would love to see some NY Mefites.

Affirmative! Once you know for sure when you will be here, post to IRL 2 1/2 - 3 weeks before you would like to meet-up and we will set something up!
posted by mlis at 7:16 PM on September 2, 2011

Yay, I'll be able to go to a nyc mefi meetup afterall!
posted by grandsham at 12:24 PM on September 3, 2011

Mils just turned up, and I am here with cereselle and her nonmefi friend.
posted by Karmakaze at 2:54 PM on September 3, 2011

We are here looking like we're from the internet!!
posted by the young rope-rider at 3:10 PM on September 3, 2011

Not gonna make it tonight, but have fun everyone!
posted by defenestration at 3:48 PM on September 3, 2011

I also can't get out there in time, have a great night guys, enjoy NYC cereselle
posted by Juicy Avenger at 3:53 PM on September 3, 2011

that was very fun, yay, nice seeing some of you again/meeting others!
posted by the young rope-rider at 7:09 PM on September 3, 2011

That was great! Thank you so much, everyone, for coming out. Sorry we couldn't stay more than a couple hours, but it was still fantastic.
posted by cereselle at 7:52 AM on September 6, 2011