Far more WHAT? Don't let Cicatrix hear you say that. And SF hipness lasts until the Muni stops running -- what time is that again? 11pm?

"New Yorkers don't hang out from 5pm until 3am for nothin'."

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have fun! :)

Even though I won't be contributing to the hipness quotient, and I'm not very good at trash-talking in the east coast v. west coast debate, I'll see you guys there!

i'm pretty new to sepiamutiny - months old - thanks for putting up such great stuff - blogs and comments - but i am de-lurking for a minute to ask if there has ever been a meetup in southeast michigan? how do you decide where to have them? while i hope not to be in ann arbor in 2 more years, it would be wonderful to have one here in the meantime. i'm having small town claustrophobia.

enjoy...although i don't think any meetup can top the DC one in March with Yo Dad and Yo Mom representing ;)...good memories... to those who are in the bay area, go... i mean, what do you have to lose? nada.... si a todo amigos, si a todo ;)...

As far as memory serves, the BART station is right by there on Market street. Right?

There's a BART on Market & New Montgomery, which is about 3 blocks away from Chaat Cafe.

i am de-lurking for a minute to ask if there has ever been a meetup in southeast michigan? how do you decide where to have them?

Thanks for delurking with such kind words for us, Ruki. We have not had a meetup in Michigan. I'm pasting some information below from a different meetup thread which explains why we've had meetups where (NYC, SF, LA, DC, Toronto, Philadelphia) we've had them.

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WHO HOSTS/ATTENDS WHERE
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Abhi: LA (also: DC-- hometown/where parents live, a fact hereinafter indicated by an asterisk by city name; soon to close down LA bureau and open Houston bureau)

Amardeep: Philly (possible: DC* and NYC...I think)

A N N A : DC, NYC, SF* (possible: Philly)

Ennis: Chicago (possible: SF, NYC*)

Neha: Toronto

Sajit: DC

Siddhartha: NYC (possible: DC*)

Vinod: SF, NYC (possible: Houston*)

youŽre kidding...the first meetup in SF since iŽve become a reader AND actually living in SF...BUT...iŽm commenting from peru, and wonŽt be back until monday. this sucks...cuando es el proximo ŽmeetupŽen SF?

Terence- No te preoccupes, mi amor. ;)

Upcoming meetups!

SF: August 6th (Ennis and Vinod)

NYC: August 13th (me)

DC: August 26th (me)

SF: September 9th (me)

personally... i'm a huge fan of having a meetup in ATL!!! there's a definite discrimination going on against the Southern Mutineers.

there's a definite discrimination going on against the Southern Mutineers

They're doing it just to persecute you, obviously.

He has promised me that SF meetups are far more rocking than those in NYC, because left-coasters are just so much more hip than those on the right coast.

Excuse me? Wait till that Libertarian comes to NYC!! %^$@(*_^Y(*^%*^*#%$!

Excuse me? Wait till that Libertarian comes to NYC!! %^$@(*_^Y(*^%*^*#%$!

He's pro-mango, too. Pity, isn't it?

He's pro-mango, too. Pity, isn't it?

Hold on a minute!!! Am I the only one that seems to be out of the loop? Mr Kobayashi = Mr. 6 patents pending?

there's a definite discrimination going on against the Southern Mutineers

They're doing it just to persecute you, obviously.

I thought it was collective punishment for that NASABA-Meth Merchant lovefest.

I thought it was collective punishment for that NASABA-Meth Merchant lovefest.

Yes, that too.

So....basically, I just show up at Chaat?

That's it?

Shhhssshhh....I am nervous....it feel like a blind date.

F.Y.I...I do not kiss on first dates...

Vinod and I will be there for sure. He has promised me that SF meetups are far more rocking than those in NYC, because left-coasters are just so much more hip than those on the right coast.

Once again, Vinod, Coolio, and I are in complete concordance.

By the way, any Mutineers/Dhaamal heads checking out Maneesh's soiree after the meetup? If you're invited and in need of transportation, perhaps we can carpool.

all mixed up, there will likley never be an atl meetup (well that is what my fortune 8 ball is telling me), hence you will need to either levitate to another location to attend, or possibly capture one of the mutineers and hold them for ransom...;)

Oh, and while I can't committ 100%, I might be at the NYC meetup a week from now ;)

40 lashes with a wet noodle ennis.. attending meetings in other cities and not holding one in your own ;) --esp when i was in town a few weeks ago... hmm.... chicago readers, get on his case..(all in good fun)

Ok have we fixed the NYC meetup venue? Or do we take a random hike through Central Park and hope to run into each other.

Have the details for the NYC and DC meetups been finalized? Where/when are they going to happen?

The NYC Meetup is on Sunday the 13th @ Talvin Singh in Rumsey Playfield. I'll be there at 2:00 pm. It WILL get packed. Anyone interested in herding earlier email me and we can coordinate. (Wish there was a SM jhanda)

The DC Meetup will be at Amma's again, but the question is, for which meal?

Should we have brunch there like Barmaid, Chai and I tend to (there's nothing like a cup or three of madras coffee first thing in the afternoon) do? Dinner after an afternoon spent drinking on the waterfront? Dinner before? No matter what we decide, it's a great space and they let us take the entire thing over last time, which made the experience extra fun. :)

As for New York on the 13th, I'd love to meet up somewhere simple before we all walk over, that way we're going as a group to meet the summerstage vets. Since it tends to get crowded, let's aim early? Thoughts?

As for New York on the 13th, I'd love to meet up somewhere simple before we all walk over, that way we're going as a group to meet the summerstage vets. Since it tends to get crowded, let's aim early? Thoughts?

Tamarind's tea room is awesome. It has the best desi wraps and desserts in town. Though it's kinda unwalkable from there to the park. Otherwise, isn't there a Bukhara somewhere midtown?

Or you could meet somewhere simple, like in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, on the steps, and walk from there to Rumsey.

Dinner after an afternoon spent drinking on the waterfront?

I don't think there was nearly enough alcohol involved in the last DC meetup, so I vote for this plan, :).

As for the NYC meetup, I think meeting somewhere and walking over is a good idea, and I think the organizing mutineers should just go ahead and make an executive decision as to where.

Or you could meet somewhere simple, like in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, on the steps, and walk from there to Rumsey.

Ennis that's a really good idea but again the steps are wide and on a summer day packed. We'll run in the same issues as at Rumsey Playfield. How about Starbucks @ 76th & Columbus???

Ennis that's a really good idea but again the steps are wide and on a summer day packed. We'll run in the same issues as at Rumsey Playfield. How about Starbucks @ 76th & Columbus???

Thought the venue is closer to the Upper East Side...?
I doubt that a sea of brown lingering by the Museum steps will be easily missed.

I'd love to do drinks and dinner for the DC meetup.

or lunch and drinks.

ohhh who am I kidding, I'd do brunch and drinks :P

Thought the venue is closer to the Upper East Side...? I doubt that a sea of brown lingering by the Museum steps will be easily missed.

You'd be surprised. And it won't be a sea based on the previous NYC meetup people stroll in over time so unless you want to go up to every brown person you see on the steps and say "SM?" :-) there is no other way. But I give up. I want to make sure I just get into the venue by 2:00 to set up and find a spot. It would be best to meet at the 72nd street enterance on Fifth Avenue into the park, it's a smaller enough entrance where a group of people can be easily spotted.

*suggestion to the overworked intern* Can the monkey put the meetups in the events tab too?
It is closer to 5th, but there's no place to hang out anywhere around there. I'm talking... not even street meat. So, who else will be there early to stake out space for the mutiny? We need volunteers. oh... and food... i'll bring turkish baklava if people like that stuff. Rich, honey soaked, strips of thin pastry dough covered with pistachio crumbs. I am not bringing the chaya. can we get a head count so we know how many much square footage we might need. and how much food we'll have available. its all about the food.

*suggestion to the overworked intern*

HISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! Thanks a LOT. Like the monkeys get ANYTHING done. As soon as they move an arm, they faint from their B.O.

It would be best to meet at the 72nd street enterance on Fifth Avenue into the park, it's a smaller enough entrance where a group of people can be easily spotted.

That sounds like a plan. Count this lurker turned commentor (off and again) in!

2 o'clock at 72nd and 5th, it is. See ya there!

sept 9th it is anna. see you then...

wish i could have made the last meetup... master's project is due this week tho so i was overcome by school... i'll see you guys in september for the first time :)

aaaw, I missed it. goddamn.

It was fabulous to meet y'all at the SF meetup. Ennis, thanks for the heads up on the Poverty Action Lab.