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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 01:46 PM
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So-Cal/L.A. - Small GTG in Arcadia...

What's up everybody!

Mig888 (Jose) and Darwin (for those of you who are familiar with him) are gonna be coming to town next weekend, so we thought it'd be cool to go out and chill next Saturday (3/25/06) night. Nothing big or spectacular, just whoever wants to meet up.

Since they will be staying in Arcadia, I was figuring the best place to meet up would be at:

Dave & Buster's (Arcadia) (In Santa Anita Mall?)
400 S. Baldwin Ave.
Ste. 930-U
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730pm or round-a-bout


in Arcadia. Lots of people have used that place for car club GTG's. Plus, there's a big parking lot (because it's in the mall) that we could probably have a photoshoot afterwards (if people want to).

Regardless, if any of you that are from or around that area want to recommend a general place to park outside (so that we're all centralized) that would be great. Or if you have suggestions of a better place to go, etc., feel free to chime in. Again, this is nothing big, so whoever wants to show up is welcome. Just an opportunity to chill out with fellow MB peeps, grab some grub and have some drinks (of course, for the "underaged" we'll grab you some soda )
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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 01:47 PM
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Add your name to the list, if you're interested:

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3. Darwin (don't know if you have a screename on here, bro).
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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 07:50 PM
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I know you guys wanna go to D & B's but where do you guys wanna meet before heading in? The parking structure?
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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 07:51 PM
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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by BenzoBoi
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2. mig888
3. Darwin (don't know if you have a screename on here, bro).
4. Benzoboi (maybe)

I know you guys wanna go to D & B's but where do you guys wanna meet before heading in? The parking structure?
That's something I was hoping any peeps from out there could recommend. I've only been there 2 or 3 times and we ended up parking wherever we could, met up at D&B's, then after we ate/drank, we drove the cars around to an open part of the parking lot to take pics and whatnot.
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 06:09 PM
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man, I wish this was this saturday/today... I would have gone for sure.

I will try to make it next saturday, but if I do, I will be hella tired...

good luck and this should be awesome!
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 02:08 AM
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Hey, i'd love to go, but i've got some business to settle first, i'll try to stop by. i'd recommend meeting up at one of the corners of the lots some distance away, parking together, and getting some photos Before heading in...otherwise too little parking...
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I dont think anyone under 21 is allowed in D&B are they?
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Originally Posted by DancingBenzos
I dont think anyone under 21 is allowed in D&B are they?
you can go in..but not buying drinks. it's still a arcade.
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by DancingBenzos
I dont think anyone under 21 is allowed in D&B are they?
I think it's just like an 18 and up club where you get a stamp or wrist band when you're 21+. Anybody without the stamp/wristband can't order alcohol.
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by drexappeal
I think it's just like an 18 and up club where you get a stamp or wrist band when you're 21+. Anybody without the stamp/wristband can't order alcohol.
There's also a big-*** AMC theatre there right across from the D&B entrance. Finding an open parking area won't be hard at all (lol, I've been there 3-4 times, what do i know?).

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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 02:17 PM
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It's gonna be nice weather on Saturday night. Everybody head out!

Originally Posted by BenzoBoi
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2. mig888
3. Darwin (don't know if you have a screename on here, bro).
4. Benzoboi
5. jo17jC230 (other forum)
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 03:39 PM
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by drexappeal
I think it's just like an 18 and up club where you get a stamp or wrist band when you're 21+. Anybody without the stamp/wristband can't order alcohol.

Under 21 people can go in, but I believe they have to be accompanied with someone thats 25 and older before 11pm. Then after 11pm, you can't get in unless your 21.

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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by jo17jC230
Under 21 people can go in, but I believe they have to be accompanied with someone thats 25 and older before 11pm. Then after 11pm, you can't get in unless your 21.
Cool. Then it won't be a problem. I'm above 25, so anybody that isn't 21 yet can head out also.
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Originally Posted by drexappeal
Cool. Then it won't be a problem. I'm above 25, so anybody that isn't 21 yet can head out also.
Drex, I'm so jealous that you guys have a gathering in so cal. I'll be there in spirit! You'll have to come out to nor cal sometime.
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Drex, I'm so jealous that you guys have a gathering in so cal. I'll be there in spirit! You'll have to come out to nor cal sometime.
Funny you mention that, Arnold, cuz Blake and I were talkin' 'bout having a big gathering between No-Cal/So-Cal MB members sometime during the summer. Depending on where we can come up with that'll be somewhere in between, that everybody will be down for, it'll be cool to have a combination meet. At some point later in spring, we'll start a thread to see what people can come up with and go from there.
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Originally Posted by drexappeal
Funny you mention that, Arnold, cuz Blake and I were talkin' 'bout having a big gathering between No-Cal/So-Cal MB members sometime during the summer. Depending on where we can come up with that'll be somewhere in between, that everybody will be down for, it'll be cool to have a combination meet. At some point later in spring, we'll start a thread to see what people can come up with and go from there.
That sounds like an awesome plan! It would be cool to put a face on the mb user IDs. Mention it to the guys on Saturday and get some feedback. Have fun and down a beer for me.
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by NO_WUR_E
That sounds like an awesome plan! It would be cool to put a face on the mb user IDs. Mention it to the guys on Saturday and get some feedback. Have fun and down a beer for me.
No beer for me, but I'll have a couple of Chivas' (tru' pinoy drink...lol) for ya!

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What's up everybody. Just want to make sure we all know where to meet. Park anywhere possible and meet in front of the D&B. I'll be wearing a "Know Your Roots" Nintendo Game pad t-shirt. Once we grab some grub, we can go assemble the cars somewhere in the parking lot later on.

Aight, so see everybody there around 730ish (Yo! No Filipino time, which is 1 hour later than the scheduled time usually)...LOL.
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I'm sorry guys but i don't think i'll be able to make it...unexpected surprise bday party for my gf is tonight. Her old school friend's are throwing it for her a week or two too late???
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What happened? Nobody showed up. Just Flip.
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sorry guys...i went to drink with friends today because one of them is heading back to NorCal and won't hang with us anymore.

apologies to Flip and Drex.
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What happened? Nobody showed up. Just Flip.

I showed up a lil after 8:00 and couldnt find you guys... parking was a *****!
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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by jo17jC230
I showed up a lil after 8:00 and couldnt find you guys... parking was a *****!
My bad! By the time it was like 8ish, we headed in because we figured everybody flaked. Yeah, it was also my bad not to get everybody's cell phone numbers. I never took into consideration that stuff like this would end up happening.

It's probably kind of a good thing though, cuz D&B's was freakin' packed and service sucked! It was 2 hour wait for inside seating, so we went outside and outside there was nowhere to sit really.

Sorry 'bout that, jo. It ended up being just flip, his cousin, me, my 2 cousins, and some other peeps from TGC (The Galant Center).

Only good pic I took. My camera takes horrible night pics, but oh well. Made a few adjustments so that it would look better, but still doesn't look great.

One good thing, flip's car is no joke!

- flip (hahaha - still makes me laugh, dawg), when you see this, I want it. Whether it's the Kleeman or the "other". Gotta do it eventually fo sho! Thanks for heading out dawg.
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