[Bob-san]

Yeah. Overall HLP USA will be expensive. Anyways--anyone else interested?

[Stealth]

if the whole reason you all are planning on meeting up is to get drunk, then count me out.

sorry, but perhaps it's just in my old age, this whole "let's drink" thing is starting to get old.  i'm becoming a big fan of chatting, and doing fun things, and sure, have a drink or two, but being around people that are drunk is not one of my funner things to do

[Bob-san]

if the whole reason you all are planning on meeting up is to get drunk, then count me out.

sorry, but perhaps it's just in my old age, this whole "let's drink" thing is starting to get old.  i'm becoming a big fan of chatting, and doing fun things, and sure, have a drink or two, but being around people that are drunk is not one of my funner things to do

I'm not on Colonol Dekker's boat exactly. 1-2 drinks to make it an easier environment--I'm for. Hang out and talk, maybe drop by a club, &c is the general idea. I most certainly won't be getting plastered--I'm legally not allowed to drink in the USA, but whatever. If we want to go by the rules 100% and there are others <21, I'd hold off on drinking.

[Turambar]

rules are meant to be broken, especially rules influenced by silly puritans and overbearing mothers.

[iamzack]

Silly puritans and overbearing mothers?

Try statistical evidence that people who don't start drinking until their twenties are unlikely to ever become alcohol-dependent.

[chief1983]

I actually just started drinking and would likely bring a tasty beverage (I'm not into beer yet, but gin drinks, vodka drinks, malt beverages, wine, etc are all fair game it seems).  I doubt I'll actually be going though.  I'm in Saint Louis, has anyone following this thread noticed if there's anyone else anywhere near here?  KC perhaps?

[Nuclear1]

The Midwest is depressingly empty, unfortunately.

[iamzack]

Well, it is the home of Kansas.

[portej05]

Yeah. Overall HLP USA will be expensive. Anyways--anyone else interested?

Yep, interested, but I won't be able to do anything until February at the earliest    (I'm in Charleston until 2/Feb/2009, and then moving North)

[Mars]

Can't really travel much. If it's in Denver I'll certainly come, schedule willing.

[Nuclear1]

Way things are looking that's probably where it's going to be so you're in luck.

[Bob-san]

Actually I think Denver in spring will be the best choice overall. Can everyone post when they're planning to be off? We can then coordinate best. Denver in Feb/Mar/Apr will probably be best... still snow but also better weather in the valleys.

[iamzack]

Does anyone live between Charlotte, NC and Port Canavral (sp?), FL?

I am driving there in about a week and some days and it would be super fun to stop and irritate some of yall in person. I do love to irritate.

[Inquisitor]

Boston here, sometimes I manage to get out west (GDC, that sort of thing) or to the Midwest (Ohio) for board meetings or what not.

I try and post when I am expecting to be somewhere

[Hellstryker]

Boston here, sometimes I manage to get out west (GDC, that sort of thing) or to the Midwest (Ohio) for board meetings or what not.

I try and post when I am expecting to be somewhere

 

[Mad Bomber]

Philly area here, and there's little to no chance of me going very far outside of the I-95 corridor. DC is about the absolute farthest south or west I'd go for something of this nature.

I think we'd need to have multiple regional meets. Restricting it to Denver weeds out a very large number of people who are simply unable or unwilling to buy plane tickets to go halfway across the damn country.

At the absolute bare minimum, there should be an east coast meet also. (Most likely ending up in DC, Philly, or Baltimore.)

[Mars]

It seems like we have a lot of Easterners and a lot of Californians. The only people who should have problems are us Westerners.

[Bob-san]

It seems like we have a lot of Easterners and a lot of Californians. The only people who should have problems are us Westerners.

And Southerners. I'm looking to move back to the Northeast for my next year of University, though.

[Charismatic]

Im up for Chicago.

[Nuke]

hlp west should be held in phoenix, so i dont have to spend more than a buck and a quarter to go