IAH Micro-DO - Dec ??
Jul 31, 2007 | 6:58 pm
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My plans have changed, and Saturday the 18th is the least desirable of the choices.
Jul 31, 2007 | 8:15 pm
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Looks like Friday Aug. 17 or Saturday Aug. 25 are the two dates which would net the most participants. Would everyone care to vote for one of the two choices?
I vote for the 25th, as I think it most likely I would be able to attend on that day.
I vote for the 25th, as I think it most likely I would be able to attend on that day.
Jul 31, 2007 | 8:18 pm
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My vote is changing... the 25th is probably better for me now.
Jul 31, 2007 | 10:23 pm
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I updated Post 1. Also, please weigh in regarding thoughts on a venue change to the Black Labrador Pub in Montrose. CO 1E, J.Edward and I scoped it out a few weeks back. It's a relatively authentic "English" pub (by American standards) located in a nice area of Montrose. There's shaded outdoor seating if the weather is nice (not lately), with an oversized outdoor chess-board painted on the sidewalk with 2ft pieces.
The food there is pub food dressed up to edible standards (actually quite tasty), and the selection of beer is adequate, though by no means as extensive as at the Saucer. Like the Saucer, they have wi-fi. Unlike the saucer, the Black Lab is decidedly quieter, to the point you can hear yourself think, even if there are large crowds there.
Though the wait-staff are not hard on the eyes, the mini-skirts and tube-tops sported by the well-proportioned staff at the Saucer are not in evidence at the Black Lab
Oh yeah, thread title change might be in order...Esteemed moderator?
The food there is pub food dressed up to edible standards (actually quite tasty), and the selection of beer is adequate, though by no means as extensive as at the Saucer. Like the Saucer, they have wi-fi. Unlike the saucer, the Black Lab is decidedly quieter, to the point you can hear yourself think, even if there are large crowds there.
Though the wait-staff are not hard on the eyes, the mini-skirts and tube-tops sported by the well-proportioned staff at the Saucer are not in evidence at the Black Lab
Oh yeah, thread title change might be in order...Esteemed moderator?
Aug 1, 2007 | 7:15 am
#245
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Please tell us more about Niko Niko. By the sound of it, I would guess a sushi place? Where is it located, and what are the prices like? The idea of dinner followed by drinks is definitely appealing.
Aug 1, 2007 | 7:32 am
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Niko Niko's is a Greek/Mediterranean place on Studemont near Westheimer.
http://www.nikonikos.com
Saturday the 25th for me.
http://www.nikonikos.com
Saturday the 25th for me.
Aug 1, 2007 | 7:45 am
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Niko Niko's is a Greek/Mediterranean place on Studemont near Westheimer.
http://www.nikonikos.com
Saturday the 25th for me.
http://www.nikonikos.com
Saturday the 25th for me.
Aug 1, 2007 | 9:37 am
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Works for me. I'm just getting back into town that afternoon, and would probably skip dinner at Niko Nikos (^, btw) and meet at the pub.
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Aug 1, 2007 | 10:36 am
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The 25th still works on my calendar though after a meeting this morning there is a chance I will be hopping from DEN-YYC-DEN-and back somewhere in late August and early September.
Aug 1, 2007 | 12:21 pm
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Aug 1, 2007 | 12:26 pm
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Aug 1, 2007 | 12:31 pm
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Aug 1, 2007 | 12:32 pm
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Well my out of town guest is now definitely coming the weekend of August 17, so I definitely vote for the weekend of August 25 instead.
Aug 1, 2007 | 12:55 pm
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Since I'm relatively new to Houston and never attended a DO I wonder how I'll recognize the FTers. My guesses:
1) They are the ones flashing their PC cards trying to get free drinks
2) The yellow FT balloons
3) They are sitting in a 3-row 2-2 setting, all facing forward
4) The BOSE headsets
5) Someone is arguing that it's not worth being Plat
6) Everyone is scheming to get upgraded to a barstool from a table
7) Someone is paging COInsider
Feel free to enlighten me otherwise.
1) They are the ones flashing their PC cards trying to get free drinks
2) The yellow FT balloons
3) They are sitting in a 3-row 2-2 setting, all facing forward
4) The BOSE headsets
5) Someone is arguing that it's not worth being Plat
6) Everyone is scheming to get upgraded to a barstool from a table
7) Someone is paging COInsider
Feel free to enlighten me otherwise.
Aug 1, 2007 | 1:16 pm
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They might also be congregating around a blue carpet! 