we need another social

I am trying to plan one but am having a hard time finding a location. The last place has gotten too expensive and the previous place has closed.

I've been to two get togethers in Houston and I assure you that your realization isn't real. Originally Posted by Ansley

And we loved having you attend.

Much better were the old-school socials that were never advertised in public, had a very selective guest list, and were actually about socializing, as opposed to marketing. They were fun, enabled folks to get to know each other well, and had essentially no risk for the parties involved. Originally Posted by blowpop

The problem with that is that you need a critical mass of people in your invite pool to keep it going. You have to be constantly adding people as people dropped off. Otherwise you are left with just a handful of people.

I would like to attend if my schedule permits. Please keep me post.

I am trying to plan one but am having a hard time finding a location. The last place has gotten too expensive and the previous place has closed. Originally Posted by BigLouie

if you are gonna have one i hope its another poker social.i love playing cards more than socializing

It will be a poker social. The only way you will know it happened is when I post results.

The problem with that is that you need a critical mass of people in your invite pool to keep it going. You have to be constantly adding people as people dropped off. Otherwise you are left with just a handful of people. Originally Posted by BigLouie

That's indeed a fact, and the first people to move on, due to the transitory nature of the business, is the women. With no women the guys stop coming; they can get together for drinks anytime.

And then it's just a matter of time before someone does something stupid.. Originally Posted by blowpop

That happens at every party!

And we loved having you attend. Originally Posted by BigLouie

Not as much as I liked being there. Thanks for the kind words Louie.

Socials still going strong in Austin and San Antonio if y'all want to see how they work.

Always happy to host visitors and travelers.

See my signature for more details.

Socials still going strong in Austin and San Antonio if y'all want to see how they work.

Always happy to host visitors and travelers.

See my signature for more details. Originally Posted by ck1942

oh snap.

Ah the Yin and Yang of eccie.

Holding a big hobby social looks like a PITA and is a huge security risk. Unless the organizer knows everyone personally (and I mean personally, as in Real Life, not via the board) it's trivial for someone uninvited to sneak in. And then it's just a matter of time before someone does something stupid.

Much better were the old-school socials that were never advertised in public, had a very selective guest list, and were actually about socializing, as opposed to marketing. They were fun, enabled folks to get to know each other well, and had essentially no risk for the parties involved. Originally Posted by blowpop

Unless you attended some of the socials back in 1999-2001, you really don't have a clue what you're talking about. Originally Posted by DEAR_JOHN

I remember those socials, those were the good old days..... I would never attend a publicised social (I mean just look at how people act behind a keyboard, many of us have way too much to lose for public drama), Austin has really nice private ones.

Super Bowl Party

Food and drinking along with multiple 100 square pools with different levels of participation from $10 to $100 (or whatever).

There would be plenty of winnwes and plenty of "After-Party" action for the winners.

I am sure that ther are members here who can come up with sophisticated ways to come up with variations both legal and fun.

Maybe we should ask Magica..... ah, fuck it.
You stopped going/getting invites when they seized giving out free "hummers". Originally Posted by Dorian Gray

Actually, I stopped going when the events got too big and high profile. And shortly after, the big bust happened. I came to the conclusion that the reward didn't justify the risk, so I restrict my attendance to private events that fly far below the radar.