This is going to be VERY interesting. Because readers in San Francisco floated the idea of a meetup, we are finally going for it tonight. All the locations are confirmed below and drinks are on AT until the money runs out (password: apartment therapy).
Please take pics and send them in on Friday and Alec and I will upload them into a slideshow. This is also a good time to network, make suggestions and ask questions. This is real community based on our shared interest in having a good home, and you can help to shape it.
San Francisco - The eagle has landed at Fluid, an uber hip bar in downtown, near the financial district. Check out the website. RSVP and join the thread here.
New York - Jill, SKGR and I will be hosting over at the Union Square Lounge which is below Coffee Shop and recommended by Sundance. RSVP and Link to the thread here.
Chicago - Guest editor's Janel & Heather will be in attendance along with a rambunctious group of readers over at Webster's Wine Bar at 1480 W Webster Ave. It may be a bit "ordinary," but this is just the first gathering. There's time for more. RSVP and join the thread here.
Los Angeles - Alec, Vanessa, Enrique and assorted others are in for the East/West Bar in West Hollywood (and they might be getting the prize for the hippest location). RSVP and join the thread here.
In DC..whimper whimper...
Christine, come on up for the evening and stay across the street at the W. What could be more fun? :-)
Hmmmm....or, when's the last Acela run? :) Gosh, I'd feel so cosmopolitan.
Oh, Maxwell, I'll come, too! We could do some reporting-for-rooms! ;-)
I love the Acela! So civilized!
Maybe we could just get fancy drinks here and tele-conference! :) As much as I'd like to come, I actually don't think it would be humanly possible with my schedule this week (plus, if I had the extra $600,I would have bought the desk I saw at an antiques show this weekend!) Oh poo.
Will there be any advance copies of the book there? I cannot wait to have it in my hands!
Hey, any other ATers based out in Southeast Asia? Wouldn't it be great if we could organize one of our own parties one of these days to co-incide with the rest of the AT parties?
Please de-lurk and speak up.
Hey, Maxwell and Alec, the AT-SF bash is at Fluid. Link in the SF RSVP thread. How much can we drink?
sorry for duplicate postings but...
i'm confused. is there a party on thursday, 7-9 at union square lounge? and, after that, is there a party at dwr on friday, 7-9? and are rsvps necessary?
so out of the loop.............
count me in for NYC
i'm *hoping* to be there in nyc.
What about a DC get-together? Couldn't do it tonight, obviously...but maybe on the last night of smallest-coolest? Or should we wait until Maxwell comes to town on his book tour? (Because of COURSE he will come to DC on his book tour, yes?)
Wait, the party in SanFran is at The Eagle?!?
I'm on a plane even as we speak, sweetie.
Oh, I read that wrong. Damn.
But we would have gotten some great tips about various grades of leather...
I can't make it to this one.
Jennifer--yeah...we should do our OWN DC party! Maxwell's got to be coming for a tour!
jennifer and christine, i think a dc party is a fabulous idea!
oh why couldn't this happen at the end of the month? (when i'm nyc!)
I wish there was one in Toronto! Have a nice time everyone.