lairdo said:
...Mitch was on Ed and me for not recording something when we met up in Melbourne in August.
First meetings may not be the time, but it would be interesting to hear a few insights/revelations. How tall IS Ed?
lairdo said:
Pat and I got a chance to meet very briefly at Penn Station before I boarding a train to Albany last May. Pat's brother came along too, so I got to meet another Indy fan. We shared a drink at a bar in the station and talked movies and trivia. It felt like old friends catching up - certainly newsworthy for Pat and myself but probably not for anyone else.
Was it May? I thought it was July...a brisk 14 block crosstown walk in the sweltering heat leaves an impression. But it was great fun to meet and believe it or not get a few words in edgewise. Not from Laird, my brother! Once automation/security was mentioned he was a juggernaut.
We met at Tracks Raw Bar & Grill in Penn Station, on the LIRR side. Laird was as personable and friendly as you might imagine. We even breifly touched on politics/philanthropy. Time was pressing as we met between connections but an opportunity not to be missed. I can only imagine everyone at a real roundtable, (at a nice pub of course!).
Laird had just picked up his custom whip and I gave him the trivia question early...(Mutt's political leanings). You can find out for yourself if it helped at all...
lairdo said:
Still, it's rare for IndyCast people to meet up given being spread across Connecticut, New Jersey, Ohio, California, Manitoba, Michigan (I think Kyle is from Michigan) and Australia plus other places for the majority of listeners. We're hoping for sure to meet up if Ed makes it to the States in 2011, and I am also hoping some of us can get to Montreal for the Indy exhibit opening. Mitch is coming to California in February, so we'll meet then if not sooner.
Mitch was very nice to come out on an early Sunday morning to walk the Yale campus with the family unit. We even broke into Indy's classroom "set" to take pics. I would have made it to Keith's wedding but my 75 year old Mother had triple bypass surgery that week. It was a great break when Keith drove about an hour to hang out and brought some monkey brains with him! They were delicious!
I may be catching up with Joe too, time, (and work) will tell.
Now, Atilla
(you're east coast right?) ...where was it you enjoy cigars and libations?
Cheers!