October 28, 2005

Getting that Bay Area Meetup Feeling There were some rumblings about having another SF Bay Area meetup. We will rumble no more. This is the time. This is the place. We throw down the gauntlet to those LA monkeys, too. Come on! We dare ya!

It's time for the North and the South to come together and mend the fences which have been torn asunder by the great war which pitted brother against brother. That, and Mandyman's birthday is coming up and we need to celebrate! For this reason, and to make it easier on SoCal monkeys, the meetup is to be on Saturday, November the 12th. Currently open to suggestions as to a properly festive locale which can take a barrelfull of partying monkeys.

posted by ooga_booga 19 years ago
  • Zeitgeist is an option, but with the weather turning a little colder we might want to look for an indoor venue. Jupiter is likewise outdoors, but it has heat lamps at least. The Thirsty Bear has been mentioned before - if we could get the upstairs seating area it would be great although I think that might be a dinner sort of situation. Anyone else have ideas?
  • It's also in the neighborhood of ooga's birthday, let's be clear about that--a detail he neglected to mention.
  • damn, damn, damn. I'm booked on November 12. *looks at calendar* *discovers that every Saturday between now and January 2006 is spoken for* *slinks away* Jupiter does have lots of indoor space as well, so that would still be an option. (Even if I can't make it.)
  • Damn it, ambrosia! I wanted to meet you!
  • Yeah ambrosia! What were you thinking?
  • Jupiter is nice, albeit crowded. The pizza is good. The wait staff seem to be hilariously grumpy. And I'll be way over here, seething as always.
  • Seethe the day, tracicle!
  • Hmmm... November 12th... I've finally completed my Extreme Dental Makeover so I'm not ashamed to show my face*, and if things go well this weekend, my home address will become just about midway between LA and SF in the next two weeks. I'm not making a commitment... just consider this a "blind tease"... *from the neck down is another problem
  • no not that horrible pizza joint!....let medusa pick....she seems like she'd know a cool place.... oh...and i'm in...
  • I demand that sexyrobotnik give me one (1) shoutout in the medium of interpretive dance.
  • I think I'm in. It might be fun to carpool up Friday night, spend Saturday goofing around in the city, do the meetup and return Sunday.
  • I demand that the_bone give me one (1) shoutout written in burnt rubber upon an open highway. And spell my name right goddamit.
  • You'll get a shoutout, quiddy, but it'll be a totally different sort of skidmark than the one you're thinking of.
  • I demand that Fes give me one (1) shoutout in the medium of post-digested sweetmeats, lovingly finished in the lower colon of a Bavarian nun.
  • I can guarantee nun, but I can't guarantee "lovingly." Sweetmeats can be a little, ah, impetuous.
  • I would like a modest shoutout on pen and paper, alongside my fellow monkey friends. If it's no trouble. Thanks.
  • Quod wants sexyrobot to, and I quote, 'give him one'. Pffft!
  • Ahead warp factor 7, Mr. Sulu! Oh sorry wrong thread
  • I would like a modest shoutout on pen and paper, alongside my fellow monkey friends I demand one (1) shoutout that is at least 20 metres bigger than Koko's shoutout and is covered with flashing lights and tinsel and borne through the skies attached to zeppelin or nailed to a flying superhero.
  • I reaffirm my standing order for a shoutout. Thanks in advance, etc.
  • I just might be able to make that. We're moving to the Bay Area in the new year since my husband's starting a job at Google, and they're sending us down for a 4-day recon trip. That's the weekend we're looking at going...we'll probably be busy down further south, as we're looking at Palo Alto for housing, but maybe, maybe. If not, next one in the new year, I'll be there for sure.
  • If you could just staple my shoutout to the corner of twidnunc's, that would be grand. Thanks ever so much.
  • I've got a 3 day weekend! You're on!!
  • Oh good! Space Kitty can do my shoutout. She has such lovely penmanship. If it's no bother, of course.
  • Post-It note would be fine for me. I don't want to be a bother. Even though I am.
  • Please write qualnoun's shoutout in leetspeak, bordered by large, crudely-drawn penises and Klingon warships. And Koko's must consist of vaginally-shaped igloos.
  • squeak! I am so excited I dont have plans that night. woohoo!! I am goin' to the monkeymeetup. now: first of all, I absolutely want to participate in any interpretive dance that goes on, its my favorite expressive medium, oh yeah! also, sexyrobot, you sexy thing, thanks. I feel a bit of pressure now but I will rack my diminishing brain for an ultra-cool locale (hmmm....getting some ideas already) finally, middleclasstool, feel free to let me know in what format you'd like your shoutout ;)
  • I don't wish to make anyone uncomfortable by having to render pornographic and/or non-Federation shoutouts. Unless this would not make them uncomfortable, in which case please include large breasts on the igloo, and Romulan bird-of-prey firing on the Klingon warships. Thanks in advance!
  • Suggestion: the Orbit Room.
  • count me in. i'll shout at anybody who wants it, too, by the way...
  • ah! I love the orbit room! two other possibilities are: Luka's Tap Room Edinburgh Castle
  • AAAAAAARRRGGGGGH. Nov12&13th, going to a workshop.
  • I'll get you next time Gadget! Zanshin! Neeeext tiiiiiime! *Shakes steel fist*
  • I demand a picture of one member of the staff, grumpy or not, holding a page with 'MONKEYFILTER' crudely written on it. If you manage to get him/her to wear a monkey mask, much the better! And if you get arrested or thrown out, a picture of the bouncer of police officer will do)
  • I demand that sexyrobotnik give me one (1) shoutout in the medium of interpretive dance. Let's just make that a striptease! Oh, and I DON'T want a shoutout. nope, no way
  • Oooo! The Orit Room, Edinurgh Castle and Luka's all sound great! Can anyone who's been to them say which has the best seating for a gaggle of monkeys? Personally, that article about the drinks at the Orbit Room make it my personal preference. *starts polishing martini glasses*
  • the orbit room is beautiful, but small, and located in a moderately parking-challenged spot in SF. Edinburgh Castle is very large, has a fantastic selection of beers and scotches, and might just have live bagpipe music! Luka's is very hip, has a great menu, is a little pricey, has great djs starting maybe 8ish. there is a smallish dancefloor/seating area up front and a pool table and seats area in back. there is also an upstairs artgallery type space (which i have not seen) which is available for "private parties" I dont know the details regarding this but I would be happy to investigate. also parking wont be difficult in downtown oakland.
  • oh I meant to say edinburgh castle will also be difficult parking
  • I think you should go to the Exploratorium first, then for drinks/snacks afterwards. That's just what I would do.
  • Does Edinburgh Castle have a full bar, Medusa? I can't tell from what I found online. It seems like it's more of a traditional Irish bar in that they're mostly limited to what's on tap - is that a fair assumption? On the plus side, for all three options mentioned so far, they're all fairly close to BART and/or MUNI!
  • wow! I just called edinburgh castle and got the machine. the speaker (male) had the SEXIEST scottish accent!! I think I may just call that number all afternoon. they are not open until 5. I will call and inquire re the bar offerings. I will also call luka's and get the info on the upstairs room and availability on the 12th.
  • Please keep the Orbit Room on the radar screen, if possible! If we got there early it could accomodate any number of monkeys.
  • the orbit room has a great jukebox...
  • Those orbit room drinks sound incredibly delicious, but I'm happy with wherever as long as there's booze and monkeys. That the booze would be specially infused with extra flavor would just be icing on ye olde cake. Speaking of cake, does anyone else have an impending birthday besides me and oogs? Give or take a couple of weeks? C'mon, don't be shy.
  • The Edinburgh has a full bar, including a wonderful selection of aged single malts. If it ends up at the Edinburgh, I could probably make it for an hour or two. The Saturday portion of my workshop ends at 5:30pm, and as long as I don't get too drunk, and provide the missus some relief from baby-watching, I could probably drop by and proove my existence. Of course that would include HawthorneWingo's presence so I could climb out of his ass.
  • I would like my shoutout wrapped around a stack of hundred dollar bills and delivered by Scarlett Johansson in a slinky dress, thank you..
  • I've set up a Wiki Page for the meetup. Vote early, vote often!
  • Medusa - thanks for checking on Luka's and the Castle, you officially R0XX0R! I'm all right with whiskey, but I'll need a little something more than beer myself. On preview: thanks for clarifying the bar offerings at the Castle, Zanshin!
  • Wait a second--Zanshin livesi n HawthorneWingo's ass? Does your whole family fit in there, Zanshin? Or is it more of a pied a terre kinda thing?
  • The latter. My little bum-away-from-home.
  • pied a cul?
  • It's all about ass with you San Francisco men, isn't it?
  • yes, mandyman, where as its all about the booze for us bay area women. yeehaw!
  • Where's yentruoc these days, anyway?
  • Do any of these places have wireless?
  • Fine. But when I eventually make it back to SF, we ARE having a meetup at The Exploratorium, and that's FINAL. I have no idea when that will be. I'm just saying is all. So get used to the idea. Cuz it will eventually happen. Someday.
  • The Exploratorium The 't' is silent.
  • Got it, racicle.
  • the_bone - it seems that none of the three options so far have Wi-Fi, which puts the kibosh on drunken posts or MoFircing.
  • Anyone know of a good place which has Wi-Fi?
  • I don't think WiFi needs to be a requirement; I was just wondering out loud. Drunken posts can always happen later at an afterparty. The tentative plan, after conferring with Space Kitty and mandyman (I'm assuming sexyrobot would go along with this as well): As none of us has work or school on Friday the 11th, we were thinking about driving up late Thursday, hanging out in the city on Friday and Saturday (each of us would probably run around doing our own thing during some of that time), doing the meetup on Saturday night, and driving back to LA on Sunday. This may all change, of course.
  • yokes! i don't think i'll be able to make it...there's a play that needs some sets that opens on the 17th....so on the 12th i probably be up to my elbows in hot glue...damn...well, i'm thinking of heading up there at some point this month.....i NEED a vacation!
  • Ouch to the hot glue. Don't go picking your nose with hot glue on your hands.
  • Ook ook! My Saturday thing may get pushed back to Sunday, so I *might* be able to make it. *crosses fingers*
  • I'm here tracicle! I'm here! Been trying to get a paper out, and thus inch closer to graduating, so I've been doing my best to avoid the ever-addictive internet. But I will keep an eye on this thread and go to the meetup, wherever it may be. And also, lovely posts lately, everyone. I've been peeking quickly here and there, but not stopping to comment.
  • Good to know you're still around. Good luck with the paper. :)
  • **seeth seeth I know you'll all be way to busy to shoutout to your GramMa. But maybe someone could nicker a bit.
  • sexyrobot can't make it? Boo!-( ambrosia can? Yay!-) Bluehorse seething? Boo!-( yentruoc's coming? Yay!-) sexyrobot - sorry you can't make it, we'll have to make sure a suitable replacement attends in your stead.
  • *nickers*
  • Mwahaha, I will surely be there. >:)
  • I should hope so, mister.
  • Aeonite and elise, what about you two? Mofirkers unite!
  • Hey, ya West Coast bunch of commie hippies! Once you're done smokin pot and stickin flowers in brave soldiers' rifles, you can shout out to me too. Just make sure it's much better than queedie's and koko's. God love ya.
  • Space Kitty is still working on getting sexyrobot to come along; all is not lost!
  • The man needs a vacation, clearly he needs to spend it with us.
  • *hopes* I'm doing my best, kids!
  • Go Space Kitty, go! And wither Cali, Camilo and Daniel? HawthorneWingo - are you only coming if we go to the Orbit Room?
  • well I dont know if I should throw this into the mix, but one possible location for an afterparty would be my house (complete with mr. medusa and a hottub). I live in oakland....
  • and the internets, of course, we have those too
  • *is SO down with the internets meeting the hot-tubs idea* what could possibly go wrong?
  • A true California solution! The pictures should be quite, um...
  • Keep the internet's power cord away from the hot tub!
  • internets + hot tubs = NAKED SHOUTOUTS FOR MIDDLECLASSTOOL.
  • So, where is squidranch?
  • I haven't seen squid since TLAPD; he and I should probably make a pilgrimage to Jumbo's Clown Room (don't google that at work) soon. I haven't included other LA monkeys in trip plans yet because I'm not certain anyone other than the four of us could make a three-day road trip work. If other monkeys want to carpool up, let me know! I vote for afterparty action at medusa's place!
  • I LOVE jumbo's clown room, that place is so awesome!!! so its laptop 'lectrocution and nekkid shoutouts chez moi, then, is it? I'm game...
  • *blinks* Eh, where do I sign up for the PPV?
  • Have you seen medusa's profile? What are you waiting for, you fools!
  • hey, maybe I could make some money out of this all...
  • Oh, man. I was just checking out this thread when my boss came out of nowhere, around to the inside of my desk. Do you know what was at the top of the page she saw? This: internets + hot tubs = NAKED SHOUTOUTS FOR MIDDLECLASSTOOL. Thank GOD she's got a sense of humor!!
  • Or the hots for you...
  • Heh. Wouldn't that be awkward...
  • so is yr boss cute?
  • My tentative plans to attend turned out to be just that; we won't be in town until the beginning of December. See you all at the next one, though!
  • :(
  • I will be there, wherever, along with both my ass and Zanshin.
  • update regarding the tantalizing taunt of an afterparty hottubaganza chez moi: I had forgotten that I have another party to go to in SF after the monkey meetup. ak! I am sorry but its a birthday party and how can I say no to the birthday girl?
  • Birthday present idea: a barrel full of monkeys! word on the street is that they're fun!
  • pete are you suggesting I bring a bunch of drunken monken to the home of said unsuspecting birthday girl?
  • I don't see how you have any choice.
  • I demand buck nekkid shoutouts. Hold the sausage.
  • well I am sure we can do nekkid shoutouts at the after party--extra sausage for mct!
  • Extra sausage coming up!
  • NooOOOOOoooOOOoooo!
  • Holding your sausage, MCT, will require a substantial coerced donation.
  • /sputtle
  • Ack! I am now confused - Hottubalooza afterparty at Medusa's or no? I do second the motion to convene at Unsuspecting Birthday Girl's place, though. We could videotape it and make a million! A million of what, I don't know
  • sorry for the confusion! It would appear that the meetup will happen in San Fran. I have a friend's bday party to go to afterwards, also in San Fran. why not drag some sloppy simians along? my house is in Oakland, so its unlikely that we will wind up there in my ho'tub at any point, but ye never know!
  • Oh, crap. I forgot: I'm out of town the weekend of the 12th. You all have fun. Zanshin, I'm gonna let you out early so you can take part in the monkeyfest.
  • So, have we settled on a time/place? Despite my best efforts, sexyrobot will *not* be attending this meetup. My apologies to the northern monkeys.
  • Okay, since the balance of opinion has shifted squarely to San Francisco and the votes for The Orbit Room predominate, it looks like the venue is set for The Orbit Room this Saturday at around 8. I've also updated the Wiki Page to reflect the now-determined place and time.
  • Damn it, the Orbit Room was my idea (mine! I say), yet I can't attend! Damn it! You all have fun. Somebody toast 'ol HWingo with a mojito, wouldja please? And make a plan for the next Bay Area meet-up. And pick a date I'm in town. Thanks.
  • And, happy b-day, ooga booga.
  • Thanks, HWingo! Sorry you won't be able to make it, *especially* since the locale is of your suggestion.
  • well I for one am bummed that sexyrobot and mr wingo cannot make it :( hopefully this possibly-a-developing-sinus-infection situation on my end will turn out to be a hoax!
  • have fun. I can not make it, since I am in the other extreme of the world right now. oogabooga, are you going to wear your famous tshirt?
  • I am so close, but yet so far. A night meeting in San Francisco with the chance of drinking would definately involve a hotel room for me. Damn you I-80 drive home...DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!!!
  • grover96, surely a kind monkey would open their living room couch to you, if you wanted.
  • grover96 - I have it on good authority that Camilo's place will have plenty of room that weekend:-) Camilo - you mean the notorious MoFi shirt which gave Matt Haughey conniption fits? Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps.
  • Have a good time y'all! And happy birthday Lord OogasWorth!
  • what t-shirt is that?
  • Thanks, Moth! petebest - it's just a regular MoFi shirt, it just elicited a great reaction from Matt Haughey which is why it's "famous". And it is great, the suckage that is because sexyrobot and HWingo will not be there. So we will have to party twice as hard to take up the slack. I'm looking at *you*, mandyman!
  • Wow, that is cool. Well rock tha hizzy for us. Hot tubs, group sex, and *cough*webcams as they may.
  • Okay, the odds that there will be genuine Wendell at the meetup have increased to 49%... I am currently literally halfway between LA and SF, and if things go well, well.......
  • That's just good planning ahead, because let me tell you, synthetic wendell is, like, harsh.
  • I vote for genuine wendell!!
  • Say it ain't so. My chance to meet the real-deal wendell, and I'm gonna miss it.
  • oopsie... I was just cleaning the spam out of my inbox when I accidentally deleted two apparently-meetup-oriented messages (I noticed too late that "ooga_booga and the Orbit Room" was not selling me viagra). Would the original sender or one of the other recipients please resend them puh-leeeze?
  • Heyas! the_bone was kind enough to drop me a message about this. I'd love to meet up with the group though it would be a later arrival as I have to work that night.
  • Fris! Cheeky! The details are in the Wiki Page, but it boils down to this: 8:00 pm at The Orbit Room Drunken crashing of Medusa's friend's birthday party sometime later! Monkey hot-tubbage at Medusa's place afterwards! (maybe) I'll drop you a line with my phone number so that you can find out where we are when you get off work. If any other monkeys want my digits, my e-mail's in my profile.
  • people can feel free to email me for my cell # (like, for the saturday night meetup info!) but I never hear my phone ringing so you should probably call someone else....emails in the profe
  • Yay! Thanks, ooga!
  • Space Kitty and I are now at an internet cafe in SF. mandyman is hanging out in Berkeley until tomorrow. We'll be in the city for a couple of hours, so if anyone wants to chill give us a call; I sent SK's digits out to the group that ooga_booga emailed earlier.
  • Ok, it's official, I won't be there. Sorry. I am burying my head in shame. Next time. I swear. I promise. Give me one more chance. may I please have one itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny-shoutout? Not even a shoutout really -- more like a whisperout. Did I mention I'm sorry?
  • well zanshin, I hope you're not expecting a naked whisperout!
  • No, bikinis and underwear will be fine. did i mention I'm sorry?
  • we'll miss you!
  • likelihood of a genuine wendell sighting at the SF meetup are up to 72%... ...only car failure or inability to find parking within a quarter-mile of the Oasis Room can stop me.
  • Okay, I'd originally planned to leave from Morro Bay at noon; instead, I'm back in Van Nuys and leaving now... I have both contact numbers: expect some prank calls this afternoon. And I've acquired some new clean underwear for Zanshin's shoutout. Later today, if anybody sees a big fat guy with a cane and a hawaiian shirt on the streets of San Francisco, stop and say hello... Genuine wendell attendence likelihood over 85%...
  • I can't believe I'm missing a wendell appearance! Ack, hope you guys all have a blast. Think of poor me who wanted to come, but was thwarted. Alas, alack.
  • Yeee Hawww!!! The plans have changed. I will be there!!! Wendell, now you can show me your underwear in person -- it better be clean. See y'all at the Orbit Room. How will we recognize each other? What should I be looking for -- other than Wendell and his hawaiian shirt? Should I bring the iBook? Has anyone determined if there is wifi at the Orbit Room?
  • well I'll be wearing my shoutout underwear...(?)
  • Greetings from the LaQuinta hotel in Hayward, California! This is the_bone, posting from mandyman's account. The meetup was awesome. In attendance: me, space kitty, mandyman, oogabooga, yentruoc, yentruoc's boyfriend (whose MoFi screenname eludes me at the moment), medusa, zanshin, flongj, wendell (who drove up from San Luis Obispo), DaShiv from MeFi, and ambrosia (accompanied by mr. ambrosia). Many pictures were taken by DaShiv and Medusa, and much merriment was had. I'm sure more details will be forthcoming once people wake up and shed their hangovers (mandyman and space kitty were delightfully tragic; they sang "Bohemian Rhapsody" for much of the drive from the bar to the hotel, and tried to write a drunken MoFi comment last night about the hotel desk clerk who was pulling a gigantic wedgie out of her behind as we arrived- the phrase "digging to China" was invoked- but MoFi's server was not cooperating). Conversation starters: the shoutout bra, "pork two-ways," the awkward turtle, pubic topiary, recent moves to and from LA, 6AM porn shoots, peeps on a string, public plate peeing/six degrees of uriniation, monkey tattoos. Discuss.
  • Oh, and all of the monkeys at the meetup were absolutely delightful people. We had a blast!
  • Where is my damn shoutout mandybone, you laggard?
  • Hi monkeys, sounds like y'all had a grand time - excellent! As it turns out, I was busier than a whore on dollar day at work and didn't get out of there until almost 2am, at which point I took my tired ass home. Looking forward to DaShiv's pics and catching you guys next time!
  • I am positively afroth at the prospect of the beautifully crafted shoutout that will no doubt be forthcoming in due course. This is much better than being negatively afroth, which can play havoc with your household appliances.
  • Hell with your hangovers, drop some Alka Seltzer and start posting, you pansies!
  • Hey everybody! I don't know what was in that drink that mr. ambrosia got for me at the Orbit Room, but it took me from tipsieland to drunken-singing-in-the-car-home in about four minutes flat. (Glad to see Space Kitty and mandyman were keeping me company on that one.) It was great to see everybody, showed up late and missed the shoutouts (but the evidence looked, erm, interesting.) We must do this again soon.
  • We'll post when we post, alright? Some of us have to hop in a car and drive six hours to get home today. Also, I don't know what bone is talking about. He's the one who busted out the harmony parts in Bohemian Rhapsody, so he really mustn't try to act as if he was detached from all of that singing. As a matter of fact, he was so overcome with joy as we were leaving the bar that he spontaneously burst into the theme song from Laverne and Shirley. On the sidewalk. In the middle of San Francisco. Now *that* was tragic.
  • mandyman: First of all, I don't think it's possible for *anyone* to not sing Queen's magnum opus when others are doing so. Plus, I wasn't the only one doing the Laverne and Shirley theme song... I seem to recall a certain UCLA grad student who shall remain unnamed singing it at the exact same time as me. In fact, I think I'm gonna blame this one on you. (It's gonna be a long drive)
  • *prays quietly for the sweet release of death* Or, you know, breakfast.
  • I am Mssr. grover96's sad lack of participation.
  • Woo!
  • I am SO hungover...ugh! but super fun night!!
  • the_bone and mandyman didn't mention that their impromptu Laverne and Shirley outbreak came just seconds after a high speed car chase.
  • Ok, I'm awake (little boy woke at 7am today -- so did Mommy and Daddy), hung-over, tired, slightly stinky, and convinced that West Coast Monkeys are some of the damn nicest, silliest, good looking drunkards I've ever met. I'm afraid of the the forth-coming photos, and I still want to know why someone would pick a plate over a bowl for public urination. Space Kitty, The Bone the FPP challenge still stands. $10 to the first person to accomplish the task without geeting eeked. Don't ask me about my stumble home.
  • why someone would pick a plate over a bowl for public urination. /looks forward to photo evidence
  • On second thought... no, better not bother with those ones.
  • I am alive and semifunctional in Morro Bay, but I'm not going to officially comment on the meetup until the pictures are up; I still reserve the right to claim that it wasn't really the Genuine Wendell there, but my slightlylessevil twin... But let me officially declare that I had nothing to do with any public displays of urination OR Laverne & Shirley... which, in retrospect, I regret.
  • I also am alive and wellish. Though the 'ish' is more from being at work than being hungover. Can't wait till the pics go up.
  • I too, am alive and wishing terribly that I was not at work. Mucho props to all the monkeys who showed up last night! It was great to see everyone - West Coast Monkeys Rule! As does San Dimas High School Football, but that's another matter. Thanks to Zanshin, Yentruoc & Lee, Medusa, Wendell, Space_Kitty, the_bone, mandyman, flongj, DaShiv, ambrosia & mr. ambrosia for a most excellent meetup. As birthday-related celebrations go, it was a splendid, splendid time!
  • *drums fingers on table, waiting for photos*
  • I signed up for flickr to day and will soon post pics (I promise!) btw, the porn shoot went fantastically!!
  • uh, wha?
  • *steeples fingers* Eeeeexcellent. /Burns
  • /fiddles while ooga_booga burns
  • wendell you just wait until those pics of you in the shoutout bra get published...
  • *sits next to ooga_booga, drums fingers on table*
  • The high speed car chase mentioned by flongj involved a van and seven or eight police cars whooshing past us on Market Street as we left the meetup. One might infer from his comment that the chase actually involved me, but this is not the case. For once, anyway.
  • *waves to ambrosia*
  • oh yeah, we saw that car chase too. *waves to the_bone*
  • If only someone had captured flongj's stealth disco chair dancing.
  • *waves to everyone because monkeys are so very funny and so very very hawt*
  • SUPER HAWT!
  • Woohoo! The upside to still being at work is that I can very clearly hear the Rolling Stones concert. The only things separating me from Mick et al are my window, three blocks of mostly empty space, and a couple dozen rows of stadium seating. For the last hour I've just thought one of my coworkers was playing a concert bootleg inappropriately loud. Alas, I think I will be here longer than Mick.
  • oh, and I third the hawtness. We are some fine monkey folk.
  • Aye, many were the monkeys who were teh hot. It should also be noted that "teh hot" is Malinglish for "hot tea".
  • photos...oh, photos...where are you?
  • I fear that DaShiv has gotten competing bids for the pics from Entertainment Tonight, Larry Flynt and an anonymous Fark photoshopper. I'm assembling an emergency fund to make sure that they DO fall into the wrong hands - ours. Besides, I still need to see the photographic evidence to fill in the holes in my swiss cheese memory... 24 hours after the fact I just realized that it was the first time in my life that a lovely young lady bought ME a drink (although she might very well have slipped me a mickey or a roofie or a scalia - I was seriously considering the possibility that it was all a strange dream when, on my way out of SF on the 101 I saw offramp signs for "Monster Park").
  • *starts slow handclap*
  • "Monster Park" is the local dinosaur hatchery, sponsored by our friendly neighborhood gene-splicers like yentruoc, actually.
  • *joins in the clapping*
  • *puts gun to small kitten's head* Post the goddam pictures already!
  • Kitfisto, if you kill that kitten god will masturbate you!
  • *readies tentacles* Nekkid shoutouts NOW!!11
  • Yeah, well the 'hand of god' better know what it's doin, sister!
  • I'm forced to do my work, because there are no photos to look at. Oh, what a world!
  • If you do not release the photos...well, let's just say there will be consequences.
  • *#mofirc seethes*
  • some pics for monkeys! ok! these are my pics, and yes, there are a whole 11 of them. none of the actual shoutouts are here, for that you must find and harass DaShiv, who is a meta, not a monkey, and a much more diligent photog than I. also! I will take some additional closeup shots of the shoutout bra, for those who have been memorialized thus, I also somehow wound up with the notebook, so I will take some pics and post em. Sidedish!!!! I finally posted a pic of my tattoo for you, nearly 2 years after promising I would. I hope this lures you back, we miss you!!!
  • ok, there are now additional pics at the above link, closeups of the shoutout bra and closeups of the shoutout notebook. someone go hunt down DaShiv and get him to post his pics, they'll be fantastic.
  • Medusa - I seem to see only pics which Mandyman posted from the previous LA meetup. Have you added the photos to the pool? You're such a tease!
  • Nothing says cool refreshment like Cup O' Tubgirl. And that is the awesomest shoutout ever, thanks! Pasties and a g-string, beer and a shot!
  • It was *fabulous* meeting all of you in the flesh, a fantastic time was had by all. Thanks again to yentrouc and lee for hosting - I can't wait to make the trip again!
  • Er, that was me.
  • *waggles eyebrows*
  • And whoever's panties those are (I'm guessing Medusa's), they offically rule.
  • I'm only seeing Mandyman's pics from the LA meetup too. Koko is getting upset!
  • Medusa's photos here. Clearly, I showed up late to that party...
  • I can only claim credit for the shoutout bra (cause I don't wear panties--oops! did I say that?)
  • Medusa's photos here /weeps
  • You can only see them if you're logged in and a member of the mofi group.
  • And now I have to know whose panties those are. But the shoutout bra is spectacular.
  • /slaps forehead
  • And now I have to know whose panties those are. Mine.
  • *gouges out eyes*
  • hey come on! zanshin was the first meetup monkey to get nekkid (sort of) and he's cute!
  • And he's got an awesome tattoo. But I don't like his boobs. Too hairy. But double-plus-good for being the only monkey to show boobage!
  • We have photos. Woo-hoo!
  • I'm on the shoutout bra!! I'm on the shoutout bra!! But why am I on the sweaty part?
  • But why am I on the sweaty part? Wrong fluid.
  • /shudder
  • don't worry, its probably bourbon
  • That tattoo is teh awesome, Zanshin. I covet.
  • I find the bra shoutouts to me so much more ... intimate. Hey? Hey?! Smoke 'em if you got 'em!
  • THANKS FOR THE MAMMARIES!!! HOOT HOOT!!!!
  • Koko, you're not giving me the comfort and support, I so sorely need.
  • Cross My Heart, I will try to do so in the future!
  • monkey biz DaShiv's pics are up! woohoo!!
  • Mmm...shoutout bosoms... DaShiv takes some damn good photos.
  • *pours glass of single malt Islay* Aah, Laphroaig my old friend, we don't need shoutouts to feel validated, do we? *stares vacantly at bottom of glass, single tear falls onto quivering hand*
  • DaShiv is so very, very talented. I would say, he has jugsful of talent! And the captain seems to be in his cups!
  • I told you Capt. Renault should get a shoutout! But nooooo... everyone else said, 'oh, forget the Renault. The Capt. doesn't need a shoutout to feel good. That ego is plenty strong enough without a stupid mention on the shoutout bra(tm)' Well look at yourselves now. Are proud of what you've done. /hugs the Capt.
  • ok! I guess I'll have to get one of those horrific boobjobs to have boobs the size of basketballs, so the names of each and every monkey can fit on my bra!!!
  • fartknockers.
  • Thish guy -- thish guy -- let me tell you about thish guy right heah, thish Zhanshin guy... He'sh fuggin bea-u-tiful, man. I fuggin shwear. Zhanshin, I lovesh -- hey! Lookit! Shomebody dropped a pretzshel! I can shtill eatit, right? *bends down too fast, bangs head on floor*
  • mct - how do you join the mofi group on flikr? I used all my googlefu just to find Dashiv's gallery (an effort that in preview appears to have been duplicated).
  • YOU PERFIDIOUS SNUBBERS!! Just look at the level of ignobility to which you have put the good Captain! For shame - for shame! Was it too much to scrawl his name or mine, for that matter on that scrap of lycra-spandex? Was it too much to take a sharpie and say, yes Captain my Captain? We know you? Thou art? But no! Instead you drive him to the current, repugnant state we now find him - scrambling for the leavings of the bar-mice, pants wetted, ego bruised, self-esteem shattered, cookies tossed. Oh, thou reptilian coast-dwellers, with your delightfully tanned bosoms and your good hair, forsake him, if you will. But this affront we shall not forget. unless another bra is duly worn to aerobics (kickboxing ok) by each of you - except perhaps the_bone - and then signed and sent to me personally, via Fedex if possible, thanks in advance
  • yentruoc, sign up with Flickr, then navigate to that group's home page. There should be a link that says "Join this group?" Click it, and it'll walk you through. Flickr's interface isn't the best designed I've ever seen.
  • AND Y'ALL BE JEALOUS 'CAUSE MY C BE ON THE NIPPLE!1
  • Might I remind everyone that Wendell had a fresh pack of tighty-whiteys in his car that he was willing to bust out. Some of you should be glad you didn't get shoutouts. The night could have gone in a very different direction.
  • yentruoc: best mischievous smile ever. mandyman: cutest simian around. All the rest : chopped liver. : ) And yeah, what's with this flickr joining business? If I attempt to come up with & memorize another log/pass, I'll implode.
  • I think Medusa can change the settings on those to make them fully public, so nobody has to join to see them.
  • I was, of course, talking about her boobs just then. I'll shut up now.
  • gee mct, didn't you get the memo? my boobs are already fully public--for everyone except you!!! BWAH HA HAH!!!
  • Yeah, what are you some kinda middlecla- . . oh. Right. MonkeyFilter: MY C BE ON THE NIPPLE!1 werd.
  • me dont know how to make pics fully public, only joined flickr yesterday :(
  • mct - that worked, thanks.
  • Those pics are great. I'm so glad that some monkeys are responsible and bring cameras, unlike my irresponsible self. Also, are we going to hear about that porn shoot, or what?
  • Nice pics! Only slightly disgruntled east coast monkey
  • yentruoc, the shoot was awesome our regular camera person couldn't make it, so I was behind the camera myself while mr. medusa and our model (the lovely vivienne) brought down the house with fantastic performances. a great time was had by all!
  • ...I'm on the shoutout bra. I'm on the shoutout bra! Kisses for all the SF/LA monkeys for the amazing wonderful fantabulous surpise of being on the shoutout bra! If you like, I can kiss you all in person when I'm at the next meetup. :)
  • Oh, and when I'm being more thoughtful and not just squealing about the shoutout bra, gorgeous photos, y'all. Looked like such a blast.
  • Wow, looks like you guys had a great deal of fun! Really fine looking bunch of monkeys (^_^)
  • I just realized that these meetup threads are damn near my social life lately. I have like three drinking buddies in town -- one's nearly always out of town conducting lawsuits against railroad companies, one's hip-deep in starting up his own catering business, one's got two kids, and I'm juggling work and school full time. So we actually get together and tie one on roughly once a quarter. In short, looking at internet photos of my nickname written on a bra and next to a pair of some mystery monkey's panties qualifies as the wildest time out I've had in longer than I care to think about (not counting playtime with Mrs. Tool, natch, as that's an entirely different class of "wild time"). I feel I should be wearing ribbons of shame right now. But regardless, I'm definitely going looking for some sympathy bourbon. BOOBIES.
  • Those are mandyman's panties, from the Sawtelle LA Monkey meetup. Just so ya'll know.
  • *draws back in shock and scandal*
  • Saturday night--hell, the whole damn weekend--was almost too much fun. I have not laughed my ass off for such an extended period of time in quite a long while. All you alls rock. ooga_booga: I know this is a shock, but my underwear does not lie--I really do like dorks.
  • two ways?
  • ooga_booga--you have no idea.
  • By the way, extra props to HawthorneWingo for the suggestion of The Orbit Room. Most excellent - I even got to handle the Alice Waters of bartenders' globe.
  • Insert exclamation points above, by the way. Here are some extras -> !!!!!
  • I have a feeling the 'two-ways' joke is the new cockpunch.
  • There's Two-Ways to Live, Space Kitty!
  • Not organic felching?
  • pork-two-ways mandyman-two-ways Venus-Lemonade-two-ways tungsten-two-ways yep, it works, but just imagine if we'd been at the place a block away called 3 Dollar Bill's...
  • Hey, thanks guys for the write-out. Looks like you all had a good time in those cups. I still like those eyeglass frames, on wendell too!
  • Yeah, but that traffic sign spouting out of my head was just weird...
  • Yeah, it's pointing two-ways.
  • Thanks for the shouty-outness, peeps. It made my day. Honestly, it did!
  • Actually, it's pointing three-ways...
  • I'm jealous. But can report that Yosemite remains breathtakingly beautiful. And I made the bra! Holy crap am I honored! I am glad to hear you all had such fun.
  • Heh. I made the nipple, plus they spelled quodniks name wrong. Life doesn't get any better.
  • Oh yeah? well the Capt. and I are forming our own . . meetup . . shoutoff . . thing! Yeah so take that! Who needs 'em, right Capt.? More Yoo Hoo?
  • He's in the shower. Waiting for you.
  • He's in the shower. Writing shoutouts...
  • Psst! petebest!
  • Awww! *snif* W00h00! I'm with the beautiful people now! Mwah! Mwah! I love you all! It's great to be here! Champagne? I'd love some! Where did all of these gorgeous naked people come from?!
  • You are weak, petebest. I'm casting you out of the meetup shoutoff thing. Now piss off, and let me finish my shower.
  • What's that? I'm sorry, the music's kind of loud over here and . . . what? You're casting for a movie? That's great! I . . what? Oh wow, they just brought in this giant cake and this beautiful naked woman is putting frosting all over her . . the what now? Look, Capt. I'm gonna have to call you back! Let me - yeah okay I'll call you another time uh-huh . . . yeah talk to you later! Okay! Yeah bye!
  • (In the shower, no-one can tell I'm if you're crying...) (But dammit, I'll need a sip-cup if my Laphroaig isn't going to be watered down.)
  • welcome to California petebest.
  • yeah! in california everyone showers NEKKID!!!
  • Hey! We do that here too!
  • no you don't.
  • *checks video footage* Zanshin's right.
  • Poor Koko, she doesn't know what it's like to shower nakeds.
  • I hear mandyman showers two-ways.
  • Zanshin--you have no idea.
  • I thought long underwear counted as naked?
  • maybe in Canada. This is California, honey!
  • Go back to Russia, you filthy hippies!
  • Hey, chill out Koko. You're like, way stressed out. Here, smoke a little of this. You shouldn't be so uptight -- you're gonna bumm me out.
  • Yeah, Koko. You're really harshing our mellow.
  • *puts a daisy in Koko's rifle*
  • *distributes 401(k) forms, sportcoats, mortgage applications and cocaine*
  • How about a few TPS reports?
  • well it sounds like some of these uptightniks need a little time in a california hottub NEKKID! (chill out baby, oh, and pass the cocaine)
  • *jumps into hot tub clothed in long johns, hat with ear flaps and clam diggers, with a squealing pig tucked under arm* NEKKID HOT TUB PARTY WOOOOOO! PASS THE KETCHUP!!
  • Well, this is certainly an unexpected turn of events!
  • SK, you can't turn your back on these monkeys for a minute!
  • *wishes for absinthe and pasties*
  • Hey, this water's clean! Good thing I brang my loofah! *starts scrubbing armpits, singing. Pig begins to panic and thrash about* Uh-oh, look out! Odetta's getting nauseous!
  • Did somebody say falafel?
  • I've falafel and I can't get up!
  • Oh, falawful pun...
  • Feels like a kick in the Zanshins, eh? I'msorryI'msorryI'msorry
  • Hey! Duuudes! I brought beetroot! Um..where'd everybody go?
  • Dude! Where'd you get this jacket?! /Spicoli
  • you spicoli, YOU clean it up.
  • Y'know I've been thinking Mr. Wendell - if you're here, and I'm here - doesn't that make it our time?
  • I seem to remember yammering on to some of y'all about adopting a pup, so I thought i'd tell you how it turned out. After a bunch of near misses where we almost got to the shelter in time for the dog we wanted, I ended up running across a mention of a Craigslist post from someone who was moving, and couldn't keep her dog. So Lee and my roommates and I called, visited, swooned, and adopted. He is a 4-year old American Eskimo, who we have tentatively named Stewart Rabies Wolfington III, or Stewie.
  • *Puppy*!!!!!!!!!! Stewie's adorable. Congrats!
  • We had an American huskie 30 years ago. She was ginger colored, and so smart that it was spooky. I could bore you all with tales of her wonderfulness, but let me just say that I still miss her.
  • Yay fluffy puppy!
  • My name's Stewie, and I'm gonna kick yo butt!
  • Good morning kitfisto! I've been up all night! I'm beginning to hallucinate!
  • Gorgeous cutie puppie! Congrats yentruoc!
  • Hey koko! How many fingers? \m/ Look at the size of that spider!!! WwwOOOOoooooooOOOooooooo..........OOoooooooooooo 0_o Now go to bed!
  • Woo-hoo! Yay for puppies! Okay, okay - I'm late for the party. *kicks dirt*
  • I too missed the annoucement of Mr. Wolfington III. Go Stewart!