AKL Gearfest: Sunday 19 August, Corban Estate Arts Centre

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I can make it to a Gearfest on Sunday 19th August

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Another date would be better
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It's too far
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Re: Auckland Gearfest anyone?

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BG wrote:
*UNIQUE* wrote:I'm going to say I'm coming all along, then not turn up at the last minute...8-)
meh...
Oh, no no ...that wasn't pointed at you.





Actually, it was.


Have any dates been proposed aside from the strippers ?
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*UNIQUE* wrote:
BG wrote:
*UNIQUE* wrote:I'm going to say I'm coming all along, then not turn up at the last minute...8-)
meh...
Oh, no no ...that wasn't pointed at you.





Actually, it was.


Have any dates been proposed?
I thought that was directed at me... then I remembered BG did it twice. Or was it three times :mrgreen:
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I'm not counting...but four times.
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*UNIQUE* wrote:I'm not counting...but four times.
Only to the ones outside of my comfort zone, the ones out in the wop wops... I've yet to miss an Auckland one I believe :P
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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Subject to work schedules, I'm as keen as the edge on a butcher's knife. :thumbup:
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badmotor wrote:
Kev77 wrote:
Capt. Black wrote:I'm thinking Corban estate arts centre out in Henderson might have something. I'll check it out early next week if I don't get a chance before.
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DarcyPerry wrote: For some reason I read it as lesbomafiaforlife and couldn't stop smiling. :D
yeah neither can I now you've mentioned it... ;)
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When shall we aim for? 11th August? 18th August? Later?
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Not the 11th....
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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Aug 18th sounds good, peeps from outa town might be up this way for Slash :wink:
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flip you guys are slow - not only is ours all booked in with a date and venue, we also have long lists of gear that is coming and even the possibility of a couple of noobs to bait!
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Guess its just a myth that Auckland life is frenetic.

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Plus if you hassle Aucklanders about getting anything done, they are like

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bbrunskill wrote:flip you guys are slow - not only is ours all booked in with a date and venue, we also have long lists of gear that is coming and even the possibility of a couple of noobs to bait!
We've got a ways to go to match Chch though. They've had three gearfests and a pub crawl in the time it took me to type this...
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bbrunskill wrote:and even the possibility of a couple of noobs to bait!
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