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I have never been to Bergin's but it's on my list for next time, along with the Tam O'Shanter and the Formosa.
Musso and Frank is never less than wonderful.
I dunno. Took the wife there a few years ago. We both thought the history was better than the food, and much more reasonably priced.
But afterwards you will stop by the star wars bar and say hi....After all just a couple blocks...
I still think it was/is a good idea
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
It might have been ... years ago.
But ever since the pandemic, I have noticed a steep decline in such get-togethers. And that decline in popularity had already started going downhill before then. Going back to my reference to the old Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters, we had been experiencing a trend where each luncheon was less attended than the previous one, unless the honoree or one of the guest speakers on the dais was extremely popular; the last one I remember where we used the entire banquet hall at the Sportsman's Lodge was when Vin Scully was present to honor Al Michaels (and that was back in 2017, which feels like an eternity ago now).
A lot of people now use Facebook as a "meeting place" of sorts, although I really don't get the appeal. But it must be said that, compared to even 25 years ago, people move around more, sometimes at distances far from where their friend "base" is (and that "base" has become more scattered as well).
Zoom meetings have also filled in some of the emotional need for such gatherings, and one can be anywhere with an Internet connection to participate, but personally I do enough of that for business purposes and have no burning desire to do more for leisure.
I don't fault James for the idea and I appreciate his enthusiasm, but it has no better chance of happening now than when he previously proposed it, hence my polite suggestion that it be permanently dropped from consideration.
There's nothing to prevent the two of you from meeting somewhere and chatting. (Think of it as a radio date.) Pick mutually-convenient location and a date/time, publish it in here so if anyone else who wants to join you they can, reserve a table or a room (depending on how many others want to join you*), then go for it.
Nowhere is it written that Kelly, Mike, David or K.M. needs to attend, or even give it their blessing. Just be aware that your meet-up is not under the auspices of RadioDiscussions.com. (What K.M. said just above is another valid opinion, and doing a virtual Zoom meetup is another approach, a much easier and less risky one.)
* From experience, I'd suggest that you ask for a refundable deposit from anyone who says they want to attend. Let's say $20. Not so much that it will hurt, but enough to sting a bit if they change their mind at the last minute. If they back out more than a week in advance, send them their check back. If they do show up, apply the money to their tab. And if they're a no-show, too bad, that's a small compensation for your effort.
Exactly. The perils of a high participation rate. There are people that think I have some sort of ownership or position here (same thing happened for a while at ReelRadio).
I'm just some guy whose valuable/interesting/mildly amusing posts outweigh stern warnings from Lance.
For now.
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