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What: a Los Angeles offline that actually gets beyond the "we should do this" stage
When: Saturday, August 9, 6:00 p.m. Where: Kincaids -- near Redondo Beach pier Who: You! O.K. L.A. ... let's do this! Pinot Noirs & Roses next Saturday. It's been waaay too long since we've had an offline, so here we go. Our good friend, stomata, has arranged for zero corkage for this event, so don't be shy! Who's in? |
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I'm in!
"Wine is considered with good reason as the most healthful and the most hygienic of all beverages." ~Louis Pasteur 1822-95 |
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If there are no more hits for this off-line, we should cancel. I have to get the number of people attending to Kincaids Mgm't so that they can make room for us. They will need a few days notice, as this Saturday will be busy. Post now or forever hold your peace!
"Wine is considered with good reason as the most healthful and the most hygienic of all beverages." ~Louis Pasteur 1822-95 |
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I'd love to be able to go but don't know if I can do it this saturday. how many do you have so far? if we can't do it this weekend, could we do another?
BTW, why is it so difficult for LA to get its act together??? |
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Zin,
Sorry to hear you cannot make this Saturday  This event will be going down, regardless of how many sign-up ... but it would be nice to have a nice showing ... the more the merrier  So far, we have 7 confirmed attendees. |
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I'm tentatively in for 4 people. I'll let you know by tomorrow if we're official.
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We can basically count me in...not 100% but 70-80 at this point.
______________________________________ I'm throwin' rocks tonight. Mark it, Dude. |
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Zin, danny,
I'm keeping my fingers crossed ... hopefully you guys will be able to make it! It would be great to see you again.  |
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Pretty sure I'll be there...maybe with company...
______________________________________ I'm throwin' rocks tonight. Mark it, Dude. |
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danny,
you there = awesome you there with company = super awesome We're hoping to get a number to the restaurant by tomorrow evening, so do what you can this evening or tomorrow morning to convince your company to join us. I'm looking forward to this! ... if even half of the "maybes" pull through we'll be at about a dozen in attendance, as I've been able to drum up some additional interest "elsewhere." |
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I shall do my best...
______________________________________ I'm throwin' rocks tonight. Mark it, Dude. |
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Alas, after high hopes we cannot attend.
However, for LA being the most educated and having the most access to wine, I am still confused why we can almost never get these offlines together. We should try to do this on a more frequent basis, perhaps aiming to do one in October? What do you guys think? |
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I'm all for it...maybe scheduling them on a recurring day each month would be a good move...
______________________________________ I'm throwin' rocks tonight. Mark it, Dude. |
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Once a month may be too much. But if we were to say the 3rd Saturday of every other month or every third month, that would work.
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Zin,
Sorry to hear you won't be able to make it. I would be all for having a pre-set recurring OL "schedule," if you will. It seems L.A.'s problem is two-fold: (1)everyone is flaky as schist, and cannot seem to commit to a date, and 2) nobody is willing to take charge of the organization of the event. I think a pre-set OL schedule would be perfect, as it would at least eliminate problem (1), which I think would also help mitigate the severity of problem (2). So, in that vein, I like your call: 3rd Saturday of every other month. If we find attendance dwindling then we can switch to every 3rd or 4th month...but c'mon, that really shouldn't happen. I know not everyone will be able to make every event, but there should be enough interest to fill-up an OL every 60 days! So, next L.A. offline: Saturday, October 18, 6:00 p.m. Theme and location TBA. I'll start a thread after our event this Saturday. With 2 months notice I have to believe we can get together a good group of people. |
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Rumor has it there is another wine board where people in the LA/OC get together a couple of times a month.
just a rumor. Rumor has it you might even see some of them at this offline =P. my food blog! http://clayfood.blogspot.com |
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I find the difference, in this regard, totally amazing (and thus far inexplicable). |
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clayfu,
you ever checked-out Kincaid's? I did a search on clayfood and it didn't return any results. -B |
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never, I don't often drive that far out to eat unless it's for "incredibly fine dining". hehe. But we'll be there! my food blog! http://clayfood.blogspot.com |
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What's the board?
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Oct.18th may be the one weekend I can't make lol. |
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Yeah, I might not be able to make it either, as that is my birthday weekend and we might be in Vegas. Maybe we could do second Saturday of each month and move it up a week...or not, afterall this "can't make it" business is exactly what problem (1) is all about. We need to just pick a dam date and stick to it. Otherwise we |
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Let's do the 2nd Saturday of the month (Oct. 11th)
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Sounds good ... the 11th it is!
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Last call, folks! Sign-up is closing in 2 hours. We have 11 confirmed at this point ... which is, like, I dunno...a hotel heiress' dozen?
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