LA.pm: What ever happend...

[Jeff]

Haha, leave it to abe to hook it up right :)

Alright, venice beach, august 10th, abe's roof it is.

so the better question then is there a vacancy, abe, just how much beer
can your fridge handle? :)

Thanks all, esp abe

-jeff

On Mon, 22 Jul 2002, Abraham Ingersoll wrote:

>
> Why on earth anyone would want to come down here on a summer weekend and
> flight against the raging tide of tourists seems unfathomable now that
> I've lived here so long, but uhh ..
>
> I offer up my building's roof. (It's boring as far as roofs go, but the
> location is 'ight -- within view of the ocean/boardwalk/etc.) We had a 4th
> of July BBQ up there that went well, and another neighbor's been having
> live practice/concerts up there as of late too.
>
> Nearby -- Venice breakwater (OK surfing in the morning before it gets
> windy), newly revamped boardwalk, basketball courts, drum circle, roller
> skating dance "thing", psuedo-skatepark (that's still in funding limbo),
> muscle beach, paddle tennis courts, venice canals, nightlife (MDR/Venice
> pier scene and SM Main St. is all close), etc.
>
> We'd have 802.11b to my cablemodem whilst on the roof, and my studio
> apartment/office has a couple of decent (quake-able?) workstations.
>
> The biggest pain in the ass is parking (and traffic). The average all-day
> parking spot runs about $15, maybe $20. If you get here before noon, you
> *might* be able to find street parking. I hear rumors of a Venice Beach
> parking shuttle every so often too..
>
> I'd setup shop with a BBQ on the roof, leave the access doors to
> the stairs duct-taped open and then folks could come and go as their
> inebriated selves pleased.
>
> Come to think of it .. if we did it at my place or nearby in Venice, I
> could probably corral Greg, Joe, Barry and maybe a few other LA.pm
> "lurkers" into making an appearance.
>
> August 10 should work for me. I need to clear it with the building
> manager, but that should be a cinch.
>
> Anyone/everyone game?
>
> Abe
>
>
> On Mon, 22 Jul 2002, Jeff wrote:
>
> > Oh bah, you're used to driving to MDR, you were doing it nightly for a
> > while ;)
> >
> > Personally I am opting the most for Hermosa, just because A) alcohol is
> > allowed in the park, however as far as I know you're not supposed to have
> > it at the beach, so if a keg or whatever did show up, we couldn't do dick
> > about it. For second, we can BBQ and have a good time then head for the
> > beach.
> >
> > I suppose we could go as far as Malibu, but there really isn't anything
> > fun over there. With Venice we get freaks (Hi abe :P). With MDR we get BBQ
> > and boats and grass (tag football anyone?). With Hermosa we can get all of
> > the above, but it is further south then some people would like.
> >
> > Well, Lets say Aug 10th, Around, noon to like whenever we all decide to go
> > home.
> >
> > Now our activities really define where we go. Does anyone wanna bring some
> > boards and surf? Play some football/baseball?
> > Run around looking like an idiot rambling like a jackass about all the
> > evil perl that haunts you in your sleep? (In this case we'd fit in best in
> > venice)
> >
> > -jeff
> >
> > On Mon, 22 Jul 2002, Ask Bjoern Hansen wrote:
> >
> > > On Sun, 21 Jul 2002, Jeff wrote:
> > >
> > > > How many people realistically are into this?
> > > > If enough people are into it, lets go for it. This weekend is I think A)
> > > > too soon of notice, and B) I'm moving.
> > >
> > > C) We are at OSCON.  :-)
> > >
> > > I'm in for most dates in August,  I think.
> > >
> > > As far as I'm concerned, then the farther north the better..  :-)
> > >
> > >
> > >  - ask
> > >
> > > --
> > > ask bjoern hansen, http://ask.netcetera.dk/         !try; do();
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> > >
> >
> >
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