Oh man, it's worth going just for the Boilermakers Jazz band alone
2013-02-05 20:10:38
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Birthday party! February 16th
Hey Guys and gals!
My birthday is on a Saturday this year, so I'm ahving a big party (It's a big birthday).
I've having an open bar, the Boilermakers Jazz band for swing dance, there will be contra dance, blues dance, and then some sloppy rock and roll.
I might hire baby sitters, if called for (the place has a back room that might be OK for little ones.)
I don't want to announce the place on a public forum. Here is a tag-o-rama type clue- it isn't as centrally located as I want (3.5 miles from Dippy) , but it is a hell of a fun place to go to on a bike. Green in mid winter!
If you are interested in attending please PM me for details (uh ...please include your real name).
I plan to ride to this party and I hope YOU ride with me!
Mick
2013-02-05 20:04:16
That sounds like a blast, Mick!
2013-02-05 20:21:29
Sounds like a blast! I wish I was in town for this...
2013-02-05 20:30:06
Wait, you mean all that drinking I did last year wasnt for a B-day ending in a zero?
2013-02-05 20:42:22
Neat.
2013-02-05 20:45:40
Tentatively in. Gotta see how this is done.
2013-02-05 21:03:26
Sounds like fun!
2013-02-05 21:46:54
There will be a bike ride to this party - leaving Dippy at 6:15.
Also, some kind of ride back to Oakland (and possibly other East End locations) after the party is over.
2013-02-11 11:44:28
In! And I probably will be joining the Dippy parade group ride to the party.
2013-02-11 11:50:51
Confirmed--both party and ride!
2013-02-11 20:03:46
I'm assuming the party will be multi-hour?
Would miss the ride out by 45 minutes but everything else sounds fun and probably doable.
2013-02-11 23:25:29
@byogman, send me a PM with your name and you're in!
2013-02-12 00:19:32
Topping this.
Weather calls for 28 high and 20 low for Saturday. I'll still be riding and hoping for company.
My mandate is to leave at exactly 6:15, seeing as how hanging around might not be fun.
2013-02-14 21:00:56
They say the guys from Alpha Centauri that I invited have just landed in the Ural mountains. I wonder if they brought their bikes?
2013-02-15 11:30:57
So that's what that meteor was all about--transit!
2013-02-15 14:14:54
"Wait, you mean all that drinking I did last year wasnt for a B-day ending in a zero?"
No, but you got to see this:
2013-02-15 15:34:27
That's what my brothers arriving in Siberia look like, too.
2013-02-15 15:46:11
I would expect those guys to ride trikes, not bikes.
2013-02-15 17:05:28
Totally redoing the post from a few minutes ago. I said I wasn't coming, but someone else had a change in plans so maybe I will anyway. I guess I'll find out when I get there if I get there.
And thank you, Erok, for extending the edit time beyond 10 minutes. Sometimes, you need to edit a post beyond 10 minutes.
2013-02-16 17:11:54
Happy Birthday Mick! many more, too. V.
2013-02-16 21:40:12
Was unable to attend, but i wish you a very joyous celebration.
2013-02-16 22:24:26
Probably the most enjoyable event I've been to in months; a nice respite from my work/studies
Great company, glad to reconnect with old friends; met another animal rights aligned vegan, which is always great
2013-02-17 01:38:40
Everything gets fuzzy at Mick-a-Paloza
2013-02-17 12:04:57
Thanks to everyopne who came to the party - and PARTICULARLY those hearty souls who did the ride. ("Guys! The path is covered in snow and ice here and there's a cliff drop-off on one side. We might want to be careful.")
Found: a set of prescription bike goggles at the venue.
2013-02-18 12:23:41
Wish I could have stayed longer but it was fun while it lasted - thanks Mick!
2013-02-18 12:27:55
I like how the two bald guy's heads almost look like lights in Marko's photo
(myself being one of them)
2013-02-18 16:09:51
I didn't realize until I looked at the pic that there was a couple "promenading" on the wall behind me.
2013-02-18 16:50:31
Topping to point out:
At the hall someone left behind some prescription bike googles. Probably a poster from here.
2013-02-19 11:02:23
There was a guy from Iron City that doesn't use the forum and I'm pretty sure was wearing glasses
2013-02-19 17:09:22
I called IUC bike, I emailed someone from Free Ride and I emailed a couple of other non-forum riders.
The invitations had my contact info. I'm guessing I'm not that hard for a biker to find.
After all, it's not like it was a crystal dancing slipper where I might be compelled to find the owner.
2013-02-19 18:42:44
But Mick, how could you say that?
You should wander the bikeways of Pittsburgh to find the one rider that the glasses fit perfectly...
Maybe even blog about it.
2013-02-19 19:40:01
http://youtu.be/f912EXKZDCI
A 49-second version of Mick's party. Not my greatest video (shot w phone), but you get the flavor.
2013-02-19 22:15:44
@Ahlir You should wander the bikeways of Pittsburgh to find the one rider that the glasses fit perfectly…
Thanks for the suggestion!
I did that and found some poor guy wandering blindly along the trail. Maybe he can find his way home now.
2013-02-20 11:10:54