Day-Glo Pirate Reggae Mini-Golf

posted February 6, 2012 6:42 PM | |

Sat February 25 at 6:00 PM, Glowing Greens

Beer and golf? Sounds like my kind of afternoon!
posted by nickthetourist at 8:02 PM on February 6

I will golf your face off.
posted by cortex at 7:22 AM on February 7

I'm not opposed to this idea, as long as we find someplace more awesome than Rock Bottom for beers.
posted by fiercekitten at 7:53 AM on February 7

We could always beer up over at Tug Boat and then walk the six or seven blocks.
posted by cortex at 7:54 AM on February 7

I'd say Kelly's Olympian for happy hour, then we walk over. Or any place that serves distilled spirits, as I am still in the not drinking beer thing.
posted by mrzarquon at 8:44 AM on February 7

I will golf your face off.

I dunno, if we start whackin' each other in the head they'll probably kick us out.

Keep the beer/food recommendations coming! Once we settle on the Where, we can discuss the When. What do you think of an evening around the end of February/beginning of March?
posted by Greg_Ace at 9:11 AM on February 7

What do you think of an evening around the end of February/beginning of March?

That sounds ideal.
posted by nickthetourist at 11:00 AM on February 7

Tugboat.
posted by churl at 11:59 AM on February 7

churl: Tugboat.

Bat Gout.
Toga Tub.
Taut Bog.
Go A Butt.
A Bug Tot.
posted by Greg_Ace at 1:06 PM on February 7

My vote is for February, either the 18th or 25th, since those are both Saturdays. And then bowling 2-3 weeks after that.

Also I have about 3 hours to kill around town this Thursday night so if anyone's similarly bored and wants another impromptu pub hangout, lemme know. ;P
posted by curious nu at 5:26 PM on February 7

Looks like I'll be bowling in March, but not on the 7th-11th.
posted by mimo at 7:45 PM on February 7

Unless anyone objects, then, I'll set the date as the 25th at...what, 6pm? We can meet at Tugboat, then head for mini-golf around 7 or so. All in favor? All opposed? Other suggestions?
posted by Greg_Ace at 12:48 PM on February 8

Or for mrzarquon's sake, Kelly's?
posted by Greg_Ace at 12:50 PM on February 8

Sounds like a plan.

Or for mrzarquon's sake, Kelly's?

Kelly's could potentially work out better.
I'm remembering one of the Tugboat meetups (there's been more than 1, right?) it was tough to find tables.
posted by nickthetourist at 6:59 PM on February 8

Right, so: Feb. 25, starting at Kelly's Olympian at 6pm, moving to Glowing Greens at 7-ish. Last chance to object or suggest any alternatives before I confirm the date and time on IRL.
posted by Greg_Ace at 2:24 PM on February 9

I'm in!
posted by mrzarquon at 4:42 PM on February 9

Make it so.
posted by nickthetourist at 4:44 PM on February 9

And so it is.

I was tempted to reply with something like "Okay, okay, ALRIGHT already!", referring to the repetitive insistence implied by the video; but I was afraid of sounding peevish (which I wasn't) instead of amused (which I was). So instead I'm merely commenting on the fact that I failed to come up with a suitably funny response. C'est la vie.
posted by Greg_Ace at 12:49 PM on February 10

I should mention I wasn't really insisting on Tugboat as a venue, I was just fondly remembering that IRL thread where we all said "tugboat" over and over.
posted by churl at 10:10 PM on February 10

uhhh.... tugboat?
posted by Secretariat at 10:39 PM on February 10

... I was just fondly remembering that IRL thread where we all said "tugboat" over and over.

Good times...good times.
posted by Greg_Ace at 9:41 AM on February 11

Tugboat.

Tugboat.
posted by churl at 6:00 PM on February 11

Tugboat.
posted by churl at 6:11 PM on February 11 [1 favorite]

I'm very sad I have to miss this.
posted by mimo at 9:56 PM on February 12

But I'm sure that whatever you miss in putting, you'll make up for in bowling!
(Except for, maybe, the glowing pirate skeletons)
posted by Greg_Ace at 9:59 AM on February 13

I know, but I'm still sad.

Tugboat.
posted by mimo at 11:23 AM on February 13

You tugboat should abandon your tugboat responsibilities and come anyway tugboat.
posted by curious nu at 12:28 PM on February 13

Sounds easy enough, right?
posted by Secretariat at 1:26 PM on February 13

You tugboat should abandon your tugboat responsibilities and come anyway tugboat.

I would, except that my other responsibilities for that evening are hosting a party at my house. It would look bad if I didn't show up.
posted by mimo at 1:28 PM on February 13

Just move it to the glowing greens, they have party packages, and you don't have to clean up after!
posted by mrzarquon at 2:34 PM on February 13

I floated the idea, but it sank...like a scuttled tugboat.
posted by mimo at 8:11 PM on February 13

Those are some excellent pictures. And oh man, now I wanna jettison my IT career and become a tugboat captain!! (of a non-scuttled boat, of course)
posted by Greg_Ace at 11:25 PM on February 13

And oh man, now I wanna jettison my IT career and become a tugboat captain!!

I jettisoned my IT career before it even began which means I could very well end up on a tugboat.
posted by nickthetourist at 11:01 AM on February 14

I jettisoned my IT career before it even began which means I could very well end up on a tugboat.

Wait a minute, we need to talk.
posted by mimo at 11:17 AM on February 14

Ooh! Ooh! We could all crew together on the same boat! Michael could even sing sea shanties for us. It'd be jolly good fun. Oh yes, let's do!!
posted by Greg_Ace at 12:05 PM on February 14

Okay, but I can only commit to a three hour tour.
posted by cortex at 12:17 PM on February 14

Greg_Ace: We could all crew together on the same boat!
cortex: Okay, but I can only commit to a three hour tour.

While I do think we'd likely be the most useless tugboat crew in the bay, we'd also be having the most fun. Or at least as much fun as one can cram into a 3 hour tour.
Just make sure we don't invite Russell Crowe.
posted by nickthetourist at 8:51 PM on February 14

Okay, but I can only commit to a three hour tour.

My guess is that you'd end up making at telephone out of a coconut, sleeping in a hammock, and being chased by a man in a bad gorilla suit, Lil' Buddy.
posted by mimo at 9:05 PM on February 14

Having now been dragooned into contemplating the concept of a Russel Crowe/Gilligan's Island mashup, I fear it will take a significant amount of liquor to dull the resulting bleak malaise enough for me to sleep at all tonight.

WUHHH-wuhhhh....
posted by Greg_Ace at 9:08 PM on February 14

AWESOME. Finally a Portland meetup when I'm in town, and this one sounds fantastic. The boyfriend was sold at "Day-Glo Pirate Reggae Mini-Golf." Looking forward to meeting you guys!
posted by ansate at 10:08 AM on February 19

Excellent, see you there!
posted by Greg_Ace at 12:42 PM on February 19

boo... babysitter situation fell through. I'll keep any eye open for future trips though.
posted by ansate at 10:41 AM on February 24

Sorry to hear it. Just so you know, we're going bowling in about 3 weeks.
posted by Greg_Ace at 11:19 AM on February 24

So we're meeting at Olympian at 5-5:30 or something?
posted by curious nu at 1:49 PM on February 25

What time are you going to show up here?
posted by mimo at 2:27 PM on February 25

I believe the plan was 6pm at Kelly's, then heading to Glowing Greens about 7pm. I don't really care if we change it, as long as it results in less confusion rather than more.

What time are you going to show up here?

I'll tell you, as soon as you let me know where "here" is.
posted by Greg_Ace at 2:34 PM on February 25

What time are you going to show up here?

I think she's requesting a 'heads up' as to when we'll be crashing her party.
posted by nickthetourist at 3:45 PM on February 25

Oh, I see. But it's not really "crashing" if she knows we're coming, is it? Is she inviting us, or just trying to figure out when to release the hounds?
posted by Greg_Ace at 4:55 PM on February 25

Reminder if you're parking downtown: meters shut off at 7, so street parking is free after that.
posted by curious nu at 5:25 PM on February 25

We'll probably be down closer to 7:00.
posted by nickthetourist at 5:40 PM on February 25

More confusion! More confusion!
posted by mimo at 5:42 PM on February 25

I'm here (Kelly's), at a table under the neon "garage" sign.
posted by Greg_Ace at 5:54 PM on February 25

We are heading out now, should be to Kelly's by 7 or so.
posted by cortex at 6:20 PM on February 25

We are awaiting arrival of the MAX to bring us into town.
In other words, we'll be late.
posted by nickthetourist at 6:43 PM on February 25

On our way to golf now - meet you there.
posted by Greg_Ace at 6:59 PM on February 25

Swerve! We have reservations at eight now, until then we are wandering toward a bar of some sort.
posted by cortex at 7:10 PM on February 25

Were waiting in Pizza Schmizza across the stretch from Glowing. Greens.
posted by Greg_Ace at 7:33 PM on February 25

Where are you!?
posted by mimo at 9:25 PM on February 25

We're having a post-golf cocktail downtown.
posted by Greg_Ace at 10:46 PM on February 25

boo
posted by mimo at 10:51 PM on February 25