San Francisco Bay Area Community

[bubman]

well i had to pop in as a guest.............. its me "bubman" and as i read what has been added to this thread, my head is spinning.........i thought we where just going to find someplace to meet eachother, have a drink, and put a real face with a name?? then as i keep reading i see some people are takeing this thing to some other level.... that level should be made between the people who get there on there own time......... maybe im just a good 'ol boy... but like i said i was thinking we where just going to find someplace that we all could go,and have a good time (flirting, never hert). this is sounding like its getting out of hand, lets just slow down and get back to geting to gether for a few laughs, and a good time, what happens after we go home is up to you and whoever you ask to join

 

[Lady_Sam]

I'm not quite in the bay area but Sufi thought I should post here

 

[on_the_verge]

Meeting is the first step to plunge into a space that is like a cosmic weather pattern unfolding. The questions or any anticipation is met and carried through the night, but let's just say it was a grand time as the spirits and conversations flowed heavely, if not heavenly. The digital divide is not all we know and never what we expect or assume, but it's a lovely idea to just shake a few hands, a few pieces of flesh, but let's keep the hands at bay, and enjoy what life has to offer…anticipation.

After all, we connect every day, but it's not as ideal as being sexual oriented on the surface. So, let's see what nails dig under our flesh and see that we can meet for the social aspects and from there…

Stop! Go, Stay…touch…go!

 

[bubman]

B I N G O !!!!!!!!!!
you have nothing to lose if you never try. somebody has to win, why not you or me??

 

[on_the_verge]

B I N G O !!!!!!!!!!
you have nothing to lose if you never try. somebody has to win, why not you or me??

Good question!

Although, I hardly play to win, save for things that are in a monetary sene, however, it's the slow draw and the knowing of the not so -- the mystery. Confidence, being moxie and short of taking a situation or allowing the other to wrap within the so called game is another point taken. Pleasure is not reaching the end in my ees, but feathering and tracing a finger over the path to what is that constant mystery -- isn't it nice to be able to walk away?

I other words, pussycat, I adore you, but either you curl here or there are other places we can massage our senses over -- be it together or apart. Smiles, smiles everyone, you are on Fantasy Island and I am your host; O_T_V. Welcome and enjoy, but…

Why not, why not? Ask and you shall receive…if the other is willing to offer, no? Then again…singe!

 

[on_the_verge]

Re: bump

bump

You come into contact with people "everyday" and you know the few that have that spark. As you converse and look at their very attributes (the following of the gazes, the hidden messages in a bottle as the conversation flows, and watching them walk away. One knows (deep within) the power of the connections and the confidence of the moon that barks like testicular vehicles hounding at what could be there and what may in the future…

 

[Saint Turgid]

moving right along...

Umm, not to spoil the dialogue but is anyone interested in actually having a Lit get-together as opposed to just talking about it? Why don't we go through this one step at a time:

First, whoever is interested in attending a Lit meeting, wave your little cyber hand and post a note.

Second, what is it you want out of the meeting? To meet people? Trade tips on writing erotica? Would someone like to read a story they wrote?

Third, if one of the reasons you want to meet is to find a willing partner for extracurricular activities (you don't want to meet to swap names of publishing agents??), well, that's fine. But why don't we focus on a congenial setting that doesn't require a clothes check. You can still practice your pick-up lines ("You must be a UPS driver, cause I caught you checking out my package") but you'll appear less like a bus depot denizen if your pants are around your waist, or at least over your head. So...perhaps a nice bar in The City?

Fourth, day and time. How about a Friday, early evening? Saturday, late afternoon?

I think it would be great to meet what certainly appears to be very a interesting and dynamic group of people, if for no other reason than to say, "sorry Vice President Cheney, I can't moderate tomorrow's CIA conference on global terrorism for I shall be attending the SF literotica social."

St. T
"That's a beautiful dress you're wearing, but I think it would look much nicer crumpled up in a heap beside my bed."

 

[Huntress]

SF Lit Gathering

Waving cyber hand -- let's connect!
http://www.huntressweb.com/public/hand_connect.jpg

Ok, you've got my vote for a gathering. My reasons for same are 1) curiosity, 2) share Lit experiences verbally, 3) (believe it or not) is literary -- expansion of a medium I've only just tapped into.

Meeting on a Friday or Saturday evening is best, since I work most days. Only one suggestion: let's find a good Irish pub!

~H

 

[Ukin]

The idea of a get together is to chat, have a few beers and a laugh. I don't intend to use it for anything else..well, not on first date anyway

 

[sufi]

OOO KAY

http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~rsvp/index_images/ape_waving_hand_md_wht2.gif

Ya ya. What they said!
Fri nite ?

 

[Saint Turgid]

now we're cooking with gas

Alrighty,

An Irish bar and beer, an excellent combination especially when mixed with literary intentions. I can think of two SF places right off hand--Ireland's 32 and Paddy O'Shay's both out on Geary.

Anybody else interested in attending a Lit function in said environment?

St. T

 

[bubman]

ok ....... is it fri. or sat. ( some of us work late on fri. and then have to drive in to the city)???............ and we still havent said where......... so please remember to tell me, i think i might need to have something to drink by then!!...... they do sell BUD at a pub right ?

 

[on_the_verge]

Best thing to do is PM, and/or e-mail everyone who has participated in this thread (and) has an interest in it all. Okay, I am much to generous and I love to socialize, so if this comes into play I will but the first round for the Lit folks, but I take that in reservation, ha!

BTW, I have done this before with other Lit folks and it can be a stale moment to a blistering time. Just be hip to the flaccid as well sprint to any calling or opportunity…expect the unexpected and in turn…wait, I am not the host/hostess here -- who is?

Well, time to scoot, but I do keep hours in many peculiar ways.

 

[on_the_verge]

Re: this is getting heavy

Verge,

As always thought provoking, you raise an interesting point.
Certainly an under appreciated feature of the virtual community as a whole is that we don't usually do as we write.

An online hunk may be a balding overweight accountant (no offense to balding overweight accountants-but I hope we all know why we lie). Anyone who attends a meeting face to face must be ready to accept each of us whom we have 'known' online as they really are. Conversely we should be ready accept changes in our online relationships as a result of having surprised our online friends with our real faces!

This is a challenge for us. Maybe it'll take courage to come clean if we have not been forthright or stand up for our image of ouselves if we've been 'misperceived'.

I know and through experience I figured so, but I am a bit moxie and that damn A/V is me, not like I want a rating, but the proof is usually in the pudding…

*YAWN,* signing off and until then -- what ever that might entail…

 

[sufi]

Wow!

Verge,
So, if upon entering the tavern, we see a dark haired naked man with pudding buns, we'll know it's you!
Generous to offer the first round. If there are as many folks as I hope that'll be $30. (get there early!)
After my second, I won't be able to drive, I'm a cheap date.

Bubman,
I dunno if they serve Bud-the barman might look at you funny-you know how the ads for lite beer try to make it sound manly?
You could slum it with me and have a Guinness....
Maybe ya got enough hair on yer chest already....
What's driving time from work to Geary (@...?)?
How late do you work fri?

Chrome,
If yer up to a drive to the city, I'll buy you a pint.

Huntress,
lover, dearheart, pet, is there an easy way to notify all the posters to this thread?

Saint,
Paddy O'Shea's has a nice ring...
Why not you chose, and let us know the cross street.

Sam,
Is it Sacto or Sonora County?
It's a long drive to the watering hole. If we have a resoundingly good time, perhaps we can plan something you would drive to..?
Regardless, thanks for dropping by, I hope you will follow the development of this, and that there might be something for you.

Ukin,
Coming?

Cym,
No meat market, just folks. Ok?

Did I forget any body?
Whew...

 

[Huntress]

Sufi,

I believe you've just accomplished that little task.

Your other option is to send a group PM -- add the users to your PM list and send to 5 at a time.



~ H

 

[Huntress]

Pudding buns?

LOL! OTV, if you've got pudding buns, I hate to think what you might think of mine!

~ H

 

[Saint Turgid]

locations

Sufi wrote:

"Saint,
Paddy O'Shea's has a nice ring...
Why not you chose, and let us know the cross street."

Here are the addresses of the two Irish bars I know of in SF:

Pat O'Shea's Mad Hatter
3848 Geary Boulevard
San Francisco, CA 94118
(between 2nd and 3rd Ave. on Geary)
http://www.sfstation.com/bars/madhatters/
http://www.patosheas.citysearch.com/

Irelands 32
3920 Geary Boulevard
San Francisco, CA 94118
(between 3rd and 4th Ave. on Geary)
http://www.irelands32.com/
http://www.sfstation.com/bars/irelands32/index.htm

The former is larger, lots of televisions, pool tables, etc., the latter is VERY Northern Irish (you can insult the Queen to your heart's content) but comfortable. The IRA used to hold fundraisers in the room upstairs!

Oh geez, I should mention Beckett's on Shattuck in Berkeley. Named after Samuel Beckett. http://www.beckettsofberkeley.com

There are others in The City. Huntress, you sound as if you know your way around a Guinness--is there an Irish bar you're particularly fond of?


St. T

 

[sufi]

bar bar bar

The royal family hasn't insulted me lately, I don't think. A bunch of Danish and German genes dilute my Irish blood. But my political slant does lead me toward the less slick.

Beckett's is kinda low key, tony even. We oughtn't get boistrous or we'll disturb the professors and their mistresses (interns).

The Starry Plough is in Berkeley, also on Shattuck Ave. Irish workingman's bar with a funky twist. I don't know about IRA connections but lots of tap beer and bottled domestics. Lack of ambiance is only drawback. There is good food when the kitchen is open. Fri nite will be live music after 8 or 9. Lotsa darts.

McNally's is on College Ave in Oakland. During the summer months it's not full of drunken students. There's a pool table and a surly barman.

There was a place on the Colusa Circle, in Kensington (north of Berkeley, east of Albany) that might be cozy. A wee bit off the beaten path but perhaps just our speed if we number under 10. I'll check it out to complete my report on East Bay Taverns.

Perhaps, this being Thursday nite, we should shoot for next week as we're yet undecided?

Question:
Why did God inspire the creation of whiskey?

 

[on_the_verge]

Re: Wow!

Verge,
So, if upon entering the tavern, we see a dark haired naked man with pudding buns, we'll know it's you!
Generous to offer the first round. If there are as many folks as I hope that'll be $30. (get there early!)
After my second, I won't be able to drive, I'm a cheap date.

Did I forget any body?
Whew...

What's your pleasure? No, that's a drink, not your vices silly! Let's say $30, and if it's a snipper more I can cover that, but it does depend on my mood -- one cannot be zealous and offer the gift of giving, like a beer on tap or demand. I offer no promises, so don't be disappointed. Although I tend to be kind and generous…on many levels. Oh, you are a cheap date -- almost like Chinese take out and a bottle of wine, lol!

You always forget somebody, but they are the unexpected guest and the arrival of a possibility to massage your vices or at least you need to feel engaged in what could be -- strangers that might be a passing or a partner in crime, as the two (or more) slip into the night…

 

[on_the_verge]

Re: Pudding buns?

LOL! OTV, if you've got pudding buns, I hate to think what you might think of mine!

~ H

Oh my! I never thought or was commented on my buns being pudding. I think they are more on the firm side, with dimples accentuating the roundness of the globes. Heck, it's not like anyone will be able to recognize me. For one, my buns will not be exposed -- initially speaking unless a turn of events warrant another cause. Besides, it will be the first meet (of this crooked sort) and I will be sure to be on my best behavior.

Huntress, I do believe that the focus will be the party at hand and becoming acquainted with each other, but please do not pay any attention if I gaze at the outlines of your buttocks or the cleavage you may have exposed. Is it not wonderful to idealize, the art of seduction, and that is how wars are won. Like I stated earlier, I am a social animal at heart and my intentions are clear, but I am willing to change with the mood and what ever transpires as the night slips away.

 

[on_the_verge]

Re: Pudding buns?

LOL! OTV, if you've got pudding buns, I hate to think what you might think of mine!

~ H

On second thought and notions Huntress, I admire your buns…

 

[Huntress]

Thank you kindly, OTV. The feeling is mutual.

Now, on to more serious matters.

St. T, you're absolutely right -- I do know my way around a Guinness, and a Harp, and a number of local brews as well. (It's amazing that I don't bear more resemblance to a barrel.)

The pubs you mention are all known to me, if not thru personal experience, by reputation. Have to agree with Sufi about Beckett's. It's not quite right for a group of Literoticans. Given the previous outcry against meeting in the East Bay, it would seem that a meet in SF is more apt to draw the North Bay folks.

My vote would be for Ireland's 32 or An Bodhran. Although parking is probably easier on Geary, there's something appropos about a Lit gathering in the Haight, don'cha think?

And... since I'm of the female persuasion, I'm exercising my right to change my mind about preferred days. Saturday it is -- won't have to show up for work with a muzzy head if I choose to over-indulge.

Shall we shoot for August 3rd around 6'ish at one of the aforementioned pubs?

~ H

P.S.

OTV, you can enjoy the view to your heart's content. I'm vain enough to admit that I get a kick out of that kind of attention. Good for the old ego.

 

[sufi]

pudding buns

I must admit I'm a little partial to your buns too, Huntress. Would that my admiration pumped more than your ego, tho. heh heh heh

 

[sufi]

An Bodhran

I checked the map on their site.
I lived only a block from there in the bad old days....on Page St.
Boy, does that take me back.
The pictures on their site made the place very appealing.
I wonder if the musicians would let me sit in and whistle on Sun nites.