Big Dean's Muscle-In Cafe, Santa Monica - With...

slodave · slodave's Garage

slodave (Dave), Hugh R (Hugh), speeder (Dennis) and Rick Lee (Rick)

Rick, it was nice to finally meet you in person! Dennis, you as well. Great guys to have a beer with.

Hugh, always nice to see you and have a beer.

As for those that were PM'd, but did not show...

Rick, have a safe ride home.

Hugh R · 03-03-2009, 08:42 AM

Thanks for posting Dave, yeah a very enjoyable time. Looking to post a similar pic next week in Boston.

Jim Richards · 03-03-2009, 08:50 AM

Scary looking group there.

rattlsnak · rattlsnak's Garage

Who's the chick with the long hair on the left?

onewhippedpuppy · 03-03-2009, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by rattlsnak

Who's the chick with the long hair on the left?

Dude, she's HOT!

craigster59 · craigster59's Garage

What did you guys order, 2 beers and 4 straws?

vash · vash's Garage

wait..rick is white?

j/k.

cute, sharing beers

slodave · slodave's Garage

Have ya ever priced a beer in L.A.? You need assistance from the federal bailout.

Zeke · 03-03-2009, 12:59 PM

That would be the Hugh I know, never smiles.

KaptKaos · 03-03-2009, 01:19 PM

DAMMIT!

I was in Arrowhead this weekend and totally missed this. Sorry Rick.

TSNAPCRACKLEPOP · TSNAPCRACKLEPOP's Garage

were the waitresses stil parking the cars?

TSNAPCRACKLEPOP · TSNAPCRACKLEPOP's Garage

were the waitresses still parking the cars?

slodave · slodave's Garage

What waitresses? Only one guy there.

Gogar · 03-03-2009, 01:55 PM

Don't be fooled! Rick Lee is a small, gun-toting Chinese man on a BMW.

jyl · jyl's Garage

Rick is glowing. So pretty.

Danimal16 · 03-03-2009, 06:21 PM

Geez,

Now that they are a human image (and a seemingly nice lot) it is going to be impossible to give them crap on PARF! Oh well, I hate that.

speeder · speeder's Garage

We had the usual conversation about which Pelicans we've met out in the world, I think Hugh has to hold the record with maybe 40-50(?) actual face-to-face encounters due to his constant travel and free "dinner and drinks" time when away from home. The constant theme is that almost to a man (or woman), we are a lot more moderate and sane in reality than on the interweb arguing politics and theology. There are a few exceptions; Mulholland really is crazier than a shyt house rat in person, (politically), but he's also as nice as they come.

The way that Hugh put it is that what you find is that most of us are slightly to the right or left of center but not that far from the mean. My own final political score is probably right of center when you factor in all of my views on the so-called "big issues".

To say that we get along well in person would be a major understatement. Solid friendships are the norm; we're part of what outsiders would consider a weird online fraternity but it's as tight as any real fraternal organisation in the gravity world, IMO. We can argue and fight amongst ourselves but would band together against any *foreign intruder*.

Hugh R · 03-04-2009, 11:33 AM

Well said Denis!

Zeke · 03-04-2009, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Hugh R

Well said Denis!

Yep.

Rick Lee · Rick Lee's Garage

Just found this thread while thinking about my job search.

Yes, great seeing you guys. I had a very intense and busy trip to LA. I crashed at Porsche-O-Phile's on Sunday night (thanks), had meetings in Long Beach, Anaheim and S. Pasadena Monday and meetings all over LA on Tuesday. And I had a nice 400 mile ride home through LA rush hour and then the desert last night. I left Santa Monica at 4:00pm and got home at 12:15am (Phoenix is an hour later than CA now). Lane splitting was quite a rush, but I lost my nerve at 40 mph. Radar detector saved me good around Blythe last night. Now I'm trying to hold onto my job. If I do, I'll be in LA again pretty soon.