Any Western NYers interested in having a MeetUp?

[FizzFuzz]

Near Rochester or someplace fairly easy for Roch. and Buffalo people to get to?

Ha, I have no organizing skills, but I'm gonna take a risk here! LOL

[frictionlessO]

1. LoL!! You just showed that you do have some organizing skills!

Im down with a meet up! so far it looks like it'd just be us though!

[FizzFuzz]

2. T'warnt easy! I was shaking in my boots.

I thought of hosting it at our home but the thought of having to clean made the shaking worse!

LOLOL (at my own hilarity) :D

hmm I wonder how many NY people actually come by this board? Better put out attraction vibes ~~~~~~~~~~~

[frictionlessO]

3. I know there are a few western types that drop by... trick is just gonna

be to keep it kicked over a few weeks.

I'd suggest my house, but I fear its really out of the way for most. East Aurora. Its nice and we can host small groups... 10 or so.

[Dragonfli]

5. I live in Buffalo and Work In Orchard Park

I am close anyway.
Very Interested in the Idea.

[frictionlessO]

6. Hey youre a pagan, we might know eachother!!

Do you know anyone who plays and makes didges and goes to Starwood at Brushwood?

PM me if that sounds familiar!

[Dragonfli]

8. Do You Know Scarlet? (my wife)

I haven't been to brushwood in ages (last time was a starwood festival that Tim Leary attended)
God How I miss that place.

[FizzFuzz]

13. Hi! Missed your post, sorry

great, glad you're interested :D

Hope this shapes up--would be really nice to meet people in real life!

[FizzFuzz]

9. yep. Well wait and see what happens!

I need to get moving along right now, but might be a good idea to post this in GD or the Lounge? Ya think? I get the impression this forum isn't very heavily trafficked.

[Maeven8pol]

4. Western NY Meetup

I'm in Ontario County (southeast of Rochester). Let me know if you MEETUP. It's going to be a LONG 4 years!

[FizzFuzz]

11. you're not kidding.

Great, maybe something is shaping up here....

I'm keeping my eye on it!

[frictionlessO]

7. well we've got 4! Thats enough to meet up at some suitably liberal bar

for drinks!

:toast:

[FizzFuzz]

10. cool! sounding good!

and heyyyyy, I wouldn't mind chatting some, O, seeing your involvement in Paganism.

I practice Buddhism and have an interest in paganism.

[FizzFuzz]

12. OK, 4 People--Time to Pick a Location??

I'm thinking in Rochester. Roch is an hour (approx) drive for me and for Buffalo people....looks like two folks from around there.

Of course, there is Border's Bookstore, a nice Democratic venue, near the 390 exit. Coffee and eats.

Or would beer be preferable?
I wouldn't mind yakking it up with a good beer myself (has to be a bar with a good beer list, no Bud or Coors for me!!! ;) )

I don't have a particualr bar in mind; Anyone have a favorite bar?

[oneighty]

14. No no!

Silver Creek.

I do not travel well. Sigh

180

[FizzFuzz]

15. OK, so how 'bout dis here Meetup?

Computer's been down for a while. Now it's back.

So, where to meet?

Name a preference, then we can pick the most convenient for me XXXXX

Sorry I meant most convenient for the most people! ;)

[newyawker99]

16. kick

[trotcop]

17. sounds interesting

I haven't visited DU in awhile. If you guys meet up, make sure to post it here. I work weird hours but I might be able to drop by if the time is right. I'm in Wyoming so East Aurora or Roch. is easy for me. Anyway, Hi from Western NY.

[FizzFuzz]

18. OK FOLKS How about NEXT SAT?

I'm thinking early evening, at a Starbucks (they donate to Dems!!)

I know of a couple Starbucks in Rochester.

I was offline again with computer probs...

Anyway, I just thought the best thing to do would just be announce a plan and see if it works for most people.

[tsakshaug]

20. Do you mean the 12th

or the 19th?

[tsakshaug]

19. Let me know

Anywhere in Rochester is good!
Depends on the weekend with kids

[Habibi]

21. Me!

I live in Roc, myself, so Rochester's pretty easy for me! Currently recovering from foot surgery so can't get out much for a couple more weeks, but count me in after that.

Funny that people mention Brushwood. I may be dancing at O.U.R. fest (http://www.ourmusicfest.com)for the first time this year--I've lived here 5 years now and only this year learned about the place. Used to be interested in Wicca in a big way, so may check out Sirius Rising as well.

[lasttrip]

22. dont forget the blue heron festival

http://www.greatblueheron.com/

i grew up in chautauqua county, now in orchard park. remember seeing rusted root and 10,000 maniacs there in the 90's.

count me in. and..

:kick:

[tsakshaug]

23. Looks like we went past the first proposed date

Who wants to pick a date for April?
How about I pick one?
Let's say April 9?
Or May 7?
In Rochester area.
Where any ideas?
Wait another month and have it in my backyard or in a nearby park

[FizzFuzz]

26. My computer has been down

for the millionth time...sheesh. Satelite is great as long as the weather's clear and the trees aren't in the way. :eyes:

actually, it seems to be better for my state of mind, since my righteous outrage and agita every day wasn't helping anything--so I'm deciding to come to DU less.

But, April 9 sounds good to me. Any preferences as to where? I'm not too familiar with the bars.

[tsakshaug]

27. I'm not much of a bar person

so I am not much use in naming a place

[RagingBuffalo]

24. FreeBuffalo.org

We have an active and exciting movement happening in and around the Buffalo area so if you are looking for a group to meet up with you might want to check out the FreeBuffalo movement and the PrimaryChallenge. Both have been meeting together and have had two successful meetings so far. The next one will be in Buffalo but the date and time have not been announced yet. Check out the FreeBuffalo.org forum to get the latest.

[trotcop]

28. Rightwing

Ragingbuffalo,

I was curious why you are posting these rightwing forums here in Democraticunderground? :wtf:

[Dragonfli]

29. those ARE cool-aid conventions (Frist Like)

Read This:
http://buffalobeast.com/73/feature3.htm
snip .... Opening Prayer – Rev. Kenneth Munson

Then the candidates would be introduced, and the organization’s president would speak, followed by another "closing prayer."

Maybe I’m not a typical Buffalonian, but I could scarcely believe my eyes. Sure enough, when things got underway, everybody stood, faced the flag on the left side of the stage, and recited the pledge of allegiance. I stood and said nothing, the same way I’ve been doing since about the fourth grade. Suddenly I felt like I was back there again.

Then the real fun started. The white-haired Reverend Munson got up and leaned way too close to the microphone. His voice cracked and boomed through the room, sending visible shudders through the sparse audience. I thought I could handle a benign "let us work together to save this broke-ass county" type of prayer, but it was not to be. Instead, Munson beseeched God to give us "an educational system which incorporates our moral and spiritual values"—think school prayer—and attacked "the culture of death which surrounds us." ....

I posted the link so the unaware wouldn't buy into what the buffaloFREEP was trying to push here.

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