We NEED to get together on Election Day!

[Pierre.Suave]

Next Week!

Lets plan something!

Here is the Official DFL party

http://action.dfl.org/site/Calendar/2094058069?view=Detail&id=117542&whence=http%3A%2F%2Faction.dfl.org%2Fsite%2FPageServer%3FJServSessionIdr001%3Davqj8ikat2.app7b%26pagename%3DEventCalendar

Minnesota DFL Victory Night Party
Crowne Plaza Riverfront Hotel



The festivities will begin after the polls close, so join us for an evening of fun, celebration, and watching the returns come in! Cash bar and cash food service will be available. Please contact Sarah Helgen at [e-mail] with any questions!

Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Time: 8:15 PM

I was at this in 06, it is free to attend but drinks and food do cost, and it was a fun atmosphere.

[Pierre.Suave]

1. Lets hear your ideas

[Lydia Leftcoast]

2. Well I'm leaving for a convention in Florida the next day, so I

don't want to go all the way to St. Paul that night.

That's my only thought at this point.

[Pierre.Suave]

3. Well

we can always decide to do something other than the DFL party.

[Pierre.Suave]

4. Ok, one more option I just learned about

The 331 club in Minneapolis is having an election night party starting at 7:30PM on election night.

[dflprincess]

5. Where's the 331 Club?

I was thinking of going to one of my SD's house candidates party, but I haven't made up my mind so I'm open. I know I don't thinki I could stand being home alone.

[Pierre.Suave]

6. The 331 club is in Nordeast Minneapolis

:P

google maps link

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=331+13th+ave+ne,+minneapolis+mn&sll=44.943138,-93.120533&sspn=0.007108,0.013819&g=331+13th+ave+ne,+minneapolis+mn&ie=UTF8&ll=45.002346,-93.262854&spn=0.007101,0.013819&z=16


here is the text of the e-mail I have about it:

Do you know where you are going to be on election night? Well, once you are done voting, come to the 331 Club to celebrate with your Drinking Liberally friends. We'll have drink specials, Raleigh's Tacos, wifi, election returns, and giveways. Copies of "Goodnight Bush" (www.goodnightbush.com) will be given away every 30 minutes between 7:30 and 9, and KFAI will be calling throughout the night for live updates.

Celebrate this historic election with Drinking Liberally!

Party sponsors include

The 331 Club (www.331club.com)
Minnesota Independent (www.minnesotaindependent.com)
Twin Cities Daily Planet (www.tcdailyplanet.net)
Goodnight Bush from Little, Brown and Company (www.goodnightbush.com)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

7. Now that actually sounds kind of appealing

I'd be glad to drop in for a while.

But I've never been there. How big is it? Would people be standing nose-to-back-of-head, like on a Japanese subway at rush hour, or is the place spacious enough to accommodate a large crowd?

(P.S. I'm in the process of arranging to meet up with Orlando DUers while I'm down there.)

ON EDIT: Any club that features the Roe Family Band AND All the Pretty Horses must be an interesting place. (Did you know that Venus attends my church? And dresses that way all the time?)

[Pierre.Suave]

8. I am sorry Lydia

I have no answers for you, and knew none of that stuff...

lol

[HopeFor2006]

13. That sounds like the best option so far.

[GAspnes]

9. 331 will be packed

But it sounds like fun. I'll be there ... or somewhere. Can't be alone on Election Night.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

10. How about having a smaller gathering some place that is

Democratic-friendly and yet not a main venue? I hate the idea of standing in crowds (especially beer-soaked crowds).

Any ideas? What lesser known bars and/or restaurants are known to be Dem-friendly?

[dflprincess]

11. And will have at least one TV.

Do any of us have a state rep whose having a gathering at a hotel or restaurant - we could crash that. (I know of one - but it's in Burnsville so I don't think the location works real well for a lot of us.)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

12. I looked at the websites of some of my local people

and none of them seem to have anything going on.

Sigh, it was so much easier in Portland: just hop onto a bus to the ONE downtown, walk a block to the hotel, and when you'd had enough (it WAS the election of 2002 :-( ), just go back out to the bus stop, confident that the return bus would be along in 15 minutes or less.

Speaking of which, I'm trying to think of non-divey places along Hennepin. Can't think of any, really. Not with TV sets.

Amazing Thailand, a newish Thai restaurant and bar near the Suburban World Theater, has a TV and pretty decent food, but I don't know the owners' political opinions.

[Pierre.Suave]

15. I know that O'Garas in St Paul will probably

have an event, or at least a tv on. I will find out and let you all know

[dflprincess]

17. O'Gara's would be fun

I haven't been there in years.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

19. I could go for O'Gara's

It's easy to find. That is an important trait for a St. Paul business. :P

[Pierre.Suave]

20. hahaha

you are right, that is an excellent trait for a business to have in St Paul

[krispos42]

14. Cannot attend

I work nights. I'll be in a media black hole until I get home at midnight and start wading through the alerts. I'm sure we'll be on DefCon 12... :-)

You guys have a good time. Maybe I can make the usual Saturday lunch meet-up.

[Pierre.Suave]

16. bummer

[Pierre.Suave]

18. Kick

let's come up with something by Monday night

[Lydia Leftcoast]

21. I vote for O'Gara's

I don't do well in massive crowds, and I don't like the idea of driving all the way to downtown St. Paul (:scared: ) and back the night before I have to catch an 8AM flight.

[dflprincess]

22. O'Gara's sounds good to me

n/t

[Pierre.Suave]

23. Ok, here is what I did

I reserved a table in the south bar at O'garas tomorrow for provisionally 7:30 pm.

They do have a band playing, however it will not distract very much due to the location.

So, we had better let everyone know and if you have any questions send me a pm.

O'Garas tomorrow night at 7:30 pm unless anyone thinks we need a different time.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

24. I'm there unless I hear otherwise in the meantime.

:woohoo:

[dflprincess]

25. For those who need it, the address is

164 Snelling Ave N
St Paul, MN 55104

[Lydia Leftcoast]

26. Okay, I'll be there

Yippee! A place in St. Paul that I can find! :woohoo:

(I once spent an hour trying to find someone's house.)

And I've just sent a bunch of PMs to alert other DUers.

[myrna minx]

27. I'm having friends over for the celebration, so again, I'm going to miss one of your

fun get togethers. I'll make it one of these days. I miss you guys!

[Pierre.Suave]

30. bring them along

seriously, we at this point have the whole room to ourselves.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

31. Spike (whom you may remember from the rained-out picnic) plans to be there

as per PM.

[Pierre.Suave]

33. cool

I can't remember if I met him or not but the more the merrier!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

34. Spike is a "her"

:-)

[Pierre.Suave]

36. oops

LOL I guess that answers that then hahaha

[Pierre.Suave]

28. everyone is welcome to

Bring friends and fellow Obama supporters.

[dflprincess]

29. I feel like a kid the day before Christmas

the next 30 hours or so are going to go so slow.

Like the Alvin & the Chipmunks song says
"Hurry election day, don't be late"

[Lydia Leftcoast]

32. I got a cryptic note from MnFats, who seems to be a "maybe"

:-)

[Lucian]

35. I wish I could make it.

But I live 2 1/2 hours away. Gah! x(

[pengillian101]

37. Me too!

"But I live 2 1/2 hours away. Gah!"

So do I and miss all the meet-ups. Which direction from the TC are you at? I'm north.

Attendees - have fun. :party: :toast:

[Lucian]

38. I'm located between Alexandria and St. Cloud along I-94.

[pengillian101]

39. I'm located between Alexandria and St. Cloud along I-94.

Well, snap! We are not close either - almost 200 miles apart. We are closer to Hibbing. Nice to see ya - even if only online.

:hi: