Damn damn damn. Group-camping with the extended family that weekend. Three years we've done this now, and so far it always conflicts with something good.

C'MON! i'm outta town that weekend too....
Please change it? Please?
::batting my eyelashes, trying to use my feminine wiles::

LiveJournals count, Mitch?

LiveJournals, Blogs, hand-coded sites, no blog at all - just send an RSVP!

Now this sounds like something I'd really like to do and, as of right now, that day is open. I'll have to run it by the little lady, but I'd love to meet some bloggers in the area.

Non-political? Sure. It'll be a comments section BROUGHT TO LIFE! Thrill as a conversation about the merits of French beer descends into a Bu$hitler LIED screaming match in four minutes.

At least it'll be fun to see how people pronounce "$."

Is there a date the RSVP will be needed by? I'd love to come, but my social calendar, such as it is, is day-to-day until the baby comes. And, after, well... :-)

No, there's no deadline. For that matter, it's not like we'll turn anyone away that doesn't RSVP - I mean, it's a public bar and all, we're just bum-rushing it. If you show, you show. We're just trying to get an idea of how many, if any, to expect.

Hopefully the baby understands...

I'd love to go - and even though I run a political blog, I'd be willing to (mostly) hang it up for a night of fun, but...

The date won't work for me. Speaking of politics, I'm working on "One Day in July" - A Street Fest in Commemoration of the 1934 teamsters strikes... I think you all should come to that insted.

http://www.1934strike.org/

Plenty of time for both! Go to "1934" from 2-4:30, hit the party after that.

I'm a solver.

I appreciate your solution, but you misunderstand. I've done a lot* of work on the street fest and there will be a lot of work to be done that day - all volunteer labor.

I won't miss any of it. Besides - I really want to see the last two bands - Brother Ali and The Strike.

I think that Mitch's solution will make for a fun filled day! Anyone know where I can get a MPLS cop uniform, circa 1934?

This is the Keegan's right by Kramarczuk's Deli?

Yes. Just west of Hennepin on University, probably three blocks west of Kramarczuks on Uni.

Umm. Actually it's 1/2 block west of Kramarczuk's and around the corner. Maybe a full block of walking if you don't cut through the connected parking lots.

Has anyone thought to actually warn Terry that we're bum-rushing his bar?

Thanks for the directions. I don't generally bother with Minneapolis; most of the places worth going ARE in St. Paul - but thanks.

And yes, Terry knows.

For those of you unable to attend this event, fear not. There likely will be a follow up in the near future. Assuming of course that the affair doesn't degenerate into a violent melee involving riot police, attack dogs, tear gas, and water cannons that is. Although that would give us all something to write about...

I just came from Bush-Cheney '04 HQ, where I have been volunteering and also enquiring who might provide a ride to the fabulous Patriot Picnic in Diamond Bluff in two weeks. No go.
Something tells me I will find my pilot at this event.
Will Vibe be on sale at either of these events?
I hope so.
If not, I suppose an Irish Whiskey will have to suffice.

Of course when I said West, I meant East, so my directions weren't quite as helpful as they should have been. Probably the simplest is to gather your navigation clues from their website at http://www.keeganspub.com/

PMB-

Unfortunately, our once bountiful stockpiles of Vibe have been all but exhausted. When we were initially asked to endorse the product we were a little hesitant, but when they backed a dump truck full of Vibe up to the Patriot door we just couldn't say no. We were in the Vibe baby.

But not all of us handled the sweet, tangy taste of success well. Mitch quickly became addicted to the stuff calling it his "liquid life-force". He was soon putting back bottles two at a time, and his appetite for Vibe proved insatiable. He'd go on these insane Vibe benders and we'd find him three days later in the dumpster behind the studio muttering incoherently about Linus Pauling and water soluble nutrients.

Eventually he went through our whole supply. Then the pain of withdrawal, the acceptance of his fate as a Vibe-aholic, and a successful rehab stint locked in Captain Ed's cellar. Tough love. Tough love.

Now Mitch is proud to say he's Vibe free and high on life. And booze.

So while the Irish Whiskey will be flowing freely, the Vibe tap has been closed for good.

heh...
If you can't beat em, send in a tactical air strike... I'll be there!

Elder.
I find your Vibe story intoxicating. Didn't Susan Hayward already make that movie? Sorry, Mitch. I'd meant to ask, Didn't Ray Milland already make that movie? No one would question your manliness despite the fact that you bring your kids to baseball games.

Oh, here I thought I missed the shindig.
Is that why you guys call me a "moonbat"? <-- joke

Anybody mind if I bring my probing Blogumentary camera? Don't worry, I won't be able to hold it straight after my second beer. Mwahahahaha.