Comments on: Day-Glo Pirate Reggae Mini-Golf

Day-Glo Pirate Reggae Mini-Golf

Greg_Ace — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:42:40 -0800

A Zero^th-hole cocktail at Kelly's Olympian (426 SW Washington), followed by an evening of mini-golf at Glowing Greens (509 Sw Taylor St).

A round is $9 per person, though it looks like if we decide to go around again it's only another $5 each. We'll meet first at Kelly's at 6pm and have a beer while everyone arrives, then head to the golf venue as a group around 7-ish. And quite possibly head yet somewhere else afterward.

By: nickthetourist

nickthetourist — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:02:05 -0800

Beer and golf? Sounds like my kind of afternoon!

By: cortex

cortex — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:22:02 -0800

I will golf your face off.

By: fiercekitten

fiercekitten — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:53:47 -0800

I'm not opposed to this idea, as long as we find someplace more awesome than Rock Bottom for beers.

By: cortex

cortex — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:54:51 -0800

We could always beer up over at Tug Boat and then walk the six or seven blocks.

By: mrzarquon

mrzarquon — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:44:20 -0800

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.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:11:11 -0800

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?

By: nickthetourist

nickthetourist — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:00:44 -0800

What do you think of an evening around the end of February/beginning of March? That sounds ideal.

By: churl

churl — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:59:57 -0800

Tugboat.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:06:12 -0800

churl: Tugboat. Bat Gout. Toga Tub. Taut Bog. Go A Butt. A Bug Tot.

By: curious nu

curious nu — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:26:52 -0800

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

By: mimo

mimo — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:45:47 -0800

Looks like I'll be bowling in March, but not on the 7th-11th.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:48:08 -0800

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?

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:50:59 -0800

Or for mrzarquon's sake, Kelly's?

By: nickthetourist

nickthetourist — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:59:12 -0800

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.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:24:15 -0800

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.

By: mrzarquon

mrzarquon — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:42:07 -0800

I'm in!

By: nickthetourist

nickthetourist — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:44:22 -0800

Make it so.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:49:53 -0800

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.

By: churl

churl — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:10:10 -0800

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.

By: Secretariat

Secretariat — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:39:09 -0800

uhhh.... tugboat?

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:41:16 -0800

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

By: churl

churl — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:00:47 -0800

T u g b o a t . Tug boat.

By: churl

churl — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:11:16 -0800

Tugboat.

By: mimo

mimo — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:56:16 -0800

I'm very sad I have to miss this.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:59:58 -0800

But I'm sure that whatever you miss in putting, you'll make up for in bowling! (Except for, maybe, the glowing pirate skeletons)

By: mimo

mimo — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:23:59 -0800

I know, but I'm still sad. Tugboat.

By: curious nu

curious nu — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:28:27 -0800

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

By: Secretariat

Secretariat — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:26:40 -0800

Sounds easy enough, right?

By: mimo

mimo — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:28:22 -0800

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.

By: mrzarquon

mrzarquon — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:34:41 -0800

Just move it to the glowing greens, they have party packages, and you don't have to clean up after!

By: mimo

mimo — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:11:44 -0800

I floated the idea, but it sank...like a scuttled tugboat.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:25:42 -0800

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)

By: nickthetourist

nickthetourist — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:01:20 -0800

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.

By: mimo

mimo — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:17:57 -0800

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.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:05:58 -0800

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!!

By: cortex

cortex — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:17:09 -0800

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

By: nickthetourist

nickthetourist — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:51:31 -0800

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.

By: mimo

mimo — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:05:52 -0800

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.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:08:24 -0800

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....

By: ansate

ansate — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 10:08:31 -0800

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!

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:42:26 -0800

Excellent, see you there!

By: ansate

ansate — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:41:49 -0800

boo... babysitter situation fell through. I'll keep any eye open for future trips though.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:19:57 -0800

Sorry to hear it. Just so you know, we're going bowling in about 3 weeks.

By: curious nu

curious nu — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:49:48 -0800

So we're meeting at Olympian at 5-5:30 or something?

By: mimo

mimo — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:27:08 -0800

What time are you going to show up here?

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:34:59 -0800

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.

By: nickthetourist

nickthetourist — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:45:19 -0800

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.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:55:44 -0800

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?

By: curious nu

curious nu — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:25:17 -0800

Reminder if you're parking downtown: meters shut off at 7, so street parking is free after that.

By: nickthetourist

nickthetourist — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:40:37 -0800

We'll probably be down closer to 7:00.

By: mimo

mimo — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:42:33 -0800

More confusion! More confusion!

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:54:04 -0800

I'm here (Kelly's), at a table under the neon "garage" sign.

By: cortex

cortex — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:20:36 -0800

We are heading out now, should be to Kelly's by 7 or so.

By: nickthetourist

nickthetourist — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:43:31 -0800

We are awaiting arrival of the MAX to bring us into town. In other words, we'll be late.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:59:35 -0800

On our way to golf now - meet you there.

By: cortex

cortex — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 19:10:56 -0800

Swerve! We have reservations at eight now, until then we are wandering toward a bar of some sort.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 19:33:30 -0800

Were waiting in Pizza Schmizza across the stretch from Glowing. Greens.

By: mimo

mimo — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:25:10 -0800

Where are you!?

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:46:15 -0800

We're having a post-golf cocktail downtown.

By: mimo

mimo — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:51:10 -0800

boo