NY FIREFLY MEETUP, SEPTEMBER 4 -- STATUS REPORT

POSTED BY: Clandestiny
UPDATED: Saturday, August 28, 2004 23:14
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CLANDESTINY

Tuesday, August 24, 2004 2:35 AM

Hi, everyone. Clandestiny here again with your semi-regular-update on the September 4 Meetup.

As you recall, last week I threw the forum open to those of us who wanted to suggest a different venue. At the time, I asked for votes on a possible alternate venue, and said that I would make the final decision based on number of votes.

Unfortunately, the venue that has received the most votes thus far (three votes) has been the Peculier Pub, and one of our members, QueenTiye, has stated that she can't attend if the meetup is to be held at a bar.

I'm sure that none of us wants to see any of our buddies excluded because of our choice of venue. And there is also the fact that, at the official Meetup site, the venue is still listed as the Wolf's Bay P.S. Restaurant. If anyone opts to join us who does not regularly read these boards, we want them to be able to find us so that our ranks can swell to millions and we can eventually take over the world. Or at least have better parties.

So, in light of all this, I am declaring the voting for the September 4 meetup null and void, and hereby declare that we'll all meet at the place originally announced: Wolf's Bay P.S. Restaurant 32 West 38th Street, Saturday, September 4 at 2:00 pm.

Now, once we're all there, if we all would prefer to go somewhere else -- either that day or on future days -- we can certainly throw the idea open to everyone.

I have been advised that Meetup.com will soon be changing the rules, giving far more control over venues and venue choices to its members. To that end, I have submitted a request to Meetup.com to become this group's official Coordinator, which would give me the ability to stay in direct contact with all members of the group, and give us all a much greater say in where, when, and how often we meet. I am currently waiting to hear back from Meetup to see if I've been approved for Coordinator status.

Anyway, this is where things stand, and I hope to see everyone at Wolf's Bay real soon. :)

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"Take my love, take my land, take my wife -- please." -- Henny Youngman performs the Firefly Theme.

CLANDESTINY

Tuesday, August 24, 2004 6:55 AM

*bump*

CLANDESTINY

Tuesday, August 24, 2004 3:04 PM

*bump*

RHYMEPHILE

Tuesday, August 24, 2004 3:09 PM

All righty, that'sa way ta take charge, Des! Yeah!

There's nothing that says we have to remain at Wolf's if we don't think it is accomodating enough. Like Clandestiny said, we can always move to a different venue if we all agree.

Looking forward to meeting everyone on Sept. 4!

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All of me is beautiful and valuable, even the ugly, stupid, and disgusting parts.

THALOS

Tuesday, August 24, 2004 3:26 PM

I would love to see fellow browncoats, however, I will be out of town for a christining (sp?) [boy am I a bad Catholic]

But hope to catch up with you all in October.

"Whoa, good Bible."

KEVIN

Tuesday, August 24, 2004 5:08 PM

looking forward to the meetup as well.anyone wearing there ff t-shirts?

PEDME84

Tuesday, August 24, 2004 5:59 PM

eek, i just realized i won't be there. i gots to go outta town to go to a family function. alas.

keep me posted about the october meet up!

- emily

SAINTOFCHEESE

Tuesday, August 24, 2004 6:56 PM

oo.. maybe I could go. I'll have to see. I'll be back at school though.

~*Saint of Cheese*~

ARODIN

Tuesday, August 24, 2004 9:35 PM

I'll be there

WHEDONESQUE

Wednesday, August 25, 2004 2:36 AM

Thanks for the update!

Now that things are settled, I will post something on the OB about it. Wolf's Bay P.S. Whatever-the-hell-its-called Restaurant won't know what hit 'em! If you need any help with anything, Clandestiny, let me know.

I look forward to seeing all you shiny NYC-area browncoats on the 4th!

We've done the impossible and that makes us mighty. Mal - Serenity

KINGPAUSE

Wednesday, August 25, 2004 2:24 PM

Hi everyone. I'm new to this group, relatively new to the show, but I would love a chance to meet up with some local browncoats. So, can I come? Come on, can I?

RHYMEPHILE

Wednesday, August 25, 2004 5:09 PM

Kingpause, c'mon and show up! You're not alone, since many of us are going to a Meetup for the first time. I'm sure you'll be able to find the group of crazy Browncoats no problem! Check Clandestiny's top post in this thread and welcome!

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All of me is beautiful and valuable, even the ugly, stupid, and disgusting parts.

SAINTOFCHEESE

Wednesday, August 25, 2004 5:43 PM

How many Browncoats are you expecting will show up?

~*Saint of Cheese*~

ARODIN

Thursday, August 26, 2004 4:08 AM

It's lookin' to be about 7 or 8. That would be shiny. How many did you all have at the last one?

CLANDESTINY

Thursday, August 26, 2004 4:12 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by kingpause:
Hi everyone. I'm new to this group, relatively new to the show, but I would love a chance to meet up with some local browncoats. So, can I come? Come on, can I?

What gave you the idea there would be the slightest possibility we'd say no?

Of course you can come. The more the merrier.

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"Take my love, take my land, take my wife -- please." -- Henny Youngman performs the Firefly Theme.

CLANDESTINY

Thursday, August 26, 2004 4:15 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Arodin:
It's lookin' to be about 7 or 8. That would be shiny. How many did you all have at the last one?

I think we had six last time. So we're movin up in the world.

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"Take my love, take my land, take my wife -- please." -- Henny Youngman performs the Firefly Theme.

KINGPAUSE

Thursday, August 26, 2004 2:33 PM

You're all so nice.... So, what exactly do we do at these things?

(And what do I wear? )

GRUESOME

Thursday, August 26, 2004 2:43 PM

what state/city is this in?

CLANDESTINY

Thursday, August 26, 2004 3:00 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by gruesome:
what state/city is this in?

New York, NY.

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"Take my love, take my land, take my wife -- please." -- Henny Youngman performs the Firefly Theme.

CLANDESTINY

Thursday, August 26, 2004 3:04 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by kingpause:
You're all so nice.... So, what exactly do we do at these things?

(And what do I wear? )

We eat. We talk. We eat some more. We talk some more. We eat and talk in varying degrees. And after that, the talking. And then the spanking, and the oral se -- oops, sorry. Had a Monty Python And the Holy Grail moment there for a second.

Really, it's just a buncha folks sittin' around tawkin, getting to know each other, trading lines from FIREFLY, talking about how hot [pick your favorite crewmember] is, plotting world domination... you know, the usual.

Dress code is at the member's discretion, but it's pretty silly to put on your glad rags to sit in a coffee shop.

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"Take my love, take my land, take my wife -- please." -- Henny Youngman performs the Firefly Theme.

KINGPAUSE

Thursday, August 26, 2004 3:49 PM

Just out of curiosity (and to take a peek at the menu), I googled the restaurant and could not find an official site or any reviews, but did find a lot of other groups that have held their meetups at the same place. Looks like some pretty varied and interesting groups have gathered at the tables of Wolf's....

CLANDESTINY

Thursday, August 26, 2004 5:27 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by kingpause:
Just out of curiosity (and to take a peek at the menu), I googled the restaurant and could not find an official site or any reviews, but did find a lot of other groups that have held their meetups at the same place. Looks like some pretty varied and interesting groups have gathered at the tables of Wolf's....

Well, we've been there once already. It's nothing special -- a garden-variety coffee shop/diner with garden-variety coffee shop/diner food. No one seemed to mind it very much.

The only real problem is the booths, which make it hard to seat a lot of people together -- which is why we're almost certainly going to be discussing a new place.

RHYMEPHILE

Thursday, August 26, 2004 7:16 PM

And we will also be discussing who may be going to the Pennsylvania Shindig Under the Stars coming up October 9 and 10:

http://www.myorangehat.citymax.com/Shindig.html

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All of me is beautiful and valuable, even the ugly, stupid, and disgusting parts.

KEVIN

Thursday, August 26, 2004 9:10 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by RhymePhile:
And we will also be discussing who may be going to the Pennsylvania Shindig Under the Stars coming up October 9 and 10:

http://www.myorangehat.citymax.com/Shindig.html

that sounds very cool.

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BROWNCOATFAN1

Thursday, August 26, 2004 9:51 PM

sounds fun.

KINGPAUSE

Friday, August 27, 2004 2:06 PM

I've chatted with MyOrangeHat on the Serenity site a few times - she sounds nice, and her farm is full of fuzzy friendly animals.

CLANDESTINY

Saturday, August 28, 2004 11:14 PM

As the Meetup approaches, I just wanted to remind everyone about the NY Meetup Badge in the Blue Sun Room. Print it out, wear it, and show yo' NY Firefly Meetup love...

http://fireflyfans.net/sunroomitem.asp?i=1744

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"Take my love, take my land, take my wife -- please." -- Henny Youngman performs the Firefly Theme.