NYC ASVS/SD.N LOTR Meetup!

[SirNitram]

Why is it that I'm almost always immediately recognizable?

The gravitational anomaly.

[Dalton]

The gravitational anomaly.

Fuck you

[Ghost Rider]

Alright! The movie and Friday's went pretty well. Highlights of the day...

Me. I missed the 11:39 train, had to take the 12:39. Got to the theater at 1:31 PM, a minute after the scheduled movie start. Everyone was waiting for me

Got in, got the tickets, wound up in the neckcramp seats. Jason turned up like some sort of "theater ninja" according to Rob.

Soon after the movie starts I am handed a box of donuts. I hate you guys.

Cue Fiddler on the Roof music: Tradition!

After the movie: we split into two groups. Greg, myself, Rob and Lee head up to Greg's rental car and haul it to the Friday's, getting stuck in 11th Ave. traffic for a good half hour. Still get there an hour before Phil (who knows the area) and the rest of the entourage.

Because like an idiot I go left out of Jersey City instead of right, turning a 20 minute trip into an hour and a half!! I'm still pissed at myself.

Remember the story is Hookers, guns and a rabid cuban

I proceed to have a rum and coke on an empty stomach, draining it in under five minutes. My head buzzes worse than after the three I had the previous night.

Later on at Friday's we get to meet Phil's cute friend Kathy. Rob hits on her.
Shortly after that walks in a tiny woman with humongous, obviously fake knockers. Phil seems to know the man she's with. Hmm.

Yeah, Kathy's sweet when she's not hitting you in the head with a calculator and drawing blood.
I've known Terry and Rhiannon for years. And she wasn't as "pumped-up" as she could have been. I mean that literally. Look for her on the cover of the forth-coming Cleavage Magazine.

Yeah I did see that...I still love she can inflate and deflate herself.

Me, Rob and Ghost Rider decide to spend our time hanging out IRL to talk about...Stardestroyer.net. Whee!

Plotting their imminent coup....

Shhhhhhhhhhh.....

That's my night. And fun was had by all, I assume.

I did. I just wish I didn't have to drive those extra 2 hours home tonight.

It was great seeing the crew from the last time as well as meeting Hotfoot, Soonir, Ghost Rider, and Macao. All whom I've never really spoken to on the board. Definately a plus getting to know them.

And now the obligatory pic

Yeah it was cool to get to see you guys.

and remember....hooker, guns and a rabid cuban, Phil.

As for my obligatory story...I blam Wilson for the start And well after 10 minutes and him telling his friend Lee(lurker) that I resemble GR, he finally asks(this was at the amtrak getting there)

Me, Kathy, Soontir, Hotfoot, Marcao (Behind Ghost Rider's huge melon), Rob W. with his Bendy Straw of Fun, Ghost Rider (and his huge melon), Lurker and Greg/CmdrWilkens, the Littlest Marine.

And I do not have a huge melon, my head is a of a perfect manly shape

[Phil Skayhan]

Because like an idiot I go left out of Jersey City instead of right, turning a 20 minute trip into an hour and a half!! I'm still pissed at myself.

Remember the story is Hookers, guns and a rabid cuban

I didn't tell what happened to us after we went left......yet..

[Dalton]

And I do not have a huge melon, my head is a of a perfect manly shape

For a melon, melon-head.

[Ghost Rider]

And I do not have a huge melon, my head is a of a perfect manly shape

For a melon, melon-head.

That's it...I ENJOYED THAT FIRST DONUT!

[Hotfoot]

Ah yes. I would have posted sooner, but Marcao was keeping me prison at Isengard, and I only recently managed to escape through the network of underground tunnels.

It was a very enjoyable two days. I had lots of fun chatting with everyone, and of course the movie kicked my ass for a second time that week.

Some memorable moments:
Marcao being named the honorary member of GALE so that all the user groups could be properly represented (of the two of us, I'm the one most people would think was gay, though in the eyes of Amtrak we're married with children).

The obligatory bone-shattering street fight between Dalton (who was representing MM) and myself (representing HAB). The loser: Times Square. Next time we'll schedule Godzilla, form an unlikely alliance to stop the monster, turn on each other for some perceived betrayal, then get blasted by his radioactive fire.

The Littlest Marine Witch-King (hey, you gonna say otherwise?) and the nine onion rings of power (because we all know from reading Tolkien's notes that Sauron became a short order cook after his defeat). Dalton experimented with what would happen if one man had all nine rings. The answer: greasy fingers followed by higher cholesterol. We also tested the MacBeth clause on CmdrWilkens, no such luck. Next time we'll get Sigourney Weaver with an assault rifle and see how well that works.

Nearly killed Rob W. twice, now I imagine he'll make it a point not to be consuming food or drink while I'm around...but eventually he'll slip. I can wait...oh yes...I can wait...

And, for the record, that "DAMN!" the entire theatre heard when Minas Tirith was shown for the first time was Marcao. I would have dealt with it, but I was...uh...awestruck. Yeah....

[Rob Wilson]

Why is it that I'm almost always immediately recognizable?

Your picture on every box of Doughnuts.

[Rob Wilson]

As for my obligatory story...I blam Wilson for the start And well after 10 minutes and him telling his friend Lee(lurker) that I resemble GR, he finally asks(this was at the amtrak getting there)

It's an NY tradition, whenever we collect someone from Penn station we have to miss them in some obvious but startling way. In this case, I was working from a six month old picture. And basically pointed to a guy and said "like him, but with shorter hair and a bit chunkier." Of course the person I'm pointing to turns out to be GR.



And on that note, I'll end this 34 hour day and get some sleep in my own bed. Lurker has the Digital camera, so when I see him after Chrimbo - the pictures will go up... Or I'll poke him over E-mail and get him to post them sooner.

Speaking of pictures, someone post the Jay and Silent Bob pic.

[Rob Wilson]

Nearly killed Rob W. twice, now I imagine he'll make it a point not to be consuming food or drink while I'm around...but eventually he'll slip. I can wait...oh yes...I can wait...

DO not anger the owner of the Bendy Starw of Doom, for death shall swiftly follow, involving much pain, slurping noises and tiny chips of ice - plus your remians will easily fit into a Medium Drinks glass.

[Daltonator]

Why is it that I'm almost always immediately recognizable?

Your picture on every box of Doughnuts.

If you weren't Army I'd so kick your ass.

[CmdrWilkens]

And I do not have a huge melon, my head is a of a perfect manly shape

For a melon, melon-head.

That's it...I ENJOYED THAT FIRST DONUT!

For the fair warning of all future participants:

YOU WILL BE INITIATED..FEAR THE OLD ONES.

Also did I mention that it is a BAD idea to be going down the Penn Turnpike and realize that you left your cellphone at your Girlfriend's house...thirty miles the other way when your rental car has limited mileage? Anyway I'm still recovering after three hour's sleep, work, and then three hours of work moving out of my apartment (still need a few more days worth of work).

[Daltonator]

That's it...I ENJOYED THAT FIRST DONUT!

Next time, GR. Next time.

[Dalton]

Surely some other folks have something to add

[RogueIce]

Surely some other folks have something to add

Um, ok. The Florida meet was so much better!

[His Divine Shadow]

Unfortunately there's an ocean in the way, but if I was guaranteed to get some, I might go

[Rob Wilson]

Why is it that I'm almost always immediately recognizable?

Your picture on every box of Doughnuts.

If you weren't Army I'd so kick your ass.

That would need to be a Mighty long leg.

And I wasn't flirting with Cathy, just pointing out that all beautiful women seem to be camera-shy - you'll note that not 2 minutes later she was happily posing for shots, wore her hair down and ended the night with an appointment for a photo shoot in Cleavage Magazine - never doubt the power of the Rob Wilson Persuas-o-matic (TM).

Believe it or not, it is possible to talk with stunningly attractive young women and NOT flirt with them - of course they have to be married or have Boy/Girlfriends, hence off limits. And as she had mentioned she had a boyfriend before I spoke to her, I wasn't flirting. For future reference, if the lady I'm talking to doesn't edn the night in my bed (or me in hers), you can take it as read that I wasn't flirting with her.

[Rob Wilson]

Surely some other folks have something to add

Um, ok. The Florida meet was so much better!

I refute that statement! It couldn't have been better, I wasn't there.

With Dalton, Greg, Phil, Lurker and Myself, there was a critical mass of ASVS Regulars at the NY meet, therefore by the very laws of the universe it was better by many magnitudes of Funness.

Plus we had Jay and Silent Bob at our meet, beat that!

[RogueIce]

Surely some other folks have something to add

Um, ok. The Florida meet was so much better!

I refute that statement! It couldn't have been better, I wasn't there.

That's it... I lay claim on you for the inevitable Episode III Meet, unless I go to New York too.

With Dalton, Greg, Phil, Lurker and Myself, there was a critical mass of ASVS Regulars at the NY meet, therefore by the very laws of the universe it was better by many magnitudes of Funness.

Plus we had Jay and Silent Bob at our meet, beat that!

Oh yeah? Well, we had it in DISNEY! Hah!

Ok, ok, so, by mere virture that you had more than three people, it was probably funner. But ours was pretty good too. Well, come visit Florida next time!

[Rob Wilson]

That's it... I lay claim on you for the inevitable Episode III Meet, unless I go to New York too.

I will doubtless be at a NY meet for that too, though I'm making plans to ensure as many other people get to go there as possible.

With Dalton, Greg, Phil, Lurker and Myself, there was a critical mass of ASVS Regulars at the NY meet, therefore by the very laws of the universe it was better by many magnitudes of Funness.

Plus we had Jay and Silent Bob at our meet, beat that!

Oh yeah? Well, we had it in DISNEY! Hah!

Ok, ok, so, by mere virture that you had more than three people, it was probably funner. But ours was pretty good too. Well, come visit Florida next time!

The funny thing was, that I was planning to go to all 3 meets. But the London one got cancelled and there were no flights out of the US available on the Monday, so I had to fly out on Sunday, otherwise there would have been 4 for the Florida meet. Lurker would have had to go home on Sunday anyway due to work.

The Ep III meet will be better organised and have lots more people there. Still the important thing is that everyone had fun, got to know new people and met lots of beautiful women in their accomodation.

Just a shame Marina or Zaia couldn't make it, poor Kat (friday night) and Cathy (Saturday night) could have done with some female company I'm guessing.

[Rob Wilson]

Of course one of the principle reasons the NYC meeting beats the Florida meeting is that no one in Florida got to cuddle Kat, so

[Ghost Rider]

Of course one of the principle reasons the NYC meeting beats the Florida meeting is that no one in Florida got to cuddle Kat, so

Heck we had women, that alone assures us victory

[Rob Wilson]

Of course one of the principle reasons the NYC meeting beats the Florida meeting is that no one in Florida got to cuddle Kat, so

Heck we had women, that alone assures us victory

Not to mention the women in my room - ickle, cute, sky-blue fluffy Pyjama's and hot-pink thongs. A winning combination - unless you want to sleep of course.

Surely there mus have been some women in Florida.

[Rob Wilson]

Of course one of the principle reasons the NYC meeting beats the Florida meeting is that no one in Florida got to cuddle Kat, so

Heck we had women, that alone assures us victory

Not forgetting home-made fudge and Cookies of purest Green. Hhhhmm Cookies.

[Dalton]

And I wasn't flirting with Cathy, just pointing out that all beautiful women seem to be camera-shy - you'll note that not 2 minutes later she was happily posing for shots, wore her hair down and ended the night with an appointment for a photo shoot in Cleavage Magazine - never doubt the power of the Rob Wilson Persuas-o-matic (TM).

Believe it or not, it is possible to talk with stunningly attractive young women and NOT flirt with them - of course they have to be married or have Boy/Girlfriends, hence off limits. And as she had mentioned she had a boyfriend before I spoke to her, I wasn't flirting. For future reference, if the lady I'm talking to doesn't edn the night in my bed (or me in hers), you can take it as read that I wasn't flirting with her.

Rob, the mere fact that you needed an explanation this long to explain your actions speaks volumes

I'm just fucking with you, though. It's traditional

The Ep III meet will be better organised and have lots more people there.

Not my fault that half the organization committee dropped off the face of the planet (ARON ) and the fact that the Lincoln Tunnel was backed up to Dover!

Of course one of the principle reasons the NYC meeting beats the Florida meeting is that no one in Florida got to cuddle Kat, so

Wow, you consider cuddling my sister an advantage?
Well, maybe I'm just biased against the little monster...hehe.

Not to mention the women in my room - ickle, cute, sky-blue fluffy Pyjama's and hot-pink thongs. A winning combination - unless you want to sleep of course.

Again, fuck you