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The Consolidated ANC Meet-Up Thread
Since so many people visited ANC due to the cheap East Coast-ANC fare on UA and expressed interest in gathering for drinks or even just airport atrium-dos, and I couldn't keep track of them in my head (and would have otherwise forgotten about one or two, leaving those people sitting at the airport waiting for me), I created a list of those coming so I could keep everything straight. And I figured I'd publish it here so people can post changes or corrections (or additions!).
Thus was born the Consolidated ANC Meet-Up Thread. You'll find we're a friendly bunch who love to find any excuse to get together, and the steady stream of people visiting Alaska on mileage runs or--gasp--even real vacations provides ample opportunity to converse over a drink or Moose's Tooth gourmet pizza.
Meet-ups are organized by date. Check this post often, because some events change dates, times and locations based on the availability of the participants. (Most of these are informal gatherings and are not set-in-stone dos.)
"Hosts" is my informal term for local residents (they may or may not be involved in the "planning"--a term also used loosely; the term is inspired by the "Certified Alaska Host" program), and visitors is anyone we locals consider our guest for the event. Please feel free to use the thread to let others know when you'll be around and give everyone the chance to meet each other!
Also, see the FlyerTalkers of the Last Frontier social group--while FT's Social Groups interface leaves a lot to be desired, feel free to join if you'd like to be proactively notified of any goings-on in the ANC area (I tend to PM the members of the group to notify them of major events).
Stealing an idea from the Zürich Stammtisch, I'm going to start using Doodle to help set dates and places. I'll post direct links to specific events' Doodle polls in the listing itself, but you will always be able to help find and plan the next meet-up and help us figure out which date works best at Next ANC Meet-Up (When), and you can help decide where to meet at Next ANC Meet-Up (Where).
Current Events
Free Admission to the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center!
Date and time: Saturday, 11/28/09, 12:00-3:00pm
Itinerary: lunch at Club Paris or ORSO (the latter has a phenomenal budget-priced, gourmet-quality lunch menu!) followed by a tour of the newly remodeled Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, which is having free admission that weekend during a local arts show).
Confirmed: jackal, BOB W, Seat 2A
Maybe: maokh
Historical Record (so people can remember who they met!)
Date: 5/10
Visitors: rwk32882, kkjay77
Hosts: jackal, BOB W
Date and time: June 3, 5:15pm
Location: Peanut Farm
Visitors: aSiAnRiCk +1
Hosts: jackal, BOB W
Date and time: June 3, 8:30pm
Location: Humpy's
Visitors: superscot
Hosts: jackal
Date and time: June 7, 1:30pm
Location: Orso Ristorante
Visitors: superscot
Hosts: jackal, BOB W
Date and time: Saturday, 6/7, 7:30pm
Location: ANC South Terminal--Upper One bar
Visitors: Global_Hi_Flyer, steve32, superscot
Hosts: jackal
Date and time: Saturday 6/7 9:40p-11:55p
Location: ANC South Terminal--Upper One bar (to right of UA ticket counter)
Visitors: Ripper3785, Sweet Willie, g_leyser, Mikey likes it, ORDflyr, Plainsman, SeeYa, cordelli +1 (on the way out)
Hosts: jackal, BOB W, BillScann
Date: 6/9 7pm
Location: Simon and Seafort's (just for the halibut!)
Visitors: jan_az, bk3day
Hosts: jackal, beckoa
Needs to be cleaned up later:
Multi-Meet-Up Breakfast Edition
Date: 6/10 early morning
Visitors: jan_az, Ingy (will leave it to them to make arrangements)
Hosts: Most likely all sleeping...
Travel dates (to assist in meet-up planning)
Visitor: bk3day
Dates: Thursday, June 5-Monday, June 9 (arrives midnight June 5; in Seward June 6-8; departs 11pm June 9); available earlier on the 8th (5pm on) and later on the 9th (flight out at 11:20pm)
Visitor: livitup
Dates: June 5-9 (but not available for much)
Visitor: cordelli
Dates: June 7-9 (participating in 6/7 do...unsure of other activities)
Visitor: jan_az
Dates: June 8-10 (the 9th works best, possibly also airport breakfast on the 10th before 8am flight)
Visitor: SeeYa
Date and time: June 7-8 (participating in 6/7 do...unsure of other activities)
Visitor: Ingy
Date and time: June 9 11:59pm-June 10 2pm
Visitor: as219
Date and time: June 14-15
Visitor: rtarbuck
Host: jackal
Date and time: 7/6, noon
Location: F Street Station (for Eggs Benedict)...they were good!
Visitors: Nicholas
Hosts: jackal, beckoa
Date and time: 8/24, 4pm
Location: Moose's Tooth Pizzeria (mmm...Blackened Halibut pizza and a Hard Apple Ale...)
Visitors: missydarlin
Hosts: beckoa, akdude (some events)
Date and time: 10/15
Location: AS MP MVPG Breakfast, Costco #63, AS MP MVPG Lunch, & ANC BR (yes, beckoa is an AS nerd... )
Visitors: davew-krdm
Hosts: beckoa
Date and time: 10/18
Location: Bear Tooth
Visitors: sc flier
Hosts: AKronin, BillScann, BOB W
Date: 11/14
Location: Long Branch Saloon
Post-Winter Solstice "The Days Are Getting Longer!" DO
Date: 12/22
Hosts: BOB W, beckoa, jackal, AKronin, ANC RED-EYE, BillScann
Visitors: None
Location: Casa de BOB W (PM for directions)
Alaskan Spring Break Do
Dates: March 13-March 19
Location: ANC/FAI
Hosts: vysean, jackal, BOB W
Visitors: monitor + Frannie, SeeYa
ANC mini-do Oct. 14 Casa Bob W 7p.m.
Date: 10/14
Hosts: BOB W, jackal, beckoa, AKronin, ANC RED-EYE, alphaeagle
Visitors: missydarlin, Rick Rasmussen, Eric Dunham
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Originally Posted by jackal
I figured I'd publish it here so people can post changes or corrections (or additions!).
Ripper3785 Mileage Run #2
Date and time: Saturday 6/7 9:40p-11:55p
Location: ANC South Terminal (Upper One Bar?)
Visitors: Ripper3785
Hosts: jackal
Thanks for posting this ANC meet up thread!
If this Do is for Saturday June 7, I'd like to be added to this one, there will also be two other FT'ers on the same run as I, I can only assume they too will be up for a drink.
I Arrive: ANC 21:30 Depart: ANC 23:40 so I think I could squeak in a drink or two
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sweet Willie
Thanks for posting this ANC meet up thread!
If this Do is for Saturday June 7, I'd like to be added to this one, there will also be two other FT'ers on the same run as I, I can only assume they too will be up for a drink.
I Arrive: ANC 21:30 Depart: ANC 23:40 so I think I could squeak in a drink or two
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Duly added! Please spread the word about this thread to others coming to ANC. I also need to send PMs to the people listed here to tell them to check this thread and make any necessary corrections, too--will try to do that this evening.
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jackal, BOB W, rwk32882, and kkjay77 enjoyed a drink at the Upper One bar tonight. Thanks to those who showed up! This DO celebrated the first time rwk32882 and kjay77 have ever spent 100% of the money they've spent on the ground on a trip on alcohol! (Alaskan Amber, nonetheless!) Bob and I are happy to be known as the enablers of said feat...
See you guys around--keep an eye out for my FT luggage tags!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sweet Willie
Thanks for posting this ANC meet up thread!
If this Do is for Saturday June 7, I'd like to be added to this one, there will also be two other FT'ers on the same run as I, I can only assume they too will be up for a drink.
I Arrive: ANC 21:30 Depart: ANC 23:40 so I think I could squeak in a drink or two
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I'm the third, along with Sweet Willie and g_leyser. And I'm in.
I'm in for the 5/24 "Post Mileage Run Do #2 Lobby DO"
And I'll be back on 6/14-15, scheduled to arrive at 11:51 pm, leaving next morning at 7:30 am. My hope is to standby for the earlier flight out of SFO so that I'll have a real evening in ANC, but we'll see.
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Hey, just noticed this! Thanks for putting it together Jackal!
Since it looks like a number of us are on the June 9 outbound, maybe we should meet up at a bar or lounge pre-departure on the 9th? We're on the 2PM flight to SFO.
I'm personally +2, my wife and 3 y/o son are joining me and we're making a mini-vacation out of it. We don't have any serious plans yet, so we would also be up for dinner one of those nights...
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OK, well, I'm packing (last minute, natch) for my flight to DEN right now and have to head off to work soon (leaving straight from work), so I'll have to coordinate everything later. Feel free to make any executive decisions without me--I'm extremely flexible and will just post whatever you guys want to do.
As far as airport meets, keep in mind UA flies into the A concourse, which has its own security gate and nothing of note behind security. Outside of security (and just down the hall from the A security) is the Upper One bar, which is where Bob, rwk32882, kjay77 and I met. Then, a three-minute walk away is the B/C concourse security gates, behind which is the AS Board Room, which Bob can get to (and maybe me, if I spring for a BR membership in the near future), and also Chili's--however, no one's tested out whether the wonderful, happy folks at TSA will let UA ticket-holders past B/C security, as there are no longer any UA gates there.
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jackal, what a good idea to consolidate the list.
As for the following:
Unconfirmed Mileage Run Do #2.5 Dinner
Date and time: Sunday, May 25, TBD
Location: TBD
Visitors: SeeYa, FlyinHawaiian (unconfirmed)
Hosts: TBD (jackal will be out of town)
FlyinHawaiian and I are driving back from Seward that evening, so did consider stopping for dinner along the way(as per your suggestion).
If no one else is available, we may very well do that instead of rushing back to the airport.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SeeYa
jackal, what a good idea to consolidate the list.
As for the following:
Unconfirmed Mileage Run Do #2.5 Dinner
Date and time: Sunday, May 25, TBD
Location: TBD
Visitors: SeeYa, FlyinHawaiian (unconfirmed)
Hosts: TBD (jackal will be out of town)
FlyinHawaiian and I are driving back from Seward that evening, so did consider stopping for dinner along the way(as per your suggestion).
If no one else is available, we may very well do that instead of rushing back to the airport.
Ah--didn't know you were driving back from Seward that day--I was operating on what GoingAway had said about you two potentially doing something Sunday because you would still be here (and it would be less rushed than the Saturday night gig we're doing). But if you're coming back from Seward, it would probably be better to go ahead and stop for dinner on the way than to rush back for what would in effect be a duplication of Saturday night.
...unless you wanted to combine the two: do dinner at the Double Musky in Girdwood (spectacular Cajun-influenced food) or one of the other good restaurants down there and turn it into a DO! I'm sure an ANC FTer or two (or even some of the Girdwood-based FTers we have!) would be thrilled to join you there. I sure would if I weren't going to be 2,500 miles away!
Post back with your ideas/plans and I'll update the thread as needed.
If my plans hold, I get in late on June 5th, and wil drive down to Seward on June 6th after breakfast (unless you tell me there's a better eatery on the road )
I'll be back in ANC late Sun night June 8 (probably staying at the Marriott Downtown) and will be taking in sights close to town and flying out late on Mon June 9th (11:30 or 50ish??? PM).
So I'm definitely up for a June 9th dinner or whatever
looking forward to seeing AK and fellow FTers
p.s. For all you on MEM Weekend ANC runs, don't forget to join us at the May 25 SFO mini DEQM Do SFO DEQM DO - May 25
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