North Carolina - NC Meetup [Meetup #2 Success!][Local Meetups Being Organized]

[braidn]

Meetup was great. Really was fun to meet everyone and got a few great pics

[dilbertprogrammer]

We had a great time too!  You folks are great!
Here are some shots we took at the meet-up.
Looking forward to the next one! 

[CPTBadAss]

Most of the locals left us. The last of us are posted up at the coffee shop



It was great meeting everyone

[Kompanion]

Had a great time! Thanks everyone!

[livingspeedbump]

Great Success 

Had a blast seeing everyone. Definitely hectic trying to organize a full weekend of stuff with people, but totally worth it. Hopefully everyone had a blast as well.

If you have picture albums I'd love to see them! I'll get around to uploading mine in a few days as well. I'm planning on making a big writeup of the even on KC and will link the albums (and credit them, of course) on there as well for others to look at in one place.

<3

[CPTBadAss]

Last night. Hoff, booper, Joey Quinn, ccarlitos2, scubaste, and me. Pizza party, silicon Valley, keyboard chats, and rainstorms. I miss retrochick, engicoder,  LSB, and the rest of the cabin crew.

[livingspeedbump]

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Last night. Hoff, booper, Joey Quinn, ccarlitos2, scubaste, and me. Pizza party, silicon Valley, keyboard chats, and rainstorms. I miss retrochick, engicoder,  LSB, and the rest of the cabin crew.

"You guys can bring 40 keyboards to a cabin and its weird that I bring a playstation?" -Scubaste

Best quote of the weekend  :p

[retrochick]

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Last night. Hoff, booper, Joey Quinn, ccarlitos2, scubaste, and me. Pizza party, silicon Valley, keyboard chats, and rainstorms. I miss retrochick, engicoder,  LSB, and the rest of the cabin crew.

Miss you guys! Y'all are such rad people. Best weekend ever and it was too damn short.  :'(

[CPTBadAss]

Last meal with the squad

[Delirious]

Definitely had fun meeting everyone, my two favorite moments were probably geeking out over CPT's alps boards (especially the Filco Zero) and sampling some of Binge's fountain pens. Thank you all for the fun event.

[Booper]

Ahhh, I had so much fun this weekend! I just got home and now I has a sad

Thanks to everyone who came out and to those of you who organized all the activities. It was a really great weekend. Everyone is just so chill and easy to get along with. I had the best time just hanging out, chatting, and eating with all you guys.  It's amazing how great you all are <3

I can't wait to do it again!!!!

[tigersharkdude]

What is this cabin s po eak I keep seeing?

[OfTheWild]

I had lots of fun meeting everyone! Special thanks to Booper for getting me excited about finally making some molds, CPTBadAss for the random freebies, and Joey Quinn for the "Bomb King" keycap! Everyone I met was great fun and super cool to hang out with - Thanks!
Sorry i got separated after dinner Saturday but hopefully we keep this an annual thing.

[livingspeedbump]

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 

[engicoder]

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<3 <3 <3 <3 <3  :-*

Great...I look like a psychopath  :))

[livingspeedbump]

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<3 <3 <3 <3 <3  :-*

Great...I look like a psycopath  :))

I look like I'm disturbed. Must just be my resting ***** beard face.

[ccarlitos2]

I look like a ****ing pepe xD anyway this was the best weekend I've had in such a long time. I'm glad I got to meet everyone I did. Meeting the makers behind Booper caps, and Hungerwork studio was a dream come true <3 I feel like I made a lot of new friends with everyone. Especially capt. And zip :3 y'all helped me soooo much with my boards, so thank you. LSB, thank you for putting the meet up together. Seeing everyone's collection made me realize how much I still have to learn about this weird hobby of ours :3


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[jb1830]

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<3 <3 <3 <3 <3  :-*

Ugh I would've rather gone to this than get rained out working at the XGames.

[CPTBadAss]

I look like a ****ing pepe xD anyway this was the best weekend I've had in such a long time. I'm glad I got to meet everyone I did. Meeting the makers behind Booper caps, and Hungerwork studio was a dream come true <3 I feel like I made a lot of new friends with everyone. Especially capt. And zip :3 y'all helped me soooo much with my boards, so thank you. LSB, thank you for putting the meet up together. Seeing everyone's collection made me realize how much I still have to learn about this weird hobby of ours :3


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You're Welcome fam. Thanks for introducing me to CHVRCHES. My only regrets are that I'm a bad navigator and I didn't get your dance move when the bass dropped.

[scoobs0311]

Soooooo much fun at the meetup this weekend!! I hated we couldn't stay longer, but really looking forward to another chance to hangout soon! Everyone was so freakin awesome! I can't thank you guys enough for being so welcoming and letting me touch all your stuff ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[William_S_Jones]

st wanted to say "thank you to everyone for this past Saturday." It was a pleasure meeting everyone. I know I'm not going to be able to name everyone, to the name I remember.........LivingSpeedBump, it was a pleasure meeting and talking with you and thanks for the 1upkeyboard 40% keyboard sleeve. LSB, I look forward to hearing from you when you have some Juke Box keysets in stock! CPTBadAs, I enjoyed speaking with you. Also, thanks for allowing me to take that JD40 off your hands and your Tactile Fanzine is amazing. Ziptyze, it was great meeting you. I enjoyed discussing cases with you. As soon as I get a 40% &/or 60% chance, I will be in contact with you. For those that haven't seen Zip's 40% case yet, you are going to be amazed. It was amazing seeing all those mechanical keyboards. I know come next time to have more keyboards and keycaps. BoostDemon, thanks for recommending that Sourbeer bar, that place was amazing. Hate I wasn't able to stay later, thanks to having a part time job. One more thing.........to the person that had the table in the middle, if you are willing to part w/ your Toxic keycap set, please pm me w/ your asking price. Again , thanks for this meetup and I'm looking forward to the next one!

[HoffmanMyster]

14 hours later...



I'm home!



And I miss everyone dearly...  😰  Thank y'all for such a perfect weekend, it was amazing. So many friends, both old and new, have shown once again why I love this place so much.


<3

[ccarlitos2]

14 hours later...



I'm home!



And I miss everyone dearly...    Thank y'all for such a perfect weekend, it was amazing. So many friends, both old and new, have shown once again why I love this place so much.


<3

Hoff bb I miss you. Also thanks for da beers


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[livingspeedbump]

14 hours later...



I'm home!



And I miss everyone dearly...  😰  Thank y'all for such a perfect weekend, it was amazing. So many friends, both old and new, have shown once again why I love this place so much.


<3

<3 lizard and I are gonna scour some job listings later we miss you so much 

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[OfTheWild]

BoostDemon, thanks for recommending that Sourbeer bar, that place was amazing.

Yeah man, Wicked Weed's Funkatorium... I ended up going there Saturday evening cause i lost everyone after dropping off my stuff (or they lost me maybe  ) ) But yeah, it was awesome and I left with a big box of stuff to bring home. Next time I'll be better at organizing a brewery tour around the event. They are all within a block or two of the space.

p.s. that center table with the toxic cap board was Hoff's i think

[HoffmanMyster]

One more thing.........to the person that had the table in the middle, if you are willing to part w/ your Toxic keycap set, please pm me w/ your asking price.

p.s. that center table with the toxic cap board was Hoff's i think

I was in the three other quadrants of the center table, but I don't have toxic.  I believe that was scoobs, unless I've botched names/faces in my memory.

[scoobs0311]

One more thing.........to the person that had the table in the middle, if you are willing to part w/ your Toxic keycap set, please pm me w/ your asking price.

Hi! that was me with the toxic set, but it is currently not for sale. Sorry, but I luv it! Will keep an eye out for ya tho

[Booper]

PHOTO DUMP! Sorry for the noisey/blurry ones >.<

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[livingspeedbump]

https://www.keychatter.com/2016/06/07/north-carolina-keyboard-meetup-a-long-strange-trip/

[BaconEggandCheeseBagel]

Still bummed I missed this. Literally the few week time-span I'm not in NC, this happens. Hopefully there will be a few more (SOON!) in the raleigh-durham area! Looking at you LSB!

[livingspeedbump]

Still bummed I missed this. Literally the few week time-span I'm not in NC, this happens. Hopefully there will be a few more (SOON!) in the raleigh-durham area! Looking at you LSB!

You want one to happen, it can happen. Especially in Raleigh. Those are easy 

We also have mini-meets weekly 

[tigersharkdude]

Looks like yall found a cabin



:*(

[BaconEggandCheeseBagel]

Still bummed I missed this. Literally the few week time-span I'm not in NC, this happens. Hopefully there will be a few more (SOON!) in the raleigh-durham area! Looking at you LSB!

You want one to happen, it can happen. Especially in Raleigh. Those are easy 

We also have mini-meets weekly 

 

[thaddeus]

Oh my Goodness, oh my Damn. Why do I have to be so far away You even made it to the Dripolater! I grew up in Black Mountain, so it gives me butterflies in my stomach to see all the fun being had while I'm out in the desert. Ah well.. hopefully I will be able to make it to the next NC meetup.

Thanks for the exquisite writeup livingspeedbump. it's nice to live vicariously through everyone's words and images

<3

[HoffmanMyster]

Oh my Goodness, oh my Damn. Why do I have to be so far away You even made it to the Dripolater! I grew up in Black Mountain, so it gives me butterflies in my stomach to see all the fun being had while I'm out in the desert. Ah well.. hopefully I will be able to make it to the next NC meetup.

Thanks for the exquisite writeup livingspeedbump. it's nice to live vicariously through everyone's words and images

<3

Why would you ever leave?!    It was so much fun, and such a gorgeous city/area.  (hopefully that doesn't make you excessively homesick!  )

[thaddeus]

Oh my Goodness, oh my Damn. Why do I have to be so far away You even made it to the Dripolater! I grew up in Black Mountain, so it gives me butterflies in my stomach to see all the fun being had while I'm out in the desert. Ah well.. hopefully I will be able to make it to the next NC meetup.

Thanks for the exquisite writeup livingspeedbump. it's nice to live vicariously through everyone's words and images

<3

Why would you ever leave?!    It was so much fun, and such a gorgeous city/area.  (hopefully that doesn't make you excessively homesick!  )

Sometimes you have to leave to see what else it out there

It really is a lovely place, I'll be back this July to visit family/friends and dip my toes into the cold, fresh river water. If anyone is around, let's get a beer!

[Booper]

Looks like yall found a cabin



:*(

Andy was going to do a big cabin for everyone, but that fell through. No one wanted to let a bunch of keyboard heathens rent one! haha.
 
I ended up finding an AirBnB place about 35 minutes away in Black Mountain though.

[HoffmanMyster]

Oh my Goodness, oh my Damn. Why do I have to be so far away You even made it to the Dripolater! I grew up in Black Mountain, so it gives me butterflies in my stomach to see all the fun being had while I'm out in the desert. Ah well.. hopefully I will be able to make it to the next NC meetup.

Thanks for the exquisite writeup livingspeedbump. it's nice to live vicariously through everyone's words and images

<3

Why would you ever leave?!    It was so much fun, and such a gorgeous city/area.  (hopefully that doesn't make you excessively homesick!  )

Sometimes you have to leave to see what else it out there

It really is a lovely place, I'll be back this July to visit family/friends and dip my toes into the cold, fresh river water. If anyone is around, let's get a beer!

Very true!    I won't be there, but I'm sure you can convince some of these other fine 'hackers to make the trip out for a beer or two. 

[livingspeedbump]

Oh my Goodness, oh my Damn. Why do I have to be so far away You even made it to the Dripolater! I grew up in Black Mountain, so it gives me butterflies in my stomach to see all the fun being had while I'm out in the desert. Ah well.. hopefully I will be able to make it to the next NC meetup.

Thanks for the exquisite writeup livingspeedbump. it's nice to live vicariously through everyone's words and images

<3

Why would you ever leave?!    It was so much fun, and such a gorgeous city/area.  (hopefully that doesn't make you excessively homesick!  )

Sometimes you have to leave to see what else it out there

It really is a lovely place, I'll be back this July to visit family/friends and dip my toes into the cold, fresh river water. If anyone is around, let's get a beer!

Very true!    I won't be there, but I'm sure you can convince some of these other fine 'hackers to make the trip out for a beer or two. 

I will literally go to Asheville for any reason at all, anytime. There is no convincing needed.

[HoffmanMyster]

I will literally go to Asheville for any reason at all, anytime. There is no convincing needed.

Hey man, there was a sweet billboard I saw there but can't remember what it said.  Think you could go read it for me and let me know?

[livingspeedbump]

I will literally go to Asheville for any reason at all, anytime. There is no convincing needed.

Hey man, there was a sweet billboard I saw there but can't remember what it said.  Think you could go read it for me and let me know?

on it. ill just document every billboard in the city and give you a full imgur album 

[HoffmanMyster]

I will literally go to Asheville for any reason at all, anytime. There is no convincing needed.

Hey man, there was a sweet billboard I saw there but can't remember what it said.  Think you could go read it for me and let me know?

on it. ill just document every billboard in the city and give you a full imgur album 

Thanks duder. 

Don't actually do this

[OfTheWild]

Oh my Goodness, oh my Damn. Why do I have to be so far away You even made it to the Dripolater! I grew up in Black Mountain, so it gives me butterflies in my stomach to see all the fun being had while I'm out in the desert. Ah well.. hopefully I will be able to make it to the next NC meetup.

Thanks for the exquisite writeup livingspeedbump. it's nice to live vicariously through everyone's words and images

<3

Why would you ever leave?!    It was so much fun, and such a gorgeous city/area.  (hopefully that doesn't make you excessively homesick!  )

Sometimes you have to leave to see what else it out there

It really is a lovely place, I'll be back this July to visit family/friends and dip my toes into the cold, fresh river water. If anyone is around, let's get a beer!

Very true!    I won't be there, but I'm sure you can convince some of these other fine 'hackers to make the trip out for a beer or two. 

I will literally go to Asheville for any reason at all, anytime. There is no convincing needed.

Agreed. I was ready to go just for the new funkatorium and this fell into place. I tend to end up in AVL for weird reasons - straight razor convention, Moog synth festival, mech keyboards...

[thaddeus]

I will literally go to Asheville for any reason at all, anytime. There is no convincing needed.

Agreed. I was ready to go just for the new funkatorium and this fell into place. I tend to end up in AVL for weird reasons - straight razor convention, Moog synth festival, mech keyboards...

[HoffmanMyster]

Bump to x-post these recently developed shots from the trip.

I miss y'all so much. 


NC Meet 2016 by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


NC Meet 2016 by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


NC Meet 2016 by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


NC Meet 2016 by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


NC Meet 2016 by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

[scubaste]

Great pics Hoff! We need to do this again ASAP. 

[HoffmanMyster]

Great pics Hoff! We need to do this again ASAP. 

Thanks!  And I totally agree - I got some major homesick feels when I was going through these pics. 

[OfTheWild]

Thanks Hoff - nice to see some more photos. I'd love to do this as an annual meet. Maybe combine it with some camping and a brewtour day.