To All M A I N E R S: please read

[gregleeber]

I am located in southern Maine and would like to start a wooden boaters night out at the pub (a real pub) maybe one night per month say at Gritty's or where ever.

Anyone interested please chime in with your thoughts. You all know its going to be another long winter...

[Bill R]

I'm interested. Live in Gray, office is in Portland.

[Tylerdurden]

Any excuse to drink, I am in.:D

[Hughman]

Drink??? You can't be serious, don't you know you could get irregular doing stuff like that??


Sheesh.

I'll be there, just to supervise.

[Benson Gray]

Do you plan to publish the time and location here for lurkers who may want to just show up or is this a invitation-only private party?

Benson

[gregleeber]

Yes, I can post time and place, certainly. Also, will take plenty of pictures and post them as well.

It helps, however, if I know people have an interest otherwise it may not come together.

[Tylerdurden]

Wheres Steven, Chris, etc.?

[Clinton B Chase]

Great idea. Novara Res, aka The Beer Garden is a new place and would be a very fitting atmosphere too.

Clint
in Portland

I can speak for Steven, he'd be in too.

[rbgarr]

Sounds appealing. Could it be a Friday night, not weekends before or of holidays?

[Ron Paro]

Are border-crossers welcome? I live in NH, work in ME (Scarborough).

[gregleeber]

Yes, all welcome.

please notify others you know in the area. I will post my wife's email shortly and everyone can email her and tell her it is important that I be allowed to go out that particular night.

[Thorne]

I think they call 'em a WB Forum EBS, right?

[StevenBauer]

I'm in. I like that beer garden idea. We had a blast there during the Old Port Festival. :D



Steven

[Ron Paro]

My travel schedule will be picking up for the next couple of months, but if I'm around when everyone can get together... I'm in too. It will be good to see Steven and Clint again, and to meet more of you. Thanks for starting this.

[maineman]

Sounds good. But I'm temporarily living in California. Luckily, I think Thorne is organizing a left coast get-together out here.

[gregleeber]

how about Thursday the 6th of Nov.? But what time works best for everyone?

Rule # 1. No talking politics. Only BOATS !

We have two votes for The Beer Garden. I'm for a dark place with some fire somewhere, maybe a fireplace and fog outside... with fog horns blowing in the distance. Good beer is a must.

Oh, the wife said yes I can go. She is home from work as we had a baby girl six weeks ago, Logan Brooke Leeber. I wanted to name her Samuel Sturgis Crocker Leeber but Mumma said NO. She's gotten good at saying that. No huggy, no kissy, no *#$@

[gregleeber]

oh, I didnt see the request for Friday night. Please feel free to offer what works for each of you....

[Bill R]

Damn. That Thursday I am in Barre, Vermont all day. Probably won't be back in time.

[Ron Paro]

gregleeber, Congrats on the new baby girl!

I will be away all next week, N. Carolina, and then Boston through the weekend of the 8th & 9th.

Maybe next time. - Ron

[gregleeber]

Hey all,

I have a request from a friend who is a great guy and a new forumite. His name is Vinny and he once owned my Milky Way.

Because he lives in Oxford he has requested that we all meet in Auburn at the Gritty's. I think this is a reasonable request.

We can certainly do this on a Friday night as well.

How does this bode with everyone? Say a week from today? That would be Friday the 5th.

And still, lets please keep this a boating topic event. We can talk about anything else except politics as one way or another half of the group will be upset...

[Thad Van Gilder]

oh how I wish I could be a mainer...

Although they do make Moxie an hour northwest of here!

-Thad

[gregleeber]

No way; I thought Moxie was a Maine beverage

[Benson Gray]

No way; I thought Moxie was a Maine beverage

The page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moxie says "The Catawissa Bottling Company (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catawissa_Bottling_Company) is one of the six bottlers in the United States producing Moxie. It is located in Catawissa, Pennsylvania (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catawissa,_Pennsylvania), and has produced Moxie since 1945."

Benson

[gregleeber]

UNLESS someone has a real issue I think our booze night needs to be next Friday (Nov. 7th) at Gritty's in Auburn.

I know some of you wanted the Old Port but I think Auburn would be good as we can welcome a new member, Vinny and his wife Shawn. They are sure to be valuable members to the group.

Please let us know if you are up for it. I will call Gritty's and let them know.

Please respond that you are in or out.

Greg
I'm thinkin starting around 7 PM and ending tbd...

[rbgarr]

Auburn is out for me. If it were in Portland I would be combining the EBS with other errands there. "Two birds" and all.

Have a good time and welcome to Vinny and Shawn!

[watson1990]

Because I need to see my Oncologist on Friday the 7th at 3:30, i can visit my sister in K bunk for an hour or two and then head back to Gritty's in portland for whatever time ..Auburn is out for me ...forever .I am a newbie and not in the group just yet ,but I will be around on the forum for a while [ Recently aquired an alden 18 and a 35' Sparkman & Stephens cutter rigged sloop ]
Gritty's works for me so if it is portland ,count me in [they have pretty good fish and chips !!]
Watson

[watson1990]

Bump

[CCutshall]

Portland vs Auburn = Portland
Thurs vs Fri = Thurs

I think I can speak for a certain Duck Builder as well.

[gregleeber]

OKAY

How about this Thursday at Grittys in Portland? Seven o'clock PM?

Those in favor please say yes, those not please say no.

Greg

[GoldDogs]

I'm in Eastport, think y'all should come here.

[gregleeber]

hey Gold Dogs I'll take that as a NO

[Tylerdurden]

I might be able to do it depending on some other issues.

[watson1990]

HI ,
I can do either place .I prefer Portland cause i know exactly where it is and its only about 8 blocks from my doctors. BUt either place will work for me ...but thursday is out and friday is easy ...
And I will bring pictures of my new boat ,a boat I have eluded to on this site ...I should own her by tomorrow sometime, wednesday perhaps...NICE BOAT ...LOTS OF WORK !!!

Watson

[Benson Gray]

How about this Thursday at Grittys in Portland? Seven o'clock PM?

Yes, this works for me.

Benson

[gregleeber]

Its official:

Thursday night

Gritty McDuffs - Portland

Seven o'clock

Please let everyone know.

[Hughman]

Can't do thursday. Have fun.

[Bill R]

Have fun guys. Can't make it- I'll be on the way back from Barre, VT. Post pics.

[rbgarr]

All Thursdays are out for me.

[watson1990]

Thursdays are out for me also ..
Watson

[gregleeber]

Those who can make it please come to Gritty McDuff's Thursday night at 7PM.

Quite a few people have let me know that they will be there so it is sure to be fun.

Anyone is welcome to call me if necessary (207) 317-0949 Greg

[Tylerdurden]

Steve and I will be there, Mark

[StevenBauer]

Well that was fun. About 10 of us had a few beers and some food and some serious boat talk. :) No camera, sorry. :( Next time we're meeting in the Barn where Greg keeps Milky Way.




Steven

[Tylerdurden]

Good times and good people. This should happen more often.

Thanks Greg. Good Job!

[gregleeber]

YES, this was a lot of fun. It was good to meet locals who are a part of this.

YES, once Milky Way gets into my barn I will host a get together there. I'll have heaters set up so no worries about that. And I have some connections at Geary's so I'll have a keg of Hampshire Special on tap...

I suspect it will be a week or two but I will start a new thread...

[Clinton B Chase]

I'll host a night in my shop, at some point. Sorry to have missed it. The wife got to go out.

Clint

[StevenBauer]

Almost ready for launching, Clint?

[rbgarr]

He's getting ready to launch his wife?!? That's worth an EBS all by itself. Count me in! :o