NorCal/SF Bay Area Meet 8/8/2009

[luvdunhill]

hmmm.... just hmmmm....

[guzziguy]

It will be good to see you in August, though (and not just for Becky's toffee pecans either ).

But they better me there.

The hotel I'm looking at is 89.99 a night and 3 miles closer to SFO.

Hopefully it's also closer to good restaurants.

[TheCool]

What is the driving distance from Stankonia?

Well, it's impossible to drive from Stankonia, but my mom's birthday is around that time so I'll more than likely be visiting L.A. I'm sure you're quite aware of the driving distance from there .

[penger]

Hopefully it's also closer to good restaurants.

San Mateo has some solid asian restaurants. There's also this burger place called Jeffrey's that my dad says is supposed to be solid.

[Icarium]

Yeah San Mateo's Santa Ramen and Little Sichuan are quite great for ramen and sichuan cuisine. Jeffrey's is good too I've heard.

[guzziguy]

I probably wasn't clear. San Jose and its environs have many good restaurants. The problem was that none of them were in walking distance of the HeadFest hotel. It would be nice if there are two or three good restaurants withing walking distance as I would rather that my need to eat doesn't interfere with my drinking.

[909]

I would rather that my need to DRINK doesn't interfere with my eating.

better

[Asr]

Count me in as a definite now. Found a <$300 flight - not the most ideal flight times but they'll do.

My still-in-SoCal BHSE will most likely be making an appearance too, thanks 909 and JP. The BHSE will remain in Cali for most of the summer (SoCal until July, NorCal afterwards) so even more people can continue to check it out in more ideal mini-meet conditions.

[atothex]

I'm probably going to this meet.

[Bigguy]

Toffee Pecans will be there. I missed out on the LA CanJam because of our f'd up economy and my vehicle's waterpump taking a dump. Well, at least the vehicle is fixed for now, as for the economy, who knows!

[luvdunhill]

Hey, probably not the best place for this, but what the heck. I'm lazy.

Anyone know of good accommodations (cheap, free, etc.) in the SF area for a family of four? Some sort of kitchenette would be nice

[grawk]

JP#s house

[luvdunhill]

JP#s house

He might try and sell one of my kids while I'm there, who knows Thanks for volunteering someone else though, I really appreciate the thought and effort

[grawk]

the mission homeless shelter?

[luvdunhill]

the mission homeless shelter?

that could be exciting

[grawk]

The point is, of course, that it's SF, so nothing is cheap, unless it's dangerous

Best bet is either find a friend to stay with, or stay out in chico, and drive in

[matt fury]

hmm...Up Your Alley or headphone meet.... I'm not sure which makes me looks worse.

[ironbut]

All the talk about food in the San Mateo area reminded me of the Prince of Wales Pub. They had a famous hamburger that put down some pretty stout stomachs. It was called the Habanero Burger . Unfortunately it's closed now but the web site still endures!
Be sure and check out the quotes at the bottom.

"It's not a meal, it's an ordeal!"

Bummer, it was fun to watch big egos writhe on the floor!

The Habanero Hamburger "Hall of Flame"

[Icarium]

Yeah I've had it before.. oh its closed now? I managed to go through 2.5 before giving up. I felt it was pointless to continue since like the spiciness wasn't what killed me, I simply was full. Like the record holder was like 12 burgers or something and while I'm pretty good at eating a ton of crap.. I doubt I could really eat more than 4.

[Voltron]

Good news on the gear front. Jack Wu contacted me and offered to send the final souped-up prototype of the WES electrostatic amp in time for the meet. It is not the same amp that was at CanJam, and Jack is very excited about the final result. Go Team Woo!