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mike carey Grand Master

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Keenan, I'm a probable, but I won't know for sure until closer to the event (it's not a quick flight for a couple of days in DC for me). I'll be able to tell you for sure about a week out from the event.

Turns out I won't be able to make it next month. Have a great meeting guys!

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Keenan Community Regular

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Would there be anyone willing to help me in the DC area locate a restaurant we could use for the meetup? I leave this Friday for vacation and will be away for a week so any help is welcome. I am actually up in Baltimore which has slowed this process down somewhat.

 

Thanks,

 

Keenan

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I'm unable to attend since the date was moved to Saturday, however, here's the locations I would recommend.

 

1. Annie's Paramount Steakhouse - all of the D.C. gatherings have been held there except the last two years. There's a private room upstairs but I'm not sure of the Food & Beverage minimum.

 

2. Trio's Fox & Hound - the 2015 event was held there and the F&H bar was used for the dining space.

 

3. Floriana was last year's location though the space was a little tight. However, if numbers are lower this year it should be fine.

 

4. DuPont Italian Kitchen - has an upstairs space that might work for this group.

 

These locations are all on 17th street in DuPont Circle. This is centrally located and each have private dining spaces. A private space is key for the sake of discretion.

 

I am not sure if I'd recommend any of the 14th street establishments. They are more expensive and very mixed clientele. Our unique crowd my draw more scrutiny than desired.

 

Another concern would be that it's rather late in the game to be looking for a space this close to the event. That will be a busy weekend for the gay friendly establishments. So, consequently, you may be in a take what you can get situation.

 

Would there be anyone willing to help me in the DC area locate a restaurant we could use for the meetup? I leave this Friday for vacation and will be away for a week so any help is welcome. I am actually up in Baltimore which has slowed this process down somewhat.

 

Thanks,

 

Keenan

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Floriana has much better food than the other 17th Street places, but is a bit more expensive. I'd be more concerned with noise than anything else with most of the 14th Street places--the prices really vary from Thai Tanic & Baan Thai (very gay friendly--the upstairs Baan Thai works better for a group-go for the back) to overpriced places like Barcelona and La Diplomate, which also get plenty of gay customers. The places along P Street are pretty disappointing and noisy. 14th is really closer to the center of gay gravity these days--17th is sort of old-timey and more mixed than it used to be.

 

I don't recall us having the private room at Annie's for past gatherings although I do recall them giving us semi-private space on the 1st floor.

 

There aren't great choices close to the Hyatt. If I'm there on a weekday, I go for the food trucks on Mass Ave. The food at the Hyatt is overpriced and less than terrific.

 

 

I'm unable to attend since the date was moved to Saturday, however, here's the locations I would recommend.

 

1. Annie's Paramount Steakhouse - all of the D.C. gatherings have been held there except the last two years. There's a private room upstairs but I'm not sure of the Food & Beverage minimum.

 

2. Trio's Fox & Hound - the 2015 event was held there and the F&H bar was used for the dining space.

 

3. Floriana was last year's location though the space was a little tight. However, if numbers are lower this year it should be fine.

 

4. DuPont Italian Kitchen - has an upstairs space that might work for this group.

 

These locations are all on 17th street in DuPont Circle. This is centrally located and each have private dining spaces. A private space is key for the sake of discretion.

 

I am not sure if I'd recommend any of the 14th street establishments. They are more expensive and very mixed clientele. Our unique crowd my draw more scrutiny than desired.

 

Another concern would be that it's rather late in the game to be looking for a space this close to the event. That will be a busy weekend for the gay friendly establishments. So, consequently, you may be in a take what you can get situation.

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Agree that 14th is more the center of gay DC social activities these days but I would also say these places have a much more mixed clientele that may not be as tolerant of our group. That whole street tends to be more trendy and overpriced for the mediocre quality of the food. In some cases the F&B minimums may be higher than desired.

 

The 2013 and 2014 events were held in the second floor private area of Annie's. Previously they were on the first floor back area. However, our group grew to a size and rowdiness that made a more discreet area much more desirable. The food may not meet some standards but prices are reasonable and the wait staff there has certainly seen a lot of outrageous gay behavior and would not even be phased by this group.

 

The coordinator of this event asked for suggestions and I've offered a few options. It is up to him to choose the venue. We've already seen what planning one of these events devolves into when asking this crowd for ideas particularly at this late stage of the game.

 

 

 

Floriana has much better food than the other 17th Street places, but is a bit more expensive. I'd be more concerned with noise than anything else with most of the 14th Street places--the prices really vary from Thai Tanic & Baan Thai (very gay friendly--the upstairs Baan Thai works better for a group-go for the back) to overpriced places like Barcelona and La Diplomate, which also get plenty of gay customers. The places along P Street are pretty disappointing and noisy. 14th is really closer to the center of gay gravity these days--17th is sort of old-timey and more mixed than it used to be.

 

I don't recall us having the private room at Annie's for past gatherings although I do recall them giving us semi-private space on the 1st floor.

 

There aren't great choices close to the Hyatt. If I'm there on a weekday, I go for the food trucks on Mass Ave. The food at the Hyatt is overpriced and less than terrific.

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I'll be in the neighborhood and attending the gathering~ time and place~?

Cheers n Ciao~

Tyger~

P.S. When is MAL this year~?

 

Hey Hey Sensei If you are gonna be in DC -- Other than thugs and chloroform how do I get you to make a stop in Philly

after MAL to spend time with your favorite BearPig??? Drop Me a Line Ty Guy!

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Before anyone gets upset I am out of the country right now and probably won't be able to setup anything before next Saturday. If someone could just pick a place and say that is where everyone should meet that would be great.

 

Keenan

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Before anyone gets upset I am out of the country right now and probably won't be able to setup anything before next Saturday. If someone could just pick a place and say that is where everyone should meet that would be great.

 

Keenan

 

Is it really that much of a challenge to call a restaurant in D.C. and set up a party for 10-15 people, given two months' time?

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And I thought that the proposed NYC gathering was a disaster. At least that imploded before anyone had made plans or might have been inconvenienced.

 

Not knowing the details or any possible extenuating circumstances I hesitate to offer any criticism, but in the future a bit more advance planning might help so as to take into consideration that that fellow Murphy and his ominous laws are always lurking in the wings! At least there were sincere and good intentions. I hope that things ultimately all get sorted out and a fun time is had by all. Heck with MAL going on things surely have the potential to become "interesting" to say the least!

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If anyone IS planning on still trying to make this happen, count me and my +1 out.

 

I'm bummed to see that this event appears to have fizzled out due to poor planning. It had grown into an incredible MAL weekend of fun and entertainment bringing together our forum members.

 

Oh well, perhaps the event can be revived next year.

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