Austin and Texas DUers...I think it's time for a gathering!!!

[GOPisEvil]

The date: September 13th
The time: In the evening
The reason: Will Pitt gets to Texas on 9/13 in the afternoon.

So, tell me, how many of y'all are interested? Based on the response I get, I'll start looking for a place to host us. If you have any suggestions, those are warmly accepted as well.

By the way, pretty soon, I'll have details on when Will is appearing on the radio and in person but generally: Houston on 9/15 and Austin on 9/16.

:kick: :dem:

[ret5hd]

1. will contact you as soon as i talk to the wife this evening...

probably mark us down for two...

will also talk to our tarrant county demo party hq people, we have lately come up with what i think are some great strategies that we are eager to share with others.

on edit: typo

[GOPisEvil]

2. I'm going to invite the Travis County Democratic Chair, too...

...don't know if he wants to come, but he might be there.

[mrbill]

3. austin's a long way from the red river......

will there be a golf tournament?

[LoneStarLiberal]

4. Wish I Could, But Can't Make It

I will be in Austin for the Austin City Limits festival that next weekend, though.

[bearfan454]

5. Sorry to say I can't go on a work night.

I work midnights. Damn !

[Skittles]

10. CALL IN SICK YOU LITTLE ****

I'D LIKE TO MEET A FELLOW BEAR FAN. :D

[Gato Moteado]

33. DA BEARS!

i was born and raised in chicago. spent many cold winter sundays at soldier field (or, soldier's field as we say in chicago) with my dad in the early 1970's. it'll be good to meet some more bear fans.

[Skittles]

44. I was born in Rantoul (Champaign County)

one of the three high schools I attended was in Libertyville. My mum lives in Vernon Hills and a brother lives in Mundelein.

[GOPisEvil]

45. Lovely Rantoul!!!

I lived there for a couple of years in the mid-70s!

Don't shoot him - CHANUTE HIM!!! :D

[KCDem]

49. TXlib and I met and married in Urbana

Not exactly the prettiest place in the US.

[GOPisEvil]

52. What was that place in Champaign where you could toss peanut shells...

...on the floor? I loved that place as a kid. :-)

[KCDem]

64. Esquire, I believe

Nice bar. I liked it as a grad student. ;)

[ixion]

6. I will try and make it...

schedule permitting. It's hard to get out on a work night, albeit it Sounds fun. I'm fairly new to Austin, so I'm not sure of any locations other than something like Opal Divine's. The Dean campaign had a meet there a while back, so it's liberal friendly. :-)

[GOPisEvil]

8. Sept. 13 is a Saturday, just FYI...

There's a pub right across the street from Opal Divine's (Mother Egan's). I go there all the time, and they have an outdoor patio we can get for ourselves. That's my first choice. They're good Irish liberals!

[wellstone_democrat]

7. count me in

since it's a Saturday and I'm o'due for an Austin visit! (Well depending on finances of course...but I'm virtually certain we'll make it)

[Skittles]

9. I SHOULD F***ING BE THERE

unless my corporation pulls some stunt and sticks me with ON-CALL duty, SKITTLE WILL APPEAR. Can't wait to kick...er, MEET you, DAVID LEE. :7

[GOPisEvil]

11. We'll have to schedule a time for all the beatings...

...I'm sure there is more than one person on your list! :D

[Skittles]

14. I'll have to behave if TOMBO is with me

he doesn't like it when I kick people's asses; go figure. :(

[GOPisEvil]

15. Yeah, but what if we like it?!

:P

[Skittles]

21. LOL!!!!!!!!!!

THAT'S WHAT HE DOESN'T LIKE. HELLO!!!!!

[short bus president]

12. Beer Bust at the Moon Tower!

BEER BUST AT THE MOON TOWER!!!

Will you have the Impala ready to pick folks up, or might you need to hire out a bus service?

;-)

[GOPisEvil]

13. Know where I can find a short bus?

:D

[short bus president]

16. I'll let you know

if I see or hear of any in your area. They're rare and exotic creatures, you know?

[KCDem]

17. Scott and I could probably come

My mom is coming to visit (she's also a Pitt fan, btw) so I could let her stay here and watch the girls while we come up for some brews and maybe get a hotel room or something.

:hi:

[GOPisEvil]

18. Excellent!

There are some really cool non-corporate hotels down on S. Congress. Try to stay in one of them. I'll try to dig up links!

[wellstone_democrat]

19. Austin Motel!

Funky, old and actually pretty fun. I stayed there twice last year while visiting UT. There are lots of things in walking distance and a straight shot up Congress to the main part of town. The rates were good as well. they have a website but i'm too lazy to google it right now. Basically, I was treated very well and stayed next door on one trip to some Elvis impersonators. Very odd, very fun.

[GOPisEvil]

22. The Austin motel is AWESOME!

Fairly cheap rates, and in a great neighborhood!

[Skittles]

24. S. Congress was HOOKER CENTRAL when I lived in Austin

did they finally clean it up?

[GOPisEvil]

25. YES - it is very clean!

78704 is THE place to be! They have a street festival every month on the first Thursday (First Thursday it is called :-) ). Also, Bill Clinton's favorite Austin restaurant is on S. Congress. www.guerostacobar.com

[VelmaD]

20. Sign me up...

and if you need any help or anything just e-mail.

-B-

[el_gato]

23. I'm in!

Opal's
Backyard of the Showdown
Ma Egan's
etc.

there's plenty of good places to gather
even Zilker or another park like Pease

[TEXASYANKEE]

26. RSVP

I have penciled Austin in for Sept. 13 and should be there.

[GOPisEvil]

27. Great!

See you then!

:kick:

[bluestateguy]

28. That would work for me

I would be in for that.

[GOPisEvil]

29. I'll keep you posted!

:kick:

[GOPisEvil]

30. *drags this back to the top*

Oooof!!!

[Pakhet]

31. myself and kid will be there

she was very impressed with you all last time :)

Lisa

[GOPisEvil]

32. We were on good behavior!

O8)

[WatchWhatISay]

34. I wanna go

I've been away on vacation and out of the loop, but I am always looking for an excuse to go to Austin.

I live in the Woodlands, just north of Houston. Anybody want to go with me?

[GOPisEvil]

35. Come on down!

Oh, and Will will be in Houston on 9/15. I'll have the details soon. He'll be appearing on Pacifica Radio and speaking at one of their fundraisers! :bounce:

[GOPisEvil]

36. Houston - your evening is pretty well set!

The Azteca Restaurant, 2207 Richmond Ave., 7:00pm, September 15th!

This is a fundraiser for KPFT, Pacifica Radio Houston, 90.1 on your FM dial! http://www.kpft.org/ So, listen to KPFT for announcements, I'm sure they'll be airing soon!

[PDittie]

79. Outstanding!

It's on my calendar and I'm looking forward to it!

[GOPisEvil]

37. We're on the front page now!

:bounce:

[pmbryant]

38. How'd I miss this? ;-)

Guess I haven't been visiting the Lounge much lately.

:bounce:

Thanks for organizing this. Don't know if I'll be able to make it up to Austin from San Antonio for the 13th, but will try to arrange that.

--Peter

[GOPisEvil]

39. Will should be making an appearance on the 16th.

If Tuesdays are better for you. :-)

This just hit the front page this afternoon.

[pmbryant]

40. Saturday is best

Definitely can't make it on the 16th unfortunately.

But the 13th is a distinct possibility, though no sure thing.

Thanks again!

:hi:

--Peter

[Elanor]

41. count me in, too

At least, I think I can make it.

[sonias]

42. Let's DUit

GOPisEvil, just caught this thread. I'd like to come keep me posted.
Depending on how big the crowd is Opal Divines is a nice place too.

Sonia

[efhmc]

48. "DUit". Very clever.

[BlueCollar]

43. I'm in

I'm looking forward to it...:-)

[efhmc]

46. I think that my daughter and I will be there.

Do I need to actually read all those threads to find out where and when we will meet? Lazy Gal

[GOPisEvil]

47. LOL - when I have a final time and place, I'll let folks know!

I might ask the wonderful administrators of this site to replace this thread with that new one.

:-)

[kathee]

50. Im going to try

to make it as well. Glad someone kicked this, I didnt see it before.

[GOPisEvil]

51. It's on the DU front page!

So, you can always get here from there! :-)

[efhmc]

53. Look at how important we have become. All due to your great

efforts and, of course, to Will.

[GOPisEvil]

54. LOL - I am no big deal...

Believe me, MANY people have assisted with this undertaking. I just had the initial idea to try to bring Will to town. The Houston stuff is all set. Austin isn't. :-( I'm still working on it though.

[efhmc]

55. Do you need help?

[GOPisEvil]

56. I've got folks working on everything except the gathering...

...I might put out a call to my fellow Austinites for assistance there. Hopefully this one peace group will come through with a book order and public speaking thing for Will.

[SilasSoule]

57. Pencil me in Davo......Looks good that I will make it.

Depending on the work situation, it may only be a day trip if I'm on call that weekend. I hope not...After a night Austin beer-joint hopping and Beers with DU'ers, I probably won't feel like drivng back to S.A.

[bearfan454]

58. Saturday ?

Okay with me then. Will be lloking for details. Thanks GopisEvil.
bearfan454

[Skittles]

59. I'LL SAY IT AGAIN DAVID

IT BETTER NOT BE IN F***ING NORTH AUSTIN. :evilgrin:

[GOPisEvil]

60. Bwahahaha!!!

Stay tuned! I think I've made a command decision. I just have to accept that it is less than perfect. x(

[Skittles]

61. ONLY SOLDIERS NAMED LAWRENCE LIVE IN N. AUSTIN

oh wait, that's a movie.

I just don't care much for North Austin.

[Gato Moteado]

63. when i lived in south austin....

...i used to think anything north of 38th street was north austin. now they're calling parmer north austin and where i live it's central austin. and i'm just a little bit south of 183.

anyways, i don't care if our meeting spot is north, central or south i just hope it's gonna be somewhere with ample parking.

[GOPisEvil]

67. Gack...I was thinking downtown...

Plenty of street parking, but no real lot to speak of.

I was considering Mother Egan's which is at 6th and West Ave.

[KCDem]

62. I'm going to be SO ready to get my drink on!

Have a Chucky Cheese party at noon that day.... :mad: But it's for one of my daughter's best friends, and I like the mom, so I'll take her. But, after that, Austin bars, here I come!!!

:beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:

[GOPisEvil]

65. The gathering will be in the evening.

Will does not arrive until 3:30pm.

[KCDem]

66. good, I'll be nice and lubricated when he arrives!

:hi: :toast:

[GOPisEvil]

68. IMPORTANT ALERT!!!! CHANGE IN PLANS!!!

I'm sorry to everyone who's made plans for Sept. 13th, but due to a scheduling conflict, it looks like Will Pitt won't be arriving in Austin early enough to gather with us on Sept. 13. So, it looks like we will have to rescedule to Sept. 14th (Sunday)

I apologize for the inconvenience, but fecal matter occurs! :-)

Why don't we shoot for Sunday afternoon? Izzat cool with everyone?!?! Anyone have a place in mind, or do you trust me? }(

[VelmaD]

69. Works for me...

Sunday is fine. And of course we trust you. ;-)

Oh, and there's no rule that says we all can't get together Saturday anyway and start the process of getting properly alcoholically lubricated for his arrival a little early.

You just let me know when and where and if you need any help, ok? ok.

DV

[GOPisEvil]

70. Hehehe...I can't get too liquored up on Sat...

...I still have to pick Will up - just later in the night than previously.

[WatchWhatISay]

72. Does Will need a ride to or from

Houston or Austin? If so, send me a message.

[GOPisEvil]

73. I have it covered! Thanks!

I'm taking those days off from work to be Will's Taxi. :-)

[GOPisEvil]

71. Kick for the important announcement!!!

:-):P:bounce:

[TEXASYANKEE]

74. Sunday, huh?

Well you know I usually spend all day Sunday in church, singing, preaching, and praying for my eternal soul ... oh hell, I never was a good liar. :-)

To meet you (and Will) I guess I could travel to Austin on a Sunday. I'm looking forward to it.

[Skittles]

75. HEY GOPISEVIL, did you see this?

Al Franken book tour =====>

Saturday, September 13, 2003 -- NEW DATE!
Austin, Texas
Barnes & Noble ­ Arboretum
10000 Research Boulevard
7:00 pm
Discussion and booksigning

[GOPisEvil]

76. YES!!!!!

However Will gets in later that evening. He had to change his plans.

Oh, the place I wanted to have this thing is closed on Sundays. :-(

BACK TO SQUARE FREAKING ONE!!!!! x(

I might go to the Franken thing, but it is going to be a ZOO!!!! :crazy: Lemme know if you wanna go - it'd be fun to check it out with someone!

[GOPisEvil]

77. OK - Here is where you can see/hear Will at work (the serious stuff)

Monday, September 15th, 12:00-1:00pm: Will is scheduled to be on the "Open Journal" program on KPFT, Pacifica Radio, 90.1FM Houston, 89.5FM Galveston.

Monday, September 15th, 7:00pm @ The Azteca Restaurant, 2207 Richmond Ave. in Houston. This is a fundraiser for KPFT Radio. Help keep Pacifica Radio alive in Houston. The KPFT web site is: www.kpft.org

Tuesday, September 16th, 7:00pm, University of Texas campus, Jester 121 (21st St. @ Speedway, parking in the Brazos Garage 1 block south). This is the second town hall meeting on the Patriot Act, the Victory Act and the Austin City Council Resolution Vote upcoming on these things. This town hall meeting is sponsored by the Texas Bill of Rights Defense Council: www.texasbordc.org

Neither of these groups has added these events to their web sites, but I'll get on that ASAP. :spank:

Now, as for the fun, I'm planning something for Sunday evening 5:30 or 6:00pm, but I can't find a suitable location that isn't booked. x( Edit - this event would be in Austin, sorry for any inconvenience.

[PDittie]

80. Thanks for this, GOPiE.

I have great anticipation of meeting the one and only WRP.

[GOPisEvil]

81. Great - I'll see you on the 15th!

Will's a great guy, you'll enjoy meeting him. Bring your book, if you already bought one; get it signed! Or, buy one there; I think KPFT is selling books, too. :-)

[GOPisEvil]

78. Punt!