SF 5/23 GTG
 

San Francisco GTG on Wednesday, May 23, 2007.
Dinner at Shanghai House (415-831-9288)on 3641 Balboa between 37th and 38th Avenues across from the Balboa Theater. It's a tiny, newly-opened place with amazingly delicious food. (see easytraveler's TR)

Shanghai House does not have a liquor license but did not object to BYOW. Parking is not easy so one has to go around the blocks a bit.

So far: easytraveler, FainaAgain, MelissaHI, iamq & marteen, paula1470 and me. Of course the more the merrier! I'll make a reservation and do a final count closer to the date.

We need to decide a time since it's a week day evening.

I work till 5, so can't make it earlier than 6. Any time after that is OK, but I'm warning you: I'll eat the first one to show up after me :))

Then we'll go together!

I'll be there whatever time you want me to be! Heck, I should run to the Ferry Building Wine Merchant to get a bottle for the evening, huh?

What?!!!??!!!

A GTG on my 15th wedding anniversary???
How many miles do I need for a very very romantic getaway with a bunch of merry pranksters?

Hmmmmmm?????

You'd celebrate your anniversary with us??? Should I get champagne instead?

Wow! This sounds like a fun GTG that's getting funner by the minute!

I offered to bring my Nerello del bastardo because WE REALLY NEED TO DRINK IT! :(( Please don't get upset, "bastardo" for some Italian wines merely means it's a blended wine, made from "left over" much-touted Barolo wine blended with other wines. Only a certain amount of Barolo can be sold as Barolo, the rest becomes "illigitmate", therefore "bastardo". This wine is NOT to be kept forever. LET'S DRINK IT!

Otherwise, let's drink champagne! To Kealalani and a great 15th wedding anniversary! ((d))

If you celebrate an annivarsary at this GTG would you be <i>&quot;marry pranksters&quot;</i>? :-?

I love blends! bastardo it is! kind of an east meets west kind of meal! &quot;marry pranksters&quot; indeed Kal!

:)):)):))

Menu special: chicken feet brased in illegitimate leftovers.

Followed by Marry Pranksters show.

What's next :))

Bastards?

Now I really do have to attend don't I? &gt;:-)

bill

Maybe. If I don't have to wear a nametag &amp; if Faina promises to dance.

name tags?

Why are we doing fancy-smancy things like that? :)

If Kal is coming, we'll be dancing Polka together :))

Lucie, you mean like in &quot;tag, you're it!&quot;? Nah, we are all adults here. Just take Bastardo away from EasyTraveler ;)

Seriously, we need some kind of ID for our table. In case there are other groups, and a new person is not sure if we are the right gang to join.

Should I print &quot;Fodor's&quot; on a couple of pages to put on the backs of our chairs?

Naaah ... Faina, it's a tiny place and Fodorites can spot each other a mile away just like when we first met, it felt like a blind date!

Faina, <i>&quot;we are all adults here&quot;</i>

Yes, well, that's what I was afraid of. How am I supposed to fit in?

After reading our crazy posts you are still afraid not &quot;to fit in&quot;???? I am at a loss of what to say to you :))

Just don't seat next to Iamq. He doesn't like to talk politics, religion, weather, geography, work - you know, all these controversial topics.

And by &quot;adults&quot; I mean our physical age, not mental, don't worry ;)

I was just kidding, Faina, sorry it didn't read that way.
Anyway, I'm older than you are, chronologically, so I'm sure I'll garner all kinds of respect. ;)

F2...as long as you don't try and lead again I'm one helluva Polska Polka-er.

Imaq's a smart man if he doesn't want to discuss that &quot;stuff&quot;. ((Y))

I seem to have misplaced my Fodors pin in my jewelry box. I'm wearing that one!! Is this something we can write to Fodors about, to get luggage tags?

I'll sit with Bill!!! Ever hear of that show called Point/Counterpoint? I think if we were on the show it would be called Point/Point.

I have been to GTGs with nametags. The one in Honolulu was funny, we printed the number of threads each person had posted on.

I wonder what should we print on this GTG :)) Before or after imbibing?

Faina: &quot;Just don't sit next to iamq. He doesn't like to talk about politics, religion, weather, geography, work - you know, all these controversial topics.&quot;

Oh, goodie! that leaves sex, the Easter Bunny, etc. - all the noncontroversial topics! :)

LucieV: Just bring your gopher killing equipment. We'll all recognize you immediately! :)

As for wearing something to identify ourselves, I'm with Shanghainese. The restaurant is tiny and there will be nowhere to hide once you enter the door and want to disassociate yourself from the other Fodor nuts inside.

Or, remember one East Coast GTG where they all wore masks for their group picture? How about we all wear a mask? No one else in the restaurant will be doing that!

Moi? I'm coming dressed with a large bottle of bastardo! :) :) :)

Well, we sure has hell wouldn't want to talk about travel, now would we?

Hmmm....and here I thought I was a vibrant and diverse conversationalist...Oh well goes to show you what I know.

Oh, and Faina, don' forget to throw in O.J. Simpson onto your list.

Melissa, I'm your point man honey. :-d

Bill

Well, daahlings, should we try for 6:30 pm or ...?

OK

How about all you others, is 6:30 pm do-able for you?

OK for me. I have space for 3 passengers.

ANY time is good for me! woo hoo!

easytraveler: I'll e-mail you later to arrange the car-pooling.

I am not pulling no cars! [-X

Me neither! Arghh! Did I say that I was going to be the one pulling the car? NO!!! The PASSENGERS are responsible for that! :)

Pull this.... :)&gt;-

Hi, Kal!

Wish you were coming along! :)

iamq:

will 6:30pm work for you? I'm scratching my head, trying to think of other topics besides sex and the Easter Bunny...

Oh, you're right! TRAVEL! :)

Easy, just pick him up on the way to SF. Rent a van, this way we'll all fit into one vehicle ;)

Can you rent a padded van?

Darn...I leave for Vietnam on the 23rd, or I'd certainly come to this GTG!

We should all teach Melissa working etiquette ;)