I saw something about DU meetups

[Aerows]

Do we have them?

I live in the sticks, but I'd love to meet fellow DUers. This is such a great community - I meet up with some of you via gaming, some via email, it's wonderful. I'd love to have a barbecue with many of you.

Just having fond thoughts of DU and wondering about whether or not we could have a DU party where *I* am

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. They are fun!

It is so cool to put faces to names!

So.....just where are you?

I'm in SoCal...

[struggle4progress]

2. I think they're usually organized locally and informally

We used to set up the Triangle ones just by posting in our state forum and arguing about when/where to meet until we reached agreement

Always fun!

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. speaking of which....

ready to have the gang to your neck of the woods???

[struggle4progress]

7. Yeah, we oughta do that!

[panader0]

3. The only DUer I ever met up with was tombstoned

Twice. Under different names of course. A great person and we remain friends.

[TreasonousBastard]

5. Ha! I fondly remember two great Duers I met who got pizza'd for what I thought...

silly reasons at the time.

Still do, but so it goes.

Had great parties while it lasted, though.

[Kali]

35. PM me!

curious as hell!

[handmade34]

6. where are you??

chances are I will be in your neck of the woods someday...

[Aerows]

23. Gulf Coast.

I want to have a chance besides D3 to meet my fellow DUer's

[handmade34]

39. was just there...

drove from Miami to San Antonio (via NOLA) this past week...

note the alligators swimming at the left

[Aerows]

40. Woot, that looks nice

you were close to my little inlet.

[Arctic Dave]

8. If anyone is ever in AK, give me a shout.

I've only ever met Blue in AK.

[Blue_In_AK]

12. Hi, Dave!

[Arctic Dave]

18. How you doin Blue.

I think we need to recruit more Alaskans to DU.

[Blue_In_AK]

21. I think you're right.

Besides you, I think Ken Burch is the only other Alaskan who posts regularly, although I know there are a few others registered here.

[Aerows]

25. I'll pack

I need more air.

[Aerows]

24. I wish to heaven I could head your way

I have friends in Canada, and ya'll send such gorgeous pictures, and seem like we do down here. *I* would walk into the grocery store in shorts when it is above 1F, if you would go outside in a leather dress when it is nearly 100f.

we adapt that quickly.

[xfundy]

9. This is a good idea.

I've never actually met a DU member (I'm stuck in GA 30084, against my will) but would love to find others to befriend and discuss issues with, without being told I'm th' antichrist, "Devil worshipper," race traitor, stupid, or "commonist." That would be great!

[Aerows]

29. Hey if you are in GA

You know what it is like in MS. Fuck anyone that calls you anything but a great person. If you are able to withstand that, then you are able to step up to the plate and do your own thing without concern.

[Marie Marie]

10. After visiting Meetup.com recently I had the same thought.

It would be great to have local DU Meetups. I just have no idea how to coordinate one. Anybody in the ABE area of PA any better than me at planning one?

[AC_Mem]

11. About to move to Orlando

I would LOVE to make new friends of like minds! Oh, and I got hired by the VA...


Shine on,
Annette

[GReedDiamond]

13. Pasadena CA area...San Gabriel Valley...

...Monrovia, Sierra Madre, Arcadia.

I put together a couple of pretty cool SmirkingChimp meetups in Old Town Pasadena, back in the day.

I especially like Monrovia, Old Town.

Any interest, pm me.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

14. Go to your state forum under "Places"

and express your interest in meeting local people.

That's how we do it in Minnesota. We just had one last month at a restaurant in Minneapolis, and we have met up for several out-of-state DUers who have passed through the city.

I also attended a couple of meet-ups in Oregon and have met up with people in Orlando and Japan.

[Marie Marie]

15. Well Thank you Lydia.

Just one of those areas on DU that I had never clicked on and didn't know existed. Great idea.

[lovemydog]

16. Thank you Lydia Leftcoast

I'm going to check in with my state.

[Broken_Hero]

17. Agreed,

when I started a meet up for Kansas/MO back in 07, I started a thread in the MO/KO state groups to get it going, had around 7 folks show up. It was interesting, first time I ever met online folks, in person.....

[Aerows]

28. I live in Mississippi

Now mind you, I'm very close to New Orleans and Mobile because I live on the coast, but... blah. MS kind of sucks for openminded people.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

41. There ARE DUers in Mississippi

Rowdyboy lives there, and when I volunteered after Katrina, I spoke with merh on the phone.

[Lars39]

19. Also post in forums for neighboring states if you're close to a border.

[closeupready]

20. That's sweet.

K&R

[Aerows]

27. I try to be

We game, too, if you want to join us in playing around

[MichaelMcGuire]

22. I'm up for gaming (nt)

[Aerows]

26. Me too

I do Diablo 3, Inferno, Runes of Magic, and SWToR

[Curmudgeoness]

30. Let me air a pet peeve here.

It seems as if no one entered any of their information in their profile on DU3.....which means when someone says "there are severe storms here" or "have a DU party where I am", we can't determine "where" you are. This happens so often to me that I give up.

No one has to get us all the details of their life, but please give us something to go on!



Other than that, I think it is a nice idea.

[HERVEPA]

31. Totally agree

[Curmudgeoness]

33. Well....

from the other side of the state!

[HERVEPA]

42. Howdy right back to you!

[Aerows]

32. I made several posts

With not being able to post my information, probably because I was a former mod.

It's probably because I was a mod at the time, is my only conclusion. I'm not a person that is not transparent whatsoever.

I play with at least 6 different players and we chat off-DU for fun. Many of them have long been associated with the site.

[Curmudgeoness]

34. It isn't just you, aerows.

It is common here. Next time you are location specific in a post, just give a hint. And thanks for listening.

[TheDebbieDee]

36. There's a site called www.meetup.com where you can start

a group to, well, meet up.

That way, like-minded politicos who are searching for folks to meet up with can find each other. And you can introduce these folks to DU if they are not familiar with the site.

I joined a local Meet-up group here in Kansas City in the spring of 2004 just so I could rub elbows with other Democrats ready to do something. We would meet-up once a month and exchange contact info and take turns handing out leaflets at public events mostly to let people know that we Democrats still existed.......

[Aerows]

37. Thanks TDD

I'll check it out !

[dembotoz]

38. they are fun and allow you to recognize fellow du'ers in different places

i was recognized in traffic court........

but seriously when you go to a dem event it is great to spot a kindred face.