an "OPERATION ITCH GATHERING/ PARTY/ ART FEST THINGY"

[Davis Fleetwood]

so.. i am thinking of having an operation itch gathering. like those YouTube gatherings, only smaller. not a protest, or a promotion, just a get together, where we all leave our computers and get together, have some wine, sing some songs, make some videos....

it is just a germ of a thought right now- i will be working out the details soon, but out of the following dates, what would work for everyone:

1. NEW YEARS EVE/ DAY 2008/09

2. 1/21/09

i like new years myself....


location?
1. Austin, TX?
2. NYC (expensive)
3. Montauk, long island
4. New Mexico


i think if we can get 40 people, maybe rent a huge house or a block of hotel rooms...... this would be great.

really.

[Davis Fleetwood]

chance of me being able to afford this are also slim, but let me brainstorm for a few days.....

and yes, kids welcome. i am bringing mine!

[dennis]

i'm voting for austin, mainly because i live there.

[jesse vigilante]

Hold it in Lawrence KS! Haha...just kidding. But I'll travel to meet like minded individuals.
Austin TX all the way. Finally, a reason to want to go to Texas.

[Sam]

cool idea, it would be cool in austin though Alex jones might drop by which could be taken as a bad or as a good thing :)

[Ken]

Closest location to me is NYC, i'm in jersey

[Kat Aklyzm]

If money permit, I'll be there with bells on.
I'd love to hang out with you all.

I'd be down with TX because its close(ish), but I love traveling so wherever is clever.

[wannabechef]

I've got friends out in Long Island a few down in Texas (none near Austin, though)... I'd lean more towards LI, but then again, depending on cost there's a good chance I couldn't make either. It would be fun to hang out with people who share at least some of my political views.

[Never]

well I wouldn't mind helping. My resources are rather limited but I love parties. just ask if you have anything you think I can help with.

[David Rocha]

I don't know where this assumption came from, but I was under the belief that you're from Mass. If this DOES happen to be the case, why not have the meeting in Boston? This may wreak of local bias (seeing how it'd only be a half-hour train ride from Providence), but I figured that it'd be more likely to happen if it was most convenient for the person throwing it. If you're not from Mass., then you can dismiss all the previous words in this reply.
THAT being said, I think 01-21-09 would be a bitter-sweetly appropriate day for drinking and political talk. I think I'm gonna make that one a "hard-lemonade" day.

[Meredith]

Has this idea died or just been put on hold? I still think it sounds like fun.

[Haresgroove]

hum...LA sure would make for a great place.
Have fun if it goes.

[FluxRostrum]

skinnychef and myself will be in Slab City, CA off gridding, hoping for a live broadcast.