Friday Meetup at Liffey's ***Just keeps getting better****(PICS)

[bvar22]

Good Food,
Good People,
Good Conversation.

Maybe it is the brightness and optimism of a new Summer,
Or maybe the infectious joy of our expecting father,
or a long awaited visit from a delightful new friend,
maybe we just finally had some GOOD news to talk about for a welcome change,

Probably a combination of ALL of the Above allowed for more hope, optimism, and laughter. We all laughed, relaxed, and celebrated our LIBERALISM in each others welcome company tonight, and it shows in the pictures.




















There was some talk of having an outdoor picnic or maybe even canoing, tubing, or other summer activity???
Thought and comments on this please.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Oh, rats, I was totally intending to go, but then

the hard drive on my laptop died today and I ended up hanging out at the Apple Store at the MOA after work to see if they could fix it (which they couldn't), and by the time I got done there I figured it was too late to head over to St. Paul. Looks like a good time, as usual; I hope to be at the next one.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

2. We were a jolly bunch, were we not?

By the way, I posted in the Lounge about Chickenscratching not showing up.

If anyone would like to add an admonition, here's the post, which is sinking rapidly:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=3473265&mesg_id=3473265

[question everything]

15. Phew... glad I did not promise

We were going to play it by ear, as spouse had some business in St. Paul, closer to the 280, rather.

And the drive on the 94 was horrendous!! Spouse had been going there all week and declared the lane from the 394 to the 94 a parking lot, starting at around 2:30 pm!!

We decided to pretend that we were a "prohibited vehicles" and existed on Dunwoody and to Hennepin/Lyndale and then to the 94 again. At least we were moving.

BTW, I've noticed a new construction of condos right there, where Lyndale/Hennepin enters the 94. Are there no planning commissions to prohibit building apartments and condos (expensive, I bet) right by the freeway? The humming noise of a freeway is just as bad as aircraft over one's head.

[K8-EEE]

3. Wow, What Wonderful People They Have In MN!

I haven't ever been there but after seeing these pix I sure would love to catch a MN DU meetup. GREAT GREAT GREAT!!

Hey it's Fudge Stripe Cookays! Lots of great tips from her at the economic activism forum. Hi FSC!

Very inspiring, I would like to do a get together in L.A. I went to one before the election and it was a blast. Admit to being a bit deflated AFTER the election for obvious reasons but it's nice to feel that cautious optimism rising up again. People are paying attention! People are getting it...yeah!

[katinmn]

7. about that headless torso shot

that's me wearing a DistressedAmerican designed tank. No one's every taken a picture of my chest before. Now you know why. Not much to see here. :)

[dpbrown]

31. Quite an, um, prominent message you're sporting there

;)

[Robeson]

4. Great Pics! I miss Minnesota....

...my wife and have been there in the past to watch a certain sports team we love...;)

Love the state, people, and scenery...:thumbsup:

[katinmn]

11. Come back and we'll have a gethering in your honor, too!

:)

[Wapsie B]

5. Cool!

Nice pics bvar22! Even mine weren't half bad.
:bounce:

Fun time was had by all.

:bounce:

[katinmn]

6. I love meeting the people behind the great posts

Thanks for joining us from Texas fudge stripe cookays!

Here are my pics:
no name no slogan and fudge stripe cookays (both excellent story tellers!)

dpbrown and onesie for his little activist, due any minute now.

supormom and daughter (these two have the same beautiful brown eyes!)

fudge stripe cookays, indigo32, dflprincess, Lydia Leftcoast,dpbrown, bushwentawol and bvar's arm

[dpbrown]

13. Still waiting for Little Activist here

What an excellent picture...all of them, actually.

Another great Minnesota DU gathering enters the history books.

Can't wait til the next one!

[no name no slogan]

8. It's official-- MN DUers ROCK!!!!

Wow, what a great time! I'm so glad I made it to this one! And the addition of FSC from Texas was the icing on a very tasty cake, of course!

By far, DUers are the best sort of people you can know. Intelligent, funny, and also darn good looking to boot!

Thanks to everybody (and thanks to bvar22 and bushwentawol for the cool photos!). I'm looking forward to July's meet-up!

dan (aka nnns)

:bounce:

:toast:

[katinmn]

10. It was good to finally meet you, no name!

Thanks for all your contributions to the DFLPC, too.

Those are bvar and my pictures. We're looking forward to seeing bushwentawol's in a few days.

[no name no slogan]

20. The pleasure was all mine!

It's nice to finally put names to faces. And sorry about the misattribution of the pics-- they're quite nice! At least I don't look like too much of a troglodyte!

I'm hoping to get back into doing the DFLPC site a little more in the near future. I've got some ideas for sprucing it up and making it easier to maintain. Plus it gives me an excuse to keep my skills current. Not to mention the cause!

:hi:

[GAspnes]

9. double rats!

My son arrived in town Friday afternoon and was supposed to come over, so I skipped going to the Liffy to wait for him. At 9 pm he called and said he was going to stay with friends for the night.

Dang, and double dang. What's the date in July?

(Isn't The Liffy great, though? Did they have the two guys on stage singing Irish songs?)

[dpbrown]

12. It looked like they were setting up someone to sing when we got done

About nine, the DU crowd finally dispersed.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

14. Sure and I would have liked to hear the lads sing

songs of the emerald isle, but faith and begorrah, we had to go home sometime.

[SupormomFreeAtLast]

26. I hate to say I told you so, but....

:evilgrin:
Just do what I do next time- bring the kids along.

[Rick Myers]

16. Damn... Sorry... (again)

Completely slipped my tiny mind!!!!

Dammit!!!

I promise I will be at the July Meetup!!!

Looks like everybody had FUN!!! :toast:

[CatholicEdHead]

17. Nice Pics guys

if I didn't live an hour and a half to two hours out of the cities, it would be much easier for me to get to these things.

[bvar22]

18. We missed you too.

We are talking about planning a Meet Up in a central part Minnesota so that it will be easier for some of our DUers to attend, and give us a chance to get out of the City.

Which part of Minnesota do you live in?

[Rick Myers]

19. I'm in the Lynndale neighborhood, Minneapolis

I just FORGOT about it. I promise to make a BIG note next month!!!

[CatholicEdHead]

21. Southeast MN

towards Winona.

Having a meetup in the SE suburbs would work better (Hastings/Red Wing/Lake City).

[katinmn]

22. How about tubing on the Cannon River?

:hide:

I want to be outside! It's too nice out to be sitting in a bar or restaurant.

[katinmn]

23. Tubing and a picnic could be a lot of fun

That's not me BTW. This is:
http://www.robinloznak.com/B+W%20photos/WaterTube.jpg

[SupormomFreeAtLast]

25. That's too funny!

I guess they'd better not put us together on the tubing trip, Kat!

[dpbrown]

32. A Red Wing meetup would be very cool

I've never spent much time there, but every time I've been there I've been impressed with the city architecture.

[dflprincess]

24. A great time!

And great pictures. I think we should keep the Liffey in mind for future gatherings - it was nice the way the had us off in our own little area.

A picnic sounds like a great idea - I'll bring the paper products, you don't want me cooking. (Actually, I do have one really good salad recipe and I make a mean pumpkin bar.)

[fudge stripe cookays]

27. Thanks for the warm welcome guys!

This is the first chance I've had to check the board the last 2 days! Yesterday I drove all over Minneapolis, to Crystal Lake Cemetery and then to the neighborhood over off off Lake where my Ggrandma and Ggrandpa lived when they were here 1895-1900 or so. The places were still there! The last one had been replaced by a clapboard tract house. Bummer.

The neighborhood was a bit seedier of course, but that was a nice bit of history.

then I got lost trying to get out of Minneapolis. Whoever designed that whole 35-E to Eastbound 94 thing, (where you have to follow the signs by the university) should be strung up by their genitals!

And it seemed that whatever street I was looking for, it was never labeled the street I was looking for. So I learned to see WHAT 3 names each street had before proceeding.

Finally got back to my hotel, and a 600 person wedding reception was in progress. It's a good thing I got back when I did, or I wouldn't have been able to park for the night!

As everyone has said, the Minnesota bunch are a lot of fun! We had lots of chuckles, and it was great meeting so many new folks!

Thanks again, ya'll!
:-)
FSC :hi:

[MinnesotaMike31]

28. Looks like I missed another good get together :-(

I have missed the last couple get togethers darn it :-( Great pics though! Almost feel like I was there by looking at all the quality pics.

I hope everyone is doing great!

[mzmolly]

29. What great pics.

Glad you all had fun! :toast:

[Wapsie B]

30. Better late than never.

No Name No Slogan, Fudge Stripe Cookays, Enufalready






DFL Princess, Lydia Leftcoast






dpbrown





katinmn, Enufalready




Supormom




Fudge Stripe Cookays, Indigo32

[no name no slogan]

33. Thanks man

and I'm sorry if my graven image damaged your camera! :P

[Wapsie B]

36. You're most welcome.

No damage done at all. :rofl:

Great to meet you and everyone else.

[katinmn]

34. Thanks!

I hope we get some more new faces at the next one.

[Wapsie B]

35. You're welcome!

Yes I hope there are some new faces too.