Midwest Meetup!

[swerve]

That sounds like an AWESOME weekend itinerary Transpogue...

Minneapolis has been a town that I've been to MANY times -- and yet, I've NEVER really had the opportunity to go out and have fun there...

I'm really looking forward to the meet...

[LilBit]

Either itinerary sounds great to me. And I double-checked my schedule: I'm giving my final exam on April 30, so I'll be free in time for this meet. I'm gonna see Poguita and Kevvy-poo's titties! :~D

[Transpogue]

Either itinerary sounds great to me. And I double-checked my schedule: I'm giving my final exam on April 30, so I'll be free in time for this meet. I'm gonna see Poguita and Kevvy-poo's titties! :~D

Yayyyyy!!!!!!


It's all coming together now...

[GL]

i'm still very much interested, but i will need to check finances and such.

[Transpogue]

YET ANOTHER UPDATE!!!

So now we're looking at group rates. Essentially, we need 10 or more folks to get one.

If you are a 'definite' on the meet, please pm me letting me know.

If you are a 90% chance, pm me as well, and I'll make a note of it.

Wheee!!!!!

[NineOfClubs]

I've been using Hotwire, just tonight, to check hotel rates in downtown Minneapolis.

3 & 1/2 and 4 star hotels were $64-$69 a night.

Air fares from Portland were all over the map, but there were a few bargains.

Maybe we can make this one THE MOTHER OF ALL JUB MEETS!

[gmoney]

I sooo want to attend this meet!

Everything depends on my finances...I can't say at this moment if I can, but I'm going to try!

[Yooper]

I'm still a Definite Maybe.

We have issues.

Depends on a lot of things. Job, Partner, Timing, Weather, etc.

However, if we do make it, we'll have alternate (free) housing options as we have family there. Or we'll be camping. But don't count us in for hotel rooms.

[Lawnmowerman]

Been discussing it with my guy, and IF the finances are there then, I think the both of us will be attending . He's not a Jubber yet, but I may be able to bring him to the dark side.

[Sausy]

Not going to be able to attend,not a weekend I'll be allowed to take off from work.Smack right into big spring sale week.The itinerary sounds like fun Transpogue,sorry I can't make this one but hope it's a huge success!

[Kyanimal]

Hey, "Kids"!

We're still running at about 98% sure! The dates are "circled", and we're definitely aiming for it! Of course, there are "things" that might interrupt our intentions. Will know a lot more after Feb.!

I would prefer to bring "My" Kev along. But, since this seems to be shaping up as a chance in a Lifetime ... I just might make the trip on my own, even if I have to leave his sorry ass at home!

Keep smilin'!!
Chaz

[fetaby]

Had the talk with the good Dr. tonight... He's not opposed to it... I've got it in my head that I want him to come also, but he said he doesn't mind me coming by myself if his schedule is conflicted... and that remains to be seen... count me in at 75%.

[kevbo]

I'm getting more and more excited about this!

Only a little over 5 months left!

[frankfrank]

I'm looking forward to it greatly!

I just hope the meet isn't TOP-HEAVY with clubbing! I remember that being so much so at St. Louis, that I swore off all future JUB meets at the time, but later tried Anaheim because (as strange as it seems, at such a distance) I happened to have plans to be in the neighborhood. That meet was a pleasant surprise, and changed my mind from "no more JUB meets" to eagerly looking forward to them at the utmost.

I find myself barely functional, in any way, inside loud dance clubs...perhaps my least favorite out of all forms of human entertainment. One night is fine...but if Friday also shapes up with no alternative to it, I won't be there at all.

There seems to be quite a list of people planning to go, and I look forward to the actual list which will of course change.

[omminc]

Still able to come, pretty much 95%. Can't do a hotel though, live too close to really see it worth spending the Benjamins.

I'm looking forward to it greatly!

I just hope the meet isn't TOP-HEAVY with clubbing! I remember that being so much so at St. Louis, that I swore off all future JUB meets at the time, but later tried Anaheim because (as strange as it seems, at such a distance) I happened to have plans to be in the neighborhood. That meet was a pleasant surprise, and changed my mind from "no more JUB meets" to eagerly looking forward to them at the utmost.

I find myself barely functional, in any way, inside loud dance clubs...perhaps my least favorite out of all forms of human entertainment. One night is fine...but if Friday also shapes up with no alternative to it, I won't be there at all.

There seems to be quite a list of people planning to go, and I look forward to the actual list which will of course change.

I'll be going pretty much, but I won't be doing the clubbing bit. I am tired of walking by the clubs daily, so why would I want to go into them? :/

I am sure there is/could be an alternative. A wine tasting party would be a nice alternative. But that is me thinking loudly. XD

[Lube]

I am sure there is/could be an alternative. A wine tasting party would be a nice alternative. But that is me thinking loudly. XD

Hey......... that's a great idea!

Like you & Frank, I'm not really a clubbing kinda guy. I might go in for 15 minutes just to see what they're like (I've been to only 2 gay bars in my life) but I'm not gonna spend any appreciable time there.

My partner and I live just outside the Mpls city limits, so we're close to downtown. We could host a wine-tasting party (with juice or soda for those who don't imbibe). Or we could head to the Wilde Roast Café, a gay coffee shop.

That way, the clubkids can do their thing, and we can do ours.

Would that be OK, Kevbo & Poguey?

Please, folks, don't avoid the meet simply because you're not a clubber. I'll make sure we have an option.

[Transpogue]

Hey......... that's a great idea!

Like you & Frank, I'm not really a clubbing kinda guy. I might go in for 15 minutes just to see what they're like (I've been to only 2 gay bars in my life) but I'm not gonna spend any appreciable time there.

My partner and I live just outside the Mpls city limits, so we're close to downtown. We could host a wine-tasting party (with juice or soda for those who don't imbibe). Or we could head to the Wilde Roast Café, a gay coffee shop.

That way, the clubkids can do their thing, and we can do ours.

Would that be OK, Kevbo & Poguey?

Please, folks, don't avoid the meet simply because you're not a clubber. I'll make sure we have an option.

I think that Wilde Roast or the wine tasting at your digs sounds like a great idea. A good event Friday night for when people are just getting to know each other.

Also, it's VERY generous to offer your home.

I would offer mine, but I'm in a studio, so it would be like all of us gathering into a large dorm room.

[Lube]

I think that Wilde Roast or the wine tasting at your digs sounds like a great idea. A good event Friday night for when people are just getting to know each other.

Also, it's VERY generous to offer your home.

I would offer mine, but I'm in a studio, so it would be like all of us gathering into a large dorm room.

Ha ha!

Well that's cool. I think we'll have something for everyone!

[frankfrank]

That sounds WAY cool! Thank you for the great and generous offer. I'll gladly bring something as well, if suggested.

[NineOfClubs]

Lube, great idea!

In the past, at JUB meets, the best times were had, it seems, in intimate spaces.

We liked meeting in hotel rooms, as a group, or at a quiet brunch.

You have provided the perfect place for all of us to mix!

[StlKj]

Just a need to gently clarify--The club events that transpired in St. Louis were not exactly planned that way. Friday night consisted of dinner at the Hard Rock, and then bowling was actually planned at a nearby alley. It was discovered that the alley itself was rather small, and the cost a little more than expected, and there were also people calling in who were just arriving at the hotel, so we all went back to greet them. A good deal of time was spent just sitting in the lobby, talking and laughing, and once everyone was there, the group decided since it was so late to just hit a local club. We were practically the only ones who were there.

Saturday night's group of 35 or so people had dinner late into the evening, and many of them wished to go for drinks and dancing afterwards, so the group moved there. That was after a day at the arch and a good lunch, then time for people to go back to the hotel and change or hang out if they preferred. Thanks to Daniel's planning, there was a visit to Union Station and lunch on Sunday.

Absolut and Eagle put together a fun weekend where many seemed to have a great time, and I didn't want others who weren't there to think that the St. Louis meet was just a drunken pub crawl of debauchery. If that had been the case, so many jubbers who hold it in fond memory because of the connections they made there probably would not have done so.

[hyperdude88]

Hey there... was told to check this thread out from the Show Yourself Off part... so here I am! I'm moving to Minneapolis in 3 days, so most likely I'd be able to make it in May.

[Lube]

Hey there... was told to check this thread out from the Show Yourself Off part... so here I am! I'm moving to Minneapolis in 3 days, so most likely I'd be able to make it in May.

Yes, please come visit us!

And I'm always looking for local JUBbers to meet at Wilde Roast Café.

[hyperdude88]

Yes, please come visit us!

And I'm always looking for local JUBbers to meet at Wilde Roast Café.

What kind of cafe is that, and where is it? I'm free most evenings once the new semester starts! Now, how many people usually attend, and what is the age range?

[StlKj]

JUB meets have had as many as 35+ and as few as two or three. The age ranges vary from the youngest jubbers to some of our most seasoned jubbers. This meet is sounding like it could have a good sized group from many walks of life, including some of our awesome JUB ladies. Looking forward to it being a good time, and it's one of friendship and fun.

[Yooper]

JUB meets have had as many as 35+ and as few as two or three. The age ranges vary from the youngest jubbers to some of our most seasoned jubbers. This meet is sounding like it could have a good sized group from many walks of life, including some of our awesome JUB ladies. Looking forward to it being a good time, and it's one of friendship and fun.

And after hearing your voice, I'll have to shoot myself if I don't make it.

[DaddyBadger]

I sure wish that I could attend ! I used to live in the Midwest, after all . . .

But, as the Fates would have it, I have been forced to move to Texas - just a wee bit too far for my limited financial resources to allow . . .

If anything should change, i.e. : I win the Texas Lottery, or a rich relative should "kark it" and leave me their vast fortune, y'all will be the first to know ...

party on,

Jerr

[lovewill]

Well...I should be coming...If I don't you know...Go shopping on Michigan ave in April. And...Well...If I don't get busted for pubic intoxication or underage drinking by the Wonderful state of Illinois in the next few months. again. lol.

[shaggyvox]

has anyone organized some form of suggested itinerary, so some of us on the fence can see what activities u can bribe us with (other than the obvious)

[Just: Mills]

Page 2, dude! ^

I think I just might book the time off (when I'm able to) if it works out to be okay, with my work-schedule. As far as I'm aware I have no plans, and with this much notice, I don't see why I'll be unable to at least book the days off and have a look into a LONG fucking trip across the pond, and then some!

[Transpogue]

Page 2, dude! ^

I think I just might book the time off (when I'm able to) if it works out to be okay, with my work-schedule. As far as I'm aware I have no plans, and with this much notice, I don't see why I'll be unable to at least book the days off and have a look into a LONG fucking trip across the pond, and then some!

It would be GREAT to have you! I hope you get to make the trip!

[Kyanimal]

Mills?? In the Midwest of the U.S. of A.???!!

Keep smilin'!!
Chaz

[ChickenGuy]

Duluth is the only place in the U.S., as far as I'm aware, that there are distant relatives of mine - it's all written down in this obscure family book of my dad's second-cousin.

I'll find out if my dad's second-cousin has any contact addresses and the like for the distant cousins that he sees - it's him that they visit, after all.

Well, it turns out that there's no contacts or addresses but the book itself does have the names and ages of over 20 people born in Duluth. However, the book's information is decades old now.

So it all comes down to this - do I have the confidence, independence, and sheer guts, to actually jet away, by myself, across the world? It's something I've never done before, but something I've always wanted to do.

(If I went to Duluth, I would obviously coincide the dates of my travel so I could attend the JUB meet - another great reason for me to do this)

I'll be thinking hard about this in the weeks to come. I'll get back to you soon.

[hungrybrownbear]

oh I ever so want to go to this! Especially if the likes of 9OfClubs and Fetaby are going to be there.

I'll see what meager funds I can salvage in the next few months....

[Just: Mills]

Okay, so I was able to get time off, without any hassle.. Very strange, lol!

Anyhoo, I'm not sure what to do. The shorter the trip, the more expensive my trips is:
I can get a flight and arrive on Weds 5th and fly back the following Weds 12th and that only costs me £374!
Or I can get a flight on the Weds 5th and go home on Mon 10th, but that's going to cost me £600+ !!!

QUITE ANNOYING.

So yeah, I'm really not sure what to do at the moment.. Going to have to have a hard think about weighing up the options.


And it only takes 9 hours from London, yet when I fly to Toronto it takes 7/8 hours, haha.

[kevbo]

Stay a week, then, Mills. I'll take you to Eau Claire

[swerve]

Okay, so I was able to get time off, without any hassle.. Very strange, lol!

Anyhoo, I'm not sure what to do. The shorter the trip, the more expensive my trips is:
I can get a flight and arrive on Weds 5th and fly back the following Weds 12th and that only costs me £374!
Or I can get a flight on the Weds 5th and go home on Mon 10th, but that's going to cost me £600+ !!!

QUITE ANNOYING.

So yeah, I'm really not sure what to do at the moment.. Going to have to have a hard think about weighing up the options.


And it only takes 9 hours from London, yet when I fly to Toronto it takes 7/8 hours, haha.

OK -- THAT SEALS THE DEAL!!!

I just went from 100%...

To...

Well -- 100% -- since, even though the judges on American Idol think you can go higher than that -- you really can't...

I am SO EXCITED that you're going to be able to make it!!!

YAY!!!

[frankfrank]

Okay, so I was able to get time off, without any hassle.. Very strange, lol!

Anyhoo, I'm not sure what to do. The shorter the trip, the more expensive my trips is:
I can get a flight and arrive on Weds 5th and fly back the following Weds 12th and that only costs me £374!
Or I can get a flight on the Weds 5th and go home on Mon 10th, but that's going to cost me £600+ !!!

Stay a week, then, Mills. I'll take you to Eau Claire

I don't know yet, but I might be heading to Duluth after the meet, in which case I may be able to take you there (but only one-way). There's always some business I can do up there and some good friendship to be had as well. I hope to be heading toward Canada at that point!

Probably the Eau Claire option would be more productive for you, though - unless you're able to do enough Duluth research to find out there's actually something there which strongly suggests a trip. Otherwise it sounds like a stab-in-the-dark for you, though Duluth is also a VERY nice city.

[swerve]

^I've always thought that DULUTH was the AWFUL industrial side of the city -- and SUPERIOR was the NEAT part (in Wisconsin)...

jmo...

[Transpogue]

OK -- THAT SEALS THE DEAL!!!

I just went from 100%...

To...

Well -- 100% -- since, even though the judges on American Idol think you can go higher than that -- you really can't...

I am SO EXCITED that you're going to be able to make it!!!

YAY!!!

Rock.

You're on the list!

[minneapolisryan]

I have an obligation on the 7th and 8th that I'm trying to get out of. Seeing that I live in Minneapolis it would be silly to not attend.

I'm trying!

[LilBit]

Wow, I'm gonna get to see lots of pretty titties in May! :~D

[Lube]

Wow, this sounds like it's going to be a happenin' International meet! Welcome, everyone!

[Corny]

still waiting for a short "resume" post to that we could link people from the forum start page

[kevbo]

Done, Corny.

Any chance of you popping into this meet?

[Corny]

do you have a sugar daddy handy who might fly me in ?

[mooki33]

what is there to do in minneapolis? are there gay bars? What all would be on the suggested itinerary?

i am considering attending depending on who all is goin and how long it is cuz idk if i want to go that far for a couple nights.

i think we should start a list of ppl goin or considering goin

I live in Chicago. Put me down for a strong maybe and I'd like to know if anyone is interested in either sharing a ride or hotel room to save on costs.

Antwon

[Transpogue]

I live in Chicago. Put me down for a strong maybe and I'd like to know if anyone is interested in either sharing a ride or hotel room to save on costs.

Antwon

You're down for strong maybe.

We are working toward getting a group rate for a hotel in downtown, but we need at least 10 committed people.

Right now we are looking at Holiday Inn Express near the Minneapolis Convention Center.

The current rates for a double occupancy is about $88 a night, so if you have even one roommate, without a group rate, it'll be around $50 a night with taxes and such.

When we get closer to the date and we need a REAL head count, we'll give you info on signing up for a group rate. Stay tuned to this thread!!

[frankfrank]

I'll also consider sharting a room with somebody to save on costs.

shaggyvox, Minn-SP has a pretty robust gay community, and you'll certainly find things to do there.

Transpogue, is it too early for a preliminary/tentative list of who may be there?

[Transpogue]

Transpogue, is it too early for a preliminary/tentative list of who may be there?

I have a *very* scanty list... Kevbo will post a more thorough list soon.

But here's what I have:

Possibly:
Lawnmowerman
Yooper
Kyanimal
Lilbit
fetaby
Just:Mills
Lovewill


Definitely:
Frankfrank
Kevbo
Swerve
Transpogue