GH@MK.com aka Nashville Meetup - FINISHED, PICTURES UP

[CPTBadAss]

Bummer city

[hwood34]

as long as we get this other east coast meetup set up

[cherpalla]

I wish I could come /cry

[tjcaustin]

I wish I could come /cry

If I can come, surely you could, too.  It's like the same distance/costs.

[mashby]

I hope you can make it TJ! It would be a real treat to see you again. Bummed that Cherpalla and hwood34 can't make it though.


I've put together a revised agenda/overview below. Please give me your feedback and let me know what you think.

Overview:
The meetup will kick off at 9am at Center 615, which is a collaborative office space located in East Nashville. We'll hang out for a bit, have lunch and then drive out to Mechanical Keyboards Showroom for a tour and a deep dive into their huge selection of keyboards. When we're done, we'll head back to East Nashville for some local ice cream at the The Pied Piper Creamery. For those who are not ready to call it a night, there'll be an after party were we can continue to hang out and check out some local eats and sights.

Date:	Saturday, September 20th
Time:	9am - 5pm-ish then After Party
Location:	Center 615, 615 Main Street, Nashville, TN 37206. (Map) (See Inside!)

   
Agenda:

09:00am	Meet Up at Center 615, hang out and check out all the keyboards everyone brought. Coffee from Sky Blue Cafe will be provided. At the end, there'll be a drawing for a GHPad! For those taking the tour to MK.com, we'll lock up your keyboards in mashby's office so they'll stay safe-and-sound.
12:00pm	Lunch at The Pharmacy, Nashville's "Wurst-Burger" Joint (map)
12:45pm	Drive to Mechanical Keyboards Showroom
01:15pm	Tour MechanicalKeyboards.com (map) and hang out with the MK.com guys like 00zerO and talk keyboards. Frolic in their keyboard showroom/warehouse and admire their PowerWheels.
04:00pm	Drive back to East Nashville
05:00pm	Treat yourself to some locally, homemade ice cream at The Pied Piper Creamery (map). Afterwards, we'll head back to Center 615 for everyone to pickup their cars and keyboards.
06:00pm	After Party for those that are interested. We can head to downtown Nashville to take in the sites and check out some great live music. Options include: Third Man Records (map), Tootsie's Orchid Lounge (map), Robert's Western World (map), or The Station Inn (map), just to name a few. There's plenty of food downtown, such as Jacks as well as many others. It'll be laid back and we'll take a pulse on what everyone is up for before we head downtown.

[cherpalla]

I wish I could come /cry

If I can come, surely you could, too.  It's like the same distance/costs.

I can't. I have plans that weekend already. I also have a little one and planning around her schedule requires a lot of notice. ^_^

[tjcaustin]

I wish I could come /cry

If I can come, surely you could, too.  It's like the same distance/costs.

I can't. I have plans that weekend already. I also have a little one and planning around her schedule requires a lot of notice. ^_^

Buy a papoose?  It's never too soon to teach little one to avoid neckbeards and mouthbreathers.

[mashby]

Buy a papoose?  It's never too soon to teach little one to avoid neckbeards and mouthbreathers.

ROTFLMAO!

Just make sure whatever you buy is TP proof!  )

[cherpalla]

I wish I could come /cry

If I can come, surely you could, too.  It's like the same distance/costs.

I can't. I have plans that weekend already. I also have a little one and planning around her schedule requires a lot of notice. ^_^

Buy a papoose?  It's never too soon to teach little one to avoid neckbeards and mouthbreathers.

Her dad wouldn't allow me to bring her to what he would refer to as a "nerd convention." Pick your battles, you know?

[tjcaustin]

I wish I could come /cry

If I can come, surely you could, too.  It's like the same distance/costs.

I can't. I have plans that weekend already. I also have a little one and planning around her schedule requires a lot of notice. ^_^

Buy a papoose?  It's never too soon to teach little one to avoid neckbeards and mouthbreathers.

Her dad wouldn't allow me to bring her to what he would refer to as a "nerd convention." Pick your battles, you know?

Well, I don't know him, but now I hate him forever.

[cherpalla]

I wish I could come /cry

If I can come, surely you could, too.  It's like the same distance/costs.

I can't. I have plans that weekend already. I also have a little one and planning around her schedule requires a lot of notice. ^_^

Buy a papoose?  It's never too soon to teach little one to avoid neckbeards and mouthbreathers.

Her dad wouldn't allow me to bring her to what he would refer to as a "nerd convention." Pick your battles, you know?

Well, I don't know him, but now I hate him forever.

You wouldn't like him if you knew him either. lol

[tigersharkdude]

We are going to The Pharm? Scweet,  I've been wanting to try their Brats/Sausage

[slip84]

So, I might have a thing around then and might be a no, depending on when it actually falls. I'm trying to lock some stuff down with work and it's one of those "big turning point in my life" kind of things, which can't be moved if it falls on the same day. The meetup sounds pretty cool and I'll be a bit bummed if I miss it.

[CPTBadAss]

Mashby, thanks for the itinerary! I've posted it in the OP. And it would be great if we could firm up the head count .

[tigersharkdude]

^^I'll be there

[JoshMK]

You may want to allot more time for The Pharmacy. Lunch time on a Saturday... you're easily looking at 2+ hours. Most of which will be spent salivating over the sights and smells.

[tigersharkdude]

You may want to allot more time for The Pharmacy. Lunch time on a Saturday... you're easily looking at 2+ hours. Most of which will be spent salivating over the sights and smells.

2+ hours? Screw that

I vote somewhere else, non hipster village, for lunch

Somewhere that some chicken can be had would be used nice, this guy hates beef. **Note: not a chicken only place

[mashby]

Great suggestion JoshMK, but my wife is going to go secure us a table early so that we won't have to wait. 

Also, The Pharmacy has a great chicken sandwich for those that don't like beef. That being said, if folks would prefer pizza, we can always go to 5 Points instead.

[tigersharkdude]

Great suggestion JoshMK, but my wife is going to go secure us a table early so that we won't have to wait. 

Also, The Pharmacy has a great chicken sandwich for those that don't like beef. That being said, if folks would prefer pizza, we can always go to 5 Points instead.

If she gets a table that would definitely work.

[JoshMK]

Great suggestion JoshMK, but my wife is going to go secure us a table early so that we won't have to wait. 

Call ahead to make sure that's okay. I'm not sure if The Pharmacy is this way, but many places (including Chuy's... ugh) will not let you "hold" a table until at least half of your party is present.

[tgujay]

Man I wish this was closer than an 8 hour drive, I would be all over this.  Both of those places, the burger joint and the ice cream place have vegan options.  We should have a Grand Rapids meetup

[mashby]

OK, we're about 1 week out from this mountain of awesomeness that will be descending in Nashville, TN.  To help coordinate this shindig, we've created a form for those that are attending. Please take the time to fill it out so we can get a headcount and help finalize some of the logistics for this meet up.

Please, Fill Out The Attendance Form

New Activity -- BREAKFAST!
Since some people are planning on staying overnight, I've thrown out the idea of meeting up again for breakfast. My suggestion is to go to Monell's in Germantown. Why Monell's?

Skillet Fried Chicken Served at Every Meal!

Some of the best fried chicken I've ever had and it's a little slice of heaven to enjoy it at breakfast. Anyway, if you're planning on attending, please fill out the form and thanks in advance!

[CPTBadAss]

Fried chicken for breakfast?? Totally in. I'll post which hotel I'll be staying at sometime this week. Gotta talk it out with my +1.

Also I've replied to your sheet

[tjcaustin]

I should probably get my flight in order...

[Halverson]

Fried chicken for breakfast?? Totally in. I'll post which hotel I'll be staying at sometime this week. Gotta talk it out with my +1.

Also I've replied to your sheet

You have a +1??!? Why was I not informed of this?!?

[tigersharkdude]

I'll be there for everything except breakfast.

I'm local so I'll have my car, it's a Maxima so I can have 3 riders comfortably (5 people is a no go in my car .. lol)

[CPTBadAss]

I'll have a car and I think I can put 5 in it but I've never tried.

[00zeRO]

Be sure to have trunk space handy...there are sure to be deals to be had.

[CPTBadAss]

Never mind. No more room in my car

[tigersharkdude]

Never mind. No more room in my car

[Halverson]

Never mind. No more room in my car

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At least we don't have hoff to shove in there anymore :D

Or perhaps we should take the mini, then yes, we are full!

[JoshMK]

Well, because of you folks, 00zeRO and I have finally gotten motivated to spruce up the keyboard area. Y'all are in for a treat!

[mashby]

Well, because of you folks, 00zeRO and I have finally gotten motivated to spruce up the keyboard area. Y'all are in for a treat!

Duly noted!



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[dante]

Well, because of you folks, 00zeRO and I have finally gotten motivated to spruce up the keyboard area. Y'all are in for a treat!

Is ShakeR still at MK?

[tjcaustin]

Trying to figure out if I fly in early sat (bleh) or late friday and stay until sun


EDIT: Would save 100 dollars to leave either sat or mon...

[00zeRO]

Well, because of you folks, 00zeRO and I have finally gotten motivated to spruce up the keyboard area. Y'all are in for a treat!

Is ShakeR still at MK?

He owns the place, so technically yes. But he lives in Baton Rouge, LA. He stops in from time to time but is rarely here on a weekend.

[mashby]

Trying to figure out if I fly in early sat (bleh) or late friday and stay until sun


EDIT: Would save 100 dollars to leave either sat or mon...

Come Friday and leave Monday!

[tjcaustin]

Trying to figure out if I fly in early sat (bleh) or late friday and stay until sun


EDIT: Would save 100 dollars to leave either sat or mon...

Come Friday and leave Monday!

I dunno, maybe.  I was dumb and still haven't bought tickets.

[mashby]

Just wanted to give an update regarding attendance. We currently have 6 people confirmed for this Saturday. If you haven't filled out the form, please do so ASAP.

After Party Consideration -- Pinewood Social
I listed a few things downtown for the after party, but another option would be to go to Pinewood Social. I haven't been there, but I've heard nothing but good things. It's a different kind of place that serves coffee (best in town), has a bar, plenty of food, but also sports vintage bowling, bocce ball and a swimming pool. Looks like a good place to hang.

We won't be making a final decision on the after party until the meet up, but figured I'd give everyone a heads up so the can be thinking about what they might be in the mood for.

[CPTBadAss]

Who's filled out the form? Also is the Pinewood Social place 21+? Not sure if anyone is under but it would be a bummer if they couldn't come in due to age.

[tigersharkdude]

After Party Consideration -- Pinewood Social[/b.]

Mashby is a confirmed Hipster

With that said ive filled out the form, I wont be bring anyone

[Halverson]

Just wanted to give an update regarding attendance. We currently have 6 people confirmed for this Saturday. If you haven't filled out the form, please do so ASAP.

After Party Consideration -- Pinewood Social
I listed a few things downtown for the after party, but another option would be to go to Pinewood Social. I haven't been there, but I've heard nothing but good things. It's a different kind of place that serves coffee (best in town), has a bar, plenty of food, but also sports vintage bowling, bocce ball and a swimming pool. Looks like a good place to hang.

We won't be making a final decision on the after party until the meet up, but figured I'd give everyone a heads up so the can be thinking about what they might be in the mood for.

Anson put me as his +1, or would you prefer I fill out the form? (Where is it if so)

[CPTBadAss]

Anson put me as his +1, or would you prefer I fill out the form? (Where is it if so)

Oops, added the link to the OP. Forgot to do that.

[tigersharkdude]

FYI, to bowl at P.S. its like $40/hr ..

[Halverson]

Anson put me as his +1, or would you prefer I fill out the form? (Where is it if so)

Oops, added the link to the OP. Forgot to do that.

You're lost without me!

[mashby]

@Halverson -- I have you down, no need to fill out the form

@tigersharkdude -- Thanks for the heads up on the bowling. That's crazy expensive.

@CPTBadAss -- Thanks for adding the link to the OP.

Also, I should have included the link in my last post, sorry about that. Anyone still planning on attending, you can find the form right here.

[slip84]

Life stuff sorted. I'll be leaving the days following, so yeah. I'll be there with a +1. Filled out the form.

[tigersharkdude]

Would anybody be interested in a wrist rest for a QFR? It may fit other TKL boards. If so, I will give it away to someone at the meet.

[Halverson]

Would anybody be interested in a wrist rest for a QFR? It may fit other TKL boards. If so, I will give it away to someone at the meet.

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WOW! My roomy and me were just talking about getting him a rest for his QFR! He's been using mine since I'm away. I would love to surprise him with one!

[tjcaustin]

I need a little help getting there.  The plane ticket price is making me doubt. 

This isn't a plea for money, though, I would hand deliver anything you wanted to pay from me, I'm just having sticker shock.