Come one come all to the Great Lakes DU meetup! Cleveland OH

[EstimatedProphet]

When: April 30, 2005
Where: The Mad Cactus, 9175 Pearl Rd, Strongsville, OH 44136
Meeting time: 4:30 pm or anytime later

The Mad Cactus is a comfortable little bar/Mexican restaurant in Strongsville OH-a map can be found here. The restaurant is best reached by exiting I-71 onto Pearl road, as shown at the north side of the map. We can meet up at the Mad Cactus (they have a band on Saturdays BTW) and later on, move down to the Brew Kettle, a microbrewery a few blocks away. The Brew Kettle, in addition to having some fine beers of their own making (including a really nice rye ale) also has Arrogant Bastard and Old Speckled Hen on tap! For those who want to come but have a long distance to drive, we have checked out some of the various small locally-owned motels. We recommend the La Siesta motel, which has newly remodelled rooms and charges $42 dbl.occ. Also, there are bigger chain hotels at the next exit. And if you're dying to meet some DUers, but live too far away to drive, the Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport is just a couple miles away!

Please PM me if you would like to come-I will put together a list of those planning to attend for a count for the restaurant. PM me even if you have already done so, so that my list is current.

Please keep this kicked for other interested DUers. Hope to see you there!

[EstimatedProphet]

1. Kick

[asthmaticeog]

2. GOOD CALL on the venue!

Brew Kettle's supposed to be pretty badass.

[johnnie]

3. My parents dig that place

I went to school with the owner's sister, but I'm sure that won't help us none..lol.
I hope I suggested a good area, but I thought that the motels there were cheap and there are nicer ones not far away. It is close to I-71 and the Turnpike. EstimatedProphet went to check it all out and I guess it got his approval.

[asthmaticeog]

4. Cool. I think this'll be fun.

And I'll finally get to meet the esteemed johnnie.

[johnnie]

7. Yeah, it should be a good time

It will be cool to meet up with you all. LOL...esteemed Johnnie. Uh huh.

[EstimatedProphet]

15. Thank you

It seemed like it to me. One problem-it is tight on space, so meeting there to start would be a pain IMO. But it ought to be OK for a nightcap or two.

[Beware the Beast Man]

5. I'm very much there!

Thanks, EP! :thumbsup:

[EstimatedProphet]

10. No problem

Happy to oblige

[EstimatedProphet]

6. And of course everyone is welcome

I didn't think to say earlier, but feel free to bring wife/husband/fiance/SO as well, of course.

[EstimatedProphet]

8. Kick

[Dastard Stepchild]

9. Oh rats....

I'd be near the area on the 15th, but not that weekend. Have much fun, though! :)

[johnnie]

11. Kick

[gizmo1979]

12. Cleveland

I've been to Cleveland.In one week I witnessed a bank robbery and some deranged dude shooting at a woman.No thanks once was enough for me!

[johnnie]

13. Man, where did you go?

I've lived here 40 years and never saw one shooting.

[gizmo1979]

22. The bank was downtown

Pretty close to that tall building and the shooting was a strip mall i think it was on the west side.There was a bar there called the cock and bull.

[EstimatedProphet]

14. That's any city over 250,000 anymore

[asthmaticeog]

16. Sounds like you had shite for luck that week.

Me, I'll ditto johnnie, though I've only been here 35 years. I got mugged once, but I was in TOTALLY the wrong place for a paleface in a dinner jacket to be. As it is, I live in the city proper, and I walk around alone after dark all the time. The gathering's actually in a suburb anyway, so I urge you, if you have any inclination to meet some DUers, to reconsider.

[johnnie]

17. ...kick

[Magrittes Pipe]

18. Oh no, not the Mad Cactus.

My dad used to take me there when we had divorced father/son bonding sessions in high school. I still have nightmares.

[EstimatedProphet]

21. Then we'll replace them with good memories!

Or at least, catch up with us at the Brew Kettle

[asthmaticeog]

23. Beastman and I will hold your hands. Promise. n/t

[Magrittes Pipe]

28. My hands?

:(

[sbj405]

19. I grew up in Strongsville

Lived there til I was 8. :-)

I'm in MD now, but sounds like a fun time.

[johnnie]

20. C'mon out

It should be a good time.

[johnnie]

24. Kick

[EstimatedProphet]

25. Kick

[EstimatedProphet]

26. Kick

[EstimatedProphet]

27. Kick

[Wapsie B]

29. Couple weeks early for me.

Or week and a half.

[johnnie]

30. Kickin'

[johnnie]

31. Sat night kick

[johnnie]

32. Another kick

[EstimatedProphet]

33. Kick