  Harmonie Member Username: Harmonie Post Number: 655 Registered: 08-2004 |
I would like to suggest that we meet at the newly open Park Bar which is on the corner of Park and Elizabeth, next to Cliff Bell’s. It is a beautiful bar, with picture windows looking out onto the street. The wood bar is awesome. AND they have over 20 beers on tap. I think there are already a few forumites planning on being there tomorrow night so let's see if we can get some more... that's if Grandmaster ItsJeff approves of his humble subject's suggestion  | ||
Mudflap Member Username: Mudflap Post Number: 193 Registered: 08-2005 |
I second the motion... All who agree upon the Park bar state "Aye", those against "Nay"... | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 7412 Registered: 12-2003 |
Aye, I'll see y'all for a pint or two before running over Bert's for Open Mic...I've got a small army of people coming down for that...you never know what is going to happen at Bert's Open Mic nights...I've witnessed magic there. | ||
Sharmaal Member Username: Sharmaal Post Number: 967 Registered: 09-2004 |
AYE | ||
Supersport Member Username: Supersport Post Number: 10997 Registered: 10-2003 |
Do they serve food there? | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 7420 Registered: 12-2003 |
You can probably get some FREE snacks tossed down from a few of the tenants across the street at the Trolley Plaza. Might be regurgitated, but you've earned 'em!! | ||
Harmonie Member Username: Harmonie Post Number: 656 Registered: 08-2004 |
Looks like the Park Bar it is! Plus it's the owner's birthday so it will be nice to give him our beer money as a present Gannon, are you referring to my omelettes? They are much more than snacks...they are a delicacy...especially at 3 a.m. | ||
Docmo Member Username: Docmo Post Number: 176 Registered: 10-2005 |
OK. I plan on walking over tomorrow. It's great to see Park Ave transforming before us. If somebody sees an older white guy standing at the entrance holding a a great big DetroitYes sign, that'll be me. Looking forward to meeting people tomorrow. Itsjeff still owes me a beer, though I'll be happy to reciprocate and buy him the second round. Don't be too disappointed in me when I bag out at 11:00. Surgery starts early in A2. | ||
Mudflap Member Username: Mudflap Post Number: 195 Registered: 08-2005 |
Sport, they do have minimal food right now, brats, red hots, and italian sausages. They will have a full kitchen by the first of the year. | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 7423 Registered: 12-2003 |
Harmonie! NO! heh I was referring to all the vomiting Sport causes a few 'other' residents of the Trolley...sweet-toothed ones. | ||
Itsjeff Member Username: Itsjeff Post Number: 7194 Registered: 10-2003 |
I won't be able to make FSC anyway, so you guys have fun and I hope to see everyone next week. | ||
Valkyrias Member Username: Valkyrias Post Number: 383 Registered: 02-2005 |
^^ well isn't that just typical!! ;P | ||
Bussey Member Username: Bussey Post Number: 405 Registered: 12-2003 |
I might have to get the ol' ball and chain and make my first appearance. Do you tend to stay past midnight? | ||
Docmo Member Username: Docmo Post Number: 181 Registered: 10-2005 |
Itsjeff, Still not off the hook with me. Looking forward to meeting you at an FSC in the near future. docmo | ||
Harmonie Member Username: Harmonie Post Number: 657 Registered: 08-2004 |
Bussey, There are always a few of us who end up making a night of it...and the number keeps growing. Hope to see you tonight. | ||
Supersport Member Username: Supersport Post Number: 11002 Registered: 10-2003 |
Hey....psst...you guys, the coast is clear. | ||
Detroitrulez Member Username: Detroitrulez Post Number: 16 Registered: 12-2006 |
too bad I'm taking exams, otherwise I'd like to show up and meet some of ya'll for the first time and crack some heads. Oh well, maybe next time or on my way back to school. | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 7431 Registered: 12-2003 |
Cracking heads in NOT allowed on a virgin visit. You've got to wait until your second time, and only if sponsored by a convenient ex-pat. | ||
Detroitrulez Member Username: Detroitrulez Post Number: 18 Registered: 12-2006 |
Roger that. I hope you're wearing a nametag for my second visit..... | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 7437 Registered: 12-2003 |
WTF, am I your first target?! | ||
Detroitrulez Member Username: Detroitrulez Post Number: 19 Registered: 12-2006 |
naw....just looking for some good AV discussion, that's all..... | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 7438 Registered: 12-2003 |
You don't have to crack my head open to get that...it would be not unlike that goose with the golden eggs story. Heh. You could always e-mail me, too. I usually answer questions efficiently, even IF and when I can't leave the loft. | ||
Detroitrulez Member Username: Detroitrulez Post Number: 22 Registered: 12-2006 |
ummmm.....okay then. I'll have to get back to you on that. | ||
Dabirch Member Username: Dabirch Post Number: 1973 Registered: 06-2004 |
Trust me, you will not need a nametag to figure out who is Gannon. Just listen -- he talks just likes he posts. Can't miss him. | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 7446 Registered: 12-2003 |
Only until I run into YOU. Heh. Who's buying me belated birthday drinks tonight?! | ||
Itsjeff Member Username: Itsjeff Post Number: 7195 Registered: 10-2003 |
Gannon, I'd like the honors, but next time. | ||
Supersport Member Username: Supersport Post Number: 11004 Registered: 10-2003 |
It could be argued that ErikD could easily be mistaken for Gannon. Is the "Jelk Foundation" still sponsoring beers for those who lost their jobs? haha | ||
Dabirch Member Username: Dabirch Post Number: 1975 Registered: 06-2004 |
I guess in 11004 posts the odds are you'll be funny every once in a while... | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 7449 Registered: 12-2003 |
I didn't think that was funny. I'm not NEARLY the libertarian and city policy wonk that ErikD is... | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 7450 Registered: 12-2003 |
...and I'm stuck in Royal Oak at a clients. Sometimes technology can really suck. Too many problems here to leave, too much frustration to stay. | ||
Cheddar_bob Member Username: Cheddar_bob Post Number: 789 Registered: 10-2003 |
I thought the same thing when I saw "AV Discussion". Hope you're a good listener. | ||
Itsjeff Member Username: Itsjeff Post Number: 7196 Registered: 10-2003 |
I stuck my head in for a while tonight. The Park Bar is very cool and I hope they'll be a huge success. Great to see Harmonie, Matt, Mr. Matt, Lowell, Mrs. Lowell, Rsa, Mrs. Rsa, Slows, Jelk, Skulker, NDavies, Michael, Supersport, Hysteric, Blondy, Mikem, Mrs. Mikem, Sharmaal... apologies if I missed anyone. Finally got to meet Docmo, a very nice guy. I hope he joins us again very soon. Especially since I stiffed him on the beer. I have to confess that a new forumite introduced himself and I smiled and nodded, but the truth is that it was so noisy that I didn't catch the name. So would the skinny guy standing next to Docmo please identify himself. I have a yen for reuben soup. Dakota Inn next week? | ||
Sticks Member Username: Sticks Post Number: 152 Registered: 08-2005 |
That was me, Itsjeff. Sorry for not being loud enough. I guess my name suits me, eh? Also wish to give out personal greetz to those I met there: Itsjeff, Lowell, Mrs. Lowell, Sharmaal, Supersport, Docmo, and Harmonie. Didn't get to meet too many people as it seems like there was a good turnout. | ||
Itsjeff Member Username: Itsjeff Post Number: 7198 Registered: 10-2003 |
Thank you, Sticks. And here I thought you picked your screen name because you grew up in Milford or something... Join us next week. In your case, I'll get you a reuben soup. | ||
Sticks Member Username: Sticks Post Number: 153 Registered: 08-2005 |
If that were the case, my name would be TaylorTucky. And I think I'll take you up on that offer, thank ya. | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 3398 Registered: 10-2003 |
We rolled in around 10, cruising down Michigan following a Spencer Barefield quartet performance at the Arab American Museum in Dearborn [great place with weekly performances BTW]. This was the biggest attended FSC in my experience. Great to see you all and meet newcomers Sticks and Docmo. Also missing from ItsJeff's roll call [who also stiffed me on a beer] was kbkav, who I didn't get to greet, Jen, Manrooter and e hemingway. The owner, Jeff Ballenger, had a great customer loyalty concept, his LOD [Legends of Detroit] list. Anyone who signed up will get a dollar off each drink in the future. The design of the bar is terrific with large round bar that gives visibility of all present. Giant floor to ceiling windows [20'?] on the N and W sides provide great natural light [I 'm not fond of dark bars] and give excellent vistas of the elegant Women's City Club and the fabulous ruin of the Charlevoix Bldg. A superb draft beer selection topped it off for me. As Arnold says, "I be bahk." Great call Harmonie! | ||
Supersport Member Username: Supersport Post Number: 11006 Registered: 10-2003 |
Must have been a good time, as I'm just getting home. Great seeing you all! ps...Lowell, I have to say however that our biggest gathering was at The Well a few years back. Can't recall the exact number, but I believe it was well over 30, perhaps even 40+. It was the time that even Rock, FromZenon, the EEK guy, and a few others showed up. Though this was quite possibly the second most attended outing, and the best one I have seen in a few years. | ||
Matt Member Username: Matt Post Number: 1144 Registered: 10-2003 |
Must be great being unemployed... staying out til 2:30 and all. | ||
Supersport Member Username: Supersport Post Number: 11009 Registered: 10-2003 |
Can't complain. | ||
Docmo Member Username: Docmo Post Number: 182 Registered: 10-2005 |
I had a great time. I'll definitely be back again. Lowell, thanks for recognizing and approaching me. Great talking with you and Susan. Rsa, I hope to see you soon. Maybe catch a meal sometime. Itsjeff, you're off the hook. It was my early work schedule that messed up that beer. Pleasure to meet you. Harmonie, you are great company to sneak a smoke with. Let's do it again. Sticks, as FSC newbies, I enjoyed our common bond. Stay in touch. Great to meet MIkem & Sharmaal too. I'll catch others over the next few weeks. Thanks, again | ||
Sticks Member Username: Sticks Post Number: 156 Registered: 08-2005 |
The owner, Jeff Ballenger, had a great customer loyalty concept... I think his first name is Jerry. | ||
Detroitrulez Member Username: Detroitrulez Post Number: 62 Registered: 12-2006 |
any chance of a forum outing tonight? | ||
Itsjeff Member Username: Itsjeff Post Number: 7203 Registered: 10-2003 |
We get together every Thursday. Tomorrow will be at the Dakota Inn. | ||
Detroitrulez Member Username: Detroitrulez Post Number: 72 Registered: 12-2006 |
bummer. I'll forge out alone. will be in GR by Thursday. | ||
Dabirch Member Username: Dabirch Post Number: 1978 Registered: 06-2004 |
Manrooters gay. | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 7570 Registered: 12-2003 |
That's not an outING...more like outED. Poor fellow's past tense. Hope one day he finds his release. plus, you missed an apostrophe, get with the program. | ||
Dabirch Member Username: Dabirch Post Number: 1979 Registered: 06-2004 |
Blah...blah...blah... | ||
Manrooter Member Username: Manrooter Post Number: 445 Registered: 11-2003 |
I like the apostrophe. | ||
Dabirch Member Username: Dabirch Post Number: 1982 Registered: 06-2004 |
You know, the crux of the biscuit is the apostrophe. | ||
Harmonie Member Username: Harmonie Post Number: 663 Registered: 08-2004 |
DR, You can always find a forumite at a downtown bar. I know a few that live at Honest Johns, one that can always be found at Delux, the Well used to be crawling with forum folk but now only a few find themselves there on a regular basis. I am going to try to stop by the Anchor Bar tonight for Euchre night and then Buzz Bar for the one and only Miss Thornetta Davis...bottom line...you're never alone in the D. | ||
Harmonie Member Username: Harmonie Post Number: 664 Registered: 08-2004 |
Oh...and if you're bored in GR the only place with any personality is Billy's in EastTown....it always has great live music. Also in EastTown is The Pita House...which is an independently owned middle eastern smorgasbord where you design your own gyro like you would your sub at Subway. Effing Awesome! Oh...and Yesterdog which is famous for its...you guessed it...Hot Dogs. It appeared in the American Pie movies as "Dog Years" | ||
Jelk Member Username: Jelk Post Number: 4107 Registered: 10-2003 |
Christ I feel like Carol Kennicott.  | ||
Susanarosa Member Username: Susanarosa Post Number: 1268 Registered: 11-2003 |
Geez Harmonie, you make it sound like an infestation... | ||
Dhugger Member Username: Dhugger Post Number: 119 Registered: 03-2005 |
Itsjeff: "We get together every Thursday. Tomorrow will be at the Dakota Inn." So can newbies come to the FSC or does one need a minimum number of posts to attend these elite events? The Dakota is located on John R. near 6 mile north of Highland Park correct? | ||
Cheddar_bob Member Username: Cheddar_bob Post Number: 793 Registered: 10-2003 |
125 post minimum, please. | ||
Dhugger Member Username: Dhugger Post Number: 121 Registered: 03-2005 |
So now I am at 121....I'll make the cut before Thursday night. Besides you'll never know who I am Mr. Cheddar. |
