Los Angeles Meetup?

October 30, 2006 9:32 AM

Los Angeles Meetup? Again? ALREADY? Our illustrious Admin Jessamyn is in town and staying in the Silverlake/Los Feliz area (carless). Anyone up for a quick get together round there this Sunday (the 5th), or failing that, the Monday (11/6) or Tuesday (11/7) immediately after - somewhere in that neighborhood would be optimal.
posted by jonson to MetaFilter Gatherings at 9:32 AM (24 comments total)

I'd love to go. Sunday would be best for me. I can't on Monday, but I can probably make it on a Tuesday night.
posted by Four-Eyed Girl at 10:20 AM on October 30, 2006

Sunday would be best for me too. Can anyone recommend a bar in the area? I know a few restaurants, but they don't work for larger gatherings...
posted by jonson at 10:35 AM on October 30, 2006

Sunday's good for me, too. For Los Feliz bars, there's the Rustic Inn and the Drawing Room -- when I used to live n the neighborhood, they used to be good on non-weekend evenings for not being very crowded, but I get the sense they're more crowded all the time now.

Alternatively, the Roost (just up Los Feliz Blvd on the edge of Glendale) is almost never crowded and it's got a good genuine divey atmosphere (cheaper drinks -- cash only!/popcorn machine/garrolous regulars/weird jukebox/low percentage of Silverlake hipsters). Since Jess is sans auto, I'd volunteer to pick her up.
posted by scody at 11:09 AM on October 30, 2006

Let's do it. The Roost this Sunday? 7:00 PM?
posted by jonson at 11:36 AM on October 30, 2006

I'm there. This means I can't procrastinate & wait to do all of my work on Sunday night. It's a good reason to not procrastinate. Yay!
posted by Four-Eyed Girl at 12:05 PM on October 30, 2006

Sounds good. The Roost is at 3100 Los Feliz Blvd.
posted by scody at 12:06 PM on October 30, 2006

awesome. the roost is my dive when I'm in LA. I was dropping in to recommend it. cheap drinks, and strong. have fun! throw popcorn!
posted by carsonb at 1:04 PM on October 30, 2006

Yay, that sounds great. I may or my not bring my law-prof-friend-since-junior-high depending on what her plans are (and if she goes, she can drive but I don't want to bet on it). Looking forward to it!
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 1:23 PM on October 30, 2006

I'll try to make it.
posted by y6y6y6 at 2:51 PM on October 30, 2006

Damn, you guys are trying to take away NYC's Meetup Capital crown, aren't you?
posted by languagehat at 3:28 PM on October 30, 2006

I can probably ride my bike there!
posted by speicus at 3:36 PM on October 30, 2006

I do like The Roost... Though I lived a mile or two away for a bit, I don't know that side of the 5 all that well. Is there a burger joint or moderately good taqueria nearby?
posted by mzurer at 4:57 PM on October 30, 2006

Is there a burger joint or moderately good taqueria nearby?
apparently not within walking distance. (I asked a friend who lives down the street.)
posted by carsonb at 6:48 PM on October 30, 2006

My first meetup as an actual mefite, woot!
posted by mandymanwasregistered at 9:48 AM on October 31, 2006

yay! mandyman was my favorite non-mefite at the last meeting. Followed by the waiter, but only because he kept bringing me alcohol.
posted by jonson at 3:32 PM on October 31, 2006

I think my favorite non-mefite was the old guy in the polyester shirt with it unbuttoned down to. . .Well, it was way too far. Him or the woman reading the Nora Roberts book in between her trips to the dance floor.
posted by Four-Eyed Girl at 5:24 PM on October 31, 2006

Sweet! I should be there.
posted by HighTechUnderpants at 6:21 PM on October 31, 2006

Oh, hey. If we don't know what any of the other mefites actually look like, how do we identify each other?
posted by HighTechUnderpants at 6:22 PM on October 31, 2006

Some of them will look like the people from this set of photos. I've found that it's generally not hard to pick out the MetaFilter table.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 6:48 PM on October 31, 2006

it's a tiny, tiny bar too.
posted by carsonb at 8:02 PM on October 31, 2006

Another Riversider. Cool.

I'm in a few of those pictures, & I guarantee I won't look any different hair or glasses-wise. I also look like I'm 16 years old, so I won't be hard to spot.
posted by Four-Eyed Girl at 8:07 PM on October 31, 2006

I'm the one in the upper left of the picture.
posted by mandymanwasregistered at 11:28 PM on October 31, 2006

Okay, that'll work.

Four-Eyed Girl-Did you teach a syllabus-writing TA training course at UCR a few weeks ago? You look like the person who did, if not. Anyhoo, see you all Sunday.
posted by HighTechUnderpants at 1:28 PM on November 1, 2006

Yes, I did! I knew someone from UCR would eventually spot me on the 'net.
posted by Four-Eyed Girl at 11:57 AM on November 3, 2006